Such a minor error certainly makes the rest of denco's great post worthless and ignorable, doesn't it?
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[EU] Champions League 06/07 (22 Viewers)
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These ratings are by Daily mirror, its amazing how we watch matches and have differring opinions about player performances. Watch out especially for what Lampard got compared to Makele. Carragher and Gerrard's ratings way too high
LIVERPOOL
JOSE REINA: 7
Tremendous save from Drogba in the first half showed his mettle. The two keepers on the pitch last night are probably the best pair in the Premiership.
STEVE FINNAN: 7
Assured performance at right-back, his presence in the side gave Liverpool more balance and more penetration in attack, as he supported Pennant well.
JAMIE CARRAGHER: 9
The rock on which Liverpool is built. He produced some crunching early tackles, and one sinew-tearing stop to stamp his authority on the game.
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DANIEL AGGER: 7
Not a bad finish for a centre-half was it? As it was, he battled manfully with his tormentor Drogba and displayed the touch of class he possesses.
JOHN ARNE RIISE: 7
Steady performance, his role was to shadow Kalou and ensure the opponents didn't break swiftly. Still managed to get forward to supply useful crosses.
JERMAINE PENNANT: 6
Got the better of his mate Ashley Cole in the early exchanges, and took the upper hand. His crosses were a real threat on his best game for the club.
STEVEN GERRARD: 8
At the heart of everything. You could see from the look on his face that if his side were to go down, then it would be fighting. Clever free-kick for Agger goal.
JAVIER MASCHERANO: 7
Again looked so nervous in his passing in the early part of the game. But his attitude is spot on and never stops working. The pace was a little frenetic for him.
BOLO ZENDEN: 7
Genuine bafflement when his name appeared on the team sheet after last week. But he started brightly and a lot of Liverpool's game flowed through him.
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DIRK KUYT: 8
You can't fault his work rate, which was nothing short of staggering. He so nearly got what he deserved when a crashing header struck the bar.
PETER CROUCH: 7
Found it difficult against John Terry, but still managed to break the shackles to bring the best out of Petr Cech when he rose well to head down a Pennant cross.
SUBSTITUTES
Xabi Alonso for Pennant 78min,
Craig Bellamy for Crouch 106min,
Robbie Fowler for Mascherano 118min.
NOT USED: Daniele Padelli, Alvaro Arbeloa, Sami Hyypia, Mark Gonzalez.
CHELSEA
PETR CECH: 6
Will be unhappy with the marking on Agger's goal. Cech made a brilliant stop with his feet from Crouch in the second half. Great save from Kuyt header.
PAULO FERREIRA: 6
Solid defensively but gave the ball away and wasted crossing opportunities whenever he got forward. A disappointing game. He is not good enough.
MICHAEL ESSIEN: 6
Missed a good first-half chance when he headed wide from point blank range. Looks fairly solid in defence but Chelsea really miss him in midfield.
JOHN TERRY: 7
Was solid as Chelsea's captain and defensive rock. Limited the threat of Crouch and Kuyt and protected Petr Cech's penalty box. Did not lose a tackle.
ASHLEY COLE: 6
Booked for a foul on his big mate Jermaine Pennant - and had a great duel with the Liverpool winger. Cole won early on but Pennant became dangerous.
JOHN OBI MIKEL: 7
Gave away too many fouls and was careless with some of his passing. But his physical presence gave Liverpool problems. One of their better players.
CLAUDE MAKELELE: 4
Veteran midfielder was clumsy and no longer dictates the game. A really disappointing night for the Frenchman who looks increasingly past his best.
FRANK LAMPARD: 7
Spent most of his night on defensive duties and Chelsea missed his attacking threat. Worked hard, put in some good dead balls but was shut out well.
JOE COLE: 6
Was very lucky not to get booked after a couple of reckless challenges and that would have ruled him out of the final. Cole could not get in the game.
DIDIER DROGBA: 6
Had a good sight of goal - but fired straight at Pepe Reina. Drogba destroyed Liverpool in the first leg but the Chelsea danger man was kept fairly quiet.
SALOMON KALOU: 5
Really poor and struggled all night. Still looks like a work in progress when this game was all about having proven quality and class. He has neither.
SUBSTITUTES:
Arjen Robben for Joe Cole 98min,
Shaun Wright-Phillips for Kalou 107min,
Geremi for Makelele 118min.
NOT USED: Carlo Cudicini, Khalid Boulahrouz, Lassana Diarra, Wayne Bridge
LIVERPOOL
JOSE REINA: 7
Tremendous save from Drogba in the first half showed his mettle. The two keepers on the pitch last night are probably the best pair in the Premiership.
STEVE FINNAN: 7
Assured performance at right-back, his presence in the side gave Liverpool more balance and more penetration in attack, as he supported Pennant well.
JAMIE CARRAGHER: 9
The rock on which Liverpool is built. He produced some crunching early tackles, and one sinew-tearing stop to stamp his authority on the game.
