Liverpool Vs Milan the champions league final thread

The-Frank-Tavern wrote:

COTR wrote:

The-Frank-Tavern wrote:Barca losing 1-0 had to do something about broke wind and scored twice, parked the bus in the 2nd leg. .

we had about 20 shots in the first half against barca at anfield frank

it was one of the most one sided halves of football this year

strange according to stats you only had 15 in the whole match

Forza Italia!Forza Milan! wrote:

Rez wrote:To be fair, its not like Milan have been challenging for the league. Both teams gave up on trying to win the league in November. Both teams have saved there best performances and energy for the CL.



Should be a good game and I have a feeling, despite Milan having better players, that Liverpool will win it. I can just see Milan having a big nose bleed like they did against Depor and in Istanbul. Also Liverpool will suffocate the midfield and Kaka and Seedorf wont have the freedom of the park, like when they played united. So the chances are likely to come to fall to the striker and Gilardino is useless.



I hope, I am wrong as I cant bear to hear the whole we've won it 6 times, Rafa is God etc. So Forza Milan.

A lot of people are tipping Liverpool to win it. I think you are also right with the psychological scarring. Let's see what Milan do.

Rez wrote:

Forza Italia!Forza Milan! wrote:

Rez wrote:To be fair, its not like Milan have been challenging for the league. Both teams gave up on trying to win the league in November. Both teams have saved there best performances and energy for the CL.



Should be a good game and I have a feeling, despite Milan having better players, that Liverpool will win it. I can just see Milan having a big nose bleed like they did against Depor and in Istanbul. Also Liverpool will suffocate the midfield and Kaka and Seedorf wont have the freedom of the park, like when they played united. So the chances are likely to come to fall to the striker and Gilardino is useless.



I hope, I am wrong as I cant bear to hear the whole we've won it 6 times, Rafa is God etc. So Forza Milan.

A lot of people are tipping Liverpool to win it. I think you are also right with the psychological scarring. Let's see what Milan do.

Make sure you guys win, as much as I hate the arrogant Italians who always belittle English football, I hate the thought of listening to 6 times for the next year even more. I can see Milan going 2 goals up, Liverpool scoring and then Milan thinking, not again and falling apart. Anyway we will see, may the best team from Italy win.

Football Genius wrote:IF Milan play as they did in the second leg against Man Utd, then we will find it difficult, however we are far more resilient defensively and Milan are also not at home.

I really think this game is totally unpredictable, even if Liverpool went down 3-0 we would still believe we could do it, because we have done it before.

Milan will definately have the pressure on mentally, hence all the media releases from their camp, they are obviously out to put the record straight, but will their heads be on winning the game of football? or beating Liverpool.

Two very different mentalities there i feel. Will be interesting.

Luis wrote:

Football Genius wrote:IF Milan play as they did in the second leg against Man Utd, then we will find it difficult, however we are far more resilient defensively and Milan are also not at home.

I really think this game is totally unpredictable, even if Liverpool went down 3-0 we would still believe we could do it, because we have done it before.

Milan will definately have the pressure on mentally, hence all the media releases from their camp, they are obviously out to put the record straight, but will their heads be on winning the game of football? or beating Liverpool.

Two very different mentalities there i feel. Will be interesting.

Bring it on, the Italians are clearly feeling confident, let Gatusso and Ancelotti mouth of, we all saw what happened to Mourinho

Forza Italia!Forza Milan! wrote:

Luis wrote:

Football Genius wrote:IF Milan play as they did in the second leg against Man Utd, then we will find it difficult, however we are far more resilient defensively and Milan are also not at home.

I really think this game is totally unpredictable, even if Liverpool went down 3-0 we would still believe we could do it, because we have done it before.

Milan will definately have the pressure on mentally, hence all the media releases from their camp, they are obviously out to put the record straight, but will their heads be on winning the game of football? or beating Liverpool.

Two very different mentalities there i feel. Will be interesting.

Bring it on, the Italians are clearly feeling confident, let Gatusso and Ancelotti mouth of, we all saw what happened to Mourinho

Again very strange...read what Gattuso and Ancelotti have said carefully, not selectively.

To say it again, thus far only one thing has been completely unequivocal: what Gerrard said about Gattuso.

