The Football Thread

[_eRon_]

very nice goal by giggs against the hammers last night to get the 3 points & get the red devils back on top of the epl ..the defense was again superb with van der sar protecting the goal; manutd has now gone 13 games without conceding a goal; surpassing the british record for longest period without conceding a goal..

 

with the pairing of vidic & ferdinand; the left backs evra & o'shea as well as the right backs,neville & brown, & with evans & the da silva twins maturing, galing talaga ng mga defenders ng manutd, i hope they can maintain the streak ..go red devils!!!

 

 

 

 

carlton cole played very well last night, he was a handful for vidic & ferdinand, he was very strong as well as having the speed to outrun defenders, he was drogba-like hehe..westham played well last night & showed signs of confidence which has helped them win games in the league, mukhang magaling na coach si zola, he knows his team, plays everybody to their strengths & his helping his lads gain confidence to win games..

 

c.ronaldo was denied a penalty late in the 2nd half despite being tripped by lucas neill in the penalty box, sayang, we need to score goals as much as possible para when it comes down to goal difference sa title, we have some breathing room..

Edited February 9, 2009 by _eRon_

[_eRon_]

Huntelaar: I want to leave Madrid!

 

http://www.espnstar.com/football/primera-l...ve-Madrid!/

 

Dutch striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar wants to leave the Real Madrid after only signing for them earlier last month.

 

The former Ajax Amsterdam forward has had a tough start to his Primera Liga adventure having been left out of Madrid's Champions League squad while only featuring three times in the league totaling 151 minutes.

 

Spanish daily AS quoted the player telling his close friends: "I can't stand this situation anymore. They (Madrid) have neither included me for the Champions League nor do they want to play me in the league. Juande (Ramos) does not have any confidence in me. I want to leave Madrid. I can't bear this."

 

Once courted by European giants like Chelsea, Manchester United and Juventus, Huntelaar decided to choose Madrid which has proved to be the wrong choice so far for the giant hitman.

 

He has reportedly informed his agent, Arnold Oosteweld to hold talks with the club to clarify his future.

[rodxxxman]

I am an Arsenal fan but as much as I hate it Man United is really a very strong team. Strong in a sense that they have too much quality. Much like Chelsea during Jose's reign. They can almost have 2 starting 11 in their line-ups. As far as Liverpool, I do not see Rafa's quty in buying talent. More than half of the players he purchased have already left the club.

[mojo2NV]

medyo mainit na ang exchanges dito ah!...hehe...as the brits would put it...its hotting up!

 

ManU looks really strong for this season...maybe another silverware is in the bag but I highly doubt their CL chances

Chelsea has just sacked Big Phil ...and might go back to "the ordinary one" Avram Grant till the end of the season...

Pompey also sacked Tony Adams..

Villa is showing good form...but is doubful that they will have enough gas in the tank to last till the end of the season...so in the end...evrything will be back in its natural order...and it will still be the traditional big 4 on top of the table at the end of the season....

[_eRon_]

Roman personally fired Scolari!

 

http://www.espnstar.com/football/premier-l...d-Scolari!/

 

A spokesman for Luiz Felipe Scolari has revealed that Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich was responsible for his sacking.

 

According to Scolari's agent, Acaz Fellegger, the Brazilian coach had the full support of Chelsea's chief executive Peter Kenyon. Fellegger instead pointed the finger at the club's multi-billionaire owner

 

"It seems that Abramovich made the decision," Fellegger told newspaper Lance earlier.

 

"He [scolari] was not in a comfortable situation despite having the support of the squad and Peter Kenyon."

 

Fellegger also pointed out what Scolari felt what was ailing Cheslea: the lack of a youth programme and an ordinary first-team. The former Portugal coach also rued Robinho's failure to arrive at Stamford Bridge.

 

"The Chelsea squad are old," Fellegger continued. "Felipe tried to rejuvenate it, but unsuccessfully.

 

"He asked [the board] to sign Deco and Robinho, but they only bought Deco."

 

Fellegger also dismmissed suggestions that Scolari had problems with the English language. He revealed that Scolari had worked hard to become fluent and competent in the language - in order to give responses at press conferences in English.

 

"The English language has never been an issue for him as he has given many interviews in English," he added.

 

On Sky Sports News, Scolari issued a statement through Fellegger's website and said he would communicate with the media soon and wished his former club all the best.

 

"I wish luck to Chelsea in the three competitions they are involved in," the statement read.

