I'd love to help you out there Thom, but I'm just incidental. The teams emerge from the tunnel to a rapturous reception and line up for the fancy Champions League music in front of banners bearing each team's crest.Well, it's a bit like dealing with a child or a puppy, Paul. "Are you going to do the final?" Chelsea manager Frank Lampard insists he can cope with the pressure of having to deliver … ".Liverpool: same time, same place, next year?
That's the topic of interest to the rest of us. "Why don't you let it go and concentrate on the game rather than your ego. "He can change a game. "What are the chances of some kind of contorted metaphor connecting the game to the upcoming electoral showdown (blue/reds, money/not-quite-so-much-money,)" inquires Thom Rath, who must be new here with expectations that high. If they don't deserve praise, you don't give them any. I'm sticking with you mind.
".For the 90 minutes, the bookies have Chelsea priced up as 11-10 favourites, with Liverpool available at 12-5, while the draw is 11-5. Against Middlesbrough you saw the kind of goal that he can score, and I am sure he will play well. ... Liverpool are in the final of the 2005 Champions League and good luck to them - … Well, maybe not. Shame it was only how to make panic substitutions though. And while an emergency trip to the dentist numbed Steven Gerrard's first leg performance, his manager Rafael Benitez believes his skipper could hold all the aces tonight: "In my opinion Steve will be the key player for us," he mused. It's just that where a child or a puppy is concerned, you don't get inundated with abusive emails from paranoid Scousers who think you're "bitter", just because you have the temerity to observe that Djimi Traore might be a bit hapless from time to time. Let's talk about the topic of interest to Ruairi Johnston instead ..."Barry, on behalf of those who dont buy into all the Liverpool 'great club' rubbish, can you please carry on being bitter," asks Ben Fitzpatrick in New York.
"Hyypia and company have done their job at the back, but are hardly bring pressed. Chelsea: Ricardo Carvalho and William Gallas from Chelsea. If they do something to earn praise, you dish it out. "What it must be like to be you," writes Kevin Brady.
Agreed. "Abused by everyone as a (insert team name)-hater and only loved by a 300-pound stalker called Paula Willow in Russia. Chelsea took their summer spending spree to nearly £200 million with the signing of German international Kai Havertz from Bayer Leverkusen on a five-year deal on Friday.... more » …
"Unless I'm very much mistaken, tonight's ref Lubos Michel was in charge when Mourinho's Porto pulled off the remarkable feat of beating Celtic in Seville in the Euro Vase final while collectively spending more time prostrate on the deck than standing up. Drogba is a waster and Mourhino would be advised to get him off." Ouch! Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez sends out his predicted side, with Milan Baros up front and Dietmar Hamann making his first start in six weeks, coming in for the suspended Xabi Alonso. "Otherwise, what effect will the result have on the pre-electoral mood of the masses? Surely, there is room for conjecture here?" The 2005–06 season was the 108th season of competitive football played by Arsenal.It was the final season in which home matches were played at the club's Highbury stadium after 93 years; Arsenal intended to move to its new 60,000 capacity Emirates Stadium in time for the following season. squawks Michael in Tokyo. I've sat through all your Big Cup minute-by-minutes and I've got used to the lack of information. asks Simon Thomas.
The 2004–05 season was Chelsea F.C.
Managed by José Mourinho during his first season at the club, Chelsea won the Premier League title (their first league title in 50 years) and the League Cup. Do you get therapy?". Sounds like Mourinho learnt something other than a bit of English from Bobby Robson after all. "£30 million for Drogba and Kezman?!!" Chelsea have Arjen Robben on the bench, still not fully over his ankle injury, but Damien Duff's hamstring injury means he won't get a look-in tonight.Geremi comes in at full-back in place of Glen Johnson from the goalless first leg.To read the minute-by-minute report from the first leg, click.Newly-crowned league champions Chelsea roll into Anfield for tonight's Champions League semi-final wheeze with their manager Jose Mourinho telling anyone who'll listen that his players are the business no matter what happens: "I think the pressure is on Liverpool.