The offical Athens final build up thread

[Diego]

this just is not right...usually i would be ****ting it about now...worried sick we are gonna lose...or even worse..get shown up and played off the park...bad dreams..nightmares the lot...but this time..this time i feel totally confident that we ARE the better team..stronger in nearly every department (cept maybe kaka)...i feel no fear..no worry..just totall belief that we are gonna win..it just dont feel right...this in itself is starting to worry me...but i cant help it..we are gonna WIN

it's different this time, last time we thought this could be our only chance to live this, loosing 2 years ago was unthinkable, loosing now is much more acceptable, we have deep pockets a manager that is the best in this competition, so we will reach it again in our life time...

it's a bit like getting married for the second time (i imagine ) you get seasoned, experienced. having won it two years ago for keeps we now know it's not the end of the world if we loose. we'll just start to sing we'll win it 6 times in commie russia. but still i have no doubt in my heart that we will win, but couple of years ago i was ****ting it, i was nervous for a week, couldn't sleep, smiling all around, hoping to battle out milan, now i know we can so i'm not as worried. it can go both ways but i know we have the quality to beat them, so theres no point in worrying...

lets bring it back home...

[Eth]

I'm absolutely bricking it already - I've had dreams of us winning this game 1 - 0 and Riise the scorer of a goal just like the one he got against Barca. I actually woke up cheering the goal and scared the **** out of the FB.

[tomasjj]

Just to get everyone back down to earth....this team knocked the mancs out....in style.

What is our record against the mancs lately....?

Not too good.

So, it's doable, but hold your horsies.

[Diego]

difference is ferguson plays a certain style, benitez doesn't. it's diffucult to read him out, our team is flexible. milan play their game whilst benitez alway plays to their weakness, thats what ferguson never did...

[Eth]

Just to get everyone back down to earth....this team knocked the mancs out....in style.

What is our record against the mancs lately....?

Not too good.

So, it's doable, but hold your horsies.

Take away that game against the Mancs and look at the rest of their qualifying - especially the game against Celtic - they beat a tired Manc side in Milanto which I'm eternally grateful but I have to say that they are VERY beatable - I'm not saying they're a poor side but they are nothing to fear - my worry is a stroppy referee or a misplaced pass that lets them in and we have to hunt for goals while they pick us off on counter attack through Kaka - Mascher, Alonso and Gerrard are the key to this game. Win the midfield we win the game

[Dhav]

Well I am ****ing nervous already and will just get more and more nervous until (God willing) Stevie lifts that Cup.

[tomasjj]

Take away that game against the Mancs and look at the rest of their qualifying - especially the game against Celtic - they beat a tired Manc side in Milanto which I'm eternally grateful but I have to say that they are VERY beatable - I'm not saying they're a poor side but they are nothing to fear - my worry is a stroppy referee or a misplaced pass that lets them in and we have to hunt for goals while they pick us off on counter attack through Kaka - Mascher, Alonso and Gerrard are the key to this game. Win the midfield we win the game

I do hope you are right.

[Los Rojos]

I was feeling really relaxed about the game, but this morning something has changed drastically. I'm very nervous, can't concentrate on work and my stomach is feeling very light. I probably need a drink.

I still think we're going to win though

[Reece]

I was feeling really relaxed about the game, but this morning something has changed drastically. I'm very nervous, can't concentrate on work and my stomach is feeling very light. I probably need a drink.

Likewise

[Shaggy]

I'm reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally starting to buzz now

I could do with a good ****, too. My bowels are doing somersaults.

[5aq1b]

Calm as a cucumber, probably because it wouldn't be as big a tragedy if we lost because we won it 2 years ago, and that it's not our first final in 20+ years.

Really confident about this!

[Darth Marty]

ill second every comment thats already been put here, im calm, hopeful and if we lose i wont be nearly as devastated as f we had lost the last one or even if we had lost to the mancs in the final! as such this week can only be good!!! roll on wednesday!!!

[disco]

Is it a bad thing that I don't actually 'mind' losing this one?!

After all the stress about playing Chavski and possibly playing Man Utd, I'm very relaxed about this game.... although I'm sure the nerves will kick in on Wednesday!

[Diego]

we i for sure would mind loosing it, i will be devastated but not heart broken, but we'll bounce back from it in no time...

[captainfog]

I'm ****ting it, always do though

They are a top side with something to prove. That spells danger.

If anyone can do it though, we can