Champions League 2017/2018

[Globalgunner]

Is that Michael Oliver reffing? :lol:

The one and only.

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Half Time.

0 - 2

This is fantastic. Can't see RM not scoring though at some point so Juve need at least 2.

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0 - 0 in the other game btw. Sevilla need to score at least twice to go through.

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Lucas Vázquez and Marco Asensio on for Bale and Casemeiro. :lol::lol:


Bale :haha:

Another shocker. He's off in the summer.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Douglas Costa. :lol:

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Stop milking it Carvajal. Good reffing from Oliver tbh.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Buffon saves from Ronaldo.

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Ronaldo shot saved well by Buffon.

If Juve do this they've got the old man to thank.

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Higuain shot saved!

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

My word.

MATUIDI!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Snapshot from Higuain, Navas saves.

He didn't catch it well according to McManaman.

Twat.

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0 - 3!!!!

[GP]

OH MY GOD :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-3 MATUIDI!!!!

Navas. :haha:

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Matiuidi btw.

:haha::haha:

[Globalgunner]

0-3 Juve

CL>>>>>>>>WC

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Buffon. :bow:

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Well that's De Gea off to RM in the summer. :lol::lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

If they don't find the paper jammed in the fax machine again.

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btw I was in the middle of typing up a post on Higuain when Juve scored.


Basically Higuain has the Harry Kane like quality of being able to get off shots quickly. One of the reason why both of them rack up bucketful of goals every season.

Welbeck could learn a lot from him.

[GP]

Well that's De Gea off to RM in the summer. :lol::lol:

There's a Chelsea fan at work who's convinced Madrid are going to sign Courtois.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Madrid need two according to McManaman.

Er no.

[Globalgunner]

If they don't find the paper jammed in the fax machine again.

Fax machines.......so 20th century. When last did I ever see one of those things?

[The Emirates Gallactico]

There's a Chelsea fan at work who's convinced Madrid are going to sign Courtois.

Yeah apparently he's been publically flirting with them for a while. Got a Chelsea mate as well who's pissed off with him for that reason.


Still I'd much rather De Gea fucked off. The number of points he's won Utd on his own this season is ridiculous.

[Niall_Quinn]

Ronaldo is the shittiest cheat to ever disgrace the game. A whole career of that filth.

[Globalgunner]

Yeah apparently he's been publically flirting with them for a while. Got a Chelsea mate as well who's pissed off with him for that reason.


Still I'd much rather De Gea fucked off. The number of points he's won Utd on his own this season is ridiculous.

This season?. Hes saved them at least the last 4

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This season?. Hes saved them at least the last 4

Yeah it's been a while.

He's too good for those twats.

[Marc Overmars]

Holy shit, come on Juve!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bit worried about us tomorrow now. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Douglas Costa with some delectable cynical shit.

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Bit worried about us tomorrow now. :lol:

Been thinking that since Juve got the first goal.

We won't be laughing when CSKA are two goals up at Half Time tomorrow. :cry:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Deflected shot for Isco, Buffon saves.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Varane just dropped the Ashes.

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Was a hard chance tbf.

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Now Chiellini nearly scores an OG.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Marcelo booked. Scrote.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ronaldo. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Three added minutes, most of that has gone.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pel to Marketing. Fuck off.

[GP]

Lucky cunts.

[Thierrymon]

English refs :doh:

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Fucking hell. You knew it was coming.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Buffon sent off. Fuck off

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Ches!

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tbf it was a penalty.

Don't know why Buffon was sent off though.

[KSE Comedy Club]

Unbelievable Jeff!

I think it was an unlucky penalty really but that defneder was being wreck less for the last 10 mins - twat

[Globalgunner]

English refs are the worst. Atkinson denied City a cast iron pen last weekend. Now this farce.

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He fouled him when he was about to take a shot. Clear pelanty.

[KSE Comedy Club]

Come on wookash......:pray:

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Remember him saving a brilliant one against Pool for us.

[Thierrymon]

Goal Ches no chance.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-3. Do one football.

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Ricolously good pel from Ronaldo.

Juve :rose:

[Özim]

Get in!!!

[Niall_Quinn]

Cheats usually prosper. And tonight is no different.

That cunt Penaldo and his scumbag mate Arseholio spent that entire half trying to get opponents sent off. And then the classic dive in the box. Ref fucked that badly.

[Cripps]

Soft pen :lol:

Feel sorry for Buffon :rose:

Ron :bow: Surely that settles it?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-3 FT. Football ruined again.

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It was brainless from Benatia though.

Though it was because Penaldo managed to outpower the other guy to win the header in the first place.

[Marc Overmars]

FFS :doh:

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The circumstances around it were aggravating but I'd be livid if that wasn't given as a penalty for us. Vasquez would have scored if he didn't get barged (albeit without too much contact) from behind.

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Ron :bow: Surely that settles it?

Settles what?

[Özim]

Best player in the worlld does it again!

[Globalgunner]

Nothing would make me happier than to see madrid dumped out in the semis

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Ideally Roma win this but as long as Pool don't pub this I'll be happy tbh.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Sickening. That fuhking toad Conaldo will get another CL medal.

[Cripps]

Best player in the worlld does it again!

