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Based on when the papers reported the veto period would run out, we have 27 days left. See the .sig for the most up to date info
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Great post, but I think Alonso (whilst agreeing he's short of confidence) is shackled by Rafa. If he's doing what he's told, he can't be blamed.Originally posted by BrooklynRed View PostIs correct.
This match was all about matchups and we lost this match because we lost the battles between...
Alonso/Gerrard/Mascher vs. Ballack/Lampard/Makelele-- Makelele could afford to man mark Gerrard all night because Xabi posed no threat going forward at all. Xabi did nothing. The half-chance at the death that he scuffed for a goal kick says it all. He has no confidence. None. Meanwhile Ballack and Lampard traded runs forward all night and while one was patrolling the midfield, the other was attacking. Their interchangability limited Mascher's effectiveness (although he was still very good, considering) meanwhile Mascher's opposite, Makelele, had nothing to fear from Xabi at all and shut down Gerrard. Great tactics; Let Alonso beat you. And he couldn't even come close. Odds that we'd ever see Xabi in the box, fighting for a loose ball and winning a penalty? ZERO.
Riise/Arbeloa vs Essien/Cole-- Riise was second to every ball. Drogba punished him three times at least, came up with one goal, and then scored again when Riise got punished by Anelka a fourth time. All but one of Drogba's dangerous runs came against Riise (the first shot on goal he flashed wide). Time for a long look in the mirror. On the opposite side, Essien was immense and his mastery and control were world class. Is there nothing he can't do? Unbelievable, even his rightly disallowed goal was a unstoppable. The gulf in difference of passion and skill between their RB and our LB is immeasurable.
Kuyt vs Kalou-- One of them ran his socks off to no effect and the other had a shot parried that eventually ended up in the goal. I would have rather had the latter.
...add to that a single **** first touch followed by a slow tackle from Hyypia who unfortunately got punished for it, and we're heading home with no trophies.
PS- What a strike by Babel. Too little too late, but whoa. He starts next year with Lucas, end of.
Agree on Babel. What potential.That's the one...Comment
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a mere half mile from my house. Why?Originally posted by El Jefecito View Post"Our legacy begets an excellence that surpasses the particulars of who produces it." -- David CarrComment
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Well guys we will be back next year and i am sure we will be going for this again. But next year we need a push for the league. Well done Avram go on and win it. The man has class unlike JoseComment
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I thought Souness nailed it on the head with his analysis of Liverpool and the squad. Keys is an ape.Comment
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That's the positive i'm taking from this.Originally posted by liverpooltj View Post
Respect to Grant bigging us up.That's the one...Comment
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the regrets are for us not taking chances in the first leg and being so sloppy at times tonight.
we had a couple of decent spells but **** me we were ****e at keeping the ball.Comment
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As I posted in the match thread, let's not dissolve into bitterness and start picking on easy targets.
Pennant was MOTM on Saturday, and was only on the pitch for a small fraction of tonight's game. He's not the reason why we lost.
Same goes for Kuyt, he worked hard tonight and got in a good position to force a good save from Cech. He's not the reason why we lost.
Bennayoun didn't have a great game, but was wonderful for Torres's goal. He's not the reason why we lost.
You can't win them all, and we were in the running right until the last minute of extra time. We played alright tonight. Small things make the difference in games like this, and the turning point of the tie was Riise's own goal. Without that we'd have been through. But I can't even blame him, as Carra said in the build up, both him and Gerrard have scored OGs in big games. It can happen to anyone.
There's no point dissolving into bitterness. It just wasn't our night.Comment
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Agree, hate to say it but Terry & Dogba will play an important part in beating the Mancs
which must happen at all costs
Keep this quiet
if you carefully grind off the edges of a 50p coin you can use it as a 10p
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Bollocks.
This game could have gone either way. It was a great match up. We lost the roll of the dice. It was that close. In their back ****ing yard.
Our fans made more noise than the rest of the stadium for pretty much the whole match.
ALL the subs Rafa made, made complete sense!
Once Lumplard put it to 2-1, it was never going to be about pens. The game from then on, from our point of view, was going to be won from fresh legs. As was demonstrated five minutes towards the end from Babel.
If Sami had got that pen, we would be in the final.
It was a slippy pitch, and we were pretty much in control from the second half on.
The game could have gone either way.Comment
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Pennant wasn't that good in last years final.Originally posted by Danish_Pastry View Post
Got in a lot of good positions but wasted them with bad decision making or poor final ball.A humble guy with healthy desire.Comment
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