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
so if Sevilla win this they'll've won the Europa League/UEFA Cup 5 years out of 10.
― the unbearable jimmy smits (jim in glasgow), Wednesday, 18 May 2016 19:15 (eight years ago) link
11
― And the cry rang out all o'er the town / Good Heavens! Tay is down (imago), Wednesday, 18 May 2016 19:16 (eight years ago) link
kolo toro has been everywhere today (in a positive sense)
― “bad” mothers, rebel mamas, and other radical/transgressive moms (nakhchivan), Wednesday, 18 May 2016 19:16 (eight years ago) link
this is way too cagey - that Seville chance says it all. Liverpool don't win games at this tempo.
― japanese mage (LocalGarda), Wednesday, 18 May 2016 19:17 (eight years ago) link
It's tense. No real momentum for Liverpool yet, while Sevilla dont seem to need momentum to win games like this.
Frustrating match this,
― Le Bateau Ivre, Wednesday, 18 May 2016 19:19 (eight years ago) link
Well well well
― Le Bateau Ivre, Wednesday, 18 May 2016 19:21 (eight years ago) link
Great finish.
― On a Raqqa tip (ShariVari), Wednesday, 18 May 2016 19:21 (eight years ago) link
sturridge is probably my favourite english player
― “bad” mothers, rebel mamas, and other radical/transgressive moms (nakhchivan), Wednesday, 18 May 2016 19:21 (eight years ago) link
That was very very good indeed.
Also I only found out today that BT are streaming both this and the CL final on YouTube THIS IS THE FUTURE.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 18 May 2016 19:23 (eight years ago) link
Ok this is momentum
― Le Bateau Ivre, Wednesday, 18 May 2016 19:25 (eight years ago) link
480p is not the future tho
― “bad” mothers, rebel mamas, and other radical/transgressive moms (nakhchivan), Wednesday, 18 May 2016 19:25 (eight years ago) link
such a skilful player
― japanese mage (LocalGarda), Wednesday, 18 May 2016 19:27 (eight years ago) link
idk if coutinho and firmino had combined before the goal but with a more open game they should probably be able to kill it
― “bad” mothers, rebel mamas, and other radical/transgressive moms (nakhchivan), Wednesday, 18 May 2016 19:30 (eight years ago) link
This is also van Gaal's fault
― Number None, Wednesday, 18 May 2016 19:36 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNR2KNXI0v4
― “bad” mothers, rebel mamas, and other radical/transgressive moms (nakhchivan), Wednesday, 18 May 2016 19:37 (eight years ago) link
reminded of the henry one
― “bad” mothers, rebel mamas, and other radical/transgressive moms (nakhchivan), Wednesday, 18 May 2016 19:38 (eight years ago) link
the fifth one there is from a corner XD
― “bad” mothers, rebel mamas, and other radical/transgressive moms (nakhchivan), Wednesday, 18 May 2016 19:41 (eight years ago) link
cuco martina and bournemouth's right-back both hit amazing ones this season too
― And the cry rang out all o'er the town / Good Heavens! Tay is down (imago), Wednesday, 18 May 2016 19:42 (eight years ago) link