Where are they now?

[JonShar]

Dudek - on the bench at Madrid

Finnan - on the bench at Espanyol

Carra - still here

Sami - off to Leverkusen

Traore - on loan at Birmingham City from Portsmouth

Garcia - at Athletico Madrid

Gerrard - still here

Alonso - still here

Riise - on the bench at Roma

Kewell - at Galatasary (where he's scored as many goals in 30 appearances as he did for us in 90+)

Baros - at Galatasary, where he's scored 26 goals in 40 apps

Didi - on the bench at Man City

Cisse - just finished a loan at Sunderland from Marseille, neither of whom want him.

 

I was watching the game this morning and wondering, honestly, how the hell did we win that game. Absolutely astonishing, and while these players all go down in history, some of them were shockingly average.

 

And, thankfully, Rafa is still here.

[Chili Palmer]

Dudek - on the bench at Madrid

Finnan - on the bench at Espanyol

Carra - still here

Sami - off to Leverkusen

Traore - on loan at Birmingham City from Portsmouth

Garcia - at Athletico Madrid

Gerrard - still here

Alonso - still here

Riise - on the bench at Roma

Kewell - at Galatasary (where he's scored as many goals in 30 appearances as he did for us in 90+)

Baros - at Galatasary, where he's scored 26 goals in 40 apps

Didi - on the bench at Man City

Cisse - just finished a loan at Sunderland from Marseille, neither of whom want him.

 

I was watching the game this morning and wondering, honestly, how the hell did we win that game. Absolutely astonishing, and while these players all go down in history, some of them were shockingly average.

 

And, thankfully, Rafa is still here.

 

all legends now but you're right, looking back, that team is very average.

 

as Gerrard said at the time, 'Rafa has no idea how bad we really are'

[JonShar]

all legends now but you're right, looking back, that team is very average.

 

as Gerrard said at the time, 'Rafa has no idea how bad we really are'

 

Stevie was exactly right!

[Damian_de]

Kewell - at Galatasary (where he's scored as many goals in 30 appearances as he did for us in 90+)

 

Not to mention played at centre back!

[Paisley]

How can you forget Smicer?!

 

Good thread though, was just wondering this morning how Steve Finnan had got on in Spain...

[urban]

To be fair, it is already 4 years after that game, players age...

 

Of course, they were not also a bunch of world class players to begin with.

[badtodabone]

finnan cara sami smicer and garcia were all decent players

gerrard alonso and didi were all excellant players

dudek had the half game of his career

and the rest were very average

[Hassony]

Carra and Sami are a level above Finnan, Garcia and smicer, they should be with the second group of players

[_00_deathscar]

Carra came into his own that season.

[JonShar]

How can you forget Smicer?!

 

Good thread though, was just wondering this morning how Steve Finnan had got on in Spain...

 

Good god you're right, I can't believe I left him out!

 

Smicer - moved to Bordeaux and then Slavia Prague

[Rory Fitzgerald]

Carra and Sami are a level above Finnan, Garcia and smicer, they should be with the second group of players

 

I'd argue that Finnan was equally as competent as Sami and Carra.

[Dmitch]

i love Vlad!

 

Shocking to look back at that team and think how many would make it into our current starting 11 let alone our squad. Even at the peak!

[badtodabone]

i love Vlad!

 

Shocking to look back at that team and think how many would make it into our current starting 11 let alone our squad. Even at the peak!

 

as much as i love masher i think didi would have given him a challenge

[abc]

I'd argue that Finnan was equally as competent as Sami and Carra.

 

Finn was superb for the second half of that season, and then even better the following as i recall...

[fyds]

Good god you're right, I can't believe I left him out!

 

Smicer - moved to Bordeaux and then Slavia Prague

He's currently decideing whether to hang up his boots and take a coaching job with Slavia while developing this soccer school thing he has with Baros and Nedved (who has already decided to hang up his boots).

[Dmitch]

as much as i love masher i think didi would have given him a challenge

 

 

Valid point Would have been close though

[fred milne]

Carra and Sami are a level above Finnan, Garcia and smicer, they should be with the second group of players

Aye.

[Minder78]

According to yesterdays Sunday Times Didi owes Sporting Index £600k in gambling debt.

[fyds]

According to yesterdays Sunday Times Didi owes Sporting Index £600k in gambling debt.

Hate to think what he must owe Benson & Hedges

[Tosh]

Hate to think what he must owe Benson & Hedges

If he'd Hedged properly, he wouldn't owe £600k

[cliff p]

i think thats what made 2005 so special, that we all thought (at the time) that the squad was sooo crap and we never had any chance but against all odds (that quarter and semi draw) then of course the final how wrong we were and how glorious it was.

[Ramón Benítez Hernández]

Carra came into his own that season.

 

 

Like Hulk Hogan?

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[Ramón Benítez Hernández]

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Edited June 5, 2009 by B.A.Baracus

[Kahnee]

What about Igor and Josemi?

[Rory Fitzgerald]

What about Igor and Josemi?

 

Josemi got arrested in Rome 2 weeks ago trying to get on some podium whilst wearing a Spanish flag .... or something