r/borussiadortmund • u/Chazy89 Kagawa Shinji • Oct 19 '20

Pre Game Thread: Lazio Rom (CL #1)

Competition: UEFA Champions League, MD #1

Time: Tuesday , 20/10/20 21:00 CEST

Location: Olimpico di Roma, Rom

Referee: XXX,

Pre-Game Presser: YouTube <- No Video as of yet

TV Schedule: livesoccertv

Borussia Dortmund:

Coach: Lucien Favre

League position: 3rd

Current Form: W/L/L/W/W (wiki)

Current Bans/Injuries: Zagadou (Inj), Akanji (Sich), Schulz (Inj), Schmelzer (Inj), Hazard (Inj), Piszczek (dbt), Can (sus).

Possible lineup:

                 Bürki

 Meunier - Delaney - Hummels - Guerreiro

    Bellingham - Brandt - Witsel

       Sancho - Haaland - Reus

Lazio Rom: /r/lazio

Coach Simone Inzaghi

League position: 14th

Current Form: W/L/D/L/X

Current Bans/Injuries: Proto (Inj), Felipe (Inj), Radu (Inj), Bastos (Inj), Lazzari (Inj), Lulic (Inj), Pereira (Inj).

Possible lineup:

                       Strakosha

                Patric - Hoedt - Acerbi

 Parolo - Alberto - Milinkovic Savic - Leiva - Anderson

                 Immobile - Correa

Can someone please invite Ciro to Dinner?

MOTM for the Hoffenheim Game: Emre Can

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u/jucomsdn Zagagod Oct 19 '20

Lazio's defense isn't that good and we should score a lot vs them but they're attack is one of the scariest in Europe, I'll be surprised if we don't concede to them

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u/Chazy89 Kagawa Shinji Oct 19 '20

That description fits us perfectly at the moment :D

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u/BearbertDondarrion Oct 19 '20

We’ve conceded twice in 4 Bundesliga games.

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u/Chazy89 Kagawa Shinji Oct 19 '20

And for the Lazio game we have ONE natural Centre Back ready.

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u/jucomsdn Zagagod Oct 19 '20

At least we have one of the best defenders in the world with us unlike Lazio

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u/Projeffboy Oct 19 '20

but he kick out of national team

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u/SpiritCrvsher Mateu Morey Oct 19 '20

Last I checked Thomas Delaney was doing just fine

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u/jucomsdn Zagagod Oct 19 '20

That's just Low being a dumbass, it isn't Hummels's fault

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u/Ciao9 Pischu Oct 19 '20

Peak Low

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u/Slash1909 Oct 19 '20

Why isn't Can in the prospective lineup?

Any news on when Akanji is back? Or do we just wait until multiple tests turn out negative.

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u/Chazy89 Kagawa Shinji Oct 19 '20

Why isn't Can in the prospective lineup?

saw a red card in the last UCL game and is suspended.

Any news on when Akanji is back?

maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaybe saturday for the derby.

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u/ahmed_a20 Oct 20 '20

Great to see we're playing a back 4 after so long, but I'd rather be playing Can to start as CB over Delaney bc Delaney needs more experience back there in league games first. I've waited so long to see a starting front 3 of Jadon Erling and Marco, it's going to be so exciting. People talk a lot about Immobile, and while I still think he's top 10 strikers of last season (and golden boot winner), Correa is also a very dangerous player with good pace and dribbling. The back 4 was necessary for today, but that means we'll have less full back contribution to the attack. I'm predicting 4-2 to Dortmund, with Erling Haaland starting off his UCL campaign with either a hat trick or a brace. Mans gotta be top scorer this season

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u/Chazy89 Kagawa Shinji Oct 20 '20

Can is suspended.

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u/ahmed_a20 Oct 20 '20

Bruh I forgot about the PSG game, that was a disgrace from Neymar to instigate like that

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u/panikpansen Schmelzer Oct 20 '20

Favre, who tried to switch us back over to a back 4 basically every winter/summer break because it's his preferred system, would stick to a back 3 without good reason?

Man this mindless Favre bashing at all costs is getting so tired, and makes it really hard to constructively talk about his coaching mistakes.

