It's a bit deceiving, as Leeds' system isn't designed for parking the bus, and they have some significant injuries. Also, in a more normal year, Liverpool would have taken their foot off the gas and played keepaway for the second half. Still, it was nice to see them dispatch a lesser opponent without drama, which hasn't always been easy for them.
Seems a bit harsh on Man U. They weren't impressive by any means but improved in the second half, caught Atletico napping on the goal and managed to grind out a decent away result. Not many chances in the game, lots and lots of fouls, not a pretty one. I don't see either of those two going far in the tournament playing like that...
Sounds more realistic. As I said, my sources are mostly Liverpool fans who love ManU sucking, so not impartial. Weirdly, most in the UK watched the ManU game, as the Liverpool game wasn't available to watch there.
Lots of fouls and more time spent on shithousery than playing is page one of the Atletico playbook. Having seen them play Liverpool through four torturous games in the past couple years, I hope I never have to watch them play again. They embody all the worst aspects of the sport, including poor sportsmanship, cheating (diving), dull play, and relentless whining to the ref.
All that, and I still kind of hope they beat ManU...
Yep - we're in a battle for that last playoff spot with a handful of teams. Yesterday we were in 6th briefly until The Blades won.
I've been following/supporting Boro since 1994 when a colleague of mine who is from the area asked me to lookup his home town club on the new fangled "interwebs". Found a mailing list for him and printed stuff out for him. They were in the midst of a promotion push and I got swept up in the hub-bub and haven't looked back.
Funny how coming along at the right time means you click with a club. I'd love to say I fell in love with Liverpool when they were winning, but I started supporting them at probably the worst possible time, as few years after then end of their league domination.
We had some glory days in the Premier League with Ravanelli, Juninho, Emerson, Geremi, Mendieta, Zenden, Viduka, Jimmy-Floyd, Gazza etc.
Final of the UEFA Cup (which we lost) - but some amazing games and comebacks to get us there, one League Cup victory (against Bolton) and a lot of mediocrity in between.
Ah, the joys of supporting a mid-tier club. Makes the victories all the sweeter, though.
Throughout this time, we've had the same owner (Steve Gibson) and while he's put his heart and soul and countless millions of $ into the club, some feel we need new ownership to take us back to the promised land. Time will tell!
So many supporters dream of being the next Man City or PSG, given unlimited funds to propel endless success. But I'm grateful that Liverpool has FSG rather than a petro-state or oligarch benefactor. Granted, hedge fund managers aren't paragons of morality, but there's something special about seeing the club succeed on its own merits rather than via financial doping. It makes the supporters all the more important, as their 'engagement' with the club offers a tangible result on the pitch.
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