1. Weigl was a fantastic player who was somehow run into the ground by a series of coaches. I would never have traded him. He would be my #6. 2. I would absolutely never play the Ferengi, Dahoud. 3. I would have placed Can in the 6 or Witsel. Delaney later in the match for Witsel. 4. Next to him you need a passing mid, not a defending one. 5. More than likely I would have dropped Brandt back a bit and set up a 4-2-3-1 with Hakimi, Guerrero, Can, with Brandt cheating back. 6. I would have placed Sancho and Hazard behind Hahaland. I know everyone wants to attack with width but with Hahahland I would go right at two old no legged BM center backs.
This kind of player never sees the pitch on any team I ever play. Doesn't pass well enough. Doesn't mark players out. Doesn't work well on his first touch. Doesn't find space to buy his team time. Doesn't move the ball fast enough.
Dahoud is a fine passer, this is not the formation which relies upon big creativity from the 2 CMs. BVB did plenty to take some points from Bayern... they got beaten by a wonderstrike/sub-par keeper play and an arguable penalty call. Their finishing/final ball wasn't quite there. Whether that means the manager should be fired I don't know... but increasingly it looks like there will be no massive transfers at least until January, probably until July 2021, so whether continuing with Favre or shaking things up with someone new is the way to go I'm not sure. Either way I'd be surprised if the likes of Sancho and Haaland were being sold within the next 12 months. I think this idea or expectation that BVB should be coming close to competing with Bayern just because they're better than last year is probably dumb... I don't think the story of the team's supposed progress (or lack thereof) is shown by looking at just a few metrics. As always this kind of decision should be about who is a realistic target that would elect to come in to replace him. Because finishing clear 2nd in the BL is not bad, it's frankly where this current BVB side belong. And I wonder how much that really changes with a manager swap. The new no-fault rule doesn't apply to defenders yet. That said, this should have been called. THAT said, it's within the rules that the ref can dismiss VAR.
Last seasons rule is if the ball makes contact with an attacking player's hand/arm at all, a goal cannot occur soon after that touch, in the same phase of play or whatever. I'm paraphrasing, but that's basically it. The new change, which I think was going into effect for 20/21, has to do with the "sleeve" of the player... which takes away the "intentional" language and does apply to defenders, unlike the above rule. So under that new change, intentional or not, this Boateng incident would almost certainly have to be given I'd imagine. A ball ricocheting off an elbow, there will be no cover in the rules about "intention" for those kinds of incidents going forward. I think I have that right.
He seemed to run just fine to me. People can say whatever they want. In the end, as shown by results, they had a lead and they lost it. They have a lot of young talent that wins on talent rather than coaching. You can all find whichever excuses/reasons you want for this or that. For my money, coach, probably GK, DM, CM and AM need to be shuffled around. A lot of really good talent on this team with some key leadership. Seems like a waste to me. Gio once he cracks the regular rotation should have a nice place to grow his game for the foreseeable future.
Seems Argentina hasn't given up trying to attract him: https://us.as.com/us/2020/05/25/futbol/1590375105_412598.html
Herc sometimes digs too deep for examples --- J. Gonzalez, Subotic & Rossi aren't much of a coherent trend. Throwing in Trent Alexander-Arnold, whom we aren't convinced could get a US passport, is a stretch.
Thomas Delaney spoke about Sancho, Haaland and had this to say about Reyna: ""With Gio as well, just coming in, an American kid last year, travelled a lot back and forth and still has his breakthrough to come, but he's a player you can expect more from him because in training he's on a level." https://www.espn.com/soccer/borussi...ls-pressure-amid-transfer-speculation-delaney
On the Boateng incident, not sure it’s a stonewall penalty but can video assistant intervene? Yes, but falls within the grey zone. Fact is BVB got on with the game before it could really be examined. Clear and obvious error though? Would say no. Give me your take. #BVBFCB— Derek Rae (@RaeComm) May 26, 2020 If deemed clear and oblivious VAR could have taken a look but Dortmund's quick restart ended that opportunity
BVB restarted right away because they know the gig. It's the same every year. Calls go to Hollywood when the season gets to the final stretch.
We don't know that VAR didn't intervene. VAR can only give an opinion - the referee can ignore it, accept it, or review it.
In what sense? If play has stopped and restarted the referee can only initiate a review for mistaken identity or possible sending off for violent conduct. Or were you talking about the "clear and obvious" bit? That is irrelevant because VAR is always taking a look.
There are some good {VAR/PK/Red Card(!)} comments in the referees' forum, starting here: https://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/b...nd-discussion-rs.2105479/page-3#post-38691474
Perfect time for Gio to get his first actual start against Paderborn. Hopefully that comes to fruition on Sunday.