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Champions League 2017/18

Discussion in 'World Football' started by Callum McGregor, May 30, 2017.

Discuss Champions League 2017/18 in the World Football area at TalkCeltic.net.

  1. Jo-Jo-Buffon

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    Think Roma wouldve been better with a 4-3-3 even Florenzi in the middle on place of strootman an peres at RB given them a bit more pace would like them next week

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    Roma always been my italian an like liverpool but prefer Roma hope they do it next week
     
  2. Henrik 07 Gold Member Gold Member

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    Salah's goal in Arabic commentary


    Think they enjoyed it

     
  3. ourdaywillcome! Gold Member Gold Member

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    Shambolic setup from Roma, should of went a flat back 4 and had more attacking flair in the team. Playing one flair player against a leaky Liverpool side was as brutal as the Jesus/Kolarov horror show.
     
  4. PaulM1888 Moderator Moderator Gold Member

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    A leaky Liverpool side :56:

    That was a Liverpool side who have bashed the almost unbeatable City twice this season. Granted they always run out of steam but still, that front 3 are as good as anything in the competition this season.
     
  5. honda Gold Member Gold Member

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    Out of all the teams left i want liverpool to win. Purely as theyve played the best football in the competition. Pure attacking football. Also if they win it no way can ronaldo or messi get the fixed balloon with the form salahs had. (I bet they will though)

    Also it * utd fans off. Big headed *.
     
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  6. ourdaywillcome! Gold Member Gold Member

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    Shipped 3 against Hoffenheim over 2 legs, 5 against Seville, 3 against West Brom in the cup, along with the 2nd worse defence in the EPL top 7 - Conceding more than Burnley. Could even see it in the last 15 of that game.

    Defence is the weak aspect of their game, the whole world knows it fs. Arguing for the sake of arguing. :56:
     
  7. Officer Doofy Come to me, human man Gold Member

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    Also lost a 2-0 lead against West Brom at the weekend.
     
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  8. Lochy1888

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    Its weird cos i dont think its the actual quality of players in their defence, more of a mentality thing. They can be solid for 80 mins then they just seem to * themselves at points n give away daft things.
     
  9. honda Gold Member Gold Member

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    Since vvd came in have they no had 12 clean sheets in 15 games. Getting better but not quite there yet.
     
  10. ourdaywillcome! Gold Member Gold Member

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    Lovren isn't a top CB, Alexander-Arnold is inexperienced and the keeper situation could be better.

    The problem is that they are such an attacking side that they can ship goals at the back, when you emphasise so much on scoring goals the defence suffers.

    The midfield contributes as well, for example, their midfield 3 aren't a patch on City's, who play a similar open attacking game. Fernandinho twice the CDM of Henderson.

    8 clean sheets in the last 15.

    In the 10 before that, 3 clean sheets in 10. In 3 of those 10 games they conceded 3 vs West Brom, 3 vs City and 3 vs Arsenal.

    Liverpool leak goals, the whole world but Paul knows it. Jordan Henderson even moaning about gifting goals away last night. :56:
     
  11. honda Gold Member Gold Member

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    Aye but id still rather watch them than * man utd boring as * solid in defence *. Mon liverpool :56:
     
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  12. Highland_Bhoy Gold Member Gold Member

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    1 or 2 silly defensive mistakes last night but still a wonderful performance. Lovren is still a bomb scare and i don't care what anyone says. VVD has papered over his cracks. Yes we have improved since VVD has came in but Lovren just isn't good enough. He was nowhere near Dzeko for the first goal last night.

    Second is just unlucky. Milner couldn't really get out of the way could he?

    Klopp should of just put a extra defender on at 5-0 when he took Salah off.
     
  13. ourdaywillcome! Gold Member Gold Member

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    1000%.
     
  14. PaulM1888 Moderator Moderator Gold Member

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    As I said elsewhere any team that presses and is an intensive attacking force will always have that accusation laid at their door. Rodgers has it, Pep has it, Klopp has it....

    Roma were pummelled by Liverpool last night, they were sensational. Playing more flair players would have done nothing to stem that.
     
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    I hope Bayern win. Don't really dislike Liverpool and have a lot of mates who are fans, both in Ireland and down south. However, it will still be reported as an English team winning it in the media, which I'd usually like to avoid.

    If it's between Liverpool and Madrid in the final though, I'd be supporting Liverpool.
     
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    Should've kept Salah on really in hindsight, he stretched the Roma defence and keeps the ball in their half. They had no outlet when he was hooked and lacked the pace to counter effectively.

    Although at 5-0 you can see why klopp would rest the star man.
     
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  17. Marty McFly Whoa, this is heavy

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    An aside, but

    I know Salah played for Roma but he didn’t half ham it up. Cuddling every player in the tunnel, after the goals acknowledging their fans instead of his own, and at full time he shot straight over to their bench for more embraces.
     
  18. ourdaywillcome! Gold Member Gold Member

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    Players really milking it these days, when I think of Larsson's celebration it was so much more genuine - Looked like he wanted the ground to swallow him up.
     
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    Wee guy Salah is class.

    Disappointed with Roma their my fav foreign team alongside Real Madrid. They're fkn hopeless against English teams mind you.
     
  20. Gyp Rosetti Gold Member

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    Bayern better do these * tonight.
     
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