saw the champs league highlights. torres' turn to fool cannavaro was...brilliant.
but will he be fit for the match against utd? if he's not starting..then i think utd defenders are going to get a much easier ride.
inter had some clear cut chances against them.just didn't take any.so their defence isn't unbreakable to say the least.
hope to see all out attacking football tomorrow..prolong the race (if we can call it that) a little longer aye?

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id...england&cc=4716

im not sure with u guys...
but i do believe rafa wants to stay and he got his plan to develop in liverpool!
for me, i will put my vote on keeping him! why can Man u,arsenal,even everton can stick to their manage with up n down but not us!

Yep exactly. Passion is the main driving force in South American football and thats the reason why these players will heed to the national team call without giving it a 2nd thought. Their level of passion and patriotism are rare in Europe hence why the English based fans and pundits get amused watching Masc going ape-shit for merely making an assist. Marodonna when asked for his starting lineup, casually says its "Masc plus 10 others". Its as if he's building a team around Masc lol. No its not because of his abilities but for his passion that will now provide the multi talented yet underachieving team, a more fiery and relentless combative spirit - like he does for Liverpool. He gives everything whenever he enters the pitch; to both club or country. It hardly surprising that Masc was made Captain over Zenetti who is definitely the more experienced and talented individual. But as the Inter match proved, even superior experience and talent were no match against the fiery younger compatriot. When Masc scored his first 2 goals for his country, he celebrated the goals as if it was the World Cup final when it was merely a friendly. The same kind of euphoria was seen when he scored his first for Liverpool and then for assists! No cart wheel or samba dance celebration, just pure ecstasy for having contributed to his team - no matter how insignificant it may be. He is, imo, a rather flawed player as he's neither athletically built that imposes real physical presence or the most talented player available for his position. But abilities mean nothing if you lack courage to even use them, as we have witnessed how both our captain and vise captain uncharacteristically went missing in the 3-0 lost to the manc last season. Imo, it was the team that let Masc down that afternoon. Masc shouldnt have even been the one actively looking out after his teammates and seeking justice for them.

Yeah, the media have certain dislike to us. I think the general media manc-loving is due to era of the manc's domination, so its normal that the media are rather biased towards them. Rooney is a thug on the pitch, practically bullying the oppositions both vocally and physically. He can claim his Everton root, but after his badge kissing routine this season, he's probably the most hated Scouser in the Merseyside. But its mostly the ex-player turned journo or pundits, thinking that having been once a Red, gives them total impunity to condemn and undermining our manager, are actually the one thats upsets me the most. I think most of these pundits like Lawro, McMohon, Hansen and etc actually do hate Rafa because:

A) He's not English
B) Has audacity to go against anything or anyone that stands in the way of rebuilding the club, even attacking the ex-players turned pundits
C) Actually succeeding B
D.) And idolized by the majority of the fans.

Perhaps some are envious that a non-english manager was able to cement himself firmly into England most successful club that has a long tradition of having only their own to managing and administering the club, then proceeded in in doing things his way by steering the club away from its rather traditional way that includes breaking certain Liverpool way traditions and along the way, removing several long serving club employees who were in his way, then openly criticize and challenging his peers when confronted, impossible to manipulate yet has the ability to influence the fans. Maybe they're merely sellouts whom were never even loyal to the club and now writes whatever they;re told to. Whatever it is, Skysports or ESPN are hardly the place to find decent truthful Liverpool related news, found most stuff on there especially when it comes to Rafa, are damaging piece that dileberated altering quotes to serve their spiteful agendas.

This post has been edited by hfi: Mar 14 2009, 01:12 AM

I see no love lost between the set of fans

And with Rooney ranting away about how he 'hates' liverpool, everyones really riled up for this game, and its been one of the most anticipated games of the season.

No one thought at the start of the season that Liverpool would do so well for an elongated period, and arent doing too badly in recent times, with the exception of the Boro match of course.

Having said that, its better to take that angst and harness it to supporting our own teams, and whatever the result on the pitch, and whatever incident that takes place on the pitch, its better to accept it, for both set of fans of course.

Why do i bring this up? Traditionally both threads are bombarded incredibly after the game, and some might call it a little bit of banter, but one side never accepts the other side too well. Most of the Senior forumers from the MU thread know not to post anything to sensitive here, but i dont deny the newbies come in to troll (In the event of a United victory of course).

On the other hand, should liverpool win, I hope the forumers from the Utd thread wud have the decency to not be so sensitive to whatever is mentioned here and i have to say that its a piece of advice that even I have to strive to adhere to! Hahaha.

Anyhoo, i hope its a good match to watch, and the 'banter' after the game wud be reduced to a minimal, eliminating it entirely wud be not possible of course! haha.

I apologise in advance for all that may come your way in face of a defeat, and i extend my respect to you in face of a victory on your side.

(Manatau end up in a draw)

Enjoy your night boyz !

Haha its great that you able to take the stuff written here with a tongue in cheek.

IMO the match up between our clubs, regardless of league standing, had always been intense and highly anticipated. My RL younger bro, is a manc fanatic so each result as you can imagine can be either humiliating or highly satisfying. Its been humiliating for awhile but reckon it has been, relatively, a lot less lately. Since Rafa taken over, ith the exception of last season's heavy defeat, the results were very close and there were time where we were even clearly the better side but you lot, in your most typical fashion, were able to got away with rather jammy results. We're still playing catch up tho, no way near the depth of quality you have but least the team is on the rise rather than self-destructing. Only matter of time now.

