Borussia Dortmund (A) - CL QF | Post-Match Thread

kippaxwarrior said:
Apparently Jude Bellingham is 17 years old in case anyone didn't know
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The BM podcast had a Dortmund fan on who was giving some insight into their team and he was raving about Bellingham. He did suggest though he was not adverse to gobbling off. When Gundo got hold of him last night I wondered whether Bellingham had said something to him because in fairness Mr Whippy does not normally get confrontational.

Whatever it turned out to be a master stroke as in my opinion Bellingham disappeared up his own arse after that and was subbed unless he still has to be in bed before 10
 
Brightwell Bros. said:
We've been as critical as anyone of Pep in Europe, but this was a European masterclass, up there with Real Madrid last season. We kept the ball moving, wore them down, and hit them with an away goal at the exact right moment in the game, and if the penalty hadn't come there were gaps and pockets opening up all over the pitch. We never panicked, reduced them to a handful of chances, and made more ourselves.
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They had 2 scoring chances, the goal which was a screamer and the header that dropped over the bar, we need to put away ours, could have scored 10 over two legs.
 
It's so weird, I actually relaxed after they scored, thinking now we get to play our game and go for the win.
 
tolmie's hairdoo said:
We need to stop the inhibited 20-odd minutes we seem to have in this competition.

Gundo admitted to us being edgy and I just don't see why, we have loads of experience now.

If you recall our exits, the games at Liverpool, Monaco and Spurs were all made uphill because of crazy openings or five minute periods?

Certainly at the elite level, you can't get away with it.

Interesting analogy from Neymar today re the Bayern result...

You can be chatting up a woman all night (dominate possession) but then a guy comes along at the end of the night and takes her away in five minutes.
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Dies the name Neymar translate as Ian Holloway in English?
 
brazilians hurt said:
The BM podcast had a Dortmund fan on who was giving some insight into their team and he was raving about Bellingham. He did suggest though he was not adverse to gobbling off. When Gundo got hold of him last night I wondered whether Bellingham had said something to him because in fairness Mr Whippy does not normally get confrontational.

Whatever it turned out to be a master stroke as in my opinion Bellingham disappeared up his own arse after that and was subbed unless he still has to be in bed before 10
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Did we ever find out what he did to piss Gundo off so much? I haven't had my second watch yet.
 
chesterbells said:
Good question that. Still haven’t seen any reference to the reason. He’s not one to fly off the handle unnecessarily Gundo, is he?
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Not at all. Never seen him lose his rag. The commentators wondered if Bellingham had been asking the ref for a card but I can't remember off the top of my head what was the incident which preceded it.
 
brazilians hurt said:
The BM podcast had a Dortmund fan on who was giving some insight into their team and he was raving about Bellingham. He did suggest though he was not adverse to gobbling off. When Gundo got hold of him last night I wondered whether Bellingham had said something to him because in fairness Mr Whippy does not normally get confrontational.

Whatever it turned out to be a master stroke as in my opinion Bellingham disappeared up his own arse after that and was subbed unless he still has to be in bed before 10
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Gobby, snidey Brummie twat. That push on Foden into another Dortmund player who was already sliding was completely out of order and dangerous.
 
Didsbury Dave said:
Your answer to the question should have been that the intention is to win both, and that's what motivated Pep's team selections. United are not going to win the league. Forget it. It isn't going to happen.
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your right they are not but if we have a situation again with the semi final and league game and we lose the league because of rotation they will be back in with a sniff and 5 points would start to feel to close
 
vmsuhail said:
www.theguardian.com

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Champions League clash could be described as sportswashing derby with rich royal family owners going head to head
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"Sportswashing derby"

I don't like PSG one bit, but if we fail I'd rather them win the CL.
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Sunderland fan who probably has a voodoo doll of Toure/Nasri. RAWK is in meltdown with us, Chelski and PSG in the semis - we're breaking the cartel clubs.
 
tonea2003 said:
the thing is though if utd were close enough then pep would have had no choice but to have gone strong v leeds, we had the relative luxury of a 11pts buffer, so made the logical choice to rotate.
the champions league is the only stick left to beat us with
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i think if we beaten leeds at home united would not have won at spurs and game over done and dusted
we given them a little bit of hope and another slip up will make it even more brighter for them

in pep we trust and united will not win all 7 games and at the end when city are lifting the trophy
it will not matter what points united get even if we win it on goal difference again
 
Doctor Jimmy and Mr Jim said:
I'm a bit puzzled by some on here who thought we had a poor first half. We had a very timid start for some reason, but after Dortmund scored - and fair play the young lad took his chance well - I thought we dominated from that point. At HT and 0-1, hitting the bar and one cleared off the line, you're thinking "is it one of those nights?". But massive credit second half, we came out and controlled the game. The penalty was nailed on....there's no debate. The arm was in the most unnatural position possible and the slight touch from head to arm doesn't alter the fact the ball was hitting the arm anyway. Great strike for the second goal, what else can you say. The best thing about this? We played to our strengths, concentrated on what we could do and never hit the panic button. Players and manager showed they trust each other to deliver.
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Post of the thread Jimmy.
 
tolmie's hairdoo said:
We need to stop the inhibited 20-odd minutes we seem to have in this competition.

Gundo admitted to us being edgy and I just don't see why, we have loads of experience now.

If you recall our exits, the games at Liverpool, Monaco and Spurs were all made uphill because of crazy openings or five minute periods?

Certainly at the elite level, you can't get away with it.

Interesting analogy from Neymar today re the Bayern result...

You can be chatting up a woman all night (dominate possession) but then a guy comes along at the end of the night and takes her away in five minutes.
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Did Neymar get that advice from his sister?
 
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