:gp:

Messi :haha:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dah7ic_WkAAjbtZ.jpg

:lol:

[Letters]

Biggist cunt in the worlld does it again!

:gp:

[Özim]

Good thing Juve didn't win, had they gone through it would have been Liverpools cup for sure, these less fancied teams rarely have more than one guy tie in them.

Ronaldo is unbelievable, IMO superior to Messi, has done it at every level including Internatinal level where he got his team to be champions of Europe,, Messi so far has done nothing bu flop at International level.

[Özim]

:gp:

Jealousy is ugly! :lol:

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Yeah screaming in the face of & handling a ref is a red card. I know it was an emotional situation but Buffon should know better.

Not to mention Olivier has previous with this. He was the same guy that sent off Di Maria for doing the same thing when we beat them 2 - 1 in the FA cup a few years back (Welbz winner remember) :lol::lol:


:gp:

Harsh on Cripps tbh. :cold:

[Cripps]

A Utd fan rang up talksport and said he'd be delighted and celebrate if Salah scored the winner for Liverpool in the champions league final because he's Egyptian himself :lol:

[KSE Comedy Club]

Good thing Juve didn't win, had they gone through it would have been Liverpools cup for sure, these less fancied teams rarely have more than one guy tie in them.

Ronaldo is unbelievable, IMO superior to Messi, has done it at every level including Internatinal level where he got his team to be champions of Europe,, Messi so far has done nothing bu flop at International level.

Ronaldo didn't turn up until the penalty :shrug:

[Özim]

Ronaldo didn't turn up until the penalty :shrug:

You don't have to be running the game to be a matchwinner, more often than not players like that pop up with goals when you least expect it, one of the things that makes them great.

[Letters]

:lol: Goalposts :bow:

[GP]

Ronaldo is a faggot.

[Letters]

Ronaldo is a faggot.

He's a prick.
Great player, yes, but a complete prick.
And if it was a player Zim didn't like you know he'd just be sneering "all he did was take a penalty".
Logic :rose:

[Özim]

:lol: Goalposts :bow:

What are you on about, a lot of the best players don't show up all match and then get winners, you can't expect a player to run the game every match, the important thing is that they have an impact.

Ronaldo does that, just look at the amount of goals he's scored and the amount of trophies he's won.

[Özim]

He's a prick.
Great player, yes, but a complete prick.
And if it was a player Zim didn't like you know he'd just be sneering "all he did was take a penalty".
Logic :rose:

Lot of pressure on that penalty, bit different to the average penalty. as you said he's a great player, his performances back that up a matchwinner in every season and i'd argue better than Messi based on the fact he's performed at the highest level.

[Niall_Quinn]

Penaldo is the biggest piece of shit in football. A gifted player who would rather cheat than play. Like all his scumbag Madrid mates. Horrible fucking team. The sort of team that might make you admire the gypos were it not for that fuck Sterling.

Madrid, Barcunts, Bayern, PSG, the so-called "big" boys - Their real talent is rolling around screaming, diving, playacting. Embarrassments one and all.

[Cripps]

Big Ron :bow:

No doubt:bow:

[Letters]

Lot of pressure on that penalty, bit different to the average penalty.
QED.
As I said, if it was a player you didn't like you'd be dismissing it as "meh, he only took a penalty".
Goalpost shifting :bow:
Logic :rose:

[Niall_Quinn]

Not one of the "news"papers mentions the disgusting tactics of Madrid. All those toads like Owen are going on about how marvellous Penaldo was for stepping up and converting their ill-gotten penalty (how many is that now btw?)

Juve were great in those final minutes. A stream of Madrid scumbags were heading into their box with one intention in mind, and until the last kick Juve managed to resist the horrendous, cynical cheating bastards. The ridiculous Penaldo was throwing himself all over the place. One pathetic effort sticks in the mind where he launched himself into the air and flopped to the deck because his opponent managed to beat him to a header. Arseholio was the same. We see it from these bastards every time they need a goal. Outplayed, outthought, outfought and well whipped on their own patch, but not embarrassed because they don't have enough shame in them. So they resorted to doing what they do best. Heading into that box for their Shakespearian performances, one by one. The ref was technically within his rights to give a pen, although he should have taken the blatant dive into account and waved it away. He was within his rights to send Buffon off, although he should have taken into account the magnitude of Madrid's cheating and how it might affect the victims. But he was not within his rights to ignore Madrid's blatant cynicism. He should have been brandishing yellows and reds all over the place for the despicable playacting. Instead he stood by and watched the inevitable unfold, and now he'll fall back on technicalities and absolve himself for being the fool who played right into scumbag Madrid's ploy.

And so the hypemasters in the media are off on another Penaldo wank. Sickening, and one of the reasons why fans who remember real football are becoming so disillusioned.

[Özim]

QED.
As I said, if it was a player you didn't like you'd be dismissing it as "meh, he only took a penalty".
Goalpost shifting :bow:
Logic :rose:

Not in a pressure situation like that, they were up against it at home, could have gone out and he had to score to put them through, pretty high pressure I'd say.

Typical nonsense from you, that's your catchphrase isn't it the old goalpost shifting, it's all you've got to fall back on these days :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

Not in a pressure situation like that, they were up against it at home, could have gone out and he had to score to put them through, pretty high pressure I'd say.

