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predictable result..
arsenal 0 psv 0...
arsenal always struggled to score in euro home games...
predictable result..
arsenal 0 psv 0...
arsenal always struggled to score in euro home games...
Deanz
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Let's Not Get Carried Away, Stevie
Posted 07/03/07 17:06EmailPrintSave
Let's Not Get Carried Away, Stevie
I don't get it.
Liverpool lost 0-1 at home to a disjointed Barcelona team and Gerrard thinks his team can beat anyone? Give me a break.
I watched the game and Liverpool played well yesterday but they still can't score a goal even from five yards out!
Last Saturday, they dominated the entire match against ManYoo but still lost 0-1. What does that tell us then? Did Gerrard say Liverpool can win the Premiership?! Give me a break!
Rey
...What a thoroughly strange club Liverpool are.
Only Liverpool can lose two big matches on the bounce at home (Man Utd 0-1, Barcelona 0-1) and get praised for it.
Only Liverpool can lose a game like last night and then their captain come out with stuff like "we can beat anyone."
Only Liverpool can have more shots on goal than the opposition and then claim some kind of tactical masterclass when they lose 0-1.
I think anybody of sane mind should see last night as a warning shot - over the two legs they beat the poorest Barca side I have seen in three seasons - if they had played last season's Barca or the one before then they would have been comfortably beaten.
Mark Bickell
Let's Not Get Carried Away, Stevie
Posted 07/03/07 17:06EmailPrintSave
Let's Not Get Carried Away, Stevie
I don't get it.
Liverpool lost 0-1 at home to a disjointed Barcelona team and Gerrard thinks his team can beat anyone? Give me a break.
I watched the game and Liverpool played well yesterday but they still can't score a goal even from five yards out!
Last Saturday, they dominated the entire match against ManYoo but still lost 0-1. What does that tell us then? Did Gerrard say Liverpool can win the Premiership?! Give me a break!
Rey
...What a thoroughly strange club Liverpool are.
Only Liverpool can lose two big matches on the bounce at home (Man Utd 0-1, Barcelona 0-1) and get praised for it.
Only Liverpool can lose a game like last night and then their captain come out with stuff like "we can beat anyone."
Only Liverpool can have more shots on goal than the opposition and then claim some kind of tactical masterclass when they lose 0-1.
I think anybody of sane mind should see last night as a warning shot - over the two legs they beat the poorest Barca side I have seen in three seasons - if they had played last season's Barca or the one before then they would have been comfortably beaten.
Mark Bickell
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Updated: March 7, 2007, 12:00 PM UK
Arsenal v PSV Eindhoven: Alex sends Gunners out
Arsenal's hopes of silverware were ended for another season as PSV Eindhoven secured a draw at Emirates Stadium to progress into the last eight of the Champions League.
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Julio Baptista (R) and Gilberto (2nd L) of Arsenal celebrate after Alex (3rd L) of PSV steers the ball into his own goal.Manager Arsene Wenger had warned his side needed to tighten up at set-pieces, but that again proved to be their Achilles heel this evening as defender Alex - who had earlier scored an own goal to level the tie - powered in a bullet header with just seven minutes to go to seal the Gunners' fate.
Even the introduction of talisman and captain Thierry Henry for the final 25 minutes was not enough to see last season's beaten finalists through.
While third place in the Barclays Premiership remains very much a realistic goal for Wenger's men, tonight's result will leave the club without a trophy for the second season running.
Following a cagey opening, the first chance of the match came on eight minutes.
Kolo Toure - currently serving a domestic ban - broke down the right, and brushed past fellow Ivory Coast international Arouna Kone before cutting back into the box.
However, with team-mates queuing up, the defender could only slice his shot horribly wide of the near post.
There was an early warning for the Gunners when Peru striker Jefferson Farfan held off the attentions of stand-in centre-back Gilberto on the right of the Arsenal box before drilling a low strike into the side netting.
At the other end, Cesc Fabregas' chip into the area almost picked out Emmanuel Adebayor - but the beanpole Togo striker, also currently suspended for domestic games, was just beaten to the loose ball by keeper Gomes.
