Champs League Match:Atletico V Liverpool [All Pre/During/After Match Discussion]

Melion · 22-10-2008 9:51am #1

So another chance to see how far we have come this season with a very tough away game. A shame that we wont get to see Nando playing in the Calderon but oh well, im sure he'll get a chance again. Atletico are playing very well, bar one shocking result against Barca but i'm not reading much into that. Some great players that could cause us serious problems. I'm worried about Aguero and Sinama running rings around Carra and Agger which is why i feel Masch has to play.

My starting XI would be:

Reina

Arbeloa
Aurelio(If fit)
Agger
Carra

Masch
Alonso

Kuyt
Gerrard
Riera

Keane

delija_sever029 · 22-10-2008 9:56am

cant wait to see Atletico-Liverpool tonight,you guys think Atletico can finally stop this losing in a row? Thye dont look so confident anymore,if this match was played 3 weeks ago i would put a lot of money on their win but now i am not so sure,i wouldnt be surprise to see Liverpool winning this

DeadSkin · 22-10-2008 9:58am

0-0. I feel it in me waters

Anyone out there get me the odds on pp for 0-0. PP blocked here in work

Melion · 22-10-2008 10:07am

7/1 for the 0-0

delija_sever029 · 22-10-2008 10:10am

I just cant see this finishing 0-0 tbh

mike65 · 22-10-2008 10:21am

Agree with the starting 11, 4-2-3-1 is the logical formation. I cant help but suspect a home win for both parties with be tacitly agreed to, then a fight for the top spot in the two remaining games. Aguero will be rested its been suggested.

Mike

_blank_ · 22-10-2008 10:34am

mike65 wrote: »

I cant help but suspect a home win for both parties with be tacitly agreed to,

Were you listening to the guardian podcast too? :pac:

Melion · 22-10-2008 10:35am

I cant see Rafa tactically agreeing to our first defeat of the season

DeadSkin · 22-10-2008 10:38am

Melion wrote: »

I cant see Rafa tactically agreeing to our first defeat of the season

Exactly. He's agreed to a 0-0 :pac:

mike65 · 22-10-2008 10:50am

No three points each makes perfect sense, 9 points is nearly home and dry for both. PSV/Marseille will quite possibly draw tonight.

Mike

Frisbee · 22-10-2008 10:51am

You sure Aguero is due to start? Said in the paper there yesterday he was carrying a niggle.
Very good chance it's mind games though....

mike65 · 22-10-2008 11:21am

I said "Aguero will be rested its been suggested." Atletico play Villareal this weekend, and they need a win badly.

Mike

spockety · 22-10-2008 11:23am

WTF? Rafa will be going for the win. We owe Athelitico nothing, and they owe us nothing. He's going home to Madrid, he is going to want to show off the power of his team.

Who is saying there is an agreement? (spoken or otherwise)

Dont be at yourself · 22-10-2008 12:19pm

Liverpool to win, Kuyt to score. You know it's going to happen.

Karmafaerie · 22-10-2008 3:13pm

Dirk the Destroyer will scuff blast the ball in from 4 40 yards!!!

Dolph Starbeam · 22-10-2008 3:30pm

2 all i reckon, Sinama to come back and haunt ye i think. Should be a cracker *crosses fingers*

~Rebel~ · 22-10-2008 3:33pm

Pity El Zhar's not on the CL squadlist, would be nice to have the option to put him on late. Means Pennant is definately in the squad anyway. Could see N'Gog getting a bit of a game too.

Frisbee · 22-10-2008 3:50pm

I'll agree that this should be a cracker. But when a game is billed as this you know it usually ends 0-0...

gustavo · 22-10-2008 4:30pm

Vamos Atleti

mike65 · 22-10-2008 6:01pm

Holy Crap! Kuyt on the bench

Reina,
Arbeloa Carra, Agger, Dossena

Mascherano, Alonso,
Gerrard

Benayoun---Riera

Keane.

Subs: Cavalieri, Lucas, Babel, Darby, Pennant, Kuyt, Aurelio.

Still 4-2-3-1 by the looks of it. Gerrard could be in middle though

25Leo Franco
2 Giourkas Seitaridis
3 Antonio López
7 Diego Forlán
9 Luis García
14 Florent Sinama Pongolle
18 Maniche
20 Simão
21 Luis Perea
24 Ignacio Camacho
30 Joshua

Substitutes:

27 Ángel Bernabé
4 Mariano Pernía
5 John Heitinga
8 Raúl García
10 Sergio Agüero
12 Paulo Assunção
19 Miguel

Mike

Davei141 · 22-10-2008 6:08pm

Ronnie whelan as optimistic as ever.

mike65 · 22-10-2008 6:09pm

When did Rafa sign Mascherino? Some typically clueless punditry going on.

