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May I be the first to say

 

"f*** off Chelsea FC, you ain't got no history. Five European Cups and 18 leagues, that's what we call history"

 

Stick that on a banner for tomorrow :yes:

Posted

Ok I think perhaps its Magic 8 Ball time.

 

Q: Will we beat Chelsea tomorrow evening?

 

A: Yes

 

Q: Will we beat Chelsea over the entire semi final?

 

A: Outlook so-so

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Ok I think perhaps its Magic 8 Ball time.

 

Q: Will we beat Chelsea tomorrow evening?

 

A: Yes

 

Q: Will we beat Chelsea over the entire semi final?

 

A: Outlook so-so

 

Been apprehensive about what it would say. Good news for tomorrow. Shame about the second question though, you should have waited until after tomorrow ;)

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Champions League semi-final, 1st leg

Date: Wednesday, 25 April

Kick-off: 1945 BST

Venue: Stamford Bridge

Referee: Nikolay Levnikov (Russia)

 

 

Has anybody noticed that its a Russian ref tomorrow ??? I mean, come on UEFA , a Russian ref for Roman Abramovich's Chelsea ???

 

Surely a conflict of interest there ??? Wierd ...... :wacko::ohmy:

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Champions League semi-final, 1st leg

Date: Wednesday, 25 April

Kick-off: 1945 BST

Venue: Stamford Bridge

Referee: Nikolay Levnikov (Russia)

Has anybody noticed that its a Russian ref tomorrow ??? I mean, come on UEFA , a Russian ref for Roman Abramovich's Chelsea ???

 

Surely a conflict of interest there ??? Wierd ...... :wacko::ohmy:

 

I thought Markus Merk was the ref?

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Well BBC site just changed the refs name back to Referee: Markus Merk(Germany), fecking wierd , somebody in the BBC having a joke ??

 

Maybe you've been on the nightnurse?

Posted

The mindgames continue...

 

RAFA DISMISSES CHELSEA CLAIMS

http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N...070424-1914.htm

 

Paul Eaton 24 April 2007

 

Rafael Benitez has rejected claims from Jose Mourinho that Liverpool are favourites to progress to this season's Champions League final.

Liverpool and Chelsea meet in the first leg of the semi-final at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night with Mourinho insisting the Reds are in the best position to claim a place in Athens next month.

 

The Chelsea manager spent much of his pre-match press conference bemoaning the fact that Liverpool are free of major suspension worries, have played 'less important' games over recent weeks and have only the Champions League to play for this season, but those comments cut no ice with Benitez when it was his turn to speak to the media.

 

"We have confidence but we know we are playing against a very good side," said the Reds' boss.

 

"They have good players with a lot of physical qualities and as far as I am concerned we are both in the same position. We have two good squads, two managers with experience and a place in the final to play for.

 

"They talk about playing more games and about us having fresh legs but when you want to play in finals you have to have the squad to do it. If you want to play for trophies then you must be really good and Chelsea are really good. They have a good team because they have spent big money over a period of years."

 

Mourinho also spent time in his discussion with the press suggesting that Liverpool will spend the first leg attempting to get Didier Drogba booked, with the big striker set to miss the second game if he is carded by referee Markus Merk.

 

"Maybe Mourinho is thinking about this because he was doing exactly the same thing two years ago over Xabi Alonso," replied Rafa.

 

"We have to think about the football and the referee is experienced enough to handle the situation. If he's trying to get a message to the ref then I don't think it will work. If Drogba commits a foul which has to be a yellow card then it has to be a yellow card. The same applies for any player. A yellow card should mean a yellow card and a red card should mean a red card.

 

"I don't know why Chelsea are always talking about their problems. We have problems as well, we have players missing ourselves. We are just thinking about trying to win the game. If we can keep a clean sheet and score a goal it will be perfect. We are playing well, winning games and scoring goals so we have confidence. We will try to do the same tomorrow."

