heernumurr Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 so here they are, the best 8 teams in football:Arsenal v LiverpoolAS Roma v Man Utd Schalke 04 v FC BarcelonaFenerbahce v Chelseai think its a shame the four english teams didnt get four non-english teams to play, and as a liverpool fan i reckon theyve got a tough draw. could be a great 2 legs of football though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nation Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Arsenal and Liverpool play on the weekend in the EPL, between the two legs. So its Arsenal vs. Liverpool 3 times in a row. Imagine if they squared off against each other in the Carling cup and the FA Cup? I think Fenerbahce can beat Chelsea, going into Turkey and winning is next to impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evobost Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 First why is it a shame the four English teams aren't playing four non-English teams that smells of a little homer non-homerism, what you want an all English semis yeah that would be cool, Ok now being somewhat sane for a second that would suck. (Now not sane) Lets watch the Premier league all over again, awesome. Ok that was harsh but, honestly thats why I like European football its a chance to see giants of other domestic leagues square off. Its a chance to see different flavors of football clash. I would enjoy the Champions League a lot less the rest of the way if was that way. In regards to the second post, I think Chelsea are going to walk through both these legs. I think a Man Utd. v Barcelona match would be great. I know that sounds so American, but honestly I think that would be the best match up of the remaining teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJMorris3 Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Personally, would have rather wanted all the four English teams to play non-European teams so that if the better teams win out, it'd be some permutation of Roma, Schalke, Barca, and Fenerbahce in the semis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nation Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Don't think Chelsea is just going to "walk through" both legs.. Fenerbahce is 4-0-0 at home thus far in the Champs League, beating Inter, Porto, PSV and CSKA Moscow. Pretty decent teams if you ask me. And to see Chelsea going into Turkey and beating Fenerbahce seems real unlikely. I think its easier to score an away goal at Stamford Bridge than in Instanbul. And in the end it all comes down to away goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred T. Jane Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Personally, would have rather wanted all the four English teams to play non-European teams so that if the better teams win out, it'd be some permutation of Roma, Schalke, Barca, and Fenerbahce in the semis.You do stand-up Will? [Croatia National Team Manager Slavan] Bilic then went on to explain how Croatia's success can partially be put down to his progressive man-management techniques. "Sometimes I lie in the bed with my players. I go to the room of Vedran Corluka and Luka Modric when I see they have a problem and I lie in bed with them and we talk for 10 minutes." Maybe Capello could try getting through to his players this way too? Although how far he'd get with Joe Cole jumping up and down on the mattress and Rooney demanding to be read his favourite page from The Very Hungry Caterpillar is open to question. --The Guardian's Fiver, 08 September 2008 Attention: In order to obtain maximum enjoyment from your stay at the CCSLC, the reader is advised that the above post may contain large amounts of sarcasm, dry humour, or statements which should not be taken in any true sort of seriousness. As a result, the above poster absolves himself of any and all blame in the event that a forum user responds to the aforementioned post without taking the previous notice into account. Thank you for your cooperation, and enjoy your stay at the CCSLC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJMorris3 Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Personally, would have rather wanted all the four English teams to play non-European teams so that if the better teams win out, it'd be some permutation of Roma, Schalke, Barca, and Fenerbahce in the semis.You do stand-up Will?No, I just feel that no matter the matchups, the four non-English sides would advance had two of them not be forced to face each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Personally, would have rather wanted all the four English teams to play non-European teams so that if the better teams win out, it'd be some permutation of Roma, Schalke, Barca, and Fenerbahce in the semis.You do stand-up Will?No, I just feel that no matter the matchups, the four non-English sides would advance had two of them not be forced to face each other.Really....and what is the logical basis for this in your world? On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJMorris3 Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Personally, would have rather wanted all the four English teams to play non-European teams so that if the better teams win out, it'd be some permutation of Roma, Schalke, Barca, and Fenerbahce in the semis.You do stand-up Will?No, I just feel that no matter the matchups, the four non-English sides would advance had two of them not be forced to face each other.Really....and what is the logical basis for this in your world?More talent, given that English teams are reticent to spend money for good players the way a Roma or a Barca would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Personally, would have rather wanted all the four English teams to play non-European teams so that if the better teams win out, it'd be some