 

"I also take this opportunity to confirm that I will keep living in London and I will respond to the media soon."

[rodxxxman]

Scolari SACKED!!!!!..It SUCKS....I do not think he is really doing that bad. Not really given a chance.

[damaso]

brazil 2 italy 0

 

in a surprisingly entertaining friendly, brazil scored 2 beautiful goals. the first, a great passing move finished by elano. the second was even better. an incredible solo effort by robinho.

 

 

 

 

both goals by man city players.

 

under mark hughes, robinho has played well but has been inconsistent. elano, the star of last season, has had a terrible one this year. and jo didn't even play more than a handful of games, but had a spectacular debut with everton. maybe mark hughes doesn't jive well with brazilians...

[katana15]

win or lose, the essence of being a liverpool fan is this.

 

"you will never walk alone".

 

liverpool is a club rich in tradition and will continue to be that way. being on the top 2 or 3 or EPL is an ahievement in itself. as to winning the EPL, well see. hopefully we will win it and CL glory.

[_eRon_]

Hiddink confirms Blues role

 

http://www.espnstar.com/football/premier-l...rms-Blues-role/

 

Russia coach Guus Hiddink has confirmed that he expects to be in charge of BPL giants Chelsea by the start of next week.

 

Chelsea were quick to make their move for Hiddink after sacking Luiz Felipe Scolari on Monday.

 

Hiddink is close to Blues owner Roman Abramovich, who helps finance his role with Russia.

 

Now Abramovich has turned to Hddink to take Chelsea through to the end of the season.

 

"It's to help out a friend. Abramovich is doing so much for Russian football and I want to do something back," Hiddink told Dutch Radio station 538.

 

Hiddink will combine his domestic duties at Chelsea with his current role as Russia boss and he has few qualms about the dual role, which he has previous experience of when in charge of PSV Eindhoven and Australia.

 

"At the end of March there are two qualification matches, then again in June. So it is possible and at the end of the English season it's over.

 

'Within a few days I will go to London. I expect to be on the pitch next week."

 

Hiddink has given little thought to staying beyond the end of the current campaign.

 

He said: "There are two scenarios: it goes bad and they say 'go back east' or it goes well, but I'm not thinking that far ahead."

[_eRon_]

Man United 1 Other Clubs 923

 

http://www.espnstar.com/football/news/deta...ther-Clubs-923/

 

Ever wondered how many managers have come and gone since Sir Alex Ferguson took over at Manchester United?

 

Fergie took the reigns back in November 1986 and has since gone on to win tons of honours with the Red Devils.

 

However, the same cannot be said of the other big English clubs as a whopping 923 managers have been hired and ousted in his 23 years stay.

 

Cutting it down to bite size for our readers, a much smaller sum of 193 rival bosses from the 19 Premiership clubs currently in the top flight have been ousted from their seats while the Old Trafford head honcho is still going strong.

 

Managerial Casualties (BPL clubs 2008/09)

 

Portsmouth 14

Tottenham 14

Stoke City 14

West Brom 13

Man City 13

Newcastle 12

Wigan 12

Fulham 12

Hull City 11

Sunderland 10

Chelsea 10

Blackburn 10

Aston Villa 9

Everton 8

West Ham

8

Bolton 7

Middlesbrough 7

Liverpool 5

Arsenal 3

 

Here is a complete list of managers Ferguson has outlasted in England.

 

Liverpool: 4

Kenny Dalglish (1985-91), Graeme Souness (1991-94), Roy Evans (1994-98), Gerard Houllier (1998-2004)

 

Aston Villa: 6

Graham Taylor (1987-1990), Ron Atkinson (1991-94), Brian Little (1994-98), John Gregory (1998-02), Graham Taylor (2002-03), David O'Leary (2003-06)

 

Chelsea: 11

John Hollins (1986-88), Bobby Campbell (1989-91), Ian Porterfield (1991-93), David Webb (1993), Glenn Hoddle (1993-96), Ruud Gullit (1996-98), Gianluca Vialli (1998-00), Claudio Ranieri (2000-04), Jose Mourinho (2004-07), Avram Grant (2007-08), Luis Felipe Scolari (2008)

 

Arsenal: 2

George Graham (1986-95), Bruce Rioch (1995-96)

 

Everton: 7

Howard Kendall (1981-87), Colin Harvey (1987-90), Howard Kendall (1990-93), Mike Walker (1994), Joe Royle (1994-97), Howard Kendall (1997-98), Walter Smith (1998-2002)

