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Wed May 17, 2006 11:29 pmby 66-1112520797
Ciggy wrote:Bamaga man wrote:The thing that f.ucks me off TBH, has nothing really to do with the game itself. Maybe some of the Aussie's on here could help me out if they watched the final on SBS.
That nobody no nothing of a 'soccer' pundit was whinging about the British commentators being biased.
grey Craig F said, " I wouldnt like to be a Barca fan in London and hearing those comments" talking about Andy Gray and something he said.
Hey kno.b head who do you think the commentators in Spain would be biased towrards.
The same is also said when Australia played Uruguay, the Australia pundits didnt say anything positive about Uruguay, and neither did that to$$er Foster.
W@NKER !
Sorry about the rant but these pundits really get me, especially when they know feck all about soccer
Soccer
Ciggy that's sarcasm, I've never heard the word soccer used so much until I came over here.
As they say, when in Rome do as th Romans do. 
Posted:
Wed May 17, 2006 11:39 pmby LFC #1
shudda put it in iverted commas, then I would've seen what you were getting at. I have many arguments with people in this country who seem to think that Rugby League is Football, even when they use their hands the whole fukn time! It's a joke.
Posted:
Wed May 17, 2006 11:46 pmby 66-1112520797
Posted:
Wed May 17, 2006 11:59 pmby account deleted by request
I was very disapointed with Ronaldinho tonight, he had a cr*p game. Like I said before the game Arsenal havent got the bottle. Their heads just went down after the equaliser. I know they were tired but they should have shown a bit of fkn heart. Only one who still looked up for it was Ljungberg. Wouldnt mind Guily coming to us... on his first half performance he looked class. Second half disappeared a bit.
I fkn HATE David Pleat the whining kerb crawler hes the worst commentator on the box.
I wouldnt mind that Puyol coming to Liverpool he looks good (maybe a bit small?)
Posted:
Thu May 18, 2006 12:06 amby The Ace1983
Henry definately out did Ronaldhino tonight.
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Thu May 18, 2006 12:08 amby RUSHIE#9
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Thu May 18, 2006 12:16 amby RUSHIE#9
The Ace1983 wrote:Henry definately out did Ronaldhino tonight.
Did he really though??
Yes Ronaldinho didn't really put his mark on the game or have any involvement in either of the Barca goals but Henry was very poor as well tonight. Ok he was in a very difficult situation being up front alone but he did miss two very good chances to put the game nearly out of BArca's reach. Apart from this he too was very in-effective and his comments at the end were way over the line. I've heard plenty of talk about Ronaldinho in the build up to the game but the only other player that has been hyped has been Henry. So what the hell was he going on about eto'o for??
Nearly as bitter as Maureenho!!! 
Posted:
Thu May 18, 2006 12:36 amby Fowler_ The _Prowler
Henry was equally as 
as Ronaldinho today
Posted:
Thu May 18, 2006 12:36 amby The Ace1983
I just thought Henry looked more of a great player. Ronaldhino's reputation (rightly or wrongly) is based on his tricks and flair and in the whole game we saw about one example of this. I know that there's more too his game than this, but it didn't come through at all tonight. At times he even looked a little lost and he scuffed some chances too.
Henry was always going tobe fighting an uphil battle, but he didn't give up for 75 minutes (when he was shattered by the goals) and it's nearly impossible to deal with Marquez and Puyol whoever you are when you have no support. He made runs, found space and battled hard. He wore himself out and in the circumstances you have to give him respect. For me, he looked more like a world player of the year than Ronaldhino, even though it was not a match of astounding personal performances.
My man of the match choice would probably go to either Valdes or Toure. Valdes made some stunning saves considering he's never really impressed me before, and Toure fought to the death and dealt with problems quickly and with good composure. But there was no real star for me.
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Thu May 18, 2006 1:02 amby account deleted by request
Henry looked like he could change/win the game whereas Ronaldinho(who I think is a great player) looked completely off form. His flicks and tricks didn't come off and then later even the basics seemed to desert him.
I thought Ljungburg was M.O.Match he never stopped trying and made the most of few opportunities he had to run at Barca.
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Thu May 18, 2006 2:20 amby LFC #1
TBH Ronaldinho did play the pass for Eto'o which got Lehmann sent off. That was about all he did, but it was a top bit of play and although he did nothing else of mention, he did have a major influence for that reason.
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Thu May 18, 2006 2:25 amby The Manhattan Project
Is Sol going to feel sad again?
Posted:
Thu May 18, 2006 8:30 amby Ciggy
Poor old gooners must be feeling pretty sh.itty today.
That game wasnt a patch on our final infact that will never happen again.
Posted:
Thu May 18, 2006 8:58 amby 48-1119859832
Arsenal in my eyes were the better team throughout the match but decided to sit back and if you give Barcelona room to attack and allow them to keep possession like that, then you will get punished for it and that's what happened to Arsenal, they allowed Barcelona breathing space and paid for it.
The sending off of Jens changed the game. If he given Jens a yellow and let the goal stand we might of had a very good final but it weren't to be.
I can understand Henry's frustrations tho, I mean he was 14 minutes away from lifting the Champions League trophy in his motherland, so I will ignore his comments and put them down as being upset and hard done by, because most of the time he seems like a nice chap.
But Henry hardly ever misses chances in games and the one time he does it's in one of the most important cup games of his career and it cost Arsenal dear.
Still there's always next season for Arsenal. But it was a disappointing final, Ronaldinho & Henry weren't at their best and this game had the potential to be a great cup final but for the neutral support it was shockingly poor.
