VfL Wolfsburg v Borussia Dortmund [R]

[footyfan1]

Thiam: "Show Them Who's Boss"


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Wolfsburg defender Pablo Thiam claims the side are pumped and ready to repeat last year’s feat of a season opening victory over Borussia Dortmund, this time at home.

Wolfsburg defender Pablo Thiam claims the side are pumped and ready to repeat last year’s feat of a season opening victory over Borussia Dortmund, this time at home.

“The Bundesliga is our bread and butter,” he told the club website. “The tingles being felt by the players are hard to describe.”

“Every club has strengthened their squads, and I think that every single player is looking forward to the start.”

“We will try to put hem under pressure from the start, and show them who is boss,” asserted Thiam. “We plan to make sure that they don’t play their first good game of the new season against us.”

[XIIGermanIIX]

Thiam: "Show Them Who's Boss"


http://www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/uploads/pics/m_vfl_bvb_05.jpg


Wolfsburg defender Pablo Thiam claims the side are pumped and ready to repeat last year’s feat of a season opening victory over Borussia Dortmund, this time at home.

Wolfsburg defender Pablo Thiam claims the side are pumped and ready to repeat last year’s feat of a season opening victory over Borussia Dortmund, this time at home.

“The Bundesliga is our bread and butter,” he told the club website. “The tingles being felt by the players are hard to describe.”

“Every club has strengthened their squads, and I think that every single player is looking forward to the start.”

“We will try to put hem under pressure from the start, and show them who is boss,” asserted Thiam. “We plan to make sure that they don’t play their first good game of the new season against us.”

Sorry Thiam, not this year, my prediction for the game will be a 3-1 win for BVB anybody second that?

[jonam]

Sorry Thiam, not this year, my prediction for the game will be a 3-1 win for BVB anybody second that?


If they play like yesterday where they were destroyed by RC Lens, we don't have to panic anyhow. :-)

[Coon]

2-1 Wolfsburg... BVB leads for 85 minutes then allows 2 goals.

[footyfan1]

If they play like yesterday where they were destroyed by RC Lens, we don't have to panic anyhow. :-)


And when was the last time we put four goals past someone????

BOCHOLT DOESN'T COUNT!!!

[footyfan1]

2-1 Wolfsburg... BVB leads for 85 minutes then allows 2 goals.


That sounds more like this BVB team, but it won't take them 85 minutes to blow it.

Let's hope they surprise us. But only being able to put one goal past the mighty Sigma Olomouc and losing a 45 minute match to FC Magdeburg has my confidence in the toilet........ :(

[HeyaBVB]

We'll win it 2:1 and pessimism sux :)

[XIIGermanIIX]

And when was the last time we put four goals past someone????

BOCHOLT DOESN'T COUNT!!!

dont need 4 goals to win... all it take is one with Weidenfeller in the goal, or maybe 2 if the ref calls a PK :)

[footyfan1]

dont need 4 goals to win... all it take is one with Weidenfeller in the goal, or maybe 2 if the ref calls a PK :)


And what happens when Koller beats Weidenfeller again?? ;)

[footyfan1]

We'll win it 2:1 and pessimism sux :)


It's called "realism". Pessimism is "knowing" we're going to lose. I just "think" the chances of us losing are more realistic than those of us winning.

Check my picks. I still picked BVB 2-1.

But again, if there was money to win or lose, I'd bet Wolfsburg by the same score.........

That's "realism". My heart (And you know I still have problems with it) can't take my looking through Schwarz-Gelb glasses all the time. The disappointment has come too early and too often the past three seasons. :(

[HeyaBVB]

It's called "realism". Pessimism is "knowing" we're going to lose. I just "think" the chances of us losing are more realistic than those of us winning.

Check my picks. I still picked BVB 2-1.

But again, if there was money to win or lose, I'd bet Wolfsburg by the same score.........

That's "realism". My heart (And you know I still have problems with it) can't take my looking through Schwarz-Gelb glasses all the time. The disappointment has come too early and too often the past three seasons. :(
Let's wait and see
if they win or loose

[footyfan1]

Let's wait and see if they win or loose


That's exactly what I'm doing!!

Maybe I'm drunk or something, but I could have sworn I said I still took BVB to win 2-1???

I just wouldn't bet money on it.

[footyfan1]

From the official BVB site. These lineups aren't set in stone though.......



[04.08.] Fußball-Bundesliga, 1. Spieltag
VFL WOLFSBURG - BORUSSIA DORTMUND
Samstag, 6. August 2005, 15.30 Uhr (Volkswagen-Arena)



VfL Wolfsburg: Jentzsch - Sarpei, Franz, Hofland, van der Heyden - Thiam, Tskitishvili - Karhan, d´Alessandro, Hrgovic - Hanke.


Auf der Bank/Substitutes: Lenz - Schnoor, Quiroga, Weiser, Menseguez, Topic, Makiadi, Fischer, Klimowicz.


Fraglich/Questionable: niemand/no one.


Es fehlen/Out: Langkamp (Trainingsrückstand/Training for comeback), Hristov (Knieprobleme/knee problems).



Bor. Dortmund: Weidenfeller - Degen, Wörns, Metzelder, Dede - Sahin - Kringe (Kruska), Rosicky - Smolarek, Koller, Buckley.


Auf der Bank/Substitutes: Gentenaar - Brzenska, Hünemeier, Kruska, Ricken, Caliskan, Gambino.

Fraglich/Questionable: niemand/no one.



Es fehlen/Out: Kehl (Trainingsrückstand/Training for Comeback), Tyrala (Kreuzbandriss/Torn knee ligaments).



Schiedsrichter/Referee: Wolfgang Stark aus Landshut.



Zuschauer/Projected Attendance: 18.000 Karten wurden bis Donnerstag verkauft. Der VfL rechnet mit 22.000 Besuchern. 2.500 Fans kommen aus Dortmund.
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VfL expects 22,000 of their fans, another 2,500 will travel for Dortmund.



Statistik/Statistics: Letzte Saison 1:2, im Jahr zuvor 2:4. Dortmund blieb in Wolfsburg nur drei Mal ohne Tor. Dabei gab es die beiden Niederlagen 0:1 (1999/2000) und 0:2 (2002/03) sowie ein 0:0 (1998/99).

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Last season BVB won 2-1 in Wolfsburg and 4-2 the season before. Dortmund have only played three matches in Wolfsburg without scoring. They were two losses, 1-0 in 1999/2000 and 2-0 in 2002-2003 and a goalless draw in 1998-1999.

[The Double]

I'm thinking 1-1 tie.

[footyfan1]

I'm thinking 1-1 tie.


I'm hoping 2-1 BVB. I'm thinking 2-1 Wolfsburg. Therefore it probably will be a 1-1 tie!! LOL!!! ;)

[Gregoriak]

Koller just scored the 2-1 for BVB.

[Gregoriak]

VfL equalizes a minute later...

[footyfan1]

VfL equalizes a minute later...

Exactly what I was going to say. We handed it right back.....

[david29]

2-2 final score. *sigh*

Puts even more pressure on next week's derby, if any more was necessary.

[footyfan1]

2-2 final score. *sigh*

Puts even more pressure on next week's derby, if any more was necessary.


Both teams blew chances. But isn't that always the way with us?? Blown chances??

Seeing that I expected to lose, I'll take the point......