Chera
16 years ago
3 years ago
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What, group games where they're going to get humped? No (nowadays, at least) you get into the Champions League for the massive cash incentives and the big matches (i.e. Quarters onwards).


And by your reckoning your games against Barca last year in the last 16 weren't 'big' as they weren't the quarter finals or later.
BR.
17 years ago
2 years ago
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Supported Rodgers in the Premiership thread but don't understand this at all.

If Liverpool get hammered tonight and then lose at home to Chelsea on Saturday then he's going to come in for a lot of criticism, and it'd be deserved criticism.

A club the size of Liverpool should never be admitting defeat before kick off in any CL match, whether it's against Real Madrid or not. Obviously Madrid are a lot better but Rodgers is supposed to be an up and coming young manager, try and create a plan to get a result! The players on the bench will be less than impressed as well - Sterling would have loved the chance to play at the Bernabeu, Gerrard might never play in such a match again, etc.

Dangerous move.
K3V0
16 years ago
1 year ago
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Kolo Toure is starting
Poe
17 years ago
5 days ago
3,675
Man City fan loving money SHOCKER
SpinSwimScream
14 years ago
22 hours ago
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Yeah if I was one of the players rested i'd be livid. It would be a dream to play against Madrid at the Bernabau. Hope Madrid don't take it easy on them
Crane
14 years ago
1 day ago
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Kolo Toure is starting


The worst part is, he's not much worse than our new £20m signing.
K3V0
16 years ago
1 year ago
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The worst part is, he's not much worse than our new £20m signing.


That's true.

Ronaldo is I'm sure absolutely relishing banging in a hat-trick tonight.
Ninja
14 years ago
7 years ago
5,341
Supported Rodgers in the Premiership thread but don't understand this at all.

If Liverpool get hammered tonight and then lose at home to Chelsea on Saturday then he's going to come in for a lot of criticism, and it'd be deserved criticism.

A club the size of Liverpool should never be admitting defeat before kick off in any CL match, whether it's against Real Madrid or not. Obviously Madrid are a lot better but Rodgers is supposed to be an up and coming young manager, try and create a plan to get a result! The players on the bench will be less than impressed as well - Sterling would have loved the chance to play at the Bernabeu, Gerrard might never play in such a match again, etc.

Dangerous move.


Maybe its because I can see this being something he'd do, but I wouldn't be surprised if he's doing it because he knows they won't win anyway and would rather try and fluke a result and revel in the inevitable media praise of his 'genius'.
bluemoon.
17 years ago
3 months ago
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So you only want to play in Europe for the money?

Fans & players want to play the best sides in Europe.

To be honest, I'm not massively fussed about European football but if my team is in it, I'd quite like us to win a trophy. The money comes in very useful though, and considering the majority of teams in the Champions League don't have any realistic chance of winning it, I'd say the prize and TV money are pretty big motivators.

I don't think theres much bigger games than Madrid away whether its a group game or not.

That's true to an extent. As group games go, it's probably as big as you can get. It's still only a group game though, it only means so much. There's not that much riding on it.

And by your reckoning your games against Barca last year in the last 16 weren't 'big' as they weren't the quarter finals or later.

Yeah, I'm not sure it was. It was fairly big for City because it was our first but in the grand scheme of things, I'm not convinced they did count as big games.

Man City fan loving money SHOCKER

Zing.
Based Jorge
10 years ago
4 years ago
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Liverpool have an extra day of rest compared to Chelsea anyway and you know they're gonna play a full strength team.
BR.
17 years ago
2 years ago
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Good point made by Scholes a few mins ago, that Gerrard retired from international football to be able to play in games like this before the end of his career.
Slashman X
17 years ago
5 months ago
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Liverpool resting players in the Bernabeu to focus on the top 4 & CL qualification to experience nights like this in the Bernabeu
Crane
14 years ago
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VP.
13 years ago
1 month ago
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Well we're back to our usual shitty selves and should be losing. Awful so far though as i type we get a very clumsy penalty.
K3V0
16 years ago
1 year ago
5,966
Arsenal winning 2-0 and Madrid 1-0 atm.

Need a few more goals to make a few grand!!
Crane
14 years ago
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If Markovic had the pace we'd all been lead to believe he had, we'd have been in behind twice.
Shedender
17 years ago
2 months ago
13,751
Arsenal winning 2-0 and Madrid 1-0 atm.

Need a few more goals to make a few grand!!

Arsenal will score a fifth goal in stoppage time just to piss you off.
Poe
17 years ago
5 days ago
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fuck all wrong with that
Crane
14 years ago
1 day ago
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Allen should have been off instead of Can. Liking the look of Can so far.
Crane
14 years ago
1 day ago
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The worst part is, he's not much worse better than our new £20m signing.


Fixed.
SpinSwimScream
14 years ago
22 hours ago
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Can looked good and fair play to Liverpool they've been decent enough. It's a shame that a bunch of the players who have performed well tonight will probably make way for players out of form against Chelsea
Sam
17 years ago
1 year ago
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bmg033
10 years ago
5 months ago
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The fuck happened to Arsenal?
SpinSwimScream
14 years ago
22 hours ago
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Oh wow Arsenal
Based Jorge
10 years ago
4 years ago
1,399
I think we aim to finish second in the CL groups every year tbh. Bring on Barca.
VP.
13 years ago
1 month ago
25,271
The fuck happened to Arsenal?


We played like we have done all season, I'm not even surprised. Our lack of quality at the back is so clear to see, well to everyone other than Wenger of course.
Based Jorge
10 years ago
4 years ago
1,399
All went tits up as soon as Arteta got taken off. You replaced the coolest head on the pitch with a complete fucking retard and it's bound to happen. Mertesacker has been absolutely shite all season, Monreal has been much better than him at CB.

But it's alright, we didn't need to buy a defender anyway.
Ninja
14 years ago
7 years ago
5,341
I thought the rhetoric last season whenever you defended shite was that the defense was awesome and it was the slow, useless Arteta in front of them that made you defend badly?
Based Jorge
10 years ago
4 years ago
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I thought the rhetoric last season whenever you defended shite was that the defense was awesome and it was the slow, useless Arteta in front of them that made you defend badly?


I've got a lot of respect for Arteta (probably my favourite player tbh, a key reason why we got top four somehow for three years on the bounce), but last season he was an absolute mess. Especially in the Prem. But for a game like today where the physical presence on the pitch is minimal? It's the perfect game for him to anchor. He was quality, then he gets injured and you bring on a retarded headless chicken who shouts for no reason it just fucks everything up. Arteta is the one cool head in the squad, there's a reason why he's captain.

Mert and Koscielny was great last season, but when the former says he's struggling to motivate himself after the World Cup win he isn't doing himself any favours. He's probably been one of our worse players this season, he looks lost without Koscielny.
Carroll.
15 years ago
3 years ago
3,361
Hahahaha. Rodgers is an absolute fraud. All that effort getting into the CL and he's already focused (whilst failing) to get back into it.


Well that wasnt so bad now was it. Arsenal on the other hand..

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