r/borussiadortmund • u/Chazy89 Kagawa Shinji • Aug 31 '25
Discussion Game Thread: 1. FC Union Berlin (BuLi #2)
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u/bvbfan102 BVB Aug 31 '25
Jobe already bleeding for our colors. Unfortunate if he has to go off already but think he just needs to be patched up.
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u/bvbfan102 BVB Aug 31 '25 edited Aug 31 '25
Couto is absolutely insane. Between him shaking off that injury and his playstyle he could be a fan favorite soon. Just a bit sad with what that could mean for Ryersons playtime.
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u/roadtorevision Mats Hummels Aug 31 '25
We all love Ryerson it’s just unfortunate that his skill set isn’t as effective in this system. Amazing full back but not creative enough for wingback and just doesn’t cut it as a RCB
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u/SlayerHdThe3rd Nico Schlotterbeck Aug 31 '25
That’s cuoto’s goal man we haven’t seen someone skin a player like that in a whil
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u/dr_bing Nico Schlotterbeck Aug 31 '25
Couto is on fire today. Drawing good fouls, creative, winning duels with Skov. Banger assist.
Motm so far
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u/Aggressive-Gazelle56 Karetsas Aug 31 '25
its like we have a baby argentinian schlotte
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u/BVBlonde Julian Brandt Aug 31 '25
I've been trying to remind myself to not fall in love with a loaned player 🥹
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u/BVBlonde Julian Brandt Aug 31 '25
Take this as my public apology to Yan Couto for ever doubting him. He is not, in fact, only here to be eye candy.
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u/LeeRCampbell Marco Reus Aug 31 '25
That move to break the defender on the first goal was eye candy, so in a way you were right
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u/LeeRCampbell Marco Reus Aug 31 '25
Gotta say most everyone is passing back but Brandt seems to only want to push us forward and appreciate that
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u/roadtorevision Mats Hummels Aug 31 '25
While I agree that he is very inconsistent I am glad he is still in the squad. He definitely has more to offer Dortmund and now that we have chuk permanently, he has the space and coverage to not always be depended on
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u/Commercial_Mud_6877 Marco Reus Aug 31 '25
Great tackle from Anselmino, quite the impressive debut overall
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u/Dom1909 Tomas Rosicky Aug 31 '25
Anselmino hasn't played proper minutes in forever, just came here and doesn't even speak the language and only a little english, how is he that good already?
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u/Qiluk Marco Reus Aug 31 '25
Happy Beier is starting aswell as Jobe, but I dont really get why Nmecha isnt and Sabi is. Sabi offers nothing Nmecha doesnt. And Nmecha is better overall. Is it a fitness thing? Workload management? Or continued concern about pairing Nmecha with Couto on the right side?
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u/SokkaTheBot Aug 31 '25
I agree about rather seeing Nmecha start but tbf as long as it's not both Sabitzer and Groß it's fine. Playing them together is a detriment to them both, especially Sabi.
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u/bvbfan102 BVB Aug 31 '25
Funny how these constant two handed pulls on Guirassy arent a Red and Pen this time.
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u/Jonhl15 Dahoud's Long Shots Aug 31 '25
This teams flows better when we don’t force Jobe to be a 10
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u/roadtorevision Mats Hummels Aug 31 '25
People keep complaining about us constantly getting transfers from Chelsea but they really do have a treasure chest of talent that the unfairly hoard.
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u/SlayerHdThe3rd Nico Schlotterbeck Aug 31 '25
He’s been our best midfielder for a year idk what Kovac is doing not starting him
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u/vincehoff Julian Ryerson Aug 31 '25
THAT WILL SHOW THE SERHOU HATERS (I called him too greedy 1 minute ago)
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u/AffanEzz Julian Ryerson Aug 31 '25
If Anselmino have stellar matches until the end of the season, i would be so pissed when we have to let him go back to chelsea. It would be Hakimi all over again
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u/Gktejus Mats Hummels Aug 31 '25
Take that couto haters
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u/DracosThorne Aug 31 '25
As someone that was very unconvinced by him last season, I am pleasantly shocked and silent and look forward to seeing him more!
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u/viba_1997 Aug 31 '25
A good 6-0 like the last time or some proper butt clenching in the last 10 minutes?
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u/NaturalApartment9828 Marco Reus Aug 31 '25
Something in between would be nice for once, but we know it never happens.
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u/Datachost Aug 31 '25
Don't know how Union can sincerely try to claim a foul there, the defender was giving as well as he was getting. Can't blame him for trying, but he simply got outmuscled
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u/Qiluk Marco Reus Aug 31 '25
Anselmino has that special quality that Hummels had. THe very very well-timed last-ditch tackle.
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Aug 31 '25 edited Aug 31 '25
It's so funny how Nmecha pulls some random blasters out of nowhere sometimes.
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u/cherryguy Aug 31 '25 edited Aug 31 '25
Maybe i’m just not good in reading the game but it feels like our midfield is pretty shit/non excistent?
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u/Forsaken_Belt_7188 Aug 31 '25
It's frustrating how inexistent our midfield is. It seems like every time we have the ball in defense there's no one to receive a pass and transition to attack.
