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Pool vs Inter
2008-03-01 11:05:00
And I'm back! After a long disappearance.A few months ago, people looked at me and gave me no hope that Liverpool will go through to the quarter finals after being drawn with Inter . No one gave them a chance. I keep reminding everyone that they said the same thing 12 months ago when the Opponent then was Barcelona.Make no mistake. Inter is by far a super formidable team with the best form in Europe. Domestically, another one horse race to the title, a team with perhaps no weaknesses, and possibly seen as a thread to win the Champions League.Unfortunately they were drawn against Liverpool. A team that is laughable in the League but a force like no other in Europe. A 2-0 win 2 weeks ago is proof that all my peers who laugh at me earlier was wrong.Hahaha!Hopefully by the end of this week, I will be continuing my unstoppable laughter
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Super Super Sunday
2007-12-16 05:31:00
Super Sunday x2 that is.Its the clash of the giants on the same night!I'm talking about Liverpool vs Man Utd and Arsenal vs Chelsea, where like it or not, these are make or break games. These are the games that will get you another step closer to the title. A win here basically means 3 points for yourselves, and denying your opponents a single point. No matter how much anyone plays the situation down, there is absolutely no doubt that this are important big games at important times.Lets look at Liverpool vs Manchester United. Liverpool are without Agger and Xabi(ok lah, recovering) but they are unlikely to start. Man Utd are without Gary Neville but Owen Hargreaves is set to return in this match. As far as form and pressure goes, Liverpool might be relieved that they made it through the Champions League, but Man Utd are doing very well in the League, besides the defeat to Bolton.Liverpool might not have a good run of games against Man Utd in recent times, but that was before Fernan...
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So Liverpool made it.
2007-12-13 09:38:00
You know what is funny? Liverpool finish 2nd in a group where they put 4 or more goals past each and everyone of their opponents. Let me put this right. Against the same 3 opponents in the last three matches, Liverpool scored a total of 16 goals while conceding just one. Compare that to the first three games of 2 goals scored while conceding a total of 4.Put that aside, in this competition, its time to focus on the knock-out rounds, where casualties hit the biggest baddest teams around. With 3 not so good matches, Liverpool's got a mountain right in their paths of European success. With the nature of the competition and the fact that Chelsea and Man Utd won their groups and Liverpool cannot face the group winners of their own group, Porto, the Reds are going to be up against the 5 other group winners.Namely, Barcelona, Ac Milan, Inter Milan, Real Madrid and Sevilla.No disrespect to Sevilla but any other team versus Liverpool in the first Knockout round is simply a blockbuster roun...
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Liverpool vs Marseille
2007-12-11 18:21:00
In a group match where winner takes all, many did not anticipate for this to happen, not to Liverpool anyways. But lets face the truth. Liverpool have their backs against the wall and are going to do whatever it takes to get through to the group stages of this edition of UCL.Liverpool did throw away their last league game for this match. Personally I will be very disappointed if that gamble fails today. Very! Throwing a good 3 points in a season where we were supposed to focus on the league and failed to progress to the knock out stages of European's premier competition, there is no consolation.Liverpool's games means more guessing games for their opponents. Its only certain to bet on having Carragher, Reina, Gerrard and Torres to start in this crucial game. The other 7 is anyone's guess. 2 hours to the game, I can only assume that Crouch will be partnering Torres up front. Wait, Benitez could be playing a ground game with Voronin starting, or giving Kuyt a chance to prove himsel...
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Dudek wants to leave
2007-12-05 15:06:00
Goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek wants to leave Real Madrid in the January transfer window in search of regular first team action for the rest of the season so he can win a place in the Polish national team for Euro 2008.I'm sorry. Can someone refresh my memory. Didn't Jerzy Dudek leave Liverpool earlier because he wanted first team football? And of all the clubs in the world, he chose Real Madrid, I assume hoping to get first team football in front of Iker Cassilas.So should I classify the whole senario as dumb or stupid?I pick both!
