Yes, I know, United have not looked the part this season (or any recent season for that matter)
But we still need to bring on our A game tonight. They will be hugely motivated, they have nothing to lose, and they have some players that can hurt us. The team needs to be focused and intense...
This team is definitely inferior to the awesome team you faced in the 2011 final. There is no question about that. Having said that, last night was probably one of our weakest performances this whole season. Of course it could be argued that United had something to do with that, but if we are...
I said this before, I will say it again. The only kinds of people who compare Ronaldo to Messi, are those people that cannot concentrate for the duration of a football match and mostly pay attention when a goal has been scored.
The truth is that it's very difficult to win away from home in the CL KO rounds. Even at the height of the Messi-Xavi-Iniesta hyper-team, we struggled in these games.
2009: 1-1 vs Lyon, 1-1 vs weak Bayern, 1-1 vs Chelski
2010: 1-1 vs Stuttgart, 2-2 vs Arsenal, 3-1 defeat vs Inter
2011: 2-1...
This hyping of Liverpool needs to stop. Yes, they are one of the best teams in Europe. Yes, they may as well knock us out (far weaker teams have done so in recent years) But, if our players are well rested and fully fit, I think of us as at least slight favorites.
What most of you don't...
We could have won all 4 as it was. Some bad luck (volcanoes, hitting the post repeatedly against Chelsea) and some poor rotations by Pep cost us the clean sweep.
I can only assume that yes. Who cares though? We've finally won a CL QF away from home!
Now Messi & co. can massacre United at the Camp Nou!
EV should rest every single player against Huesca!