cant believe liverpool went through

[Ormorof]

such blatant time wasting too, shame really that they were stopping such a great game

 

[DaGaffer]

Bollocks. Well done Liverpool - you played a blinder (and this is from a Man U fan).

 

[Ormorof]

hehe im pretty neutral, but after those moronic campaigners ran on to the pitch it ruined chelsea's momentum, then i think it was Kewell who was blatantly blocking the chelsea players from getting the ball... that to me is abit moronic when it had been such a great game so far

 

[Embattle]

Liverpool did nothing overly special other than make sure they had loads of men back, plus with Didier Drogba making his usual display for being the biggest waste of money the outcome wasn't too surprising esp once we got towards the last 10 minutes when Chelsea more or less fell totally apart.

 

[Mobius]

Hate em both, but sick of Chelsea winning everything and all these new supporters emerging from the woodwork. Can't visit a pub in London without a bunch of fuckwits proclaiming Chelseas awesomeness anymore. This should shut them up.

 

[DaGaffer]

Liverpool did nothing overly special other than make sure they had loads of men back, plus with Didier Drogba making his usual display for being the biggest waste of money the outcome wasn't too surprising esp once we got towards the last 10 minutes when Chelsea more or less fell totally apart.

They did what they had to do; Carragher in particular was fucking awesome. I don't think they'll beat (I assume) AC Milan, but Liverpool's approach seems to be what it takes to do the business in Europe.

 

[Doomy]

I LOVED the way they cut Mourinhos 'The best team lost speech' in half as they jumped to Gabby and co.

 

[Ch3tan]

You can't blame Liverpool, it was still a tense match. They did what any team would have to ensure a place in the Champs League final. I wasn't dissapointed with the match, and I dont support either team.

 

[Embattle]

They did what they had to do; Carragher in particular was fucking awesome. I don't think they'll beat (I assume) AC Milan, but Liverpool's approach seems to be what it takes to do the business in Europe.

Did I imply something else?

 

[Embattle]

They were more or less dead in 3/4 of the pitch and we were more or less dead in the last 1/4...good game but rather annoying.

 

[Skyler]

Didn't bother watching this one but I guess I regret that...

Glad Liverpool won cause I hate the whole "buying" sucess thing. Even though Liverpool have spent a fair amount recently it's nothing compared to Chelsea's Real Madrid impression.

 

[Embattle]

You should stop watching football then

We bought a lot, but seem to of got some chaff too.

 

[Turamber]

Well done Liverpool. Good to see how gracefully Mourinho takes defeat, lol. Chelsea have one of the most pathetic strikeforces in the Premiership, something that was further reinforced tonight. They don't mind employing time wasting tactics when it suits them, but can't stop crying when it's done back to them.

Well done 'pool!

 

[nakkiel]

Shame it took scousers to shut gobshite up. Just hope they can avoid getting everyone banned from europe again in turkey, and that they get stuffed in the final.

 

[Embattle]

They don't mind employing time wasting tactics when it suits them, but can't stop crying when it's done back to them.

Sadly time wasting seems to of become part of the game, annoys the crap out of me when my own team do it since it is boring.

 

[Gray]

The taking the ball over to the opposition corner flag seems to be "it" nowadays, although a valid tactic.

Kewell dived around a bit towards the end though, would have expected a yellow card maybe.

The match itself seemed completely even, both playing rather poorly in the striking department. I was looking more to Chelsea scoring, but when i seen Drogba and Kezman i knew they wasnt going to score.

Kezman in particular, how the fuck ?! His first touches where incredibly shit, it did change a bit when Robben come on, but you could just tell he wasnt at his best, yet he did more than the rest of the team..

And i dont know how Guddy missed from that distance, i thought it was in ;(...

Still, if Liverpool dont claim 4th place, they dont deserve to be in it next season, its as simple as. I dont see why some little outfit club should be sacrificed if they agree to let 5 teams in next season, while some lowly club gets knocked into the UEFA.

Heres to Milan banging 3 past em!

 

[Bodhi]

Another round of the Champions League, another Liverpool win via a very very dubious decision.

 

[Wonk]

I thought it was a great match, and I really hope they'll win Champions league. I cant stand Italian football :/

 

[Yaka]

why the fuck dont uefa alow cameras behind the goal these day?

i seem to remeber both smechiel and seaman making class saves in champ leauge games a few years back and replays were shown from behind goal cameras

 

[nakkiel]

A dubious goal, or a penalty that would have left chelsea with 10 men and probably been converted.

Chelsea cant have any complaints, and can only dream of the treble that could have been

 

[Ch3tan]

So much for supporting English teams in the final then.

Oh and Gray, considering Liverpool were on two cup runs this season and the Premiership, I think they have done far more to deserve being in the Champs League than Everton. That's if it comes to that though, Looks like UEFA would just let both in if Liverpool did win.

 

[gmloki]

Through Gritted teeth(UTD Season ticket holder for 20 years), I say Well done to Liverpool. If Chelseas hadnt gone out in the first leg to be ultra defensive or try and play for a score draw at Anfield then they might have come away a win over the two legs. Carragher was immense in both legs albeit against Dider Heskey. As much as Mourhinio is a tactically astute manager he needs to learn to be gracious in victory and humble in defeat.

