Liverpool 2010/11 Season Thread

[saif]

Did you do the voice aswell? And....huge....gaps...between....words?

Seriously, it does not seem that we are that bothered by this game - Champions League interest fatigue. Why do we always get English teams?

[abigsmurf]

In a world where fate decides we must have the same game every year, two teams will face the ultimate challenge!

This Spring, experience : Champions League - Another bloody Liverpool vs Chelsea Tie!

But yeah, this tie has pretty much robbed me of passion for the Champions League as well.

[NemesiS]

The Northwest gets knocked out

[Matt]

Strong with for you guys. That young chap up front looks very promising - you just wait until the summer and a little known Spanish team decide he's their star buy this season

[Extra Terrestrial]

Torres first goal yesterday was just...



I had to watch the Liverpool vs Chelsea match in St Lucia with two Liverpool fans beside me and, standing on the other side of the TV, were about a dozen or so Chelsea fans.

It wasn't particularly nice but I braved the match all the way till the end and congratulated the Chelsea fans too, which was worth it as I got served another three bottles of Piton without asking!

Judging by the highlights on MotD, Liverpool could have scored another four or more goals yesterday but the results we got will do.

[Pilotwings]

Yeah that torres goal was van basten on roids!

[Spooky Mulder]

Sorry...it was a very good goal, but not a country mile as good as Van Basten's in Euro '88. Marco's was from a much tighter angle.

[Pilotwings]

Country mile? Wouldn't go that far like!

[Adrock]

I'm a Liverpool fan and whilst Torres' goal was very good, Van Basten took it on the volley at a tighter angle. Van Basten's goal is much better, I've just rewatched both too and I still believe it.

[Extra Terrestrial]

I'm a bit nervous about tonight.

After the Bolton match, anything could happen but I get this gut feeling that Liverpool will get two goals and the scoreline will stick at 0 vs 2 for the duration of the second leg and thus, Chelsea will go through.

Liverpool have nothing to lose so they may as well try and get an early goal (or two) to get themselves going and hopefully pip another goal at some point.

I reckon Chelsea won't be as defensive as they used to be (I bloody hope not) and occasionally break away and go for the goal several times otherwise it would be fairly boring and predictable of Chelsea.

My prediction is that Chelsea will not get a goal whereas Liverpool will however, not enough to go through.

[SharkSkin-Man]

Just got a text of someone saying Gerrard is not in tonights squad...

[Flabio]

Sky Sports News are saying the same, seems like he's not even on the bench.

[hudson]

Confirmed. He not in squad. Reckon we could see Babel or maybe Ngog up front with Nando?

[Flabio]

Nope. He's gone with Lucas.

[mr_sockochris]

Yup, with Kuyt and Yossi supporting Torres.

If he's not fit then I don't blame Rafa for not taking a risk, it's going to take something pretty special to get through tonight - if we lose and Gerrard gets injured then our season is totally over. Hopefully the change in shape will cause Chelsea problems...