JH Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 They are a really good team, but we showed what we could do tonight in and around the Cisse goal. Not saying we'd have gone through but if we'd played that way earlier and had made the subs sooner then who knows? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 I'd be happy for them to win it based on their fans and not being Chelsea, but the play acting makes me want someone else to win it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 And the referee was awful tonight Should have got someone from a proper European league Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 I thought Simpson was remarkably assured by his standards btw. You have to give him credit for his occasional performances - given that he must surely know he's out the door in the summer. He's been playing like someone trying to win back his place permanently. I expected him to be a lot more half-arsed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bruno_SLB Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Benfica fans. What ever you do you must stop Chelsea (and perhaps Spurs) winning this thing. Lie, cheat, steal. Whatever it takes. Chelsea have infinite luck by the way if you draw them. Believe me, we know all about that. Last year we got them in quarter-finals of Champions League, and we were MUCH better then them, in both ties, and the the ref's in both ties were an absolut disgrace. They literally gave Chelsea the spot in the semi-finals. Im not gonna lie, i prefer to get Basel or Fener, but if we get Chelsea, we have unfinished business from last year... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 They are a really good team, but we showed what we could do tonight in and around the Cisse goal. Not saying we'd have gone through but if we'd played that way earlier and had made the subs sooner then who knows? We didn't give ourselves our best chance of going through. It's easy to say "if we'd gone gung-ho for 90 they'd have shredded us on the counter", but to have as little midfield creativity as we did (ie. no Marv) for the first half did not work in our favour. It was essentially just 45 minutes of time-wasting on their behalf. Time-wasting in which they could have put the tie to bed earlier but for Krul. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Gutted. Atmosphere was brilliant though, especially after the goal. Really thought we were going to go on and win the game after that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Are people really saying if we'd adopted more attacking strategy we'd have gone through tonight? Don't see it. I think we'd have had a better chance. We had them on the ropes for 10 minutes, that's it - because we thought that was the pinnacle of what we were capable of. Went out with a whimper IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Pinkman Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pilko Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 mint Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 absolutely gutted. What a fucking atmosphere. Best I've experienced in a while. In a weird way I'm happy they got their goal. Would've felt much more sick if we'd have won that 1-0, knowing we quite hadn't done enough. Can't help but feel it was too little, too late. Over both legs, sloppy mistakes cost us and they nearly did again tonight. The introduction of Ben Arfa however gave both fans and players a lift. Everyone thought that ball was lost in the build-up to Cisse's goal. Also got a little bit snap-happy tonight. Here's two I took. As mentioned in the pre-match thread, some of their lot outside Bar Loco Waffa Cup Thursday's panoramic view from the Gallowgate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Class. Such a shame we won't be in Europe again any time soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spizz energi Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 I felt we needed an early goal to push on and win this match, and sadly it didn't happen First half was about as enjoyable to watch as root canal surgery, but fair play to the lads for upping their game and really going for it in the second. I really believed we could do it for a while there. So great to see Ben Arfa back Good luck Benfica, hope you go all the way now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Loved the flares in their end added to the atmosphere. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Amazing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 I am heartbroken tonight, was a great atmosphere and had a blast but I had real hope of us making the final. Just crushed right now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 I am heartbroken tonight, was a great atmosphere and had a blast but I had real hope of us making the final. Just crushed right now. You never did? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 That Matic went from great to terrible after we scored Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 In the end, whatever the gameplan, I thought it was valiant effort by the players 2nd half. Don't think they'll be too down and they've a great match to look forward too. Reckon they might really turn it on for us on sunday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 A "valiant" effort that lasted for only around 15-20 mins. Yeah, so proud. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrigan Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 http://i48.tinypic.com/xgmeis.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest icemanblue Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 So unlucky. Very proud of that performance. After our first goal, in that atmosphere, I thought it was just a case of waiting until the 93rd minute for Cisse's winner. Was proper calm about it, bizarrely. The clearance off the line in the first half had given me the confidence it was going to be our night. Thought we played it perfectly, so I'll have to avoid the Pardew thread I bet. No shame in losing to this team, and I hope that they go on to win it. Their fans were some of the best European fans we've had over here, nice to see a proper flare. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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