View Full Version : BL 05/06 R26 Borussia Dortmund - Kaiserslautern [R]
jonam
16 Mar 2006, 07:27 PM
The Stuttgart match ended surprisingly with a draw but we still suffer from the draw at home against Mainz. On Saturday we HAVE to win. If not...the small hope of UEFA cup is completely gone.
ohk4
17 Mar 2006, 06:42 AM
I will be making my first trip to the Westfalenstadion for this game!
Will also be there Wednesday for the Länderspiel - I am still working on my anti-Klinsi posters :p
gunner_21
17 Mar 2006, 12:14 PM
Oh how I envy ohk4. Jonam is right this is a MUST win. We just can't keep dropping points if we intend to grab a UEFA Cup spot.
gunner_21
17 Mar 2006, 12:17 PM
First match v Kaiserslautern finished in a draw (3-3). A draw, big surprise there. Smolerak scored a hat-trick but so did Altintop for FCK. Fortunately he won't take part on Saturday so that bodes well for BVB. Rosicky still hoping to be fit to take part in the match, any further updates?
gunner_21
17 Mar 2006, 12:20 PM
Shit, just read that Altintop should be ready for Saturday.
Achtung
17 Mar 2006, 12:25 PM
The Stuttgart match ended surprisingly with a draw but we still suffer from the draw at home against Mainz. On Saturday we HAVE to win. If not...the small hope of UEFA cup is completely gone.
Beating Kaiserslautern is something this team should be able to do. If you can't beat a relegation candidate at home in such an important match, then the UEFA Cup is a pipe dream--then again BVB drew against Mainz so...
The nice thing though is that the middle of the table is so packed, as poor as BVB have been lately, its only a four-point gap to that second UEFA Cup spot.
gunner_21
17 Mar 2006, 12:27 PM
The nice thing though is that the middle of the table is so packed, as poor as BVB have been lately, its only a four-point gap to that second UEFA Cup spot.
I second all of your comments and picked out this last little bit. Just imagine if BVB had been able to win a couple of those drawn matches. Surely they'd be in the driving seat on a European berth.
jonam
17 Mar 2006, 06:58 PM
Maybe Odonkor will be on the bench tomorrow as he wasn't performing well in today's practise session. Steegmann would be our central striker and Smolarek moving to the right. Still I doubt that David will not start. Especially against a weak defence like Kaiserslautern he will be a weapon.
footyfan1
17 Mar 2006, 08:13 PM
Shit, just read that Altintop should be ready for Saturday.
Honestly, based on recent form, I'd be more worried about Sanogo than Altintop.......
footyfan1
17 Mar 2006, 08:14 PM
I will be making my first trip to the Westfalenstadion for this game!
Good! Then you will know what to expect should you ever meet me there. Though, I think based on my upcoming location, we'll meet at the Frankenstadion again. :)
footyfan1
17 Mar 2006, 08:17 PM
Maybe Odonkor will be on the bench tomorrow as he wasn't performing well in today's practise session. Steegmann would be our central striker and Smolarek moving to the right. Still I doubt that David will not start. Especially against a weak defence like Kaiserslautern he will be a weapon.
Kaiserslautern's youngsters are coming along from what their fans tell me.
I think Odonkor is in s#it form and possibly needs the rest. He has to be tiring and breaking down.
However, our offense has been so pathetic, that maybe Steegmann can help. I'm not "high" on him, but I'm willing to try anything at this point.
david29
17 Mar 2006, 10:31 PM
This feels almost exactly like the buildup the the game against Mainz two weeks ago. A strong win puts us back in contention for the Uefa Cup place, but another poor home performance combined with next weekend's trip to Hamburg could see us closer to the relegation places than 5th spot.
That said, I think we'll be able to come away with a victory this afternoon. I don't imagine it'll be pretty, and I couldn't exactly tell you where the goals are going to come from, but I think we'll do enough. 1-1 at the break, 2-1 to Borussia by fulltime. Fingers crossed.
footyfan1
17 Mar 2006, 10:32 PM
This feels almost exactly like the buildup the the game against Mainz two weeks ago. A strong win puts us back in contention for the Uefa Cup place, but another poor home performance combined with next weekend's trip to Hamburg could see us closer to the relegation places than 5th spot.
That said, I think we'll be able to come away with a victory this afternoon. I don't imagine it'll be pretty, and I couldn't exactly tell you where the goals are going to come from, but I think we'll do enough. 1-1 at the break, 2-1 to Borussia by fulltime. Fingers crossed.
I hope you are right, but these guys have done nothing to inspire me......
The Old Lady Hertha
18 Mar 2006, 10:00 AM
1-0 Dede scores
The Old Lady Hertha
18 Mar 2006, 11:05 AM
2-1 Skela scored, and now Kringe has.
footyfan1
18 Mar 2006, 12:32 PM
I haven't seen anything of it yet. About to check the BVB Club for highlights. Anyone here see the match??
The Double
18 Mar 2006, 01:25 PM
I haven't seen anything of it yet. About to check the BVB Club for highlights. Anyone here see the match??
Nope. Waiting for your match report, actually.
lemons
18 Mar 2006, 01:41 PM
Awesome result. Anyone got highlights of the match?
Achtung
18 Mar 2006, 02:02 PM
Sounds like the result could have been even more in favor of BVB, if the chances had been converted. Good win, especially important with the Stuttgart-'Gladbach draw.
lemons
18 Mar 2006, 02:08 PM
Sounds like the result could have been even more in favor of BVB, if the chances had been converted. Good win, especially important with the Stuttgart-'Gladbach draw.
Yep. It really is big. Hopefully they'll string together some more wins and nab one of those UEFA cup spots.