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by **Judge** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 8:52 am

god_bless_john_houlding wrote:Right, we've got to forget about this game and concentrate on Saturday. This is now in the past and we can't excuse a poor performance on Saturday by this great result.

if that was the case john, we wouldnt have had 30 more pages in the barnsley thread

let folk milk it when we win

by **Ace Ventura** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:07 pm

LFC2007 wrote:4) I saw the replays of Kuyt's goal today (yesterday), Reina's celebration was class - LEGEND. He's another who has massive desire to win.

Forgot to mention that meself, absolutely brilliant the reaction from Pepe to the goals, he was going mental.

Absolute top keeper and he will be a legend.

by **ste123lfc** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:15 pm

Just found this article on the sportingo website. It just goes to show that the football writers of the gutter press no f*ck all.

One day the Anfield boss was running scared; 24 hours later the newshounds had lost the scent completely. Who can you trust?

'The reaction to both results has illustrated the changing nature of the debate currently surrounding the Merseyside giants' Perhaps it is because we live in a knee-jerk world with 24-hour coverage of football, but the past few days have made a mockery of the English football press, considered by many to be among the best in the world.

Of course no-one could have predicted that Liverpool would get beaten by Barnsley at home in the FA Cup and then four days later overcome Serie A leaders Inter Milan. But the reaction to both results has illustrated the changing nature of the debate currently surrounding the Merseyside giants.

Nowhere was this better illustrated than by James Lawton in The Independent, one of the most high-profile and respected football journalists in the English media. Prior to the game at Anfield, Lawton wrote: “The brutal truth is that Benitez, with ever diminishing success, appears to have been attempting to impose his own increasingly bizarre version of reality. The more emphatic he becomes in his self-belief, the further his team seems to slip away.”

On Wednesday, Lawton changed his tune. He writes in the same newspaper that: “Rafael Benitez is, yet again, back from the deepest crisis. How, his American owners must now ask, can you fire a man who has just beaten the masters of Italian football? Benitez may yet, against all odds, still have a few improbable moves to make.”

Following the shock home defeat to Barnsley, numerous columnists were lining up to have a go at Benitez. Ian Wright in The Sun wrote: “Rafa Benitez has surprised us before in this competition. But I think Inter will be too strong and I certainly don’t think we’ll see Liverpool making another shock appearance in the final. As we saw against Barnsley, the Liverpool team is like a wounded animal. Maybe there has been too much rotation with the players not knowing who they will play alongside from match-to-match.”

The former Arsenal striker wasn’t the only one writing off Liverpool’s chances. Des Kelly in the Daily Mail was particularly scathing. He claimed that: “The only rotation Rafa Benitez needs to concern himself with right now is the speed with which he will soon be spinning out of the Anfield exit.”

But following the win against Inter, Liverpool’s Spanish manager is the toast of Fleet Street. Henry Winter, in the second paragraph of his match report in the Daily Telegraph, says he wasn’t surprised by the result. “Although Barnsley's players must be tempted to get on the phone to the San Siro this morning and challenge Roberto Mancini's men to a match, the truth is that Liverpool are a completely different proposition when they take to the European stage. No-one changes clothes from domestic rags to continental top hat and tails as quickly as Liverpool, whose season could end in mid-table and Moscow.”

Oliver Holt in the Daily Mirror also claimed he he knew Liverpool would inflict defeat on the Italian champions. “Come on. What did you expect? It’s the Rafa Benitez way. Don’t tell me you’re surprised, don’t pretend you’re shocked. It’s just how the man manages his resources. The FA Cup or the Champions League. Take your pick, because that’s what the Liverpool boss does. So moan about defeat to Barnsley all you want but if you do, don’t celebrate this win over the runaway leaders of Serie A.”

The last four days have been a sad indictment on the English press. On Wednesday no-one was surprised that Liverpool beat one of the best sides in Europe. Yet, the previous day no-one believed they had a prayer.

If anything, this proves the importance of sites like Sportingo. If the professionals can't get it right, it gives the rest of us a chance.

by **Ace Ventura** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:41 pm

Holt was on sunday supplement and every one of the reporters said they couldnt see us going through against Inter.

It doesnt surprise me that they are now lying about what they said :no

by **woof woof !** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:51 pm

Ace Ventura wrote:Holt was on sunday supplement and every one of the reporters said they couldnt see us going through against Inter.

It doesnt surprise me that they are now lying about what they said

He's normally supportive to LFC , did he (Holt) really write us off Ace ? . I though his take was "don't be surprised if Liverpool pull off a win".

by **Sabre** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:55 pm

LFC2007 wrote:4) I saw the replays of Kuyt's goal today (yesterday), Reina's celebration was class - LEGEND. He's another who has massive desire to win.

