Liverpool - Chelsea Before/During/After Thread

Kone

cregser wrote:

...and every Liverpool fan in the stadium puts their finger to their mouth and faces towards "the press box".

That's just so perfect! Come on Sami!!!

Dingatron

Jesus my nerves are shot! :eek: I'm off for a quick drink or seven. Comon the Pool!

Take it

oh my god this is killing me just start the game now !!!!!

extra time would be a killer

penos would shoot my nerves to bits

sudden death penos and ill need a lift to the nearist hospital

Keano_sli

Chelsea to win..no no.. Liverpool to win....Chelsea to win... wait...a draw...liverpool to win on Penos.. no Chelsea to win on penos... God I don't know anymore!!!! Just get on with it.

uberwolf

Off I go. 2-1 says the heart. 1-1 says the head.

I'll have to paint my nails with battery acid if I want any left 2m morning. This is not going to be fun at all.

zAbbo

2-1 methinks, which way i dont know

Cmon teh pool

Ronan|Raven

No idea what way its gona go. Although I know the way id like it to go Heres to 90 minutes of nerves. :eek:

Aquos76

From a neutral's point of view, I would like to wish both sets of supporters the very best of luck tonight. Here's hoping for a far better game that last week. One would suspect that this has to be the case. I'd imagine that the atmosphere will be something else also tonight. It was dire at the bridge last week.

If I was forced to make a prediction I would have to say it will probably end in a score draw with chelsea going through on the away goal. A plus for liverpool though, may be the fact that Duff looks like he wont be playing again. Chelsea dont look the same without his pace down the wings.

Just over an hour to kick off now

mike65

The team

LFC -

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Dudek
Finnan, Carra, Hyypia, Traore
Garcia Biscan, Hamann, Riise

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Gerrard

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Baros

Mike.

Sherifu

I hope i've got some fingernails left tomorrow!

Take it

duffs out robben on bench WAN THE POOL

Chelsea are expected play in a 4-3-3 formation as follows:



1 Petr Cech

14 Gérémi

6 Ricardo Carvalho

26 John Terry (c)

13 William Gallas

30 Tiago

4 Claude Makelele

8 Frank Lampard

22 Eidur Gudjohnsen

15 Didier Drogba

10 Joe Cole

mike65

The game is being shown by 264 tv stations! Dunno how many are live but apparently thats a new record for a football match.

Liverpools Radio City Commentary (they'll explode if we win!)

Mike.

The Clown Man

Christ can we not just get Duff and Robben playing at the same time JUST ONCE in this CL!!! :mad:

Cole should turn the tricks though. The form he's in.

Jesus just start ffs ...

Shred

Jesus me heart is racing already, I won't be able to take extra time/penos

C'MON THE POOL!!!!

mad m

Ah cmon the Pool,want to wipe that smug smile of my foremans face in morning,plus collect €20 from him...

Dublin's Finest

I want liverpool to beat Chelsea but I don't want Liverpool to win the CL.

Dilemma.

Shred

Me sister in law and her husband are up for Chelsea and she and her familly grew up supporting LFC :mad: He's all of a sudden discovered that "he always liked Chelsea" :rolleyes: So it begins...

growler

come on you blue boys !!

pool fans , in all fairness, calm down calm down

Aquos76

Dublin's Finest wrote:

I want liverpool to beat Chelsea but I don't want Liverpool to win the CL.

Dilemma.

One question WHY?

We spend all season supporting english teams and you would sooner see a dutch or italian side winning.... odd

PHB

No Duff, no Robben.
I think Liverpool could edge this

Aquos76

The most eagerly awaited game in years has just kicked off

Aquos76

Goooooooaaaaaaallllllllllll


Liverpool 1 Chelsea 0 Garcia 3 mins

Makaveli

Don't think that was in. Reckon Garcia's celebration swayed the decision.
Should have been a peno otherwise.

Aquos76

If it had not been given, then chelsea would have been down to 10 pen. Cech would have had to go. But I agree, I dont think it was in either

_blank_

Well, that makes one thing certain.

No extra time or penalties.

Well done the 'pool.

PHB

No there can be extra time, no penos.
If it is 1-1 at full time, doesn't it go to extra time? Or something weird like that?

