FA Cup Semi-Final : Liverpool vs Chelsea
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Old trafford is the cursed ground of chelsea
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Duff,J.Cole and Robben should have started the match.More width and more options down both flanks.But instead they played the diamond,the midfield squeezed in the middle.
My vote of Liverpool's man of the match is Harry Kewell.He is just so dangerous whenever he gets the ball and makes those runs.Its ajoy watching him.
Other than him,the other players dun pose much danger to Chelsea's defence. -
Think tactically , Mourinho just playing safe with the first 11's , the problem maybe he thought we can't score .
Maybe again , after liverpool score , he should have put Cole in straight away , cos Crespo not good enough .... like Crespo not good enough to score for Ac Milan against us last season .....
Del Horno never play what ..... the back four is Geremi , Gallas , Ferreira and Terry .
Geremi has a disatrous night against Kewell , he make Kewell looked so good , running past him various occasion . -
no la..del horno was playing as left back confirm..Originally posted by Poolman:Think tactically , Mourinho just playing safe with the first 11's , the problem maybe he thought we can't score .
Maybe again , after liverpool score , he should have put Cole in straight away , cos Crespo not good enough .... like Crespo not good enough to score for Ac Milan against us last season .....
Del Horno never play what ..... the back four is Geremi , Gallas , Ferreira and Terry .
Geremi has a disatrous night against Kewell , he make Kewell looked so good , running past him various occasion .
the right mid seems to be ferriera..
den robben replace del horno and ferrira moved to left back ma..
wah terry disallowed goal..plus the high boot decision that went against him..
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I want to thank Medicated Oil , his prediction makes me quite a rich man to day .
I bough a ticket $1 @$3.35 today .
Thank You Medicated Oil , will follow up your prediction again . -
cannot like that say him la..last time he predicted pool to lose to chelsea in the league they lost ma..he's quite a pessimistic fella..Originally posted by Poolman:I want to thank Medicated Oil , his prediction makes me quite a rich man to day .
I bough a ticket $1 @$3.35 today .
Thank You Medicated Oil , will follow up your prediction again . -
Same same..mine was $1 @ $3.40Originally posted by Poolman:I want to thank Medicated Oil , his prediction makes me quite a rich man to day .
I bough a ticket $1 @$3.35 today .
Thank You Medicated Oil , will follow up your prediction again . 
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this time it's their ref says their mourning manager ... hahaha love it!Originally posted by Poolman:Here i am , waiting to listen to what those fans from blue corner wanting to say ......
Maybe they will say , Chelsea the better team lost la ...... Liverpool lucky la ..... Cech never play la ......
hope we keep our heads and win the final ... -
Chelsea Played 45 minutes , LFC Played 90 minutes and Jose Got it all wrong if only Jose Had put Duff,Robben Or Joe Cole In place Of Ferreira then play lampard back to right mid and put one of them into attack mid then it will work because ferreira is a defender he can't attack putthing him in a center mid position will not help
Jose Is like to start with 4-3-3 Against Man Utd @ Stamford Bridge
Cech
Del Horno
Gallas
Terry
Geremi
Essien
Makelele
Lampard
Robben
Drogba
Joe Cole
Crespo should be drop he can't help much in defending and is quite inffective outside of box -
you yourself also take "Super Cup" 1 match game as honour whatOriginally posted by anhydrouscoppersulphate:code:
lol lidat also can. -
read mourinho's comments today on soccernet.
pretty much a sore loser again. -
the better team won... and tts liverpool... we played for 60 mins and they played for 30 mins... so how can moanrinho said the better team lost??first half... they had only 1 gd chance.. we had 3 or 4... and he said they were equal to liverpool... so they do not deserve to lose... wat rubbish....
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the better team won... and tts liverpool... we played for 60 mins and they played for 30 mins... so how can moanrinho said the better team lost??first half... they had only 1 gd chance.. we had 3 or 4... and he said they were equal to liverpool... so they do not deserve to lose... wat rubbish....
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Jose Mourinho fuelled his feud with Rafael Benitez after Liverpool beat Chelsea 2-1 at Old Trafford to reach the final of the FA Cup.
The rival managers did not shake hands after the match and Mourinho once more refused to acknowledge that Liverpool were worthy winners, just as he had done after the Merseysiders knocked Chelsea out of the Champions League last season.
John Arne Riise and Luis Garcia gave Liverpool a 2-0 lead before Didier Drogba pulled one back for Chelsea in a frantic finale.
Mourinho said: 'Did the best team win today? I don't think so. In the last 30 minutes we deserved extra time.
'In the first half nobody was better. They had a good start to the second half but then we dominated the game. I cannot wish them luck in the final. Middlesbrough and West Ham will be there and I must respect them.'
There was precious little respect for Liverpool, however, who have now won two of their last 10 matches against Chelsea, crucially both semi-finals in the Champions League and the FA Cup.
Mourinho, however, does not believe it is a sign that Liverpool can challenge for the Barclays Premiership title next season.
He said: 'In the Premiership they have no chance. Over 40 matches no chance. Maybe they will surprise me and they can do it.
'But in 10 matches against us they have won twice. In the Premiership the distance between the teams is 45 points over two seasons. We beat them in a final, they beat us in two semi-finals. A psychological advantage? I don't think so.
'In four matches in the Premiership we beat them four times.'
He added somewhat mischievously: 'I wish them luck for their qualification match in the Champions League.'
It was another sour post-match performance from Mourinho who Benitez confirmed did not want to shake hands at the end of the match.
Benitez said: 'I was with our supporters at the end and I could see him but he didn't want to.