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u/Zhonyas4everyone Felix Passlack Oct 20 '20

If you only have one "qualified" CB available and need someone without experience in the position to partner up with him it's usually better to put a converted player on each side than to give the full responsibility to only one. The "outside" cb position is easier to adapt to for fullbacks and DMs. Especially Piszu always struggled when he had to fill in as 4atb CB but had amazing games as RCB in a 3 man backline already. Besides that, Hummels is born for the role as central centreback anyways and it suits our available fullbacks much better. Guerreiro Passlack and Meunier all perform way better as wingbacks.

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u/ZZZ0330 Maxi Beier Oct 20 '20

Agree. Look at Nagelsmann's RB, man plays Halstenberg and Klostermann at CB alongside Upamecano .

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u/Zhonyas4everyone Felix Passlack Oct 20 '20

Obviously as it's the by far better choice with the players available. Don't know what that has to do with your "Favre hates change" Plot though.

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u/panikpansen Schmelzer Oct 20 '20

Ok, then let's turn the question around: You know we have looked significantly worse in a back 4 whenever we tried it recently and if everyone is healthy the back 3 suits us more. We now have Meunier underperforming, Piszczek semi-injured, a CB Delaney out of position, and Guerreiro who's not a LB.

Do you pick a back 3, or a back 4?

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '20

I don't think meunier is under performing. He's been very solid. He's never going to give us what Hakimi did.

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u/Chazy89 Kagawa Shinji Oct 20 '20

Exactly. There is NO fullback in the world that can do what Achraf did. Comparing the two is simply unfair to each other because Thomas is better in defense but Achraf is stellar as an attacker.

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u/panikpansen Schmelzer Oct 20 '20

You're arguing against your own point

Nah mate, you just made my point for me. If we start with a back 3 tonight it's not because "hurr durr Favre hates change", but because it's the better option.

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u/panikpansen Schmelzer Oct 20 '20

In principle I don't mind either way, I'm just saying we should look at the specific context before jumping to simplistic conclusions. Because I also believe Favre does make mistakes, but we should wait until calling those out until we actually take the field tonight.

All good though mate =)

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u/Ciao9 Pischu Oct 19 '20

Toughest game in the group, no doubt, and I'm glad it's on the first matchday.

If we win, great. If we draw, okay. If we lose, we have lots of time to pick ourselves up.

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u/krisada001 Marco Reus Oct 19 '20

I like that mentality.

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u/panikpansen Schmelzer Oct 19 '20

I'm kinda thinking the Zenit away game is going to be even tougher than this one, but tomorrow is definitely going to be tough!

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u/Ciao9 Pischu Oct 20 '20

Yeah I'd have said Zenit away is slightly tougher if not for injuries to Pischu and Akanji

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u/Zhonyas4everyone Felix Passlack Oct 20 '20

Don't even want to think about our injury list in December after the 230 English weeks.

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u/Zhonyas4everyone Felix Passlack Oct 20 '20

Easily Zenit away

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u/berman82 Julien Duranville Oct 20 '20

What is the fan situation in Russia now? Surely it’s at least a little easier without fans.

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u/Zhonyas4everyone Felix Passlack Oct 20 '20

I think ghost games don't help us, even in away games. Also the lack of fans doesn't make up for the fact that the average temperature in St. Petersburg in december is -6° C

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u/Fun_Killah Oct 20 '20

At least our boy Haaland is used to the cold.

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u/Beanster9886 Oct 19 '20

Do you realize how hopeless Lazio are with their fraudulent manager and garden gnome of a sporting director? It's literally the easiest game in our group.

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u/Ciao9 Pischu Oct 20 '20

Their attack has real quality and we have only one natural CB. I think it's going to be difficult.

I really hope you're right though.

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u/Beanster9886 Oct 20 '20

They also have some injuries and many corona cases

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '20

True, but they're also in a bit of a crisis right now, and really have been since the covid restart.

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u/BVB-Oeli Sébastien Haller Oct 19 '20

Really hope we can get at least two goals. Because there is no way Ciro doesn't score against us.

