It was supposed to be a hit, the game is not worthy of the Europa League and the Champions League. Borussia, who after the departure of Juergen Klopp fantastically reborn under the leadership of Thomas Tuchel and Tottenham, one of the best teams in the Premier League, having ambitions to season the weakness of the biggest rivals to reach the championship of England after more than 50 years since the last title.
Previews provide capital show, by far the most exciting match of the tournament on Thursday, more interesting than at least a few clashes of the Champions League. Discerned the similarities between these two teams, the coaches have spared myself compliments, journalists stressed that both sides will certainly want to dominate an opponent.
– It is true that for the fans Premier League is more important, but we need to show respect to one and the other competitions. I think we have enough big squad to do it – said before the meeting Mauricio Pochettino Tottenham manager.
When I announced bonded teams, it became clear that the words of coach can be a fairy tale. Germany did not go among Danny Rose, free got Eric Dier, one of the most important links in the box, the cards sidelined sensational this season Dele Alli, is injured central defender Jan Vertonghen. On the bench sat among Moussa Dembele, who could fill the hole in the middle, Erik Lamela, the best scorer in the Europa League and Harry Kane, the biggest star of the team.
Pochettino staged in the starting lineup, among others, Ryan Mason, Tom Carroll and Joshua Onomaha who usually appear in matches the second category, when resting players simply better, with much more to offer. Was it a signal unity, which Tottenham noted that there is no intention to die for the game?
If you had to be a test of substitutes, it is difficult to define it otherwise than as drenched with fatal outcome. More likely that Tottenham want to catch your breath before the fight for the title. The League is still the top priority – second place five points behind the leading Leicester still gives hope for a successful chase. In the worst case, fans are hoping for a place in the top four, which will give the coveted Champions League.
The defeat was painful, and 0: 3 turned out to be the smallest dimension of punishment. “Roosters” did not put the glove thrown by BVB, were limited to children.
A lot is said about the weakness of the English teams in European competition, but in this case you need to think about whether it makes sense. The strongest eleven Tottenham perhaps could fight for a positive result, and more importantly for fans of both teams and the organizers of the League of Europe, to give truly splendid spectacle. Show admittedly taken place, but played the only players in yellow T-shirts.
You can not in any way undermine the supremacy Dortmund in the match. Players Thomas Tuchel dominated kadżym element of the game, they showed the qualities that from the beginning of the season were attributed Tottenham. Tuchel not kalkulował not thought about whether the players need a rest before the next match. At the weekend the team played in the hit Bundesliga with Bayern Munich, Tottenham and measured in a comprehensive and arcyważnych the North London Derby against Arsenal. Leading players of both teams are already in the legs about 40 matches this season. Differences in minutes spent on the pitch are not so significant that they can provide any explanation.
– We are very disappointed, but it was a good opportunity to compare our game to the level of Borussia Dortmund. We have to accept that, within 10 months of the season we will have better and worse moments. We could not show what we play normally, but in front of us was a band that performs regularly in the Champions League and this is their level – said after the match the Argentinian, who defended his selection, noting that the outcome of decided bad day, and not, that decided to heavily weakened squad.
If you want to get a decent result, which would give a chance in the second leg in front of their home crowd, strongly miscalculated. However, you can get the impression that Londoners would be simply this match behind us.
On Sunday, Tottenham will play the closing table Premier League Aston Villa, a team that is already one foot in the Championship and has minimal chances to save the league existence. In the last four games the team has not won even point, he lost 15 goals, scored only 2. If the “Roosters” want to stay on top, they have no other option than winning. It’s just that victories in these battles should be a duty. After a series of three meetings in which it managed to scored just one point, there are more and more reports of fatigue and the beginning of the crisis. Way to do it, to silence them, there is only one.
Does it can justify compromising, which passed in Dortmund players from North London? This we learn only after some time. The only thing weapons personnel decisions Pochettino, is a murderous end that awaits them in the coming weeks. Until the end of the league with 9 meetings, including Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea. League had to be given? If Tottenham remain in the forefront, defeat in Dortmund will be forgotten immediately. If the team of Argentinian coach to win the Premier League, fans will even talk about the overhaul hit, which could decide the title.
In the darkest scenario, which no one in North London did not want to even think Tottenham have missed the chance of Champions League on two fronts. And then Pochettino will have to think about what he did wrong.
Borussia, the second force in Germany, almost certainly will play next year in the most prestigious club competition in Europe. To this did not happen, it would happen in a real disaster. Tuchel, however, showed that he wants to go after trophy. Maybe not a dream, but that currently it is certainly within the team from Dortmund.
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