Real Madrid C.F. vs Liverpool FC 1st leg | UEFA Champions League | 25-2-2009

You won't expect me to be wary of Riera, Babel or Benayoun?

 

Was he even injured or was he just rested so he can be in top form?

That's what gets me about Benitez's Liverpool. Screw trying to win the league you haven't in two decades, rest the guy then play him in 3 days for a CL tie.

That is not the kind of mentality I want coaching Madrid.

Juande saying "go all out for Betis, then we'll get to Liverpool" is however.

 

Babel's pace could be a worry, especially in the last 15 minutes and if we're going after a goal.

As things stand, with Gerrard being unfit, Torres having a poor record against us, the only true threat is Alonso.

 

Can somebody post here the video of Gerrard's miskick?

 

Again, what makes you think Gerrard is unfit?

 

The fact that he didn't paly in the last three games and haven't been training in a while?

 

He has not played in a competetive match since his hamstring injury and has just returned.

 

Even if Stevie "the diving" Gerrard (TM) wasn't injured, he'd still be losing a lot of match fitness missing all those games.

 

I just have this gut feeling that he went out with the supposed injury just so Liverpool wouldn't have to take the chance of him getting injured with the national team.

One bullet dodged.

They knew they didn't have to play an FA cup match so would be getting extra rest. They had a weak portsmouth and mancity at home, so better to dodge those seemingly easy matches and make sure your star plays.

Two bullets dodged.


Yeah I know, conspiracy theorist. Can you blame me? The past four years haven't been kind.

My only hope. I hope we mop the floor with him and their "tournament only" coach.

 

You know what I love about this nickname? Between Cannavaro, Pepe, and Heinze, we are apt to see a LOT of our players in Gerrard's face coming up from taking dives which weren't called. I LOVE the intensity, especially from Heinze and Cannavaro, getting in diver's faces like they're about to go 10th round Rocky Balboa on their booty!

 

Old red nose drunk again attacks our club. His obsession with Madrid is heart warming.

I hope Inter knocks manu out, we knock liverpool out, then Benitez (being forced to actually compete in his league! Tragic!) actually gives them a run for that handover a premiership title this season.

 

Has he said anything new or is it the same old Franco/Marca crap?

 

http://www.rediff.com/sports/2003/apr/08foot.htm
This might reduce your hatred for ferguson.It just might.

 

i kinda miss him having some hair up top there.

 

I had that picture of Canna shouting at buck tooth on my wall. It was good for inspiration...

 

Gago is featured in UEFA's "Top ten unsung heroes"

 

Well Madrid fans are singing his praises at least... Don't know why he's not a more well known player tbh. He oozes class and elegance and should be more famous than he is.

 

Hatred? Kids these days...

I dislike and like to make fun of the red nosed drunk. I don't hate him. What that post did not do is make me like you more.

 

What I really dont want to see is Alonso getting time and space outside our box for one of them rockets he likes to pull off.

 

Not really, towards the end of his time with Atleti Torres had 5 years in Primera under his belt, which for most other players is the equator of their careers.

I don't think Torres has "blossomed." He's made progress, to be sure, but I don't see it as dramatic or anything like that.

He's had a very bad time with muscle injuries this season. He can always score here and there, but his game has no rhythm. I suspect that, for him, this is going to be one of those 'lost' seasons when by the time he's 100% either it won't matter or the season will already be over.