Pirlo wrote:
The Enghlish media took the Gattuso and Ancelotti interview completely out of context

Luis wrote:Gerrard said loads of stuff, it's an autobiography he called former team mate igor Biscan a 'stupid Pr!ck' for getting sent off in the Uefa cup quarters one season

“I hope that those memories will give us the right boost to beat them. It’s not easy to forget that night, but it can give us all something extra to win it,” he said.

“The Final is an important match and my mind keeps drifting towards it. Do you want to know if I sleep? I sleep, but I also feel the tension. I cannot wait for the kick-off to arrive.”

One of the big stories after that comeback from 3-0 down was suggestions that the Rossoneri had been heard celebrating at half-time.

“It’s a shame that such lies were spread about us,” replied Gattuso. “That is the thing that hurt more than anything. A club and a squad like Milan does not do these things. Compliments to Liverpool for winning the trophy, which at half-time was indeed in our Via Turati headquarters, but it’s a real pity they lied about what happened in the break.

“Also, I don’t know how many other sides in the world would have come out from that night and returned to the semi-final and Final in successive seasons. We have to give credit to the club environment for allowing the players to recover and continue to work without excessive pressure.”

Ahead of their midfield duel on the pitch, Gattuso and Gerrard have been battling it out in the newspapers with the Liverpool man calling his rival “as scary as a kitten.”

“I’m certainly as furry as a kitten,” smiled the bearded Italian. “I don’t want to answer this sort of thing, as I am sure that the media blew those comments out of proportion. If Gerrard really does think that, then I don’t know what to do about it.

“I believe he is a great player who always gives 100 per cent. I can also say I don’t feel like a kitten, but rather a man who never gives in.

“Liverpool are a side that make you play badly and pack men behind the ball, so we have to do well not to get too irritated. However it ends, praise has to be given to both Milan and Liverpool for being back in the Final after two years. Back in January Rafa Benitez predicted this, but we never thought we’d be here so soon.”

Milan can be particularly proud to have reached their third Final in five years, as they were originally excluded from the Champions League due to Calciopoli and went through via the preliminary round. Inter midfielder Patrick Vieira accused the club, saying he could not understand why they were in the competition at all.

“After everything we proved in the World Cup about how good Italian football is, what more do they want, for us to fly to the Moon?

“Unfortunately scandals emerge more or less everywhere, as with so much money in the sport there is bound to be someone who wants to be sneaky. Italian football has done some great things on the field in recent years and so enough of doing us down.”

‘Rino’ was a key figure in Italy’s 2006 World Cup triumph and disagrees with Francesco Totti, who said before Roma’s Champions League quarter-final with Manchester United that for him this was more important than that night in Berlin.

“I don’t want to cause controversy with Francesco and perhaps he said that because his rapport with Roma is special, being their first quarter-final in a long time… but the Nazionale is another matter entirely.

“You cannot compare it to the Champions League. When I wear the Azzurri shirt and represent my country, it is an indescribable joy.”

Cesc wrote:

Luis wrote:Gerrard said loads of stuff, it's an autobiography he called former team mate igor Biscan a 'stupid Pr!ck' for getting sent off in the Uefa cup quarters one season

Didn't he critisise Houllier at one point in the book as well?

Luis wrote:

The-Frank-Tavern wrote:zenden does it really matter cannot see anyway he´d have started this match

The-Frank-Tavern wrote:i´d have been amazed if he didn´t have alonso and mascherano in the centre mid, this is a completely different proposition to chelsea with their formation. gerrard from the right with reasonable license to rome and a more explosive left side player as this is an area imho which can be exploited by liverpool

Luis wrote:

Football Genius wrote:IF Milan play as they did in the second leg against Man Utd, then we will find it difficult, however we are far more resilient defensively and Milan are also not at home.

I really think this game is totally unpredictable, even if Liverpool went down 3-0 we would still believe we could do it, because we have done it before.

Milan will definately have the pressure on mentally, hence all the media releases from their camp, they are obviously out to put the record straight, but will their heads be on winning the game of football? or beating Liverpool.

Two very different mentalities there i feel. Will be interesting.

Bring it on, the Italians are clearly feeling confident, let Gatusso and Ancelotti mouth of, we all saw what happened to Mourinho

Luis wrote:a final with two European giants, the way it should be

Rai Krol wrote:

Luis wrote:a final with two European giants, the way it should be

Explain further.