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| santry_gooner | Oct 22 2013, 02:32 PM Post #101 |
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Giroud and Wilshere just fail to Link together there, and the whistle goes as Dortmund belt it clear. |
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| dsch15 | Oct 22 2013, 02:32 PM Post #102 |
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As long as you bring goals with you! |
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| KamyFC | Oct 22 2013, 02:33 PM Post #103 |
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Welcome Chilly, u missed Dortmund's pressing master class the first 30 mins. We gradually kept the ball better and got an equalizer. |
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| santry_gooner | Oct 22 2013, 02:34 PM Post #104 |
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Quite so, but the cross from Sagna was perfect to test his nerves and he failed. |
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| dsch15 | Oct 22 2013, 02:34 PM Post #105 |
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Hummels was actually cautioned on that play. |
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| santry_gooner | Oct 22 2013, 02:37 PM Post #106 |
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Pressing like Dortmund have done is hard to sustain. They literally had us congested at the edge of our box. The goal came from one of those forced errors. Let's see how Dortmund play it in the second half, I don't think that level of pressing can be sustained and I see Hummels or Subotic getting turned easily enough.
Edited by santry_gooner, Oct 22 2013, 02:39 PM.
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| KamyFC | Oct 22 2013, 02:37 PM Post #107 |
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Half time report We fought our way back into this game slowly but surely in the face of Borussia Dortmund's relentless pressing game and attacking threat. I expected Dortmund to be tough opponents. They've got exceptional players but we have come through that difficult period. |
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| phatosas | Oct 22 2013, 02:37 PM Post #108 |
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Arsenal let Dortmund dictate the game in the first 20 minutes by sitting back and trying to soak up pressure. After their goal we were forced to push out and keep a high line. That allowed the Arsenal team to take complete control of the game. It is a huge gamble because Mert doesn't have the foot speed to play with a high line. However against a team like Dortmund, it is better to control the game than allow them dictate to us. They are just too good to allow them time and space to play. The bottom line is we miss Flamini, without him our strategy of sitting back to soak up pressure leaves us venerable. |
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| KamyFC | Oct 22 2013, 02:39 PM Post #109 |
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Spot on there. Once we started to be patient and kept the ball a bit, we seemed better. Santi to get us more composure will be a good addition. |
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| KamyFC | Oct 22 2013, 02:41 PM Post #110 |
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Nice analysis by experts on our goal. Great work by Ramsey in midfield to get that space. Great run by Jack to take the fullback out of position Great cross by Sagna Great persistence by Giroud. Goal. Edited by KamyFC, Oct 22 2013, 02:42 PM.
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