Was Milan better or did Liverpool make them?

While I was waiting for a mouth watering revenge-themed finals, it turned out to be a sleep inducing chess-game.

Firstly, why was only Alonso doing all the dirty work? Alonso could have been sent-off by the end of the first half if not for the leniency of the ref. But where were the cruching tackles from Guttuso, Gerrard and company? Maybe its true that they are really nothing but the 'kittens' that were traded before the game. Maybe since they were contended with playing chesse, there was no need for tackling.

Then, what was Liverpool thinking. Why was Liverpool playing into the hands of the Italians? BAD mistakes. Any manager that is not actually playing a match against the italians will say, 'Let's not play into the italian card.' But it seems like when its their turn to take on the italians, they do just that!

Why did liverpool only play one small tiny striker upfront? Was Nesta and Maldini going to be tested? Were they being stretched? Did that not allow their unherald full-backs to become wingers? I wonder.

This strategy contributed to the chess game.

Whereas playing inzaghi was a master stroke. The type of strikers where even Maldini would hate playing against. A Pest, nasty, tricky, irritating. But effective. And effective he proved to be. Even the way he celebrates his goals demoralises the opponents. I like to have such a player playing on my side if i was in a finals.

And thats what Liverpool played into. And many of you would agree.