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by **anfieldadorer** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 9:37 am

Does it tell you that Monaco were not the same team without their key players -specially Morientes?

Top scorers: UEFA Champions League 2003/04

Rank Player Goals
1 Fernando Morientes (Monaco) 9
2 Dado Prso (Monaco) 7
3 Walter Pandiani (Deportivo La Coruña) 6
4 Roy Makaay (Bayern Munich) 6
5 Thierry Henry (Arsenal) 5
6 Pernambucano Juninho (Lyon) 5
7 Hakan Sukur (Galatasaray) 5
8 Didier Drogba (Marseille) 5
9 Frank Lampard (Chelsea) 4
10 Alberto Luque (Deportivo La Coruña) 4
Ludovic Giuly (Monaco) 4
Luiz Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 4
Robert Pires (Arsenal) 4
Ricardo Kaka (AC Milan) 4
Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan) 4
Benni McCarthy (FC Porto) 4
David Trezeguet (Juventus) 4
Wesley Sonck (Ajax Amsterdam) 4
Ruud van Nistelrooy (Man Utd) 4
20 Dmitri Alenitchev (FC Porto) 3
Vanderlei Derlei (FC Porto) 3
Giovane Elber (Lyon) 3
Nuno Maniche (FC Porto) 3
Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid) 3
Francisco Costinha (FC Porto) 3
Edu (Arsenal) 3
Chris Sutton (Celtic) 3
Marco Di Vaio (Juventus) 3
Diogo Rincon (Dynamo Kiev) 3
Andrija Delibasic (Partizan Belgrade) 3
Diego Tristan (Deportivo La Coruña) 3
Kevin Kuranyi (VfB Stuttgart) 3
Simone Inzaghi (Lazio) 3

by **RED BEERGOGGLES** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 9:45 am

Monaco have bought well in the transfer market Deschamps is a shrewd manager so why dont you give credit to Liverpools tactics which were to stifle their most influential players .
I was at Anfield last night and every player performed admirably and we played a great pressing game ,quite simply Monaco were not allowed to play .

by **anfieldadorer** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 9:56 am

All the possible credits absolutely go to Liverpool. we well-deserve the three points. However, anything can happen in such event like CL, you have to be constantly aware and always learn from mistakes such as shown against GAK.

by **Bruno Zidane!** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 10:06 am

You can only beat your opposition and lasts nights was the runners up of last seasons competion regardless of who they have sold....It wwas are first game back in the comp and it was so easy we even brought Igor on!

by **RED BEERGOGGLES** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 10:13 am

Anfieldadorer I agree our Qualifier at Anfield was not in keeping with our swift progress this season but it was just a blemish an enigma we might never perform that badly again in European football so forget it .
Liverpool are currently undergoing a transformation and if we keep working as Diligently as last night then performances like the one against G.A.K will be firmly resigned to the past

by **azriahmad** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 10:35 am

When is the return game at Monaco? If it is near our last group game, i hope we have qualified by that time so we don't need to worry about the outcome. I think Monaco will be a better side with the likes of Saviola and a few others who were not available last night.

I also hope that by that time, our game will have been on track with slick passing, movement and possession and with our strikers and midfielders bang on from.

by **laza** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 10:45 am

Our away game with Monaco is on 23 November before that we have away game with Olym and home and away games with Depo

by **anfieldadorer** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 10:46 am

azriahmad wrote:When is the return game at Monaco? If it is near our last group game, i hope we have qualified by that time so we don't need to worry about the outcome. I think Monaco will be a better side with the likes of Saviola and a few others who were not available last night.

I also hope that by that time, our game will have been on track with slick passing, movement and possession and with our strikers and midfielders bang on from.

vs olympiakos sep, 28
vs deportivo oct, 19
vs deportivo nov, 03
vs monaco nov, 23
vs olympiakos dec, 28

true azri, we hope by the time we will have got better, which is very possible we will.

by **Ciggy** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 10:48 am

Bruno Zidane! wrote:It wwas are first game back in the comp and it was so easy we even brought Igor on!

LMFAO

by **LFC #1** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 10:50 am

why did u put the morientes stat there, he doesn't play for monaco anymore.

by **laza** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 10:53 am

So is the 0-0 draw between olympiakos and Depo good or bad from our point of view

by **anfieldadorer** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 10:55 am

LFC #1 wrote:why did u put the morientes stat there, he doesn't play for monaco anymore.

good point LFC#1, only to illustrate the different between the old and new Monaco. I would like you guys to assess their current strength without him.

by **anfieldadorer** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 10:57 am

laza wrote:So is the 0-0 draw between olympiakos and Depo good or bad from our point of view

any draw from oppositions' match will be good to me, laza. Since i assume all teams are big threats.

by **kindaconfuzed** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 12:29 pm

I think if you think of the game last night in the context of that we still have some way to go then it was impressive. Raf had said before the game that the team seemed to be jelling and I thought what a load of ol tosh but following last night I see what he's getting at.

by **Starbridge42** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 12:34 pm

Of course they're not jelling, how can you expect anyone to jel?

I hadn't heard Rafa say that but if he did he's obviously incredibly stupid.

I did read him saying that the team was gelling

I thoughted they gelled very well last night :;):

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