Wednesday night - A call to arms!

If Utd  beat Barca what more motivation do our players need knowing we face utd in final.

If Utd  beat Barca what more motivation do our players need knowing we face utd in final.

That would be sweet as.

m utd went to stamford bridge without ronaldo at the weekend looking for a draw. Look at the facts -

chelsea havent scored goals freely recently and still didnt against manu. They scored one goal in open play if you ignore the penalty. So they are far from free scoring at the moment and CERTAINLY werent against us !

manu scored against them even playing without ronaldo and playing for a draw. And when they brought ronaldo on to attack late on chelsea were saved by at least two goal line clearances. Add to that that WE managed to carve them open many times at Anfield and we DID score against them. So they are by no means defensively sound at the moment either.

utd were woeful on saturday and they STILL could have come away from stamford bridge with a 1-1 only for a late penalty. And if their goal line clearances werent cleared off the line utd could have come away, after playing poorly with a win !

So chelsea arent scoring bags of goals and they arent as tight at the back as they have been in the past. With only ONE goal required by LFC to make it an uphill battle for them i think chelsea should be very nervous about Wednesday. Rafas no fool, he will be looking for rapid counterattacks for that ONE goal.

And if it comes to penalties in a champions league semi final and chelsea and Liverpool FC are involved, who are you going to put your money on ? Experience counts, are lads have been there many times before and succeeded. Have chelsea ? no, never, so nerves and pressure will kick in. They`ll feel the inevitability that they arent going to make it again and with the personality clashes and divisions in their camp one or two of those lads playing for themselves will sky their kicks or kick it too closet to Reina to be safe.

One goal...

I've mentioned it time and again we need to harass the chav's defence and don't give them too much respect like what we did in the 1st leg. If we look back the games against the chavs our goals were a result of chaotic situations, never something that we really expected. Kuyt will need to play deep to trouble their defence and poach whatever chance that comes along. More importantly, we'll need to score first to put the pressure back on the chavs. I'd just try about anything to score be it a 1/2 chance 1/4 chance, scissor kick, bicycle kick, deflected kick or ball or even miskick just to get that all important first goal.

And if it comes to penalties in a champions league semi final and chelsea and Liverpool FC are involved, who are you going to put your money on ? Experience counts, are lads have been there many times before and succeeded. Have chelsea ? no, never, so nerves and pressure will kick in. They`ll feel the inevitability that they arent going to make it again and with the personality clashes and divisions in their camp one or two of those lads playing for themselves will sky their kicks or kick it too closet to Reina to be safe.

One goal...

Having witnessed the Drogba/Ballack confrontation at the weekend,I'm confident an early goal against them would expose their internal feuding. With such a p*ss poor manager who doesn't seem to be in control of the players, I feel that we could easily get amongst them and get the result that we need, and if it comes down to pens, then you wouldn't bet against our lads, so either way Moscow for us.We demand a strong referee for this one otherwise the sh*t will hit the fan big style.
IRWT

all i got after the 1st leg were calls and texts rubbing it in my face! but i keep telling everyone how were gonna win, we are going to win we'r liverpool for f***s sake!!!

The best thing is that we wont win I am singning on for a 2-2 draw, they keep their record and show it up their arse.

I spent the whole Saturday night watching a few Manc's mates "re-live" Riise's own goal over and over again.

Should of made them watch Miss Ronaldo missing his penalty kick last week       Bet they had conveniently forgot that one 

We are 100% better than Chelsea theres no way there getting to Moscow not when we owe the dirty mancs a F***ing good hammering

A clean sheet is a must!

Two goals against Chelsea is a must.

Chelsea have never made it to the finals before, they dont belong in the finals!

We need to just shut them down once and for all on Wednesday!

I am all for Crouch to start alongside Torres!!!

Last Tuesday we should have walked away with a 3 goal lead , we didn't and now because of a fluke goal we have to go to London and score. Once before when we needed to win the Championship in the final game of the season , Kennys fist year as manager , we won 2-1 and that gives me confidence that we can win again , and why not we have proved they no longer have an advantage over us with their big buys , the gap has gone and so will have Chelsea come Wed. night.....

I read somewhere on the main site recently that in 2005, 2006 and 2007 Liverpool have gone on to beat the chavs on their 5th meeting in each of those seasons and ironically Wednesday will be the 5th meeting of Liverpool and the chavs in 2008...

I'm confident the lads will be up for this game and Crouchy will start up front with Torres, he just has to in order to capitilize on his ability to cause their defence some major headaches. Sod counter attack, just ATTACK, ATTACK, ATTACK!!

My starting 11 would be

Reina

Carragher - Skirtel - Hyypia - Arbeloa

Kuyt - Masch - Babel

Gerrard

Torres - Crouch

Subs to include : Intandje, Risse, Alonso, Lucas, Pennant, Veronin

I think we could be safe in the knowledge that with a strong back 4 we can also control the midfield, switching between a 4-4-2 in defence and a 4-3-3 in attack. If all the players play to their full potential there is absolutely no reason why we can't score an away goal (or two). If Rooney can run at them with a knackered hip and score then so can a fit Kuyt, Babel, Gerrard, Torres or Crouchy... get my drift?