Toure, playing a right-back, was getting forwards at every opportunity.
On 22 minutes, his fierce angled drive was beaten away by the PSV keeper.
Arsenal were pressing now, and a neat interchange of passes saw Adebayor dash to the goal-line.
Fabregas' shot from the cut-back was blocked - and Julio Baptista volleyed just over.
Despite all of Arsenal's dominance, the home side were unable to find a telling pass.
As the half-hour mark passed, PSV captain Phillip Cocu sent a free header wide when picked out in the centre by Edison Mendez.
With five minutes left of the first half, the visitors felt they had a claim for a penalty.
Gilberto struggled to clear a backpass and only managed to fall over before Farfan then followed him on to the turf in a tangle of legs.
Luxembourg referee Alain Hamer, though, was having none of it and waved play on.
Wenger knew he had just 45 minutes to keep alive the dream of a second successive Champions League final appearance.
His half-time team-talk looked to have had the desired affect as it was a bright start by the hosts.
Baptista and Sun Xiang tussled on the edge of the penalty area, and the Brazilian took a tumble - but again the referee was unmoved.
Arsenal pulled themselves back into the tie on 58 minutes following a period of sustained pressure.
A corner from the left was flicked on at the near post by Adebayor into the six-yard box where Alex, facing his own goal, diverted the ball into the net.
The Gunners almost snatched the overall lead in the tie when Fabregas' long ball up field was completely missed by Carlos Salcido and Adebayor raced clear - but Gomes was out quickly to make a smart save.
Fabregas then fired over from 12 yards, before at the other end Mendez shot wide following good work down the PSV right.
With 25 minutes left, Wenger turned to Henry, who replaced Baptista.
It needed a flying save from Gomes to keep out a curled free-kick from the Arsenal captain as the home side continued to press for a winner in normal time.
Disaster struck, however, with seven minutes to go.
A needless free-kick conceded out on the left touchline by Alexander Hleb was whipped into the area by Mendez.
Alex got up above everyone to bullet a header into the far corner to send PSV into the quarter-finals and Arsenal crashing out.
Updated: March 7, 2007, 12:00 PM UK
Arsenal v PSV Eindhoven: Alex sends Gunners out
Arsenal's hopes of silverware were ended for another season as PSV Eindhoven secured a draw at Emirates Stadium to progress into the last eight of the Champions League.
ShaunBotterill/GettyImages
Julio Baptista (R) and Gilberto (2nd L) of Arsenal celebrate after Alex (3rd L) of PSV steers the ball into his own goal.Manager Arsene Wenger had warned his side needed to tighten up at set-pieces, but that again proved to be their Achilles heel this evening as defender Alex - who had earlier scored an own goal to level the tie - powered in a bullet header with just seven minutes to go to seal the Gunners' fate.
Even the introduction of talisman and captain Thierry Henry for the final 25 minutes was not enough to see last season's beaten finalists through.
While third place in the Barclays Premiership remains very much a realistic goal for Wenger's men, tonight's result will leave the club without a trophy for the second season running.
Following a cagey opening, the first chance of the match came on eight minutes.
Kolo Toure - currently serving a domestic ban - broke down the right, and brushed past fellow Ivory Coast international Arouna Kone before cutting back into the box.
However, with team-mates queuing up, the defender could only slice his shot horribly wide of the near post.
There was an early warning for the Gunners when Peru striker Jefferson Farfan held off the attentions of stand-in centre-back Gilberto on the right of the Arsenal box before drilling a low strike into the side netting.
At the other end, Cesc Fabregas' chip into the area almost picked out Emmanuel Adebayor - but the beanpole Togo striker, also currently suspended for domestic games, was just beaten to the loose ball by keeper Gomes.
Toure, playing a right-back, was getting forwards at every opportunity.
On 22 minutes, his fierce angled drive was beaten away by the PSV keeper.
Arsenal were pressing now, and a neat interchange of passes saw Adebayor dash to the goal-line.
Fabregas' shot from the cut-back was blocked - and Julio Baptista volleyed just over.
Despite all of Arsenal's dominance, the home side were unable to find a telling pass.