Typical nonsense from you, that's your catchphrase isn't it the old goalpost shifting, it's all you've got to fall back on these days :lol:

tbf, Penaldo has enough experience of dodgy pens in the last few minutes by now. It's second nature for him to be the glory milking turd on the spot - first nature in fact. He's a good enough player to just play the game and leave out that bag of cynical shit he drags with hime everywhere he goes. Same with Messi, another cheating shitbag. But the media feeds on hype and this homo scumbag is the biggest hype of all. Untouchable, unless it's Beckham getting the red. Then the media cries a bit.

[Özim]

To be honest Ronaldo has proved himself, he's was amazing at Man U and took it to another level at Real, he knocked us out of the CL one year with a sensational free kick, the guy is unplayable at his best there's no denying that.

Yes these players simulate, but most footballers do, including some of ours, it's part and parcel of the game now and is that arrived into the English game many years ago now.

For me it doesn't detract from the fact he's an amazing footballer who has dragged his teams to victory countless times (including his international team), the amount of goals he scores at all levels can't be disuputed either, he's scored in every CL game this season, noone else has managed that.

Personally think that when players become this good, they are automatically disliked by opposition fans, people don't like players that are too good unless they play for their team.

[Letters]

Meh. Never won a World Cup Medal.
Merts :bow:


:ninja:

[KSE Comedy Club]

What are you on about, a lot of the best players don't show up all match and then get winners, you can't expect a player to run the game every match, the important thing is that they have an impact.

Ronaldo does that, just look at the amount of goals he's scored and the amount of trophies he's won.

Well no, real match winners step up and score from open play when the going is tough, not dive around the place like an Olympic gold medalist & smash a gifted penalty into the back of the net. Especially when a new goalkeeper has just come on the pitch.

I'm surprised he managed to stand up long enough to actually take the penalty tbh.

[KSE Comedy Club]

Personally think that when players become this good, they are automatically disliked by opposition fans, people don't like players that are too good unless they play for their team.
No offence Zim, but that is bollocks.

You would have to be really thick cunt to follow that kind of thought. You know, like Chelsea fans thick.

People generally can appreciate when a footballer is on another level, Ronaldo is when he isn't being a cheating scrote and he's good enough to not need it in his game but he lets himself down.
I think more fans can't stand his twatish antics - and when he took his shirt off and stood there like a statue - what an odious prick!

[Letters]

I think more fans can't stand his twatish antics - and when he took his shirt off and stood there like a statue - what an odious prick!
Correct. Great player. Complete arrogant prick of a person.
And this is where Zim repeatedly shifts the goalposts, Ronanldo is arrogance personified. Other people Zim doesn't like he derides for their arrogance :shrug:
We all do it to an extent, but he is worse than most and has no self-awareness about the fact he does it.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

He was shit in the game tbh.

But tbh the penalty he took was unsaveable and it took confidence & courage given the pressure of the moment and just how long the delay was.

by the way,

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43734192

Buffon :doh:

I like him but this is such a dumb narrative. Just because it was in the last minute the ref isn't meant to give a pelanty when there's a clear foul in the box because you can't spoil the "comeback story". Or because of your legendary status in the game you get to act like a scrote without any consequences. Yeah fuck off with that shit.

I'm probably in the minority here but in hindsight I thought the whole situation was excellent referring by Michael Oliver. Had the cajones ( :lol:) to make the right call despite knowing the abuse he would get for doing it and stuck to his guns.

England's best ref since Clattenburg fucked off to Saudi Arabia for the money.

[Letters]

Just seen the pel. Well taken. Why can't more footballers do that? How hard a skill is it actually to ping a dead ball from 12 yards into the top corner of a target 8 yards across?
Is that really such a difficult skill for a professional footballer?

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Just seen the pel. Well taken. Why can't more footballers do that? How hard a skill is it actually to ping a dead ball from 12 yards into the top corner of a target 8 yards across?
Is that really such a difficult skill for a professional footballer?

Players aren't robots Letters.

[Niall_Quinn]

To be honest Ronaldo has proved himself, he's was amazing at Man U and took it to another level at Real, he knocked us out of the CL one year with a sensational free kick, the guy is unplayable at his best there's no denying that.

Yes these players simulate, but most footballers do, including some of ours, it's part and parcel of the game now and is that arrived into the English game many years ago now.

For me it doesn't detract from the fact he's an amazing footballer who has dragged his teams to victory countless times (including his international team), the amount of goals he scores at all levels can't be disuputed either, he's scored in every CL game this season, noone else has managed that.

Personally think that when players become this good, they are automatically disliked by opposition fans, people don't like players that are too good unless they play for their team.

Nobody who is fair would dispute his talent as a footballer. And that's precisely why his behaviour is so unacceptable. He doesn't have to cheat. He opts to cheat. To say this doesn't detract from him as a footballer is way too much of a stretch to be credible.

[Letters]

Players aren't robots Letters.

It's from 12 yards away. It's 8 yards wide. They have zero excuse to miss at all and I'm struggling to believe a professional footballers can't aim to within a square yard from that distance on a fairly consistent basis.
They don't even have to hit it that hard. Just lop it into the top corner, no 'keeper is saving that.

