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Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
May 03 2018 09:55 GMT
#5361
Haha what Real Madrid is to Barca fans is what Scouse are to everyone in England, only Scousers like Scouse in England!
ModeratorTeam Liquid Football Thread Guru! - Chelsea FC ♥
Liquid`Drone
Profile Joined September 2002
Norway28912 Posts
May 03 2018 10:21 GMT
#5362
On May 03 2018 18:35 Pandemona wrote:
Salah is the interesting one as if Real take all the ball like they probably will do, there will be space on the counters for him, just whether or not he arrives in peak conditioning. For some daft reason they have played him in every game and not rested him yet. They play us the weekend so they might not rest him then either. Then it is one more game and season is over then a week break for the champs league final.

I have no idea how the final will go, this season is stupid, if Liverpool win i will be in sevre pain from seeing the Scouse thinking they are a big amazing team again even though they have failed in the league 28 years now yet somehow can do these random runs in Europe! Nothing worst than scouse fans chirping away about success and beign righteous and whatever!

Anyway, can Klopp fix his cup final jynx!? That another side story, he has an awful record in cup finals. For Liverpool alone this will be his 3rd final and he is 0/2


lol what? For years you've been talking about chelsea completely luckboxing a CL win a season where they got 6th place in the league.
This Liverpool plays amazing football. I hated watching them during the benitez-era and was an anti-fan for that reason, but this season, they've been the most entertaining team in Europe.
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Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
May 03 2018 10:56 GMT
#5363
We luckboxed a champions league win after getting severly unlucky in multiple runs vs Barcelona and Liverpool themselves etc and being lucky wasn't as much as referee decision but more we took all our chances we got and our oppoenents couldn't break us down.

But i never attacked their style of play, they could the best defensive football in the world or best attacking football in the world, but they are still the annoying Scouse team who laud their history over everyone even though they hindered so many teams thanks to all what they have done to English football.

ModeratorTeam Liquid Football Thread Guru! - Chelsea FC ♥
Faruko
Profile Joined April 2013
Chile34173 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-05-03 13:16:17
May 03 2018 13:11 GMT
#5364
Real Madrid way of playing the game is the perfect counter to Liverpool YOLO SCORE 100 AND LET THE OTHER TEAM JUST GET TO 99 GOALS style, they are not the do or die team like City is, they have a really strong midfield with lots of ball control and a much slower pace.

that just really doesn't help Liverpool at all, i mean, yeah it's football and everything can happen but still...

I think that if Real Madrid plays their game with Kroos/Casemiro/Modric setting the tempo of the game Liverpool has no chance, they really don't have a midfield that could take away the ball and control the game
Ross was right // "Jesus Christ nahaz is doing shots before my eyes" (Sn0_Man, 2018)
Rebs
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Pakistan10726 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-05-03 14:11:45
May 03 2018 14:10 GMT
#5365
On May 03 2018 22:11 Faruko wrote:
Real Madrid way of playing the game is the perfect counter to Liverpool YOLO SCORE 100 AND LET THE OTHER TEAM JUST GET TO 99 GOALS style, they are not the do or die team like City is, they have a really strong midfield with lots of ball control and a much slower pace.

that just really doesn't help Liverpool at all, i mean, yeah it's football and everything can happen but still...

I think that if Real Madrid plays their game with Kroos/Casemiro/Modric setting the tempo of the game Liverpool has no chance, they really don't have a midfield that could take away the ball and control the game


Their midfield is fine at taking away the ball. Its just not very good at playing with it. Which doesnt matter much because they tend to just toss it up and let the front 3 do their thing.

But yeah I dont see them keeping the ball much against Real so Real will set the temp and control the game for sure and that will be a problem.
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-05-03 14:43:38
May 03 2018 14:38 GMT
#5366
First goal is important as someone already said. Scouse since they blew people away have always gone ahead first. If Real can go ahead first i wonder what happens then.
ModeratorTeam Liquid Football Thread Guru! - Chelsea FC ♥
Rebs
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Pakistan10726 Posts
May 03 2018 19:14 GMT
#5367
lol if this is the way the game is gonna be called Costa is going to maul the Arsenal defense.
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
May 03 2018 19:41 GMT
#5368
Yeah Costa back to haunt Arsenal <3
ModeratorTeam Liquid Football Thread Guru! - Chelsea FC ♥
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
May 03 2018 19:54 GMT
#5369
There it is, DIEGO COSTAAAAAAAAA
ModeratorTeam Liquid Football Thread Guru! - Chelsea FC ♥
Rebs
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Pakistan10726 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-05-03 20:38:43
May 03 2018 20:26 GMT
#5370
doesnt really change the equation much though, but yeah totally outhustled Bellerin..

ughh some of the cynical grabs and take downs Atletico players make should count as sexual harassment, Pretty sure that double handed over the shoulders pullback from Saul mustve left Ramsey's nipples raw.

Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-05-03 20:51:32
May 03 2018 20:51 GMT
#5371
Nothing against Arsenal here, would be nice for them to get final or maybe even win the comp for Wenger he does deserve something, but they don't have the defenders to handle a true in form bullying Costa. No one can to be fair, that is why Chelsea went from 1st to 5th, we don't have Costa doing Costa things.

Wish Simeone didn't sign his contract extension so he might have been able to be tapped up and bought Costa back as all our board loved Costa and was only Conte who forced him out. Ahh well, what might have been!

