Champions League Final is here!! Scary, very scary. Today will be a HUGE day for me. Liverpool has to beat AC Milan again, for another Champions League Cup, plus, I have the LOST SEASON FINALE on the brain. But, I do have to take a breath and enjoy the best team/squad Liverpool has had in years. I guess, the most powerful team.
The best LIVERPOOL team is hard to say. But, there were so many amazing men to have played Anfield in the past decade and change, that make them the greatest team EVER. My SONG OF THE WEEK gets into the passion and boys of Anfield and Liverpool. Let’s begin.
THE GOLDEN AGE OF LIVERPOOL FC
BILLY DUNLOP 1895-1909
A brilliant defender who joined Liverpool FC in 1895 and played over 300 games with the Reds. Spent 14 years with Liverpool bringing them two Champions League medals. A name to never forget. THANK YOU SO MUCH BILLY!!!!
JACK COX 1898-1909
One hell of a winger this man. I wish I could be like Desmond on Lost and bump my head to go back to see Cox and Dunlop play. Cox joined Liverpool FC in 1898, and gave them some amazing 11 years, 321 games, and 81 goals. For a winger, that’s mighty impressive. Cheers Cox!
GORDON HODGSON 1925-1936
The hat-trick hero for Liverpool. This man scored 240 goals in 378 appearances. You do the math. Hodgson had 17 hat tricks in the eleven years he played for the team. Also known for his 36 goals in one season. Brilliant striker and a name that everyone should remember when talking about the “best” strikers EVER, not just for the REDS. Thank you so much Gordy for everything making this team incredible.
BILLY LIDDEL 1939-1961
A name to never ever forget! A LEGEND!!!!! Played 494 games, and scores 216 goals in the 22 years he played with Liverpool FC. Another winger who blew everyone at the Kop away. AGAIN! A HUGE THANK YOU TO THIS MAN!!! Brilliant! Playing for so long, I think Liddell will bring us to…
THE SILVER AGE OF LIVERPOOL FC
BILL SHANKLY 1959-1974
Genius, ABOSOLUT GENIUS! Here is a name that the Mersey will NEVER FORGET! Here is my only profile on a manager and manager only who brought Liverpool to the top many times. Retired at Anfield and the Merseryside will never forget this man. Maybe one of the best managers ever, but brought such a heart to Anfield, thank you SHANKLY!! After spending a year or two at other teams, he stayed with Liverpool for 15 years.
BOB PAISLEY 1939-1954
These are the Paisley Gates that the song is talking about. This is the man who brought the 1977 Euro Cup into Liverpool’s hands. Nine years with Liverpool, and ONLY Liverpool. Paisley came in when Bill Shankly abruptly called for his retirement in 1974, and left the Kopites confused. Even though with confusion, he still shined supreme.
IAN CALLAGHAN 1960 - 1978
This man helped keep Shankly going to be one of the greatest managers, by being one of the, maybe is the greatest midfielders Liverpool has even seen. The man played 856 games for Liverpool and for me, he is considered the legend of ALL legends when it comes to LIVERPOOL!!! Also, a bit of Liverpool trivia, the man was only booked ONCE, in his career at Liverpool. After 18 years playing for Liverpool he retired from English football going to Fort Lauderdale. Why?
KENNY DALGLISH 1977-1990
Fantastic, fantastic striker! Wow. Brought from Celtic, this man played his 13 years at Anfield and managed them from 1985-1991, resigning from football playing to manage other English Premier Teams, then resigned at home, Celtic in 2000. Dalglish joined Paisley to play with Liverpool in 1976-77, helping get that 1977 Euro Cup. Little Liverpool trivia, he was brought in as a replacement for Kevin Keegan. Then winning the 1977-78 Euro Cup again as the main striker, and only goal of the game. Don’t forget the name! Let’s not forget the FA CUP final against Everton in the 3 -1 win in that derby! WOW!
RAY CLEMENCE 1967-1981
You have to give the biggest and utmost love and respect to this GOALKEEPER for staying so long and playing 470 games for the Reds. This man, to me, is considered a 5 star hotel…king of CLEAN SHEETS (which means he doesn’t let any goals in one game)!!!!
THE BOYS OF TODAY AT ANFIELD!!!!!
ROBBE FOWLER
I’m going to have to give the boys of today only one profile to an individual who will be retiring today at Anfield. I know, I know he’s done this before, but he did say he would play other clubs for five years and come back to retire at Anfield in this season. I love this man, and he is a legend to Anfield who will be missed. Scoring 128 goals for the Reds as of to date.
YOUR CURRENT LIVERPOOL SQUAD FOR 2006-2007!!!!
From here I will post on the boys who will be playing today’s game and the boys who have been injured and will be missed. This is one of the most aggressive (thanks Alonso, Sissoko, Bellamy), experienced (Carragher, Hyypia, Riise, Fowler and Gerrard) squads to date for Liverpool.
Top Level (in HOME KIT = RED/ORANGE ONLY in order) –
DIRK KUYT (First player in red) - Excellent Striker…expect him to play today! And get us a goal!
PEPE RENIA (2nd in Orange) – BRILIANT KEEPER!!! Expect NO goals to get by him in today while wearing the HOME KIT!
HARRY KEWELL (last one in red) – LOOK WHO’S BACK!!! Brilliant midfielder bringing us some powerful defending and maybe that goal he’s always wanted in a Champions (Euro) Cup Final!!!