 

Wigan Athletic: 12

Ray Mathias (1986-89), Bryan Hamilton (1989-93), Dave Philpotts (1993). Kenny Swain (1993-94), Graham Barrow (1994-95), John Deehan (1995-98), Ray Mathias (1998-99), John Benson (1999-2000), Bruce Rioch (2000-01), Steve Bruce (2001), Paul Jewell (2001-07), Chris Hutchings (2007)

 

West Ham: 6

John Lyall (1986-89), Billy Bonds (1991-94), Harry Redknapp (1994-01), Glenn Roeder (2001-03), Alan Pardew (2003-06), Alan Curbishley (2006-2008)

 

Manchester City: 12

Jimmy Frizzell (1986-87), Mel Machin (1989), Howard Kendall (1990), Peter Reid (1990-93), Brian Horton (1993-95), Alan Ball (1995-96), Steve Coppell (1996), Frank Clark (1996-98), Joe Royle (1998-01), Kevin Keegan (2001-05), Stuart Pearce (2005-07), Sven-Goran Eriksson (2007-08)

 

Fulham: 12

Ray Harford (1984-96), Ray Lewington (1986-90), Alan Dicks (1990-91), Don Mackay (1991-94), Ian Branfoot (1994-96), Micky Adams (1996-97), Ray Wilkins (1997-98), Kevin Keegan (1998-99), Paul Bracewell (1999-2000), Jean Tigana (2000-03), Chris Coleman (2003-07), Lawrie Sanchez (2007)

 

Sunderland: 9

Lawrie McMenemy (1985-87), Denis Smith (1987-91), Malcolm Crosby (1992-93), Terry Butcher (1993), Mick Buxton (1993-95), Peter Reid (1995-02), Howard Wilkinson (2002-03), Mick McCarthy (2005-06), Roy Keane (2007-08)

 

Hull City: 11

Brian Horton (1984-88), Eddie Gray (1988-89), Colin Appleton (1989), Stan Ternent (1989-91), Terry Dolan (1991-97), Mark Hateley (1997-98), Warren Joyce (1998-2000), Brian Little (2000-02), Jan Molby (2002), Peter Taylor (2002-06), Phil Parkinson (2006)

 

Newcastle Utd: 11

Willie McFaul (1986-88), Jim Smith (1988-89), Ossie Ardiles (1991-92), Kevin Keegan (1993-97), Kenny Dalglish (1997-98), Ruud Gullit (1998-99), Sir Bobby Robson (1999-04), Graeme Souness (2004-06), Glenn Roeder (2006-07), Sam Allardyce (2007-08), Kevin Keegan (2008)

 

Bolton Wanderers: 6

Phil Neal (1985-92), Bruce Rioch (1992-95), Roy McFarland (1995-96), Colin Todd (1996-99), Sam Allardyce (1999-2007), Sammy Lee (2007)

 

Tottenham: 12

David Pleat (1986-87), Terry Venables (1987-91), Peter Shreeves (1991-92), Doug Livermore (1992-93), Ossie Ardiles (1993-94), Gerry Francis (1994-97), Christian Gross (1997-98), George Graham (1998-01), Glenn Hoddle (2001-03), Jacques Santini (2004), Martin Jol (2004-07), Juande Ramos (2007-08)

 

Portsmouth: 14

Alan Ball (1984-89), John Gregory (1989-90), Frank Burrows (1990-91), Jim Smith (1991-95), Terry Fenwick (1995-98), Alan Ball (1998-99), Tony Pulis (2000), Steve Claridge (2000-01), Graham Rix (2001-02), Harry Redknapp (2002-04), Velimir Zajec (2004- 05), Alain Perrin (2005), Harry Redknapp (2005-08), Tony Adams (2008)

 

Stoke City: 13

Mick Mills (1985-89), Alan Ball (1989-91), Lou Macari (1991-93), Joe Jordan (1993-94), Lou Macari (1994-97), Chic Bates (1997-98), Chris Kamara (1998), Brian Little (1998-99), Gary Megson (1999), Gudjon Thordarson (1999-02), Steve Cotteril (2002), Tony Pulis (2002-05), Johan Boskamp (2005-06)

 

