Gerrard won that final not Rafa. Should have picked Hamman from the start of the match to cut out Kaka.
Liverpool fan since late 70's.
You might change your mind if you see on that MNF with Carragher. His attention to detail was incredible.
He changed the Kaka thing (he says the first goal didn't help with that). He put Gerrard further forward but then switched him to right wing back when it was 3-3 because Serginho was causing problems and Gerrard had the legs and more discipline than Smicer.
The biggest eye opener for me was the penalties. Our three scorers were all subs. The one that missed, Riise, played all the game.
Rafa said that they studied penalties and where the Milan players put them. He was very clear that it was all about the work that they had done on penalties behind the scenes.
Rafa was also glowing in his praise for the character (he loves that word
) of the players; especially the likes of Gerrard and Carragher.
We don't see all that, do we?