UEFA Champions League Final Totteham V Liverpool -Saturday 1st June - VM 1/BT Sport 2

Garzorico

This is it wrote: »

It's what the teams in Europe subscribe to, you'll have to do some word magic to describe the winners of the champions league as anything but champions of Europe.

It’s not a league of champions.

fyfe79

Shanotheslayer wrote: »

My point being shouting for six.

I get your point, btw. The only wins I remember are tonight and 2005 - the others don't mean much to me, tbf - just nice as a reference point is all.

Much like the whole Utd (20) vs Pool (18) debate. In all honesty I just remember the 1990 title win and about 10 Utd wins, so they're well ahead in my lifetime.

5starpool

Blackhorse Slim wrote: »

Isn't it time you changed your username? :-D

It's complicated. Changed on other forums it's less complicated to do so though.

e.g. https://www.irishpokerboards.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1099748&postcount=54069

This is it

Garzorico wrote: »

It’s not a league of champions.

It's the best teams in Europe, including the league winners of the top leagues. The winner being the Champions of Europe, the Champions League winners. The name of the competition is semantics, Liverpool are the Champions of Europe, whether you like it or not

5starpool

Garzorico wrote: »

just because uefa call it the ‘champions’ league doesn’t make it so. Neither team have been champion of their own league in I think 50 and 30 years respectively. It’s a knock out cup competition. It’s a nice to have rather than a must have.

The premier league for me and I suspect all Liverpool fans every time.

One hell of a consolation though!

niallo27

Where are your dodgy hips now.

hullaballoo

The poorest European final I've witnessed it has to be said. Origi's goal was the best thing about the football but even that paled into insignificance when cast against the good looking streaker, which will be everyone's abiding memory. The hands down highlight was a woman swimming gear.

The rest was downright dour. The game was effectively decided by a penalty that wouldn't be given 9 put of 10 times inside the first minute. Neither team showed anything of the class they had throughout the rest of the competition or season in general.

Spurs were out tacticed by a team with no tactical function whatsoever. They had nearly 70% of the ball and never looked like they knew what to do with it. The biggest surprise was that they managed any shots on target to speak of nevermind having 8 of them.

I've openly praised both of these teams here recently and I have to say this was about as disappointing as it gets in football as a neutral.

The only club match I remember that bored me more was Man Utd v Chelsea in 2013 when Mourinho decided to play for a draw away to David Moyes' headless chicken brigade.

I'm actually livid that I wasted my time watching that utter dross.

Still glad Liverpool won it though. They definitely deserved something from the season even if the UCL was a secondary goal. They might not have been the better team on the night but overall, they were the most deserving so hats off.

Mr.H

Garzorico wrote: »

It’s not a league of champions.

I dont think you know what the word League means

A lot of people bitch about Pool fans and not wanting to listen to our **** if we win something. But really its people like yourself that make pool fans celebrate so much. I mean do any of your comments even make you feel better? Like saying that Liverpool winning the Champions league means nothing because they arent champions of England. I mean ffs your bringing it on yourself.

Did you at least enjoy Spurs being the best team in London

Speak Now

Garzorico wrote: »

just because uefa call it the ‘champions’ league doesn’t make it so. Neither team have been champion of their own league in I think 50 and 30 years respectively. It’s a knock out cup competition. It’s a nice to have rather than a must have.

The premier league for me and I suspect all Liverpool fans every time.

Ha Ha suck it up

Harry Palmr

Who is this person?

Iused2likebusts

Atleast Klopp wont have to go manage in Switzerland now.

Weepsie

Garzorico wrote: »

Liverpool aren’t even the champions of their own league never mind champions of Europe.

You'll find that many winners in the last 22 years when the competition was opened up to 2nd place teams originally were not champions of their own league.

Teams have won it prior to that while not winning their own league that same season too, so your point is utterly pointless

Speak Now

TheCitizen wrote: »

When Ireland play like Liverpool did tonight they get slagged off endlessly on here. Liverpool booted the ball long all night safe in their minds that Spurs wouldn’t have the quality or belief to lay a glove on them. That late last gasp goal for Spurs v Ajax robbed us neutrals of a possibly decent Final.

LOL!!!!!!!!!!

Kiith

Christ, trying to belittle Liverpool winning the CL because they didn't win the league...how petty do you have to be lads. I'm ****ing disgusted to have lost it, but get over yourselves and just give them the credit they deserve for winning it.

eigrod

Kiith wrote: »

Christ, trying to belittle Liverpool winning the CL because they didn't win the league...how petty do you have to be lads. I'm ****ing disgusted to have lost it, but get over yourselves and just give them the credit they deserve for winning it.

Your fans have been brilliant

.G.

I absolutely hate Jose Mourinho but he's absolutely spot on, finals aren't for performing in, they're for winning. Harsh on spurs who gave me many heart attacks but we've been there an done it and these lads deserved every bit of tonight.

Champions of Europe, accept it.

mugsymugsy

I know origi got another goal but looking back at the penalty do we really want them given going forward.

