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Originally Posted by Laudrup
Preferably by use of severe physical punishment 
It’s simply unforgivable to throw away a match like that. And then blame fate or supernatural powers for your insufficient moral. If Liverpool’s players had blamed fate at halftime they’d have lost 6-0. Crespo’s post-game comments just illustrate the difference in mentality between those two sides. Even before the penalty shoot-out Milan’s players had given up as opposed to considering it an extraordinary opportunity to win the most prestigious tournament on earth.
"When I saw the great save from Dudek against Shevchenko I say to myself 'bye bye', this is not possible something like this. You see a moment like that and you think, it is not going to be our night."
It reminded me of Italy’s players at that time when France equalised a 1-0 lead in the Euro final 2000. It was 1-1 and there was still all to play for. Yet not a single Italian player believed in it in spite of the fact that they’d been the better side throughout the match.
Unforgivable. |
Hear hear! The unfortunate truth...