does he identify as Turkish? I know he's German born/raised but he mentioned about the attack in his home country "Turkey". Just interesting.
He plays for the Turkish National Team. I believe he may have been their youngest capped player and their youngest goalscorer (VS. Germany - no less) if memory serves. Someone else may have broken those records for Turkey since.
this is quality from Pulisic. #BVB pic.twitter.com/kPNJpcGpbw— amadí (@amadoit__) April 12, 2017 Incredible skill to bring this ball down and get past the defender. Pulisic earns a corner for Dortmund #ChampionsLeague #bvb #DORASM pic.twitter.com/TdbtTKOJsH— GolazoJuice (@GolazoJuice) April 12, 2017 Pulisic FC pic.twitter.com/jPpBcB2gTJ— Para (@Paracelsus) April 12, 2017
You do realize that Ginter was only playing on that day because Marc Bartra had injured himself in some - according to UEFA apparently unimportant - event 20 hours before the game? This game was pure distortion of competition and if Dortmund don't manage to qualify for the SF, there are others to blame than Thomas Tuchel or the players.
I understand the necessity for Ginter to play, but why not play him at CB and give a legitimate offensive player a shot in a wide role against a slower player like Ragi? He handed Monaco the initiative by going too defensive to start.
I foolishly had assumed that the Dortmund squad had wanted to play again right away. Having fortunately never experienced something like they went through, I had no insight into how it might impact them and their desire/lack of desire to play immediately. It has become abundantly clear through interviews with the squad and manager that UEFA should be completely ashamed of themselves and that the result should be nullified. Making those players play in that match was a cruel joke.
Thank you! I was hoping somebody would find all these clips. Monaco starting doubling him immediately after all of that. He was definitely the danger man for Dortmund along with Kagawa.
I also agree with the notion it was ludicrous of UEFA to schedule this match for the next day after what occurred. Any group of people, would be absolutely stunned and gutted by that incident, let alone a team that is so close. They experienced something that is horrific, and ugly, and I'm so disappointed that UEFA decided to prioritize money over the well-being of one of their clubs.
In fact, UEFA wanted to play the game on Tuesday evening even after the attack, according to the latest German media reports. The only reason that prevented them from enforcing this was the news of Bartra's injury. They're kicking Dortmund out of the competition which is extremely sad and unfair, especially when you see that Monaco only had two shots on target yesterday and scored three goals. This was a team that would have easily been beatable had this shit not happened. I was in the stadium yesterday and I saw how some of the players looked after Monaco failed to score from the penalty spot... it was as if they didn't care or weren't present. This is not how they usually react. When I saw how Schmelzer and Piszczek were warming up before the game, I knew how they'd play on that evening.
If Dortmund would have won, would Tuchel made a huge issue of playing the game? I think not. The outrage after the game doesn't match the comments made prior to the game. If they won, Tuchel and players would have said how inspired they played, etc. Just keeping it fo' realz.
It doesn't matter what you think might have been said by someone else if things were different. All you did was announce that you're sophomorically cynical. Cool!
Come back to us after a bomb explodes right next to you, and you narrowly avoid a gory death from a purposeful attack. *That* would be "keeping it fo' realz", you insensitive clod.
Usually, at least from what I can tell as a pretty big sports fan, is that pro athletes want to get back on the field as soon as possible after tragedy. Many players will only miss one day for the death of a parent and use the field as a "refuge" from the tragedy. The Miami Marlins had an incredibly emotional game after the death of Jose Fernandez and they all, down the line, wanted to play for him that next day. That said, -- none of what I saw from BVB players indicated that. I don't think the game should have been played and Tuchel had every right to lambaste the officials.
Thanks for posting these. These vids show one of CP's best traits. His first touch is so reliable that, rather than having to focus on just bringing the ball down safely, he can use his touch to initiate an attack. Since he is two-footed, the defender can't overplay him to one side. Combined with his aggressive inclination for direct play the initial touch puts the defender on his heels which is a synonym for "toast".
Right, agreed. This wasn't a typical "tragedy" involving a player but a targeted attack at an entire team.
could the players of Dortmund or even Monaco declined to play yesterday? Would they have been fined? I don't get how UEFA could possibly believe that Dortmund players were mentally sound to play 24 hours after. I doubt they;d be prepared for even the games on the weekend.
I was at the MNF game in Oakland the day after Brett Favre lost his father and he put on one of the best performances of his career. Still, that's different than surviving a terrorist attack and attempt on your life. The squad had the "I almost died yesterday" look written all over their faces. As an aside, BVB absolutely dominated the 2nd half yesterday. Weak PK called on them, foolish giveaway in the back and a missed PK for them late. Leads me to believe two things. One, they're the better side and without the attack likely come out as winners and two, this series isn't over yet. I think things are setting up to see one helluva comeback next week after the team regroups. Something else bothering me is UEFA hasn't really come out strong against the attack nor suggested any new security measures they'll take. There's almost a denial, a complacency of the issue at hand in Western Europe. UEFA's reaction is basically "bombs going off on our streets, a team almost blown up, meh, get on with it, nothing to see here".
wow, personal attack. not sure that was called for. But let me use your logic here: So...only people that have played in CL games or have had a bomb explode near them are allowed to post their thoughts? Ok... This would be a very quite board if that was the case. If BVB truly didn't want to play then they would have had every right/cover in order to push the game. Would the next week be too soon? Next month? The next day? I was just saying that if they would have won the tone coming from Tuchel would have been considerable different, no?