Yes arm not in natural position but no intention and appears to come of chest first.

lawred2

highgiant1985 wrote: »

As a neutral - Awful game to watch. On the night Spurs were the better side I thought and deserved more but given the events over the entire season I'm happy that Liverpool won it as while poor tonight they generally have been excellent this season.

Spurs the better side?

I don't know. Never looked remotely like doing anything. Smothered almost.

.G.

And I've had a great time out here with Spurs fans, credit to their club, with others there'd be no chance of that, too salty to show grace.

8-10

Top marks to the Spurs fans in Madrid

But **** me what a night for us. Just took a break from some random square where we’ve been singing for an hour

I’m 3 sheets

Allez Allez AlleZ

5starpool

mugsymugsy wrote: »

I know origi got another goal but looking back at the penalty do we really want them given going forward.

Yes arm not in natural position but no intention and appears to come of chest first.

How many handballs are actually intentional? Very very few.

This is it

lawred2 wrote: »

Spurs the better side?

I don't know. Never looked remotely like doing anything. Smothered almost.

Had a fair few chances in the second half. Alli header, Moura in the box, to name two. And Eriksons free. A few others I'm sure. Definitely looked the more dangerous to me but Liverpool took their chances, that's what counts.

RicketyCricket

Garzorico wrote: »

Liverpool aren’t even the champions of their own league never mind champions of Europe.

Congratulations, you have won the most ridiculous, sour post of the day.

lawred2

This is it wrote: »

Had a fair few chances in the second half. Alli header, Moura in the box, to name two. And Eriksons free. A few others I'm sure. Definitely looked the more dangerous to me but Liverpool took their chances, that's what counts.

They never looked like a side capable of taking any of those chances

marklazarcovic

Mr.H wrote: »

I dont think you know what the word League means

A lot of people bitch about Pool fans and not wanting to listen to our **** if we win something. But really its people like yourself that make pool fans celebrate so much. I mean do any of your comments even make you feel better? Like saying that Liverpool winning the Champions league means nothing because they arent champions of England. I mean ffs your bringing it on yourself.

Did you at least enjoy Spurs being the best team in London

Chelsea are top London team this year

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

Jaysus some of the posts here are pathetic!

Liverpool deserved that. Got an early goal and knew Spurs couldn't score against them and in all honestly didn't get close in 90 minutes. Hit them with a late goal then to kill the game... it's not attractive but it was effective. 90 odd points in the PL running a fake oil money club close and losing by one point, they deserved a trophy. They're a far better team than Spurs end of. Awful game for the neutral like me to watch but jaysus the sour grapes... Enjoy it pool fans.

mugsymugsy

5starpool wrote: »

How many handballs are actually intentional? Very very few.

OK fair point - can't see where the pass was going to end up but sissoko has blocked the ball with his chest first and then it's popped off his arm.

I used to be a referee and under the old laws which I know have changed I definitely wouldn't have given it (also as a spurs fan that might have influenced me )

I think we could see a good few more free penalties if this is enforced.

Anyway shouldn't bring the thread off track. As I said before fair play to Liverpool and a missed opportunity for spurs tonight as Liverpool were not at their usual level.

Dcully

Haha **** the haters we fecking did it.

ERG89

Not a great game & Liverpool played miles better even in the 3-0 defeat away at Barcelona. Don't think Firmino or Kane were fit to start & the other 20 players probably were cold too.
The 3 week break is far too long. Both finals this week were a poor advertisement for football.
UEFA aren't alone to blame for that as the Premier League both started & finished too early this season.

Delighted for Liverpool, that team & Klopp deserved something this season. The man has done some job. He's delivered silverware & I can't wait for the new season.

Mr.H

MattressRick wrote: »

I was hoping Liverpool would win tonight but the longer the game went on spurs deserved extra time at least. Liverpool were cagey and fearful in attack. A shell of the team they can be. They didn't deserve a 2 nil scoreline.
It was the most disappointing anti climatic final in my lifetime made worse by the June matchday.
Im finding this YNWA ****e intolerable that Liverpool fans go on with too. The snugness "pool" fans have with the club is beginning to become overbearing. Seems to have mushroomed this season too.

It's the sign of a wanker supporter when YNWA is at the end of texts or posts. As a neutral supporter I can say that you sound less like a true supporter and more like a wanker with a YNWA at the end of a text.

wow. There I was thinking this guy is making good points that I agree with and next blam smack in the face with an insult. A wanker supporter? because I wrote YNWA? I think its past your bed time little fella

Dcully

Kiith wrote: »

Christ, trying to belittle Liverpool winning the CL because they didn't win the league...how petty do you have to be lads. I'm ****ing disgusted to have lost it, but get over yourselves and just give them the credit they deserve for winning it.

Very classy post, fair fecking play.

redzerdrog

Beautiful

YNWA

Balmed Out

Three weeks is too long a break it was a brutal final.

j8wk2feszrnpao

mugsymugsy wrote: »

I think we could see a good few more free penalties if this is enforced.

Only if you have someone with their hand(s) that far out/above their body. It was crazy by Sissoko. Pochettino slumped into his chair, he knew it was a pen. Even the players were halfhearted in their complaints.

