Radio is far better, except when Alan Green is on it.
― (Henry) Green container bin with face (Tom D.), Thursday, 5 May 2016 20:13 (eight years ago) link
reckon liverpool will need the 3 here. best get started.
― japanese mage (LocalGarda), Thursday, 5 May 2016 20:22 (eight years ago) link
get in
― japanese mage (LocalGarda), Thursday, 5 May 2016 20:25 (eight years ago) link
https://twitter.com/LiverpoolGifs/status/728320687438499840
greezy
― japanese mage (LocalGarda), Thursday, 5 May 2016 20:30 (eight years ago) link
still reckon need a third here. no way this team sits on a lead.
― japanese mage (LocalGarda), Thursday, 5 May 2016 20:32 (eight years ago) link
aye the one goal lead wi the potential winning-on-away-goals on-aggregate-equalizer is the apotheosis of squeaky bum time
― the unbearable jimmy smits (jim in glasgow), Thursday, 5 May 2016 20:34 (eight years ago) link
yeah even against 10-men, this team is so soft sometimes, they have to get the third, they have to keep playing. sitting on it just isn't part of what they are.
― japanese mage (LocalGarda), Thursday, 5 May 2016 20:36 (eight years ago) link
I often hate the away goals rule and feel like it should be scrapped, but from a neutral's perspective the great jeopardy inherent in these kind of situations - where one goal can change the winning side into the loser - is pretty great sport
― the unbearable jimmy smits (jim in glasgow), Thursday, 5 May 2016 20:40 (eight years ago) link
yeah i was thinking that tonight is a good example of it making a game work, even though like you i think it's sort of stupid most of the time.
― japanese mage (LocalGarda), Thursday, 5 May 2016 20:42 (eight years ago) link
oh yes
― japanese mage (LocalGarda), Thursday, 5 May 2016 20:43 (eight years ago) link
otm
― Camberwicker Man (onimo), Thursday, 5 May 2016 20:13 (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Camberwicker Man (onimo), Thursday, 5 May 2016 20:43 (eight years ago) link
― japanese mage (LocalGarda), Thursday, 5 May 2016 20:44 (eight years ago) link
is he definitely onside there? lallana i mean...
― japanese mage (LocalGarda), Thursday, 5 May 2016 20:45 (eight years ago) link
Man on the line had his hand on the pitch, playing everyone onside.
― Camberwicker Man (onimo), Thursday, 5 May 2016 20:46 (eight years ago) link
Benteke on to shore up the defence.
― japanese mage (LocalGarda), Thursday, 5 May 2016 20:50 (eight years ago) link
that'll do klopp :))
― pandemic, Thursday, 5 May 2016 20:55 (eight years ago) link
i love europa league
― pandemic, Thursday, 5 May 2016 20:56 (eight years ago) link
love big european nights back again - nothing beats them as a liverpool fan over the last decade or so.
shame the final can't be at anfield.
― japanese mage (LocalGarda), Thursday, 5 May 2016 20:57 (eight years ago) link
2 finals in 8 months ain't bad
― pandemic, Thursday, 5 May 2016 20:59 (eight years ago) link
sevilla winning this 3 times in a row would be whoa
― pandemic, Thursday, 5 May 2016 21:00 (eight years ago) link
yeah it's extraordinary
couple of flaky sides could go either way i think? konoplyanka v moreno might be ugly
― r|t|c, Thursday, 5 May 2016 21:03 (eight years ago) link
be tempted to play flanagan (if fit) myself, but that's not how klopp rolls.
― pandemic, Thursday, 5 May 2016 21:07 (eight years ago) link
That was a damn near perfect performance. Final should be a ding dong battle and no mistake.
― ewar woowar (or something), Thursday, 5 May 2016 21:16 (eight years ago) link
How good was Emre Can btw
― ewar woowar (or something), Thursday, 5 May 2016 21:17 (eight years ago) link
love emre
player of the season for us i think with only milner and coutinho coming anywhere near
― pandemic, Thursday, 5 May 2016 21:21 (eight years ago) link
love firmino
he was the best player tonight. he's been great all season
IN KLOPP WE TRUST
― i;m thinking about thos Beans (Michael B), Thursday, 5 May 2016 21:25 (eight years ago) link
Flanno la's not in the Europa squad I think (unless you get a free call for the final). Seem to remember Klopp expressing some regret at leaving him out.
Haven't seen any of these games due to other Thursday commitments, and will be on holiday in Berlin for the final with my girlfriend's family who find the whole concept of football quite comical.
