***Official Champions League Final Thread***

[bluej]

Another fantastic finish from Milito.

[edge275]

RSC or Diego Milito?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/aug/21/manchestercity.blackburn

[Blue Since 76]

Van Buyten - From fighting relegation with city to playing a Champions League final.

From what milito just did to him, perhaps city was his level. Sorry we couldn't afford him at the time, but looks out of his depth now

[CityGer]

Pandev must be up there with the worst champions league winners ever. I rated him from the odd bits I saw of from at Lazio but he has been absolutely terrible every time I have seen him this season. Mourinho keeps picking him so he must be doing something, I've not seen it.

[david yearsley]

That other great striking target of ours Eto´o is playing as an auxilliary right back! Wouldn´t surprise me to see us set up the same next season - gets fuclin results!

[Michael Brookes]

Am I right in thinking hat Milito went straight from relegation with Zaragoza to CL winner at Inter!!!?!

[david yearsley]

The blues have well and truly put the reds in their place in Milan - now for Manchester!

[CityGer]

Maradona is more than just a fucking mentalist, he is a mentalist who doesn't know a top quality, ball winning midfielder when he see's one.

Can't believe this poor bastard is missing out on a world cup. He deserves it more than any footballer in Europe after his performances this season.

[bluej]

Maradona is more than just a fucking mentalist, he is a mentalist who doesn't know a top quality, ball winning midfielder when he see's one.

Can't believe this poor bastard is missing out on a world cup. He deserves it more than any footballer in Europe after his performances this season.

It's criminal isn't it? The guy has been everywhere today.

[Blue Since 76]

Worried that mourinho will have a couple of seasons at real to prove himself there before pitching up at the swamp. When he returns to england, he might finally settle. Not the most attractive foitball, but very effective

[edge275]

I still can't believe some City fans wouldn't have Mourinho.

[brite blu sky]

i would like to see the stats for the player movement in that game. I only saw Inter build and attack as a team twice in the whole 90mins. Ok so they won. But watching that and the Barca game im wondering if the best tactic against Muorinho's teams is to not play the game they want and therefore not push them back or try to dominate the game. With hindsight it would have been better for Bayern to sit back and let them come out.. at least that way they might have got the situation where not all 11 Inter players were behind the ball.. and they would have some space to play into. Plus less likely to get caught on the break. If you like Inter you will no doubt think they played good football and not see that they did exactly what Jose said they wouldn't.. park the bus.
As a spectacle it was pretty sh*te.. just compare it with the Blackpool game earlier

[Kladze]

i would like to see the stats for the player movement in that game. I only saw Inter build and attack as a team twice in the whole 90mins. Ok so they won. But watching that and the Barca game im wondering if the best tactic against Muorinho's teams is to not play the game they want and therefore not push them back or try to dominate the game. With hindsight it would have been better for Bayern to sit back and let them come out.. at least that way they might have got the situation where not all 11 Inter players were behind the ball.. and they would have some space to play into. Plus less likely to get caught on the break. If you like Inter you will no doubt think they played good football and not see that they did exactly what Jose said they wouldn't.. park the bus.
As a spectacle it was pretty sh*te.. just compare it with the Blackpool game earlier

LMAO

Compare the European Champions League final with a second tier playoff?

[Renato_CTID]

I still can't believe some City fans wouldn't have Mourinho.

Of course they - and me too! - know very well that Roberto Mancini won almost the same trophies playing a better football than him!

[edge275]

I still can't believe some City fans wouldn't have Mourinho.

Of course they - and me too! - know very well that Roberto Mancini won almost the same trophies playing a better football than him!

Why do you think that, mates?

[gillie]

i would like to see the stats for the player movement in that game. I only saw Inter build and attack as a team twice in the whole 90mins. Ok so they won. But watching that and the Barca game im wondering if the best tactic against Muorinho's teams is to not play the game they want and therefore not push them back or try to dominate the game. With hindsight it would have been better for Bayern to sit back and let them come out.. at least that way they might have got the situation where not all 11 Inter players were behind the ball.. and they would have some space to play into. Plus less likely to get caught on the break. If you like Inter you will no doubt think they played good football and not see that they did exactly what Jose said they wouldn't.. park the bus.
As a spectacle it was pretty sh*te.. just compare it with the Blackpool game earlier

LMAO

Compare the European Champions League final with a second tier playoff?