For all their millions, it shuts up all the new chelsea fans of the last 18 months. When you hear the old Liverpool players waxing lyrical about special nights at Anfield with their flags and the atmosphere and all the banners about 4 european cups it is true. This is something Chelsea win never emulate. Like when UTD won the European cup with a diminutive Striker called Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for £1.5 Million pounds. Or when Celtic won the European cup with the Lisbon Lions. All 11 players were born within 10 miles of Celtic Park. Even if they win the cup for the next 10 years they will never stand shuolder to shoulder with the true giants of Football; Real Madrid, AC Milan, Juventus, Liverpool, Man Utd, Bayern Munich, Celtic et al. Why ? Because money cant buy you class. It dosen't buy you a full house of loyal supporters when your team is close to being relegated.

 

[Gray]

So much for supporting English teams in the final then.

Oh and Gray, considering Liverpool were on two cup runs this season and the Premiership, I think they have done far more to deserve being in the Champs League than Everton. That's if it comes to that though, Looks like UEFA would just let both in if Liverpool did win.

Negative.

I dont care about FA Cup, League Cup or Champions League, the fact of the matter is, at the end of the season, whoever is 4th should get into the Champions League, and not go on how well they have done in other cups - Because they have absolutely no bearing on it what so ever.

How can Liverpool have done better than Everton? Please explain.

Everton are 3 points ahead of Liverpool, with a game in hand
Everton have been in the top 4 since around the first month of the season
Everton where tipped for Relegation (again) but they are in the top 4
Everton have the smallest club in the Premiership, yet - are 4th
Liverpool have spent fuckloads on their squad - and won fuckall.

The champions league slot deserves to go to the team who finishes, just like every other year with the team who finishes in 4th place or above. As it was explained, why should Liverpool be allowed in, when they can beat the likes of Juventus etc, but then at the end of it - Get beat by teams like Southampton, Man City.

Their inconsistancy has cost them this season in the premiership, which is why they do not deserve to be in the champions league if they dont come 4th

 

[DaGaffer]

Negative.

I dont care about FA Cup, League Cup or Champions League, the fact of the matter is, at the end of the season, whoever is 4th should get into the Champions League, and not go on how well they have done in other cups - Because they have absolutely no bearing on it what so ever.

How can Liverpool have done better than Everton? Please explain.

Everton are 3 points ahead of Liverpool, with a game in hand
Everton have been in the top 4 since around the first month of the season
Everton where tipped for Relegation (again) but they are in the top 4
Everton have the smallest club in the Premiership, yet - are 4th
Liverpool have spent fuckloads on their squad - and won fuckall.

The champions league slot deserves to go to the team who finishes, just like every other year with the team who finishes in 4th place or above. As it was explained, why should Liverpool be allowed in, when they can beat the likes of Juventus etc, but then at the end of it - Get beat by teams like Southampton, Man City.

Their inconsistancy has cost them this season in the premiership, which is why they do not deserve to be in the champions league if they dont come 4th

The reality is that if Liverpool won the Champions League of course they would deserve the right to defend it. However, as UEFA have made no provision for this and have passed the buck to the FA (which is a disgrace tbh) then the FA only really has one choice, which is to let the 4th place team (Everton) qualify, because that's the basis every team has been working on. If they don't, Everton could quite rightly sue their arses for the potential lost earnings, and I'm pretty sure they'd win.

Of course, if they didn't let both teams qualify Liverpool would be a fucking bloodbath this summer

 

[Wazzerphuk]

A 2 leg semi final has never been so dull. Seriously, both games were a crime for neutral spectators. Mourinho's post-match speech was utterly hilarious. Drogba's contiuing to prove his worth as a completely useless player with a terrible first touch. Geremi playing right back? Roffle. He was terrible. Tiago was practically invisible, as was Joe Cole and when Robben came on he didn't use ANY of his strengths - he played in the middle and didn't run at defenders. The real humour came when Chelsea were forced to throw on Huth upfront. Pure desperation. Cech was lucky to stay on the pitch, he clearly should have been sent off.

Chelsea thoroughly deserved to lose and never looked like scoring. IIRC they had one shot on target, and that was Lampard's free kick. The "best team" are not the team that happen to play terribly, have no shots on target and have no threat about them. Had Chelsea been playing good football then sure José would have had a claim but there was no effort by his team in either of the two legs. Their arrogance lead them to believe they were already in the final on hearing news of getting the "easiest" draw.

Chelsea have had an odd season. Half of it they played splendid, flowing football, and the other half they played very badly, were very average but had a keeper that truly won them the title. Whilst it is good to see the Premiership open up a little more than the two top teams winning everything, it is not good to see this influx of complete elitist arrogant attitude from Chelsea's manager and staff, and it is not good to see so much money being pumped into one club and wasted. Hearing people's talk about how "great a season" Chelsea have had is kind of disgusting really: their attitude (apart from one or two players) has been hostile and rude, they played poorly for half the season and the half they played well showed off their immense spending power.

 

[Wonk]

Drogba was a very good player before they bought him though :/ I dunno what they did to him

 

[supersaint]

 

[Ch3tan]

Because Gray, and correct me if I am wrong, because I may be. Everton have played less games than Liverpool. Yes Liverpool will probably finish 5th or 6th, but I think the winner of a cup should be there to defend it. I'd like to see an extra English team in the competition, but if it came to it, IMO Liverpool should get the 4th Champs League spot if they win.

 

[Embattle]

I agree that the winner of the cup should be able to play in it again, Mourinho is a petulant child and spending loads of money has never been a guarantee of success.

 

[Embattle]

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