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id say fatsam was the only one who was defending crouchy

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we still won.. blame game starts when you start to lose

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id hate to have a c*** like poulsen play for Liverpool.. he tries to look hard but is really a nancy boy with his diving and trying to get opponents sent off.. hes decent but a c*** to the core.. football would not be poorer if it lost the likes of poulsen

good article about didi For a player who ended the reign of an England manager, brought the curtain down on the old Wembley and helped Liverpool lift the European Cup and FA Cup in the past year, Didi Hamann surprisingly does not receive many mentions outside Anfield when the most influential imports are debated. Yet no other foreigner has wrought such seismic changes from free-kicks and spot-kicks. Hamann's dead-balls felt like wrecking-balls to Kevin Keegan, Wembley, AC Milan and West Ham United. The self-effacing German anchorman lacks the style of Dennis Bergkamp, Gianfranco Zola or Thierry Henry, the mystique of Eric Cantona or medal-winning prowess of Peter Schmeichel, but he has been involved in some of the most memorable moments in recent English history. Ask Keegan, whose world fell apart when Hamann's free-kick for Germany humbled England in a downpour at Wembley in 2000. Keegan resigned in the loos. Ask Wembley officials, who were hoping the old stadium would bow out with a victory that day. If the Football Association had a sense of symmetry they should invite Hamann to open the new Wembley; after all, he did close the old one down. Ask Dida, the Milan goalkeeper effortlessly beaten by Hamann's nerveless shoot-out penalty in Istanbul last year, so setting Liverpool on their way to their European Cup miracle. A pause during the run-in completely bamboozled Dida. Ask Shaka Hislop, whose attempt to defend the West Ham net at Cardiff last month proved impossible such was Hamann's expertise from 12 yards. Two big finals, two big shoot-outs, and twice Hamann has been asked to open up for Liverpool. The pressure must have been massive in the Ataturk and in the Millennium, but Hamann delivered. As if to underline the scale of his achievement, the first takers for Milan (Serginho) and West Ham (Bobby Zamora) both missed. Coolly, calmly, Hamann set the tone for Liverpool's triumphant shoot-outs. As well as the glory, those trophies were worth tens of millions to Liverpool. If Hamann ever opened some soccer schools, there would be queues stretching up and down the M6 to learn the art of converting penalties from the master. England could do worse than block-book an hour's tuition. Known fondly as "The Kaiser" by Anfield's English contingent, Hamann is more than a king with the dead-ball. At 32, Hamann can be caught out by the pace of the modern game yet he remains a steadying presence as events in Istanbul and Cardiff confirm. Arriving at half-time against Milan with Liverpool trailing 3-0, Hamann allowed Steven Gerrard to raid upfield to epic effect. With shades of Bert Trautmann's neck, Hamann broke his foot in Istanbul but played on. Brought on after 71 minutes against West Ham with Liverpool losing 3-2, Hamann again anchored and Gerrard thundered in that remarkable equaliser. Any celebration of Hamann cannot be limited to an analysis of his footballing virtues. Jamie Carragher describes him as "your typical old-fashioned English player" because of Hamann's love of gee-gees, banter, and golf. He even shouts at the telly when players dive. Few foreigners have earned the deep respect and popularity of English colleagues as Hamann. During his one, fruitless season at Newcastle United, I was hanging around the training ground one day, waiting to interview him. The gate-keeper enthused about "Wor German", saying how down to earth Hamann was. He is. Gaining entry to Alan Shearer's inner circle of friends is difficult; only the honoured likes of Rob Lee, and Gary Speed joined the exclusive club, which was mainly for Brits. Hamann, with his wry humour, was welcomed. Even when the Newcastle players presented him with a copy of <it>Mein Kampf<un/it> at the Christmas party, Hamann laughed, although there was understandable consternation back in Germany at English poor taste. So as we focus on England in Germany, it is worth celebrating a German in England. Hamann deserves greater recognition from the public - but he has the admiration of his peers, and respect does not come greater. Read Henry Winter every day in the Daily Telegraph

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link doesnt work anymore.. lol

wierd coz he was really good for even this season

really sad and out of the blue.. the most underrated player since whelan for me.. one of the best signings in the last 10 years

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Parker is not a DM.. Hargreaves is the second best DM after Gerrard... he gets unfair criticism because the dunce who manages the english team plays him rightback leftback rightwing leftwing etc... anywhere but dm..

EVER

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chelsea fans talk s****.. mancs talk more sense then them which is saying something.. however many titles chelsea wins is irrelevant... theyre a club on par with newcastle in terms of stature.. if newcastle had won something in the 50 odd years domestically id have them ahead of chelsea.. 10 chelsea titles dont hurt as much as 1 league cup win by man u.. they are the enemy

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one thing which reaffirmed that he is nothing but a goalscorer was his failed attempt to pass the ball

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legend... my a***.. hes a mercenary..

Owen doesnt look match fit either.. tbh this system can only work with crouch upfront

Gayree Neville s**** as usual

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