Quoteyeah all correct, Zeljko Kalac was the name of the keeper...
The Australians are Kewell for Liverpool and the Sub keeper for Milan in their final. Don't know name
Alenichev (Porto) is the Russian. Think he's the only Russian to win it
Is Roque junior the Leeds player?
yeah all correct, Zeljko Kalac was the name of the keeper...
ramaining answers were:
5) Barca in 2008-9, they finished 3rd the previous season and so played Wisla (as in the River) Krakow in the play off.
7) Benni McCarthy
Totally expected victory for Barca, but lovely to watch.
I felt Man Utd started well for the first 10 mins or so then Barca got more and more of the ball - it was like 2009 all over again. I think a lot of Utd's midfield went missing, Giggs, Carrick and Valencia didn't do much Park had to cover the ground for 3 midfielders so was spent after about 50 mins. It also meant Rooney had to drop back a lot more to try and win the ball leaving Hernandez on his own up front (I think that's when Fergie got in an argument with Rooney on the touch line). It's like watching an Ireland match with Robbie Keane dropping back to pick up the ball and leaving Doyle on his own. Evra's position was a bit suspect to be honest, Fabio and Vidic had good games but I think their midfield needs a bit of replacement.
Thats a very Man U centric match review. Most of the worthwhile action came from Barca and van de Sar
Spot on EdmundoOriginally Posted by cfdh_edmundo
Think its now time that Fergie stopped his silly game of trying to prove that Carrick was worth all the money he gave (and got) by playing him constantly. He is useless, a big hole in the centre of the pitch.
Good game last night, and one can see the difference a good referee can make - no messing from the barca players this time cause they knew it wouldnt be accepted.
And it still isnt the best team i have seen in the CL - Ajax, Ac Milan and the other Barca team (the one with the good defence!)
OK - have been driven to this. Can we please bloody well stop this "Barcelona playacting" thing ? Have I just woken up from a Bobby Ewing dream and imagined the last 10 years ? For years all english teams, including Man U have had a designated diver.
The "jump over the keeper and leave your hind leg to deliberately touch the keeper thereby creating "contact"" was invented by Zola, perfected by Owen and adopted by all english teams. Gerrard dives all the time - Drogba dives - and the hall of OT fame in this regard runs from Van Nistlerooy through Beckham, the Hall of Fame Champion Ronaldo, Rooney and Hernendez, all of whom routinely dive.
As for the Man U charge of trying to influence the referee - that is a charge that is so ridiculous that responding to it is a waste of time. Ignorance.
Yes Barca and Real Madrid was a disgrace and they should all be embarrassed for what happened. But can we please stop engaging in this proxy (yes, proxy) English jingoistic, foreigners all dive and they don't like it up 'em nonsense
Utterly pathetic
DB Cooper is alive !
Well said Angus. I nearly had a fit when Gary Neville on SKY warned that these foreigners' diving antics would be something that United should be aware of.
Owen and Gerrard were masters of the art. Well, actually Gerrard has been outed a few times but it's an "inconvenient truth" that doesn't get aired. A blatant dive against Bolton at Anfield last year incredibly escaped a yellow, and even escaped a mention from the commentator. Gerrard's dive against Hungary at Wembley about 5 years ago drew laughs from the commentary. Rooney dived to win the penalty that ended Arsenal's 49-game unbeaten run. I'm still not sure about the athenticity of Gerrard's penalty in Istanbul in 2005 but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt on that one.
I actually think players can be forgiven for the odd dive. But repeatedly diving, or tolerating diving, whilst bitching about others doing it is rank hypocrisy.
PS: anyone see Marcus Horan pretending to have been hit in yesterday's game at Thomond?
Ye guys must be looking at a different game to me then - compare barca's semi to man utd? Enough said!
Barca's semi was atrocious. No argument.
United have never been as bad as that, but they have had their divers and many other English (and English based) are prone to a dive. So Gary Neville's comments were either inaccurate or more than a bit hypocritical.
Yeah a few(1/2) players here and there but not games littered with diving -Apart from Nani I cant think of any other united player who dives a lot? Barca - nearly them all except Messi.
Barca did struggle to impress their beautiful game against a team employing dirty cynical tactics like Madrid, but no doubting about Barca's utter superiority over Madrid.
Overall CL performances - Barca one zillion passes completed, some of the most brilliant goals scored this year, the perfection of an original characteristic attacking style, especially by the superb players of this generation, Iniesta, Xavi and Messi.
All culminating with a total domination and a second humiliation of a Man U team, in a CL final.
Agree Geysir, but they still have a very dodgy back 4,lol!
Really ? Go to YouTube and type in "Rooney diving"
DB Cooper is alive !
Whole matches ruined by diving left right and centre - goggle that then!
Rooney used to dive a lot. And still does for all I know. But once again, their 'great white hope' didn't really show up.
Regardless of diving, a red herring in this game, thankfully Barca were light years ahead in their passing and movement and were worthy winners.
Ultimately, Man.U. were lucky to even get the one.
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10 OwlsFan
9 Shakermaker
9 Bennocelt
7 Gustavo
6 Cfdh Edmundo
6 Delorean
Whooohuu. Ok, so I was the only one continuing to predict but as Alex Fergusons would say "herdie huudie, referee, hoodie, boy rooney, aye, mumble, delighted".
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
That's a bit like Sepp Blatter declaring himself the winner of the FIFA presidency election. Maybe Owls fan has a career as a football administrator beckoning.
yes, was about 10 metres away in the stand. embarrassing!
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