[Globalgunner]

Ronaldo IS a prick. Cant stand the guy. Glory hunter extraordinaire. Ozim have you forgotten the Euros or WC. cant remember which, where Portugal were in a shoot out and Ronaldo declined to take a pen, saving himself for the last kick that would focus all attention on him. Hilarious that he didnt even get to take a pen as his team were out long before then. Youre the captain, Take the first pen, bloody poser.

Really really hate the twat.

Ibra is also an egomaniac but HE does it with a kind of style and verve, referring to himself in the 3rd person. Makes you take a shine to him rather than want to slap his stupid face like Penaldo......and the press are just as stupid. Calling his overhead kick the greatest thing since the moon landing. Mandzukic did an even better one in last seasons CL but no......Ronaldo Ronaldo, Ronaldo. Stupid commentator yesterday was still reminiscing over the goal he scored when Juve scored the first goal in the 3rd minute. That shut him up for a while.

[Özim]

Well no, real match winners step up and score from open play when the going is tough, not dive around the place like an Olympic gold medalist & smash a gifted penalty into the back of the net. Especially when a new goalkeeper has just come on the pitch.

I'm surprised he managed to stand up long enough to actually take the penalty tbh.

He's a matchwinner end of, he's proven it over the years, scoring crucial goal and performing when his teams needed him. The penalty was great and it was a pressure situation, he stepped up scored it and won them the tie.

[Özim]

No offence Zim, but that is bollocks.

You would have to be really thick cunt to follow that kind of thought. You know, like Chelsea fans thick.

People generally can appreciate when a footballer is on another level, Ronaldo is when he isn't being a cheating scrote and he's good enough to not need it in his game but he lets himself down.
I think more fans can't stand his twatish antics - and when he took his shirt off and stood there like a statue - what an odious prick!

Top players are arrogant, Henry was, Maradona, Ibra, was it's no uncommon really, I can accept that when they're top top class to some extent, it's when they're middle of the road and arrogant it's more irritating.

As I said simulation is part and parcel of the game, blame the authorities for that, as for the shirt incident, when you've scored a goal it's not unusual to celebrate in a unique way, players try to think of new ways all the time and when you score the winning in such big games you're probably very pumped.

[Özim]

Nobody who is fair would dispute his talent as a footballer. And that's precisely why his behaviour is so unacceptable. He doesn't have to cheat. He opts to cheat. To say this doesn't detract from him as a footballer is way too much of a stretch to be credible.

So just because he's so good he should dive like everyone else does? It's part of the game, our own players do it (albeit badly) if they can get away with it why wouldn't they do it, it's all about winning at all costs these days.

[Özim]

Ronaldo IS a prick. Cant stand the guy. Glory hunter extraordinaire. Ozim have you forgotten the Euros or WC. cant remember which, where Portugal were in a shoot out and Ronaldo declined to take a pen, saving himself for the last kick that would focus all attention on him. Hilarious that he didnt even get to take a pen as his team were out long before then. Youre the captain, Take the first pen, bloody poser.

Really really hate the twat.

Ibra is also an egomaniac but HE does it with a kind of style and verve, referring to himself in the 3rd person. Makes you take a shine to him rather than want to slap his stupid face like Penaldo......and the press are just as stupid. Calling his overhead kick the greatest thing since the moon landing. Mandzukic did an even better one in last seasons CL but no......Ronaldo Ronaldo, Ronaldo. Stupid commentator yesterday was still reminiscing over the goal he scored when Juve scored the first goal in the 3rd minute. That shut him up for a while.

Mandzukic is average (never rated this guy, no idea how he's played for Bayern and Juve), just like with Giroud these goals are more down to pot luck that anything else for players of that level, Ronaldo talentwise is on another level, he's shown year after year his ability and what he can do with a football, when he scores they're not so much down to luck as ability

[Cripps]

Ron :bow:

NQ :haha:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

tbh Ronaldo's entitled to act arrogant & smug ..... he's earned the right with how good he is. It's not a Bendtner situation.

It's the diving and shithousery during a game that he should avoid .... he really doesn't need to engage in it.


It's from 12 yards away. It's 8 yards wide. They have zero excuse to miss at all and I'm struggling to believe a professional footballers can't aim to within a square yard from that distance on a fairly consistent basis.
They don't even have to hit it that hard. Just lop it into the top corner, no 'keeper is saving that.

lol there are things called pressure, emotion and tension .... all of which humans are susceptible to. Not to mention unlike say a Basketball free throw, you have an opposing player stood in front of you trying to put you off which enters into your mind.

Not to mention those sort of penalties into the top corner are high risk, high reward. They're very difficult to achieve in practice ..... it's very small margins. Even the slightest over hit and the ball goes blazing over the bar and you look like a fool. I suppose the thinking that if you at least ensure you hit the target you always have a chance of scoring.

[KSE Comedy Club]

Top players are arrogant, Henry was, Maradona, Ibra, was it's no uncommon really, I can accept that when they're top top class to some extent, it's when they're middle of the road and arrogant it's more irritating.

As I said simulation is part and parcel of the game, blame the authorities for that, as for the shirt incident, when you've scored a goal it's not unusual to celebrate in a unique way, players try to think of new ways all the time and when you score the winning in such big games you're probably very pumped.

