Match Thread | B.Dortmund vs Man City (25/10/22)

[blue ranger]

Stones is a class CB but is only ever just doing a job at RB.

Good in bursts because he's a talented, intelligent and experienced player, but his instincts are wrong for the position.

That’s the issue, I don’t like the CB’s at RB. Would rather give the young kid Rico lewis a game there or Cancelo with Wilson-Esbrand at LB.

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

80k+
Impressive.
Right, City. Fuck them up.

 

[Kadour75]

Weshould not get fooled by the first half performance, Dortmund will run out of steam in the second half and City subs will make the difference.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Bernardo on. 0-2 incoming.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

You're first and last sentences are at odds with each other

How? They’ve barely done anything all game, apart from two counter attacks, we’ve almost had nothing to worry about. We’ve just kept the ball in the middle of the pitch.

 

[BlueRodent]

It's all very pedestrian unfortunately. All these sideways and backwards passing is all very well but I just gives the opposition time to regroup and get everyone behind the ball. There needs to be more urgency, faster passing and be more direct.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Lacking some bite in the final third. Hopefully Mahrez making way for Bernie.

 

[IcriedwhenTueartleft]

Cancelo usual mixed bag, erratic but always capable of pinging in that great cross
Foden a bit off the pace
Away form in last month a bit iffy, could do with just scoring away from home please
A draw will suffice though

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

This formation really worked for us at Anfield, didn’t it?
Only difference here is we don’t need to chase too hard for a goal when a draw will see us win the group, but you’d be worried the same thingy will happen if we do push too far forward.

Change of personnel might help though.
We’re trying to get through a packed defence of 5-3-2 which really means somebody has to beat his man to put them on the back foot. It hasn’t happened so far and doesn’t seem likely the way Cancelo Alvarez Foden and Mahrez are playing.
I do think Alvarez and Foden are capable of playing through them but it isn’t happening at the moment. They are crowded out.

 

[Kinkys Left Foot]

Imagine some of the wankers on here if we conceded 70% posession and played with a back 8 in a home game.