Champions League: Semi-finals 20. - 28.4. 2010

[Skrtelmania]

For all talk of Maureen been some tactical genuis and all the plaudits he'll get from a sycophantic press they're only through due to a very offside goal and a disgraceful referee decision to dis-allow a goal.

[Mike]

I guess you had a wank when he did his gestures at Anfield as well?

Yea sure, thats exactly what i did....

[MrsB]

Those Catalans are useless.

[certifiable]

What do you want him to do to be honest? Attack Barca at their place? With 10 men? If we're choosing between sympathy or winning, winning takes it every time. I don't see it as any different than some of the ****e Rafa's put out in some European away games.

You'll have to be mad to attack this Barca team.

I have to agree, if we had beaten Barca 3-1 at Anfield, I think you would have seen a replica of that.
C'mon you've beaten them by a brilliant scoreline at home, you've EARNED the right to see out the second leg any way you see fit.
Then of course they went to 10 men.

If that had have been us, Carra would have parked everyone on the 18 yard line, and issued death threats to anyone who ventured an inch from it

[Mattshark]

[JohnDoe]

I don't mean that, obviously. It's possible to go somewhere and defend without the hideous cheating, play-acting, timewasting etc. Rolling around every 30 seconds and all that ****e. Porto, Chelsea and now Inter.

Busquets cheated when he got Motta sent off. It was blatant play acting, and if it wasn't for that, Inter wouldn't have been with 10 men for most of the game.

Not buying this anti-football thing spouted. You sit back, let the other side attack you, and if they manage two shots on goal all game, then they really don't deserve it. I love this Barca team, but they got outplayed over two legs. Mourinho had a big part in it, credit to him and his team.

[JohnDoe]

Disgraceful player. I really can't stand the sight of him. Massive ****.

[Vermilion]

I don't mean that, obviously. It's possible to go somewhere and defend without the hideous cheating, play-acting, timewasting etc. Rolling around every 30 seconds and all that ****e. Porto, Chelsea and now Inter.

We're talking about an arrogant ignorant ****, who lies about refs having meetings with opponents, insults clubs with regularity, sets his sides up as a team of divers, cheats in every way he can, and lies with it, like the Barca player just said now on Radio, he has no class..he says he learn't nothing from Bobby Robson while at Barca...that's they type of man he is...no class.

[Mike]

I saw that as well, reminded me of Ronaldo's wink against england in the world cup.

[lickedlollipop]

Inter Inter Inter !!!!!!

[dww]

To be honest I thought he did well with his selection and tactics in the first game but I fail to see what credit he deserves for 'setting his team up perfectly' for this game. I'm sure there were toddlers who could have devised the cunning plan of 5 defenders, 2 defensive midfielders, two hard working forwards and a single creative midfielder.

He is a very good manager and anyone who doubts he is talented is clearly biased or mental. He does however play on some of the worst aspects of the modern game and would probably struggle to be as effective if referees were told to clamp down properly on cynical tactics - diving, time wasting etc.

You can say what you want about how defensive we have been at times in Europe but we have never behaved in the manner that Mourinho teams do as standard.

You have to respect him but I will never like him.

[Mike]

Inter Inter Inter !!!!!!

[pondus]

We're talking about an arrogant ignorant ****, who lies about refs having meetings with opponents, insults clubs with regularity, sets his sides up as a team of divers, cheats in every way he can, and lies with it, like the Barca player just said now on Radio, he has no class..he says he learn't nothing from Bobby Robson while at Barca...that's they type of man he is...no class.

[Shanks]

Anyone who wants him as manager obviously loves him more than Liverpool. Or something.

Whats the problem with Mourinho then?

He has an arrogance that pisses people off but he has great tactical awareness.

If we won the title or the CL with him in charge what would happen??

Some people need to get a grip.

[Shaggy]

Busquets cheated when he got Motta sent off. It was blatant play acting, and if it wasn't for that, Inter wouldn't have been with 10 men for most of the game.

Not buying this anti-football thing spouted. You sit back, let the other side attack you, and if they manage two shots on goal all game, then they really don't deserve it. I love this Barca team, but they got outplayed over two legs. Mourinho had a big part in it, credit to him and his team.

Can't argue with that but they cheated and timewasted from the first minute tonight. It's incredibly ugly.

The loss of Motta made a negligible difference. Nothing changed. They played the same way with ten men as they did with eleven. Had they had 15 men Mourinho would've employed the same tactics. Fair enougn, they had a lead and it gets him results. But they've gone through courtesy of a ridiculously disallowed goal.