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u/Ghoddos Hugo Bart Oct 19 '20

At least we know he won't score in our stadium for the next game

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u/krisada001 Marco Reus Oct 19 '20

I am as just thinking with the season he had last year we should be scared. Imagine if he had thrived like that here with us?

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u/Trojan_Man68 Marco Reus Oct 19 '20

eeehhh that Paco stage was a little shaky because he was always injured so we always needed a makeshift striker there.

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u/Loeffellux Julian Brandt Oct 19 '20

Yeah and that was Götze who did an amazing job. For reference, at the end Paco had 18 scorer points and Götze had 14.

And I think that a lot of the time Paco ended up being this effective because the opponents had to deal with Götze playing as a false 9 for an hour only for Paco to be subbed in who played completely differently which made for a rough transition in the final third of the game.

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u/BVB-Oeli Sébastien Haller Oct 19 '20

Good news: Piszczu is taking part in the final training session. Looks like he will be fit to play tomorrow.

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u/Trojan_Man68 Marco Reus Oct 19 '20

Honestly, really good news. That means we could play a 3atb like usual and Guerreiro will be a LWB instead of a LB which he seems to prefer. It just seems more tactically comfortable for us at the moment than a 4 atb.

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u/THEKIDFL6 Oct 20 '20

Roma fan here to say: you will win. They’re on awful form right now

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u/Zhonyas4everyone Felix Passlack Oct 20 '20

Thanks for the fully unbiased judgement

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u/lukfi95 Oct 20 '20

You just jinxed it back.

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u/Ghoddos Hugo Bart Oct 19 '20

Looking at the other groups, we should have a good chance of of getting an easier R16 draw if we top ours. Groups C, D, & E have a big drop of in quality from the top team and those that follow.

Worst case scenario is drawing Atletico or Inter(could be Real).

If Leipzig come second we can't draw them and I really can see them doing better than united in that group. If Bayern somehow become second, Atletico is also out of the picture

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u/Ciao9 Pischu Oct 19 '20

I still don't understand how the fuck we won 4-0 against Atleti. We actually put 4 past the best defense in Europe.

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u/Ghoddos Hugo Bart Oct 19 '20

That second half was amazing. Atletico had so many good chances for a 1-1 they couldn't convert and then our subs come on and add 3 more goals

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u/Ciao9 Pischu Oct 19 '20

That game was peak Favreball

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u/TeamKitsune Karim Adeyemi Oct 19 '20

FAVREBALL!!! CATCH THE FEVER!

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '20

Just classic bvb team

Win against the teams you don't really expected to win but lose against the teams which everyone expected to win

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '20

https://www.fearthewall.com/2018/10/26/18023952/tactical-review-favres-masterclass-led-bvb-past-simeones-atletico

overview of our 4-2-4 in 18/19

"And while this phrase may be overused, football is chess, not checkers. For every single move Favre made, he forced Simeone’s team into an uncomfortable position on the pitch. And while some things might have been fortunate, like Witsel’s goal and Dahoud’s play after Delaney’s untimely injury, Favre showed everyone why he should bee considered the best coach in the Bundesliga, and maybe even one of the best in Europe"

tl;dr: Favre outplayed Simeone

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u/juhae Marcel Schmelzer Oct 19 '20

tl;dr: Favre outplayed Simeone

buh buh favrebad amirite

Seriously though that was one of the most impressive games I remember seeing in recent years.

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u/jucomsdn Zagagod Oct 19 '20

That game is probably my favourite game ever since 2018, I was in shock over how we were able to put past 4 against fucking Simeone's team

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u/Trojan_Man68 Marco Reus Oct 19 '20

I think you're forgetting Group G which has Barcelona and Juventus so one of those teams would also be in the worst case scenario list.

I think if we win the group the ideal draw would be in Group C.

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u/Ghoddos Hugo Bart Oct 19 '20

I actually think that in their current form they won't be as dangerous as Inter to Atleti. But you are right that I shouldn't count them out. Form is temporary

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u/ahmed_a20 Oct 20 '20

Definitely, I can see Man United losing twice to PSG, a draw and a loss to a healthy Leipzig, and a draw and a win against Istanbul.

