Champions League final

[Lim till i die]

Oh, and by the way, is Kaka now c*ap because he failed to perform at the highest level ?

Didn't he win the free kick for the first goal and set up the second goal??

and man what was zenden doing on the pitch,
who so late to introduce crouch,
what the hell was kewell on for,

So they're both crap?? Who, pray tell, would you have played on the left??

[Sandro]

i dont think so!!! one forward, end the game with two on....whats that all about.
and man what was zenden doing on the pitch,
who so late to introduce crouch,
what the hell was kewell on for,
and who is that guy that came on in the end
go ahead liverpool give benitiez 5o million , and he will blow it all away

craig bellamy?

happy to see liverpool lose, rubbish team, end of.

Benitez deserves some credit, somehow he managed to fill the huge quality gap and prevented Milan to play his football, nobody else had been able to stop Kaka like he did and that's a fact. I don't think he could do much more with those average players, it's a little miracle they reached the final despite meeting Barca and Chelsea. Then everybody makes mistakes, I don't think Ancelotti's choice of fileding Jankulowski ahead of Kaladze was a good one.

[Midgit]

I was at the game and it was brilliant. It was a pity it was 10 men against 12 men though(obviously AC Milan benefiting. Zenden was a waste of space and Benitez will have to take the blame for playing him. While the Referee. It was diabolical. All the fef decisions went for Milan.
I got chatting to some Milan fans after and they came up to me and said it was a pity about the ref and that most decision went to their side. "but thats football" they said.

I can't not say something about the trouble before the game. It was absolutly appalling and was totally all caused by the Greek Police. No organisation what so ever.
The police where trying to start trouble. One police man was taking the mickey, rising some Liverpool fans. And as i walked past him he shouldered me for no reason to the ground. (I later seen a picture in the English Star of that same Policeman with a baton raised in his hand about to hit a fan).

Fake tickets were absolutely everywhere!! And i mean everywhere. I am sure you seen on TV that people were cramed in and people left standing on the steps. Sure the man beside me got in through waving a blue leaflet(which where been given out before hand with directions for around athens) Only problem was they looked like tickets on the outside, and as there was no turnstiles being used all one did was flash their so called ticket(fake or not) and you got through the police barrier.

[Sandro]

While the Referee. It was diabolical. All the fef decisions went for Milan.

It took 58 minutes before he showed a yellow card to a Liverpool player (and Xavi Alonso was not among these!). I think the ref did a good job in the end, after all it wasn't a tough match last night

[Lim till i die]

I can't not say something about the trouble before the game. It was absolutly appalling and was totally all caused by the Greek Police. No organisation what so ever.
The police where trying to start trouble. One police man was taking the mickey, rising some Liverpool fans. And as i walked past him he shouldered me for no reason to the ground. (I later seen a picture in the English Star of that same Policeman with a baton raised in his hand about to hit a fan).

Isn't it amazing the way all these Johnny Foreigner types always pick on those plucky innocent Brits

You're right though if I was a policeman I can't think of a more fun way to spend my evening than following ****ed up football fans around taunting them

[sligoman]

In fairness, a brit team was involved in the final. Trouble has to be expected!

[Dodge]

The ref was easily the best I've seen in abig game in years. Got pretty much every decision spot on

[Roadend]

It took 58 minutes before he showed a yellow card to a Liverpool player (and Xavi Alonso was not among these!).

Yes, after the Milan players made him do it. It was a joke. Other than that though he did ok.

[Risteard]

Agree with Dodge.
Credit sould be given when the refs are on the ball.
Can't remember anything wrong.
Maybe an offside but he was never by the rare dive or two towards the end.
Top ref.
End of.

[osarusan]

Agree with Dodge.
Credit sould be given when the refs are on the ball.
Can't remember anything wrong.
Maybe an offside but he was never by the rare dive or two towards the end.
Top ref.
End of.

Nice in-joke

To be honest I thought he was a bit whistle-happy, but did a decent job. Any Pool fans claiming he was the reason for the loss whiil have a hard job.

[OwlsFan]

Typical 'British' attitudes towards Inzaghi. Having seen him play (as opposed to watching him on TV with a biased Brit commentary) it is obvious he is a superb sniffer

I suppose Cruyff is British as well: ''He can’t actually play football,” Johan Cruyff once said of Inzaghi.

"A superb sniffer": An interesting description and the mind boggles

[bennocelt]

Didn't he win the free kick for the first goal and set up the second goal??



So they're both crap?? Who, pray tell, would you have played on the left??

yeah
if zenden is good enough for a CL final then why is he not good enough for liverpool, why is he been sold?????????

my granny thats who!

[Billy Lord]

A good striker needs positional sense and Inzaghi has it. Look at the replay of the first goal; he was on a mission. The fact that the ball hit him rather than he hit the ball is irrelevant. He was there, the ball went in because he was there. It's a different skill to Ronaldo fluting around with no purpose other than to get girls screaming, and while Sky-watching barstoolers love facile tricks and flicks, Inzaghi scores goals. And goals win games.
To be honest, I never rated the guy until I saw him play. His workrate and dedication is quite impressive.

[Billy Lord]

I suppose Cruyff is British as well: ''He can’t actually play football,” Johan Cruyff once said of Inzaghi.

"A superb sniffer": An interesting description and the mind boggles

Cruyff can sneer at everyone bar Garrincha, Pele, Franco Baresi, Ferenc Puskas, Bobby Moore, Alberto Di Stefano and Diego Maradona. Pippo Inzaghi isn't a great footballer in the true sense, but he's a superb striker.

[osarusan]

The fact that the ball hit him rather than he hit the ball is irrelevant. He was there, the ball went in because he was there.

No arguement on Inzaghi, who is proof you dont have to be a great player to be a great goalscorer, but that is a bit of an exaggeration, isn't it? The fact that is a deflection is hardly irrelevant. He didnt mean to do it - that is very different from meaning to do it.

[Dodge]

No arguement on Inzaghi, who is proof you dont have to be a great player to be a great goalscorer, but that is a bit of an exaggeration, isn't it? The fact that is a deflection is hardly irrelevant. He didnt mean to do it - that is very different from meaning to do it.

But Inzaghe's thinking is correct. He's thinking if he gets in that area something might happen. It might be a deflection, it might be a scuffed shot falling to him or the keeper may fumble. A huge amount of being a good striker is being in the right place or making the right run

[osarusan]

But Inzaghe's thinking is correct. He's thinking if he gets in that area something might happen. It might be a deflection, it might be a scuffed shot falling to him or the keeper may fumble. A huge amount of being a good striker is being in the right place or making the right run

No arguement with any of that. I just think that this -

The fact that the ball hit him rather than he hit the ball is irrelevant.

is stretching Inzaghi's genius a bit.

This is true -

He was there, the ball went in because he was there.

but my point is that he didnt mean it. He was looking to be in with a chance of a rebound, I dont think he was planning to get a deflection. I'd say it was 99% luck, but luck because he is a good striker.