Blackburn Rovers: 9

Don Mackay (1987-91), Kenny Dalglish (1991-95), Ray Harford (1995-97), Roy Hodgson (1997-98), Brian Kidd (1998-99), Tony Parks (1999-00), Graeme Souness (2000-04), Mark Hughes (2004-08), Paul Ince (2008)

 

Middlesbrough: 5

Bruce Rioch (1986-90), Colin Todd (1990-91), Lennie Lawrence (1991-94), Bryan Robson (1994-01), Steve McClaren (2001-06)

 

West Brom: 12

Ron Saunders (1986-87), Ron Atkinson (1987-88), Brian Talbot (1988-91), Bobby Gould (1991-92), Ossie Ardiles (1992-93), Keith Burkinshaw (1993-94), Alan Buckley (1994-97), Ray Harford (1997), Denis Smith (1997-00), Brian Little (2000), Gary Megson (2000-04), Bryan Robson (2004-06)

 

Wolverhampton Wanderers: 6

Graham Turner (1986-94), Graham Taylor (1994-95), Mark McGhee (1995-98), Colin Lee (1998-2000), Dave Jones (2001-04), Glenn Hoddle (2004-06)

 

Reading: 8

Ian Branfoot (1984-89), Ian Porterfield (1989-91), Mark McGhee (91-94), Jimmy Quinn/Mick Gooding (1994-97), Terry Bullivant (1997-98), Tommy Burns (1998-99), Alan Pardew (1999-03)

 

Birmingham City: 8

John Bond (1986-87), Garry Pendrey (1987-89), Dave Mackay (1989-91), Lou Macari (1991), Terry Cooper (1991-93), Barry Fry (1993-96), Trevor Francis (1996-2001), Steve Bruce (2001-07)

 

Cardiff City: 14

Frank Burrows (1986-89), Len Ashurst (1989-91), Eddie May (1991-94), Terry Yorath (1994-95), Eddie May (1995), Kenny HibbItt (1995), Phil Neal (1996), Russell Osman (1996-97), Kenny Hibbitt (1998), Frank Burrows (1998-99), Billy Ayre (1999-2000), Bobby Gould (2000), Alan Cork (2000-02), Lennie Lawrence (2002-05)

 

Sheffield United: 8

Billy McEwan (1986-88), Dave Bassett (1988-95), Howard Kendall (1995-97), Nigel Spackman (1997-98), Steve Bruce (1998-99), Adrian Heath (1999), Neil Warnock, (1999-2007), Bryan Robson (2007-08)

 

Preston North End: 8

John McGrath (1986-90), Les Chapman (1990-92), John Beck (1992-94), Gary Peters (1994-98), David Moyes (1998-2002), Craig Brown (2002-04), Billy Davies (2004-06), Paul Simpson (2006-07)

 

Swansea City: 12

Terry Yorath (1990-91), Frank Burrows (1991-95), Bobby Smith (1995), Kevin Cullis (1996), Jan Molby (1996-97), Micky Adams (1997), Alan Cork (1997-98), John Hollins (1998-2001), Colin Addison (2001-02), Nick Cusack (2002), Brian Flynn (2002-04), Kenny Jackett (2004-07)

 

Queens Park Rangers: 12

Jim Smith (1985-88), Trevor Francis (1988-90), Don Howe (1990-91), Gerry Francis (1991-94), Ray Wilkins (1994-96), Stewart Houston (1996-97), Ray Harford (1997-98), Gerry Francis (1998-2001), Ian Holloway (2001-2006), Gary Waddock (2006), John Gregory (2006-07), Luigi Di Canio (2007-08)

 

Bristol City: 12

Terry Cooper (1982-88), Joe Jordan (1988-90), Jimmy Lumsden (1990-92), Denis Smith (1992-93), Russell Osman (1993-94), Joe Jordan (1994-97), John Ward (1997-98), Benny Lennartsson (1998-99), Tony Pulis (1999), Tony Fawthrop (2000), Danny Wilson (2000-04), Brian Tinnion (2004-05)

 

Burnley: 7

Brian Miller (1986-89), Frank Casper (1989-91), Jimmy Mullen (1991-96), Adrian Heath (1996-97), Chris Waddle (1997-98), Stan Ternent (1998-2004), Steve Cotterill (2004-07)

 

Ipswich Town: 7

Bobby Ferguson (1982-87), John Duncan (1987-90), John Lyall (1990-92), Paul Goddard (1994), George Burley (1994-2002), Tony Mowbray (2002), Joe Royale (2002-06)