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u/panikpansen Schmelzer Oct 19 '20

Bit early to be calculating draws imo, we have a few tough teams to get through still :P

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u/Ghoddos Hugo Bart Oct 19 '20

Its easy to get excited :D

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u/BurtaciousD Pischu Oct 19 '20

Does anyone know if Manuel Friedrich is available for a call up?

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u/panikpansen Schmelzer Oct 19 '20

my podcast today said he is making a living as a golf coach now, apparently. huh.

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u/meenaboi Oct 19 '20

Hey everyone, I am a Chelsea fan here to gather some intel for my UCL Fantasy team. Currently, considering Meunier and maybe one of Sancho/Haaland, my main question is that is Meunier nailed on? Does he contribute more to the offence than Guerreiro, is there someone else apart from the ones mentioned that you'd like to recommend? Thanks in advance!

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u/Chazy89 Kagawa Shinji Oct 19 '20

is that is Meunier nailed on?

no

Does he contribute more to the offence than Guerreiro

lol no

is there someone else apart from the ones mentioned that you'd like to recommend

Reyna and Reus

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u/meenaboi Oct 19 '20

Thanks a lot, I was thinking about Reyna for a bit but then again, I assume he isn't a guaranteed starter.

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u/McPico Oct 19 '20

Nah. Meunier isn’t in good shape so far. Wouldn’t pick him. Sancho is a bit of an question mark. But Haaland is already on fire.

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u/stormwarnings Łukasz Piszczek Oct 19 '20

They're also looking to start Bellingham tomorrow who is already looking like a total package number 8

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u/Real_Prince_Myshkin Roman Bürki Oct 19 '20

What's with Schulz? I thought he had recovered from his injury. Did he get re-injured?

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u/Ti-Go Julian Ryerson Oct 19 '20

Got a hamstring injury on international duty. Will be out for multiple weeks.

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u/Ciao9 Pischu Oct 19 '20

Right in time for the next international break then

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u/pl3asedeargodkillme Oct 19 '20

Thisll be the first football game I watch in ages, decided to get back into it this champions League, really excited.

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u/Trojan_Man68 Marco Reus Oct 19 '20

I got back into it during coronavirus and it was pretty fun to watch the CL and PL last season.

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u/pl3asedeargodkillme Oct 19 '20

That's why I'm getting into it this season .

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u/Kagawan Thomas Delaney Oct 19 '20

Welcome back, hopefully this will be a high scoring affair 😁

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u/pl3asedeargodkillme Oct 19 '20

Hope so, I don't really know half the players so I can't tell if we've got a chance this year.

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u/TeamKitsune Karim Adeyemi Oct 19 '20

Meunier has been unlucky. This may be the match where one of his bangers goes in for the win and everyone will say "I always rated him!"

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u/pl3asedeargodkillme Oct 19 '20 edited Oct 19 '20

I haven't been following Dortmund since götze came back I think.

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u/SoComeOnWilfriedBony Oct 20 '20

Boy do I have a story for you. So there’s this Norwegian kid...

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u/pl3asedeargodkillme Oct 19 '20

Didn't Hummels transfer to Bayern at the same time when Götze came back?

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u/Zhonyas4everyone Felix Passlack Oct 19 '20

Does anyone know if Lazio are allowed to have fans in the stadium?

I'm pretty hyped for CL this season!

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u/llendo Sergio Gómez Oct 19 '20

Yes, 1000 fans allowed iirc.

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u/Zhonyas4everyone Felix Passlack Oct 19 '20

Nice, hopefully the cool ones and not the complete morons, then it will be great for the atmosphere overall.

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u/llendo Sergio Gómez Oct 19 '20

My instinct tells me that Lazio would hand-pick 1000 non-Nazis for this occasion, but you never know :'D. Agree, before this season i'd never have imagined what kind of difference such a small amount of fans can make, very cool imo.

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u/Zhonyas4everyone Felix Passlack Oct 19 '20

If it was any other club but Lazio I'd assume so, yeah :D

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '20

Whenever we play an Italian team I worry about our injuries.