― useless chamber, Thursday, 5 May 2016 21:29 (eight years ago) link
moreno's fine going frwd obv but he's a penalty waiting to happen, got away with one tonight.
― pandemic, Thursday, 5 May 2016 21:34 (eight years ago) link
don't know if this is post hoc ergo propter hoc thinking but the champ's league qualification you get for winning the Europa seems to have turned it into a good tournament
― the unbearable jimmy smits (jim in glasgow), Thursday, 5 May 2016 21:48 (eight years ago) link
It was good anyway, apart from English clubs treating it as a burden on their ambitions to finish 4th.
― Camberwicker Man (onimo), Thursday, 5 May 2016 22:58 (eight years ago) link
Moreno was lucky alright
― i;m thinking about thos Beans (Michael B), Thursday, 5 May 2016 23:14 (eight years ago) link
i was v pleased with this game, ty
― jason waterfalls (gbx), Friday, 6 May 2016 01:28 (eight years ago) link
Just realised that Liverpool achieved this while starting Kolo Toure over both legs.
― Matt DC, Friday, 6 May 2016 08:09 (eight years ago) link
I was thinking about this just now. Kind of amazing.
― japanese mage (LocalGarda), Friday, 6 May 2016 08:10 (eight years ago) link
Shame that City are out because the possibility of United finishing fourth and Liverpool nicking their CL place was just too beautiful.
― Matt DC, Friday, 6 May 2016 08:19 (eight years ago) link
I'm not massively confident about the final really. Anfield has been at the heart of most of these good performances.
― japanese mage (LocalGarda), Friday, 6 May 2016 08:31 (eight years ago) link
ISTANBUL.
― Matt DC, Friday, 6 May 2016 08:38 (eight years ago) link
a 35k stadium in basel doesn't quite have the same potential. i'm guessing sevilla are going to be more likely to score goals. still - it is p great just to have something to care about in may. i know how rare that is!
― japanese mage (LocalGarda), Friday, 6 May 2016 08:40 (eight years ago) link
i mean football-wise - i care about other elements of life
― japanese mage (LocalGarda), Friday, 6 May 2016 08:41 (eight years ago) link
I've been joking around that Klopp '16 = McClaren '06, with the dramatic comeback wins in the UEFA/EL (ok, this semi wasn't on a par with Boro's semi ten years ago) and, hey, it's a final vs Sevilla.
I am fairly confident that Liverpool will not lose 4-0.
― Michael Jones, Friday, 6 May 2016 09:31 (eight years ago) link
Sevilla winning three times in a row would be unprecedented, right? Five times in ten years would also be frankly ridiculous.
― Matt DC, Friday, 6 May 2016 09:43 (eight years ago) link
eleven years
― And the cry rang out all o'er the town / Good Heavens! Tay is down (imago), Friday, 6 May 2016 09:44 (eight years ago) link
bit of a failure holding the final in such a small stadium.
― japanese mage (LocalGarda), Friday, 6 May 2016 09:59 (eight years ago) link
have you all seen this btw?
http://www.espnfc.com/video/latest-videos/600/video/2864398?&ex_cid=espnapi_internal
craig burley murdering gabriel marcotti about "expected goals".
as much as burley is just going radge, and probably just hates stats, i can't stand marcotti and a quick look at twitter sees all these stats idiots patting themselves on the back because they're smarter than burley.
― japanese mage (LocalGarda), Friday, 6 May 2016 10:25 (eight years ago) link
I have zero interest in in-game football stats, but CB isn't really making any sense at all there, which is not to say it isn't fun watching these dudes shout at each other.
― Tim, Friday, 6 May 2016 10:38 (eight years ago) link
yeah he's definitely wrong. i prob just hate marcotti.
― japanese mage (LocalGarda), Friday, 6 May 2016 10:39 (eight years ago) link
You've just loved the sainted phrase "I deal in facts" since Rafa's greatest ever day.
― Tim, Friday, 6 May 2016 10:41 (eight years ago) link
This is dull as ditchwater so far isn't it?
― Le Bateau Ivre, Wednesday, 18 May 2016 19:10 (eight years ago) link
this is the first time ive watched fitba in ages
― “bad” mothers, rebel mamas, and other radical/transgressive moms (nakhchivan), Wednesday, 18 May 2016 19:12 (eight years ago) link
none of banega, firmino (firminho (c) owen hargreaves) or coutinho have really got involved yet
nobody else is likely to do anything interesting
― “bad” mothers, rebel mamas, and other radical/transgressive moms (nakhchivan), Wednesday, 18 May 2016 19:14 (eight years ago) link