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Tottenham vs Dortmund: CL Edition Match Thread

gavspur

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Dembele is seriously lacking tonight. Not very often that gets said! Maybe Sissoko would be a better option in there.

Even less often that is said!!!!
 

THFC_SWE

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Dembele has problem with the high tempo and the intensive pressing from Dortmund. He is too slow. Sissoko on for Dembele? He has the pace.
 

jonathanhotspur

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Christ that was like watching snuff porn. Need to drag Dembele off in the second half who has been terrible, I'm not his biggest fan but I have never seen him lose the ball this much. Is he even fit?

Haven't seen us be dominated like that in a long time. Surely dortmund can't continue at that pace. The real shame of it is that their keeper is dodgy as, if we keep getting shots off we will have a good chance of getting more just need some control
I think Dembo's legs are on the way out.
 

shoggy33

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Has Dembele been smoking crack? Never seen him getting dominated like this before.

Also Dortmund are seriously good.
 

TallBlokePH

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That first half had me totally on edge, not sure I can cope with another 45 minutes of that!

The boys at the back are definitely earning their money tonight, some vital touches have saved our bacon a couple of times now.

I like the look of Aurier so far though, he's doing a pretty good job given it's his debut and he's only been with the team a short time. Some nice touches and a few tricks under pressure to boot.
 

Cornpattbuck

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Two problems that I can see.

One, the ref pulling us up on every 50/50 is making it tougher to slow the game down.

Two, because the quick flicks and passes have worked a couple of times we're trying them every time.

Need to work out a way to get our foot on the ball and settle the game.

Can Dortmund keep up this energy?! I'd be tempted to just start lobbing balls with back spin into the corners of the pitch!!!
 

thinktank

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Sep 28, 2004
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Our midfield is non existent. Dier only just playing better than bele.

Serge----Sanchez----Verts-----Davies
----------------------Toby----------------------
That's how we gain proper control in this game. And that's where we launch flash counters instead of people fannying about giving the ball away when we're a couple passes away from forging into the huge chasm of space they are leaving us in behind them.
 

gavspur

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Jun 24, 2004
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In all seriousness, it shows our lack of depth and quality in CM.. we needed a Kovacic type player, or him himself.
 

heelspurs

Le filet mignon est un bastion de rosbif
Jul 25, 2012
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I'm wondering how Sokratis does not have a yellow card. 1st cynical foul on Harry's goal and he threw him to the ground another time. Dier gets yellow on a perfectly good tackle.
 

Gassin's finest

C'est diabolique
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While our midfield look like they're getting overwhelmed, they're also working their collective bollocks off to prevent them really getting space.

Our back 3 have all been superb, and Harry is a fucking monster.

Keep the faith.
 
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