Arsenal v Borussia Dortmund - Tuesday 22nd October - 19:45 (ITV1)

[milla]

http://i42.tinypic.com/nywrj7.jpg vs http://i39.tinypic.com/1zpm7oh.png


Szczęsny
-------------------Sagna Mertesacker Koscielny Gibbs
---------------------------------Ramsey Flamini
-----------------------------Wilshere Özil Cazorla
-------------------------------------Giroud

I am not keen on having Jack (Rozza would be the better option) on the right hand side, he doesn't have the energy to protect Sagan against the pace of Reus (and whoever their left back is). Rozza and Gnabbers have better pace to neutralize Dortmund speedy players. May the best gooners win.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Napoli at home again? Boring.

[GP]

lol @ milla

[The Emirates Gallactico]

I predict a 2 - 0 drubbing.


Ozil and Giroud to score.

[milla]

Napoli at home again? Boring.

LOL, Maccy do your magic wand thingy plz, fanx! :coffee:

[Master Splinter]

As good as Sir Jack was today, I'd prefer Rosicky too. He's quicker around the pitch and can cover the wings better.

Anyway, an easy 3-0 tbf.

[Letters]

Going to this one. First time at the Emirates this season. (Gary :bow: LDG :bow:)
Can't wait.
:patrice:

[GP]

Fuckin' Hornby

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Not sure who else will be out for Dortmund but Piszczek and Gündoğan definitely will be. Hummels didn't play today but I don't rate him that highly anyway.

[Master Splinter]

Hope the rumours about Barca signing Hummels are based on some truth.

And I hope they sign Luiz too.

Would be as effective as Moyes in instantaneously destroying an empire.

[milla]

Not sure who else will be out for Dortmund but Piszczek and Gündoğan definitely will be. Hummels didn't play today but I don't rate him that highly anyway.

They have very good players up front though. Reus, Lewadowski and Aubameyang are scoring for fun, pretty good at counter attack. :coffee:

[Özim]

Not sure who else will be out for Dortmund but Piszczek and Gündoğan definitely will be. Hummels didn't play today but I don't rate him that highly anyway.

Hummels is fantastic, don't know why you don't rate him, I'd love us to sign him.

Dortmund haven't been quite as good this season as last, at home we can win this.

[Özim]

Hope the rumours about Barca signing Hummels are based on some truth.

And I hope they sign Luiz too.

Would be as effective as Moyes in instantaneously destroying an empire.

I don't see how signing two top class players will do that.

Hummels is brilliant and Luiz is a hugely talented player, in the Confederations cup he was immense and would certainly improve them at the back.

Barca have never done much to improve their back line, that's their weakness.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hummels is fantastic, don't know why you don't rate him, I'd love us to sign him.

Dortmund haven't been quite as good this season as last, at home we can win this.

I don't think there's much control with him and he regularly exposes himself, so to speak, against better attackers.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

I agree with Ozim. Hummels is a fantastic centre half and better than any of our lot I'd go as far as to say.



----------------Szczesny----------------

Sagna------Merkyl--------KOS-------Gibbs

----------Arteta-------Wilshere-----------

M.Ozil-----------Ramsey-----------Cazorla

--------------Olivier Giroud----------------

[AFC Leveller]

Would like to see how Jack and Flamini would do in the middle with Ramsey just infront. jack has been played wide so far this season and unsurprisingly hasnt looked that good and id like him to play in his favourite position alongside Flamster.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

3-0

Ozil hattrick

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Flamini probably won't be able to play as you need to have a few days off after concussion. The concussion itself was enough for him to go off and stay off so I assumed he will need the days to recover.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

WUMger press conference coming up on SSN.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ches is there too.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Yeah Wenger confirms Flamini won't be playing tomorrow, no surprises there.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Someone asks about the efficiency of German teams and what makes them so efficient? :rolleyes:

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

Big question is how Arteta fills the Flamini void. When Flamini went off at the weekend Norwich got back into the game for a while.

