Champions League Final - Liverpool v Tottenham - You Boys in Green Forum

I can see this one being a drab dull stalemate 0-0. Its the battle of the bottlers. Klopp v Pochettino. It's a question of who wants to bottle it more in a royal rumble.

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hopefully a good game. The 3 week gap might do Spurs the world of good in getting a few players fit and up to speed. For them to get to the final is an incredible achievement all things considered.

"I called him an embarrassment to FIFA and to himself," .... He said 'No-one speaks to me like that'.... and I said, "well I do' and that was that."

30 years since Liverpool were champions.

60 years since Spurs were.

Champions League strikes again. LOL

The recent league game in Anfield was close enough, 2-1 to Liverpool thanks to the keepers fumble and Sissoko blazing over from 15 yards....will definitely be a close game, difficult to call until the teams are picked. Both teams away results in Europe have been mixed, looking forward to it.

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Hans Moleman wrote:

LOL

I do have a massive gra' for these sets of players and especially these managers. Bit disappointed for Ajax though, they've been phenomenal.

Also, whatever about Klopp and the job he's done at Liverpool (brilliant job, the best manager in the world imo). What Pochettino has done at Spurs is just something else. CL final. Just think about where they were in the pecking order in European football 5/6 years ago. Imagine someone saying when Spurs appointed Pochettino back then that Spurs would regularly qualify for the CL in the next few seasons, that they'd have a couple of tilts at a title (I know some will question that description), and they'd make a CL final. It is phenomenal what Pochettino has achieved there.

As a Spurs fan, no-one could have a higher regard for Poch than me.

But when you talk about "5/6 years ago", I think you disregard the contribution Redknapp (yes, 'Arry) made in taking Spurs to a higher level after the cataclysm of Ramos and the dross of Gross, Santini and even Jol.

I was at the game where Spurs played Real Madrid (in Madrid) in 2011 and although we were beaten 4-0 (tie over), it was not the game the scoreline suggests. In fact, with Bale & Co ripping teams apart, Spurs weren't that far short of top billing that season.

Now having said all that, Poch has taken Spurs to a whole new level entirely, but these things don't just happen overnight.

Baldrick wrote:

The managers that have moved spurs along and improved spurs have been Jol Redknapp and now Poch. Jol is underaged at spurs. Think of what was there before him and then close to champions league.

Indeed.

It's a final, nobody cares how you win once you win. Pretty game with end to end attacking or a drab 1-0, the winner won't give a toss.

Would've nearly preferred the game next week for us. The couple of times we've had a decent break between games it hasn't done us any good. Playing week to week seems to suits better but form etc goes out the window for finals I suppose

Some people just deserve a slap

Probably stick 100-200 on spurs to lift the cup. Bit of compensation if spurs win but money I would be ok to part with to see Liverpool lift the cup