You seem to know in which category are the players. Now that we've won and criticism can be eaten with more calmness, are there any specific players which you don't see this desire to win?

by **Ace Ventura** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:58 pm

woof woof ! wrote:
Ace Ventura wrote:Holt was on sunday supplement and every one of the reporters said they couldnt see us going through against Inter.

It doesnt surprise me that they are now lying about what they said

He's normally supportive to LFC , did he (Holt) really write us off Ace ? . I though his take was "don't be surprised if Liverpool pull off a win".

He was supporting us to an extent but from what i can remember they went round the table and each of them said they expected United and Chelsea to definately progress, then they all come to the conclusion that Arsenal would be too quick for Milan, but they all agreed that Inter would be one step too far for us and for Rafa.

by **anfieldadorer** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 1:02 pm

sorry if this been done before

Why Liverpool's Gerrard won't shut up
By JOHN EDWARDS - More by this author » Last updated at 21:07pm on 20th February 2008

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It may not be enough on its own these days, but at least there are still times when British bulldog spirit can prove too much for even the most accomplished foreign opposition.

In view of Liverpool's recent troubles on the domestic front and the fact that Inter Milan are arguably Europe's top side on current form, Dirk Kuyt could be forgiven for suggesting shutting up shop for the last five minutes after breaking the deadlock in the first leg of the Champions League last-16 tie at Anfield on Tuesday.

Steven Gerrard

Victory salute: Gerrard shows his joy after scoring

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* Liverpool fans daub training ground with obscene slogans attacking ex-chairman Moores
* Rafa must heal Liverpool's pain
* Capello's verdict: Liverpool v Inter Milan
* Capello warns Inter: Beware of Benitez and his Liverpool transformers
* Rafa pledges his future to Liverpool as he prepares for crunch match with Inter
* Liverpool v Inter: Benitez brings back the big guns for Champions League clash

His mistake was to mention it within earshot of Steven Gerrard.

If anything is likely to offend the England midfielder's inbred tenacity, it is the alien concept of playing safe and trying to protect a slender lead — particularly against opponents who were tiring visibly after being reduced to 10 men.

Quick as a flash, Gerrard admonished his celebrating team-mate as he swung round and said: "You can forget that, mate — we're going for a second."

captain fvckin fantastic! :bowdown

by **Inter4ever** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 2:26 pm

Nothing to say,you were superior from the beginning.
Iven in 11vs11 it would have been hard for us,you must be proud about your team.

In SanSiro we'll try but honestly you deserve to go on...let's see!

Anfield was incredible and however it had gone I'm very honoured to have been in your stadium.

Do you have some pictures of us? I have in my mobile,post soon

Did you like our support? It was difficult to be heard in Anfield!

by **bunglemark2** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 3:25 pm

2) Our crossing was very poor first half - Aurelio was particularly sh!te I thought. Gerrard was guilty of a few poor deliveries too. (FFS! you're professional footballers, you should be able to provide a decent cross nine times out of ten).

Hit the nail on the head...Crosses, free kicks, corners....MUCK !

by **est1900** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 3:41 pm

Sorry for the delay....

Well done guys,

Be careful in Milan, just try to score a goal, or two and the job will be done...

Walk on... :hearts

by **dawson99** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 4:16 pm

just gotta do a heather mills and we'll be fine.

bring it

by **Lando_Griffin** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 5:01 pm

Inter4ever wrote:Nothing to say,you were superior from the beginning.
Iven in 11vs11 it would have been hard for us,you must be proud about your team.

In SanSiro we'll try but honestly you deserve to go on...let's see!

Anfield was incredible and however it had gone I'm very honoured to have been in your stadium.

Do you have some pictures of us? I have in my mobile,post soon

Did you like our support? It was difficult to be heard in Anfield!

A refreshing honesty from fans of opposing teams.

You're a credit to Inter mate.

by **maguskwt** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 5:56 pm

Inter4ever wrote:Nothing to say,you were superior from the beginning.
Iven in 11vs11 it would have been hard for us,you must be proud about your team.

In SanSiro we'll try but honestly you deserve to go on...let's see!

Anfield was incredible and however it had gone I'm very honoured to have been in your stadium.

Do you have some pictures of us? I have in my mobile,post soon

Did you like our support? It was difficult to be heard in Anfield!

class...well done...

by **JamCar05** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 5:59 pm

Lando_Griffin wrote:
Inter4ever wrote:Nothing to say,you were superior from the beginning.
Iven in 11vs11 it would have been hard for us,you must be proud about your team.

In SanSiro we'll try but honestly you deserve to go on...let's see!

Anfield was incredible and however it had gone I'm very honoured to have been in your stadium.

Do you have some pictures of us? I have in my mobile,post soon

Did you like our support? It was difficult to be heard in Anfield!

A refreshing honesty from fans of opposing teams.

You're a credit to Inter mate.

I'll second that

And I'd love to see your other pictures from Anfield mate.

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