PBP: Christian Pulisic (starts): Atalanta vs Borussia Dortmund Feb 22, 2018

CP looks better in possession. There is space for him if they can get the attack going.

 

BVB controlling the ball now, imposing themselves, stretching Atalanta. Smart, taking the air out of the stadium.

Already more space in midfield for BVB.

 

CP with a good run, heads the ball in into the path of Sahin who blasts it over.(CP offsides anyway)

 

CP with some tasty dribbling, gets ran over, no foul.

 

CP dispossessed to start the counter. Should have been another goal for Atalanta.

 

Dortmund have no creativity and take zero chances. Ps schurlle needs to stop ********ing shooting long shots

 

That was their best chance so far...

 

is it me only or do BVB look very apathetic. Well, at least Sahin, Schurrle, and Dahoud anyway...

 

CP dispossessed again. Secondary break on.

 

CP just a little slow in his decision making. His touch and dribbling look better but he needs to be a tad mentally quicker.

 

CP wins a free kick JUST outside the box. looked a PK on the initial view

 

Schurrle with good long shot, CP gets rebound and is fouled outside box.

 

Good offside call on what would have been a nice goal for Gotze.

Bats on the counter falls over and defender bungles ball out of bounds, nearly own goal.

 

CP with a great ball into the box for Gotze.

 

BD is down 1-0. Just now got to turn it on.

 

CP beats four defenders and chips a nice pass to Schurrle who does nothing with it

 

Dortmund fans on reddit clamoring for Reus to come on for Puli at half time if not sooner. Have they been watching Shurrle? Puli and Goetze the only ones making anything happen for BVB.

 

Gotze and pulisic the only players worth a damp this half

 

Yeah, this has been CP's best half in a couple months.

 

His only BAD play was when he went he got dispossessed looking for the foul that led to the goal chance at the other end. Other than that, he has looked much more assured with the ball and with tighter control. Hasn't put a pass wrong and created a few good chances. Schurrle hasn't been good but hasn't been terrible. Bats hasn't been good. CP and Gotze are running the attack.

 

According to their 15/16 demographics results, over 1/3 of their subscribers are American and over 50% are between 14 and 21 years old. I've found that demo on reddit to be very self-hating in terms American fandom. Outside of jaded brits on /r/soccer, you'll find the most anti-American posts coming from Americans... you know, the kind of soccer fan who refuses to support the US in international competitions "because my great uncle was Italian".

 

>Going on reddit

That's your first mistake. At least /sp/ is funny, if disgusting. Reddit is disgustingly full of itself.

 

CP falls over the ball.

Reus coming on for CP, makes sense to me. Schurrle hasn't had a great match but he's more of a goal threat than CP.

 

CP off, sorry but thats a shocking decision. and i don't think i'm being biased.

 

Pulisic out 59th minute. On the plus side, now I don't have to watch the rest of the game.