Liverpool Vs Milan the champions league final thread

Luis wrote:

Rai Krol wrote:

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

Explain further.

What's to Explain? Milan have won it 6 times, Liverpool have won it 5, the only team who has done better is Madrid, therefore two of the greatest teams in the history of the competition are battling it out in the final, that is what it's all about

Luis wrote:Ye of course, Don't get me wrong I respect Milan a great deal I just don't buy into all this 'slag your oponents off before hand' attitude, maybe I was wrong with Milan, Mourinho was certainly guilty of it.

May the best team win, Milan are a fantastic team with fantastic fans and it is a final with two European giants, the way it should be

The-Frank-Tavern wrote:so you want madrid, milan and liverpool to be in every final get a bit boring wouldn´t it?

The-Frank-Tavern wrote:so you want madrid, milan and liverpool to be in every final get a bit boring wouldn´t it?

Parks lives wrote:It is. Two best teams in the competition.

COTR wrote:

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

kewell- just back from injury

auerlio - injured

garcia - injured

the only other option would be riise with arbeloa at right back but he won't do this.

personally I think it will be

gerrard.....xabi...mascha...kewell

but it could easily be zenden for kewell

Luis wrote:All the signs point to my prediction but you're right, however I can't see Bellamy starting at all

Luis wrote:Bellamy's lack of involvment lately suggests Benitez has given up with him

Luis wrote:So be honest how many times have you watched your Istanbul DVD's? I have watched it about 100 times since 2005 but It has been given a few watches as well as of late, anyone see one night in may on sky in 2005? I recorded it and put it on DVD, that's fantastic, it sums up the night perfectly

kas wrote:

Luis wrote:So be honest how many times have you watched your Istanbul DVD's? I have watched it about 100 times since 2005 but It has been given a few watches as well as of late, anyone see one night in may on sky in 2005? I recorded it and put it on DVD, that's fantastic, it sums up the night perfectly

100 times ???

Batman wrote:Milan 2 - 3 Udinese
Asamoah 10 (U), Gourcuff 36 (M), Di Natale 53 (U), Costacurta pen 57 (M), Barreto 61 (U)
Stadio Meazza

Milan: Storari; Bonera, Simic, Favalli (Darmian 67), Grimi (Guerci 76); Brocchi, Costacurta (Di Gennaro 59), Gourcuff, Serginho; Borriello, Oliveira

Rafa wrote:I think the team Rafa will choose will be:

--------------Reina------------
Finnan--Carra--Agger--Riise
-------------Sissoko----------
-------Alonso----Masch-------
-----------Gerrard-------------
----------Bellamy--Kuyt------

Crouch to come on near the end of the game.

Rafa wrote:I think the team Rafa will choose will be:

--------------Reina------------
Finnan--Carra--Agger--Riise
-------------Sissoko----------
-------Alonso----Masch-------
-----------Gerrard-------------
----------Bellamy--Kuyt------

Crouch to come on near the end of the game.

Pele wrote:


“It is logical that they (Milan) are the favourites, considering how they improved against Bayern Munich and Manchester United. This is the great opportunity to take revenge for Istanbul. This will be a very different game to the two legs against Manchester United. Liverpool do not play that kind of spectacular, open and attacking football. They are physically strong, clam up and go on the counter pushed by Steven Gerrard. A cool head will be essential. I can imagine a great battle between Javier Mascherano and Gennaro Gattuso. Milan are technically superior and have two players who can make the difference – Kaka and Seedorf. The Dutchman gives a quiet balance, hides the ball from opponents and provides assists. Together those two equal a Champions League winning combination. Whatever the result, it looks as if Kaka will be crowned top scorer for this competition, having already netted 10 goals. He is the best player in the world along with Ronaldinho. I hope he can bring the Champions League to Milan. He above all reminds me of Johann Cruyff with that progression, pace, eye for goal and when he starts from midfield he’s unique. Kaka has improved so much – more than I thought possible –even if you could tell from a young age he would go far. When he is on form, Milan are devastating. Cristiano Ronaldo is on the road to being among the best, but there’s a long way to go yet. He reminds me of Julinho, who played for Palmeiras and Fiorentina. I put him in the second tier along with Lionel Messi and Wayne Rooney.