Tom Halsey
International Coach
Ah ffs, thanks Milan, give them a chance...
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*Official* English Football Season 2006-07
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The Baconator
International Vice-Captain
Haha, if the English commentator admits it's offside, you know it's got to be offside.
Tom Halsey
International Coach
Crying scousers... no-one likes to see that.
The Baconator
International Vice-Captain
Justice done, one feels.
Wish I knew a couple more scouse fans, I gots me some rubbing in to do.
Wish I knew a couple more scouse fans, I gots me some rubbing in to do.
marc71178
Eyes not spreadsheets
Only one slightly dubious offside, and even then the proximity of Inzaghi meant it was a fair enough call.
roseboy64
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Well leaving his top goalscorer on the bench...
Magrat Garlick
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Many? Could count about four (Gerrard's shot at the keeper, Kuyt's 1-2 which was probably offside, couple in the first half after shocking passes from Maldini)
Reminded me a bit of second round cup ties: one team from the lower leagues working hard, the other being on 90 % and still scoring the vital goals to win. Milan played not to concede and won after that fluke. Fair play but oh so fantastically dull...
Tom Halsey
International Coach
Tyldesley going on about how Liverpool fans can reflect on a great season... hmmm.
PhoenixFire
International Coach
Anyone for a high 5?
BoyBrumby
Englishman
Couldn't cross a road. Delivery into the box really let yer Scousers down. Glad Inzaghi got a decent second 'cos it'd have been criminal if Milan's first goal had settled it.
Barney Rubble
International Coach
Reaching a Champions League final is hardly a bad effort, TBH. "They've not won a trophy, so naturally they've got nothing to be proud of" - worst attitude.
grecian
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Well thanks Brumbers, I was wondering if I was alone in thinking he could of done a tad better, with all the ball he had.
Tough one for the 'pool and their manager, how can you slag off the tactics when they bossed the match for 75% of the time. When Crouch came on it was clear the ref was going to give every challenge against him, so it would of been pointless to play him from the start. Kewell was just wrong, mind.
Very much similar to that horrendous night in the nineties, when the cleverer, best, more tactically astute team lost. That was two-one too, wasn't it?
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
The referee was bizarre, he was letting plenty go on the deck but anything in the air he thought he seemed to think he was a refereeing a game of netball - unfortunately the latter trait applies to a lot of referees these days.
Cloete
International Captain
Liverpool were totally outclassed, not outplayed by any stretch of the imagination, but outclassed.
As for the Kewell criticism, I fail to see how it's warranted. Zenden was absolutely ****ing hopeless. Lost the ball every time he got it, Kewell got the ball to a Liverpool player all but 2 occasions and both times were fouls. As for him not tracking back, there wasn't any need at the time. If Gerrard and Alonso tracked back they had easily enouhg players to deal with Milan. As normally it was only Kaka and Inzaghi forward with one of wingbacks occasionally coming into it and either one of Pirlo or Seedorf. I think you'd prefer to have your wingers playing higher up the field, particularly if the wingbacks do get forward as Milan didn't play with wingers Liverpool's fullbacks could easily deal with them.
Pennant also stopped tracking back completely after doing it so often in the first half, yet no one says a thing? He had a poor game for mine along with Carragher, Zenden and Finnan. Liverpool's best players were Gerrard, Agger, Alonso and Mascherano by a fair way while Kuyt didn't do a lot wrong really. But Kuyt doesn't have the ability to score goals as the lone striker and Gerrard's got absolutely nothing on Kaka in the supporting striker/attacking midfield role.
Overall though I didn't think it was too bad a game, but that was thanks to Liverpool as they certainly played the better football despite never really looking like winning it.
I think Haakon's got it right with his analogy.
As for the Kewell criticism, I fail to see how it's warranted. Zenden was absolutely ****ing hopeless. Lost the ball every time he got it, Kewell got the ball to a Liverpool player all but 2 occasions and both times were fouls. As for him not tracking back, there wasn't any need at the time. If Gerrard and Alonso tracked back they had easily enouhg players to deal with Milan. As normally it was only Kaka and Inzaghi forward with one of wingbacks occasionally coming into it and either one of Pirlo or Seedorf. I think you'd prefer to have your wingers playing higher up the field, particularly if the wingbacks do get forward as Milan didn't play with wingers Liverpool's fullbacks could easily deal with them.