Utopia Parkway

Neither side were at their best considering the great games they usually have against each other in the PL.

3 weeks off, stifling heat, injured players not ready, rusty players. It was a bad final but the winners won't care.

dmigsy

Some people losing their minds in this thread. Gas stuff.

Poor game. The only thing that matters in finals is the final score. Delighted for Klopp and this Liverpool team. Would have been a blow not to win something after their progress in the last few seasons. Now they've broken the seal the pressure is off them to a certain extent.

Thought Alisson was the best player on the pitch. Not a huge amount of competition for that award though.

MrKingsley

lawred2 wrote: »

They never looked like a side capable of taking any of those chances

Liverpool absolutely deserved to win but to say that about a team that knocked out city, Dortmund and came back to win 3-0 against Ajax in the second half is just silly

dmigsy

Garzorico wrote: »

This is it wrote: »

It's what the teams in Europe subscribe to, you'll have to do some word magic to describe the winners of the champions league as anything but champions of Europe.

It’s not a league of champions.

Dude, stop punching yourself.

j8wk2feszrnpao

dmigsy wrote: »

Dude, stop punching yourself.

Some people won’t be happy until the Maltese “Champions” get their rightful place back in the upper echelons.

Hunky Monster

Hunky Monster wrote: »

Jaysus some of the posts here are pathetic!

Liverpool deserved that. Got an early goal and knew Spurs couldn't score against them and in all honestly didn't get close in 90 minutes. Hit them with a late goal then to kill the game... it's not attractive but it was effective. 90 odd points in the PL running a fake oil money club close and losing by one point, they deserved a trophy. They're a far better team than Spurs end of. Awful game for the neutral like me to watch but jaysus the sour grapes... Enjoy it pool fans.

LOL and you wouldn't be a little bit biased at all eh? Thought Spurs made a game of it unlike the one sided Europa League final. According to the media Liverpool would have had it all sewn up by half time.

DJIMI TRARORE

Anyone for a neat jamesion I'm buying,6 times

~Rebel~

Deleted User wrote: »

LOL and you wouldn't be a little bit biased at all eh? Thought Spurs made a game of it unlike the one sided Europa League final. According to the media Liverpool would have had it all sewn up by half time.

Honestly, I never saw any of this... just about every pre-match report I saw or listened to had liverpool as slight favourites, but no more than that.

Not a great match, but that doesn't matter. Did what needed to be done, and was so ****in' delighted Divock struck at the end - he's great for those quick touches to find space, and arrow straight lashers into the corner.

European champions again. Bloody hell.

DeanAustin

redzerdrog wrote: »

Beautiful

YNWA

Fair play to Liverpool, as sickened as I am, they’ve been magnificent this season and probably deserved last night.

But this YNWA is a load of bollocks usually spouted by people who think Liverpool are a “special club”. As I recall last season Karius was very much walking alone after the CL final.

Mushy

Balmed Out wrote: »

Three weeks is too long a break it was a brutal final.

Yeah but if an Italian team made the final, their league only finished last weekend. Unless UEFA can make the Italian FA finish up early, but it wasn't left for 3 weeks for the fun of it.

MD1990

DeanAustin wrote: »

Fair play to Liverpool, as sickened as I am, they’ve been magnificent this season and probably deserved last night.

But this YNWA is a load of bollocks usually spouted by people who think Liverpool are a “special club”. As I recall last season Karius was very much walking alone after the CL final.

https://twitter.com/LorisKarius/status/1134927215009947651

DeanAustin

MD1990 wrote: »

https://twitter.com/LorisKarius/status/1134927215009947651

Doesn’t get away from the fact he was pretty much abandoned at the final whistle last year.

Harry Palmr

The pitch invader was Kinsey Wolanski (her social media pages are now worth 10 times what they were at KO)



Robbo just thinking about putting in a cross over to her possibly.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Mr.H wrote: »

MattressRick wrote: »

I was hoping Liverpool would win tonight but the longer the game went on spurs deserved extra time at least. Liverpool were cagey and fearful in attack. A shell of the team they can be. They didn't deserve a 2 nil scoreline.
It was the most disappointing anti climatic final in my lifetime made worse by the June matchday.
Im finding this YNWA ****e intolerable that Liverpool fans go on with too. The snugness "pool" fans have with the club is beginning to become overbearing. Seems to have mushroomed this season too.

It's the sign of a wanker supporter when YNWA is at the end of texts or posts. As a neutral supporter I can say that you sound less like a true supporter and more like a wanker with a YNWA at the end of a text.

wow. There I was thinking this guy is making good points that I agree with and next blam smack in the face with an insult. A wanker supporter? because I wrote YNWA? I think its past your bed time little fella

You have to wonder if he feels the same way about COYS...

Harry Palmr

Your hate is our fuel (someone must have said that in the past - sounds to good to have been made up by me now).

The White Wolf

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Your hate is our fuel (someone must have said that in the past - sounds to good to have been made up by me now).

Think it was the legend that is Luckylloyd who coined it.