[QUOTE=JerseyIronmanwhat are you talkinga bout Liverpool won the Champions league 2 years ago[/QUOTE]
so what, everyone knows that was mad luck.
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[QUOTE=JerseyIronmanwhat are you talkinga bout Liverpool won the Champions league 2 years ago[/QUOTE]
so what, everyone knows that was mad luck.
the only luck in football is if you shoot the ball from the half way line, the balls going straight then the wind moves it away from the goalkeeper. liverpool won the champs league by showing more heart.
i kno liverpool are totally crap in the EPL but they are the best english team in europe. they always perform. unknown reasons for this.
^ you right, but its really time for them to put in more effort in the EPL, when was the last time they won the EPL?
ya i dont get that Liverpool always does crap in the league, its like they are european specialists.
Arsenal seems to have the opposite problem but not to the same degree.
not just liverpool winning the UCL but anyone who wins wins it on luck. it's not a week in week out competition, it's spread out through the course of the season, you find out in december you'll play a team in february - that's a massive fucking gap between matches. you can end up losing half your squad to injury. stuttgart had a massive plight of injuries and now they're all fit they're starting to hit straps in die bundesliga. they came dead last in their group but if they had their full squad anything could of happened. milan a few years ago tore shit up in europe and come february choked like no other, they got hit with a few injuries and their form dipped. like frank rijkaard said UCL is all about getting as far as you can and any team that prioritises winning the champions league is stupid - yeah it's a fucking great honour to win but winning your domestic league is a truer indiciation of how good you are ... liverpool win europe and weren't even within a country mile of chel$ki
i dnt remember the last time liverpool actually proper challenged for the title. truly sucks.
mancini is apparently staying at inter. but i have still got a feeling that mourihno might get the inter job. it jus seems like a good fit. dnt kno why.
Arsenal will face Liverpool in the quarter-finals of the Champions League after they were paired together in Friday's draw in Nyon, Switzerland.
Arsene Wenger's side will play the first leg at home on 1/2 April, with the return leg at Anfield on 8/9 April.
Manchester United, who beat Lyon to reach the last eight, were drawn against Real Madrid's conquerors Roma.
Chelsea, the fourth English club in the draw, meet Fenerbahce, with Schalke 04 and Barcelona the other fixture drawn.
The winners of the Arsenal-Liverpool fixture will then face Chelsea or Fenerbahce in the semi-finals, with Manchester United or Roma drawn against Barcelona or Schalke 04 in the last four, with the legs taking place on the 22/23 April and 29/30 April.
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Your thoughts on the draw
It means if Chelsea overcome Fenerbahce in the quarter-final, England will be guaranteed a presence in the final in Moscow on 21 May.
Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry could barely hide his disappointment after the draw, saying: "I think we'd hoped to avoid an English team. But, statistically, an all-English tie was bound to happen and it's happened to us. I guess at least we've avoided a trip to Turkey.
"We're also playing Arsenal in the league in between the quater-final legs so that will be interesting. I don't think there will be any surprises for either side in those games.
"We'll take each match as it comes but, of course, we've noticed we might also face another English side (Chelsea) in the last four as well."
It should make for compelling viewing and, after the way we played against AC Milan, we must have a lot of belief that we can go all the way
Arsenal managing director Keith Edelman
Arsenal managing director Keith Edelman added: "I think we'd have preferred European competition. Liverpool are a great team and are fantastic in this competition and, with three games against them in a week, I'm sure the tactics in each tie will be under close scutiny."
"It should make for compelling viewing and, after the way we played against AC Milan, we must have a lot of belief that we can go all the way."
Manchester United club secretary Ken Ramsden, meanwhile, said: "It's a good draw for us, I think.
"As a fan I'm happy we're playing continental opposition and we have a good record against them too. I'm sure the manager will also be happy that we're playing at home in the second leg so we're content with that."
Chief executive Peter Kenyon was equally happy to have avoided an English side in the draw, adding: "I'm delighted. There are no easy draws at this stage, but we wanted to avoid an English side and we've done that.
"Despite a couple of disappointing results of late, we've complete confidence in the team and coaching staff to ensure we have a good end to the season."
Looks like England have a good chance of three semi finalists, with Barcelona taking the fourth spot.
i don't know, i have a feeling about roma against utd. i fuckin hope so anyway. the gunners to be crowned champs. theres also a good chance that we could get a replay of the 2006 final - arsenal against barcalona.
2005 - liverpool vs milan
2006 - arsenal vs barcalona
2007 - liverpool vs milan
2008 - arsenal vs barcalona??????????
I reckon Man Utd are gonna win it.
Kinda hope they do as Scholes missed out on the final last time.
It's the best league in the world. C. Ronaldo will be world footballer of the year this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by shinobi4227
im supporting Roma by default now.
I'm going to root Arsenal.
Roma to win this bitch.
EPL is not the best league in the world. Besides arsenal(and thats only because they have no englishmen), they play shit football. Be honest. There is a reason why only 2 english teams have won it in the past 25 years, and barley any others made the finals.
Its a fun league to watch. It has good players. But THEY DO NOT PLAY GOOD FOOTBALL. Theres no way that can be debated. If you do, you do not know the game.
Haha, "barely any others made the finals" and I thought an English team had made it to the last three of them (with another almost guaranteed to make it this time).
And you clearly don't watch English football if you think Arsenal are the only ones that play attractively.
For starters Man U play beautiful football. Plenty of other clubs play attractively as well (e.g. Spurs).