footyfan1
23 Feb 2007, 03:42 AM
Decided to use a question from another thread to start this one.
So what would be your line up for the upcoming match???
At least the defense in my lineup would be pretty much the one the club's official website speculates Jürgen Röber will use if he chooses not to play Phillipp Degen or Degen just cannot go.
Degen is suffering from a deep thigh bruise just above his knee, but yesterday, in an article at the club's official website, www.borussia-dortmund.com, Degen stated that he's sure he'll be ready to go come Saturday.
To be honest, I wouldn't chance it. I would go with the following lineup.
GK: Weidenfeller
Right Back: Metzelder
Central Defense: Amedick, Woerns
Left Back: Kringe
Sweeper: Tinga
Half right midfield: Ricken
Half left midfield: Kruska
Central midfield: Sahin
Strikers: Smolarek, Frei
For those wondering, "Metzelder at right back? Is he crazy?" Metzelder played right back very well for BVB when Evanilson was here and we had no backup for him. To be honest, he did it so well, I wanted the club to convert Metzelder to right back and sell Evanilson. And today, as with many suggestions made to them back then, the club probably wishes they had listened to some of the advice it got. But as I've said elsewhere, back then, I think they were too afraid to seriously alter the team.
Just too f#cking scared......
Anyhow, some tidbits about this Hannover match.
As stated above, Degen is questionable, but will try to play. If Degen plays, Metzelder will probably be paired in the center with Amedick. I'd give Wörns another week to get back into playing condition.
Kehl is going to Hannover with the team, but I don't expect him to see action.
Pienaar is out with his ankle ligament damage. He's expected to be out for at least three weeks.
Both Brzenska and Dede are suspended. Brzenska for seeing his fifth yellow last week against Gladbach and Dede is serving the second match of a three match red card suspension. Barring injury or other unforeseen circumstances, Brzenska will be available again for next Sunday's home match with Cottbus. Dede should return the next week at Bochum.
Degen is sitting on his fourth yellow card at the moment. To be honest, if I were Jürgen Röber, I would hold Degen out of this match and have him get intentionally booked against Cottbus. With Dede back against Bochum the next week, we can simply play Kringe at right back for that one match.
Kicker has Hannover's projected lineup as follows:
Enke, Cherundolo, Vinicius, Zuraw, Tarnat, Balitsch, Lala, Rosenthal, Yankov, Huszti, Stajner
Brdaric is out after undergoing knee surgery and their resurgent defender, Frank Fahrenhorst, is out due to seeing his fifth yellow card last week. For Hannover, Balitsch, Tarnat and Huszti are all sitting on their fourth yellow card.
According to "kicker", we have won seven of the last eight matches against Hannover in Hannover. They have only been able to pull a 1-1 draw in 2003/04 during that period. Hannover last beat us at their home in 1970/71.
Most see that and think it's a good omen for us. I think it's a bad one. This has been a season of ending streaks for us and only one has been good.
We finally beat Bayern again.
We'd never lost to Mainz before this season. We lost to them. We'd won like 12 years in a row in Hamburg. We lost there. We'd been unbeatable against Hertha at home. We lost to them.
If there's any season we can lose in Hannover, it's this one.
I'm not saying we're going to lose. What I am saying is that the fact we haven't lost in Hannover since the 70's doesn't mean jack shit and I think the team who gives the best effort will win this match.
So what would be your line up for the upcoming match???
At least the defense in my lineup would be pretty much the one the club's official website speculates Jürgen Röber will use if he chooses not to play Phillipp Degen or Degen just cannot go.
Degen is suffering from a deep thigh bruise just above his knee, but yesterday, in an article at the club's official website, www.borussia-dortmund.com, Degen stated that he's sure he'll be ready to go come Saturday.
To be honest, I wouldn't chance it. I would go with the following lineup.
GK: Weidenfeller
Right Back: Metzelder
Central Defense: Amedick, Woerns
Left Back: Kringe
Sweeper: Tinga
Half right midfield: Ricken
Half left midfield: Kruska
Central midfield: Sahin
Strikers: Smolarek, Frei
For those wondering, "Metzelder at right back? Is he crazy?" Metzelder played right back very well for BVB when Evanilson was here and we had no backup for him. To be honest, he did it so well, I wanted the club to convert Metzelder to right back and sell Evanilson. And today, as with many suggestions made to them back then, the club probably wishes they had listened to some of the advice it got. But as I've said elsewhere, back then, I think they were too afraid to seriously alter the team.
Just too f#cking scared......
Anyhow, some tidbits about this Hannover match.
As stated above, Degen is questionable, but will try to play. If Degen plays, Metzelder will probably be paired in the center with Amedick. I'd give Wörns another week to get back into playing condition.
Kehl is going to Hannover with the team, but I don't expect him to see action.
Pienaar is out with his ankle ligament damage. He's expected to be out for at least three weeks.
Both Brzenska and Dede are suspended. Brzenska for seeing his fifth yellow last week against Gladbach and Dede is serving the second match of a three match red card suspension. Barring injury or other unforeseen circumstances, Brzenska will be available again for next Sunday's home match with Cottbus. Dede should return the next week at Bochum.
Degen is sitting on his fourth yellow card at the moment. To be honest, if I were Jürgen Röber, I would hold Degen out of this match and have him get intentionally booked against Cottbus. With Dede back against Bochum the next week, we can simply play Kringe at right back for that one match.
Kicker has Hannover's projected lineup as follows:
Enke, Cherundolo, Vinicius, Zuraw, Tarnat, Balitsch, Lala, Rosenthal, Yankov, Huszti, Stajner
Brdaric is out after undergoing knee surgery and their resurgent defender, Frank Fahrenhorst, is out due to seeing his fifth yellow card last week. For Hannover, Balitsch, Tarnat and Huszti are all sitting on their fourth yellow card.
According to "kicker", we have won seven of the last eight matches against Hannover in Hannover. They have only been able to pull a 1-1 draw in 2003/04 during that period. Hannover last beat us at their home in 1970/71.
Most see that and think it's a good omen for us. I think it's a bad one. This has been a season of ending streaks for us and only one has been good.
We finally beat Bayern again.
We'd never lost to Mainz before this season. We lost to them. We'd won like 12 years in a row in Hamburg. We lost there. We'd been unbeatable against Hertha at home. We lost to them.
If there's any season we can lose in Hannover, it's this one.
I'm not saying we're going to lose. What I am saying is that the fact we haven't lost in Hannover since the 70's doesn't mean jack shit and I think the team who gives the best effort will win this match.