Champions League thread

**Block G Raptor** · 23/04/2008, 1:32 PM

Originally Posted by Hibernian

every team has there diver not just Chelsea and Man U

I don't doubt it but Drogba is by far the worst I have ever seen. He's just ridiculous

**Pike B** · 23/04/2008, 1:32 PM

Originally Posted by old git

about as good as the best league in ireland ( limerick

) pike b dont forget you are struggling to stay in league 1 b ... but i'm sure all teams in 1 b must play attractive football on the ground no such thing as long balls in limerick

Never played a long ball in me life!!

**jmurphyc** · 23/04/2008, 1:34 PM

Originally Posted by Hibernian

Fair enough point but as a whole every team has there diver not just Chelsea and Man U

IMO Drogba is the worst diver in the England. His antics last night were cringeworthy. He seems to go down at the slightest touch. It's such a shame because he's a fantastic player but just doesn't do himself any justice in this regard. There are players on other teams who are divers, but nobody is anywhere near as bad as he is.

**Pike B** · 23/04/2008, 1:34 PM

Originally Posted by Billsthoughts

not a likeable player but a brilliant one..

Very good. Yes.
Brilliant is a bit strong.

**eirebhoy** · 23/04/2008, 2:23 PM

Originally Posted by Pike B

Very good. Yes.
Brilliant is a bit strong.

He was regarded as the best striker in the world by many a year or 2 ago. Of course he's brilliant and it'd be very fickle to judge him on current form.

**Stevo Da Gull** · 23/04/2008, 2:38 PM

I actually turned the match off last night because I was sick of Drogba and his antics...... I turned it back on about 4 minutes into stoppage time - talk about timing!!

**Block G Raptor** · 23/04/2008, 3:40 PM

Messi is fit to face United tonight

**FarBeag** · 23/04/2008, 5:11 PM

Originally Posted by Block G Raptor

Messi is fit to face United tonight

Good.. I hope Manu U get hammered.

**Pike B** · 23/04/2008, 5:30 PM

Originally Posted by eirebhoy

He was regarded as the best striker in the world by many a year or 2 ago. Of course he's brilliant and it'd be very fickle to judge him on current form.

Define brilliant for me then?
I think Denis Bergkamp was brilliant, Zola, Hagi, Stoichkov, Van Basten, Zidane, Maradona.
Or currently Messi, Kaka or Ronaldo.
To me brilliance is creative flair and being capable of incredible feats with a football.
Don't remember ever seeing Drogba do anything brilliant.
Very good, sometimes excellent, but never quiet brilliant for me..
Just my opinion..

**rambler14** · 23/04/2008, 5:40 PM

Originally Posted by FarBeag

Good.. I hope Manu U get hammered.

Liverpool fan eh?

**micls** · 23/04/2008, 5:57 PM

Originally Posted by rambler14

Liverpool fan eh?

Yeah, its only iverpool fans that don't want the Champions League final to be a rerun of 'Grand Slam Sunday' rubbish......

Ideally tonights game would be the final, but unfortunately one of the 2 worst teams to watch has to qualify.

**jebus** · 23/04/2008, 6:00 PM

Drogba is a poor man's Alan Shearer to be honest. As for the match tonight, 3-1 to Barca with a Barca - Chelsea final is still my pick. Shame Mourinho isn't the manager anymore, at least his sideline antics distracted from the sleeper hold Chelsea normally put on the on-field entertainment

**Dunny** · 23/04/2008, 6:47 PM

Jesus what a miss!

**micls** · 23/04/2008, 6:49 PM

Ronaldo and big games? The next 90 minutes will tell a lot about him now

**rambler14** · 23/04/2008, 6:49 PM

Oh my God I can't believe it!

The ref seemed to move the ball back and Ronaldo never placed it to where he wanted it. It would have been the best thing to do as he looked very nervous and the one thing you don't do when your nervous is try and place a penalty.

**jebus** · 23/04/2008, 6:59 PM

United's defence getting torn apart at the moment, Messi is looking sharp as well, looks good for Barca, especially after small time Charlie missed that penalty

**rambler14** · 23/04/2008, 7:23 PM

Wes Brown is playing like the same ole turkey he always is. Every chance he can get he's wrecking a move by passing the ball back to VDS. He's just being negative.
Park looks lost.
So does Evra.
VDS started poor but seems to have improved.

United need to target Milito he's useless.
Marquez's foul on Ronaldo looked another penalty...........i wonder if ronaldo would have taken it?????

Barca are crunchin Uniteds players any chance they can and because of that a lot oof Uniteds players are pullin out of challenges.
If only Vidic was out there to show them how to tackle???????

The game is crying out for Paul Scholes to take control, but it looks like he won't.
Theres goals in this game and it pains me to say but they look like Barcelona goals.

**Marked Man** · 23/04/2008, 7:34 PM

Looks a similar game as the first leg with Roma. Almost all of the game being played in United's half, but no real chances created against them. They look much more likely to score than Barcelona when they break.