2016-17 UEFA Champions League Quarter-finals First Leg: Borussia Dortmund vs. AS Monaco

bvbSlash · Apr 13, 2017

Marc to return in 4 weeks.

bvbSlash · Apr 13, 2017

Marco will start on the weekend.

z0mb1e · Apr 13, 2017

Chelicerata said: ↑

Dortmund basically gifted Monaco most of the goals as well as the referee ********ing us up.

Anyway, the only positive thing I noticed is the fact that Sahin worked well alongside Weigl in a 3-man midfield sort of, where the attacking midfielder was a bit withdrawn deep close to him, just as the case in the second half when Kagawa was moved deep close to him while Weigl sat deep behind both of them. It was more like a 4141 tactic and that gave Sahin a sort of free role as well as not having the sole responsibility of covering much ground because the AM was very much close to him in the central midfield.

I hope TT would continue with the same setup because Sahin is not only an upgrade over Castro but also, he's a complete playmaker which we don't have in the team except Kagawa and Kagawa isn't as complete as Sahin in that aspect.
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Agreed with Sahin.

Sahin is a significant upgrade compared to Castro, and knows what's demanded at BVB; we can refer to his effectiveness in the game in just the second half, and he's demonstrated before he can keep up with the rest of the squad. He can be utilized both as a 6 and a 8. Sahin may not be as good as Gundogan, but he's definitely a level above Castro.

I don't know why people are so quick to dismiss him and are eager let him go so easily, considering he's a very good, useful player especially when the team lacks players that can collaborate well enough with the team to make an impact.

BVBFNM · Apr 13, 2017

z0mb1e said: ↑

Agreed with Sahin.

Sahin is a significant upgrade compared to Castro, and knows what's demanded at BVB; we can refer to his effectiveness in the game in just the second half, and he's demonstrated before he can keep up with the rest of the squad. He can be utilized both as a 6 and a 8. Sahin may not be as good as Gundogan, but he's definitely a level above Castro.

I don't know why people are so quick to dismiss him and are eager desire let him go so easily, considering he's a very good, useful player especially when the team lacks players that can collaborate well enough with the team to make an impact.
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Read my rant regarding Sahin in the Champions League ADSDVH thread.

bvbSlash · Apr 14, 2017

After it was released that the terrorist was Iraqi, this is what a football club in Iraq did:

Says Iraqi people condemn terrorist attacks.