Borussia Dortmund 2013-2014 General Discussion Thread [R]

That is the value in holding midfielders like Busquets, Javi Martinez...and for Dortmund Bender and potentially Ginter...they can play as the holding midfielder and as a sweeper. so if a team plays with 3 attackers (4-3-3, 4-2-3-1) you can play with a 4- man backline...but when a team decides to play with 2 attackers then you can morph to a 3-man backline

 

Isn't the primary job of a holding midfielder to be a slightly advanced sweeper? All the aforementioned players have unique skillsets, different from each other that helps them stand out. Very few team play with 2 attackers and the newer 4-4-2 have been discussed at length here. Even the diamond midfield deployed by Liverpool is very compact and dynamic.

If you read up on Michael Cox's articles on Zonalmarking, he talks about how a 3 man defense can be a disaster against a 2 striker system.

 

I meant Polska not qualifying which is poor. But being in Euros is always the main goal.

 

I don't see how a 3-mans defence is a disaster, no tactic is a disaster. When you have a 3 man defence, it means you've got more options on other areas of the pitch which also means the opponent has to be careful cause you'll have a heavily packed midfield. IMO, no formation is bad or something. It just depends on the players really.

 

LOL at eating too much döner when you injured

 

You answered your roundabout question yourself. I stated that pure wingbacks aren't bred like other positions in most youth setups which means even if you have a player like Dani Alves within your ranks, he'll likely be playing as a full-back or a wide midfielder. So getting him to switch to a wingback isn't going to be easy when he is in the top flight. But that's an easier problem to solve. A more difficult problem is to get his team mates acquainted to his style of play. A really good example is Barcelona under Pep. Busquets was well drilled and intelligent enough to drop between the Pique and Puyol at the right time. Iniesta knew he had the liberty to venture forward and overlap with David Villa because Abidal rarely ventured forward.

A 3 man defence doesn't automatically mean a loaded midfield. A 3-4-3 isn't necessarily a packed midfield.

 

Immobile with a big night!

 

Immobile scored 3 goals and gave 2 assists in the last match. He participated in all goals in the italian victory against a brazilian serie A team (5 -3).

 

Just curious. Are you an Immobile fan who will now cheer for Borussia too?

 

I am a borussia fan who will now cheer fot Immobile
Haha
There are a lot of Dortmund fans here in brazil.

 

You just joined yesterday, so I wondered.

Welcome to BigSoccer, regardless.

 

@MatthausSammer is that you?

 

Ciro looks like he could be really awesome for us and a bargain at that...I can't wait to see him in the Buli. Hoping he has a good world cup

 

But there are a lot of things that Lewandowski can do...which probably are more valuable for Dortmund that Immobile can't do, he is a more complete and mature player than Immobile

 

Damn imagine an Immobile, Lewy striker pairing. Now if only we had some luck with creativity behind it as well.

 

Can immobile be our lewy replacement in 3 yrs

 

Why don't you just stop supporting Bayern and start supporting Dortmund. Make things easier on yourselves.

 

end products look better than raw talents. Sure you like your car better the way it is than to be given a chunk of metal rubber and plastic

 

That's a terrible analogy. How did your end products look when getting thrashed 5-0 against the same team that nearly pissed against us.

 

We LET you still have Reus didn't we?

dunno, take a look at our 2013 trophy case

 

If you had your way you wouldn't let us field a team.