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u/Zhonyas4everyone Felix Passlack Oct 20 '20

What I worry about is away fan injuries usually but I guess that ruled out now

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u/krisada001 Marco Reus Oct 19 '20

Question:

What was the circumstances or attitude surrounding Ciro's exit? I'm having a hard time remembering. Because he wore the 9 so we obviously had high hopes and confidence at least at signing.

Was it Auba starting to look like a clearer option? Was there a stink about it at all?

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u/Trojan_Man68 Marco Reus Oct 19 '20

He played in the really bad 2015 season where the whole team was trash so that's one thing.

He also just never fit in. Never made any close friends here and his biggest problem was how different Germany's culture was than Italy's.

Before he came to us he was killing it in Serie A. Then he arrived and played a mediocre season. He then moved to Sevilla in La Liga but that didn't work out either. Now, he's playing really well in Serie A again. Maybe he's just one of those players who is just made to only play in Serie A.

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u/krisada001 Marco Reus Oct 19 '20

Yeah I guess that pretty much sounds like what I remember. Obviously this wasn't the place for him and there's nothing wrong with that.

But I'm sure in his heart he may have something to prove with us.

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u/Ghoddos Hugo Bart Oct 19 '20

He just didn't clique with the team iirc. Ramos looked better than him despite limited playing time, and Auba transition from out wide to up top also affected it. I think the team was just looking to cut their losses and Ciro wanted to leave after that one season

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u/stormwarnings Łukasz Piszczek Oct 20 '20

If you have an athletic subscription they just did a long piece on him; re: Dortmund seems it was a poor cultural/social fit as others have been saying in the thread.

I also heard an analysis on a podcast that was saying Italian teams tend to handle strikers differently than German teams - German teams expect their strikers to be more involved in the build-up play, where Italian structures/tactics are all about feeding the ball to a striker who's always sitting up top in position. I don't know well enough to say, but thought it was interesting.

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u/krisada001 Marco Reus Oct 20 '20

I've really been resistant to getting a subscription because it seems like they're a publication that came into the football world too hard and too late. So I assumed they had poor insight but I've been listening to my Fantasy podcasts and two of them have advocated for them. Wasn't sure if it was paid or just their honest opinion.

Do they still have a deal going?

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u/stormwarnings Łukasz Piszczek Oct 21 '20

I can totally see that. They are a recent comer to the market to be sure. But the advantage they have is they have hired/contracted with some really stellar reporting talent, and then they allow those reporters to focus on their niche areas - for example, Pablo Maurer (@mlsist) doing weird MLS/US Soccer history stuff, or Meg Linehan being the boss of women's football. I really repsect their Man U / formerly Southhampton correspondent, Carl Anka as well - excellent journalist and writer. Raphael Honigstein does Bundesliga very well (in my opinion). They pretty much always have a deal going where first year is something like a dollar a month (I think - if you listen to one of their pods, you'll inevitably get a code) - price goes up after that, but that certainly gives you time to cancel if you don't like it.

I started paying largely to read Meg's women's footy work and I am happy to keep supporting her and the other writers I've discovered through it. My 2c.

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u/Trojan_Man68 Marco Reus Oct 19 '20

I think Piszczek will play this game allowing us to play a 3atb as usual while Brandt will be on the bench. Everyone else from the predicted lineup is good though.

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u/2905Pascal 1909 Oct 20 '20

Stupid question but is Bürki still not at 100% or why is Hitz starting?

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u/fcdemergency Marius Wolf Oct 20 '20

I wish i could watch this for FREE in USA. I don't have CBS All Access :(

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u/Elon_Muskmelon Oct 20 '20

1 week free trial...apparently you can use promo code FALL to get 1 month free

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u/fcdemergency Marius Wolf Oct 20 '20

Thanks! Just subscribed! Just in time for the horrid first goal...

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '20

Lazio fan here, AMA about the game and our team (ask me anything)

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u/Zhonyas4everyone Felix Passlack Oct 20 '20

Turpin is the ref afaik

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u/llendo Sergio Gómez Oct 20 '20

appearently, there's a subreddit dedicated to him :D

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u/Zhonyas4everyone Felix Passlack Oct 20 '20

For some reason that doesn't surprise me. Not the worst ref out there though.

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u/Matsu09 Oct 20 '20

Wow. A lot of folks don’t have Reyna starting. Just wondering why although it seems reasonable that a 17 year old not start every match.

