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[redsince2001]

CARRA - humble as ever!


From liverpool.tv--


The Reds ran out 2-1 winners to book their place in next month's FA Cup final thanks to goals from John Arne Riise and Luis Garcia.
 
Carragher insists the league table proves Chelsea are still a better team than the Reds, but he is confident next season the gap between the two will continue to be reduced.
 
"We can beat them in cup competitions. But they are the best team in the league and they are a better team than us, we are not going to argue about that because the table doesn't lie," he said.
 
"But we have cut the gap on them this season and we aim to cut it again next season, and we are closer. But it is only in one-off games.
 
"We haven't got a great record against them, we have only won two out of 10 but those two wins are the most important ones. We have won the very big ones, the Champions League semi and now this FA Cup semi."
 
"We have had a lot of tight games with them, but they have a bigger squad than us and have more quality. Their bench is better than ours and that makes a big difference.
 
"They are ahead of us but we believe we can bridge that gap. About three teams behind Chelsea are at a stage of re-building, Arsenal are looking very good, and with the addition of a few players they could be right back up there.
 
"Everyone can see that with a couple of new players, just the same with Manchester United - high class players - we can all be much closer to Chelsea next time around.
 
"Hopefully we have laid down a marker for next season. We want to go closer to Chelsea in the league. It is achievable but they will bring in a few more players so it will be hard.
 
"I'm not having a go at them because of their money, if we were in the same position we would be delighted.
 
"Beating Chelsea is bigger now for us than beating Manchester United, because Chelsea are the best team.
 
"If we can all get these players in it will be a very interesting Premiership next season."
 
Carragher also revealed that Liverpool were surprised by the Chelsea team selection as they packed their midfield with a diamond formation devoid of any width.
 
He said: "Chelsea have been playing a similar style over the last few weeks, a diamond shape in midfield. But we were a bit surprised to see Ferreira in midfield, we thought it would be Geremi.
 
"But they did cause us a lot of problems at the end with the wide men on. They seemed to have six forwards out there.
 
"We like a bit of width but they've done well with the way they are playing. It was crazy in the last half hour, it was very much like the end of the Champions League semi-final against them last season.
 
"They even had a great chance from Joe Cole at the death, just like Gudjohnsen did last season in the European semi.
 
"But now we are there in the final there is no danger that we will start to think we have done the hard part, it's always tough in a final.
 
"We won the first final in Cardiff and we now want to go back there and win the last final there."

[redsince2001]

ABT the result...........what did I tell u?!

[48-1119859832]

"I'm not having a go at them because of their money, if we were in the same position we would be delighted.

Speak for yourself Carragher. 

[dawson99]

i believe my words were:
2-1 liverpool... fill yer boots

[LFCNUTTER]

Is it just me or did anyone else think that the free kick that led to terrys (disallowed) goal should not have been given Its ok for maureen to go on about our goal and how that was never a free kick but from where i was sitting in the ground it didnt look like alonso touched him

[corkieboy]

wasssssupppp! was there ever a time that you knew you were the "one's", the chosen "one's", well muro this aint it and two semi final defeats to the mighty reds just proves one thing you dont have what it takes in the pressure games you t**t, let the reds march onwards and upwards... and so say all:D

[dawson99]

plus, they did post this so are they really innocent?

Rob Hobson
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United Kingdom
981 Posts
Posted - 19 Apr 2006 :  09:30:35       
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The voting is up for 'Pool's player of the year. Sadly, you need to register. If you don't mind doing so, read on.

I suggest a mass CFCnet push to make Bolo Zenden their player of the year... well, he's a former Blue plus he's hardly played this season. Makes perfect sense to me. The alternative is Florent Sinama-Pongolle. Any takers?

http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/interact/results/

[Mark 23]

All I can say is that I am made up.  I liked what the Chelsea keeper said in the Daily Star the day after, regarding Riise's goal 'it wasn't a free kick' and Garcia 'never meant to put it wehre he did'

I am made up with that result, and all that has went with it