Leo No.8

On the plus side, Benfica are sch1te and we'll marmalise them at home...

One player I think is very, very under-rated is Petit. His passing and control of the game from the centre are superb. Not the type of player we need, but I'm amazed the Mancs aren't interested...

Hyypia just didn't get a good footing, Luizao gave him a nudge as the ball was played and he didn't recover from it. Just one of those things really, he got the better of Sami for once. As for what we need - a quick, skilful winger and a top-class striker who can run with the ball, stretch defences and score goals and that would be it for me...

Rafa is a legend already, and he has made some brilliant decisions this year. But last night, in my opinion he had a serious off-night (as we all do of course). Kewell was clearly knackered after United and needed a rest, moreso than Gerrard who should have played an hour then come off if he was tired (the dead leg bit doesn't wash as he was fit enough to come on). Garcia should have been crooked as he was having a shocker and Crouch should have played to get hold of the ball up front which we failed to do consistantly. Barring a good hour against United Morientes is in a desperate run of form and shouldn't have played for so long yet again in such a big game. Cisse was all wrong for that type of game and shouldn't have been introduced at all - was he going for some sort of world record for being knocked off the ball? After he came on, it seemed to happen every minute periodically; I went hoarse shouting GET YOUR BODY IN over and over again. What with Cisse being the plank he is, Garcia totally off-form and Kewell clearly knackered in the forward positions we were giving the ball away so cheaply it was untrue towards the end, and putting the defence under steadily more and more pressure. Eventually we succumed to a set-piece, but they'd been pressing and we just lost concentration for once in the game and were punished. Fingers crossed we'll do em in the next leg anyway, Benfica are a poor side for the last 16 of the Champions League they really are. But I would have done things completely differently last night, and it's not hindsight I said it before the game.

Here we go - the Evertonians float to the surface like turds that won't flush the day we lose a game and one of our players gets a serious injury. I don't mind supporters of other teams who come over here and are objective and respectful of the fact that its another club's forum, in fact I enjoy their presence. However, Smith is a United player, Sissoko is a Liverpool player and you're just a gobschite Evertonian, so why don't you try not baiting people on here the morning after a bad night, and scuttle back down into the pit you came from.

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Interestingly, apparently one of the buck-toothed one's representatives have offered their client to Rafa... Fig, any knowledge of this at all?

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I've just lately started to bask in the warm feeling that I may never see Traore in a Liverpool shirt again. Please God, don't take that feeling away Rafa, don't cast me out in the cold...

Strange player Totti - looks absolutely unbelievable at times, but disappears on the big occasion far too often. He's a coward though, and a really unpleasant individual - no doubt about that. He'd pull out of a 50/50, but stamp on someone lying on the ground. Not sorry to see that picture of him, what goes around and all that... Personally I always preferred Montella at Roma - far more likeable professional with fantastic technique and absolutely lethal in front of goal. His goalscoring record in Serie A I think is comparable to the likes of Shevchenko...

Crouch and Fowler up front (can't wait to see those two play together), with Garcia, who is ideal to pinch a goal in what will probably be a tight European away game on the left, as Kewell looked tired against United.

Well you know what those Madrid fans are like - maybe they were tooting him because he recieves it to the arsenal...

Fig - against Birmingham Kewell looked to me to be back to the kind of pace he used to have; it was a sight to behold because I never thought he'd move that quickly again. He was flying past Melchiot, who isn't the slowest defender around. I actually think he tired against United - in my opinion he's feeling the number of games he's playing at the moment and maybe needs a break. Myself I'd rest him against Benfica. We'll be looking to keep it tight and pinch a goal, so I'd say it'll be an ideal game to put Garcia back in for. PS Messi looks something else doesn't he? That burst past three defenders for the 5th goal was almost Maradona like...

I'd say its more likely to be called Trafford Park Towers when Glazer sells it off for them to build nice new flats on...

When asked if he was happy at Real, Reporters thought Ronaldo said he was too tired. Turns out he said he was toot tired... I love Babelfish

And how reliable is this inkling of which you speak? Does the little fella have an inside source?

Well one thing's for sure - he wouldn't get tooted at Anfield. There are a few ticket toots outside the ground but that's about it. In general tooting is kept to a bare minimum following the kick off, via the good work of the stewards who put into action operation Anfield tootercise. I just can't see Ronaldo living in the North West of England to be honest. In footballing terms we could actually be a great move for him, but the location and weather I don't think would be to his liking, nor that of whichever fine piece of ass he's dating at the moment.

Who is this Jung Si Park, and is he any relation to Sung Ji Park?

Well there you go then, some agreeing some disagreeing. I spent most of the game with the veins bulging out of my forehead at his decisions - maybe if I'd watched it on TV I would've seen it differently, but then again I'm sure some who thought he did well were there themselves so I don't know. Suppose thats what it's all about - we all see the game differently...

March 20th - 23rd is all midweek. Isn't it unusual for them to be holding quarter finals midweek?

All this tooting is not to his taste for sure... I'd love us to sign him, but it'll never happen!