Since when was Henry arrogant?!? :lol:

Ronaldo takes cheating and diving to the next level, most footballers might try it on once or twice in a game if they are really lucky, but last night he spent 45 mins diving every time he got within a foot of the ball.

I'm sure you appreciated his 'unique celebration' and spent some time with it on pause.......in the toilet......:sick:

[Letters]

Not to mention those sort of penalties into the top corner are high risk, high reward. They're very difficult to achieve in practice ..... it's very small margins. Even the slightest over hit and the ball goes blazing over the bar and you look like a fool.
Yes, BUT...they are professional footballers. They practice for hours almost every day.
How small is the treble 20 on a dartboard? Darts players can hit it with unerring regularity, is this really that different? Is it really such a difficult skill?
Yes, there's pressure but if you're good enough at a certain skill then you can do it under pressure.
I have more sympathy for strikers who have a split second to take a shot with the goal-keeper advancing and defenders sliding in and the ball moving...but a set piece with a still ball? Come on!
Maybe pinging it into the top corner every time is unrealistic, but they should be better than they are IMO.

[Letters]

Since when was Henry arrogant?!? :lol:
I absolutely love Henry but he was pretty arrogant tbf, but I think players at that level have a certain right to be.
BUT, there are ways of doing it and I don't think Henry was ever the posing, preening, cheating, odious little cunt that Ronaldo is.
Plenty of players swagger in a way which makes opposition fans grudgingly respect them.
I don't know how I'd have felt about Henry were I not an Arsenal fan but I think apart from real knuckle draggers he was fairly well admired in the game.

[KSE Comedy Club]

I absolutely love Henry but he was pretty arrogant tbf, but I think players at that level have a certain right to be.
BUT, there are ways of doing it and I don't think Henry was ever the posing, preening, cheating, odious little cunt that Ronaldo is.
Plenty of players swagger in a way which makes opposition fans grudgingly respect them.
I don't know how I'd have felt about Henry were I not an Arsenal fan but I think apart from real knuckle draggers he was fairly well admired in the game.

Well that's what I meant. Henry may have had a confident swagger about him, but I certainly wouldn't call him arrogant in the same sentence as Ronaldo & Maradonna

[Marc Overmars]

Ronaldo is no worse a diver than anyone else really. He’s heavily disliked because he makes everything about himself but even by doing that he still manages to haul Real Madrid to success. I don’t mind it because he has the honours to make any criticisim of his play moot. Then there are of course Messi fanboys who will cry about anything he achieves but what those people say is often shrouded in bitterness. Likewise for the ones who pine for Ronaldo and won’t hear a bad word said about him even though he is obviously a cunt.

[Marc Overmars]

Well that's what I meant. Henry may have had a confident swagger about him, but I certainly wouldn't call him arrogant in the same sentence as Ronaldo & Maradonna

Of course Henry was arrogant. He wouldn’t have been as great as he was without being so.

[Niall_Quinn]

Since when was Henry arrogant?!? :lol:

Ronaldo takes cheating and diving to the next level, most footballers might try it on once or twice in a game if they are really lucky, but last night he spent 45 mins diving every time he got within a foot of the ball.

I'm sure you appreciated his 'unique celebration' and spent some time with it on pause.......in the toilet......:sick:

Absolutely right. 45 minutes of trying to find the angle to get a penalty or an opponents sent off, rather than play football and try to win the match legitimately. Then, to add the salt, he's there to take the penalty with the last kick of the game after yet another Madrid dive in the box.

Shocking shit. The opposite of football. But the pundits seem to love it. Maybe the bloke has a big cock or something, and they just can't get enough of it.

[Özim]

Liverpool play Roma, it's looking more and more likely they'll go through, expecting an non performance by Roma, they probably only have one decent performance in them!

[Niall_Quinn]

Liverpool vs Bayern in the final will be worth the watch.

[GP]

Bayern - Roma final, thanks.

[Özim]

Reaction to Real vs Juve, some very valid points, som which answer Letters point about penalties


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqWAXEaK1Os

[Letters]

Creaming themselves over a player being able to take a penalty well under pressure :haha:

[Özim]

Creaming themselves over a player being able to take a penalty well under pressure :haha:

These are former professional players who understand the pressure you'd be under in those situations, plenty of top top footballers have missed penalties in pressure situations, some of the best ever like Baggio for example.

[Marc Overmars]

Come on Roma. :sick:

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Bayern vs Roma..... but It will absolutely be Liverpool vs Real. No doubt in my mind Liverpool will get to the final.

I'm more concerned if there's any chance we can sign Manolas! I wonder if they know Mustafi's crap..... use him as a makeweight.

[Niall_Quinn]

These are former professional players who understand the pressure you'd be under in those situations, plenty of top top footballers have missed penalties in pressure situations, some of the best ever like Baggio for example.

They're a trio of utter wankers, if we're being honest about it.

[GP]

They're a trio of utter wankers, if we're being honest about it.

Absolute whammers.

[Niall_Quinn]

LOL - have they been caught for what we all knew?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-5612603/Champions-League-fix-scandal-erupts-Roma-offer-Liverpool-tickets-draw-made.html

[McNamara That Ghost...]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-5616531/Gianluigi-Buffon-tainted-legacy-vile-rant-Michael-Oliver.html#comments

Oliver Holt, our moral compass.