permutation of Roma, Schalke, Barca, and Fenerbahce in the semis.You do stand-up Will?No, I just feel that no matter the matchups, the four non-English sides would advance had two of them not be forced to face each other.Really....and what is the logical basis for this in your world?More talent, given that English teams are reticent to spend money for good players the way a Roma or a Barca would.Chelsea? On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nation Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Money doesn't equal a better team. Just ask Real Madrid, although they did have success with big names, they struggled just the same with big players. I.e. Beckham, Figo, Zidane, Ronaldo, Owen, etc. etc.Does nobody remember the 2004 UCL Finals....Monaco vs. Porto?And...Arsenal, one of Englands bigger clubs seldom buys big players. Arsene Wenger is a genius when it comes to this, scouts for raw talent, and then develops it into gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heernumurr Posted March 15, 2008 Author Share Posted March 15, 2008 Its a chance to see different flavors of football clash. I would enjoy the Champions League a lot less the rest of the way if was that way.Thats exactly why I would have liked to see the English teams stay apart for one more round. We're probably going to get next to no coverage of the Schalke vs Barca game now, which is a pity. Alright, they might have all won and we would have had an all English semi final, but by the semi final stage there's not much you can do about that, it's just the best teams left. If it were to be the four Premier League teams, then you've got to say fair enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred T. Jane Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 More talent, given that English teams are reticent to spend money for good players the way a Roma or a Barca would.Yeah, Chelsea (500 million since Abramovich took over, with 300 million spent in 2003 alone), Manchester United (72 million this past summer), and Liverpool (40 million this season) don't spend money... [Croatia National Team Manager Slavan] Bilic then went on to explain how Croatia's success can partially be put down to his progressive man-management techniques. "Sometimes I lie in the bed with my players. I go to the room of Vedran Corluka and Luka Modric when I see they have a problem and I lie in bed with them and we talk for 10 minutes." Maybe Capello could try getting through to his players this way too? Although how far he'd get with Joe Cole jumping up and down on the mattress and Rooney demanding to be read his favourite page from The Very Hungry Caterpillar is open to question. --The Guardian's Fiver, 08 September 2008 Attention: In order to obtain maximum enjoyment from your stay at the CCSLC, the reader is advised that the above post may contain large amounts of sarcasm, dry humour, or statements which should not be taken in any true sort of seriousness. As a result, the above poster absolves himself of any and all blame in the event that a forum user responds to the aforementioned post without taking the previous notice into account. Thank you for your cooperation, and enjoy your stay at the CCSLC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 I've been getting that sinking feeling about my Gunners lately, at least in the Premier League where ManU has finally moved ahead of them for the lead, and this is not a good time for Arsenal to have drawn a fellow Premiership side for the Champions' League. Yes, they knocked out AC Milan in the first Champions' League knockout round, and I was hoping that might jumpstart them for the EPL stretch run, but they've sadly reverted to their form from much of last year, failing to finish on scoring chances and settling for draws against teams they should have beaten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youcan'tseeme Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Right now i'm really leaning to Fenerbahce to take Chelsea out., as always I'm rooting for Manchester United, and Liverpool to go through because my two favourite Ronaldo and Gerrard. Then Barcelona is an obvious choice over Schalke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 I'm pulling for Barca because, well, they're Barca. But I'm also pulling for Fenerbahce, because their crowd is like Golden State's playoff crowd x1,000,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Helix- Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Bluuuuues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youcan'tseeme Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Right now i'm really leaning to Fenerbahce to take Chelsea out, as always I'm rooting for Manchester United, and Liverpool to go through because my two favourite Ronaldo and Gerrard. Then Barcelona is an obvious choice over Schalke.Mission accomplished thus far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evobost Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 I'll eat some crow today. I thought and said that Chelsea would walk through both legs errrrr wrong. Two absolutely fabulous goals from Fenerbahce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-kj Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 I'll eat some crow today. I thought and said that Chelsea would walk through both legs errrrr wrong. Two absolutely fabulous goals from Fenerbahce.This is what happens when I forget to set my DVR.(Note to self: Make sure DVR is set for the highlights show on Friday.) Buy some t-shirts and stuff at KJ Shop! KJ Branded | Behance portfolio POTD 2013-08-22 On 7/14/2012 at 2:20 AM, tajmccall said: When it comes to style, ya'll really should listen to Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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