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[theycallmedan'lboone]

certainly explains why mine is going away..

[Bubba - NJ]

Why do you think I have no hair? :D

Such a Jekyll and Hyde team.

Of what I've seen with my limited knowledge I would agree they look a bit uninspired . Do they miss Xabi Alonso that much and what is wrong with the back line ?

[pnoon]

Of what I've seen with my limited knowledge I would agree they look a bit uninspired . Do they miss Xabi Alonso that much and what is wrong with the back line ?

Xabi Alonso was an unsung hero of the team. While they certainly miss him, they are deep enough in talent to get along without him. As for the back line, it's as if they have forgotten how to play the game. Atrocious.

[Don Fernando]

WTB beachball with Liverpool logo


































:r

[GTsetGO]

so what exactly is going on with Liverpool??

But hey, Man U is doing well. ;)

[Don Fernando]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsRvLG8PDjE

[Jason]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsRvLG8PDjE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHZ_l89TvDI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpqB7KAdejY

[iRiSh]

champions league half time scores

Wednesday, 09 December 2009
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Dynamo Kiev 1-1
Barcelona HT
Milevskiy 2
Xavi 33


Bookings:
Pique 45+1




Inter Milan 1-0
Rubin Kazan HT
Eto'o 31


Bookings:
Murawski 28
Cesar Navas 43




Liverpool 1-0
Fiorentina HT
Benayoun 43



Lyon 2-0
Debrecen HT
Gomis 25
Michel Bastos 45


Bookings:
Ramos 42




Olympiakos 0-0
Arsenal HT


Bookings:
Leonardo 24

Bookings:
Merida 40




Sevilla 1-0
Rangers HT
Kanoute (pen) 8


Bookings:
Papac 35




Standard Liege 0-1
AZ Alkmaar HT
Lens 41


Bookings:
Pocognoli 43




VfB Stuttgart 3-0
Unirea Urziceni HT
Marica 5
Trasch 8
Pogrebniak 11


Bookings:
Bilasco 44

[mastershogun]

VfB Stuttgart - Barcelona
Olympiacos - Bordeaux
Inter - Chelsea
Bayern Munich - Fiorentina
CSKA Moscow - Sevilla
Lyon - Real Madrid
Porto - Arsenal
Milan - Man Utd

Who else is excited?

[TheRiddick]

A number of these games will depend on how well players go through the African Cup, injuries may affect a few. Chelsea may be the most affected in this regard, and although I don't like Chelsea I will still be supporting them in this match up (I'm a EPL fan).

United may have an (unintended) added benefit of players out injured right now, they may be fresher physically come Feb. Same for Arsenal, IMO.

Sevilla guys sound cocky, but playing in Moscow in Feb is not a good thing for players accustomed to sunny Spain, if Russians score a couple at home they can park the bus away. Moscow is in deep freeze right now and this may turn out to be an even colder winter than last 2. German games may be affected same way.

[adampc22]

Leeds united 1 man u 0 yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[Don Fernando]

You never see Adam, unless his team wins. That's weak bro, very weak.

[adampc22]

You never see Adam, unless his team wins. That's weak bro, very weak.

what do u mean u never see me u see me all the time lol

[Don Fernando]

not in this topic.

[4WheelVFR]

Surprised this threads been dead for a while considering all the great matches lately. Anyone catch Chelsea and Drogba hand it to Arsenal today? Hard to watch the superbowl after a match like that.

[pnoon]

Surprised this threads been dead for a while considering all the great matches lately. Anyone catch Chelsea and Drogba hand it to Arsenal today? Hard to watch the superbowl after a match like that.

I saw both.

However, watching the Merseyside derby yesterday was a treat for this Liverpool fan. Down to 10 men after a half hour and winning 1-0 was a huge win.

[4WheelVFR]

I saw both.

However, watching the Merseyside derby yesterday was a treat for this Liverpool fan. Down to 10 men after a half hour and winning 1-0 was a huge win.

I saw that on premier league review. Looked like a helluva match. Whats the deal with Steven Gerrard? There are some rumors going around that he may be looking for a new team I guess?

[4WheelVFR]

On another note, I just finished reading "Moments" by Christiano Ronaldo. Great read if you are a football fan of any team. Not boring at all and very insightful. I checked it out from the library but will definitely be buying it to have at home.