Can't afford to do that against Dortmund.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Dortmund flight got delayed by 90 mins because of a mechanical fault. Harbinger of things to come perhaps.

http://www.bvb.de/?k%E5%84%ECY%1B%E7%F4%9C%5Cb%E6%87%9A

http://bilder.sportsandbytes.de/bvb/2013_2014/Luton_1382366354.jpg

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Parking the bus. :lol:

[Penguin]

Someone asks about the efficiency of German teams and what makes them so efficient? :rolleyes:

:lol:

[LDG]

Someone asks about the efficiency of German teams and what makes them so efficient? :rolleyes:


Dortmund flight got delayed by 90 mins because of a mechanical fault. Harbinger of things to come perhaps.


Hmmmmm....

[PGFC]

Was lasagne on the in-flight menu too?

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

I'm a bit concerned about the loss of Flamini for such a big game, he has been without doubt one of our most influential players this season.

The amount of people who said Ramsey can do a job in front of the defence last season, he can't...in fact his renaissance as a footballer has come about because he has been played in a more advanced position...and i feel that whatever he has acheived this season it ends any argument about him being a defensive midfielder.
Arteta can play there, but again he's not a defensive midfielder and i think he hasn't got the pace not to be caught out if we push up too much.
I think hopefully what will cancel this out is the ability of Ramsey, Wilshere and Ozil to retain the ball....but i think we will need to be a bit cagey....with the loss of Gotze i think our midfield is superior to theirs....we just need to be careful of their dangermen Reuss and Gundogan who can pick out Lewandowski in a heartbeat if we are not careful.
I still think we will win, but i think it's going to be tougher than Napoli....i'd go for 2-1 to us.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Just remember how quiet Flamini kept Marek Hamsik three weeks ago.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gündoğan is injured, which helps a lot.

[GP]

Impressive use of accents, there.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Thanks. I'm well trained in C&P.

[LDG]

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio gogogoch

[Syn]

When the draw was made they were about 11 players better than us, Klopp was 73748392 times better than Wenger and we had no chance of qualifying from the group, so we obviously can't think about winning this. Hopefully we can scrape a draw but I reckon it'll be 1-3 to Dortmund.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

I'm a bit concerned about the loss of Flamini for such a big game, he has been without doubt one of our most influential players this season.

The amount of people who said Ramsey can do a job in front of the defence last season, he can't...in fact his renaissance as a footballer has come about because he has been played in a more advanced position...and i feel that whatever he has acheived this season it ends any argument about him being a defensive midfielder.
Arteta can play there, but again he's not a defensive midfielder and i think he hasn't got the pace not to be caught out if we push up too much.
I think hopefully what will cancel this out is the ability of Ramsey, Wilshere and Ozil to retain the ball....but i think we will need to be a bit cagey....with the loss of Gotze i think our midfield is superior to theirs....we just need to be careful of their dangermen Reuss and Gundogan who can pick out Lewandowski in a heartbeat if we are not careful.
I still think we will win, but i think it's going to be tougher than Napoli....i'd go for 2-1 to us.

Flamini loss certainly a blow. Time for Arteta to step up. Great to have depth though, imagine our DM getting injured last year, would have been unthinkable.

[Munchies]

Is Reus playing ? Read a few weeks ago that he was injured for this

[I_Killed_Kenny]

he is playing but gundogan, pizscsek and khel are out.

[LDG]

he is playing but gundogan, pizscsek and khel are out.

Surely you mean Gündoğan?

:maccy:

[I_Killed_Kenny]

Surely you mean Gündoğan?

:maccy:

na his twin, gundogan.

[Syn]

We're literally going to rap them.

[I_Killed_Kenny]

We're literally going to rap them.

and after that we should literally rape them too!

[Munchies]

and after that we should literally rape them too!

:good:

[GP]

We're literally going to rap them.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unRldLdllZ8

[Maestro]

Good result last game, but the real tests starts with this game. After the next two months we'll see where we really are, as a work in progress.

COME ON YOU GOONERS, LET'S SMASH THEM!

[Maestro]

PS* You sick rapist fucks btw!

[GP]

Don't knock until you've tried it.

[footloose, the wanderer]

And good riddance! Gag him with a spoon!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unRldLdllZ8

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs, Ramsey, Arteta, Wilshere, Özil, Rosicky, Giroud.
Subs: Fabianski, Vermaelen, Monreal, Cazorla, Bendtner, Jenkinson, Gnabry.

