Why? They chose to go to support the team; they weren't promised a line up. They did their job of supporting the team.
Borussia Dortmund Vs Tottenham: Match Thread
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I was worried by the ease with which the ball was switched to the wings, especially to Reus. This means that the forwards and midfield weren't pressing their midfield enough, and that our full backs aren't disciplined regards positional sense.
The boy hoddle
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Totally agree our away fans have brilliant this season and I recon even the Dortmund fans were thinking thought Spurs would be a better team than that and whys the England striker not even starting?
TheChosenOne
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Bit of a paradox ....
Team..
A team is a group of people or other animals linked in a common purpose. Human teams are especially appropriate for conducting tasks that are high in complexity and have many interdependent subtasks.
A group does not necessarily constitute a team. Teams normally have members with complementary skills and generate synergy through a coordinated effort which allows each member to maximize their strengths and minimize their weaknesses. Naresh Jain (2009) claims:
Team members need to learn how to help one another, help other team members realize their true potential, and create an environment that allows everyone to go beyond his or her limitations. Teams can be broken down into from a huge team or one big group of people, even if these smaller secondary teams are temporary.[1]
Also that Reus just has Trippier done for pace every day of the week. Walker might have been a better bet...
Doctor Dinkey
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Yes, you do.
mattdefoe
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It is funny how we all care about the europa league all of a sudden. Not long ago it was a burden. That lineup was never going to beat dortmund, we can still win the league and I dont think we will need th eruopa for champions league football either.
It is all set up for liverpool v dortmund lets hope dortmund do the same ot them.
It is all set up for liverpool v dortmund lets hope dortmund do the same ot them.
samspurs92
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The club, obviously. They shouldn't do the fans the disservice if Pochettino doesn't agree.
He knew full well what team he was going to put out so the club shouldn't have made it something it wasn't going to be.
THFCSPURS19
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Pochettino doesn't have to inform the club what team he's going to select. The people at the top, quite rightly, stay out of that stuff.
YiddoInPoland
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I just hope that we are really going all out to win the league now, like nuts on the line performances for the rest of the season.
I have no interest in just playing for the CL places and become like Arsenal were (prior to at least their FA Cup wins) where basically the aim was to get top 4 and finish above us and not a lot else when the potential was there to do more.
I have no interest in just playing for the CL places and become like Arsenal were (prior to at least their FA Cup wins) where basically the aim was to get top 4 and finish above us and not a lot else when the potential was there to do more.
Spurger King
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Maybe now. When Jol was in charge there was a well-publicised event where Levy insisted that Jol play Berbatov in a cup game against Chelsea...and he did.
Crikey, don't suppose you think that was a bit over-intellectual? We lost a match to a better team.
I think the fans saw a superb team and being true football fans, appreciated what they saw. Our travelling fans are on a par with any: they are very classy.
bat-chain
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I agree.
Tonight is conclusive proof that Pochettino thinks we can win the league with a clear schedule and we should all be well up for that.
Phomesy
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Pretty sure Poch knows exactly how good Dortmund are.
Which, I suspect, is why he sent out a second string.
Phomesy
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Exactly.
And I've got tickets for the home leg. Still fucking well excited - especially as this Dortmund side are exactly what we ae aspiring to be.
Timberwolf
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I was about to make a comment about the team selection, but I just checked our line-up against Fiorentina away and we had exactly the same starting eleven except Alli in place of Onomah. Ok, admittedly Fiorentina aren't on the same level as Dortmund, but perhaps this line-up shouldn't be such a huge surprise to everyone.
I think today also shows the importance of Dier to the team. Even when he isn't playing well he's crucial to our shape, and gives us a defensive solidity that we sorely miss when he's not playing. Today's performance reminded me of how we played last season: tidy enough in possession but defensively open and prone to conceding. It was the first time this season we've lost by more than one goal - something that happened countless times last season with Mason and Bentaleb in the middle.
Also, Dortmund are a hell of a side and should cruise their way to the final.
I think today also shows the importance of Dier to the team. Even when he isn't playing well he's crucial to our shape, and gives us a defensive solidity that we sorely miss when he's not playing. Today's performance reminded me of how we played last season: tidy enough in possession but defensively open and prone to conceding. It was the first time this season we've lost by more than one goal - something that happened countless times last season with Mason and Bentaleb in the middle.
Also, Dortmund are a hell of a side and should cruise their way to the final.
