LIVERPOOL TO LIFT THE CUP +134 - Extra Time and Penalties Included (500/670) Pinnacle
I cannot get a certain football chant out of my head that is very commonly heard in England when a so-called favourite is losing. It goes something like this....
WHO ARE YA?!
WHO ARE YA?!
WHO ARE YA?!
I expect Liverpool fans be will shouting this when Steven Gerrard accepts the Cup for the 2nd time in 3 years. Milan have been made the favourites in todays Final and I am left scratching my head. Never mind the fact that Liverpool eliminated the two tournament favourites by beating Barcelona and Chelsea. Nevermind that Liverpool conceded the fewest goals of any team to reach the Quarter-Finals. Nevermind that Liverpool probably have the best goal-keeper in Europe (especially for Penalties)......Milan are the favourites.
And why are Milan the favourites? They barely beat Celtic in the First Knock-Out Round, scoring the only goal of the 2 Leg Match in Extra Time at home. Then Milan beat an under-manned Bayern Munich who have struggled mightily this season by an aggregate score of 4-2 in the Quarter-Finals. Milan managed to beat Manchester United on the back of Kaka and it is the 3-0 win at San Siro that seems to be the reason for Milan's status as favourite; however, this was a 3-0 win over a team that had several injury problems in defense and an overall fatigued team that gave away too much space to Milan in mid-field. Manchester United played with all of their healthy first team players down the stretch of their domestic schedule as they battled Chelsea for the Premiership Title and were overwhelmed by a well rested Milan side. This will not be the case against Liverpool.
Liverpool clinched a Champions League place for 2007-08 early enough to rest some of their top players as they focused all of their attention on winning the Champions League Title. Liverpool's performance in the Premiership was about the same as Milan's performance in Serie A but no one can deny that Liverpool are a stronger team than they were in 2005 and Milan are weaker. Since the 2005 Champions League Final Liverpool have added experienced international players such as Crouch, Kuyt, Reina and Mascherano. Milan, on the other hand, have lost some important players since that incredible Final in Istanbul. Most important among them are Crespo and Shevchenko who were, without a doubt, the most dangerous players for Milan in 2005. Milan still have Kaka but one man cannot win this match all by himself against a tough team with such outstanding European pedigree as Liverpool.
Good Luck
MM
I cannot get a certain football chant out of my head that is very commonly heard in England when a so-called favourite is losing. It goes something like this....
WHO ARE YA?!
WHO ARE YA?!
WHO ARE YA?!
I expect Liverpool fans be will shouting this when Steven Gerrard accepts the Cup for the 2nd time in 3 years. Milan have been made the favourites in todays Final and I am left scratching my head. Never mind the fact that Liverpool eliminated the two tournament favourites by beating Barcelona and Chelsea. Nevermind that Liverpool conceded the fewest goals of any team to reach the Quarter-Finals. Nevermind that Liverpool probably have the best goal-keeper in Europe (especially for Penalties)......Milan are the favourites.
And why are Milan the favourites? They barely beat Celtic in the First Knock-Out Round, scoring the only goal of the 2 Leg Match in Extra Time at home. Then Milan beat an under-manned Bayern Munich who have struggled mightily this season by an aggregate score of 4-2 in the Quarter-Finals. Milan managed to beat Manchester United on the back of Kaka and it is the 3-0 win at San Siro that seems to be the reason for Milan's status as favourite; however, this was a 3-0 win over a team that had several injury problems in defense and an overall fatigued team that gave away too much space to Milan in mid-field. Manchester United played with all of their healthy first team players down the stretch of their domestic schedule as they battled Chelsea for the Premiership Title and were overwhelmed by a well rested Milan side. This will not be the case against Liverpool.
Liverpool clinched a Champions League place for 2007-08 early enough to rest some of their top players as they focused all of their attention on winning the Champions League Title. Liverpool's performance in the Premiership was about the same as Milan's performance in Serie A but no one can deny that Liverpool are a stronger team than they were in 2005 and Milan are weaker. Since the 2005 Champions League Final Liverpool have added experienced international players such as Crouch, Kuyt, Reina and Mascherano. Milan, on the other hand, have lost some important players since that incredible Final in Istanbul. Most important among them are Crespo and Shevchenko who were, without a doubt, the most dangerous players for Milan in 2005. Milan still have Kaka but one man cannot win this match all by himself against a tough team with such outstanding European pedigree as Liverpool.
Good Luck
MM