Pennant also stopped tracking back completely after doing it so often in the first half, yet no one says a thing? He had a poor game for mine along with Carragher, Zenden and Finnan. Liverpool's best players were Gerrard, Agger, Alonso and Mascherano by a fair way while Kuyt didn't do a lot wrong really. But Kuyt doesn't have the ability to score goals as the lone striker and Gerrard's got absolutely nothing on Kaka in the supporting striker/attacking midfield role.
Overall though I didn't think it was too bad a game, but that was thanks to Liverpool as they certainly played the better football despite never really looking like winning it.
I think Haakon's got it right with his analogy.
TT Boy
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I really can not accept the notion suggested by the media that Liverpool was unlucky last night, AC Milan were beyond poor, that’s a given but for all Liverpool’s dominance they created absolutely nothing in the final third. Milan was there for the taking and they blew it.
And for sure AC’s opening goal was very fortunate and they were unable to ‘play’ due to Rafa’s line up/tactics but on the other hand you can not expect the likes of Steven Gerrard to be your only creative output or hope. Jermaine Pennant and Bolo Zenden are simply not good enough at this level, Pennant’s delivery all night was appalling and I doubt Zenden could do me down the flanks. And as for Harry Kewell his not only a liability, who should have been nowhere near the starting line-up but a player alongside Bolo who should be first out of the door under Benitez’s ‘revolution’. Kewell’s comparable to Kieran Dyer as the biggest waste of space going.
As it transpires it was nice to see Maldini receive his fifth European honour and to see Super Pippo get on the score sheet, if only to prove me wrong - for as soon as I saw his name on the starting eleven, my head instantly dropped but unlike Kuyt who is a workhouse, Inzaghi knows where the goal is.
If Rafa can sign some quality in the final third, the likes of David Villa then Liverpool should improve greatly. Defensively they are set-up brilliantly but at the moment credit to them of course for reaching the final but as a squad they are punching above their weight.
And for sure AC’s opening goal was very fortunate and they were unable to ‘play’ due to Rafa’s line up/tactics but on the other hand you can not expect the likes of Steven Gerrard to be your only creative output or hope. Jermaine Pennant and Bolo Zenden are simply not good enough at this level, Pennant’s delivery all night was appalling and I doubt Zenden could do me down the flanks. And as for Harry Kewell his not only a liability, who should have been nowhere near the starting line-up but a player alongside Bolo who should be first out of the door under Benitez’s ‘revolution’. Kewell’s comparable to Kieran Dyer as the biggest waste of space going.
As it transpires it was nice to see Maldini receive his fifth European honour and to see Super Pippo get on the score sheet, if only to prove me wrong - for as soon as I saw his name on the starting eleven, my head instantly dropped but unlike Kuyt who is a workhouse, Inzaghi knows where the goal is.
If Rafa can sign some quality in the final third, the likes of David Villa then Liverpool should improve greatly. Defensively they are set-up brilliantly but at the moment credit to them of course for reaching the final but as a squad they are punching above their weight.
R_D
International Debutant
Yeah i had the same thoughts... the commentators were raving on about Pennant. I was like wtf, yes he was running into space and recieving the ball but he did jack all with it. I can't remember a single decent cross from him, one landed right for Gerrard but that was a mi**** as well.
Zenden was just nowhere to be found, don't know why Rafa would sub his best player off the ground, personally would've taken Pennant out rather than Mascehrano. He was the one who kept kaka underbay in the first half but soon as he left, there was so much space for kaka to operate in. It just opened up and eventually threaded a ball through to Ingazi.
It wasn't a great game to watch but Milan played the Italian way and won.
Liverpool for all their dominate in the first half didn't have that many clear cut chances and few chances they did have were due to Milan's mistakes.