[Niall_Quinn]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-5616531/Gianluigi-Buffon-tainted-legacy-vile-rant-Michael-Oliver.html#comments

Oliver Holt, our moral compass.

It's almost too hard to put up with these pathetic excuses for journalists (and human beings) any longer.

Yes, yes, as sport goes, Buffon was way out of line. But how does he get to that level of rage in the first place? It's the institutionalised cheating which is rapidly becoming the main deciding factor in the game. Cheating players (including Buffon), cheating refs, cheating owners, cheating gamblers, cheating football authorities. It's all as cynical as hell - Christiano Ronaldo being the poster boy for that cynicism. A hateful, despicable, deplorable scumbag who also happens to be one of the world's best football players.

Oh wait!

So Ronaldo's fame buys him a free pass, but Buffon's does not? Is that how you are playing it, Oliver Holt? Hypocrite. Fuckwit extraordinaire.

Get the cynical cheating out of the game and that will lower the emotional excess and restore the sporting tradition. But he won't write about or push for that because he LOVES the fact Buffon went off the deep end. Gives the tired old hack something to copy and paste. Much easier than doing a real job.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Liverpool: Karius; Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, van Dijk, Robertson; Oxlade-Chamberlain, Henderson, Milner; Salah, Firmino, Mane.
Subs: Clyne, Wijnaldum, Klavan, Moreno, Mignolet, Ings, Solanke.

Roma: Allison; Fazio, Manolas, Jesus; Florenzi, De Rossi, Strootman, Kolarov; Under, Nainggolan; Dzeko.
Subs: Skorupski, Pellegrini, Perotti, Schick, Gonalons, Da Silva Peres, El Shaarawy.

[Marc Overmars]

Hopefully Roma have a strong defence because I think Liverpool might blow them away early doors.

[Globalgunner]

Ox woz rite!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Champions League theme. :haha:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Is a Milner, Henderson & Ox Central midfield really better than Xhaka, Ramsey & Jack/Elneny on paper? Shows you the importance of coaching & tactics from a competent manager.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

anyway fully expecting a comfortable Liverpool win with them blowing away Roma in the first half.

4 - 0 prediction.

[Globalgunner]

Commentator claiming Pool are 2nd in the Pl table. How do you make so stupid mistakes?

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Roma trying to play on the front foot with a high line.

Do they not know about how quick Mane & Salah are on the break?

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Roma trying to play on the front foot with a high line.

Do they not know about how quick Mane & Salah are on the break?

They'll try to fight fire with fire I guess and hit us high and early, but there is definitely going to be room in behind their full backs (Kolarov especially I'd imagine). Though it hasn't worked too badly for them yet this season.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kolarov cross but Karius easily claims.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

They'll try to fight fire with fire I guess and hit us high and early, but there is definitely going to be room in behind their full backs (Kolarov especially I'd imagine). Though it hasn't worked too badly for them yet this season.

I think it's the completely wrong tactics for your lot and will ultimately be punished.

You've done well against teams that try and play football (e.g. City) but have struggled against teams that are compact and sit stifle your tactics (Swansea away).

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ox is dead.

[GP]

Ox is dead.

lol

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ox off injured, Wijnaldum on.

Agent Oxocube. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kolarov annihilates the bar!

Karius. :haha:

I suppose it's a save!

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Karius :haha:


Got to make sure we get a GK before Liverpool start hunting for one this summer.

[Globalgunner]

Kolarov Exocet hits the bar. Whoosh!

[Master Splinter]

Oxlade only turns up every few months against Citeh, so it shouldn't make much of a difference.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Why do they say "the Italians?" :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jesus booked.

[Globalgunner]

Mane should have passed to Salah

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mane just dropped the Ashes!

[Master Splinter]

Mane :haha:.

[Globalgunner]

Mane just dropped the Ashes!
twice now

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mane clears another. :haha:

[Master Splinter]

Mane again :haha:.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Jeez it's only going to be a matter time now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Alisson saves from Salah.

[GP]

I know he'll probably score now, but Mane really isn't very good.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

This stupidly high line from Roma means that they're immediately in trouble as soon as they lose the ball.

It's like watching us defend.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Disallowed goal for Mane! :haha:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Mane scores but it's offside.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Salah scores.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-0 Salah smacks another one in.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

https://i.imgur.com/RcqUCfT.jpg

[Globalgunner]

Salah for Ballon d`Or.

[Cripps]

NQ :haha:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

All started because Roma lost the ball in MF and then got caught in the transition.

[Cripps]

So jealous of Liverpool. I hope in 2-3 years we'll be experiencing this :rose:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

NQ :haha:

:unsure:

[Master Splinter]

Real Madrid need a Bale replacement asap imo tbfh.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Lovern hits the bar!!!


So jealous of Liverpool. I hope in 2-3 years we'll be experiencing this :rose:

If we appoint Tuchel we will.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

I know he's not ours...but I just love watching Salah play.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lovren heads on to the bar!

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Real Madrid need a Bale replacement asap imo tbfh.

Salah, Kane & Pochettino to RM this summer please. :coffee:


Though unlike us they'll probably reinvest the money well.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Yeah great idea to give Van Dijk a free header from the corner Roma :rolleyes:

[Master Splinter]

Salah, Kane & Pochettino to RM this summer please. :coffee:


Though unlike us they'll probably reinvest the money well.

