Re: UEFA Champions League 2013-14 Matchday 3

by The Franchise Tue Oct 22, 2013 7:01 pm

I dont do these stupid jinx nonesense, but I am genuinely a little concerned by Muntari in games like this.

It would be just storybook for him to put on a great defensive performance in midfield, foul when needed, win a corner out of nothing resulting in a goal or heck, even score himself.

by Zealous Tue Oct 22, 2013 7:03 pm

The Franchise wrote:I dont do these stupid jinx nonesense, but I am genuinely a little concerned by Muntari in games like this.

It would be just storybook for him to put on a great defensive performance in midfield, foul when needed, win a corner out of nothing resulting in a goal or heck even score himself.

Italian teams always have that one player who just puts in a clinic in big games and plays above his level. I could totally see Muntari having a big game.

by Lord Spencer Tue Oct 22, 2013 7:04 pm

Zealous wrote:
Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:
Zealous wrote:Ultimate flash in the pan team, will be lucky to pass the last 16. Hopefully we'll be the ones to knock em out.
:rofl:dat butthurt lol.
I was butthurt at the time sure but I see it all clearly now. They're a good team but when none of the players they've sold have actually succeeded outside Dortmund yet I start having doubts about their true quality.

Sticking by my assessment. Arsenal will have too much for them and Napoli might snatch 2nd place from them.

The key word here is team. They don't need individual quality if they can function very well as a team. Dortmund as a team is a greater than the sum of its parts, and I think that is their biggest strength.

However, I think they are stronger in knock out matches, and thus I predict Napoli to actually manage to steal that second spot (if they win tonight).

by Helmer Tue Oct 22, 2013 7:04 pm

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:
Zealous wrote:By how many goals will Arsenal beat Dortmund?

IMO it won't even be close, Arsenal twice as good as they are atm.
Still jelly got raped

mourinodrid

by RealGunner Tue Oct 22, 2013 7:06 pm

So nervous

by Helmer Tue Oct 22, 2013 7:11 pm

Lord Spencer wrote:
Zealous wrote:
Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote::rofl:dat butthurt lol.
I was butthurt at the time sure but I see it all clearly now. They're a good team but when none of the players they've sold have actually succeeded outside Dortmund yet I start having doubts about their true quality.

Sticking by my assessment. Arsenal will have too much for them and Napoli might snatch 2nd place from them.
The key word here is team. They don't need individual quality if they can function very well as a team. Dortmund as a team is a greater than the sum of its parts, and I think that is their biggest strength.

However, I think they are stronger in knock out matches, and thus I predict Napoli to actually manage to steal that second spot (if they win tonight).

dortmund to play today like a knock out match

by Helmer Tue Oct 22, 2013 7:16 pm

GoonerJay29 wrote:Arsenal line up: Szczesny; Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs; Arteta, Ramsey; Wilshere, Özil, Rosicky; Giroud

Dortmund line up: Weindenfeller; Grosskreutz, Subotic, Hummels, Schmelzer; Bender, Sahin; Kuba, Mikhitaryan, Reus; Lewandowski

but why do they start with Rosicky and not Cazorla scratch

by The Franchise Tue Oct 22, 2013 7:17 pm

Zealous wrote:
The Franchise wrote:I dont do these stupid jinx nonesense, but I am genuinely a little concerned by Muntari in games like this.

It would be just storybook for him to put on a great defensive performance in midfield, foul when needed, win a corner out of nothing resulting in a goal or heck even score himself.

Italian teams always have that one player who just puts in a clinic in big games and plays above his level. I could totally see Muntari having a big game.

Indeed. De Jong and Montolivo are 2 players who for me are quality in their positions and can put on a good performance and I wouldnt be the least bit surprised. If Muntari makes that 3, thats means already the midfield will be difficult and that makes or breaks how you do vs us. How your midfield competes by saving the defence from getting drawn out of position and then springing counter attacks.