 

Sheffield Wednesday: 12

Howard Wilkinson (1983-88), Peter Eustace (1988-89), Ron Atkinson (1989-91), Trevor Francis (1991-95), David Pleat (1995-97), Ron Atkinson (1997-98), Danny Wilson (1998-2000), Paul Jewell (2000-2001), Peter Shreeves (2001), Terry Yorath (2001-02), Chris Turner (2002-04), Paul Sturrock (2004-06)

 

Crystal Palace: 14

Steve Coppell (1984-93), Alan Smith (1993-95), Steve Coppell (1995-96), Dave Bassett (1996-97), Steve Coppell (1997-98), Attilio Lombardo (1998), Terry Venables (1998-99), Steve Coppell (1999-2000), Alan Smith (2001), Steve Bruce (2001), Trevor Francis (2001-03), Steve Kember (2003), Iain Dowie (2003-06), Peter Taylor (2006-07)

 

Coventry City: 14

George Curtis (1986-87), John Sillet (1987-90), Terry Butcher (1990-92), Don Howe (1992), Bobby Gould (1992-93), Phil Neal (1993-95), Ron Atkinson (1995-96), Gordon Strachan (1996-2001), Roland Nilsson (2001-02), Gary McAllister (2002-04), Eric Black (2004), Peter Reid (2004-05), Micky Adams (2005-07), Iain Dowie (2007)

 

Blackpool: 9

Sam Ellis (1982-89), Jimmy Mullen (1989-90), Graham Carr (1990), Bill Ayre (1990-94), Sam Allardyce (1994-96), Gary Megson (1996-97), Nigel Worthington (1997-99), Steve McMahon (2000-04), Colin Hendry (2004-06)

 

Derby County: 9

Arthur Cox (1984-93), Roy McFarland (1993-95), Jim Smith (1995-2001), Colin Todd (2001-02), John Gregory (2002-03), George Burley (2003-05), Phil Brown (2005-06), Billy Davies (2006-07), Paul Jewell (2007-08)

 

Plymouth Argyle: 12

Dave Smith (1984-88), Ken Brown (1988-90), David Kemp (1990-92), Peter Shilton (1992-95), Steve McCall (1995), Neil Warnock (1995-97), Mick Jones (1997-98), Kevin Hodges (1998-2000), Paul Sturrock (2000-04), Bobby Williamson (2004-05), Tony Pulis (2005-06), Ian Holloway (2006-07)

 

Nottingham Forest: 10

Brian Clough (1975-93), Frank Clark (1993-96), Stuart Pearce (1996-97), Dave Bassett (1997-98), Ron Atkinson (1998-99), David Platt (1999-2001), Paul Hart (2001-04), Joe Kinnear (2004), Gary Megson (2005), Colin Calderwood (2005-08)

 

Doncaster Rovers: 9

Dave Mackay (1987-89), Billy Bremner (1989-91), Steve Beaglehole (1991-93), Ian Atkins (1994), Sammy Chung (1994-96), Kerry Dickson (1996-97), Dave Cowling (1997), Mark Weaver (1997-98), Dave Penney (2002-06)

 

Norwich City: 12

Ken Brown (1980-87), Dave Stringer (1987-92), Mike Walker (1992-94), John Deehan (1994-95), Martin O'Neill (1995), Gary Megson (1995-96), Mike Walker (1996-98), Bruce Rioch (1998-2000), Bryan Hamilton (2000), Nigel Worthington (2001-06), Peter Grant (2006-07), Glenn Roeder (2007-09)

 

Barnsley: 12

Allan Clarke (1985-89), Mel Machin (1989-93), Viv Anderson (1993-94), Danny Wilson (1994-98), John Hendrie (1998-99), Dave Bassett (1999-2000), Nigel Spackman (2001), Steve Parkin (2001-02), Glyn Hodges (2002-03), Gudjon Thordarson (2003-04), Paul Hart (2004-05), Andy Ritchie (2005-06)

 

Watford: 11

Graham Taylor (1977-87), Dave Bassett (1987-88), Steve Harrison (1988-90), Colin Lee (1990), Steve Perryman (1990-93), Glenn Roeder (1993-96), Kenny Jackett (1996-97), Graham Taylor (1997-2001), Gianluca Vialli (2001-02), Ray Lewington (2002-05), Aidy Boothroyd (2005-08)

 

