When will Guerreiro return?
He's out for 3-4 months. I reckon somewhere around November...
Oh yeah forgot, added him.
He's so so unlucky. One of the most elegant players I've seen with a complete skillset (passing, finishing, vision, he has it all).
Ginter is gone to Gladbach and I reckon Jo Hoo Park will leave too.
True. Forgot about Ginter. Toprak replaces him, but I still think they have too many bodies in midfield/attack. Mor, Merino, Isak need game time.
I think Rode/Merino will leave, and Isak is still too young to have any significant impact at all, the kid is 17. Philipp will be higher in the pecking order than Isak. Reus is injured anyway, so is Schurrle regularly. It also remains to be seen how Götze returns from that weird thing he had.
Guerreiro and Reus are basically out for this year. And Weigl will need at least till october, to get fit.tricky start into the season...
Well yes, that's what I mean. They have to (massively) trim down the squad. They now sold Bender as well, so they might move in the "correct" direction.
Well I'm sort of a BVB sympathisant in the sense that it's one of my favorite clubs and I regularly follow the club's news and matches. I'm not too fond of Toprak but Bender was quite injury prone so he was a bit of a liability. A few years ago he was an excellent DM in my opinion but I think Leverkusen is a good move for him.
I am a BVB-supporter and it brakes my heart. Bender is just a player who fits the ethos of the Ruhr Valley. Incredible hard working, No nonsense defending, teamplayer and he lets actions speak, not his mouth. And in a city, which was heavily influenced by the coal mining and steel industry, this resembles the values of the people. Club legends like Zorc, Günter "Kutte" Kuwoski, Jürgen "Fußballgott" Kohler and Wolfgang Paul are pretty much like him. And storys like the game against Napoli, where after a hit he bleeded so much that they had to change his jersey three times, are unforgettable.
The German Rosicky.
And Dortmund would usually sign someone young with potential not someone as established as Giroud.
Rosicky played 170 Premier league games in his 10 years at Arsenal. Reus played 125 games in the Bundesliga in his 5 years at Dortmund, roughly 75% of the games played. To call his attendance rate at Rosicky level is a little bit insulting.
It would be about time Yarmolenko moved to a bigger league.
Could have happened 3 years ago to Everton or Stoke if I am not wrong, but clearly Dortmund looks a better club for his natural talent being exploited imo.
Agree. I've never been impressed by Yarmolenko. Technically very good but lacks the brain and maturity for Dortmund's aspirations.
I basically don't know him at all (aside from Youtube), but I don't think the club would have been trying to sign him for three years in a row if he was garbage.
Well they signed Rode and Schurrle. Can't trust all the signings.
I wasn't trying to say that. I just think if you scout someone for 3+ years you must have a pretty good idea of what he is and isn't capable of and how good a fit he would be for your team.
For you, not for me.
Maybe because he always played for Dynamo?
Yup, basically you don't know much about him, clearly his decision making is one of his strongest points.
Of course they wouldn't.
Having said all that, no 1 knows how he will react at Dortmund, but imo is a good try.
Of course, they are professionals, there is always a risk, but they don't make judgements on YouTube clips or International Tournaments.
No offense, but anyone criticising his football intelligence makes me question how much they have seen of this guy. We have scouted him intensively at least since 2012 and he was the creative engine of Kiew for even longer. He is actually a very impressive passer, especially in terms of pass selection, which also explains that around 40% of his direct contributions have been assists, which is a very high quota for an inward forward. He has also a very good eye for space and how to get inbetween oposing lines which makes him quite valuable for our style of play.
Rational analysis about the qualities of the player, hopefully he will have more impact than Konoplyanka.
