turnbull Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 It will be interesting to see what Dortmund do with the Dembele money. A genuine replacement for the young Frenchman and some cover for the eternally injured Reus would be a start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 (edited) 16 minutes ago, turnbull said: It will be interesting to see what Dortmund do with the Dembele money. A genuine replacement for the young Frenchman and some cover for the eternally injured Reus would be a start. Julian Draxler? Or is he too old for them at 23 ? Edited August 28, 2017 by sne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 They might not need to, they've got pulisic, mor, schurrle, reus, Phillip already 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 59 minutes ago, turnbull said: It will be interesting to see what Dortmund do with the Dembele money. A genuine replacement for the young Frenchman and some cover for the eternally injured Reus would be a start. Sign a good keeper and some decent defenders. They don't need anymore attackers. Dortmund are exactly like Liverpool. Said it before but for an elite team Dortmund give away some ridiculous goals over the course of a season. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnbull Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 3 hours ago, VillaChris said: Sign a good keeper and some decent defenders. They don't need anymore attackers. Dortmund are exactly like Liverpool. Said it before but for an elite team Dortmund give away some ridiculous goals over the course of a season. True, Sokratis Papastathopoulos seems to drift off into a different world (probably Santorini) on the odd occasion and Bartra is a bit lightweight. They really should have at least replaced Hummels like for like, mind you they weren't brilliant defensively with him around, but were better than now IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 (edited) Signing yarmalenko by the looks of it theyve signed omer toprak for CB and a youngster from PSG called zagadou, they then have passlack coming through at RB theyre one of several big teams who need a better keeper Edited August 28, 2017 by villa4europe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One For The Road Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, VillaChris said: Sign a good keeper and some decent defenders. They don't need anymore attackers. Dortmund are exactly like Liverpool. Said it before but for an elite team Dortmund give away some ridiculous goals over the course of a season. The thing about them is that they continually play a high line, leaving them exposed at the back and susceptible to counter attacks. This is one of the reasons why we take so many people to watch them, as there are almost always goals in their games. Defence is seemingly an afterthought for many German teams these days. Something you'd never have thought possible back in the days of West German 'efficiency'. Edited August 28, 2017 by One For The Road 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Linked with Özil as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1986 Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Burgstaller I think has a knock or is recovering from one, I would like them to take a punt on Origi for the season, as I think he would be ideal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1986 Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 5 hours ago, sne said: Julian Draxler? Or is he too old for them at 23 ? Very little chance of him going to Dortmund he grew up in Gelsenkirchen and is a Schalke fan/former player, there would probably be riots if he did that, I would also say similar for Ozil who came through the same system. Also, Chris, Embolo is back in with the under 23s but I imagine they will be playing him after the international break. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 4 hours ago, turnbull said: True, Sokratis Papastathopoulos seems to drift off into a different world (probably Santorini) on the odd occasion and Bartra is a bit lightweight. They really should have at least replaced Hummels like for like, mind you they weren't brilliant defensively with him around, but were better than now IMO. Sokratis is awful. I still remember last season when he had the ball by the halfway line and just passed it to Mbappe who ran through and scored. They are just not solid enough in the crunch games imo, would anyone back them to go to Munich and keep a clean sheet? Most important thing was keeping Aubameyang as there's 25 goals right there. Pulisic can step up a level this season I'm sure and hopefully Reus can stay fit for five minutes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 4 hours ago, villa4europe said: Signing yarmalenko by the looks of it theyve signed omer toprak for CB and a youngster from PSG called zagadou, they then have passlack coming through at RB theyre one of several big teams who need a better keeper Trouble with Yarmolenko is the other ukraine guy has done little since he left Ukraine, did nothing at Sevilla and don't think he's made much impact at Schalke either although Steve would probably give a better precis. Toprak is o.k in the air but pretty average in many other aspects, bit like Johnathan Tar still at Leverkusen who is stupidly overrated for his actual ability. With the money Dortmund have they should be targeting players like Gilk at Monaco or Manolas at Roma. These are good CBs in their mid to late 20s. Guess wages would be an issue. Timo Horn would be a good keeper for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornso Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Pulisic looks the business. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 No way Dortmund can pay Ozil's wages. Plus they do have Gotze who is finally playing again. If Gotze can stay fit, he certainly has the ability to be Dortmund's #10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1986 Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 On 8/28/2017 at 18:18, VillaChris said: Trouble with Yarmolenko is the other ukraine guy has done little since he left Ukraine, did nothing at Sevilla and don't think he's made much impact at Schalke either although Steve would probably give a better precis. Toprak is o.k in the air but pretty average in many other aspects, bit like Johnathan Tar still at Leverkusen who is stupidly overrated for his actual ability. With the money Dortmund have they should be targeting players like Gilk at Monaco or Manolas at Roma. These are good CBs in their mid to late 20s. Guess wages would be an issue. Timo Horn would be a good keeper for them. Konopylanka had a difficult season last year because the manager didn't like him, this is where the sporting director doesn't work or benefit teams if they have different mindsets. However, this year the new Schalke manager likes him, and he is playing more and scoring, so hopefully he will do well. Jonathan Tah is a brilliant defender in the making, saw him play for Dusseldorf a few years ago and he was an absolute monster!. Dortmund don't have a money issue, they are very wealthy it's not like it was 10+ years ago, they, Leipzig and Bayern have more money than anyone as they are on the stock market. Timo Horn should look to leave, or Bernd Leno, but there are so many good goalies in that league, Fahrmann at Schalke is great too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1986 Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Brilliant strike from Naby Keita last night against Hamburg! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Saw most of this, what a great goal by Werner on the break, surely Germany's starting striker at the World cup. Leipzig made some good signings like Augustine and Bruma, should be strong again. Hamburg will have a more comfortable season aswell than usual, were pretty solid at 0-0. Good use of VAR in overturning the penalty decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1986 Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Yeh, another terrible dive from Werner, he definitely has something of the Jurgen about him. Not sure if he will be the starting striker (I would have him personally), but Low isn't sold on him just yet I think. Hamburg should be safe, but has been said many times in the past and they love to leave it til the last minute to secure it! Don't think Schalke have a fit striker for tomorrow, so should be another fun game to watch... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 7 hours ago, VillaChris said: Saw most of this, what a great goal by Werner on the break, surely Germany's starting striker at the World cup. Leipzig made some good signings like Augustine and Bruma, should be strong again. Hamburg will have a more comfortable season aswell than usual, were pretty solid at 0-0. Good use of VAR in overturning the penalty decision. Yes was annoyed at the time by it but was the decision. Keita going to be a great signing for Liverpool. Meanwhile Bayern get beat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Bayern team gone a bit stale I think. They're still favourites but don't think they'll be streets ahead of the chasing pack this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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