As the half-hour mark passed, PSV captain Phillip Cocu sent a free header wide when picked out in the centre by Edison Mendez.
With five minutes left of the first half, the visitors felt they had a claim for a penalty.
Gilberto struggled to clear a backpass and only managed to fall over before Farfan then followed him on to the turf in a tangle of legs.
Luxembourg referee Alain Hamer, though, was having none of it and waved play on.
Wenger knew he had just 45 minutes to keep alive the dream of a second successive Champions League final appearance.
His half-time team-talk looked to have had the desired affect as it was a bright start by the hosts.
Baptista and Sun Xiang tussled on the edge of the penalty area, and the Brazilian took a tumble - but again the referee was unmoved.
Arsenal pulled themselves back into the tie on 58 minutes following a period of sustained pressure.
A corner from the left was flicked on at the near post by Adebayor into the six-yard box where Alex, facing his own goal, diverted the ball into the net.
The Gunners almost snatched the overall lead in the tie when Fabregas' long ball up field was completely missed by Carlos Salcido and Adebayor raced clear - but Gomes was out quickly to make a smart save.
Fabregas then fired over from 12 yards, before at the other end Mendez shot wide following good work down the PSV right.
With 25 minutes left, Wenger turned to Henry, who replaced Baptista.
It needed a flying save from Gomes to keep out a curled free-kick from the Arsenal captain as the home side continued to press for a winner in normal time.
Disaster struck, however, with seven minutes to go.
A needless free-kick conceded out on the left touchline by Alexander Hleb was whipped into the area by Mendez.
Alex got up above everyone to bullet a header into the far corner to send PSV into the quarter-finals and Arsenal crashing out.
shinobi
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anyone who has his beauty sleep, wakes up in the morning, checks the scores on soccernet and switches over to his respective local internet forum to analyse matches like a champion has the right to speak his mind, i guess =)
the liverpool barca game wad a game of 2 halves. first half was a liverpool onslaught, despite the onus being on barca to win the game. the champions couldnt even muster a decent shot. not only did they hit the bar twice, riise had another shot that went inches wide, and kuyt was denied from 6 yards by a valdez double save. if any shot had gone in, barcelona would have surely thrown in the towel. but it didn't matter, liverpool were cruising, and more importantly, winning.
2nd half barcelona started to get desperate and came forward with more urgency. but it was a tactical switch by benitez, adopting a 4-4-1-1 formation with gerrard behind kuyt throughout the rest of the game. had they continued with 2 up front, and played the same way as in the first half, who knows? it was only the brilliance of eidur who sprang the offside trap to pull one back. it was the result they wanted, probably the greatest defeat in pool history.
arsenal is just a shadow of the team that went on a brilliant unbeaten run, stopped only by a cristiano ronaldo dive. probably the day good football died. even though i don't support arsenal, that team played the most beautiful soccer of that time. but AT LEAST i can see some youth and continuity in their squad. i'm just salivating to see a carrick-fletcher-richardson-whoever midfield combo in europe.
the liverpool barca game wad a game of 2 halves. first half was a liverpool onslaught, despite the onus being on barca to win the game. the champions couldnt even muster a decent shot. not only did they hit the bar twice, riise had another shot that went inches wide, and kuyt was denied from 6 yards by a valdez double save. if any shot had gone in, barcelona would have surely thrown in the towel. but it didn't matter, liverpool were cruising, and more importantly, winning.
2nd half barcelona started to get desperate and came forward with more urgency. but it was a tactical switch by benitez, adopting a 4-4-1-1 formation with gerrard behind kuyt throughout the rest of the game. had they continued with 2 up front, and played the same way as in the first half, who knows? it was only the brilliance of eidur who sprang the offside trap to pull one back. it was the result they wanted, probably the greatest defeat in pool history.
arsenal is just a shadow of the team that went on a brilliant unbeaten run, stopped only by a cristiano ronaldo dive. probably the day good football died. even though i don't support arsenal, that team played the most beautiful soccer of that time. but AT LEAST i can see some youth and continuity in their squad. i'm just salivating to see a carrick-fletcher-richardson-whoever midfield combo in europe.
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