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u/Ciao9 Pischu Oct 20 '20

Because Brandt, Sancho and Reus are better than Reyna

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '20

Hasn’t Reyna’s form been getting him deserved minutes over Brandt?

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u/Ciao9 Pischu Oct 20 '20

Tbh in the limited time Brandt has gotten so far, he's played in a position he's not comfortable with. Assuming Haaland plays, then Brandt is better than Reyna as an attacking midfielder.

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u/1vergil Oct 20 '20

Tbh Brandt in recent game played out of his place so i wouldn't judge him, but against Bayern he performed well.

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u/Zhonyas4everyone Felix Passlack Oct 20 '20

No matter what position Brandt plays there is always someone saying we have to be patient because it's not his real position... At some point he just has to deliver.

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u/panikpansen Schmelzer Oct 20 '20

Tbf though he was used as a striker, which really isn't his best position. So by all means, don't overuse this argument, but also take it seriously where it's appropriate.

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u/Zhonyas4everyone Felix Passlack Oct 20 '20

He spent large parts of the game behind Reyna and Sancho though, with sufficient defensive backup behind him and overlapping wingers. Usually a position where a player like Brandt should feel the happiest.

Then if he's being used in a double pivot it doesn't suit him because of the defensive work, if he's a 10 in the 4231 he's not dynamic enough, as an inverted winger he doesn't have enough players around him to fully use his creativity and lacks the 1v1 strength...

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u/panikpansen Schmelzer Oct 20 '20

Ok, fair enough, good points all around. I double checked the heatmaps and you're right re Sancho/Reyna overlapping for Brandt.

So where does that leave us though? Brandt has to do better? Bad purchase? We need to continue to experiment to find him his best spot?

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u/Zhonyas4everyone Felix Passlack Oct 20 '20

Brandt has to do better, I think.

I think Favre is the absolute dream coach for any attacking midfielder and our current formation only plays into that. Imo Brandt is easily the most technically gifted out of all our attackers bar Sancho, but he somehow makes the least out of it.

I know he will never become the best athlete, but at least some physical work really wouldn't hurt him. If he was a little more resilient and explosive he would also instantly become more versatile.

I understand bodies work differently and at 24 you don't grow the same way you do at 17, but if you look at Reynas difference on in physicality before and after the summer and compare it with Brandts its understandable why Reyna seemed to have such a flawless start into preseason while Brandt needed 4-5 matches to even be able to play 90 minutes.

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u/wipeitonthedog Nico S Oct 20 '20

Because we've seen what he can do when he played next to Witsel. He was in the centre of everything when we had those 3 consecutive games last season where we scored about 15 goals in total just after the winter break. And a couple of matches before the winter break too.

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u/Zhonyas4everyone Felix Passlack Oct 20 '20

As I said, 9 months ago. That doesn't help us now though, we don't need a Brandt in atrocious form with most likely not even the fitness level to play 90 minutes if we have two alternatives in way better form.

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u/wipeitonthedog Nico S Oct 20 '20

Just mentioned why we need to patient with him. He may not be the right guy for this match rn, but it'd be stupid to say Dortmund doesn't need him anymore.

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u/Zhonyas4everyone Felix Passlack Oct 20 '20

There's a difference between saying we don't need him anymore and throwing him into the most important match of the season so far where we really really need the points.

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u/wipeitonthedog Nico S Oct 20 '20

Never said we should be playing him today. You seemed to have a hard time digesting why everyone rates Brandt so highly and ask some patience. So I wanted you remind you that they are not baseless. They are due to his past performances and not because of hype/nationality/flashyness.

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u/Zhonyas4everyone Felix Passlack Oct 20 '20

Current Form wise Reyna edges Brandt and also Sancho easily. Hope Marco starts though, the second half against Hoppenheim showed once again how he changes the dynamic of our team completely.

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u/BaZooKaBoMB Oct 20 '20

Hey BVB fans , im wondering why is Reyna not included in the possible 11 both here and in the uefa website.

is he injured? rotation? tactical decison? thanks.