Fernando Torres To Pepe: Real Madrid Have Nine European Cups, You Have None


Liverpool hot-shot Fernando Torres got an overdose of vengeance this week after helping his side cruise past his bitter enemies, Real Madrid, in the Champions League last Tuesday.

El Nino, who had never tasted victory over Los Blancos during his time at Atletico Madrid, played a huge role in the second-leg clash at Anfield to guide his side to a thumping 4-0 win. But not only that, he also had a sweet taste of revenge against both Pepe and Vicente Boluda.

The Portuguese defender had boomed prior to the game that he knew exactly what to do to stop Torres. But it was the Reds striker who outfoxed the Whites centre-back to score the game’s opening goal.

The two continued to tussle throughout the encounter and at one point, according to Marca, Pepe was caught mouthing off to Torres during a face-to-face skirmish, “We have nine European cups,” to which the Spaniard replied, “Yes, but you have zero.”

Torres also put one over Madrid president Vicente Boluda, who had infamously predicted that his side would walk all over Liverpool at Anfield.

After scoring the first goal and celebrating with his team-mates, the 24-year-old striker, who had failed to make an impact at the Santiago Bernabeu in the first leg, marched over to Anfield’s theatre box and gestured to Boluda to keep quiet.

Torres had previously only ever scored one goal against Real Madrid.

Come on Liverpool. Do your magic again. If you can beat 9 time European Champion, you can do it too to MU.

If Rooney hates Liverpool, others 1000 times hates MU

hehe..for me not only 1000,but hates them 4 my entire life..

Like abogee I do think that there will be some 'banter' after the game and expectedly so. I think it adds spice to the game which is why I've never personally used the "report" button. We are at the disadvantage though because win or lose, the mancs will lay claim to the fact that they are still someways in front.

As for the manc loving media, I'd have to agree with hfi. The only guy we can count on is Daryl Goh from the Star, whom I went to Anfield with. I've not seen him predict a loss of us so far in the EPL pullout

lol....well we never seen them coming over and ask us to reduce the banter...NEVER! coz i think they r scared, pissing n sh|tting their pansy lil fruity cake pants....after seeing us demolishing real, a club they wanted to emulate so badly, the club where most of their players wanted to end up in ultimately....so yea...our victory is sth like some manure spread across their pride...some kids are scared.....and it shows!!!

never hav i seen, as far as i can remember...a manc fan coming here to ease the 'banter'....like often they would do so....after some senseless postgame taunting....but never pregame...fcukin scared n pissing in their pants

This post has been edited by bhypp: Mar 14 2009, 08:04 AM

what to expect tonite?

- lotsa cards and caution
- probably a scruffle or two

apart all these, i can simply say, i can't wait for tonite!!

YNWA!!!

There's always the lack of transfer fund excuse mate

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This post has been edited by orcadlayout: Mar 14 2009, 09:35 AM

wah!! Are they watching Kelantan VS Real Madrid??!!!

Awesome stuffs, lucky dudes!

I've never had anything against banter between rival fans. A quick definition:



As opposed to:




Just because we're rivals doesn't mean we have to be nasty to each other. If we could only learn to be nice, things can be so much different between rival supporters.

Alonso out of Man United clash?

According to latest reports, Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso is set to miss the game against Manchester United at Old Trafford tomorrow.

Sources at the club claim Alonso suffered a knock against Real Madrid before being substituted in the second half.

The Spanish international won’t be able to make the bench either and Brazilian midfielder Lucas Leiva is set to take his place in the starting eleven.

Albert Riera is also set to return to the starting eleven after a midweek ban in the Champions League and will come in place of Ryan Babel in the first eleven.

Probable line-up: Reina; Arbeloa, Carragher, Skrtel, Aurelio; Lucas, Mascherano; Kuyt, Gerrard, Riera; Torres.


Source: LFC Globe...



Hope this is not real....

after End of the Season....me and Alen (not a real name), which a MAnu fans meet together...

Alen : Hey!,..another season a? haha!..
Me : Hey..we beat u twice!!...haha!...
Alen : yeah..the only club that beat us 2 times in a season...that's great..
Me : club that lift the BPL twice, thats great too...hehe..

the conversation going on with respectful and praise each other club....

this what i mean a great fans....

for tonight game....i dunno what will gonna happen...but i hope, Rafa and our player will do the best on the pitch..and make another sweet memories for us....win or lose...I will be there...if we win..we have the right to brag/celebrate for this week....if we lose...accepted it with open heart....

YNWA

come on u reds! i'll be rooting for u guys tonight, hope liverpool can beat mu, i cannot stand them to win yet another season. good luck! =)

I tried to make this kind of conversations with my friends, who are, hmm, fans of Man Utd, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Juve, and I failed. But I managed to do that with fans of RM, and Milan though. This kind of conversation is too lame for many people I think

juz after we had a good game, incident like this always happened. Really not confident with lucas. This is my speculation only, from Rm match I am wonder why rafa put spearing ,there is other player that should play in the RM match and why spearing? I can sense that maybe spearing will make an appearance tonight and the RM match is a warm up match for him. And please no Lucas tonight.

How long benny will be out? anybody know?

This post has been edited by de_sengal: Mar 14 2009, 12:50 PM