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CL Round of 16 Draw: Dortmund

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Benny_Lad said:
..hitting corners..
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This is one of those pet peev things for me. When players run the ball into the corner, then try and hold it and waste time.

Invariably, within a few seconds they are dispossessed and their team is then trying to win the ball. It had proven to be a pointless thing. Surely if you want to just kill time you would play keep ball where you have some space and let the other team run themselves out? Who knows, maybe they leave a bloody great gap in their defence and you get to kill the game off!

But no, always with the "run in the corner, try and back off the players tackling, give away a free kick/lose the ball/make my team have to defend now..."
 
nayimfromthehalfwayline said:
This is one of those pet peev things for me. When players run the ball into the corner, then try and hold it and waste time.

Invariably, within a few seconds they are dispossessed and their team is then trying to win the ball. It had proven to be a pointless thing. Surely if you want to just kill time you would play keep ball where you have some space and let the other team run themselves out? Who knows, maybe they leave a bloody great gap in their defence and you get to kill the game off!

But no, always with the "run in the corner, try and back off the players tackling, give away a free kick/lose the ball/make my team have to defend now..."
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I didn't mean that but pleased that's the only part of the post you chose to comment on.
 
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So my read of this table is that IF we beat Inter at home, we go level with them on points (7) therefore it's between us and Inter going into the final game.

Assuming Inter will beat PSV at home, we will have to beat Barca away. Tricky, however you'd assume Barca have already qualified in first place by then so surely won't care or play the big dogs like Messi.
 
nayimfromthehalfwayline said:
This is one of those pet peev things for me. When players run the ball into the corner, then try and hold it and waste time.

Invariably, within a few seconds they are dispossessed and their team is then trying to win the ball. It had proven to be a pointless thing. Surely if you want to just kill time you would play keep ball where you have some space and let the other team run themselves out? Who knows, maybe they leave a bloody great gap in their defence and you get to kill the game off!

But no, always with the "run in the corner, try and back off the players tackling, give away a free kick/lose the ball/make my team have to defend now..."
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Thank you. I don't get this routine either. Just play keep ball. It seems to be one of those things that teams just seem to think they're supposed to do, for whatever reason. As you say, you usually just lose possession after a few seconds anyway. Such a weird strategy.
 
Daisuk said:
Thank you. I don't get this routine either. Just play keep ball. It seems to be one of those things that teams just seem to think they're supposed to do, for whatever reason. As you say, you usually just lose possession after a few seconds anyway. Such a weird strategy.
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We all know the correct thing to do it this:
 
awesome dawson said:
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So my read of this table is that IF we beat Inter at home, we go level with them on points (7) therefore it's between us and Inter going into the final game.

Assuming Inter will beat PSV at home, we will have to beat Barca away. Tricky, however you'd assume Barca have already qualified in first place by then so surely won't care or play the big dogs like Messi.
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My one concern is that Messi may actually play, if he needs gametime coming back from his injury, but yeah, without him we do stand a chance.
 
Group winners
Dortmund (GER)
Barcelona (ESP)
PSG (FRA)
Porto (POR)
Real Madrid (ESP)

Group runners-up
Atlético (ESP)
Tottenham (ENG)
Liverpool (ENG)
Schalke (GER)
Roma (ITA)

Through, position to be confirmed
Bayern (GER)
Ajax (NED)
Man. City (ENG)
Lyon (FRA)/Shaktar (UKR)
Juventus (ITA)
Man. United (ENG)

  • No team can play a club from their group or any side from their own association.
  • Seeded group winners are away in the round of 16 first legs on 12/13 and 19/20 February and at home in the return matches on 5/6 and 12/13 March.
 
Does that mean our opponent will be one of these:

Dortmund (GER)
PSG (FRA)
Porto (POR)
Real Madrid (ESP)
Bayern (GER)
Ajax (NED)
Lyon (FRA)
Shaktar (UKR)
Juventus (ITA)
 
Robbo said:
Does that mean our opponent will be one of these:

Dortmund (GER)
PSG (FRA)
Porto (POR)
Real Madrid (ESP)
Bayern (GER)
Ajax (NED)
Lyon (FRA)
Shaktar (UKR)
Juventus (ITA)
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It's Ajax vs Bayern in group E. Ajax can win the group if they win the game.

City will win group F unless they lose to Hoffenheim at home and Lyon win in Donetsk.

Juventus will win their group unless they fail to beat Young Boys away AND United win in Valencia.
 
Robbo said:
Does that mean our opponent will be one of these:

Dortmund (GER)
PSG (FRA)
Porto (POR)
Real Madrid (ESP)
Bayern (GER)
Ajax (NED)
Lyon (FRA)
Shaktar (UKR)
Juventus (ITA)
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Porto, Ajax, Lyon or Shakthar then please. They’ll all be tough but at least these should be less tough!
 
Group winners
Dortmund (GER)
Barcelona (ESP)
PSG (FRA)
Porto (POR)
Bayern (GER)
Emirates Marketing Project (ENG)
Real Madrid (ESP)
Juventus (ITA)

Group runners-up
Atlético (ESP)
Tottenham (ENG)
Liverpool (ENG)
Schalke (GER)
Ajax (NED)
Lyon (FRA)
Roma (ITA)
Manchester United (ENG)

  • No team can play a club from their group or any side from their own association.
  • Seeded group winners are away in the round of 16 first legs on 12/13 and 19/20 February and at home in the return matches on 5/6 and 12/13 March.
 
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