CHelsea look lacking up front, but they always do before they score

It didn't go over, I'm 100% sure, but it was a peno and 10 men, which I'd say liverpool woul dhave rathered

With no Duff or Robben, I havn't seen Chelsea break down a decent defense properly if you know what I mean. It tends to be on the break or at set pieces, which is fine, but you're missing the break this match.
Its gona be ****ing close

LegacyUser

Well what would Chelsea prefer? That goal to be given or Cech to be sent off and a peno to Liverpool. I know what I would prefer, now all I hope for is that ****ing clown commentating with Townsend shuts the **** up about it.

LegacyUser

PHB wrote:

No there can be extra time, no penos.
If it is 1-1 at full time, doesn't it go to extra time? Or something weird like that?

CHelsea look lacking up front, but they always do before they score

It didn't go over, I'm 100% sure, but it was a peno and 10 men, which I'd say liverpool woul dhave rathered

How can there be extra time if it is 1-1? Chelsea would go through on the away goal. This is the second leg.

Makaveli

Yeah away goals, no extra time possible.

PHB

I remember hearing that away goals only count after extra time or something, some weird rule. Or is that the league cup?

_blank_

Yeah, it's the league cup alright.

Aquos76

Yep, league cup maybe.

I thought you would have known all about the away gaol. Remember Porto last season at OT

PHB

I remember, I thought it had been changed
This aint looking too bad for Liverpool, CHelsea aren't even hammering at them.
Liverpool need a second before half time, that will win this game!

d22ontour

Chelsea should bring on lampard as they don't seem to be doing anything in midfield.Oh wait he is on getting crowded out of it in midfield.Surely a world class player like lampard can make room for himself.

LegacyUser

Finnan is having an excellent game keeping Joe Cole under wraps...

KdjaCL

God thats painful to watch. Least some fans happy with it.


kdjac

gimmick

The only thing here, is that Chelsea seem to be alot more comfortable on the ball that Liverpool, who seem to be rushing every pass.

What are the bets on Carragher pulling down a chelsea player with 1 minute remaining, to save Liverpool, but get booked in the process? :eek:

mike65

It was'nt a goal but as said it would have been a peno and Cech off so Chelsea should be happy(ish).

Also we hav'nt had a jammy score this season...

The defence could do some knitting as they see of the Blues attack, boy they are really missing Duf and Robben, who is bound to be pushed on screaming if neccessary. Good to see the ref is willing to allow a fast moving game.

Mike.

mayordenis

looked a goal to me after seeing it from a few angles on itv wasnt so sure earlier.

A Dub in Glasgo

Not a good game so far

Looked a goal to me and Cech should have been off anyway

mike65

Carvalho! Did I see him spit on Baros as he went down?

Mike.

MisterAnarchy

Not a good game so far

It was never going to be
Two ultra defensive teams hoofing it from end to end
A dreadful advert for the English game.

LegacyUser

mike65 wrote:

Carvalho! Did I see him spit on Baros as he went down?

Mike.

No I dont think so. Initially I thought he did spit at him, but I think he just shot him a dirty look and then spat away from him as his ran off...

WhiteWashMan

A Dub in Glasgo wrote:

Not a good game so far

Looked a goal to me and Cech should have been off anyway

actually, it looked to me as if Cech was ploughed into....

PHB

The simple fact of the matter is that Cech ran towards Garcia, didn't get the ball and got the player.
Its a foul

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Whats the verdict?
Can Liverpool hold out?
Do they need to score again?

Aquos76

PHB wrote:

Whats the verdict?
Can Liverpool hold out?
Do they need to score again?

Chelsea are seeing alot more of the ball so far in the second half. I feel that if liverpool do score again thats them home and dry. Chelsea are really missing duff and robben all the same. Still feel ehat they will nick a goal though

PHB

Jesus goe Carragher

mayordenis

cisse to score??

Aquos76

Cisse is on for Baros. Could the script be written for Cisse to score that puts liverpool into the final

LegacyUser

Carragher and Finnan are immense in defence, even Traore is having a good game. If I were a Liverpool fan I'd be sweating it till the end, if Chelsea score, it's as good as a winner with the away-goals rule.

Good switch by Benitez I think; the game wasnt going Baros' way, and Cisse may bring something new to the party.