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Some words about Steaua. Steaua is in a very bad moment. If they qualify further into Champions League, they will play Partizan Belgrad. The serbian press described Steaua as a team with a “great past, mediocre present and uncertain future”. This is exactly how Steaua is seen at the moment. Becali, the owner, one of the richest and generous people in Romania, generous when it comes with public attention of course, Becali has given up investing big money. Just think that Tucudean is suspended from the team because he refused to take a paycut, and remember that Steaua paid for Tade and Muniru together less then they paid for Mihai Costea for example, a player that is training in the parks right now because just like Tucudean, he was excluded from the squad.
The first match was a classic example of experience vs youth. Trencin played better but Steaua won 2-0. Trencin dominated hostilities, Steaua was satisfied with long balls for Tade, until Stanciu scored from a very well taken free kick. The GK expected Stanciu to cross, but instead he shot directly at the near post. The second goal was a simple counter-attack, a normal situation considering Trencin was 1-0 down.
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Is Steaua better than Trencin? In my opinion no. Trencin suffered because they needed to be careful in defense, and they simply can not defend well, because they have a lot of young players and in their league they are used to dominate and attack constantly. Now, in this second leg, Trencin will have to outscore Steaua, a situation which suits them very well.
Steaua is a team that at the moment, can not dominate opponents. A lot of players are out of form and they do not have 1 decent midfielder that can hold on to the ball. No Sanmartean, no Tanase (both left), it’s hard to ask Chipciu and Stanciu to patiently build up attacks.
Trencin has some players that seemed way above this level, and i am speaking about Rabiu and van Kessel. I think Trencin will not lose this game, i see a narrow victory or in the worst case a draw.
These being said, Trencin +0.75 asian handicap is my pick & bet here.
Pick: Trencin (+0,75 Asian Handicap)
Odds: 1.95 @ Sbobet
Stake: 8
Possible profit: 7.6
Event date: 22 July
