No poll? No analysis? No fixtures? We deserve better Anyway I'm super hyped for this year. I hope we do good on EL (not too hard) and try to get top 4 in BL(harder but doable). Go bvb!
Analysis is opinionated plus our transfer market activity might not be complete. I can't add the poll since I am not a mod/admin. And only the BL fixtures have been posted. Not for cups. I know you deserve better. Tell that to Watzke so he can fire Zorc.
The only thing we know for sure is that he's more tactically advanced than Jurgen Klopp ever was. IMO, there were only 3 instances when JK showed his tactical acumen. 1) Teaching and using Gotze on the wing (Pep Guardiola still hasn't been able to do that despite players better than KG playing alongside him) 2) Neutralizing the likes of Ronaldo and Arjen despite fielding a heavily limited FB like Marcel Schmelzer. 3) Turning Lewandowski from a penalty box striker to someone who could drop deep and help with link-up play. Everything else like using Reus, Kagawa, Bender-Gundogan, 2 strikers etc. are something that even Jens Keller could have done.
About reus i agree, specially since when we got him he was already great. However, Gundogan improved dramatically ater one season with JK, Kagawa although talented in the J-league had to be used correctly and be trusted wich was something difficult to do (not many managers believe in young asian players, specially to play such important roles). About bender ans Sahin, i don't really knoe since i started watching dortmund in 2011 which is probably both player's best years, I don't how they fared in previous seasons. Also, for many gegenpressing must be something really simple to do. I believe ww, somehow, got worse at it...we used to be great at it but now I don't see the same spirit or hunger in the players that would help play in that way.
My observations prior to meeting Juve on the weekend: Pros: 1. Fewer long balls. Defence isn't playing the roll of a no. 8. 2. We have more creativity than last year thanks mostly to Shinji. 3. We play with width. Huge tactical improvement. 4. FBs are leaving less space behind them unlike last year where we conceded too many from crosses. 5. More intelligent possession. Last year we kept possession simply for the sake of it....in our own half. 6. We played a 4-2-4-0 formation last night! Irrespective of not fielding a striker, it was refreshing to see innovation. Cons: 1. We need more creativity up front and in the middle. We still aren't the same as 2013-14 let alone 2012-13. 2. There's very little chemistry amongst the attackers. 3. Henrik Miki needs to go. Even if we don't get anybody to replace him. 4. There is very little chemistry amongst our CBs and no. 6. Most or all of our goals were because of this.
I guess you have to wait for the Winter for Miki, cause there are no interested teams right now. Juve seems set on Draxler and I don't see any other teams on the horizon. Maybe he plays better first half. Who knows.
Borussia Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel says he is being forced to play some of his team in an unfamiliar striking role due to his lack of options up front. Dortmund cruised to a 4-1 friendly win over Luzern on Tuesday in a game that saw Jonas Hofmann and Marco Reus both take up the position as a central striker. The Bundesliga side face Juventus on Saturday before playing their first competitive game under Tuchel's stewardship against Shakhtyor or Wolfsberger in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League four days later. "There's a little shortage in our centre forwards, and because during our friendlies we don't want to give the players too many minutes and Adrian [Ramos] is not ready yet, so we're trying different things," Tuchel said. "We tried Kevin Kampl in the centre but now we would like to give him a chance on his regular position on the wings, so that he could prove himself to us. "Jonas had really good training sessions in different positions and showed us his versatility, and that's why we want to see this yesterday in a game situation. "And then it's always weighing up how to do that. We want to get new ideas but on the other hand we need situations where we are comfortable. "So that everyone knows where to go and to create chances. After half an hour we changed and put Marco through the middle up front. We knew already that he could play this position and that this would work. "At the moment it's kind of an experiment and Jonas showed us that he could play all positions offensively even though it was unusual to him. "He is more effective for us at the moment if he comes from the wings. But in the middle it's a really tough situation for us at the moment." Read more at http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/striker-shortage-forcing-tuchel-experiment#jr61zxQhsY2YKp0Q.99
Duksch and Ramos are injured and Auba played in the second half. So he is talking about for the first half.
He probably means at the moment, and Ramos is still injured thus leaving Duksch (also injured?) and PEA. Had no idea Hofmann played as a striker, that should've been interesting but as TT said he's better as a winger.
If the 4 attackers take turns entering the box then we are essentially playing without a recognized striker. To me it seemed that Hoffman was reluctant to lead the line the way a typical striker does so I thought we were playing a strikerless formation. Well TT knows best.
Aren't there always 3 kits? (not counting CL) I also read we were sticking with the black one...which i liked
I think this may be the the "third kit" with the black remaining the away and the new yellow as the home. I love the black one it looks great on the field and I've got one for myself
nice article on Dortmund tactics http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...ormation-for-thomas-tuchels-borussia-dortmund
Kinda slow right now. Hey, check out new Russian postal workers uniform http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015...ice_s_new_uniform_is_f-a-63_1421242902342.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B7IczTRIIAAwkp9.jpg:small
nothing fascistic about that at all! here's more in depth article on tactics. Interesting comments about TT's hate for the long ball http://outsideoftheboot.com/2015/07/24/tactical-philosophy-thomas-tuchel/
Yeah I think so. Sahin is a class player. I guess by 'long balls' the article is referring more to the FB's hoofing it up the field. I'm keen to see whether Hummels is asked to change his style. He's probably one of the best - if not the best - attacking Defender in the world and has some great passing qualities so I hope to see him maintain that aspect of his game.