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DANIEL AGGER: 7
Not a bad finish for a centre-half was it? As it was, he battled manfully with his tormentor Drogba and displayed the touch of class he possesses.
JOHN ARNE RIISE: 7
Steady performance, his role was to shadow Kalou and ensure the opponents didn't break swiftly. Still managed to get forward to supply useful crosses.
JERMAINE PENNANT: 6
Got the better of his mate Ashley Cole in the early exchanges, and took the upper hand. His crosses were a real threat on his best game for the club.
STEVEN GERRARD: 8
At the heart of everything. You could see from the look on his face that if his side were to go down, then it would be fighting. Clever free-kick for Agger goal.
JAVIER MASCHERANO: 7
Again looked so nervous in his passing in the early part of the game. But his attitude is spot on and never stops working. The pace was a little frenetic for him.
BOLO ZENDEN: 7
Genuine bafflement when his name appeared on the team sheet after last week. But he started brightly and a lot of Liverpool's game flowed through him.
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DIRK KUYT: 8
You can't fault his work rate, which was nothing short of staggering. He so nearly got what he deserved when a crashing header struck the bar.
PETER CROUCH: 7
Found it difficult against John Terry, but still managed to break the shackles to bring the best out of Petr Cech when he rose well to head down a Pennant cross.
SUBSTITUTES
Xabi Alonso for Pennant 78min,
Craig Bellamy for Crouch 106min,
Robbie Fowler for Mascherano 118min.
NOT USED: Daniele Padelli, Alvaro Arbeloa, Sami Hyypia, Mark Gonzalez.
CHELSEA
PETR CECH: 6
Will be unhappy with the marking on Agger's goal. Cech made a brilliant stop with his feet from Crouch in the second half. Great save from Kuyt header.
PAULO FERREIRA: 6
Solid defensively but gave the ball away and wasted crossing opportunities whenever he got forward. A disappointing game. He is not good enough.
MICHAEL ESSIEN: 6
Missed a good first-half chance when he headed wide from point blank range. Looks fairly solid in defence but Chelsea really miss him in midfield.
JOHN TERRY: 7
Was solid as Chelsea's captain and defensive rock. Limited the threat of Crouch and Kuyt and protected Petr Cech's penalty box. Did not lose a tackle.
ASHLEY COLE: 6
Booked for a foul on his big mate Jermaine Pennant - and had a great duel with the Liverpool winger. Cole won early on but Pennant became dangerous.
JOHN OBI MIKEL: 7
Gave away too many fouls and was careless with some of his passing. But his physical presence gave Liverpool problems. One of their better players.
CLAUDE MAKELELE: 4
Veteran midfielder was clumsy and no longer dictates the game. A really disappointing night for the Frenchman who looks increasingly past his best.
FRANK LAMPARD: 7
Spent most of his night on defensive duties and Chelsea missed his attacking threat. Worked hard, put in some good dead balls but was shut out well.
JOE COLE: 6
Was very lucky not to get booked after a couple of reckless challenges and that would have ruled him out of the final. Cole could not get in the game.
DIDIER DROGBA: 6
Had a good sight of goal - but fired straight at Pepe Reina. Drogba destroyed Liverpool in the first leg but the Chelsea danger man was kept fairly quiet.
SALOMON KALOU: 5
Really poor and struggled all night. Still looks like a work in progress when this game was all about having proven quality and class. He has neither.
SUBSTITUTES:
Arjen Robben for Joe Cole 98min,
Shaun Wright-Phillips for Kalou 107min,
Geremi for Makelele 118min.
NOT USED: Carlo Cudicini, Khalid Boulahrouz, Lassana Diarra, Wayne Bridge
Generally, I agree with the presence of some teams in Europe who are more ready for continental competitions more than the others. But when it comes to Juve, as far as I watched, our records in the Champions league aren't that bad. Since 1996 till 2006, we reached the final in 1995/96, 1996/97, 1997/98 and 2002/03, winning it only once in 1995/96. Also, we reached the semi-final in 1998/99 and the quarter final in 2004/05 and 2005/06.
The thing that still pains me the most is losing three finals in such a short period of time. If we won just two of them, our CL record would have been changed completely.
The thing that still pains me the most is losing three finals in such a short period of time. If we won just two of them, our CL record would have been changed completely.
But thats the crutch of the matter, we have been to i think 8 finals or thereabouts and only won it twice, once on penalties and the other by a penalty in an ill fated match. Barcelona with their history have won it just twice too, ditto for manu united. Compare that to Liverpool who have just lost 1 final and won it 5 times, Milan have wonit 6 times, Real Madrid 9 times
I know, but this still has nothing to do with these team; Juventus, Barcelona and ManUtd being well equipped or not, because simply, they're already.
I may regard their lack of winning the CL titles to the circumstances of the finals themselves, thus, we've to go back in time to discuss every final as a separate case.
I may regard their lack of winning the CL titles to the circumstances of the finals themselves, thus, we've to go back in time to discuss every final as a separate case.
, thats really some funny shit.
