Charles Miller
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Football is the only sport you dont need to be better than your adversary to win.
BayernI'm not sure which result is better, this or 2016 at Bayern
Bayern. It got them to the final and I think that Bayern were better than this Liverpool. Both great feats though. I hope they get some of the luck that's deserted them in past champions league campaigns.I'm not sure which result is better, this or 2016 at Bayern
Very unlucky not to win it twice. This is the weakest they’ve been though. I think they’ll need a favorable draw or two. Sucks for them had one of their champions league finals been fecking Spurs they’d have won it no problem.I hope they win it. The thing with Atletico is that they always seem to do all the hard work then fall at the final hurdle. Hope this is their year.
Can we score three goals at home? Yes. Do we need to get out of Spain with less than three goals conceded? Yes.
Job done?
You're right, this is a very realistic scenario. At the same time a non-giant like Leipzig or Atalanta have everything required to knock Atletico out. Just look at the teams they've lost to in Spain. Sitting back and praying the opposition misses open goal chances might work for one or two rounds but there's quite a few games left to play with teams that don't have Karius/Adrian.Even beating Liverpool, I don't see them nearly as solid as years beforehand. They bought a bunch of attacking players and full backs and play them like they still have those 2011-16 squads.
But this might be a 2012 Chelsea run, where they won it in their worst year and playing awfully, when they deserved much more in previous years
Really?! I thouht Salah last night was a good example of why a lot of Liverpool fans wouldn't mind seeing him sold. Incredibly selfish, 9/10 times looking for the shot over the pass, absolutely capable of pulling a rabbit out of the hat but so infuriatingly/gloriously single-minded.Salah shredded them all night, they couldn't cope with him at all. Really rode their luck in this one
Then again, that's also a somewhat normal atletico performance
One of the best football chants I've ever seen.DIEGO WOOOOAH DIEGO WOOOOAAAH HE CAME FROM BUENOS AIRES TO MAKE THE SCOUSERS CRY
That’s an exaggeration to say the least. What a ridiculous commentReally?! I thouht Salah last night was a good example of why a lot of Liverpool fans wouldn't mind seeing him sold. Incredibly selfish, 9/10 times looking for the shot over the pass, absolutely capable of pulling a rabbit out of the hat but so infuriatingly/gloriously single-minded.
If only that scannedDIEGO WOOOOAH DIEGO WOOOOAAAH HE CAME FROM BUENOS AIRES TO MAKE THE SCOUSERS CRY
Incredible!Saw a crazy stat that Atletico under simeone have only ever been knocked out in the champions league when the opponent's team has had ronaldo in it.
I don't know about how Liverpool fans feel about him but lee565 described him really well. Salah is a very selfish player he rarely ever looks for a team mate, sort of like Robben.That’s an exaggeration to say the least. What a ridiculous comment
Yeah? Nice one. I lived with two Liverpool fans and enjoyed a running commentary from 3 'pool supporting mates last night. Liverpool fans aren't a monolith but (at least according to them) there's a growing sense of wanting to cash in on him now. For all his goal-scoring ability, his individualism gets in the way of the collective. He's developed a bad habit of going it alone in situations where Liverpool outnumber the opposite 2 to 1 (I remember him doing it twice against Wolves). He's a fantastic player, obviously, but it's ridiculous to deny his shortcomings are a cause of frustration to the point of talk of shifting him while his stock is still high.That’s an exaggeration to say the least. What a ridiculous comment
That's a more balanced view. The last was just a diatribeYeah? Nice one. I lived with two Liverpool fans and enjoyed a running commentary from 3 'pool supporting mates last night. Liverpool fans aren't a monolith but (at least according to them) there's a growing sense of wanting to cash in on him now. For all his goal-scoring ability, his individualism gets in the way of the collective. He's developed a bad habit of going it alone in situations where Liverpool outnumber the opposite 2 to 1 (I remember him doing it twice against Wolves). He's a fantastic player, obviously, but it's ridiculous to deny his shortcomings are a cause of frustration to the point of talk of shifting him while his stock is still high.