Borussia Dortmund: Weidenfeller, Grosskreutz, Subotic, Hummels, Schmelzer, Bender, Sahin, Blaszczykowski, Mkhitaryan, Reus, Lewandowski.
Subs: Langerak, Hofmann, Aubameyang, Kirch, Schieber, Papastathopoulos, Durm.

Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

[Penguin]

Come on Arsenal :scarf:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

ITV1's programme is on now. Wonder if Keane's mind will be on the job. :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Keane says Fergie doesn't know the meaning of the word 'loyalty'. :haha:

[Munchies]

Keane says Fergie doesn't know the meaning of the word 'loyalty'. :haha:

Perfect time to have him on :haha:

[Munchies]

Just me or did ITV cut to ads and now ads again?

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Just me or did ITV cut to ads and now ads again?

They've had them for years.

[Munchies]

They've had them for years.

I know, but it was what, 4 minutes ? :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Perfect time to have him on :haha:

Let's just quiz time with Keane instead of the commentary.

Klopp and Wenget. :bow:

[Munchies]

i am a gunner :bow:

Klopp :pal:

Wumger :bow:

[Maestro]

Klopp, mental bastard. Like.

[Munchies]

Rosicky and Reus should have a bromance soon :lol:

[fakeyank]

Any good streams?

[BOBN]

Let's just quiz time with Keane instead of the commentary.

That would be great tbh :lol:

We can get at Hummels, hes their Vermelean. Reputations for defenders come cheaply these days.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Champions League music. :bow:

[Master Splinter]

Come on Arsenal :scarf:.

Also, Keane is awlsome.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Arsenal. :bow:

[Munchies]

Any good streams?

http://www.itv.com/itv/

Not sure if this is geo-blocked ? If it is, I'll find you another one

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Grosskreutz. :haha:

Good effort.

[Xhaka Can’t]

http://www.itv.com/itv/

Not sure if this is geo-blocked ? If it is, I'll find you another one

FY, get unblock-us. $4.99 a month and will stop you getting geo blocked.

[Munchies]

Found a stream for you FY

http://atdhe.xxx/soccer/watch-arsenal-vs-borussia-dortmund-48e7j

Don't download anything, its flash, those ads are cunts, close the ads, and play.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hummels goes for glory, in to the crowd it sails.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Well done BFG. We're not exactly passing it well.

[fakeyank]

Found a stream for you FY

http://atdhe.xxx/soccer/watch-arsenal-vs-borussia-dortmund-48e7j

Don't download anything, its flash, those ads are cunts, close the ads, and play.

Thank you sir! :tiphat:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bloody hell Sagna, just needed a simple pass!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good strike by Reus but goes wide.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-1 Mkhitaryan, poor from Ramsey.

[Power n Glory]

FFS Ramsey! Clear that!

[Munchies]

FUCK

[Maestro]

slack defending, lost possession from ramsey

fuckin shit

[Power n Glory]

He dribbled right into the danger zone when there was free pass over to Jack!

[Maestro]

they need to wake up, this is not Norwich we're playing FFS

[Maestro]

on me back son

[Munchies]

Giroud :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gibbs. :haha:

What was that?

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Ffs Gibbs.

[Munchies]

ffs wtf was that :doh:

[Maestro]

who from gw is at the game?

[Munchies]

who from gw is at the game?

No clue, MO ?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Well done Giroud. Hummels. :lol:

[Munchies]

thats a fuckin pen !

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Koscielny heads but over.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hummels was booked for that. Also, we should have had a corner. :rolleyes:

[Maestro]

keep going bif

[Özil's Panoramic View]

That wasn't offside.

[Munchies]

Refs a millionaire :lol:

[Maestro]

Hummels was booked for that. Also, we should have had a corner. :rolleyes:

attack straight at hummels and get him sent off

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Weidenfeller. :lol:

[Xhaka Can’t]

Sorry

[Munchies]

Our midfield has no room, this Bender cunt is pretty decent

[Munchies]

out for the season now....

[Maestro]

it's evident we're missing flamini big time

[fakeyank]

Wilshere out for the season

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ramsey shoots but pulls it wide. Wheelchair back on, for now at least.