Southampton: 15

Chris Nicholl (85-91), Ian Branfoot (91-94), Alan Ball (94-95), Dave Merrington (95-96), Graeme Souness (96-97), Dave Jones (97-2000), Glenn Hoddle (2000-2001), Stuart Gray (2001), Gordon Strachen (2001-2004), Paul Sturrock (2004), Steve Wigley (2004), Harry Redknapp (2004-2005), George Burley (2005-2006), Nigel Pearson (2008), Jan Poortvliet (2008-09)

 

Charlton Athletic: 7

Lennie Lawrence (82-91), Steve Gritt/Alan Curbishley (91-95), Alan Curbishley (95-2006), Iain Dowie (2006), Les Reed (2006), Alan Pardew (2006-08)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*what a nice story, sir alex ferguson is truly a legend not only in england but also all over the world for staying with manutd for so many years, being loyal & managing the club to earning so many trophies..i hope he continues to win trophies for utd with his superb management of the team not only tactically but also motivationally; may he win more trophies before he retires, go manutd!!!

Edited February 11, 2009 by _eRon_

[xycho_g]

^ parang tim cone ng alaska ba? pero talo sila sa TNT...haha..

[_eRon_]

manutd beat derby county, 4-1, in the fa cup 5th round..everton win as well, beating aston villa, 3-1, who haven't lost since november, everton played a great game, cahill & arteta were great

[mojo2NV]

manutd beat derby county, 4-1, in the fa cup 5th round..everton win as well, beating aston villa, 3-1, who haven't lost since november, everton played a great game, cahill & arteta were great

 

add to that the 4-0 thrashing of Cardiff by the Gooners...

Eduardo returned to the first team squad and opened his account with 2 goals...Theo Walnut set to return soon and Fabregas set to train within the next 10 days.....

[jawo]

Someone is going to cry conspiracy, yet again.

[_eRon_]

manutd are 7pts top of the EPL, i hope we can maintain this lead, go red devils!!!

 

champions league na mamaya; sana matalo natin inter sa san siro...

[duchessXI]

t** cra cable ko.

 

anyone know a good sports bar around ortigas that shows football in the wee hours of morning? :cry:

[duchessXI]

http://www.atdhe.net/live-tv-3930.html

 

LIVERPOOL vs REAL MADRID

 

the best match of the knockout round! woohoo! :upside:

[xycho_g]

ang boring ng game ng inter v manu kanina...

 

wooohooo real madrid v liverpool later!!!

[_eRon_]

badtrip, 0-0 draw against inter, we should've picked up a win at the san siro, mahirap na, baka masalisihan pa ng inter sa old trafford hehehe i hope we convincingly beat them at OT para mapakita na kaya ni sir alex si mourinho ..

 

nice win by arsenal against roma, van persie with a nicely taken penalty to win the game for the gunnars..henry gets the away goal against lyon..

 

real vs liverpool later, sana maganda laban

[damaso]

both of my teams are looking good:

 

barcelona with an away goal against lyon. altho i'm concerned with victor valdes' form - two bad errors in his last 2 games. still, 1-1 with the home leg at the nou camp is not a bad result at all.

 

liverpool, to my pleasant surprise, wins 1-0 at real madrid. real madrid has been a different team under juande ramos. prior to the game, they lost to barca and then went on a 10 match winning streak. so liverpool, esp with their inconsistent form, winning away was unexpected.

Edited February 26, 2009 by damaso

[duchessXI]

i honestly thought that the inter-man utd game was thrilling. both sides were slugging each other out in terms of shots on target. i especially liked adrianos sublime ball control kills in holding the ball on top, not to mention ibrahimovics technique. ronaldo spurned alot of chances, was sharp on that match but J. Cesar is equally as sharp. I think he (cesar) was man of the match. 2nd leg should be exciting.

 

On the other end, liverpool with the trademark late goals against the mighty real madrid in the bernabeu! woohoo! and thats without gerrad and torres mind you, to those anti-liverpool fans. now we have a 2 goal cushion with our 2nd leg to be played at THIS IS ANFIELD. we should finish them off 2 weeks from now. well be looking forward to quarters.

 

the only 2 matches worth reviewing.

 

my prediction for the quarters?

 

InterMilan vs Arsenal

barceleno vs Porto

 

Chelsea vs villareal

Liverpool vs bayern munich

[jawo]

Wow. 2-0 to a relegation team.

 

So much for the prestigious Kuyt, Ngog, and El Zhar.