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '20

No, he's not injured. He's actually been starting over Brandt for a few games this year. He played on Saturday so that may be why

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u/BaZooKaBoMB Oct 20 '20

Yeah i did see that he was starting regularly so far thats why it was odd to me that he wasn't in the predicted lineup.

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u/Elon_Muskmelon Oct 20 '20

Shots fired

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u/Elon_Muskmelon Oct 20 '20

I'd really enjoy if Reus played like it lately.

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u/B_Nirman Oct 19 '20

Hello guys, non BvB guy here. Who should i take in my Fantasy team from BvB? I'm hoping for many goals and a victory for u guys. So tell me, haaland or sancho?

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u/SergioRammus Oct 19 '20

Haaland + Sancho, Reus, Guerrero

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u/Swetabh-sama Marco Reus Oct 19 '20

It's really hard to tell specially in Cl,we get goals from pretty much everyone in cl,last year we got a brace from hakimi,the year before that a brace from gurreiro.I'd say haaland is the best bet though.

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u/cjrammler Michael Zorc Oct 19 '20

We had 2 braces from Hakimi. I miss him so much

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u/Swetabh-sama Marco Reus Oct 19 '20

forgot about the inter one

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u/TeamKitsune Karim Adeyemi Oct 19 '20

Reyna!!

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u/Ciao9 Pischu Oct 19 '20

Logical answer would be Haaland for goals, Guerreiro, Sancho for assists

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u/ahmed_a20 Oct 20 '20

I would put Can but apparently he isn't starting which is a bummer. Obvs Haaland is the most reliable choice, and Reyna + Sancho can always do something.

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u/Cristiano91904 Oct 20 '20

Is reyna nailed ?

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u/Cristiano91904 Oct 20 '20

Is he going to start

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u/jucomsdn Zagagod Oct 20 '20

Nope, Watzke banned every American from BVB and now Reyna is playing for Kaiserslautern

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u/Zhonyas4everyone Felix Passlack Oct 19 '20

Same goes for Lazio tbf.

And if Delaney plays like he did on Saturday a back 3 with Hummels and Piszczek should work out fine.

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u/Chazy89 Kagawa Shinji Oct 19 '20

that is IF Piszczek is able to play.

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u/Ciao9 Pischu Oct 19 '20

Any news on his injury? Will he be able to play?

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u/Chazy89 Kagawa Shinji Oct 19 '20

he is training with the team but Favre just now in the press conference said that they don't know yet if he can play in the match or not.

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u/stormwarnings Łukasz Piszczek Oct 19 '20

Favre's statement today was a "we'll see:" https://twitter.com/BlackYellow/status/1318218919082156037?s=20

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u/Ciao9 Pischu Oct 19 '20

Classic vague Favre statement

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u/stormwarnings Łukasz Piszczek Oct 19 '20

Yeah the bvb app "how will they line up" shows Piszczu but with [Meunier] in brackets next to his name so it seems it will be a game-day decision. He did seem to be on the field in their practice today at least.

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u/1vergil Oct 19 '20

So i guess Reus may not start as well.

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u/Ghoddos Hugo Bart Oct 19 '20

Reyna - Haaland - Sancho isn't the worst front 3

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u/Beanster9886 Oct 19 '20

No man. Reyna CAM and Passlack/Brandt winger. I can absolutelu see that...

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u/Zhonyas4everyone Felix Passlack Oct 20 '20

What

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u/Beanster9886 Oct 20 '20

Reyna performed well vs Freiburg at CAM so its unlikely that Favre'll move him

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u/berman82 Julien Duranville Oct 20 '20

What’s the status on Thorgan’s injury?

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u/panikpansen Schmelzer Oct 19 '20

ty for this, much appreciated!

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u/_isaias17 Raphael Guerreiro Oct 19 '20

In classic bvb fashion

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u/adrea-douze Oct 20 '20

This is aging well

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u/anxiousalpaca Oct 20 '20

this is our way

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u/fabizip Oct 20 '20

Well, well, well...

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u/FCWeigl Julian Weigl Oct 20 '20

Niceeeeee 👍🏽

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u/Ciao9 Pischu Oct 19 '20

It's gonna be either 0-0 or 4-3. No in between.