[Özim]

WTF what's going on, why are we losing?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Well done Gibbs. Sloppy from a lot of our players.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rosicky shot, cleared off the line!

[Munchies]

Arghghghghghghghghghgh ffs

[Maestro]

WTF what's going on, why are we losing?

slackness from our mob. no combative spirit and dortmund being allowed to much time, and space on the ball

dortmund have countered our play really well

[McNamara That Ghost...]

GIROUD!!! Fantastic!!!

[Özim]

GIROOOOOOOOOUDDDDDD!!!!

[Özil's Panoramic View]

:patrice:

[Munchies]

BIG SEXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Maestro]

bif!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Power n Glory]

Dangerous cross from Sagna!! Fantastic!

[GP]

I'm not gonna lie, Olivier Giroud is fucking awesome.

Top, top, top, top, super, super quality.

[Özim]

Shocking defending and keeping there.

[fakeyank]

Giroud :bow:

BEAST!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Reus. :haha:

Jesus wept.

[Maestro]

instinctive follow through, well done bif ....great game from him so far. working hard

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Reus. :haha:

[Özim]

Reus trying to curl it back to Germany :lol:

[GP]

Reus :lol:

Awful hair.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

I'm not gonna lie, Olivier Giroud is fucking awesome.

Top, top, top, top, super, super quality.

You left off 'exceptional'.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lewandowski has given fouls away by the bucketload.

[Maestro]

blackman really needs to change that ridiculous hairstyle

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Klopp's reaction to Grosskreutz. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-1 HT. Well I'd take that tbf. Their pressing really messed us up with being able to get the ball anywhere, conceding seemed to help that though. :lol:

[Maestro]

roy keane time

[Power n Glory]

Done well to get back into this game.

[Munchies]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BXMfbVsIcAAqE9r.jpg

Ozil assisting :lol:

[BOBN]

roy keane time
Back to the real action :ladynana:

[JonasTC]

Hopefully Sagna decides to compelte some more crosses, the first proper one he hits (out of a couple of missed key passes!) and we score.

After their goal, we've been looking great and if we continue like that in the 2. half, we can win this game.

[Maestro]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BXMfbVsIcAAqE9r.jpg

Ozil assisting :lol:

fattening up for the kill

[Munchies]

First class flights :bow:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BXMfbVsIcAAqE9r.jpg

Ozil assisting :lol:
Bloody hell she eats like a moose :blink:

[Maestro]

Hopefully Sagna decides to compelte some more crosses, the first proper one he hits (out of a couple of missed key passes!) and we score.

After their goal, we've been looking great and if we continue like that in the 2. half, we can win this game.

that's just it though, he compeltes them, hardly ever completes them

[BOBN]

So theyre giving Hummels credit for that off the line clearance even tho his fukk up caused the chance? Killing me.

[LDG]

Keep it simple boys.

Wrighty is right. They're scared of bif. Keep it simple, we aren't playing dogshite from bottom of the Prem. This lot are very good.

[Master Splinter]

How good is Giroud at the moment?

An absolute monster.

The white Dids.

[Munchies]

ffs Marseille are shite

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Arsenal. :scarf:

[Munchies]

Klopp :haha:

[GP]

'It's...uhh..1-0 to...uhh...Celtic...uhhh...against...uhhh...Ajax.. .'

JUST READ THE FUCKING AUTOCUE YOU WEASEL FACED PRICK!

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Ramsey's worst game in a while. Giroud has been very good, even before his goal.

I think Arteta has done a decent job of spoiling so far. Our final ball has been lacking.

[Özim]

Wilshere, rubbish pull back.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gibbs throwing himself in to the block. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gibbs covering for us again. :lol:

[Munchies]

Look what Giroud will come home to :
https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/378800000144073146/382ffd149435e10f36f602a17d7934f7.jpeg

https://twitter.com/GiroudJen

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rosicky on a mission to take every Dortmund player out. Booked.

[BOBN]

Look what Giroud will come home to :
https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/378800000144073146/382ffd149435e10f36f602a17d7934f7.jpeg

https://twitter.com/GiroudJen
What a belly. Couldnt even suck in?

