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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: Mac 10 † on May 17, 2006, 05:44:01 PM
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Swedish striker Henrik Larsson was ecstatic after setting up the two late goals which won Barcelona the Champions League in his last game for the club.
"It was an unbelievable way for me to finish my career at Barca," he said after beating Arsenal 2-1.
"I have had a fantastic experience here in my two years with two league titles and now this. It's amazing."
Barca's win also means Larsson's former club Celtic qualify directly for next season's Champions League group stage.
WHAT A NIGHT, WHAT A HERO, WHAT A LEGEND!! ;D
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Barca's win also means Larsson's former club Celtic qualify directly for next season's Champions League group stage.
That is really fucking cool.
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Barca's win also means Larsson's former club Celtic qualify directly for next season's Champions League group stage.
That is really fucking cool.
That's why I was rooting all the more for Barca. 8)
Plus I backed them at evens so £16 -> £32 back.
And the world got to see the Henrik I've seen for 8 years now. amazing night :)
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Barca's win also means Larsson's former club Celtic qualify directly for next season's Champions League group stage.
Why?
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Barca's win also means Larsson's former club Celtic qualify directly for next season's Champions League group stage.
Why?
one word - coefficients
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If Arsenal won, Liverpool would have taken Celtic's spot no?
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larsson wasted his career at celtic. :P
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larsson wasted his career at celtic. :P
I think he might've. If you see how well he did in Barcelona on his 34th (or something), imagine how good he could have been if he had played for a big European club in his late 20s.
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imagine how good he could have been
so he isn't good? he isn't a legend? he isn't known & respected all around europe?
i don't remember him being shit when i've sat and watched him b4 ::)
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If Arsenal won, Liverpool would have taken Celtic's spot no?
Just to clarify...
But the outcome of the final will have a major influence on Celtic's prospects. Gordon Strachan's side will be placed directly into the group stage if Barca lift the trophy.
But if Arsenal triumph in Paris, the Hoops will have to play in the third qualifying round, the stage at which they crashed out to Artmedia Bratislava this season.
Celtic are on target to be seeded in Pot Two for the group stages if they make it, due to results across Europe and the co-efficients of the clubs set to qualify from this season's leagues.
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imagine how good he could have been
so he isn't good? he isn't a legend? he isn't known & respected all around europe?
i don't remember him being shit when i've sat and watched him b4 ::)
did i say he isn't good? ::)
i'm just saying he probably could've gotten a lot more out of his career if he had played for a better club than celtic
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he would have been playing with betters players...yes
he could have won bigger trophies...yes
he could have won more trophies...no
he could have been a better player...no
he could have had a better goals/games ratio...no
the man IS a legend.
i understand and agree with the point that he could have played for a bigger team, i feel the same way about batistuta.
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the man IS a legend.
he may be a legend to you, but there are not many people who take the scottish league seriously
soooooooooo.......
he could have been a better player...no fuck yeah
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i'm just saying he probably could've gotten a lot more out of his career if he had played for a better club than celtic
I don't really agree with that either.
Honours
Team
Dutch Cup: 1993-94 and 1994-95
Scottish League (4): 1997-98, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2003-04
Scottish League Cup : 1997-98, 2000-01
Scottish Cup : 2000-01, 2003-04
Spanish League: 2004-05, 2005-06
Spanish Super Cup: 2005-06
UEFA Champions League: 2005-06
Individual
Golden Boot: 2000-01
MBE: for services to Scottish football 2006
Guldbollen: 1998
Scottish Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year: 1999
Scottish PFA Players' Player of the Year: 1999
Scottish Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year: 2001
Scottish PFA Players' Player of the Year: 2001
Guldbollen: 2004
1992-1993 Helsingborgs IF 56 (50)
1993-1997 Feyenoord 101 (26)
1997-2004 Celtic F.C. 315 (242)
2004-present FC Barcelona 33 (12)
1993-present Sweden 88 (34)
Total Games = 593
Total Goals = 364
Goals per game ratio = 3 goals every 5 games (over a constant 14 year period)
he could have been a better player...no fuck yeah
I don't think he can be much better than that.
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i'm just saying he probably could've gotten a lot more out of his career if he had played for a better club than celtic
I don't really agree with that either.
Honours
Team
Dutch Cup: 1993-94 and 1994-95
Scottish League (4): 1997-98, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2003-04
Scottish League Cup : 1997-98, 2000-01
Scottish Cup : 2000-01, 2003-04
Spanish League: 2004-05, 2005-06
Spanish Super Cup: 2005-06
UEFA Champions League: 2005-06
Individual
Golden Boot: 2000-01
MBE: for services to Scottish football 2006
Guldbollen: 1998
Scottish Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year: 1999
Scottish PFA Players' Player of the Year: 1999
Scottish Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year: 2001
Scottish PFA Players' Player of the Year: 2001
Guldbollen: 2004
I don't think you understand my point. He would have been a better player if he played for a better club. He might not have won as many things as he did with Celtic, but he probably would've made more money and would've gained more status.