Mike

_blank_ · 22-10-2008 6:16pm

mike65 wrote: »

When did Rafa sign Mascherino? Some typically clueless punditry going on.

What? Because they pronounce a name incorrectly?

Talk about being pedantic.

estebancambias · 22-10-2008 6:16pm

Oh Dunphy actually likes Augero. I'm suprised.

Jazzy · 22-10-2008 6:18pm

"how disappointed are you John that Macherano is playing?"

so stupid. always drama in their commentary

Frisbee · 22-10-2008 6:18pm

Interesting decision to rest Aguero. I wonder is he actually having muscular pains or is the coach hoping that he can take advantage of a tired liverpool defense in the last half hour...

mike65 · 22-10-2008 6:18pm

Des, the general standard I woz talking about, Billos inabilty to correctly pronounce any foriegners name correctly is merely an added extra.

Mike

estebancambias · 22-10-2008 6:19pm

Spanish football is in Decliiinnnne.

_blank_ · 22-10-2008 6:20pm

mike65 wrote: »

Des, the general standard I woz talking about, Billos inabilty to correctly pronounce any foriegners name correctly is merely an added extra.

Mike

Ah, ok.

mike65 wrote: »

woz

"was"

/pedant.

RasTa · 22-10-2008 6:22pm

3-0 win for Atletico with Diego Forlán, Luis García and Florent Sinama Pongolle scoring.

estebancambias · 22-10-2008 6:24pm

3-0 Liverpool for me. Keane, Gerrard and someone else.

mike65 · 22-10-2008 6:25pm

1-1 or 0-0-ish

Mike

Frisbee · 22-10-2008 6:25pm

1-1 for me

_blank_ · 22-10-2008 6:25pm

2-1 Athletico.

Or

1-0 Athletico

Nunu · 22-10-2008 6:28pm

According to Jamie Redknapp on Sky Sports, Pepe Reina is 6foot 4inches tall

They were talking how you don't need to be huge to be a class goalie these days and Jamie came out with that pearl of wisdom. None of the panel pulled him up on it...no way he's near that height is he?

_blank_ · 22-10-2008 6:31pm

Nunu wrote: »

According to Jamie Redknapp on Sky Sports, Pepe Reina is 6foot 4inches tall

They were talking how you don't need to be huge to be a class goalie these days and Jamie came out with that pearl of wisdom. None of the panel pulled him up on it...no way he's near that height is he?

Six two, according to this

Chong · 22-10-2008 6:31pm

I reckon Pool will win, prob be losing 1-0 till 85th min and come back win 3-1

Chong · 22-10-2008 6:32pm

Des wrote: »

Six two, according to this

Redknapp is a Plank really.

Nunu · 22-10-2008 6:33pm

Des wrote: »

Six two, according to this

Well I'll be damned...never thought he'd be over 6 foot.

estebancambias · 22-10-2008 6:35pm

sky sports is so bad....i just watch fat pat now...i'm fed up of RTE.

~Rebel~ · 22-10-2008 6:40pm

6" 1' or 1.85m accoring to http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/profile?id=12910&&cc=5739

and 1.89m accoring to here; http://www.skysports.com/football/player/0,19754,11669_195189,00.html

seems noone has a clue really!

Vokes · 22-10-2008 6:41pm

Agüero on the bench - he's back from an injury or out of form or something?

estebancambias · 22-10-2008 6:44pm

ah francesco is not wearing his trusted neck warmer. Poor show.

**** wrong thread

zAbbo · 22-10-2008 6:48pm

We're going to have a field day if they're not going to close down Alonso.

estebancambias · 22-10-2008 6:51pm

whats that lump robbie keane doing? can't even run

Jazzy · 22-10-2008 6:57pm

hows kuyt not playing?

yossi terrible so far

mike65 · 22-10-2008 6:58pm

Yahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Mike

zAbbo · 22-10-2008 6:59pm

estebancambias wrote: »

whats that lump robbie keane doing? can't even run

:pac:

Chong · 22-10-2008 6:59pm

estebancambias wrote: »

whats that lump robbie keane doing? can't even run

Proved you wrong!

Sherifu · 22-10-2008 7:00pm

Gwan the Keane!

estebancambias · 22-10-2008 7:00pm

Yayyyyyyyyyyyy....:D

Ah he just missed there where he is normally deadly from. (Ball over the shoulder)

Champs League Match:Atletico V Liverpool [All Pre/During/After Match Discussion]

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