Always maintained this guy is a potential worldie. The biggest talent we have right now.
That assist was sexy.
That assist was sexy.
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Lovely turn and pass to bag an assist.
2-1 Januzaj with the assist
Good assist by him
Great assist by Januzaj.
fecking hell Gundagon with that turn.
Beautiful cross field pass.
Beautiful turn and a nice pass to Aubameyang. That's his first assist of the season. More importantly, I think he changed the game when he came on. Good performance.
On for Marco Reus too..with Dortmund losing..great show of faith by the manager.
Real quick thinking when he gave Auba the ball.
He wasn't fully fit.
He's overrated by the way and won't ever be good enough for us...
...according to some experts here
...according to some experts here
One of them was arguing with me that during his time at United he's shown nothing to suggest he even has the potential...
Hopefully this will cement him as first rotation ahead of Hoffman.
One assist? Seems unlikely. But he'll get plenty of minutes there I think as Tuchel seems like he is rotating a decent amount. He suits Dortmunds play a lot more then Van Gaal's anyway, or at least currently.
Be pretty annoying if he doesn't want to leave there...
Not that I'm saying he will or anything, I'm just letting my mindless worries loose on the caf.
Not that I'm saying he will or anything, I'm just letting my mindless worries loose on the caf.
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He scored a goal previously as well but what I meant was tuchel trusting him in a tough situation and him delivering. Performances like that tend to stick in the mind.
Think he's the natural alternative to Mata out on the right. Thing he'll be better like Silva, cuttting in from the wing to pass and drifting inside.
The way Dortmund play under Tuchel isn't too different from they way we play under LVG.
It's Rooney I hope he replaces.
ill spin it another way...the first replacement for the best player in the team and one of the best talents in world football.
For the local Dortmund fans: So how did he do aside from the assist? Thoughts on his position within the Dortmund squad, if it changed at all?
I can't tell, does he chip it over that defender's outstretched leg, or does it deflect up and over? Difference between a tidy assist and a very clever one indeed.
Not that I'm obsessive or anything.
Agreed. And the fact that he's also capable of dribbling to the byline and crossing/skinning his man like a winger is what will make him really dangerous there. So hard to defend against those rare players who can do both things.
And that way Mata/Herrera/Pereira can play in the hole when we eventually drop Rooney (see how I've put players of three different ages in there, to cover for Rooney's inevitable clinging-to-power).
Not that I'm obsessive or anything.
Agreed. And the fact that he's also capable of dribbling to the byline and crossing/skinning his man like a winger is what will make him really dangerous there. So hard to defend against those rare players who can do both things.
And that way Mata/Herrera/Pereira can play in the hole when we eventually drop Rooney (see how I've put players of three different ages in there, to cover for Rooney's inevitable clinging-to-power).
Good to see him get an assisst today and he showed some decent strength on the ball as well.
Someone get Olivia Benson on the phone! We sent him over there to further his football education, not to get his bratwurst fondled.
.......Unless this is part of the Gundogan negotiations, in which case carry on, nothing but a harmless jape to see here.
Getting a bit too friendly with Reus I see.
Agent Adnan at work folks
Someone get Olivia Benson on the phone! We sent him over there to further his football education, not to get his bratwurst fondled.
.......Unless this is part of the Gundogan negotiations, in which case carry on, nothing but a harmless jape to see here. Hopefully he comes back
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They look a hell of a lot more fluid and cohesive going forward than we do, though. The best stuff they played today was really great. They just didn't do it for long enough and more importantly, defended that final set piece like Arsenal on a particularly idiotic day.
Does he have a relatively free role at Dortmund? Seems to get into positions left right and center.
That's a great assist, perfect number 10 play.
Isn't that the same criticism we are getting though? When we turn on we are virtually unplayable, it just comes too irregularly. Dortmund were playing against a team that were sitting back and hitting on the counter, they looked as toothless as we have at times this season in the first half.
Got a big nick off the defender's leg but you can see that he deliberately dinked the pass, to make it harder to cut out, so the deflection was earned!
You know what to do Adnan...
You know what to do Adnan...
Operation Bratwurst is going as planned. Now get him on that chopper Adnan.
Dortmund's three AMs all have relatively free roles. Kagawa usually sticks to the center, drifts to the left half space or drops deeper since that's what suits him the best, Mkhitaryan is basically starting on the left but generally drifting around freely in order to create links/triangles and the right AM (Reus) is often literally all over the pitch since a lot of Dortmund's build up happens on the left side and he's looking to provide options there.
http://spielverlagerung.com/2015/09/15/team-analysis-tuchels-borussia-dortmund/
Here is some nerdy, well written, wall of text about it if anyone is interested.
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A couple of BVB players stay in Dortmund, among them Auba (infection) and Shinji (time to rest). Therefore, I fully expect Adnan to play from the start tomorrow.
Adnandos
No way is he the replacement for mata. Thats absolutely bullsh*t mind my language.
Sometimes i wonder if im watching the same team as some of you. Why would januzaj play as a striker or AM and shift mata on the right?
Sometimes i wonder if im watching the same team as some of you. Why would januzaj play as a striker or AM and shift mata on the right?
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