There will be a new World Cup winner
The World Cup in Qatar is a bad idea for a number of well-documented reasons.
Only eight teams won the tournament: Brazil, Germany, Italy, Argentina, France, Uruguay, England and Spain.
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However, this year could be the year a new winner emerges. Raison? One of the less serious reasons the World Cup in Qatar is such a bad reason is the November schedule. However, this programming will be more regulated.
The majority of players who play for the teams that will be considered candidates will play according to the European football calendar and attend the tournament with flair and with an apparent lack of preparation opening the door for a less impressive team to give their all. road.
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Lionel Messi brings him back to Argentina
Who was the most impressive international team in 2021? Perhaps Italy, the European champion? Or what about Canada, which has climbed the male ranks more than any other team? In fact, there is a very good argument that it was, in fact, Argentina.
The rebuild was completed under Lionel Scaloni after he and Pablo Aimar were named sponsors after a disappointing campaign at the 2018 World Cup. A tournament they faced late horror to qualify for, they ended up at. 13 points behind the Brazilian leader. Now that the gap between their two big rivals has fallen to just six points, the two teams have not lost and have already qualified for Qatar five games ago. Something unimaginable before for a team as fickle as Argentina.
But the real crowning achievement came with the success of the 2021 Copa America, finally giving Messi an international trophy on his CV. And with so many unknowns about the 2022 World Cup, why not Argentina? Scaloni has found a way to maximize Messi and it looks like he has finally found some stability in defense. Why not?
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Novak Djokovic to be replaced as world’s best tennis player
With Roger Federer facing another long race with a knee injury that will keep him away from the Australian Open, French Open and possibly Wimbledon, and Rafael Nadal far from his best. Either way, Novak Djokovic has little competition in the race to win 21 Grand Slam titles. competitors in goat stakes.
However, 2021 saw confirmation of the arrival of the next generation in the form of US Open winner Daniel Medvedev and Alex Zverev, who won gold at the Olympics and ATP Finals. Both men will aim for the top spot in the ATP rankings in a year where Djokovic is expected to focus on the best players.
But either Medvedev or Zverev could easily win this year’s first Grand Slam in Australia as well, and both have now shown they can beat Djokovic on the biggest occasions.
After Nole Slam fell over the final hurdle at Flushing Meadows, in a year where Djokovic dominated, 2022 could have been a completely different complexion. My bold prediction is not that Djokovic won’t win the Grand Slam (he sure will win), but the one between Zverev and Medvedev will do more, and one of them will reach the top of the ATP rankings.
For the first time since Federer’s rise to the top of tennis in 2004, someone other than the Big Three (plus Andy Murray) will be the world’s best male tennis player.
Tom Adams
Finally, the individual favorite will win the Australian Open
Pat Rafter never achieved it, neither Sam Stosur, nor even former Wimbledon champion Lleyton Hewitt. When Ashleigh Barty lost to Carolina Moshova in the quarter-finals in February, the drought for winning the Australian Open singles title continued until the year 44.
Anticipation and excitement never really matter when Barty shows up at Melbourne Park; Even photos of her hitting the Rod Laver Arena with Stosur this week have enthusiastically spread many predictions on social media.
Kicks home favorite Barty at Rod Laver Arena ahead of 2022 Australian Open
But it will truly be the year when Ipswich’s Queensland finally triumphs in front of their beloved home crowd. Defending champion Naomi Osaka and Simona Halep are among the stars set to return for their first major league next season, but Barty is easily overlooked.
The 25-year-old is still ranked world number one as of September 2019 and won Wimbledon in the 2021 campaign which is said to be much more popular than she did. She also reached the round of four at Melbourne Park in 2020.
With crowns at both Roland Garros and SW19, there is no doubt that Barty’s ultimate goal, and this year could very well be when that is finally achieved.
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Djokovic, Nadal, Federer won’t win another Grand Slam tournament – in 2022 and beyond
“But Novak Djokovic won almost every Grand Slam tournament last year. What the hell are you doing? ”
It’s a good question. But it looks like we’ve finally arrived at that elusive moment in men’s tennis: the changing of the guard. And sure, we may have said it on 15 other occasions, but this time This is already happening. We can unfortunately write off Roger Federer for his recent 40th birthday party and a permanent knee injury, while Rafael Nadal is already in the public conversation only because the mud is there – a surface that no longer guarantees him titles.
Djokovic is the hardest to take down, especially having been on the verge of winning the Gold Slams, but we saw with Serena Williams how the pressure for the four-slam record can erode even the greatest. Much will depend on whether Djokovic is swinging in Melbourne… but even if he does, we seem to be on the cusp of a new era, and the inevitably less exciting “Little Three” of Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Ben snowball
Osaka will once again become world number one
Less than a year ago, Naomi Osaka won the 2021 Australian Open, cementing her position as hard court player of the year. Osaka was so impressive that Eurosport’s Mats Wellander predicted she would win “at least 10 major championships”.
Much has changed since his fourth victory; She retired from Roland Garros to focus on her sanity, igniting the cauldron of her home Olympics in Tokyo, an “indefinite break” from tennis after her US Open title defense ended in the third round.
Two-time champion Osaka prepares to defend Australian Open title
Osaka has only played three tournaments since June, winning four and losing three. He has slipped to 13th place in the world rankings and could drop further if he suffers an early exit in Melbourne.
But if she comes back refreshed and energized from a break, there’s a good chance she will once again become the dominant force in tennis. Women’s tennis, which doesn’t have many exciting competitions at the moment, will surely benefit from Osaka’s comeback on the Tour. Who wouldn’t want to see some high-quality showdown between Osaka and Ashleigh Barty in 2022?
James Walker Roberts
Guardiola finally leads City to the promised land of the Champions League
It’s ironic that Pep Guardiola’s Champions League record is being used as a stick to beat him considering he’s won the damn thing twice already!
But since Barcelona’s near-perfect performance at Wembley in 2011, things haven’t gone so well in the competition between Pep’s sides, whether thanks to the glare of opponents or tactical self-sabotage.
That will definitely change this year. At the time of writing, City have been a relentless profit machine nationally – even when not at their best – as their competition falters.
Likewise, it must be admitted that apart from the ex-Bayern Munich team of Guardiola, the Champions League pitch may have been the weakest for a long time without anyone, on paper, like the City team which should prepare for the final. at least.
In the end, it all comes down to the manager who has certainly learned not to play with his tactics after costly selection mistakes against Lyon and Chelsea over the past two years.
Ibrahim Mustapha
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