1st November 2008 Review

Well well. Every one of my first three bets lost. And as a responsible gambler, I won't be laying blame on luck or other things. I take full responsibility and blame for every bet I place, because in the end its my own money I'm wagering.

However, I do like to review any losing bets to learn from them. The best way to gain wisdom and knowledge is to learn from your mistakes.

Anyways, the first bet... Draw/Chelsea. I knew Chelsea would have the quality to win, but didn't expect Sunderland's usually reliable defense to crumble so easily.

In the WBA - Blackburn match, I do think that perhaps if Blackburn were not reduced to 10 men they would have won the match 1-0 or 2-0. It is just unlucky that there was a red card in this match, its almost impossible to predict.

Liverpool vs Tottenham. Liverpool were just too massive odds to resist. There was always the chance that Tottenham, riding on their high, would perform miracles in this match too. It so could have gone Liverpool's way, who had led through an early strike and had lots of chances after that to seal the game beyond doubt. What happened was a Tottenham revival that took advantage of Liverpool's complacency. Just typical Liverpool to screw up a match. Anyways, I still think that Tottenham are weak in defense, and against a well organized team with a clear strategy they will struggle. Liverpool on the other hand will probably struggle for a week or two, and then come back strongly when they wake up and smell the coffee.

Anyways, today I had a look at the Man City match. It was too hard to tell who would win, as Man City are probably the most inconsistent team in the EPL at the moment. True enough they lost 2-0 again. But on a good day they can win 3,4-0. So I will be avoiding them in the short term until they show some consistency!