Champions League semi-final first leg: Bayern Munich v Lyon 19.45

Spiritoftheseventies

Frisbee wrote: »

This is why I don't understand the jizzfest over Lloris.

He has the potential to be one of the very best alright. But his decision making is pretty poor.

£20M+ for someone who could turn out to be great? No thanks.

You'd get a perfectly competent keeper for 10M.

Would it fair to say Seaman was your last great goalkeeper?

Ush1

As usual, Lyon defending is woeful.

Frisbee

Spiritoftheseventies wrote: »

Would it fair to say Seaman was your last great goalkeeper?

Lehmann was very good too.

L'prof

Spiritoftheseventies wrote: »

Would it fair to say Seaman was your last great goalkeeper?

Lehmann was great too, not as good as Seaman maybe but as good as a lot of the top keepers in the league at the time!

Bodhisopha

Frisbee wrote: »

Lehmann was very good too.

How were his decision making skills?

cson

Mad Jens for all his faults was a top class keeper. The odd bit of madness, but he was a sight better than anything we've had since.

To be fair Frisbee, I haven't seen 20m mentioned anywhere about him and he has been very good this season apart from the odd lapse. Wenger should have taken a pop on someone like Scwarzer I'm afraid.

Anyway, this isn't the Arsenal thread so.... how the **** are Bayern not 2 or more up at this stage? :eek:

Spiritoftheseventies

cson wrote: »

how the **** are Bayern not 2 or more up at this stage? :eek:

Indeed. Not your typical German finishing is it

cson

That was a disgraceful dive there.

Mr Alan

Lloris would be at least 20m imo. Lyon paid big money for him and his reputation has grown immeasurably since.

Frisbee

cson wrote: »

To be fair Frisbee, I haven't seen 20m mentioned anywhere about him and he has been very good this season apart from the odd lapse.

Wel he signed for ~10M (iirc) barely two years ago and his stock has only improved since then so he won't be available for much less. Plus Lyon always try and sell players for huge money.

cson wrote: »

Anyway, this isn't the Arsenal thread so.... how the **** are Bayern not 2 or more up at this stage? :eek:

No idea, have had some great chances already.

everdead.ie

Everyone says Ribery is scary looking but Lahm has a seriously crazy look about him.

Bayern have missed a lot of good chances already

cson

Game hitting a flat spot now.

Where the feck is everyone? I know theres no PL team playing in it but only 5 page thread for the Champions League Semi?

Ush1

everdead.ie wrote: »

but Lahm has a seriously crazy look about him.

It's the inbred unibrow look.

Spiritoftheseventies

cson wrote: »

Game hitting a flat spot now.

Where the feck is everyone? I know theres no PL team playing in it but only 5 page thread for the Champions League Semi?

That may changer fairly soon

Frisbee

cson wrote: »

I know theres no PL team playing in it but only 5 page thread for the Champions League Semi?

40 posts per page ftw!

LOL Red Card!

Game is kicking off now!

Nuri Sahin

WTF!?

Ribery you clown!

Ush1

Cheers Frank!:D

Beekay

WTF?

everdead.ie

Ribery off
on replay he deserved it.

Headshot

great decision ref

awful stuff by Ribery

cson

Deserved imo.

yabadabado

karma!

Ush1

Unbiased, but correct call. Pretty uncalled for challenge that was. Great, that's prolly Licha out for the season.

Oh that looked nasty....

amacachi

Nasty, deserved the red.

gebbel

Horrific tackle

Frisbee

Filthy challenge from Ribery.

That's a brave red for a ref to give in the Allianz on a night like this, fair play.

JerryHandbag

Ze Germans are not happy

cson

He's after going in over the ball, right down on his ankle and it looks like Lisandro has been done a bit of damage. Fair play to the ref for not shirking a big decision like that.

Edit: Lisandro up and about. No major drama.

KittyeeTrix

That could've been horrible, rightly sent off

redout

auf wiedersehen pet :pac:

Frisbee

Ush1 wrote: »

Great, that's prolly Licha out for the season.

He seems ok

Lukker-

Wreckless, accident or not deserved a red.

Spiritoftheseventies

redout wrote: »

auf wiedersehen pet :pac:

as I thought

Ush1

Frisbee wrote: »

Filthy challenge from Ribery.

That's a brave red for a ref to give in the Allianz on a night like this, fair play.

Rossetti is my fav ref. He's quality, no nonsense like.

L'prof

Would he not have gotten the ball if Lisandro didn't knock it away? Looked like the Shawcross tackle to me, which I also thought was a harsh red!

Warper

Typical Germans

gimmick

I actually think that was harsh. Definite yellow, but not sure about red.

Getting caught with a 17 year old prostitute and now a red card.. not his week is it?

Royale with Cheese

What's with the purple and pink boots Ribery was wearing? Seen a few players wearing them now.

Ush1

Frisbee wrote: »

He seems ok

Luckily, he's only back from ankle injury!

cson

jasonorr wrote: »

Would he not have gotten the ball if Lisandro didn't knock it away? Looked like the Shawcross tackle to me, which I also thought was a harsh red!

Ssssshhhhh. Don't you know it's ok to tackle Arsenal players like that?

Straight red means Ribery to miss 2nd leg and final if they get there, I presume?

Silly boy

JerryHandbag

Warper wrote: »

Typical Germans

Ya big feckin racist!

cson

rarnes1 wrote: »

Straight red means Ribery to miss 2nd leg and final if they get there, I presume?

Silly boy

Just misses the next match afaik.

Frisbee

jasonorr wrote: »

Would he not have gotten the ball if Lisandro didn't knock it away? Looked like the Shawcross tackle to me, which I also thought was a harsh red!

I didn't think Shawcross' was a red either.

But there seemed to be intent with that one, no excuse to have your studs up like that really.

Jagera

Frisbee wrote: »

He seems ok

lol, stretchered off and strolls back on after a few mins.

I think I'm the only one who thinks Ribery's red was harsh.

Beekay

Royale with Cheese wrote: »

What's with the purple and pink boots Ribery was wearing? Seen a few players wearing them now.

They are the latest Nike mercurials....horrible coloured yokes

Hammer Archer

jasonorr wrote: »

Would he not have gotten the ball if Lisandro didn't knock it away? Looked like the Shawcross tackle to me, which I also thought was a harsh red!

Completely different to me. Ribery went in studs up and over the ball. Would have caught him if the ball was there or not. Shawcross' wasn't studs up or over the ball.
Great decision by the ref.

cson

gimmick wrote: »

I actually think that was harsh. Definite yellow, but not sure about red.

getting caught with a 17 year old prostitute and now a red card.. not his week is it?

Ah come on; he could easily have broken Lisandro's ankle.

Roar

looked a red i think