Taxi for Benitez

[kinboshi]

for 85 minutes you looked stale and lacking in ideas, the first half was an obviously nervous performance ... the harsh sending off helped, the first goal must have been a relief, but the second must have been a daydream !!

lets be honest, a result like last nights only papers over the cracks that this is the most shoddily run Liverpool FC that most of us will have seen in our lifetime.

Good luck in the second leg ... i really hope you get through !!

@rsenal on the other hand ...

You think the sending off helped?  I think the injury to Cordoba was more important than the sending off.  We've all seen sides go down to 10-men and defend like trojans.  An Inter side that hadn't lost since September wasn't going to be a pushover, even with only 10 men (most firmly camped in their own half).

[Rod Paradise]

You think the sending off helped?  I think the injury to Cordoba was more important than the sending off.  We've all seen sides go down to 10-men and defend like trojans.  An Inter side that hadn't lost since September wasn't going to be a pushover, even with only 10 men (most firmly camped in their own half).

The sending off could have been the other way - a more precision set of tumbles than the last floor competition in the olympics gymnastics. Funny no paper or commentator complaining about diving bloody foreigners though....

[CrestOfaWave]

You think the sending off helped?  I think the injury to Cordoba was more important than the sending off.  We've all seen sides go down to 10-men and defend like trojans.  An Inter side that hadn't lost since September wasn't going to be a pushover, even with only 10 men (most firmly camped in their own half).

The sending off could have been the other way - a more precision set of tumbles than the last floor competition in the olympics gymnastics. Funny no paper or commentator complaining about diving bloody foreigners though....

Guess Materazzi has to expect little sympathy from most parts of Europe. I watched him a few times whilst at Everton and he was a pretty dirty player then. At least Zidane would have had a smile on his face last night.

[Rod Paradise]

You think the sending off helped?  I think the injury to Cordoba was more important than the sending off.  We've all seen sides go down to 10-men and defend like trojans.  An Inter side that hadn't lost since September wasn't going to be a pushover, even with only 10 men (most firmly camped in their own half).

The sending off could have been the other way - a more precision set of tumbles than the last floor competition in the olympics gymnastics. Funny no paper or commentator complaining about diving bloody foreigners though....

Guess Materazzi has to expect little sympathy from most parts of Europe. I watched him a few times whilst at Everton and he was a pretty dirty player then. At least Zidane would have had a smile on his face last night.

I don't think that justifys the dives Torres took though. If he'd been playing for Inter and done it to Liverpool the Sun would have published the ref & his home addresses already.

[77dave]

does this all mean barnsley are better than inter???

[boldie]

does this all mean barnsley are better than inter???

Of course it does

[TheChipPrince]

You think the sending off helped?  I think the injury to Cordoba was more important than the sending off.  We've all seen sides go down to 10-men and defend like trojans.  An Inter side that hadn't lost since September wasn't going to be a pushover, even with only 10 men (most firmly camped in their own half).

10 men didnt affect them defensively, but it certainly did offensively...

The sending off could have been the other way - a more precision set of tumbles than the last floor competition in the olympics gymnastics. Funny no paper or commentator complaining about diving bloody foreigners though....

Harsh yellows, but they were hardly dives, 100% of footballers 'buy' free-kicks, well at least the intelligent ones...

[jizzemm]

done it to Liverpool the Sun would have published the ref & his home addresses already.

Would not have made much difference, no one reads the sun anyway.. Actually, i dont think any red top would have published anything, they have all loved kicking us this season, would have been another reason to SACK raffa..

[Rod Paradise]

done it to Liverpool the Sun would have published the ref & his home addresses already.

Would not have made much difference, no one reads the sun anyway.. Actually, i dont think any red top would have published anything, they have all loved kicking us this season, would have been another reason to SACK raffa..

Sorry, bad choice to use the Sun. Still think Torres cheated.

[jizzemm]

Still think Torres cheated.

Yes, but it did result in such a nice bloke getting sent off....

[TightEnd]

Still think Torres cheated.

Yes, but it did result in such a nice bloke getting sent off....

Congrats to Liverpool. Whatever the whys and wherefores, sensational result.

Materazzi may be very unlikeable (agreed) but it was a harsh sending off. 11 on 11 I would have expected 0-0 they way they were defending, so it was a pretty crucial decision

[kinboshi]

Still think Torres cheated.

Yes, but it did result in such a nice bloke getting sent off....

Congrats to Liverpool. Whatever the whys and wherefores, sensational result.

Materazzi may be very unlikeable (agreed) but it was a harsh sending off. 11 on 11 I would have expected 0-0 they way they were defending, so it was a pretty crucial decision

Would they have defended the same way with 11?  I think they'd have been slightly more offensive, and therefore there would have been more gaps for Liverpool to try and exploit.  Like I said, the key bit was Cordoba getting injured.  Thankfully for him, he's only out for a month or so.  Thankfully for Liverpool, he'll miss the second leg.

One thing Liverpool need to do desperately is get Mascherano signed.  The fella's immense.  Obviously, not good enough to get in the West Ham side, but a top, top class player nevertheless.

[turny]

great result for liverpool and gives them a great chance to progress.

never see the game as i was watching paint dry on itv4!

[kinboshi]

great result for liverpool and gives them a great chance to progress.

never see the game as i was watching paint dry on itv4!

LOL - Grant said it was the worst European game you've played since he's been there.  I saw the brief highlights, and it looked like you were on top.

Having watch some utter dross from Liverpool this season, we were due a decent game to watch. 

See you in the semi final (assuming we both get through this round and the next round, obviously).

[Longy]

Obviously the sending off affected the game but before the sending off, Inter were rubbish and Liverpool were reasonably good. Inter did not have one attack of any not till hour of the game had gone. I know they are top in Italy and running away with it but what I have seen of them in Europe, they are 2nd tier European side.

Well done to Liverpool and I think they will hold on in Italy.