Nobody’s doing it again for some time.
That treble season...
- Thread starter TheReligion
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Yet this seasons league is strong because Watford beat you.
I must admit I’m enjoying reading you sulk after your seasons gone from special to ordinary in a matter of days.
No sound but I can hear the phlegm.
More that your luck is finally running out. Depending on long balls and luck can only go for so long.
This was by far the best chance a team will get for a long time, with the amount of room Liverpool have at the top of the league they really should have done better, but they look pretty knackered and mentally burnt out already. It's only March 3rd.
I'm assuming it's bait but even still, wipe away the dribble, mate.
We played Barcelona in the CL who had Figo and Rivaldo. Inter who had Ronaldo. Juventus with Zidane. Bayern Munich in the final.
I don't want to hear any more talk of this Liverpool side being the greatest ever English side.
They aren't, 1999 team stands alone at the top.
They aren't, 1999 team stands alone at the top.
Yeah but we won the trebleWe've already overtaken the points total for the 99 team. In February.
Because their manager decided to prioritise a league winning run (which won't get you a trophy) over trying to manage the squad to win everything.
The fact people have even tried to compare the two teams is an absolute pisstake. Scouse bastards.
Nah, that was when the tournament's format was at its peak, less teams and big games right from the beginning. Not the watered down shite it is now which doesn't get interesting until after Christmas. We had Barca and Bayern in our group from the get go!
We had to play Barca (twice), Bayern (3 times), Inter Milan (twice) and Juventus (twice) to win the Champions League back then. Unbeaten in all those games.
Our FA Cup run was bloody tough too - your lot, Chelsea (twice) and Arsenal (twice) en route to the final.
That season was an incredible achievement. Just saying
Villa hammered the shit out of their kids in the League Cup too so that’s 5.
Yeah, the likes of Zidane, Del Piero, Davids, Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Shevchenko, Batistuta, Figo, Raul, Nedved were well shite.
It’s been ridiculous frankly. People I know have been saying they’re on par with Pep’s Barca. It’s no wonder because seemingly no one actually watches football now and bases absolutely everything off wins and certain numbers and not their eyes and brain.
wum or dumb? Not sureEmbarrassing.
United faced Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Inter, Juventus and Bayern again in the final.
In the FA cup we played Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Newcastle.
United had the most difficult run of fixtures that season. Who exactly have Liverpool played in the cup competitions so far? Hardest game was Chelsea away. Even Napoli have been awful in Serie A.
Yeah.
They're clearly a brilliant side, they deserve to win the league and their points total at this stage is incredible.
But they aren't as good as the 1999 side, they're just not.
Let’s have it right, none of their sides would miss that lot like the greatest club side ever are missing Jordan Henderson.
This is such a weird thing but its true. Anyone who has watched Liverpool this season knows they've not exactly been easy on the eye, grinding out wins, somehow finding a way, it looks impressive on paper, but its been a really tumescent style, and nothing like the football they played in the past which (and I hate saying it) rightfully was good to watch and something to feel envious about.
As opposed to recent years, when you had the likes of the mighty Spurs and Ajax slugging it out in the latter stages of CL.
Tell the truth you'd trade points record for another trophy... I know I'd have taken an 85 point season (and winning the league) in our 100 point season for a Champions League or even FA Cup. Records are nice, trophies are nicer.We've already overtaken the points total for the 99 team. In February.
That United season is still the best on record.
If they don't beat your 100 points record this season then I would consider that another major failure.
That's true. Imagine this Liverpool side against that Juve team? Hendo and co bossing Zidane, Deschamps, Davids and Conte.
ok Law-Charlton-Best.
Just to clarify for @Dumbstar ..
United faced the following to win the CL 99.
Barca
Pep
Figo
Kluivert
Rivaldo
F de Boer
R de Boer
Enrique
Nadal
Bayern
Kahn
Matthaus
Lizarazu
Effenberg
Scholl
Helmer
Elber
Juve
Peruzzi
Di Livio
Conte
Inzaghi
Del Piero
Deschamps
Zidane
Davids
Inter
Pagliuca
Zanetti
Djorkaeff
Ronaldo
Baggio
Simeone
Zamarano
Might be a few other top players I missed out too. Not only that we had Barca and Bayern in our group.
@Niall
United faced the following to win the CL 99.
Barca
Pep
Figo
Kluivert
Rivaldo
F de Boer
R de Boer
Enrique
Nadal
Bayern
Kahn
Matthaus
Lizarazu
Effenberg
Scholl
Helmer
Elber
Juve
Peruzzi
Di Livio
Conte
Inzaghi
Del Piero
Deschamps
Zidane
Davids
Inter
Pagliuca
Zanetti
Djorkaeff
Ronaldo
Baggio
Simeone
Zamarano
Might be a few other top players I missed out too. Not only that we had Barca and Bayern in our group.
@Niall
I'm mixing my years up. Thought Dortmund knocked us out in 00/01, turns out it was the following year.
Bayern were just eager to revenge 99, that's how I view that campaign
I genuinely think we wouldn't have won it if we hadn't been pushed right until the very last game of the season for the league. I think it helped maintain a really high standard of playing, and the way the manager and players coped with the pressure was incredible.
Didn’t win the treble though did you!We've already overtaken the points total for the 99 team. In February.
The treble is still on; the WC challenge cup or whatever it's called, they won that. The community shield will be up in August, they'll be favourites for that, la.
Points total doesnt give you a special trophy, unbeaten does though!We've already overtaken the points total for the 99 team. In February.
If only Nelson Vivas knew how to defend and Dennis could take penalties.
I wouldn't say major failure but it will put to bed the myth they are the best PL side of all time or even close. I'd still have them below any side that retained the title until they do the same. For now they are miles behind the United 3 in a row sides and even my own City team of the last 3 years (who despite not winning a CL has won 6 of the last 7 domestic trophies, 8 of the last 9 if we count the Charity Shield despite the apparent cheating.).
I'm not sure if you're wumming.... you are yeah? Just because Barca hadn't hit their peak and Milan were past one of theirs, there were still loads of good teams.
Inter had Bergomi, Zanetti, Baggio, Ronaldo. Juve had Davids, ZZ, Inzaghi, etc. Bayern had Kahn, Matthaus, Effenberg, etc.
And the Arsenal team was excellent.
We beat them all.
Lazio weren't even in the Champions League in 99 but they had Nesta, Mihailovic, Stankovic, Nedved, Salas, Boksic and Vieiri. They would've fecking tonked this Liverpool team.
But yeah, European football had no depth in 99.
But yeah, European football had no depth in 99.
Theyre too boring to be great. Even their CL runs are reliant on Anfield nights rather than the 99 side who played world class sides off the pitch at their own ground.
No, that was Leverkusen :P
This is the most impressive thing.
A Champions League group containing Manchester United, Barcelona and Bayern Munich. That's crazy.
Compare it to today with almost every group containing two punching bags for the big boys to beat up.
Good times, when men were men and all that