We had to sit back today. They were always going to be all over us desperate to attack. What's getting us into needless pressure situations is that when we get possession, we're insisting on playing it out from the back. Need to find a forward pass or boot it up and get back into shape.
Match Threads Borussia Dortmund vs Spurs - Match Thread (2nd leg)
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mpickard2087
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What the players have to do is remain on the same page with each other. Tonight we're trying to sit behind the ball and see the game out, but every so often you see one of our players cant resist going for a little half hearted chase after the man and all it does is open up a gap that we're then scrambling to deal with. That's where the majority of their chances have originated from. To play this way you have to be disciplined and focused and stay as a unit.
Rocksuperstar
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Our formation in the first twenty minutes really stung us - it didn't work at all and it didn't look like the players were enjoying it either. Lot of stray passes, people not being where they were expected to be, it just wasn't coming together. Credit to the Poch, he called Son over and dropped him back to square up the midfield and while it's practically castrated our attack, what with them putting three ready to pounce Kane the minute he moves, it's done a great job giving us options when passing and occupying their midfielders, so more of the same and a bit higher up the pitch we could be onto something in part 2.
Rode our luck a fair bit, some great last ditch tackles/blocks, and of course Hugo has done the business so far.
Need to be smarter when in posession. Better last 6-7 minutes of that half.
Hopefully they get frustrated and start forcing the issue, leaving us a gao or two to exploit. COYS
Need to be smarter when in posession. Better last 6-7 minutes of that half.
Hopefully they get frustrated and start forcing the issue, leaving us a gao or two to exploit. COYS
cider spurs
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Heroic defending. Sissoko in bastard beast mode is a joy to behold.
Think that half will do wonders in the future for our learning in this competition.
Marvellous effort thus far, last ditched at times maybe, but a grand effort against a very, very good attacking Dortmund side.
Think that half will do wonders in the future for our learning in this competition.
Marvellous effort thus far, last ditched at times maybe, but a grand effort against a very, very good attacking Dortmund side.
Goldman
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Not a clear and obvious foul/error from the ref apparently.
Phomesy
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Like I said - we couldn't be set up worse to nullify everything Eriksen brings to our game. He's not been "shit" - he's created our best chances - put Kane and Son through - but we aren't set up for anyone to have time on the ball in midfield. That's his thing. Last ditch defending aint
Time for Sissoko to shine and hasn't he!
shelfmonkey
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Holding on, but we look like Torquay United with the ball!!!
Indisguise
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Sissoko paying back Poch's faith and then some.
werty
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We've weathered the storm because our keeper has made some great saves and we've done some great last ditch defending, while offering nearly nothing with the ball. The fact that we've changed formation tells you the tactics weren't working.
Strikeb4ck
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Lloris in prime form tonight. He has had plenty of issues this season and is sometimes a liability, but in terms of pure reflex-shotstoppers, he's still top 3 in the world, and showing it off here.
SirNiNyHotspur
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Lost count of the amount of time he killed us going forward, I'll disagree with you on that
Sarsipius
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Dortmund just played a blinder, clearly fired up and trying their damnedest to give their fans something but we've done brilliantly to keep it 0-0. Job done thus far.
Gaps will open up the more desperate Dortmund get and send players forward, hopefully for Son/Kane to exploit.
Gaps will open up the more desperate Dortmund get and send players forward, hopefully for Son/Kane to exploit.
How’s your box of pampers getting on?
Blackrat1299
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Time for another churchillian speech by poch.
WiganSpur
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Keeping the ball for 5 minutes here and there though stops the onslaught of attacks
Phomesy
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And you can't blame Poch for starting two upfront as an on-the-counter goal inside 15 minutes ends the tie. We didn't get it. We were getting over run - he changed it. Well done Poch.