[Munchies]

Forgot we had Santi on the bench :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dortmund's pressing is getting pretty annoying. :lol:

[Özim]

Dortmund on top at the moment.

[Munchies]

Yeah, Bender and Sahin are doing a good job in the middle

[Maestro]

don't like the way they are walking through our midfield

[Özim]

We're dreadful at this point.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Subotic wanted us to have a corner, Weidenfeller stops it.

[Maestro]

stop turn and retain possession ffs

[Özim]

Wilshere awful cross, not playing very well our Jack.

[Globalgunner]

Wilshire should never be given the ball in our own half. He always loses it. Time for Cazorla, methinks

[Özim]

Kreutz really messed that up, they opened us up like a tin of sardines!

[Munchies]

Shit shot, but bah gawd, was he left free !

[Özim]

They're out Arsenalling us

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wheelchair off, Cazorla on.

[BOBN]

2 draws against these would be ok.

[Maestro]

good sub

[Özim]

Wilshere off :trophy:

Cazorla on, thank f*ck for that.

[Özim]

Are Dortmund the home side because we're barely getting the ball.

[Munchies]

Wilshere off :trophy:

Cazorla on, thank f*ck for that.

:good:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Özil and Giroud doing well.

[Özim]

Ozil lovely play!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Well that wasn't one of our best corners.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What is Tyldesley talking about?

[Özim]

Cazorla is making a bit of a difference, he's so much better than Wilshere.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cazorla low cross, probably a bit too close to Weidenfeller.

Lewandowski booked. How can that not be a red?

[GP]

Got to be a red!

[Maestro]

fuck off ref....fuckin' sending off

[Özim]

Lewandowski with an elbow, perhaps should have been a red.

[Özim]

Wilshere with a sore ankle, couple puffs of a ciggie should fix that no problem.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mkitaryan off, Hofmann on.

Blas off, Aubameyang on.

[GP]

'Aubameyang is from Gabon. He was born in France...'

He's from France then, you fucking mong!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cazorla smacks the frame of the goal!

[Power n Glory]

Aww!!

[Özil's Panoramic View]

That was ever so close.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bender booked.

[Maestro]

Cazorla is making a bit of a difference, he's so much better than Wilshere.

can't argue with real quality

[Power n Glory]

Sagna!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Giroud header, not much on it. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-2 Lewandowski.

[Thierrymon]

fooks sake

[Özim]

We're done for!

[fakeyank]

:(

[Maestro]

has the wake up call arrived?

[Özil's Panoramic View]

ref is shit.

[Globalgunner]

We haven't shown much character this 2nd half

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bendtner on to save us, Ramsey off.

[Maestro]

has the wake up call arrived?

it has now!

[Özim]

Dortmund have deserved this, we've been sh*t to be honest, Cazorla has done ok but we've been totally dominated.

Dortmund have shown our weaknesses up.

[Power n Glory]

Nicky B! Not the best of games for Rambo.

[BOBN]

Even tho hes not done anything I feel a bit bad for Ozil. Hed have wanted to impress/justify his move with his shiny new team to his peoples.

Oh well.

[Power n Glory]

Dortmund have deserved this, we've been sh*t to be honest, Cazorla has done ok but we've been totally dominated.

Dortmund have shown our weaknesses up.

A bit harsh. We came on strong for the 2nd half.

[Maestro]

and we thought this ref was a millionare ...?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rosicky off, Gnabry on.

[Özim]

A bit harsh. We came on strong for the 2nd half.

We had a short spell but Dortmund have largely controlled the game, I made a comment about whether they were the home side earlier as they had so much of the ball. Pretty disappointed with our performance today, we're at home and should have performed better, clearly we're not as good as the big boys despite our start to the season, though we have been excellent this season.

[Özim]

2-1 down at home at they've still got all the possession FFS!

[fakeyank]

they are corner flaging the fuck off us!

[Özim]

Napoli game away is crucial now, we're going to need to win that one, no mean feat in Italy.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-2 FT. Balls.

[Özim]

Beaten at home, shocker.

[Xhaka Can’t]

We had a short spell but Dortmund have largely controlled the game, I made a comment about whether they were the home side earlier as they had so much of the ball. Pretty disappointed with our performance today, we're at home and should have performed better, clearly we're not as good as the big boys despite our start to the season, though we have been excellent this season.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL0Qt7IF8Q4

[Özim]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL0Qt7IF8Q4
Are you happy?

