LIVERPOOL WIN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE!!

[Psychotic]

The USA team will beat England in the upcoming game. Just so that I can say it twice.

Anyway, estimates for turnout at the parade began at 200,000 and by the end the media was reporting it as over 1,000,000. Officially, the city of Liverpool has a population LOWER than that, so haha, I somewhat doubt one million were there.

I like how the "underdogs" of football are now beginning to do really well. Like Greece winning Euro 2004, who'd have thought it? And I don't think many had Turkey and South Korea down as semi-finalists in World Cup 2002. Liverpool were not expected to win, or even make it past the group stage according to some. Football, it's a funny old game.

[Shoden]

erm most of the players wouldnt be tired at all its been a week since several teams finished the season

plus England are favs to win my cousin went into the brookies

[Psychotic]

I don't think a week is a long enough rest from a 9 month season, but maybe that's just me. Also, don't forget that some of our best players won't be going, for example the Real Madrid duo.

And were Greece the bookies' favourites for Euro 2004? Were Liverpool the bookies' favourites for the Champion's League? It's a friendly. If it was a match in the next World Cup, for example, I'd definitely put England down as winners, but it's a friendly on away soil with a lot of our best players absent...

[Shoden]

but becks and owen arent the only tops

3 days is all it takes to rest and the extra days to strengthen up


we'll have to see who wins

[tomamar04]

The England starting line up has been revealed:

GK - David James
RB - Glen Johnsen
CB - Wes Brown
CB - Sol Campbell
LB - Ashley Cole
RM - Kieran Richardson
CM - Jermain Jenas
CM - Michael Carrick
LM - Joe Cole
ST - Andy Johnsen
ST - Peter Crouch

[Shoden]

England 2 USA 1

[gokufusionss1]

they were awful as well, the yanks seemed to consider marking some form of cheating they refused to do it point blank.

[tomamar04]

Hopefully England will put in a better performance against Colombia on Tuesday.

Does anyone else think Carrick and Richardson should be in the World Cup squad next year?

[NM]

Does anyone else think Carrick and Richardson should be in the World Cup squad next year?

No.

Carrick has a slim chance. Richardson has no chance imo. He may have scored 2 goals but other than that he wasn't that good. His first touch was terrible and his passing wasn't much to write home about either.

And does anyone else think Wes Brown is the worst central defender to pull on an England shirt in the last 10 years? Or is it just me?

[Shoden]

they need pros Jenas Dyer Beckham Owen and Rooney

[Psychotic]

Looks like I was wrong :laugh:

[Shoden]

i do better than that Wes Brown in defence im always playing that position and im not as bad as him lol

[Jakkko]

I dont remember Peter crouch (GIANT) starting?!?!?!?!
O and Back to liverpool,
WHAT A GAME, i actually thought theyd lost wen Maldini scored in 50 seconds! lol
but Gerrards Goal !!! WOW, lol, And Shevchenko the 70 million pound "best" attacker in the world hitting the ball from the penna straight at dudek, well he did do Bruce gobblars wobbli legs dint he lol, i mean i was laghing my head off at it!

[Cuchulainn]

I dont remember Peter crouch (GIANT) starting?!?!?!?!
O and Back to liverpool,
WHAT A GAME, i actually thought theyd lost wen Maldini scored in 50 seconds! lol
but Gerrards Goal !!! WOW, lol, And Shevchenko the 70 million pound "best" attacker in the world hitting the ball from the penna straight at dudek, well he did do Bruce gobblars wobbli legs dint he lol, i mean i was laghing my head off at it!

Crouch was due to start but gotn injured in training shortly before kick off as far as I know.
Shevchenko is still arguably the best striker in the world, that miss doesn't alter that being fact.

[Dianom]

I dont remember Peter crouch (GIANT) starting?!?!?!?!
O and Back to liverpool,
WHAT A GAME, i actually thought theyd lost wen Maldini scored in 50 seconds! lol
but Gerrards Goal !!! WOW, lol, And Shevchenko the 70 million pound "best" attacker in the world hitting the ball from the penna straight at dudek, well he did do Bruce gobblars wobbli legs dint he lol, i mean i was laghing my head off at it!

I prefered smicers goal myself, very good, did anyone see Baros I think it was kinda dodging that ball.

And dudeks leg thing was hilarious, he said benitez told him to do it to syke the players out