Liverpool FC Forum

[Effes]

I'd like to know how many times an english team has won in Barcelona and in Madrid, but I think I can count those occasions with the fingers of one hand

Great night

Good shout - and in Athletico too! Twice!

[Toffeehater]

5.50 here , good night i'm off to bed

[Kharhaz]

Just as a footnote, I thought Fabio Aurelio was absolutely fantastic in that game, almost faultless. It was as good a display at left back against a very good right wing/right full back combo as you are ever likely to see. MOM for me by an absolute mile.

I like Aurelio a lot, if he can stay injury free and get a good run of games going then he is going to show his worth. Agree with his performance, I also thought he was excellent.

[GYBS]

we was always going to win that game, Rafa is he best CL manager there is.

Shame he can not do the same in the Prem.

Shocked to see how bad Real was, heard some good things about them in the build up to this game.

Wonder if Rafa will be their manager for the 2nd leg, now that would be a strange thing.

Dont tell me you actually think that whole rumor is true Lakes mate? 

you know what, the thing is so crazy i am not sure anymore.

JC just said there nothing in it.

carra's interview did'nt convince me ,

(i'm a body language expert)

didnt convince you off what ?

[JC_81]

so real playing brilliantly in the spanish league at the mometn and we are playing average yet come up with the win - in europe there is no better manager than rafa get in there

He's certainly on his Home ground in these chess match Champions League encounters. I was thinking while I was watching it that if the Premiership was played in a similar fashion, we'd win the league I reckon.

The other thing it highlighted for me, yet again, was that there is a bit of a gulf between the top Englaish teams and the top teams from other countries. I watched all of Inter Milans' game yesterday, they are p!ssing the Italian League and wouldn't get into the top four in England. I don't think this Real Madrid team would either to be honest.

Is it the last two seasons there's been three out of four of the semi finalists which have been big four English clubs? I strongly suspect that will be the case again from what I've seen so far.

Just as a footnote, I thought Fabio Aurelio was absolutely fantastic in that game, almost faultless. It was as good a display at left back against a very good right wing/right full back combo as you are ever likely to see. MOM for me by an absolute mile.

Agree with most of that Mick.

I think Barcelona are the only team outside the Premiership, that if they were in it would be pretty much guaranteed to finish in the top four.  Couldn't see anyone else being good enough over a whole season.

A knockout's a different matter, and apart from Barce, I have a sneaking suspicion Bayern will do well this year.  Can't see them winning it, but maybe semi.

Aurelio was excellent tonight.  Benayoun, Alonso and Mascherano were all on form too.  In fact, nobody was poor, Babel even did ok when he came on.

[Effes]

Ronnie Whelan is on Irish TV giving about Rafa and his system, saying we are boring and we just about grinded out a result tonight

WTF is wrong with people??

Im surprised by Whelan.

We always ground out results years ago.

[GYBS]

Ronnie Whelan is on Irish TV giving about Rafa and his system, saying we are boring and we just about grinded out a result tonight

WTF is wrong with people??

Whelan is getting as bad as lawro with his constant slagging off rafa and liverpool lately .

[Madmax]

enjoy the win lads feck the debates

[tubby]

Ronnie Whelan is on Irish TV giving about Rafa and his system, saying we are boring and we just about grinded out a result tonight

WTF is wrong with people??

These same people will suck manures dick saying they grind out results but making it sound like a posative thing. Idiots.

[redrover]

so real playing brilliantly in the spanish league at the mometn and we are playing average yet come up with the win - in europe there is no better manager than rafa get in there

the most predictable quote of the night

is it ? oh well - shame is true thou - who is better manager in the cl than rafa ?

just a predictable quote from your ongoing love affair with the boss. pity we are so awful in the prem lately but hey thats the players. tonight it was the manager. im delighted for the club with the win but the liverpooll style of play is so far removed from where this clubs roots are that my joy is tinged with frustration that this will gloss over the need for change.

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I like our team which the managr has picked, it is exactly, man for man, the same as the one I would have gone for. I like the fact that Gerrard isn't playing, he's our best player and we are going to need him hopefully later on. I also like the fact that other than him we've picked our other 10 best players, plus Benayoun. Benayoun deserves to play here, he has been just about our most incisive player over these last few weeks. I've doubted him many times in the past, but credit where it's due he's absolutely playing out of his skin and deserves to start.

Good team though from the manager I think. If we do lose, I don't think it's because of that. I don't think we will though, I think we'll getn home 1-0 (Gerrard, as sub)

Do I get a prize? 

Fecking Rafa  If he'd brought Stevie on earlier I'd have got the scorer as well.

Yeah its the BigMick show after all!
May I remind you that its actually not..its about LFC on here!Ya know that team with the shi'te manager!
So what next.? Hark? Real were poor,so were they poor or did we stop them playing from mf?
Did Rafa get it right or was we lucky?

I think Madrid were lucky to get nil tonight Baz. I thought they were over hyped but they looked a poor team. I know you can only play as well as the opposition let you , but even so I think they were poor. We on the other hand got almost everything right. Torres and Riera are a worry. Riera is out of the second leg too which may be a bit of a blow.

[Woollyback]

i think i might drink some beer 

[tonyeh]

Ronnie Whelan is on Irish TV giving about Rafa and his system, saying we are boring and we just about grinded out a result tonight

WTF is wrong with people??

Im surprised by Whelan.

We always ground out results years ago.

Well, in fairness to Whelan, it wasn't the most exciting game of football for the most part was it?

[agoodmentality]

we was always going to win that game, Rafa is he best CL manager there is.

Shame he can not do the same in the Prem.

Shocked to see how bad Real was, heard some good things about them in the build up to this game.

Wonder if Rafa will be their manager for the 2nd leg, now that would be a strange thing.

Dont tell me you actually think that whole rumor is true Lakes mate? 

you know what, the thing is so crazy i am not sure anymore.

JC just said there nothing in it.

carra's interview did'nt convince me ,

(i'm a body language expert)

didnt convince you off what ?

Of rafa's future at the club,,

u really can't judge an interview on the radio,,,

u have to see the eyes

[bigmick]

I like our team which the managr has picked, it is exactly, man for man, the same as the one I would have gone for. I like the fact that Gerrard isn't playing, he's our best player and we are going to need him hopefully later on. I also like the fact that other than him we've picked our other 10 best players, plus Benayoun. Benayoun deserves to play here, he has been just about our most incisive player over these last few weeks. I've doubted him many times in the past, but credit where it's due he's absolutely playing out of his skin and deserves to start.

Good team though from the manager I think. If we do lose, I don't think it's because of that. I don't think we will though, I think we'll getn home 1-0 (Gerrard, as sub)

Do I get a prize? 

Fecking Rafa  If he'd brought Stevie on earlier I'd have got the scorer as well.

Yeah its the BigMick show after all!
May I remind you that its actually not..its about LFC on here!Ya know that team with the shi'te manager!
So what next.? Hark? Real were poor,so were they poor or did we stop them playing from mf?
Did Rafa get it right or was we lucky?

Fex sake     

I'm like a magnet on here for stalkers and fecking loonies at the moment. Baz, do me a big fat favour and leave me alone fella eh? If you can't take a post in the spirit it was intended, then it's a shame but there you go. There are plenty of people on here for you to train your ascerbic wit and sightful football analysis on, give them a go for a whil will you for once.

I had enough of it two weeks back. Now we've just won a game which is lovely, I'm feeling quite happy, so don't put me on a downer with your bullsh!t, there's a good lad.