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I don't think you understand my point. He would have been a better player if he played for a better club. He might not have won as many things as he did with Celtic, but he probably would've made more money and would've gained more status.
yeah he would have been more well known, I'll admit to that.
but being a more technically gifted player as well as a more prolific goalscorer on both a domestic and european stage?
i doubt it
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I don't think you understand my point. He would have been a better player if he played for a better club. He might not have won as many things as he did with Celtic, but he probably would've made more money and would've gained more status.
yeah he would have been more well known, I'll admit to that.
but being a more technically gifted player as well as a more prolific goalscorer on both a domestic and european stage?
i doubt it
In the past few years AZ has achieved almost as much as Celtic has. Does AZ count in Europe? Hell no. You know it and I know it.
You act like Larsson is a better player than Van Basten.
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In the past few years AZ has achieved almost as much as Celtic has.
come on? ure kidding right?
AZ reached the semi-final in the UEFA Cup.
Celtic since 2002 have beaten: Porto, Rosenborg, Juventus, Blackburn, Celta Vigo, Stuttgart, Liverpool, Boavista, Lyon & Anderlecht.
As well as drawing with Bayern, Villarreal & Milan.
And that is only the big teams I'm mentioning.
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props to Larsson.
great substition by barca
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Eh Mac you forgot we have beaten Barcelona and drew with them twice at the Nou Camp (Ronaldinho and all) and also beat Valencia (Although we lost the tie on penalties) and Ajax. 8)
AZ have beaten who exactly??.....
Henrik Larsson has scored in Champions leagues, Uefa Cups, World Cups, european Championships, Dutch Leagues, Swedish Leagues, Scottish Leagues.
He IS well respected, the fact he played for a scottish club is irrleevant, all across Europe.
And since when are Celtic a "small" club anyway?....Coz we play in a piss poor league doesnt mean we are at that level. Celtic would be european contenders in any league in Europe. It is a known fact that Celtic are one of, if not the, biggest draws in Europe fan base wise, Hence why we get asked to do so many testimonials as you are garunteed 15, 000 fans at least.......
And i just have to laugh at a AZ Alkmaar fan doubting CELTIC'S credentials. haha
Keep on dreaming that your club is as respected as mine........
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The man we all know as The King of Kings tonight showed the rest of the world just why we hold him in such high regard.
With Barcelona 1-0 down against Arsenal in the final of the European Cup and struggling to get the vital equaliser Henrik Larsson was introduced with 30 minutes left to play and turned the game with two sublime passes which not only took the Trophy back to Catalonia but catapulted Celtic into the group stage of the Champions League (and Pot 2 in the draw).
The cash bonanza which automatic entry into the biggest club tournament in the world will bring to the club will be discussed in the coming weeks but, for now, all that I can think of is the huge pride and joy which I felt and am still feeling when I saw Henrik Larsson collect the one medal that he undoubtedly deserves.
Who can forget how gutted he was when he found himself on the losing side in Seville despite scoring two goals? The bhoy was absolutely devastated and who could blame him after the performance he had produced. Perhaps he thought that night was his last chance at a European winners medal but for Henrik there was a to be a greater prize, the ultimate prize, the same prize the Lisbon Lions had amazingly won way back in 1967.
And didn’t he do it in style? Thierry Henry sang the praises of Henke after the game and credited him with winning the trophy for Barca. “Everyone spoke about Ronaldinho but I didn’t see him tonight. I didn’t see Samual Eto’o. I only saw one man. Henrik Larsson. Let’s talk about him”. A sublime touch into the path of Samual Eto’o saw Barcelona get the equaliser but his first touch and defence splitting pass which provided Belletti with the space to score the winning goal was truly the work of a genius. How fitting that it was against one of the top English Premiership sides when one remembers the amount of commentators from south of the border who have questioned his credentials over the years. Fitting that the best striker that has ever graced that league was, by his own admission, upstaged by the former SPL striker.
The Barcelona fans mobbed Henrik at the end of the game and clearly love the guy as much as we do, especially after tonight’s performance, and he will be treated like a God in the coming days, weeks and years by the passionate Catalan fans who will no doubt be desperate to see him make a u-turn on his decision to quit them after tonight’s game to return home to Sweden to play for his home-town club Helsingborg but, having achieved the ultimate goal they will most likely be wasting their time.
Thank you one last time for what you have done for your old club tonight Henke. As if we don’t love you enough you have now presented us with perhaps the best chance of progressing past the group stages of the Champions League, not just by your achievements tonight but by your contribution to our European coefficient over the years.
But more importantly Henke, take a bow, lap it up, party like there’s no tomorrow because, if there is one player in today’s game who deserves it, who has truly earned it, it is you.
God Bless you Henrik!
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Always rated Larrson, people would say he only looked good because he was palying in the scottish league against poor opposition. His performances for sweden and barcelona have proven he is an amazing player.
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Always rated Larrson, people would say he only looked good because he was palying in the scottish league against poor opposition. His performances for sweden and barcelona have proven he is an amazing player.
+1 for spittin the truth
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WHAT A NIGHT, WHAT A HERO, WHAT A LEGEND!! ;D
great...now put your green and white striped dick away....j/k
a truly great performance
peace
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great...now put your green and white striped dick away....j/k
lol +1
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(http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41656000/jpg/_41656660_larsson203.jpg)
WHAT A NIGHT, WHAT A HERO, WHAT A LEGEND!! ;D
great...now put your green and white striped dick away....j/k
a truly great performance
peace
lmao... liked it, even tho i hav a green and white striped dick 2!!!!