Borussia Dortmund (H) | CL | Post Match Thread

[melrose40yarder]

Great result. Excellent attacking play in the first hour or so. Pity that Savinho gives little end product despite having a better game than usual. He's got everything, but is still falling short - the Brazilian equivalent of Steve Kinsey.

Thought we lapsed on their goal and it could have been stopped by better marking on the cross or on the scorer. Need to tighten up for Sunday.

The Don done well, and O'Reilly. Foden MoM. Looking good for a top 8 finish. Happy days.

I Would say Kinsey was better always tried.

 

[Bluesince1979]

The Dortmund fans were moronic. Constant robotic songs with no emotion. A lot of them did not even watch the game. That is not supporting your team it is just attention seeking bullshit. They did not respond to what was happening on the pitch.

Yep. Manufactured atmosphere.

 

[eastmanc]

With hindsight it could be argued that the blips v Brighton and Spurs were down to a late pre season.

And I suspect a fair few teams might have a blip at Villa Park

I said that at the time, no pre season fucked us big time in those games. Villa I think they over powered us early on and although we got better second half, overall we wernt good enough that day.

 

[eastmanc]

Yep. Manufactured atmosphere.

That fucking drum.

 

[eastmanc]

Apparently not his BIGGEST critic :-)

We need to get a Savio biggest critic league going.:-)

 

[blue by birth]

Really

Yes

 

[Bluesince1979]

That fucking drum.

The whole thing makes me cringe to be honest. Them goons stood at the front directing the singing, the twat thumping a drum.
Its all very ‘try hard’ isnt it

 

[eastmanc]

The whole thing makes me cringe to be honest. Them goons stood at the front directing the singing, the twat thumping a drum.
Its all very ‘try hard’ isnt it

Why bother going to the match to have your back to it for ninety minutes? Doesn't make sense to me.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

I Would say Kinsey was better always tried.

The joke thread is that way >>>>>>>

 

[Gingers Dad]

The best thing about Donna is he just makes those saves like it’s fuck all.

Miles better than Ederson.

Ederson won the lot. Most successful goalkeeper in our history.

 

[Gray]

Six teams from the PL in the top 12 of the Chumps.

I know which of these two competitions is the better one, and is certainly not the one run by those corrupt tossers at UEFA.

 

[bluetonium]

Really weird performance, very reminiscent of Feyenoord. Except his time we changed tactics and saw the game out. Am slightly worried about the energy levels given we have the dips on Sunday, but our quality is undeniable.

Can't expect to dominate a game against Dortmund for the full 90 minutes, but there were two 15 minute spells where we were second best, and that has to change or were open to the flow of the game rather than dictating it.

That lack of communication that led to Donnarumma impersonating Otamendi was worrying also. Not sure if it was a Nunes brain fart or a poor pass, but thankfully somebody stepped up and dealt with it.

I don't want to pile on the anti Savinho train, but his end product is just non existent at the moment, and is nowhere near the output levels we need. He's a threat, he's mostly a hard worker, but he's also one of those players who has a knack for finding the defenders legs with a cross, or row z with an open net. Needs to find a ruthless streak and soon. In comparison, Cherki has feet sprinkled with magic, he could smash a shit against his own post and it would end up in the opposite net, and he'd mean it.

Overall we look much more healthy than last year. The bench was very strong and we were able to change the game with Dias coming on and a back three instantly halting their ambition of a comeback. Beat Leverkusen and we hopefully don't have to sweat as much about trips to Madrid and the bloody arctic.

 

[The Norfolk Blue]

It's not the Eurovision song contest is it?

No and its not the local Library either, with fans reading books or phones .... or is it?

 

[bluemc]

The whole thing makes me cringe to be honest. Them goons stood at the front directing the singing, the twat thumping a drum.
Its all very ‘try hard’ isnt it

Are we talking about the Dortmund fans or the twelve 1894 guys who decided to relocate to 315 for this game :-|

 

[Gingers Dad]

Not to sound like a sourpuss but my god Savinho is unbelievably ignoring to watch. Ryan Cherki come on and makes an immediate impact

Savinho played well

 

[GOULDYBOBS]

"You only sing when he tells you"

 

[Gingers Dad]

I don't know what game you were watching Savinho wasn't good at all
Giving the ball away, not finding the players in box and hitting the first man all the time
Just being useless as a winger

Plus pointing out the Cherki comes on for less time that that clown deserves and scores and makes things happen

I don't know what I have said wrong as I think Cherki is more effective that Savinho. Due to everytime I watch Savinho he isn't effective at all and should of sold him in the summer when we had the chance.

Sorry

You can watch a full replay of the match on the City website

 

[blue cigar]

Played very well against a decent side.
The Germanic dull noise is typical German, fucking appalling that you need a fucking drum.

 

[mattyads]

A sluggish start, and a nervy 10 at 3-1 but clinical in-between.

Great to see Fodem looking so sharp.

Gonzalez to his credit is looking more comfortable in that 6 role.

I feel a greater consistency of performance over a full 90 is needed to get back to winning the big big games like at the weekend.

It feels like we only have 50-60 mins at full throttle over 90 mins at the moment, and against the teams with greater physicality and more fire power it will cost us.

Solid 3 points though.

 

[Gray]

The whole thing makes me cringe to be honest. Them goons stood at the front directing the singing, the twat thumping a drum.
Its all very ‘try hard’ isnt it

They are even worse on their home grounds, all those bloody flags waving about they can’t possible see what is happening on the pitch.