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Euro 2008 draw
2007-12-04 05:47:00
I know I'm late, but its always better late than never.NetherlandsItalyFranceRomaniaThe whole point to have pots is to avoid situations like this. You will be considered lucky if you are not placed in Pot 1 before the draw. And believe it or not, the best qualifiers gets to be in pot 1.Does this mean do what Germany probably did, not do so well when they already qualified and make sure they end up in pot 2 to avoid groups like these?This group will be one for the fans, and I would love to see Romania topping it. I expect a lot of draws so 1 win and not losing is crucial for further advancement.Truthfully, Italy and France have not been at their best, and this Dutch squad I would classify as weak compared to their seniors from the past. Romania is on good form lately, so don't count them out just yet.We'll see what happens next summer.
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And the Reds go marching onnnnn...
2007-11-29 05:25:00
As of now I'm still feeling lazy so I should just plagiarize from the Liverpool home page. It was a great match by the way, dominating at the beginning and getting the job done at the end.Fernando Torres struck a magnificent double as Liverpool left it late to clinch a 4-1 win over FC Porto and keep our hopes of qualifying for the knockout stages of the Champions League alive.The Spain international, who has now scored 10 goals in 16 appearances, struck 12 minutes from time after his first-half opener was cancelled out by a Lisandro Lopez header with a Steven Gerrard penalty and a header from substitute Peter Crouch sealing the win. The result means that Liverpool will qualify for the last 16 of the competition if they beat Marseille at the Stade Velodrome in an all-or-nothing clash on matchday six. The Anfield faithful was in good voice ahead of the game and the team responded in kind, with a high-tempo opening that could have been rewarded with a penalty on five minutes, but the ...
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Survey
2007-11-28 00:30:00
I got this email on some census done of some 3000 England fans on what they think. I'm going to paste the whole chunk here.Only 4% Of Fans Back England To Win World Cup London 27th November 2007 … A Football Fans Census survey of over 3,000 England fans from all Premier and Football League Clubs has revealed that only 4% believe England will win the tournament in 2010. The survey comes hot on the heels of the FA’s announcement to conduct a 'root and branch review' into the senior England set up following the defeat to Croatia. Fans will be hoping for some positive steps, as only 13% of them currently believe that the side will get beyond the Quarter Final stage in the 2010 World Cup. England’s Poisoned Chalice? The majority of fans (54%) believe the England Manager’s job has become a poisoned chalice. 60% of fans think there is too much pressure on the England Manager and 25% think that there is “way too much” pressure. Worryingly, for everyone who has the best inter...
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World of Football
2007-11-27 14:42:00
No I'm not dead. I've just been busy. While I was away, the World Cup qualifying draw was made, Man utd Lost to Bolton, Gerrard scored one of those goals that make your hair stand, and Platini talks about how England should be coached by an English man. Oh and Billy Davis.More tomorrow, or the day after :)
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McClaren Sacked
2007-11-23 07:04:00
No surprises really. Not at all. After the Croatia game, you are either a hero or a villain. 1 goal made McClaren the Villain.As a manager, McClaren did not do that many mistakes, at least when he did them, he had the guts to correct them. But with everything going on with the squad right now, can anyone actually save the Nation's pride?Lets face it, the reason why McClaren was hired in the first place is because of his nationality. He's English. I know it punctures the local's ego to see a foreign coach coaching your national side especially if that sport itself is such a tradition in the nation. Imagine an Australian training the Japanese Karate team, or a Russian coaching the national Sepak Takraw team of Malaysia. Same deal.As thing stands now, think 18 months back, was McClaren the wrong choice?Could have big Sam done any better? Could Harry Redknapp helped? How about Pearce? McClaren's record exceeds his 'English' counterparts. Had the other English managers been elected...