Obviously, I wouldnt care about any of this stuff if we had blown away a non La Liga big team in recent memory, like we used to.

by Collblanc Tue Oct 22, 2013 7:28 pm

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by M99 Tue Oct 22, 2013 8:35 pm

Great match so far between Milan and Barca.

by Casciavit Tue Oct 22, 2013 8:39 pm

Great performance from Kaka today.

by chinomaster182 Tue Oct 22, 2013 8:42 pm

Its been pretty dissapointing so far on the Arsenal - Dortmund game imo, i expected better football.

by dronte Tue Oct 22, 2013 9:31 pm

Casciavit wrote:Great performance from Kaka today.

by Collblanc Tue Oct 22, 2013 9:38 pm

Very boring game, both sides were happy with a draw from the beginning. Muntari should have been send off (second yellow on that tackle from behind on Messi), weak offensive play by us, great defending by Milan.

by RealGunner Tue Oct 22, 2013 9:40 pm

Shouldn't have lost to Dortmund. Lewandowski should have been long sent off. Terrible referee

by DeviAngel Tue Oct 22, 2013 9:41 pm

Yeah Arsenal were better even thou I think the Cazorla sub should have been made a little earlier

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Tue Oct 22, 2013 9:41 pm

Zealous wrote:
Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:
Zealous wrote:Ultimate flash in the pan team, will be lucky to pass the last 16. Hopefully we'll be the ones to knock em out.
dat butthurt lol.
I was butthurt at the time sure but I see it all clearly now. They're a good team but when none of the players they've sold have actually succeeded outside Dortmund yet I start having doubts about their true quality.

Sticking by my assessment. Arsenal will have too much for them and Napoli might snatch 2nd place from them.

by Casciavit Tue Oct 22, 2013 9:42 pm

Casciavit wrote:AC Milan 1-3 Barcelona
Arsenal 1-3 Dortmund
Vienna 0-2 Atletico
Celtic 1-0 Ajax
Porto 2-1 Zenit
Marseille 0-2 Napoli
Schalke 1-4 Chelsea
Steaua 1-1 Basel

Well I was a bit off with the scores, but apart from Milan - Barca and Zenit -Porto, I managed to successfully predict the winners Proud

by Lex Tue Oct 22, 2013 9:43 pm

Very, very unlucky. We had last season's CL finalists on the ropes for a long time and were undone by a clever-yet-ever-so-lucky counter attack

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Tue Oct 22, 2013 9:46 pm

No you didn't.... Goalkeeper was hardly worked, losts of the ball but Weidenfeller didn't have anymore to do than Chesney.

As for the red card i saw it again i was wrong about the jumping thing.... but i still don't think it was a red all he's doing is backing in to Koscielny and he catches Koscielny.

Totally accidental.

Close game and a draw was probably the most fair result and i still expect Arsenal to qualify.

by Art Morte Tue Oct 22, 2013 9:48 pm

Arsenal were asking for that counter-attack goal on them. Why did they chase the win so, so much at 1 - 1 ? Sure, sometimes you get it, but in a four-team, six-games group stage a draw isn't always a bad result. Arsenal took a big risk and it didn't pay off.

Also, you need a better RB than Sagna. Gives away possession countless of times.

by Lex Tue Oct 22, 2013 9:50 pm

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:Weidenfeller didn't have anymore to do than Chesney.

That's because he tagged out and Hummels and the crossbar took over a few times

by RealGunner Tue Oct 22, 2013 9:56 pm

We were very close to scoring a 2nd and that's why we didn't hold out for a draw.

In any case, really happy with our performance. We played against the CL finalists and one of the best teams in the world and yet didn't look out of place.

by Helmer Tue Oct 22, 2013 9:58 pm

i am scared of arsenal, btw...have no idea what we will do against them with 0 midfield

by Helmer Tue Oct 22, 2013 9:59 pm

Shouldnt have arsenal started with cazorla, considering he was completely fit

by DuringTheWar Tue Oct 22, 2013 10:01 pm

Why was ramseys goal disallowed?

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