Borussia Dortmund v Arsenal UEFA Champions League, BvB Station Dortmund Tuesday, September 13, 2011, 19:45: Dortmund have just lost their first game at home in a year, to Bundesliga new boys, Hertha Berlin, could be a good time to play them away? Team news to follow:
I can, but I don't think so. It will be 2-2. Goetze will score twice for them, proving that we should have signed him, even for £35m.
We could get smashed. The media in this country are woefully ignorant that German football is on the rise. Dortmund are big, powerful and score goals for fun. Currently one of the very best sides in Europe. They have two 'world class' centrebacks and one of the best young strikers in world football in Mario Gotze. (a player we bid over £30million for)
I'd play Song & Frimpong to shield. Frimpong to hold true and Song to play box-to-box instead of Ramsey. Hope that Mertesacker has a good game, and play Gervinho over Arshavin as he'll offer more protection to Gibbs. I'd be surprised if Santos played yet.
Yeah, I'd go with that MF too. Südtribüne is a 25,000 capacity terrace which creates an electric atmosphere. Stadium design in the UK could take a leaf out of the German's book
It,s going to be very hard for you, hopefully you will get a point. they are a very good team and playing at home they are very strong.
They conceded a mere 22 league goals last season!! (half as many as us) Yes Smashed. I'm not saying we will but without Wilshere our midfield looks decidely average.
----------------Szczesny---------------- --Sagna--Mertesacker--Koscielny--Gibbs-- -----------------Song------------------- ---------Arteta--------Benayoun--------- -Walcott--------v.Persie--------Gervinho- This is a very attacking line-up, so don't surprised to see Frimpong over Benayoun and maybe Santos over Gibbs if he is fit.
Merged your thread with the existing Dortmund thread Drude - hope you don't mind? Very attacking line up Good to have Gervinho back, he's a real handful for defences. Will be good to see Arteta and Benayoun spearheading the attack in MF. Let's hope Song remembers that he's playing DM.......
I wouldn't play Benayoun. Keep him and perhaps replace Arteta with him when he tires late on - looks a touch short of fitness. I'd play Frimpong and Song. Not sure if I'd play Song as a box-to-box with license to roam where appropriate or just tell BOTH of them to sit back and stray no closer than 5ish yards outside the box - probably the latter.
The attacking line up of this team suggest that Wenger wants to go all out to win - if we get a lead then Frimpong can come on and he and Song can play a two man DM with Arteta or Benayoun taken off.
My team for the game. Szczesny Sagna Mertesacker Koscielny Gibbs --------Song Frimpong ----------- Arteta Walcott-----Van Persie---Gervinho
