- Jun 7, 2004
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Absolutely fascinating, absorbing half. Enjoyable football all around. Dortmund have had the better of it, but that's because they're fucking good and they have Jadon Sancho, who is plainly the best player on the pitch. But we've played well, except for a 10-minute spell in the middle of the half when we stopped pressing and couldn't get the ball.
Watching Juan Foyth is also fascinating. He's just a gigantic talent, with real vision, playing psychic back-heels out of defence to relieve pressure and attacking down the right like a fullback. But he's naive and he makes potentially expensive mistakes.
Our key player tonight, as I suggested earlier, is Winks, because there's no one else in the 11 who can control tempo and possession and prevent Dortmund from passing and moving all around us. Sissoko has been OK, but isn't dominating, because the movement in Dortmund's midfield is too good for him to intimidate them.
Son needs to be closer to the box. On two occasions, Winks has put through not-well-weighted through balls, but I have to think that there have been other occasions when those opportunities might have been available, had we have someone, anyone attacking the space in front of the goalkeeper.
Lloris has been excellent again.
Watching Juan Foyth is also fascinating. He's just a gigantic talent, with real vision, playing psychic back-heels out of defence to relieve pressure and attacking down the right like a fullback. But he's naive and he makes potentially expensive mistakes.
Our key player tonight, as I suggested earlier, is Winks, because there's no one else in the 11 who can control tempo and possession and prevent Dortmund from passing and moving all around us. Sissoko has been OK, but isn't dominating, because the movement in Dortmund's midfield is too good for him to intimidate them.
Son needs to be closer to the box. On two occasions, Winks has put through not-well-weighted through balls, but I have to think that there have been other occasions when those opportunities might have been available, had we have someone, anyone attacking the space in front of the goalkeeper.
Lloris has been excellent again.