[mastershogun]

I saw both.

However, watching the Merseyside derby yesterday was a treat for this Liverpool fan. Down to 10 men after a half hour and winning 1-0 was a huge win.

For me that was the game to watch. And as much as I like Howard he should had done better.

[pnoon]

For me that was the game to watch. And as much as I like Howard he should had done better.

Nice to see you 'round these parts again, Hoon.

I agree. Howard should have done better but the way Liverpool has struggled this year, I'll take the win. Would be sweet to beat the Gunners tomorrow.

[4WheelVFR]

Nice to see you 'round these parts again, Hoon.

I agree. Howard should have done better but the way Liverpool has struggled this year, I'll take the win. Would be sweet to beat the Gunners tomorrow.

I'll be rooting for Liverpool tomorrow!:D

[pnoon]

I'll be rooting for Liverpool tomorrow!:D

Me, too, Ray. Me, too. :)

[4WheelVFR]

Me, too, Ray. Me, too. :)

Should be a great match regardless of the results though.

[mastershogun]

Anyone watch the the everton/manu game? Woohoo!
First Chelsea then ManU

[D. Generate]

My football desires are simple.

I don't want West Ham relegated.
I don't want Man U to win.
I want the U.S. or Spain to win the World Cup.

2 out of 3 are definitely doable.

[Partagaspete]

My football desires are simple.

I don't want West Ham relegated.
I don't want Man U to win.
I want the U.S. or Spain to win the World Cup.

2 out of 3 are definitely doable.

How is this or 2 out of three...

I do want Man U to win.
I do not want West Ham relagated
I do want the U.S. or Portugal o win te world cup

you typical londoner who wants chelski or Arse-null to win :fu
LMAO!

[jdakine]

Go Liverpool

[4WheelVFR]

There've been some good Champions league games lately......although both Real Madrid and Chelsea lost.:td

The friendly between US and El Salvador was a lively match too. El Salvador's goalie had some great saves until the end where it looked like he and that defender just quit.

[mastershogun]

anyone watching the stoke-arsenal game? i missed the tackle and they are not showing it again. anyone know what happened?

[reggiebuckeye]

anyone watching the stoke-arsenal game? i missed the tackle and they are not showing it again. anyone know what happened?

It looked like nothing big until you saw Ramsey laying there with part of his leg dangling. The result looked bad. Two people going in two different directions collided. Ramsey lost big time. I really hope he will be ok. Not for the sake of Arsenal, but for his own health.

[Jason]

It looked like nothing big until you saw Ramsey laying there with part of his leg dangling. The result looked bad. Two people going in two different directions collided. Ramsey lost big time. I really hope he will be ok. Not for the sake of Arsenal, but for his own health.

It looked like nothing, the ref sauntered over to Ramsay and saw his leg hanging and his eyes got big as saucers and he started flailing for the physios. THe he went and presented a red card.

I didn't have the stomache to watch any replays so I dunno if it was a bad tackle or not but I'm pretty sure the ref thought nothing of it til he saw the damage.

Unfortunate, hope he recovers quick, he's got a lotta footy years in front of him

[TheRiddick]

Mistimed tackle, not a deliberate one. Although still same very bad result. And the defender (offender?) was picked for the England's team a couple of hours after the game by Capello, so obviously a very good player simply in a bad tackle.

[GreekGodX]

87 days until the World Cup!

[hotreds]

:banger FORZA ITALIA!

[mastershogun]

Looks like Becks is out of the world cup... at least we no longer have to hear about him anymore
Do you think this will retire him all together?

[TheRiddick]

Looks like Becks is out of the world cup... at least we no longer have to hear about him anymore
Do you think this will retire him all together?

He is still one of the best passers around, I can't see why he won't be able to play for a few more years. Speed was never his attribute to begin with. But stamina he does have, plenty of, he is a product of MU academy and wimps do not survive for long.

Your post is almost full of glee? Why?

[mastershogun]

He is still one of the best passers around, I can't see why he won't be able to play for a few more years. Speed was never his attribute to begin with. But stamina he does have, plenty of, he is a product of MU academy and wimps do not survive for long.

Your post is almost full of glee? Why?