Why would they want Pochettino?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Marketing don't like winning trophies I hear.

[Marc Overmars]

Fucking hell, Salah is a worldie.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

2 - 0

Salah FFS

[Goonermerree]

So jealous of Liverpool. I hope in 2-3 years we'll be experiencing this :rose:

I was just going to post this. After all our getting top 4 for 20 years, Pool have won the CL once, got to a final and now a semi final.

[Cripps]

:unsure:

He's muslim :bow:

NQ hates muslims :pal:

Oh and NQ :haha: :haha:

[Marc Overmars]

What a man :bow:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

fucking dumbass tactics from Roma. Liverpool are the last team you play a high to. :doh:

[Globalgunner]

King Salah!!!!

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Nice to see a very humble player doing so well......particularly as we are continually force fed the notion that a player needs to be a neo nazi to get to the top.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Fucking hell, Salah is a worldie.

Nah, I'd like to see what a proper manager like Mourinho could do with him.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

He's muslim :bow:

NQ hates muslims :pal:

Oh and NQ :haha: :haha:

Does he really? I thought he just hates muslim terrorists and the extremism from a large percentage muslims that foster it.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Vela would have been proud of that chip.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Why would they want Pochettino?

He's a good manager tbh. No manager can cure Spurs of their Spursniness.

[Master Splinter]

In the sense that it should be 5-0, Roma have done well.

If Roma can survive Klopp's heavy metal early in the second half, they might get a foothold.

Klopp's style is devastating at it's best, but as we saw numerous times when we played his Dortmund, once it wears off, his teams can be vulnerable. That 4-3 against Citeh was a good summation of it really.

[Cripps]

Nice to see a very humble player doing so well......particularly as we are continually force fed the notion that a player needs to be a neo nazi to get to the top.

We know why :bow:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

I mean seriously did no one at Roma even watch Liverpool play before this game? The naivety to play like this at ANFIELD in a CL SF is staggering.

[Cripps]

Liverpool are perfect for the champions league

Passionate fans, stadium rocking, energetic football

Weirdly I usually can't stand English teams going far but want them to do well :blink:

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

He's a good manager tbh. No manager can cure Spurs of their Spursniness.

I agree. Only difference between him and Enrique is the latter has been handed a far better job with better players.

Pochettino has a track record of improving players, getting the best out of them, playing good football and being tactically flexible.

[Marc Overmars]

Liverpool are perfect for the champions league

Passionate fans, stadium rocking, energetic football

Weirdly I usually can't stand English teams going far but want them to do well :blink:

I'd rather they didn't win it but of all the English teams in the CL they're the most easy to stomach.

Salah is my most favourite non-Arsenal player I've seen for a very long time.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Liverpool are perfect for the champions league

Passionate fans, stadium rocking, energetic football

Weirdly I usually can't stand English teams going far but want them to do well :blink:

You're a disgrace. :coffee:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

You wouldn't hear the end of it if Liverpool won this outright. Especially seeing as they've done things the right way (no sugar daddy or doping).

No thanks. :coffee:

[Globalgunner]

I agree. Only difference between him and Enrique is the latter has been handed a far better job with better players.

Pochettino has a track record of improving players, getting the best out of them, playing good football and being tactically flexible.

Only thing I dont like about Poch is the endemic scroting and diving by his players. He seems to think its an attribute and so he encourages it. I wouldnt like our players to be cuntish fairies. So Madrid is just right for Poch

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Surprised Liverpool haven't renamed him Mo Allah!

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Only thing I dont like about Poch is the endemic scroting and diving by his players. He seems to think its an attribute and so he encourages it. I wouldnt like our players to be cuntish fairies. So Madrid is just right for Poch

I don't like that neither....I'll give you that.

[Goonermerree]

You wouldn't hear the end of it if Liverpool won this outright. Especially seeing as they've done things the right way (no sugar daddy or doping).

No thanks. :coffee:

That's a good reason to want them to win.

[Master Splinter]

Salah's effortless finishing is pretty special to see.

In numbers, he's going to surpass everyone. Henry and Ronaldo winning trophies in their ridiculous seasons might shade it for them, but the relentlessness of Salah's form and the fact that he seems to be getting better as the season goes on puts him alongside them for individual brilliance. Salah doing this with some b-listers around him makes it even more impressive.

[Cripps]

You're a disgrace. :coffee:

I like Liverpool, their culture, their values and the fact they're a proper club :coffee:

In a world where oil rich countries are backing clubs and sweeping up trophies I would like a 'normal' club to win it and stick two fingers up :coffee:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Only thing I dont like about Poch is the endemic scroting and diving by his players. He seems to think its an attribute and so he encourages it. I wouldnt like our players to be cuntish fairies. So Madrid is just right for Poch

Yeah it's awful to have it done against us but you can denty it's effective.


It's not much different to the scroting that Mourinho & Simeone employ and the latter is a favourite candidate from many Arsenal fans for our job. Wouldn't mind our players being a bunch of despicable cunts on the field instead of the fairies they are for a change.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Come on Roma at least get one away goal to give yourselves a chance in Rome.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Mane 3 - 0

[McNamara That Ghost...]