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England Vs Croatia
2007-11-21 08:40:00
With so many injuries and a possible change of Goalkeeper, 1 point is all England need after the weirdest week of football where the Unfairness of football gods got it right for the Universe, giving England a donno how many chances and kicking out Scotland for doing too well. Taking 6 points out of 6 against France is really something.Another ironic moment is where, by right, England does not need to score tonight. The job is as simple as keeping a clean sheet and thats it. With injuries to Owen and Rooney, maybe this is a smart move. Why risk a partnership that would most likely not work (Crouch, Defoe, Bent, Smith??) than to let Crouch go solo up front and have a pack of midfield to feed him high balls and ensure that their defenders got the simplest of jobs.Besides, England boast a talented midfield that consist of flair, drive, consistency, and strength. On paper, this is a good combination of doing what a midfield does best, taking the ball from the opponent and feeding it upwa...
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Israel did beat Russia
2007-11-18 10:46:00
Looks like the 9 year old did beat up the 14 year old. Next task is to either beat up or make peace with a 15 year old.Buahahahah!
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The Israeli Hope.
2007-11-17 05:47:00
England fans will be supporting Israel tonight, hoping that they will beat Russia so England can qualify for the Euro 2008 tournament. Is this funny or what?Edit:Its like when you are a 17 year old, and you are hoping that a 9 year old will beat up a 14 year old who was going to beat you up.
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Where are the goals?
2007-11-13 14:49:00
Today we attack Steve Howard from Derby County.I would excuse you if you don't know who he is, but this man was Derby's top goal scorer last season and voted as player of the season for Derby County by his fans.This season, in the EPL, Mr Steve Howard has played a total of 13 games scoring 0 goals having just 6 shots on target.If you want to score, you need to get more than 0.4615 shots on target a game. No excuses if you are with Derby, busy facing your own goal. No excuses.Where are the goals Howie?
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The Torres Difference
2007-11-11 08:15:00
Liverpool won 2-0 in last night's game. For the second time, Benitez names a unchange side, the side that gave Besiktas a good whipping lastWednesday, and it looked like it was going to be another 8-0 victory the way Liverpool was threatening Fulham from all angles.I have to admit, this weaken Liverpool side looked so strong and yet so entertaining, we are once again seeing the best in Voronin playing up front(effectively), but deeper than I expected, and Benayoun being faster than what most people think. Aberloa and Fabio Aruilleo is proving to be strong wing backs themselves. Hopefully they will develop into world class players.There were so many Shots and Niemi and the Fulham post was on course to win the man of the match award. Fulham's defense kept it tight, and with all the missed chances, it looked like another home draw for Liverpool. Looked like a game where people are going to watch Liverpool throwing away valuable points away by not scoring against a relatively weaker o...
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Liverpool vs Fulham
2007-11-10 17:01:00
The match is going to start in 1 hour and 15 minutes, but the dying question that no one other than the team itself knows, is that who is going to be in the starting 11 tonight.After a 8-0 win, it might not be a win against a strong opponent, but I believe the confidence level has built up in Anfield. The team is going to walk into todays game starting to believe their abilities and hopefully this will convert their chances into goals.The truth is that Pool hasn't done well in the Premiership in terms of winning lately, their record of being unbeaten is often ignored as they lost too many points rather too easily from games they should excel. Its a shame really.But it is still rather early in the season, and things can change starting from today's Fulham fixture. I really do hope that they dont disappoint me this time.
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Greatest ever Players
2007-11-08 13:50:00
A factual list of the Greatest ever players is out! Its a factual list because the criteria judged to get into this list is points based. Points are given to number of games started, goals scored, assists made, cups won, clean sheets, honours won and what not.Here is the funny part, there are players in the list or are in positions where we find questionable. We are talking about a list of players to be the greatest ever of all time!Factor no 1, you will notice that most of the players played in the 90s or later. Due to the amount of games played compared to 2 decades ago, it is a bias way to compare but it is what it is.Questionable players on their positions in the list includes Diego Maradona. We thought he was the best Player of the century. Well, some of us think that he is 2nd only to Pele. But in this list, Maradona is ranked 6. After the likes of Ronaldo, Romario, Luis Figo and Zidane.We are also talking about no.26, Ali Daei from Iran, no.42 Hakan Sukur, no.44 David Beckham...
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Can you count to 8?