It's half time and GAME ON! C'mon!

Let's re-write the record books and march on to Red Square in Moscow

Support and believe, the boys will stuff them!!!

Y.N.W.A.

I read somewhere on the main site recently that in 2005, 2006 and 2007 Liverpool have gone on to beat the chavs on their 5th meeting in each of those seasons and ironically Wednesday will be the 5th meeting of Liverpool and the chavs in 2008...

I like this statistic. Have belief and we will go through.

The players and mangers will not let us down. 

YNWA

 

We can do it. we are better than them, they will bottle it.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/2008/04/29/i-m-up-for-a-scrap-against-chelsea-says-fernando-torres-89520-20398620/

I'm up for a scrap against Chelsea, says Fernando Torres

Fernando Torres insists he is ready to earn his money the hard way - by going into battle against Chelsea's tough-guy defenders.
The Liverpool striker wears the scars from last week's Champions League semi-final with pride, because he believes being singled out for rough treatment is a compliment to his skills.

And the 30-goal forward wants to prove in the return leg at Stamford Bridge tomorrow that he holds no fear about getting into an all-out war with Chelsea's uncompromising centreback pairing of John Terry and Ricardo Carvalho.
"All the defenders in England are so tough - the good ones and the less gifted ones are all the same that way," said the Spain international. "It must be written into their contracts.
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"Now I've taken that on board I know I have to go out and earn my money. I'm paid to deal with this, I'm paid to take the tough stuff, and I'm not scared of a scrap.
"I have wanted to play against guys like Terry and Carvalho for a long time, and they do me an honour by giving me a tough time. I am ready for it, and I can't wait."
Torres has been a revelation since arriving in the Premier League, and he has become the first Liverpool striker since Robbie Fowler to reach the 30-goal mark.
He has done so despite being given a fearsome baptism in life in the English top flight by defenders determined to snuff out the threat he poses.

But Torres just loves it, and he believes if he gets more of the same at Chelsea tomorrow night, then he will respond in the way he has done so all season.
"I'm certainly going to try to answer Terry and Carvalho by getting a couple of goals against Chelsea. That is what I always try, and I enjoy that competition in England," he said.

"English football is physical and tough but it is reasonably honest . . in contrast to Spain and La Liga, where it is more vicious, and you get elbowed off the ball and studs-first challenges."

For Torres, just the chance to play in such a semi-final is a delight, even if he knows he will be in for a real physical battle.
At his previous club Atletico Madrid Torres could only dream of reaching the Champions League semi-final, and no matter the outcome tomorrow, he is going to take every single ounce of enjoyment out of the occasion.

"Everybody dreams of playing in the Champions League, and in the space of a few months I've gone from having my dreams while I'm sitting watching it on the TV, to having a part in it and bigger and bigger moments," he explained.

"I already have so many memories after just one season, and it's not over yet. There was my goal in the San Siro when we beat Inter Milan, the incredible 4-0 win over Marseille, and a goal in a 4-2 win over Arsenal.

"That was special - now it's the turn of Chelsea."

But if everything has been headturning since his arrival at Anfield in a record £21million deal in the summer, one small aspect of life at his new club does not quite measure up to expectations.

"I find the changing area very old and very small," said Torres.

"The players are right up against each other inside it.

"Rafa Benitez has tried to get it extended several times, but the senior players told him that the dressing room had been like that for a lifetime, and that it was like a listed building."

I have always wanted to play against guys like Terry and Carvalho for a long time
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We're with you all the way Torres! Stick two goals into those suckers!

http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N159752080429-0830.htm

John Arne Riise insists he is in the right frame of mind to help try and fire Liverpool towards the Champions League final tomorrow night.
The Reds will kick-off the second leg of their semi-final at Stamford Bridge as underdogs to progress following Riise's late own goal at Anfield last week, but the Norwegian defender insists he has recovered mentally from that blow and is ready to play his part in what he hopes will be another great European night for the Reds.
 
"We had a day off the day after the game and I went through things in my head then," said Riise.
 
"I just went home and I didn't want to speak to anyone, I just had to think about it myself. I realised you just have to move on and now I think I have.
 
"All you can do is focus on upcoming games, not ones that have gone before.
 
"For me the biggest thing was the timing of the goal, the last kick of the game and such an important game too. That was the most disappointing thing for me and everyone in the team.
 
"But mentally I am very strong anyway and I managed to get things quickly out of my mind. Coming back on Saturday was all that mattered to me and now it's Wednesday – just thinking about dong well if I get the chance there.
 
"Nobody wants to score an own goal but people make mistakes – and nobody will blame me if it's 0-0 on Wednesday and we don't go through.
 
