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Howdy folks,

There seems to be a few football fans around ASF, with a few popping up after Liverpool's glorious victory this morning, so I thought it may be time for a thread to disuss all things football(soccer to the AFL & rugby crowd:))

Just in case anyone missed it, Liverpool had a glorious win over Chelsea this morning in the semi final of the Champions League:dance:

They find out who they play in the final tomorrow when Man U and Milan play the 2nd leg of the other semi. My bet is on it being a replay of the 2005 final, and hopefully with the same result playing out:D
 
Great win by the 'pool, very happy they beat Chelsea. Unfortunately I'm a Leeds Utd fan (Leeds born and bred)..and it's looking likely we'll drop another division to "League 1"...which is a PR'd version of division 3...:eek:

Tough times ahead for my boys - those lower leagues are killers to get out of.
 
Article on the match this morning from Uefa.com

http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/fixturesresults/round=2360/match=300137/report=rp.html

And in what would be quite surprising to anyone that follows football(ha:D), Mourinho said that Chelsea deserved to be in the final:banghead:

http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/fixturesresults/round=2360/match=300137/report=rw.html

José Mourinho, Chelsea manager
They had a good short period in the first half, but I saw one team in blue playing to win the game. We deserve to be in the final. Chelsea were the better team in the first leg, for 90 minutes in this leg and in extra time. In ten to 20 years nobody will remember that. A penalty shoot-out is part of the game and they were stronger at that part of the game. Chelsea showed more appetite in trying to win the game but at the end of the day they're in the final. Congratulations. I have to be proud of my players and share this difficult moment with them. I know Chelsea fans' hearts and every fan will be disappointed but supportive.
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He would have to be sorest loser on the planet. I'm very sorry they lost:D
 
Can't say I'm a very close follower of the sport, but what a fantastic thing to see Chelsea lose.

Chelsea are such a well drilled and highly skilled team they are about as exciting to watch as re-runs of question time. It goes to show that no matter how much money you spend on players, you can't buy team chemistry.

Now I hope Milan get pumped. I'm still dirty on the italians from the world cup.
 
will the KOP give AC Milan a 3 goal start again? ,I just hope Man Utd will not make it ....its just a game of 90 mins sometimes.:D Go Harry Cruel
 
bigt said:
Great win by the 'pool, very happy they beat Chelsea. Unfortunately I'm a Leeds Utd fan (Leeds born and bred)..and it's looking likely we'll drop another division to "League 1"...which is a PR'd version of division 3...:eek:

Tough times ahead for my boys - those lower leagues are killers to get out of.
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It's quite sad, considering where they were only a few years ago. I always enjoyed watching Leeds when they were in the top flight, due to the Aussie contingent they had at the time:)
 
Well done Liverpool.
Our teams are doing very well :)
Birmingham City are back in the Prem.
 
Turns out Kewel will be missing out another Champions league final... He is currently plying in the reserves team for conditioning...

I just watched the Liverpool Chelsea match... Liverpool should have buried Chelsea 3 - 1 on aggregate. Drogba was the most disappointing player on field... Such a ball hog and he still manages to kick the ball over the the top bar from just 3 meters away.................................. .Jose Mourinho> :twak: <Drogbar
 
surprising no manc supporters out here...
maybe they will come out tomorrow, depending on results :D :D

very disappointed with chelseas diving and rolling around theatrics, they are coachs by moaning moaninho is guess...

from soccernet said:
A PERFECT PITCH? Fine playing surfaces are often compared to bowling greens. The Anfield pitch must have been more like a sofa, judging by the amount of time some of the visitors spent lying upon it.
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Rafa said:
surprising no manc supporters out here...
maybe they will come out tomorrow, depending on results :D :D

very disappointed with chelseas diving and rolling around theatrics, they are coachs by moaning moaninho is guess...
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..:D
 
How about Leicester City they will have their day in the sun ..........one day. Can you tell I'm a dreamer.:)

MB
 
Big T I reckon Leeds will walk it-sad to see it happen but such is football.Best times of my life were supporting my team when they went down to the 4th Division.Seemed like we had 1/2 the ground at times when we were away from home.Mr Money Bags just hope you dont have your time this Sunday against us.Al WWFC
 
insider said:
Turns out Kewel will be missing out another Champions league final... He is currently plying in the reserves team for conditioning...

