Would you take Bailey or Pulisic going forward?
On my way home from the Leverkusen - Bremen match. Pretty fun game. Feeling for Werder, they deserved a little better, but showed some immaturity at key moments. That second goal from Brandt might have gotten his release clause triggered, after all. Bailey looked ambivalent; talent is obviously there, the feeling for the situational decisions isn't yet, but that is kinda expected. Away support was really neat, too.
That was quintessential BVB football that half. Disorganized panic on defence, unable to find a final ball on offence.
Dahoud pls come on
Goetze
I've seen enough of Schurrle once again.
For Mainz it's simply time to go down back home, they're not big enough for the first league and almost everything that allowed them to punch above their weight for a while has already dissolved.
I would welcome Fortuna and Nürnberg. And Holstein, of course, as a replacement for nearby HSV. Can you imagine? First club from S-H in the league to replace the dinosaur?Too bad many of the clubs that are "big enough" for the first league are terribly incompetent and undeserving of first league football as well
Too bad many of the clubs that are "big enough" for the first league are terribly incompetent and undeserving of first league football as well
I think the squad is rounding into shape recently under Stoeger, but I don't think he's a good enough manager to stay on. Bring Nagelsmann in.
In terms of personnel.
Sell: Sokratis needs to go. Schurrle and Yarmo, unless Reus or Pulisic go. In which case, you can keep one around as a fourth winger. Castro, Rode and Sahin also gotta go. Could include Piszczek in this category if a starting RB comes in, but he might be fine as a back up RB.
Buy: Need a back up GK, a third CB, a starting RB and a back up defensive midfielder who plays more physical than Weigl. If Batshuayi's loan isn't extended, also need a CF.
The team has generally played very poorly even when they have won, and except for Hoffenheim (and Bayern in the Pokal) they've only played mediocre to bad teams since Stöger got here. It really says a lot about how little the people at BVB handing out contracts understand the final likelihood of regression to mediocre results if your team is performing in a mediocre fashion but still winning.
I feel like with their injury histories, that isn’t something Dortmund can or should count on.One thing that I think is often forgotten is that Goetze and Reus have played so few minutes on the pitch together the last two years. I forget the exact number, but how many teams have their two best players playing that few minutes on the same pitch in two seasons? That obviously effects results. Hopefully next season they'll lead the attack together.
That's what happens if you only play substantial minutes in about half of your team's games. For Goetze to move his career forward - in the sense of being perceived as an elite player - he will need to play a healthy season where his personal play also affects the outcome of his team's season in a positive and notable fashion.