'At least we showed the people we can beat them. They have a lot of good players but we do too. We have a great team spirit.
'We are in the final. My players have done a fantastic job.'
And on Mourinho's comments he said: 'I have heard the same things before the Champions League games. We are in the final of the FA Cup and I must give credit to players and not talk about the other team.'
The Chelsea boss, meanwhile, also refused to admit that his decision to play defender Paulo Ferreira in midfield was a mistake, even though he switched him to full-back at half-time when Arjen Robben came on as a substitute.
Mourinho preferred to criticise Graham Poll for awarding a free-kick against John Terry for a high boot which led to Liverpool's first goal.
He said: 'I don't think it was a mistake. The biggest mistake of the first half was the decision for the free-kick for the goal. When the referee gives an important decision 70 metres from the ball that is wrong.
'Ferreira was one of the best players in the team.'
Mourinho instead put the defeat down to missed chances, two by Drogba and one in the last minute by Joe Cole.
Mourinho said: 'You can't miss chances in crucial matches. The good thing is that in two weeks time we have three matches to be champions. Being close to doing that is the best treatment for such a result.' -
I dun expect Moan-in-a-hole to be a graceful loser.
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let's hope pool can overcome the blues.
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Originally posted by 798:let's hope pool can overcome the blues.
Yo, brudder, they already played. Pool won.
Now to think of it, I think the real reason Pool won was because Chelsea took things too easy. You see the team list got Cuddichini(sp?), Ferreira, Geremi. No Robben, Duff, J.Cole. It's obvious Moan-in-a-hole is taking things easy.
Peharps he want to show the entire world he can beat Liverpool even with his second team. But it backfired. If the trio of wingers started, things will be different.
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Great!Originally posted by CoolMyth:
Yo, brudder, they already played. Pool won.
Now to think of it, I think the real reason Pool won was because Chelsea took things too easy. You see the team list got Cuddichini(sp?), Ferreira, Geremi. No Robben, Duff, J.Cole. It's obvious Moan-in-a-hole is taking things easy.
Peharps he want to show the entire world he can beat Liverpool even with his second team. But it backfired. If the trio of wingers started, things will be different. -
Wow ! I can't believe Mourinho really said the better team lost ?
Can't believe he can a statement like this : " For the last 30 minutes , we played like a Champion " ........ What about the rest of the match ?????
Referee ? Again ? Graham Poll gave that free kick cos that Terry leg's was waist high , rule as dangerous play .
My debate is : If you don't want to concede goals from the free-kick , stop conceding those fouls . The no complaint .
Chelsea Boss and their silly fans a joke la , really . -
It doesn't matter we only won twice over 10 matches ....... the two wins we got , tends to our sweetest .
One win went to the European Cup Final ..... second win to the FA Cup Final .
One win we denied them to become a European Champion , one win we denied them a FA Cup & EPL Double .
So sweet !
So sweet ....... can money buy everything ? Not really . -
1889 League began - First FA Cup / League double (Preston North End)
1897 Second FA Cup / League double (Aston Villa)
1961 Third FA Cup / League double (Tottenham Hotspur)
1971 Fourth FA Cup / League double (Arsenal)
1986 Fifth FA Cup / League double (Liverpool)
1993 First FA Cup / League Cup double (Arsenal)
1994 Sixth FA Cup / League double (Manchester United)
1996 7th FA Cup / League double (Manchester United)
1998 8th FA Cup / League double (Arsenal)
1999 Unique FA Cup / League / European Cup treble (Manchester United)
Unique treble of FA Cup / League Cup / UEFA Cup
(and Second FA Cup / League Cup double) (Liverpool)
2002 10th FA Cup / League double (Arsenal)
there's only 6 teams in the English league's history to get Double , wait long long Chelsea ! -
cool man!Originally posted by Poolman:1889 League began - First FA Cup / League double (Preston North End)
1897 Second FA Cup / League double (Aston Villa)
1961 Third FA Cup / League double (Tottenham Hotspur)
1971 Fourth FA Cup / League double (Arsenal)
1986 Fifth FA Cup / League double (Liverpool)
1993 First FA Cup / League Cup double (Arsenal)
1994 Sixth FA Cup / League double (Manchester United)
1996 7th FA Cup / League double (Manchester United)
1998 8th FA Cup / League double (Arsenal)
1999 Unique FA Cup / League / European Cup treble (Manchester United)
Unique treble of FA Cup / League Cup / UEFA Cup
(and Second FA Cup / League Cup double) (Liverpool)
2002 10th FA Cup / League double (Arsenal)
there's only 6 teams in the English league's history to get Double , wait long long Chelsea !
rmb chelsea last time still tok rubbish abt wanting to win the treble?.......lolx......... -
the double will come soon..its only his second season..fergie had to wait like 12 years for his treble..who's to say anything so early?
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we are not a joke......neither is Chelsea and Jose did not take LFC as a joke but I still dun understand why Jose play Paulo Ferreira @ the center Midfield AreaOriginally posted by Poolman:Wow ! I can't believe Mourinho really said the better team lost ?
Can't believe he can a statement like this : " For the last 30 minutes , we played like a Champion " ........ What about the rest of the match ?????
Referee ? Again ? Graham Poll gave that free kick cos that Terry leg's was waist high , rule as dangerous play .
My debate is : If you don't want to concede goals from the free-kick , stop conceding those fouls . The no complaint .
Chelsea Boss and their silly fans a joke la , really . -
Do you think Graham Poll is a good referee? I think not.
He rarely gives penalties even though some of them are clearly punishable.