Just tired of how his quest for the world cup almost monopolizes what little coverage of all soccer we have in the states. Nothing against him just tired of hearing about him when there is so much more to the sport.

True, he never relied on his speed but he its getting injury prone with his age.

[TheRiddick]

Achilles happens to young guys as well, I don't think it is age. I tore my MCL back in August having never ripped any muscles or ligaments before in my life, not because of age, but because of a late (hard) hit on my knee from someone stupid.

I think all the England players have lots of coverage lately and Becks is just one of them. I read daily reports on all the England players and do not see "favoritism" for any, IMO. Be it Terry, Cole (both or is it 3 now), Rio, Bridge, Rooney, etc. Plenty of news on all...

Problem is, who is going to play that side now? SWP is the only decent choice left, the rest are either injured or cannot play consistently. Oh well...

[DragonMan]

:banger FORZA ITALIA!

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[kazzaca]

I think all the England players have lots of coverage lately and Becks is just one of them. I read daily reports on all the England players and do not see "favoritism" for any, IMO. Be it Terry, Cole (both or is it 3 now), Rio, Bridge, Rooney, etc. Plenty of news on all...

Problem is, who is going to play that side now? SWP is the only decent choice left, the rest are either injured or cannot play consistently. Oh well...

The English media has always had a special place for Beckham in its pages, whether it's for good or bad if he's involved it's always a top story.

Funny thing is, you're completely right that the big story right now isn't really that Beckham is hurt but that the only option to start in that spot is SWP...and he's just not good enough to make an impact at that level. Personally, I think the fact that Lennon is hurt is a bigger issue because Beckham was never going to be a starter anyways.

[kazzaca]

Anyone watch the Arsenal-Barcelona game today? Probably the best game of the Champions League so far.

[reggiebuckeye]

Anyone watch the Arsenal-Barcelona game today? Probably the best game of the Champions League so far.

Yes, I did. I am impressed they hung in and fought back. Proud of my Gunners.

[mastershogun]

Not sure what happened. 2 up and then level! Too bad henry could not make a difference. Thought Messi had a decent game despite not scoring

[4WheelVFR]

Anyone watch the Arsenal-Barcelona game today? Probably the best game of the Champions League so far.

Awsome game! Barcelona completely dominated the first half. After Arsenal made their subs (not Arshavin) the game completely turned around. There was some great goalkeeping on display too.

[kazzaca]

Walcott made all the difference. His speed put Barcelona on their heels. They should have been up by 6 goals by the end of the first half. Hopefully the second leg will be just as entertaining..

[Lumpold]

Well, that was poor.

[pnoon]

Well, that was poor.

Agreed. But a point is a point.
Reina made some spectacular saves in the first half.

[Lumpold]

Agreed. But a point is a point.
Reina made some spectacular saves in the first half.

Yes, indeed, Reina made up for just about every mistake he's ever made.

Glen Johnson needs to wake up, Jovanovic needs to find some passing accuracy, Lucas could do with some balance. Konchesky was looking pretty good, we just need him and Fabio fit now. Maxi did OK, I spose. Torres and Gerrard need to find it within themselves to want to play. Don't get me wrong, Stevie was trying, just looking like he's losing faith! Poulsen looked a bit shell shocked at times. Carra and Skrtel were average, but pulled it out of the bag when needed. Agger ain't a left back, so we won't comment on his short time on the pitch.

Let me know if I missed anything!

[reggiebuckeye]

Ahhh, why do the Gunners do this to me?

[mastershogun]

Ahhh, why do the Gunners do this to me?

Totten looked good. Not completely there yet... but solid

Chelsea is not looking too good. First Sunderland, now Birmingham

[Lumpold]

I think this has been a topsy-turvy week, I'd resigned myself to the fact that Liverpool were gonna lose... BUT WE WON! :wo

[mastershogun]

Anyone watching the alm-barca game? 37th minute and already 5-0!

[reggiebuckeye]

Arsenal fan venting.

Can we truly get relegated? This is painful. No defenders. No attack. Stupid fouls. No replacements with any experience. I don't want to watch them in the Championship. Send help now!!!!!

[mastershogun]

anyone watching the real/barca game right now?

[pnoon]

Unfortunately, no.