I just watched the Liverpool Chelsea match... Liverpool should have buried Chelsea 3 - 1 on aggregate. Drogba was the most disappointing player on field... Such a ball hog and he still manages to kick the ball over the the top bar from just 3 meters away.................................. .Jose Mourinho> :twak:
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Apparently kewell played 35 minutes for liverpool reserves against everton... set up a goal after only 5 min on the field and looked good.

If He's not at the Champions league final in Athens (May 23) - I'm a horses ar#$e!!!....
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Note: I'm not a fan of any teams mentioned in this post, but I watch the EPL.

Can't believe MU just lost 3-0; now it's deja vu all over again for an English-Italian final. Just hope the Kops can put up a less nerve-wracking show this time...can still remember how that game made a deep impression on me as I was watching events unfolding live that morning.

I'm rooting for Liverpool coz I'm one of those less than pleased with the way the Italians tumbled to the World Cup. That does not detract from Milan's achievement this morn; I watched only the 2nd half and felt they played it the right way, but my memory is long when it comes to perceived injustices in things past (especially in sporting results), and wish to see them corrected.....
 
Mousie said:
Note: I'm not a fan of any teams mentioned in this post, but I watch the EPL.

Can't believe MU just lost 3-0; now it's deja vu all over again for an English-Italian final. Just hope the Kops can put up a less nerve-wracking show this time...can still remember how that game made a deep impression on me as I was watching events unfolding live that morning.

I'm rooting for Liverpool coz I'm one of those less than pleased with the way the Italians tumbled to the World Cup. That does not detract from Milan's achievement this morn; I watched only the 2nd half and felt they played it the right way, but my memory is long when it comes to perceived injustices in things past (especially in sporting results), and wish to see them corrected.....
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Milan deserved it this morning.
As for C.Ronaldo against Kaka the perceived battle, there wasnt even a contest, and thats where i think the main difference lies.
Man.Utd were just not up for it, passes going astray, 2nd to every 50/50 ball, its a great shame, i was expecting a bit more of a contest after what happened to Roma last time.
 
nizar said:
Milan deserved it this morning.
As for C.Ronaldo against Kaka the perceived battle, there wasnt even a contest, and thats where i think the main difference lies.
Man.Utd were just not up for it, passes going astray, 2nd to every 50/50 ball, its a great shame, i was expecting a bit more of a contest after what happened to Roma last time.
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I betcha if Rio and/or Vidic had been fit those others will have less of their work cut out ie not having to attack from the start of the 2nd leg, and rely more on counterattacks.

Sitting back and defending a 1-goal lead from the 1st leg is never MU's strategy, but given the inevitability of Milan's all-out attack they'd have to. Without those 2 guys they just don't stand a chance to resist Kaka and co., and the result painfully shows that.
 
So we have a rematch:D

Tried getting up for the game this morning, but when the alarm went off, I rolled over and went back to sleep, so I came in just as Milan were scoring the 3rd goal:(

Wonder how Milan are going to go? From now until the final starts they are going to be reminded every day by the press about how they relinquished a 3 goal lead and lost 2 years ago. Can't be good for the mental preparation leading up to the game!

And god knows how liverpool are going to shut Kaka down. That man is a freak, if he has a blinder in the final, it's going to be extremely tough for liverpool to be competitive:eek:

Dukey said:
Apparently kewell played 35 minutes for liverpool reserves against everton... set up a goal after only 5 min on the field and looked good.

If He's not at the Champions league final in Athens (May 23) - I'm a horses ar#$e!!!....
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I've got a feeling he may be on the subs bench if he continues to improve. Liverpool weren't letting him back on the pitch in any way until he was 100% ready. If he can show that he's fit enough to play some part in Athens, Benitez will probably throw him on as a sub. With Aurelio and Garcia out, Zenden will be first choice for a little while, but Benitez definitely favours Kewell over Zenden when he's fit.
 
Good work starting the thread Prof...

Here is something to keep the grey matter ticking over today.

Name the footballer 1 - 10 ......... 11 - 20 in next post
 

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