[EU] Champions League 2007/2008 (24 Viewers)
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TBh arsenal didn't OWN anybody. they played a tremendous opening 25 minutes but got spooked by liverpools goal, when the crowd got behind pool again aresnal simply did not have a calm head to lead them through.
funny alan hanson got pelters for years saying "you won't win anything with kids" only for manure to win the title. the difference is that manure had a solid backbone, when arsenal won the title under wenger they had the likes of winterburn, adams, keown and later when they won teh title again vieira had grown into a good leader. this is arsenals problem, they do not have someone who can lead their team in a difficult situation, they get too spooked and have no real leadership on the pitch.it is times like this that they could do with a sol campbell type defender or a gatusso type midfielder
until this is sorted i very much doubt their capability to win anything and doubt that will change unless they either a) they grow as a team and get used to the pressure and earn that mental toughness or b) buy a good solid CB and a leader on the pitch(maybe a DM) who can take a game by the scruff of the neck
and then some
funny alan hanson got pelters for years saying "you won't win anything with kids" only for manure to win the title. the difference is that manure had a solid backbone, when arsenal won the title under wenger they had the likes of winterburn, adams, keown and later when they won teh title again vieira had grown into a good leader. this is arsenals problem, they do not have someone who can lead their team in a difficult situation, they get too spooked and have no real leadership on the pitch.it is times like this that they could do with a sol campbell type defender or a gatusso type midfielder
until this is sorted i very much doubt their capability to win anything and doubt that will change unless they either a) they grow as a team and get used to the pressure and earn that mental toughness or b) buy a good solid CB and a leader on the pitch(maybe a DM) who can take a game by the scruff of the neck
and then some
And even though they didn't own liverpool, if you don't score in you're good periods then 9 times out 10 will get stung.
About the romanisti will choking is their middle name and De Rossi just confirmed that.The thing i don't understand is why Spalleti is insistent on an underperforming Taddei ? His form hasn't been great all season but he is still starting while Guily is on the bench. Ferguson basically insulted them by leaving his two best players on the bench and they couldn't capitalize on that.
Don't know about everybody else but I quite enjoyed seeing Roma humiliated again. Scholes, Ronaldo and Rooney even rested for them. 
Well of course, Park is enough for their sorry asses. Roma=never a big club.
Amen!
P.S. Simply love the effect of Italian teams, our RIVALS, in the knock-out stages. Proves just how cleaned up and better Calcio has become.
Well of course, Park is enough for their sorry asses. Roma=never a big club. Amen!
P.S. Simply love the effect of Italian teams, our RIVALS, in the knock-out stages. Proves just how cleaned up and better Calcio has become.
TBH I have extremelly lost interest in CL, well football in general. Yesterday I have watched Barca-Schalke and I can say with certainty; I would have enjoyed watching Juve, play a 5th leauge team in the Coppa, more. I'd watch us play Cagliari before Real-Barca.
Apart from watching Juventus, in any kind of competition, the only thing I can watch with true passion and interest are big NT tournaments, WC & EC, when Croatia plays. Everything else has become so boooring to me. Football isn't what it used to be, at least to me. Now I only watch it to kill the time, that wasn't the case 5,6 years ago.
Perhaps I'm too old.
Apart from watching Juventus, in any kind of competition, the only thing I can watch with true passion and interest are big NT tournaments, WC & EC, when Croatia plays. Everything else has become so boooring to me. Football isn't what it used to be, at least to me. Now I only watch it to kill the time, that wasn't the case 5,6 years ago.
Perhaps I'm too old.
TBH
Apart from watching Juventus, in any kind of competition, the only thing I can watch with true passion and interest are big NT tournaments, WC & EC, when Croatia plays. Everything else has become so boooring to me. Football isn't what it used to be, at least to me. Now I only watch it to kill the time, that wasn't the case 5,6 years ago.
Perhaps I'm too old.
Apart from watching Juventus, in any kind of competition, the only thing I can watch with true passion and interest are big NT tournaments, WC & EC, when Croatia plays. Everything else has become so boooring to me. Football isn't what it used to be, at least to me. Now I only watch it to kill the time, that wasn't the case 5,6 years ago.
Perhaps I'm too old.
Roma played a decent match.A much better match than i had expected.Yes it wasnt a first choice ManUtd team,but a Roma team without Totti isnt a first choice Roma team either.It just goes on to show the importance of the home leg.I thought Zotti was great last night.He definatley made up for his errors of last year.De Rossi's penalty was horrendous.It came at a time when Man Utd were doing great,and after the penalty Roma started played some great attacking football.A goal by De Rossi would have made things pretty interesting IMO when you add Ferdinand's injury into the equation.Man Utd had Rooney and Ronaldo on the bench,but their defence would have looked fragile without Vidic and Ferdinand.
Anyway,the result of this tie was settled even before the game started last night.So it isnt really a surprise.Though i have a question for the 'All Italian Teams other than Juve should fail' group :
Would you be happy if Milan,Inter,Roma etc or any other team capable of challenging for the Scudetto..were all relegated to the Serie D and we were left in Serie A with lesser clubs?That woudl guarantee us the title every year surely.So if you're looking at things from the 'We only want wahts good for juve' perspective,then shouldnt this situation be ideal?No title challenge.And Juve lead the league every season like Lyon in ligue 1.Yes all these teams wont get relegated to the Serie D..but im only talking about a hypothetical situation here.
Anyway,the result of this tie was settled even before the game started last night.So it isnt really a surprise.Though i have a question for the 'All Italian Teams other than Juve should fail' group :
Would you be happy if Milan,Inter,Roma etc or any other team capable of challenging for the Scudetto..were all relegated to the Serie D and we were left in Serie A with lesser clubs?That woudl guarantee us the title every year surely.So if you're looking at things from the 'We only want wahts good for juve' perspective,then shouldnt this situation be ideal?No title challenge.And Juve lead the league every season like Lyon in ligue 1.Yes all these teams wont get relegated to the Serie D..but im only talking about a hypothetical situation here.
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