Yes because they were played completely different the championship play off both teams wanted to attack the chumps league only one team wanted to attack but got sucker punched i agree with BBS it was not entertaining the champ play off was.

[Renato_CTID]

I still can't believe some City fans wouldn't have Mourinho.

Of course they - and me too! - know very well that Roberto Mancini won almost the same trophies playing a better football than him!

Why do you think that, mates?

Tonight Inter deserves to win because of two fantastic players such as Snejder and Milito. What's about the quality of the other nine or ten players? They only think to stay behind the line of the ball all over the game. Is this good football, mate? This is called CATENACCIO and I hate it absolutely!

[Ted Hughes]

i would like to see the stats for the player movement in that game. I only saw Inter build and attack as a team twice in the whole 90mins. Ok so they won. But watching that and the Barca game im wondering if the best tactic against Muorinho's teams is to not play the game they want and therefore not push them back or try to dominate the game. With hindsight it would have been better for Bayern to sit back and let them come out.. at least that way they might have got the situation where not all 11 Inter players were behind the ball.. and they would have some space to play into. Plus less likely to get caught on the break. If you like Inter you will no doubt think they played good football and not see that they did exactly what Jose said they wouldn't.. park the bus.
As a spectacle it was pretty sh*te.. just compare it with the Blackpool game earlier

LMAO

Compare the European Champions League final with a second tier playoff?

Yes because they were played completely different the championship play off both teams wanted to attack the chumps league only one team wanted to attack but got sucker punched i agree with BBS it was not entertaining the champ play off was.

I agree too. Of course the chumps league is 1000 times better ability wise but there's absolutely no reason why 2 well matched top quality sides, in the final of that tournament, can't have a go at each other & create a spectacle rather than just one team playing. If all football is about is results then why bother to actually watch it? Why not just sit at home & read the results?

If we play like that, even if we win the lot, I'll enjoy the first few trophies & then chuck it in. To have almost unlimited funds & then choose to play like that would be an embarrassment when people compared us to the rags etc & it would leave us as the side everyone hates. If that's how Jose continues to play football, I hope he never comes to City & If Mancini goes down that road, I hope he gets the sack.

[gillie]

i would like to see the stats for the player movement in that game. I only saw Inter build and attack as a team twice in the whole 90mins. Ok so they won. But watching that and the Barca game im wondering if the best tactic against Muorinho's teams is to not play the game they want and therefore not push them back or try to dominate the game. With hindsight it would have been better for Bayern to sit back and let them come out.. at least that way they might have got the situation where not all 11 Inter players were behind the ball.. and they would have some space to play into. Plus less likely to get caught on the break. If you like Inter you will no doubt think they played good football and not see that they did exactly what Jose said they wouldn't.. park the bus.
As a spectacle it was pretty sh*te.. just compare it with the Blackpool game earlier

LMAO

Compare the European Champions League final with a second tier playoff?

Yes because they were played completely different the championship play off both teams wanted to attack the chumps league only one team wanted to attack but got sucker punched i agree with BBS it was not entertaining the champ play off was.

I agree too. Of course the chumps league is 1000 times better ability wise but there's absolutely no reason why 2 well matched top quality sides, in the final of that tournament, can't have a go at each other & create a spectacle rather than just one team playing. If all football is about is results then why bother to actually watch it? Why not just sit at home & read the results?

If we play like that, even if we win the lot, I'll enjoy the first few trophies & then chuck it in. To have almost unlimited funds & then choose to play like that would be an embarrassment when people compared us to the rags etc & it would leave us as the side everyone hates. If that's how Jose continues to play football, I hope he never comes to City & If Mancini goes down that road, I hope he gets the sack.

Was'nt pretty was it Ted?.

[btajim]

Inter have now won 3 Trophies this season yet people still pick and poke about Mourinho. The man is a winner and will continue that form at Real Madrid. He can manage wherever he chooses to. Football is a results business. Inter have now won 3 Trophies this season.

If City have genuine ambitions for Europe then Mancini needs to learn how to achieve results in Europe. He didn't manage that with Inter.