OH GOOOOD for YOU, cos it's useless now isn't it?

[LDG]

Fuck off Chiles you prat.

[PGFC]

1-2 FT. Balls.

:gp: Though Zim must be as happy as a pig in shit.

[LDG]

We had a short spell but Dortmund have largely controlled the game, I made a comment about whether they were the home side earlier as they had so much of the ball. Pretty disappointed with our performance today, we're at home and should have performed better, clearly we're not as good as the big boys despite our start to the season, though we have been excellent this season.

We weren't great at times, but they most certainly didn't boss the game.

You have completely missed the point as i would expect though.

[Penguin]

They didn't dominate us at all. We had more possession and more chances. Chesney had a very quiet evening with the boys in front doing a great job for most of the match. The difference was that we fucked up once more than them.

[Power n Glory]

We were sucker punched. I thought we looked a lot better when Cazorla came on and we could have won.

Oh well, it's only the CL! :lol: We can afford a loss here.

[fakeyank]

Dont care about the result as long as it doesnt affect us in the PL. Thats what should be our no.1 priority. Hopefully the team will not have a fall out from this loss... we usually do!

[LDG]

They didn't dominate us at all. We had more possession and more chances. Chesney had a very quiet evening with the boys in front doing a great job for most of the match. The difference was that we fucked up once more than them.

Yup.

Felt a bit sorry for Gibbs. Had a cracking game, and you could see the worry on his face when he tried to track back. He got caught in two minds whether to track the runner or go to the ball. That split second cost us.

Quite a bit was down to run of the ball. They managed to get a toe in just in time. On other days we win that one.

Was more concerned first half where we were unsure how to play it. Addressed that after 30 mins and the had the best of the 2nd.

Zimm misses the point, that a lot of our game this season has been to let the opposition have the ball more, be patient and hit hard and fast. We just couldn't get that killer ball off.

Much more to come from this lot, and deapite the sucker punch, we showed we are just as good as Dortmund.

Oh, and Lewandoski should have been off. And Giroud showed more quality than him, tbf.

[milla]

Yup.

Felt a bit sorry for Gibbs. Had a cracking game, and you could see the worry on his face when he tried to track back. He got caught in two minds whether to track the runner or go to the ball. That split second cost us.


This is where I think Flamini is better than Arteta IMO. Flamini would just give Gibbs a shout to cover the runner whilst he himself take the one being mark by Gibbs. :coffee:

[AFC Leveller]

Dortmund started much better than us and that set the tempo for the first half. I thought we just stod off them and waited to see what they could do instead of actually going for it like we did against Napoli. Arteta kept passing it to one of the CBs instead of forward and resorted to short passes to the back all game which made Dortmund comfortable and played into their game plan. I have to say the way the press high up the pitch is fantastic and we didnt have an answer to it. yesterday was ideal for Theo as Dortmund pressed us and left plenty of space in behind (knowing we had no real pace). we lacked an outlet.

2nd half, esp towards the last 20 minutes we seemed to take the game to them and the introduction of Cazorla was timely as Jack was shite.

I think we're more dangerous away from home this season and i can see us getting a result at their place.

[selassie]

We had a short spell but Dortmund have largely controlled the game, I made a comment about whether they were the home side earlier as they had so much of the ball. Pretty disappointed with our performance today, we're at home and should have performed better, clearly we're not as good as the big boys despite our start to the season, though we have been excellent this season.

I thought we were on top for large parts of the 2nd half. Dortmund didn't control the game at all, they controlled the first 15 minutes or so and their movement and passing was largely superior to ours in terms of effectiveness, but they didn't control the game.

I do agree though that we're not yet a top tier CL club, there is no shame in that. Dortmund for me are a superior team and a tier one CL club along with the likes of Bayern, Barca and Real. On current form we sit in the group behind with the other Prem clubs, though you could argue that Man City and Chelsea are superior to us, especially in terms of Squad depth.

The acid test will come when we face the likes of Man U, Liverpool, Chelsea et al in the Prem to see how far we have come.