They Needed a Minivan but Got a Gio: Reyna at Nottingham Forest (Olf Borussia Dortmund)

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  1. dougtee

    dougtee Member+

    Feb 7, 2007
    Gio is like 1.5 gnabrys dang
     
  2. ChrisSSBB

    ChrisSSBB Member+

    Jun 22, 2005
    DE
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I think it is taped
     
  3. largegarlic

    largegarlic Member+

    Jul 2, 2007
    Reyna draws a (questionable) yellow on Davies.
     
  4. eliwood

    eliwood Member+

    Jul 25, 2016
    Gio draws a YC in a dangerous position
     
  5. bballshawn

    bballshawn Member+

    Feb 5, 2014
    Delaware
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Davies struggles to contain Reyna /hyperbole
     
  6. appoo

    appoo Member+

    Jul 30, 2001
    USA
    Reyna quickly earns a yellow from Alphonse Davies on the edge of the box with a quick cut in - but Davies got all ball. Shouldn't have been a foul much less a card
     
  7. hype25

    hype25 Member

    Jul 17, 2016
    instant impact...really good there in 2 v 1 tight space then drawing a foul in a dangerous area
     
  8. appoo

    appoo Member+

    Jul 30, 2001
    USA
    Reyna playing a bit of CF
     
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  9. largegarlic

    largegarlic Member+

    Jul 2, 2007
    That's what happens when you have a guy who's not a striker playing the position...Hazard drifts offside unnecessarily and botches the chance anyhow.
     
  10. thedukeofsoccer

    thedukeofsoccer Member+

    Jul 11, 2004
    Wussconsin
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Dortmund needs better ball winners in cm and to lesser extent the wing. It's leading them to get bypassed for counter chances and have to build thru Bayern's defense too much.
     
  11. dougtee

    dougtee Member+

    Feb 7, 2007
    Hakimi had gio in space and chose the wrong pass damn
     
  12. Monarch Bay Beachbum

    Apr 5, 2004
    The OC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He seems to be a withdrawn forward underneath Hazard
     
  13. appoo

    appoo Member+

    Jul 30, 2001
    USA
    Reyna sets up Goetza nicely in the box, and he shows us why this his last ever Klassiker
     
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  14. largegarlic

    largegarlic Member+

    Jul 2, 2007
    Great ball from Reyna to set up Gotze. I think Gotze should have taken the shot himself instead of laying it off.
     
  15. hype25

    hype25 Member

    Jul 17, 2016
    Reyna excellent pass to Gotze in the box there, he's playing so well
     
  16. appoo

    appoo Member+

    Jul 30, 2001
    USA
    This is kinda bizarre but Reyna reminds me of an ostrich out there. He's big, slightly awkward looking when he runs, and eats up a TON of space really fast. I would almost label him deceptively fast.
     
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  17. ChrisSSBB

    ChrisSSBB Member+

    Jun 22, 2005
    DE
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He is certainly fast enough.
     
  18. thedukeofsoccer

    thedukeofsoccer Member+

    Jul 11, 2004
    Wussconsin
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Why didn't Witsel start the match? Dahoud's and Delaney's quality for Dortmund has always been questionable, and they don't provide much defensive chops.
     
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  19. appoo

    appoo Member+

    Jul 30, 2001
    USA
    Absolutely
     
  20. thedukeofsoccer

    thedukeofsoccer Member+

    Jul 11, 2004
    Wussconsin
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Man, the fans are really up for this one. As they should. Major implications.
     
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  21. appoo

    appoo Member+

    Jul 30, 2001
    USA
    Dortmund playing ball into feet rather than ball into space, which is making it really easy for a defensive minded Bayern to defend them.
     
  22. thedukeofsoccer

    thedukeofsoccer Member+

    Jul 11, 2004
    Wussconsin
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Gio needs to take on players more when he receives the ball on the wing. Very much has the capability, but is overly deferential early in his career.
     
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  23. gunnerfan7

    gunnerfan7 Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Jul 22, 2012
    Santa Cruz, California
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    If that's the case, may as well just let em in.
     
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  24. largegarlic

    largegarlic Member+

    Jul 2, 2007
    I think it just wasn't going to happen for Dortmund with Sancho not fit enough to start and Haaland going off injured. They need to be at 100% to take out Bayern.
     
  25. eliwood

    eliwood Member+

    Jul 25, 2016
    I dont think Sancho is 100%
     

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