Unlike Robben Salah is killing the goals tally in this country. Yes he is a little selfish but that dribble and pass to Mane was class. Shame Mane is going through a pathetic phase and didn't slot that bread and butter chance in. Firmino missing two open goals, literally open, to cost us as much as Adrian.I don't know about how Liverpool fans feel about him but lee565 described him really well. Salah is a very selfish player he rarely ever looks for a team mate, sort of like Robben.
Yh agreed - he had blinkers on all night.Really?! I thouht Salah last night was a good example of why a lot of Liverpool fans wouldn't mind seeing him sold. Incredibly selfish, 9/10 times looking for the shot over the pass, absolutely capable of pulling a rabbit out of the hat but so infuriatingly/gloriously single-minded.
AC Milan in 2007 aswell perhaps. Still a very good team but that line up wasn't as strong as the one that lost in 2005 especially as the ones who stayed were well into their 30s by then like Inzaghi. Milan's last hurrah in champions league anyway.Even beating Liverpool, I don't see them nearly as solid as years beforehand. They bought a bunch of attacking players and full backs and play them like they still have those 2011-16 squads.
But this might be a 2012 Chelsea run, where they won it in their worst year and playing awfully, when they deserved much more in previous years
Salah created the best chances, his performance was far and away better than Manes.Really?! I thouht Salah last night was a good example of why a lot of Liverpool fans wouldn't mind seeing him sold. Incredibly selfish, 9/10 times looking for the shot over the pass, absolutely capable of pulling a rabbit out of the hat but so infuriatingly/gloriously single-minded.
Weird take considering he was constantly setting people up, but i wasn't talking about how well salah played, i was talking about how atletico madrid couldn't stop him at all and all their problems cascaded from there. Liverpool kept getting Salah the ball precisely for this reason, atletico's defence broke down pretty much everytime he was on the ballReally?! I thouht Salah last night was a good example of why a lot of Liverpool fans wouldn't mind seeing him sold. Incredibly selfish, 9/10 times looking for the shot over the pass, absolutely capable of pulling a rabbit out of the hat but so infuriatingly/gloriously single-minded.
Unusual take as Salah had no genuine goal efforts of note and most of Athletico's problems patently stemmed from Wijnaldum's great performance. Liverpool kept giving the ball to TAA, who had a decent game with some devilish crosses (at least one of which Firmino should have put away) but quite a lot of them were off the mark.Weird take considering he was constantly setting people up, but i wasn't talking about how well salah played, i was talking about how atletico madrid couldn't stop him at all and all their problems cascaded from there. Liverpool kept getting Salah the ball precisely for this reason, atletico's defence broke down pretty much everytime he was on the ball
Salah had a massive effect on atletico's defence, his presence completely tilted them towards him and created massive holes for everyone else to run into. You only have to look at the first goal, which is a direct result of atletico throwing multiple defenders at salah and leaving OX free to run into the hole vacated by Atletico's defenders being too focused on SalahUnusual take as Salah had no genuine goal efforts of note and most of Athletico's problems patently stemmed from Wijnaldum's great performance. Liverpool kept giving the ball to TAA, who had a decent game with some devilish crosses (at least one of which Firmino should have put away) but quite a lot of them were off the mark.
This is what they have done it. To see Souness and Owen lose their rag has made my day. I luv it. Simply luv it.I do think Klopp won't be too fussed to have lost that by just one goal, not happy, but not exactly worried. But I do hope Atletico put in the most ugly disgusting performance and go through, obviously.
Salah had the most shots on goal and the most on target. It was also his deflected shot which created the Robertson chance that came off the post. He did not have his scoring boots on but the threat he posed and the tactical problem he gave Atletico were evident.Unusual take as Salah had no genuine goal efforts of note and most of Athletico's problems patently stemmed from Wijnaldum's great performance. Liverpool kept giving the ball to TAA, who had a decent game with some devilish crosses (at least one of which Firmino should have put away) but quite a lot of them were off the mark.