Also huge blow for France? Koscielny has ruptured his Achillies and will be out for at least 6 months! No world cup for him!
ModeratorTeam Liquid Football Thread Guru! - Chelsea FC ♥
sharkie
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Austria18762 Posts
May 03 2018 20:54 GMT
#5372
That's it for Wenger. Good bye
Ysellian
Profile Joined December 2010
Netherlands9029 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-05-03 21:01:51
May 03 2018 20:57 GMT
#5373
Not the ending you hope for, for someone like Wenger.
{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
May 03 2018 21:29 GMT
#5374
Arsenal

Also does the home advantage goal not occur for these four teams?
"Smokey, this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules."
iFU.pauline
Profile Joined September 2009
France1779 Posts
May 03 2018 22:35 GMT
#5375
Marseille wins
No coward soul is mine, No trembler in the world's storm-troubled sphere, I see Heaven's glories shine, And Faith shines equal arming me from Fear
WillyWanker
Profile Joined December 2011
France1915 Posts
May 04 2018 00:51 GMT
#5376
On May 04 2018 05:51 Pandemona wrote:
Also huge blow for France? Koscielny has ruptured his Achillies and will be out for at least 6 months! No world cup for him!


Not good news but we have Umtiti, Varane and Laporte. Should be enough. I'm not sure Koscielny would have been a starter anyway.
Rebs
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Pakistan10726 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-05-04 01:51:24
May 04 2018 01:50 GMT
#5377
On May 04 2018 09:51 WillyWanker wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 04 2018 05:51 Pandemona wrote:
Also huge blow for France? Koscielny has ruptured his Achillies and will be out for at least 6 months! No world cup for him!


Not good news but we have Umtiti, Varane and Laporte. Should be enough. I'm not sure Koscielny would have been a starter anyway.


Not that one would wish anyone injury or anything of that nature. But its maybe not the worst thing in the world for France that they dont have a chance to pick him. I would rate all of the guys you mentioned above him at this time.
DucK-
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Singapore11449 Posts
May 04 2018 04:39 GMT
#5378
Perfect ending for Wenger. Great guy pre mourinho, then he decided to embark on an experiment with youths. Barcelona was everything he wanted his team to be, but he wasn't blessed with a messi or iniesta (actually Hleb could have been that but he decided to leave....for barca haha).

He had no leaders on the pitch, no powerful mid after vieria (imagine if diaby was fit though). For some reason despite being blatantly clear that one is needed, Wenger never bought them. I believe he had the money, but refused due to his ideals. It came back to bite him because when he finally had top players like ozil and Sanchez, the rest of the squad were not up to the same standard.

Its funny cuz every year arsenal kept having the same results. They hype themselves to be title challengers, somehow start the season terribly and change their target to top 4 in December, go on a good run in the 2nd half of season and lamenting their poor start. Then Wenger and the board expects things to be different the next season without making fundamental changes.

He has had his time. His success in 90s and 2000s do not erase the shit show he has been for the next decade. A fitting way to end by concluding his experiment was nothing but a failure.
Rebs
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Pakistan10726 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-05-04 05:23:15
May 04 2018 05:23 GMT
#5379
On May 04 2018 13:39 DucK- wrote:
Perfect ending for Wenger. Great guy pre mourinho, then he decided to embark on an experiment with youths. Barcelona was everything he wanted his team to be, but he wasn't blessed with a messi or iniesta (actually Hleb could have been that but he decided to leave....for barca haha).

He had no leaders on the pitch, no powerful mid after vieria (imagine if diaby was fit though). For some reason despite being blatantly clear that one is needed, Wenger never bought them. I believe he had the money, but refused due to his ideals. It came back to bite him because when he finally had top players like ozil and Sanchez, the rest of the squad were not up to the same standard.

Its funny cuz every year arsenal kept having the same results. They hype themselves to be title challengers, somehow start the season terribly and change their target to top 4 in December, go on a good run in the 2nd half of season and lamenting their poor start. Then Wenger and the board expects things to be different the next season without making fundamental changes.

He has had his time. His success in 90s and 2000s do not erase the shit show he has been for the next decade. A fitting way to end by concluding his experiment was nothing but a failure.


Closet Arsenal Fan TV member spotted.
nayumi
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Australia6499 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-05-04 05:31:16
May 04 2018 05:31 GMT
#5380
On May 04 2018 14:23 Rebs wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 04 2018 13:39 DucK- wrote:
Perfect ending for Wenger. Great guy pre mourinho, then he decided to embark on an experiment with youths. Barcelona was everything he wanted his team to be, but he wasn't blessed with a messi or iniesta (actually Hleb could have been that but he decided to leave....for barca haha).

He had no leaders on the pitch, no powerful mid after vieria (imagine if diaby was fit though). For some reason despite being blatantly clear that one is needed, Wenger never bought them. I believe he had the money, but refused due to his ideals. It came back to bite him because when he finally had top players like ozil and Sanchez, the rest of the squad were not up to the same standard.

Its funny cuz every year arsenal kept having the same results. They hype themselves to be title challengers, somehow start the season terribly and change their target to top 4 in December, go on a good run in the 2nd half of season and lamenting their poor start. Then Wenger and the board expects things to be different the next season without making fundamental changes.

He has had his time. His success in 90s and 2000s do not erase the shit show he has been for the next decade. A fitting way to end by concluding his experiment was nothing but a failure.


Closet Arsenal Fan TV member spotted.

Any Chelsea fan is a closet Arsenal Fan TV member
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