:rolleyes:

[Cripps]

:lol: It's theirs :bow:

[Cripps]

Roma's tactics :haha:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Set up by Salah.


STOP PLAYING A HIGH LINE!!!!

[Master Splinter]

That was so bad from Roma.

[Goonermerree]

Off side?

[The Emirates Gallactico]

I mean Roma may have been beaten by Liverpool anyway as they're really good but by god, they've basically gifted this to them.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Nearly 4.

This is going to be a cricket score.

[Master Splinter]

This is worse than when Jefferson Montero was abusing Chambers all game and WUMger did nothing.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Firmiho

4 -0


This is worse than when Jefferson Montero was abusing Chambers all game and WUMger did nothing.

Di Francesco would make an excellent Wenger replacement then. :bow:

[Cripps]

Ridiculous :lol:

To think we let Klopp pass by :lol:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

More shitty defending. Yeah leave acres of space for Salah to run in behind. That'll work out well won't it.

[Marc Overmars]

Can't wait to play Liverpool in the Super Cup.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Allison fucks up from the corner and it's nearly 5.

[Master Splinter]

Time to cross Alisson and Manolas off transfer wish lists.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Ridiculous :lol:

To think we let Klopp pass by :lol:

I'm telling you Tuchel > Klopp.

If we appoint him we'll be where they are right now in a few years. Especially once Klopp's tactics get found out and countered.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

De Rossi hauled off. Gonalans on.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

5 - 0

:haha::haha:

[Globalgunner]

Roma should just call off the 2nd leg. They might get a paddling there too.

[Master Splinter]

Ings on to get some +1s.

Roma :haha:.

[Master Splinter]

If Egypt can get their second best player - Elneny - fit again, they might have a chance at the World Cup.

They already know they can rely on their best player, Hegazi.

[Özim]

I'm telling you Tuchel > Klopp.
.
:lol: Totally unfounded, one turned Dortmund into a force, the other well....he inherited a great team and achieved nothing and got sacked.

[AFC Leveller]

Roma started off solid but then they were losing 2-0 at HT which must have been hard to take.

However their tactics have been rubbish, almost arsenal like. They look like they have never seen Liverpool play at Anfield.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

The ages of Pool's front three are 26, 26 & 25 FFS.

We've got years left to experience this I'm afraid. :upset:

Fantastic squad building from Liverpool.

[Master Splinter]

DZEKOOOO!!!!

[Marc Overmars]

The dreaded away goal!

:lol:

[Özim]

This was always going to happen, Roma were never a match for Liverpool, this however is embarrassing, but then other than Juve and Napoli the Italian league is rubbish, final should be more interesting.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

5 - 1

Dzeko

COME ONE!1

[The Emirates Gallactico]

:lol: Totally unfounded, one turned Dortmund into a force, the other well....he inherited a great team and achieved nothing and got sacked.

Tuchel reestablished them as a force after Klopp nearly got them relegated.

Zim :haha::haha:

Another shocker from you.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Klopp to keep up his stunning record of final defeats? :pray:

[AFC Leveller]

Pel to Roma

[AFC Leveller]

Yes 5-2

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pelanty to Roma! :haha:

[Marc Overmars]

:haha:

[Özim]

Tuchel reestablished them as a force after Klopp nearly got them relegated.

Zim :haha::haha:

Another shocker from you.

:lol: :lol: :lol: Tuchel did nothing except getting thrashed by Liverpool and making them easier to beat.

2nd rate overhyped managers :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

:popcorn:

[Master Splinter]

PEROTTIIIIIII!!!

[Özim]

Come on Roma!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What an effort from Dzeko!

[The Emirates Gallactico]

This was always going to happen, Roma were never a match for Liverpool, this however is embarrassing, but then other than Juve and Napoli the Italian league is rubbish, final should be more interesting.

All they had to do was bunker down, keep it tight and hope to nick an away goal on the counter - worst case scenario only lose by two. Just don't give space for Liverpool to run into. They literally did the opposite of that.

I'm convinced no one did any scouting of Liverpool.

[Globalgunner]

WTF is going on? Went to do the dishes and came back to a new dimension?

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

And that's why I always worry, we can very rarely coast in a game. We either go at 100mph or in reverse.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

When Liverpool do drop out of a game, they do go to pieces.

[Master Splinter]

Klopp did a Wenget taking Salah off and ruining the momentum.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

If Roma hadn't played like brainless morans for the first 75 mins of this game and only attacked in the last ten then they could have very easily come away with a victory tonight.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

:lol: :lol: :lol: Tuchel did nothing except getting thrashed by Liverpool and making them easier to beat.

2nd rate overhyped managers :lol:

If Tuchel was manager when Klopp was he would have won a lot more at Dortmund tbh.


Klopp should stick to playing Chewbacca in the next Star Wars. :haha::haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Liverpool 5-2 Roma, FT. :popcorn:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

5 - 2 FT.

Roma need to repeat the heroics against Barca to go through this time.

[GP]

Two away goals mean this isn't a done deal.

[Cripps]

Liverpool :lol: :bow: :doh:

[Marc Overmars]

Can’t see Roma doing the impossible twice.

Hopefully Ronaldo has one last CL in him to stop them. Although saying that Bayern’s slightly more pragmatic approach might be better equipped to deal with Liverpool.