Deportivo OR Liverpool: which loss is harder to accept?

I voted the final as we played so well except for 6 minutes.

However, I have learnt to accept defeat mostly because of the finals against Marseille and Ajax. These things happen, we cannot let it keep us down

Deportivo, without a doubt.

There is one huge difference between the match between the Deportivo and Liverpool match.

In the Deportivo match, Milan did not turn up for the match. They knew that the previous night were filled with upsets but yet collasped without reacting strong enough. That was unacceptable.

In the Liverpool match, they tried all they could. Tactically, physically and strategically Milan was by far more dominant than Liverpool. Simply said, it was not meant to be and it was not Milan's night.

Liverpool, no doubt.

Because it was a final.
Because we played so well during the first 45.
Because its one game, and Liverpool had only 45 minutes to erase a 0-3 deficit while La COruña played at home and with 90 minutes.
Because the Liverpool game took place after La Coruña, meaning we should have learned from our fatal experience in Spain.
Because we didnt win a single trophy this season (Excluding you know...)
Because we were much more experienced than Liverpool.
Because I thought we were winning our 7th after the first half and once Sheva had that double chance.
Because we had to watch Dudek the monkey dancing
Because they are an english side.

Enough!

Defenetly the final... for all the reasons you all stated.

BTW here are some recent incredible results

1995/96 UEFA cup quarter final vs Bordaux, we won the 1st leg 2-0 and lost away 3-0 result out of the UEFA
1997/98 Italian cup final vs Lazio, we won the 1st leg 1-0 at home and in the middle of the 2nd half we scored so we had 2 goals advantage, but Lazio scored 3 in 7 minutes aggragate 3-2 for Lazio and Italian cup lost
2003/04 the recent deportivo games
2004/05 PSV..... we qualified luckily and the final

this must change!!!

I take it you are referring to your signature
Don't worry, it will. We will be up and running again next year.

Obviously the final. For 45 minutes we played perfect football. We were 45 minutes away from becoming the greatest team of the modern era, this match would have been the blueprint for playing football the world over, our players would have become legends, every last one of them. Instead as someone wrote on a newsgroup Milan are the European Champions of choking.

i agree with mehdi above. They would have been talkng about this game for years and years if milan continued playing like they did in the first half. for decades. instead they will be talking about it for anothe reason.

well neither affected me but I voted for Istanbul. As a fan I think it will be harder for a milanista to accept istanbul than riazor

Istanbul hands down.

This is the match Juve/Inter/Liver fans will always have against us. This game was an ebarassment to the team and the fans and the AC Milan name. 10-20-30 years from now no matter how good Milan is this win will be a black spot in the history of Milan.

I will love and support Milan forever but I will never forget this game. I would not be so bitter if Milan lost deservingly. If Milan gave 100% for 90+30 minutes and still lost I would not have said a word. However these players could not give 100% for the AC Milan organization, for the great history of the club and most importantly for the fans and ended up with an embarassing loss.

I'm sorry but I will not get over this loss unless we win a double or CL minimum next year. I love this team too much but their performances against Deportivo, PSV and Liverpool broke my heart.

Originally Posted by fantasheva

Istanbul hands down.

This is the match Juve/Inter/Liver fans will always have against us. This game was an ebarassment to the team and the fans and the AC Milan name. 10-20-30 years from now no matter how good Milan is this win will be a black spot in the history of Milan.

I will love and support Milan forever but I will never forget this game. I would not be so bitter if Milan lost deservingly. If Milan gave 100% for 90+30 minutes and still lost I would not have said a word. However these players could not give 100% for the AC Milan organization, for the great history of the club and most importantly for the fans and ended up with an embarassing loss.

I'm sorry but I will not get over this loss unless we win a double or CL minimum next year. I love this team too much but their performances against Deportivo, PSV and Liverpool broke my heart.

y is it always milan cant it be united or someone it happens to us always noooo we r curseed

I can't bear 2 watch the replays of the Liverpool game. In my opinion,Milan deserved 2 lose. They could afford 2 give away a 3-0 lead in 6 mins. Whatever the case, we have 2 look on the bright side. We seriously need a makeover in defence.

I amongst all of you must choose the Depor game as the worst to loose, as while I am a Milan fan, My first love will be always Liverpool FC.

I am surprised how the game went, I had given it up when Crespo shot chipped past Dudek into the net!!

What a turnaround!!!

I wont go on further except to reiterate that the Depor game was a far worse experience for me!!

riazor.............

it all started then.......
for the final i already knew we had the potential to mess it up- like we did vs. psv(almost)..

IMO, the Deportivo disaster was a bad loss resulted by our own fault and arrogance.

What happened in Istanbul is just a strange thing that I haven't seen before. On the balance of play and how we played, this final is the harder loss to swallow for sure because we played great and yet lost the final in a very odd way. In La Coruna we deserved a kicking on the backside and got it rightly as we didn't come to play since the whistle went.