Fulham. Oh, dear Fulham~

As we all football fans probably know by now, for the first time in many years, the semi-finals of the Champions League will not have any English teams in it. Now, Fulham and Liverpool - who beat Benfica 5-3 on aggregate in their Europa League quarter-final - are the last two remaining English sides in Europe, following the elimination of Manchester United and Arsenal from the Champions League this week.

Notice something? No one speaks much about Fulham, despite their great performance this season. Compared to Liverfail, they've actually done better for a side with less resources to use. And they certainly have claimed more high-profile scalps in the first edition of the Europa League. Let us compare the respective sides' seasons so far:

Liverpool (Who are arguably the superior side due to better resources and several world-class players):

Injuries to important players such as Steven Gerrard derailed their quest to go one better than their runner-up position the previous season. The transfer of people such as Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid didn't help much either. The signing of players unable to compensate for the gap the transferred ones left weakened the team, causing them to be the first of the Big Four to drop out of the Champions League, yet ironically, the last of the Four to remain in European competition. Currently struggling to retain fourth place too O:

Now, how 'bout Fulham?

This season has been one to remember for the Cottagers. Nearly made it to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, yet were beaten 1-3 by Tottenham. Their league form has been moderate, their position at midtable. However... the magic starts with the Europa League. There, they have drawn and beaten AS Roma 1-1 and 2-1 respectively in the group stages, defeated defending champions Shaktar Donetsk in the last 32, overwhelmed Italian giants Juventus 5-4 on aggregate, and soundly beat current German champions Vfl Wolfsburg 3-1 on aggregate, sealing their passage to the semi-finals, a fixture against Hamburg SV, and the honor of being one of only 2 English sides left in European competition this year, the other being Liverpool (Who were expected to anyway).

And yet no one ever sees Fulham's skill this season. Under Roy Hodgson, they have matured from a team fighting relegation on a seasonal basis to a team capable of fighting the best on their day.


Bobby Zamora being congratulated by Simon Davies after a 21 second goal O:
(It looked more like a 20 second one though)


Now look at this guy! He obviously sucks. O: no double and Liverfail would've been in a sticky position, no?

Conclusion: Liverfail so < Fulham. Anyone who cares to say otherwise can look down now, 'cause they


;DDD

That's all I gotta say for tonight~ chao!


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