CL 14/15 Group Stage Matchday 4 - October 4th/5th

Difference being Liverpool didn't really do anything going forward or even show an intent to. Was pretty much bus parked for 90 minutes to keep the score down, which they managed. We're encouraged because despite being down to 10 men, we still made 3 really good chances at the end that we could/should have scored from and had them defending. Not like we went there and parked the bus from the start, like Liverpool.

No but the general love in after a 1-0 defeat is similar.
 
The media is a joke, praising Liverpool, have they seen the match, 27 shots to 4, Liverpool were never in it yet they are being made to be heroes of some sort.

It was obvious they were going to praise them. It's the kind of clueless bias punditry that we have all become accustomed to.
 
Still think Liverpool are favorites to progress. A better result than 2-1 against Basel and they are through. Who do they play next though - Basel or Ludo?
 
Apart from the Newcastle 4-4 game, I can't recall any other recent collapses.

Its not just large collapses its general mental weakness. They dont adapt well to change and cant defend whatsoever, they are like flowers.
 
Still think Liverpool are favorites to progress. A better result than 2-1 against Basel and they are through. Who do they play next though - Basel or Ludo?

I see what you did there.... you did do it, didnt you?
 
Wenger again didn't shake hands with the opposition manager at the final whistle, just went straight down the tunnel.
 
We've been linked heavily in the past with him.

He has potential and as lone striker he would be more of use then Balotelli for example (imo) but he needs to change his attitude if he wants to play in PL.
 
Heartbreaker Shreeves strikes again.

"You do realise you lost tonight Brendan? You didn't actually get any points today? Because your team wasn't good enough yeah? The fact is that you only conceded one goal but still didn't get so much as a point. You do know that your team didn't win or draw? Because they're terrible? You Mr Rodgers, you failure of a manager, you who couldn't manage a punch-up in a brewery, you couldn't guide your team to any sort of result? You couldn't because you and your team are crap. Also you look like an owl."
 
Its not just large collapses its general mental weakness. They dont adapt well to change and cant defend whatsoever, they are like flowers.
Yeah, they've been mentally weak and fragile for quite a while now. Reyes particularly comes to mind.

I just don't remember Arse bottling 3/4 goal leads. I do remember them bottling, time and time again, games against the big boys and messing up title run ins and title aspirations. Must be something in the water in North London.
 
Heartbreaker Shreeves strikes again.

"You do realise you lost tonight Brendan? You didn't actually get any points today? Because your team wasn't good enough yeah? The fact is that you only conceded one goal but still didn't get so much as a point. You do know that your team didn't win or draw? Because they're terrible? You Mr Rodgers, you failure of a manager, you who couldn't manage a punch-up in a brewery, you couldn't guide your team to any sort of result? You couldn't because you and your team are crap. Also you look like an owl."

feck did he actually say that?
 
Loved Merson's rant in the studio a few minutes ago.
 
Did he just say how they were unlucky to get a result tonight ? Oo
 
Madrid were pretty woeful tonight and their profligacy in front of goal kept the score line respectable.
No because they were any good though. Real were wasteful.
Oh totally agree, I was just reacting to 'why people are getting so excited about Liverpool'. The only good thing about this evening was the scoreline (and it was still a defeat), anyone who watched the game knows why it wasn't a bonking.
 
Ironic how Anderlecht got more points when they were 3-0 down after 60 minutes than they did when they were 1-0 up after 89 minutes!
 
If the groups finish as they are we could see a Leverkusen - Arsenal tie. That'd be something to watch, both teams would be terrified of taking the lead.
 
Chelsea the only team to top their group…….:smirk:

No surprise, until United come back into Europe we have no European pedigree besides us, just a bunch of plastics, wanna-bes and has-beens
 
No surprise, until United come back into Europe we have no European pedigree besides us, just a bunch of plastics, wanna-bes and has-beens

Even when we had Moyes last season we still topped our group and were in the tie vs. Bayern until they got the second at their place.
 
You do realise that you support Chelsea.

Yeah, a team that has European pedigree and is a top team. Im sick of idiots going on about Liverpool and Arsenal as if they are still in our vein. What kind of big team fields a second string in an important European game, or gives up 3-0 leads at home to average sides? We dont go on about what we did 2 decades ago because we didnt do a lot then, fact is we do it now, which is what is important. feck 5 times and feck 13 times.