Middle Level (in HOME KIT = RED KITS ONLY in order) –
JERMAINE PENNANT – (1st red player) – Great great cross action, needed on the wing and maybe get a header in from Peter Crouch.
ROBBIE FOWLER– (4th, middle, red kit) – As we know! Bye bye Robbie, you’ll be missed! Bring tissues to the game!
CRAIG BELLAMY (last red kit, 6th) – Oye! I don’t know what to say about this twat, but he proved himself worthy when he AND Riise scored in the Quater-Finals in the 1st game against Barcelona. And this was after Riise was clubbed in the knee with a golfclub by Bellamy. Yup! Just get up front and get that goal you are promising, then leave!
Bottom Level (in HOME KIT = RED KITS ONLY in order) –
ZENDEN (1st red kit) – (won’t play) Injured, but still pulling off some great magic here and there.
LUIS GARCIA! (2nd sitting) – (won’t play) BRILLIANT Spaniard!!! INJURED and will be very very very much missed. I will kiss my thumb for you any day…I wish you would be better soon. Heard some very scary news about his knee/leg, wish him the best.
STEVE FINNAN (3rd sitting) – WILL PLAY! And better calm down getting that ball up field. QUIT kicking it all the way up. Passing is ace when you have such an AMAZING back with you.
XABI ALONSO – (4th sitting) – Aggressive and will take control of AC Milan’s KAKA. Everyone thinks Gerrard will be in charge of that, but WATCH for him…who happens to be next.
STEVIE G!!! – (5th sitting) – A LEGEND AND A GENUIS!!! You have to know who this is by now. Did you watch the World Cup? Oye, I hope not, but did you watch last season? Did you see the FA CUP final against West Ham last season with that brilliant tying goal in injury/stoppage time. THE BEST! Expect him to get up the field and kick some crackers. He deserves his own page, but for today, he will play what words can’t be typed.
JAIME CARRAGHER - (6th red kit sitting) – A legend, the greatest defender to play the number 23. Okay, a little too much, but still, he is a genius with the left-one foot tackles. No need to slide when you have this beast stop that ball in your tracks every time. Watch this man not allow any balls pass him. Genius!
SAMI HYYPIA - (7th red kit sitting) – Oh man, this man next Jamie Carragher is yet another reason AC Milan won’t score. And maybe even get lucky to have Sami score. This man’s headers are unbelievable when they go in. Don’t hold it against him, we may see a corner that meets that head, and it’s UNSTOPPABLE!
Momo SISSOKO – (8th red kit sitting) – Oh man! Watch out AC Milan, this man has Gerrard’s back, and it will not be pretty. Very dangerous player, a yellow card may be issued, but hey, it’s the final, why not!
John Arne RIISE – (9th red kit sitting) – GET READY FOR A ROCKET! Wow! Will you be honored to see why this man is always on the top 10 lists of goals of the year? He has some of the most incredible rocket foots EVER. Also, one the best defenders. The back four have nothing to worry about. Just look! Hyypia, Carragher, Riise, and Finnan. WOW! Forget it AC MILAN! OUT!
Peter CROUCH – (last one sitting) – Brilliant brilliant brilliant striker. Yes you have heard of this man, from his headers, crazy height and robo dancing before the World Cup. Crouchy is ready and I expect a goal from this man. If we had to pick two strikers to play, I would say Bellamy and Crouch. Make Bellamy feel special, but at the 65th minute, you put in Kuyt and expect another goal from fresh legs and much anticipation.
THAT’S IT! You’re winning STARTING 11, plus more! Wow, I cannot believe I just did all this. Ha! But this game is so important and this next season coming up August will be their shinning year. I hope to have a great summer hearing news that Benitez (manager) bringing in some great legs.
Some other amazing players I couldn’t mention…
Ian Rush – brilliant forward, deserves to hold the cup today with our squad.
Steve Nichol – who is the New England Revolution’s manager/coach! Great coach, great team!!!
Michael Owen - Of course I can’t forget this man. Stevie G and Owen were the most powerful force. Wish I could have seen more games of theirs. Damn you American Sports channels.
Kevin Keegan - 100 goals for this man in 7 years. Great forward! Congrats. Very special man for the Reds.
If you need anything and want to know more about Liverpool…Wikipedia always helps, but their main site is
liverpoolfc.tv
Well, this is a JUMP OFF/SONG OF THE WEEK section…and I do promise you a song. One of the greatest chants that’s also the reason why the heart and passion of Liverpool will never die. Not like ANY OTHER league team, Liverpool know who they are playing for, and the reason why they are scoring goals. To hear the cheers of millions of fans world wide. It’s not the money (seeing as they don’t really need it to keep the best players in the world). Just remember how many years these players stay and keep scoring for them.
This is an older song, but wow, this is a chant that will bring goosebumps every time. If you read about some of the key players I mentioned, you will get it and love every minute of this team and their style and passion of football.
Last thing before I post the song is ENJOY the game. No matter what happens remember that the teams playing have come a long way. I do not enjoy and very much despise Italy’s way of playing the game and hooliganism. I wish the best for both teams and make it friendly. What has happened in Italy in the past year is disgusting and let’s pray no one gets hurt and the crowd is on their best behavior. This is not only important to Liverpool fans, but Liverpool have to bring the Cup home to England.
COME ON RED MEN!!!!
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b.quain
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