"But nobody is even thinking about that, we are going to try and get a win and hopefully we will get it. Then the first leg result and the own goal won't matter. We know we can do it. It's a case of going there, having a go and knowing we can score. We are positive and know we can get a result.
 
"It's a big game and it's going to be a cracking night so hopefully we can come up winners in the end.
 
"We have to respect Chelsea for the team they are. They beat Manchester United on Saturday and haven't lost at home for God knows how many games so I think we have to respect that beforehand – but records are there to be broken. And we will go there and try to win because we have to and it's for a place in the final of the Champions League.
 
"So the whole team has a lot of confidence and we know we can have a go and score. It's going to be tough game but these games are why we play football."
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With the way Insua played against Birmingham, I wouldn't be surprised if he started ahead of Riise! Some reserve players really coming through.

 If Riise plays I expect him to score (for us this time) Just hope he does not try to hard to make amends and stuff up.He had an excellent game away to Marseille so he can play well if he is on form but i would prefer to see him in midfield and not fullback.

Great post Brian. Totally with you on it. The media crap tryng to get our players out of the right frame of mind will only make them stronger. Stevie WILL play his best and you just know Nando is never one to be written off. Liverpool thrive on the childish games others play to make us nervous or scared etc. but we always prevail and with the travelling fans at Stamford we will march on to Moscow. All those that are brave to write us off will be eating their own words and Drogba will be blamed for the loss they will suffer. We dont play like that, we're proud of our club and the players are proud of their shirt. 2-0 for us is what will happen and those Chelsea bas**rds will be ruing another missed opportunity in the S/F against the might of Liverpool.

YNWA

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11669_3492993,00.html

Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez is hoping the referee in charge of Wednesday's UEFA Champions League match against Chelsea gives his team a fair deal.

Italian official Roberto Rossetti will take charge of the clash at Stamford Bridge with the tie delicately poised after a 1-1 draw at Anfield.

Rossetti has taken charge of five Champions League matches this season. All ended in home wins, with one exception - Chelsea's win over Valencia in Spain in October.

Benitez, who was unhappy with Austrian official Konrad Plautz in the first leg, is hoping Rossetti is strong and fair at Stamford Bridge.

Curious

"In the last six games in Europe he has refereed, five times the local team have won and once they haven't. That was Valencia against Chelsea - it's very curious," said Benitez.
"If he knows he must be strong, that is okay.

"In the first one the referee wasn't really good in the decision but hopefully it will be different now."

Focused

Benitez is not worried about how his season will be judged if Liverpool crash out and says he is focused on reaching the final in Moscow.
"I'm not really worried about how the people will judge the season. It is more about how can we progress in this competition, how can we feel happy with ourselves after the game.

"I think it is important to know we have guaranteed fourth position. That has been the key over the past few years and now we must try to go to the final.

"Success for us is to win trophies, that is clear, but when you cannot, you must try to do the right things, it is as simple as that."
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The only way to be sure the Ref's hands are tied is to win convincingly at Stamford Bridge. No room for careless tackles that could spell trouble for US. We just need to make sure we win, regardless of whatever clandestine love may exist between the Ref and Chelsea.

               Reina

Carragher  Hyypia  Skrtel  Arbeloa

           Mascherano

Kuyt       Gerrard        Babel

       Crouch     Torres

Here's a quote from fourfourtwo.com which i think will serve Chelsea well:

''To do the unthinkable, Schalke needed to maintain a certain tempo but with Italian referee Roberto Rossetti blowing for a foul everytime Thierry Henry lost his balance that was never going to happen.''

Hope this doesnt occur and he lets it flow.

....apparantly they are bringing out the free shitty plastic 30,000 flags again

....am sure that will put the shits up our players

F***ing amatures

Just back from me lunch. Sat with loads of mancs and a few Chelsea now I knew they fancied themselves but my God they have completely written us off!! Great thats what I want Im sure the majority of Chelsea and there players are thinking the same. Fools thats whem we are at our best when we are written off. Cant wait for kick off 

I am not at all pleased with Rosetti and I did watch the whole Schalke-Barca game even though i rooted for Barca the ref was very biased towards them. He seemed to cling on every single little challenge that was made on a Barcelona player yet he was more reluctant to give Schalke a foul. But maybe that was the mentality of a smaller team agains a giant, same can not be said of us but I am sure a referee should have an unbiased view of the game in the first place.

I have also done some reading and there is suggestion that Rafa is contemplating whether or not to play Riise on the left, or shift Carra right with Sammu and  Skrtel in the centre and Arbeloa on the left IMO I would prefer the second option I am a little concerned that Riise might over commit himself and do something stupid.

Also have been reading suggestions that we start with Crouch and Torres shifting Gerrard to the left, fair enough there is the need for additional reinforcement upfront. But can we sacrifice captain fantastic to play out of position like he did in the second leg against Arsenal and IMO had his worst game ever.

Something for Rafa to sort out I am sure he will.

YNWA
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