even messi is dull without a coach (yes, I've seen it in a few games when Pep had left Barca), let alone BVB
Ugh...I think I'm out. This is ridiculously embarrassing. Though, on the plus side, I don't Pulisic has done anything particularly bad.
Halftime: Sad state of affairs for Dortmund. Bayern up by 5 and could have had 6 or 7. Pulisic seems like the only patient player on offense, but he's been just horrible transitioning to defense as most of the team has.
They might find themselves outside of the Top 10 by end of season with Stoger. This team is just getting worse every week They might grind out a result against inferior teams, but with equal or better teams, they will just be threaded like today.
The gulf between Bayern & all the other Bundesliga clubs is huge. At least in other leagues there are several clubs, then everyone else. Dortmund came trying to play just as if they were playing Hamburg. Not a good strategy against Bayern. The players are demoralized knowing it could easily have been 6 or 7, at HT. Pulisic is doing OK, I suppose, but in the face of this onslaught does it really mean anything?
Seeing the replays makes the coach and central midfield look like a relegation team. There are at least 4 players who can't play defensively at the Champions League level. I'll save my most damning criticism for Dahoud, who absolutely looks like he doesn't belong in a match like this. Even on the turnover from Castro that led to a goal, Dahoud is nowhere to be found providing cover.