2007-11-07 12:55:00
My question to you today is simple. Can you count to 8?Liverpool-Besiktas-LdC-031107Uploaded by rory_cabt_die=DI know I can!
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Liverpool's Judgement day
2007-11-06 17:52:00
Its hard to imagine Liverpool Knocked out by Match Day 4 for the Uefa Champions League. It is true that Liverpool did not get an easy group for this competition, but it is not the hardest either. The group is just filled with pricks and problems that the current Liverpool squad should have no problem overcoming.Somehow, things just don't go as the universe is meant to be. Its unfortunate, but on the bright side, the next 3 European fixtures will test Liverpool's true strengths. Teams faced might not be modern day European Champions material, but they will be tough obstacles.Tonight, Besiktas will be making a trip to Anfield, supposedly a fortress when it comes to European nights. The last time a Champions League game was played here, pool lost though.Things certainly does not look good. With injuries of Torres, Alonso and Agger, conveniently one of each position, it affects Liverpool's game. I hope Benitez does not make silly judgements tonight like he has recently.He is either a...
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Hutchings sacked
2007-11-05 16:48:00
Wigan just sacked their manager, and as usual, for the wrong reasons as far as this season goes. Mourinho was sacked just because of the rift between himself and Roman, Jol was sacked because Spurs wanted Juan Ramos, Sammy Lee gone because his just not fit for the job, but Hutchings getting sacked, I dont know.It is true that they lost their last 6 matches in a row, but with a team of mediocre players, what is there to expect. I agree that Wigan is also filled with experienced players, when it comes to the EPL. Koumas, Heskey, Brown, Bent, Sibierski, Kilbane, Sharner, Melchiot, Kirkland and Bramble. Like it or not, these are relegation fighting players. Where are Wigan in the table? 3rd from the bottom, but only 4 points away from 13th place Fulham. Either they replace Hutchings with a Top manager from the Championship League, or don't bother. Its not easy to afford foreign talent with their budget anyways.
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Arsenal 2 Man Utd 2
2007-11-04 13:12:00
I only have one thing to say about the match. Arsenal 's second goal, the way Theo Walcott tried so hard, its just so damn funny!!!

Arsenal vs Man Utd
2007-11-03 09:36:00
It doesnt get any bigger than this. Another match in between the big four and this one is in between the English Champions and the title pretenders.Before the season, everyone is talking about Man Utd's signings strengthening the squad and how powerful they will be this season. Everyone is also talking about how Henry's departure will leave Arsenal to dry. Well the Young Arsenal squad did prove a lot of people wrong.This would be a test match, a test for both teams. Arsenal might have a good run thus far, until the Liverpool Match last week, it is safe to say that Arsenal is not tested in the highest level of football just yet. Same goes to Manchester United, although they were involved in a match with a very screwed up then Chelsea.No need to talk about the rivalry and history between the clubs, everyone knows how big this game is.My rough predictions for this match would be another 1-1 draw.

Real Madrid 5 Valencia 1
2007-11-01 11:57:00
In case you missed the goals, here is a videoNow how long the the commentator shouted, "gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal"
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Liverpool 1 Arsenal 1
2007-10-30 12:13:00
It may be a little late for me to write something about this, but I can't help but to write something about it. I didn't write a preview or a match report, so here is just some verdict on the match I did not watch.Going into the match, the two teams are the remaining teams in the EPL that is still unbeaten. The only difference is that Liverpool conceded too many draws. Other than that, Liverpool went into the game with a Champions League lost, and form that is not something to be proud of, while Arsenal came with a brilliant record. In other words, its the best time to go against Liverpool and the worst time to face Arsenal.We all know 1-1 is the scoreline, and scored by the individuals of each respective clubs who have the responsibilities of bringing their teams to greater heights. Like what Richard Jolly said, both are incredible by their own, and its hard to replicate such players anywhere else other than their own childhood neighbourhood, with the kind of football they were b...

Malaysia out of World Cup 2010
2007-10-29 17:09:00
So much for the dream, after losing 4-1 to Bahrain, looks like we've got to wait another 4 years for our next chance.
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