UCL: BVB vs Benfica(Pulisic starts)

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  1. LouisZ

    LouisZ Member+

    Oct 14, 2010
    Southern California-USA
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    FC Barcelona
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Not this time, it was true. The game was replayed every 2 hours for that day.
     
  2. Stan Collins

    Stan Collins Member+

    Feb 26, 1999
    Silver Spring, MD
    Barca-PSG rigged? You couldn't rig that if you tried.

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    Anyway, some ratings:
    WhoScored: 9.1, second best after Aubamayang
    Eurosport: 8, third best after Auba and Dembele
    ESPNFC: 9, second best after Auba
    Mirror.uk: 8, tied with Dembele and behind only Auba
    Fear The Wall (SBNation): 9, MOTM
    Kicker (reverse 1-7 scale): 2, second-best behind Auba
    Daily Mail: 8, tied for second with Wiegl behind Auba
     
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  3. PalmettoSpur

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    Oct 21, 2015
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    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Weigl was good, but an 8? Hmm.
     
  4. Excellency

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    LA Galaxy
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    Nov 4, 2011
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    #179 Excellency, Mar 9, 2017
    Last edited: Mar 9, 2017
    If you are referring to 32/33' segment, fox soccer 2 go - where I was watching - had a replay which clearly showed Dembele looking left, right at Pulisic and declining to pass when there was nothing but daylilght ahead of Pulisic who was unguarded while Dembele had a guy or two all over him. Dortmund are paying this guy how much to make sure he keeps them mid table?

    Pulisic looked tired at 70' when he should have been subbed out instead of Dembele because he had run very long distance and was ripe for injury. Dembele actually has incredible stamina. I think he could play double headers.
     
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  5. Jazzy Altidore

    Jazzy Altidore Member+

    Sep 2, 2009
    San Francisco
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    If you point out his bad plays, you must also recognize all the amazing plays he makes, which more than outweigh the bad. Tons of assists and goals. He is not the problem. The defense has kept them behind of where they should be.
     
  6. Excellency

    Excellency Member+

    LA Galaxy
    United States
    Nov 4, 2011
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    BVB are an offensive team that puts a lot of pressure on their defense. "he has a lot of bad plays but look at the good ones" doesn't cut it at this level. You are describing a mid table team which is where Dembele belongs. He's second rate.
     
  7. SUDano

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    Jan 18, 2003
    Rochester, NY
    Midtable? If there were 6 teams.
     
  8. Jazzy Altidore

    Jazzy Altidore Member+

    Sep 2, 2009
    San Francisco
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    BVB are an "offensive team" mostly because of Dembele. He has 8 goals and 14(!) assists. Stats aren't everything, unless you have stats like this.
     
  9. Excellency

    Excellency Member+

    LA Galaxy
    United States
    Nov 4, 2011
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Well W/L/D/GF/GA


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    That is the comparison of 34 game 2015/2016 season with season so far

    They gave up a goal a game previous season. This season 27 goals in 23 games, a little worse but not much.

    They scored about 2.5 goals per game last year and this season it's about 2 1/4 goals per game. You'd think the defence would have suffered with loss of their captain but not so much as loss on offense.

    The biggest difference is in winning versus losing. You wouldn't think the difference in stats would translate to such poor performance but in order to equal last season's record (almost) your boy Dembele will have to win the remaining 11 games! They will have to average 3 goals a game to equal same goals scored total.

    I think there's a saying something like "they didn't take their chances"...........obviously Hummels and Mikitarian were winners and Dembele is a loser.
     

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