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He really does my head in....

 

http://msnsport.skysports.com/list.aspx?hl...;s+Drogba+worry

 

Jose's Drogba worry

By Alex Livie - Created on 24 Apr 2007

 

Jose Mourinho has cranked up the heat on the eve of Chelsea's UEFA Champions League semi-final with Liverpool by claiming he would not be surprised if The Reds attempted to get Didier Drogba booked.

 

Ivory Coast star Drogba is one of a number of Chelsea players one booking away from a suspension and Mourinho feels Liverpool could attempt to force him into a rush of blood which would lead to a caution.

 

The Portuguese tactician has also accused Liverpool striker Dirk Kuyt of picking up a deliberate booking in the first leg of their quarter-final win over PSV Eindhoven in order to serve a suspension in the second leg.

 

"We don't have four important players and there is another factor that can play an important part and that is that they don't have yellow cards," Mourinho said on Sky Sports News.

 

"They had the chance even to clean cards. You see for example when Kuyt gets a yellow card in the last minute against PSV it is because he does not want to play the second game in order to be clean for the rest of the competition.

 

"Chelsea had a group with Werder Bremen, a group with Barcelona, two games with Porto and two games with Valencia and we have Essien suspended and a lot of players with two yellow cards.

 

"And it would not surprise me tomorrow if they chase Drogba for 90 minutes and try to get him suspended for the second game."

Guest Sabre
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I would love it if we got Drogba booked. Who is Mourinho kidding?

Posted
I would love it if we got Drogba booked. Who is Mourinho kidding?

 

Indeed. I hope we try everything we can. Joe Cole too.

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Even SSN are starting to take the p1ss with Jose. They timed how long it would take him to mention Garcia's goal....... 2mins 30 secs.

 

At least he's giving Rafa some extra ammunition to use in his team talk.

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Even SSN are starting to take the p1ss with Jose. They timed how long it would take him to mention Garcia's goal....... 2mins 30 secs.

 

At least he's giving Rafa some extra ammunition to use in his team talk.

 

 

R5 were the same.

 

JM:Everyone now knows it wasn't a goal.

Studio: Well the record books seem to differ Jose...

Guest Linton
Posted (edited)

A little more from the Special School One:

 

"The computer work done after the game means that everyone now knows it wasn't a goal but that is history, that's past and we move forward," Mourinho said.

 

"Revenge is not a word for me. This will be a fight, if you can call it that as I don't like the word, between teams not on the same level."

 

:rolleyes:

 

 

Why the need to be so bitter? I can't even recall Ferguson coming out with such drivel (maybe he has, but not as frequently)?

Edited by Linton
Posted

Some nice quotes here from Jose

 

'Now we have a lot of injuries and a suspension,' added Mourinho.

 

'We can say that our opponent has been preparing for this game for a long time and we've been preparing for it since yesterday.

 

'Fatigue is obvious. Everybody knows that in this moment of the season, maximum power is absolutely crucial. In this moment many things are decided by that and not with quality.

 

The Blues boss concluded his latest rant by stooping to yet another cheap pop at the Reds.

 

'If you ask me about the favourites, Liverpool should be the favourites.

 

'They are favourites because in the year 2007, we've played 27 matches and Liverpool play three or four.

 

'If you're not a big club, you choose one competition and you fight in that competition and forget the others.

 

'Big clubs - we cannot do this. We have to go on until we can and try the maximum we can. It's a risk to try and win everything or nothing, or almost nothing because we've the Carling Cup.

 

'In the last three seasons in the Premiership, Chelsea have more than 60 points more than Liverpool. That's a lot.

 

'If they're a great team in knockout competitions, we have to admit that and praise them for it. They're good in knockout.

 

'But if you play only one competition for half of the season, then you've great conditions. Since January they've played only Champions League.

 

'So they arrive into this crucial moment of the season in a great situation.'

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