 

Boro > Real apparently.

 

---

 

Anyway, I wish Man Utd would beat the crap out of Inter next time.

[helmett]

i honestly thought that the inter-man utd game was thrilling. both sides were slugging each other out in terms of shots on target. i especially liked adrianos sublime ball control kills in holding the ball on top, not to mention ibrahimovics technique. ronaldo spurned alot of chances, was sharp on that match but J. Cesar is equally as sharp. I think he (cesar) was man of the match. 2nd leg should be exciting.

 

On the other end, liverpool with the trademark late goals against the mighty real madrid in the bernabeu! woohoo! and thats without gerrad and torres mind you, to those anti-liverpool fans. now we have a 2 goal cushion with our 2nd leg to be played at THIS IS ANFIELD. we should finish them off 2 weeks from now. well be looking forward to quarters.

 

the only 2 matches worth reviewing.

 

my prediction for the quarters?

 

InterMilan vs Arsenal

barceleno vs Porto

 

Chelsea vs villareal

Liverpool vs bayern munich

 

 

I hope that your prediction would come true :thumbsupsmiley: My favorite teams are chelsea and bayern munchen and it would be exciting to see them play and aspire for silverware especially since both aren't sure yet of their respective domestic league titles. Bayern Munchen might get the bundesliga at the end but for chelsea....hmmm..... Would also be exciting to see Messi play in the CL finals though. I miss seeing AC Milan and Kaka in the CL.

[_eRon_]

malas nman ng liverpool, after xabi alonso's own goal, their misery was compounded by tuncay's goal to finish off the reds, after not scoring for so many games, borough decide to score versus the reds to torpedo their titles hopes, naleapfrog na sila ng chelsea in 2nd place due to goal difference after winning against wigan, 2-1, with lampard winning the game for the blues in injury time..

 

after the impressive win against real madrid in the midweek at the bernabeu, 1-0, they lose to one of the bottom teams of the epl, how disastrous for rafa, iniba na nman kasi nya formation ng liverpool, he played carragher in the center opting to put skrtel in the right tpos he didn't play benayoun or riera in the wing, masama pa dun, steven gerrard limped off the pitch during the 2nd half, tsk tsk tsk..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rafa: Title United's to lose

 

http://www.espnstar.com/football/premier-league/news/detail/item212941/Rafa:-Title-United's-to-lose/

 

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has all but conceded the Barclays Premier League title to Manchester United.

 

This comes after seeing his side slip up at Middlesbrough.

The Reds' unbeaten 15-game league run came to an abrupt end at the Riverside Stadium as Xabi Alonso's own goal and Tuncay Sanli's 63rd-minute strike saw Boro clinch all three points for the first time since November 9.

 

United are now seven points better off than the men from Anfield, who have played a game more.

 

Asked if the title race was over, Benitez, whose side have slipped into third place behind Chelsea on goal difference, said: "Before the game, it was very difficult - after the game, it is more difficult.

 

"It depends on United. It will be more difficult, clearly."

 

Boro, who had not scored a league goal in 526 minutes of football, took a 31st-minute lead with the help of the unwitting Alonso.

 

The Spaniard stuck out a leg as Stewart Downing's corner sped across the box and only succeeded in turning it past goalkeeper Jose Reina.

 

However, there was nothing fortunate about Boro's second, Tuncay shooting across Reina and into the bottom corner from Jeremie Aliadiere's pin-point cross.

 

Liverpool, who had gone close through Nabil El Zhar and Dirk Kuyt before the break, squandered glorious opportunities after it with the same two men guilty of glaring misses.

 

And the home side might have won even more comfortably with substitute Marlon King forcing a late save from Reina and then having a goal ruled out for offside at the death.

 

Benitez, whose team beat Real Madrid at the Bernabeu Stadium on Wednesday evening, said: "I don't want to say too much, but for me, it is very clear. In the first 30 minutes, we had five chances and you have to take your chances.

 

"After the own goal, we still had chances. If you want to win, you have to score."

 

The Spaniard denied that the club's off-field problems - his contract remains unsigned, while it has been announced that chief executive Rick Parry will leave Anfield at the end of the season - were a factor, but also revealed that his own situation could progress soon.

 

He said: "My advisers are in contact with the advisers of the owners, so maybe they will have a conversation and we will see if we can progress.

Edited March 1, 2009 by _eRon_

[damaso]

i'm sure robbie keane would have taken those chances...