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They play these games the way Ole approached our games vs City during his United tenure. Just a bit more organization and better players.
Exactly, and there’s nothing wrong with that. A brilliant counter is one of the most exciting things in football - far better than passing/boring the opponent to death
 

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I mean the ball from Kroos was very very good. Still think Neuer could have made it with a bit more conviction
 

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Brilliant ball by Kroos, but that was some terrible defending. All asleep, even Neuer.
 

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In case people forgot, we bought Kroos for 25 mill from Bayern, what a transfer it was.
 

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Madrid the best at getting through pressure. Did it against city aswell
 

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Feel like Real are the kings of getting goals against the run of play in big games
 

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Was someone saying on here the issue Kim has is he can’t understand anyone/can’t speak English or German? Looks like someone was trying to point ‘a run out to him. Either way, something went massively wrong between those CBs. Amateur defending.
 

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Weird tactics, Musialia their best player should play in his more effective position or at least left and Sane right
 

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Watching that goal back, Kim gets massively baited into it. Why does he push up so aggressively to cover Vinicius' initial run back?
 

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Was someone saying on here the issue Kim has is he can’t understand anyone/can’t speak English or German? Looks like someone was trying to point ‘a run out to him. Either way, something went massively wrong between those CBs. Amateur defending.
If that's the case, then I wonder how he survived in Italy. Just weird.
 

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Still wish we signed Kim. would improve our defence massively
 

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Real really do get lucky with how much they risk packing the defence. They just invite so many touches and half-chances in their boxes and almost always get away with it deflecting away or going over the bar or some other hoodoo shit.
 

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Tuchel going mental asking the Bayern players to press. He would have an aneurism with our players.