The Soccer Thread

[Marco4]

And am getting quite excited now. The ITV coverage starts shortly.

[Guest]

Great, I can watch. :D

[soccer10k]

15 minutes to game time.

[Marco4]

No place for Crouch, with Gerrard forward and Kuyt up front. Rafa must know what he's doing. Shame there's no place for Robbie Fowler at all.

[soccer10k]

I'm predicting a 2-0 win for Milan though I'll be pulling for Liverpool to win.

[Marco4]

I'm expecting an exact replay of 2005. Honest.

[shnsajax]

No place for Crouch, with Gerrard forward and Kuyt up front. Rafa must know what he's doing. Shame there's no place for Robbie Fowler at all.

 

I don't care for Crouch in a game like this, or really any game at all.

[shnsajax]

Pennant is off to a solid start. His speed might give Milan's backline some problems.

[Marco4]

It seems to be more his positioning - he's staying out very wide, so he can get the ball in enough space.

[shnsajax]

It seems to be more his positioning - he's staying out very wide, so he can get the ball in enough space.

 

It is, but if they give him space he will cause problems. I might actually take back what I said about Crouch is Pennant is allowed to stay that wide all match.

[Marco4]

Of course, now we've mentioned it, he's disappeared and Milan are getting a bit of control. Its meant to be Jankulovski out there with Pennant, isn't it?

[Marco4]

While I'm thinking of it;

 

Milan

Nesta, Oddo, Maldini, Gattuso, Pirlo, Ambrosini, Inzaghi - 7 Italians

Kaka, Seedorf, Jankulovski, Dida - 4 Non-Italians

 

Liverpool

Carragher, Pennant, Gerrard - 3 Englishmen

Finnan - 1 Irishman

Reina, Agger, Riise, Alonso, Mascherano, Zenden, Kuyt - 7 Non-Local

[jersey cubs fan]

he shoots and he scores

[jersey cubs fan]

was that a bank off the face?

[soccer10k]

Pirlo free kick deflected off Inzaghi into the net. 1-0 Milan.

[Guest]

he shoots and he scores

 

I totally didn't see that deflection coming, though. I think the guy that deflected it was pretty surprised too.

[soccer10k]

Gerrard should have done better with that one.

[davecubsfan]

Let's go Milan. Hold it together

[Guest]

Wow, so close to a tie game. That would have been more fun.

[soccer10k]

And that should just about do it.

[soccer10k]

Kuyt puts it in and it's 2-1. I bet the Milan fans are nervous now.

[Jon]

Night quite the game I was hoping for, but an exciting finish. Good game.

[sethuel1]

I hate Milan. Nobody else could cheat, get away with it, stay in the top flight and win the Champs League. Nobody.

[Marco4]

Seconded.

[Guest]

I have the second half TiVo'd so I'll watch it tonight. Count me amongst the Milan-haters.