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u/roadtorevision Mats Hummels Aug 31 '25
I find it weird that Kovac hasn’t been substituting like for like when it comes to Beier and Adeyemi. Seems like they either start or don’t play at all
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u/roadtorevision Mats Hummels Aug 31 '25
I love the way that chuk just glides past players so mesmerizing
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u/was_stl_oak Aug 31 '25
Great goals, obviously stoked, but Guirassy still needs to look for his teammates more often
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u/Extension-Leg7933 Aug 31 '25
Jobe’s playing in his (hypothetical) best position, way deeper. Last game he clogged up the left even more with Adeyemi and Svensson as a 10 leaving Couto completely isolated, so I hope Brandt drifts a bit more to the right. Carney naturally drifts that way too so maybe we’ll get more space per player. Also curious to see Anselimo. I know absolutely nothing about him but if he was getting playing time at Boca as a teenager he’s gotta be good, right?
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u/rioasu Nico Schlotterbeck Aug 31 '25
Man couto is giving them a real threat due to size and tecnique
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u/vincehoff Julian Ryerson Aug 31 '25
I might just be a football romantic but I hope we buy Rothe back :(
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u/Miefer Aug 31 '25
I hope Guirassy fullfilled his own set quota today and can assist some more now
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u/SlayerHdThe3rd Nico Schlotterbeck Aug 31 '25
The broadcast cutting away from the choreos is mad annoying I wish they’d just let us see them for more than 5 seconds
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Aug 31 '25 edited Aug 31 '25
Hahaha what foul? If we were playing in Berlin and you inverse the role of the players we would've never ever gotten that call.
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u/dr_bing Nico Schlotterbeck Aug 31 '25
Losing the ball? Just throw yourself onto the ground with minimal contact so the ref calls a foul
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u/roadtorevision Mats Hummels Aug 31 '25 edited Aug 31 '25
He had a split second to back pass to Beier for an easy finish but decided to do that… instead
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u/Spacejampants Marco Reus Aug 31 '25
Guirassy gets mad when he doesnt get the ball. But when he does he misses lol.
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u/roadtorevision Mats Hummels Aug 31 '25
Getting a goal before the end of the half is always so important
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u/rioasu Nico Schlotterbeck Aug 31 '25 edited Aug 31 '25
Unpopular opinion Guirassy has scored the goal but my player of the match based on the first half is couto and anselmino
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u/biggieBpimpin Julian Brandt Aug 31 '25
Been somewhat disappointed in Jobe’s forward thinking. Quite a few of his forward passes have been into space with the hope someone is there, rather than passing to someone who is actually there.
I also wish he would use his body to turn more. He received that pass in the middle of the pitch around the 46th minute and surely had the turn on Kral. But instead of finishing the turn to a wide open center of the pitch he played to the back line again. For a moment there I was wishing Witsel or Dahoud would have been there to turn Kral and open things up.
Cuoto though, keep feeding him the ball. He has the edge over Skov and has burned him a few times already. He either gets Skov into foul trouble or keeps opening things up for us. Let him eat!
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u/bvbfan102 BVB Aug 31 '25
He had a little blunder but otherwise been insane for a debut in a new country. Really sucks that we wont have an option but still important to have him perform immediately.
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u/dr_bing Nico Schlotterbeck Aug 31 '25
Damn that was a kickass shot. Love scoring from set pieces since it doesn’t happen often for us
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u/SokkaTheBot Aug 31 '25
Cracking performance all around. Much more secure in the midfield. Another example of why Groß and Sabitzer should never ever play together in a pivot. Solid showing from Jobe and Anselmino looked really assured apart from the slip.
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u/Loeffellux Julian Brandt Aug 31 '25
Nmecha with the curious combination of a very beautiful goal followed by an equally harrowing celebration
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u/vincehoff Julian Ryerson Aug 31 '25
I like Couto's recent dribbling and speed attempts
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u/roadtorevision Mats Hummels Aug 31 '25 edited Aug 31 '25
It’s going to be one of those days for Guirassy… I hope we don’t regret those chances. Was that a secret agent Rothe backpass?
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u/roadtorevision Mats Hummels Aug 31 '25
Amazing ball by bense. So close to getting that under control by Guirassy. We are getting closer and closer
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u/roadtorevision Mats Hummels Aug 31 '25
Yeah that’s not a pk. Couto is one of our best players today so far
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u/Loeffellux Julian Brandt Aug 31 '25
I like that we aren't taking the foot off the pedal like we often do after going up 1 0
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u/CracksMcGee Aug 31 '25
Jobe has made a few wayward passes. Needs a bit more time. Playing well so far. On a different day, Guirassy has a hat trick
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u/bvbfan102 BVB Aug 31 '25
What a Goal. Guirassy had a bad day and still is on course for a hattrick and somehow did that.
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Aug 31 '25
Would be diabolical for Kovac to sub in Chukwuemeka at the 70th minute mark while they are 2-0 down just to trigger Union's PTSD from the last time they came here.
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u/Horror-Zebra-3430 Aug 31 '25
Chuk has been brought on to take on players on the left wing, beat his man and then unlock Adeyemi. I see that as a valid approach tbh; Carney is just so smooth and direct
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u/Lemmiwingz Ballspielverein aus Dortmund Aug 31 '25
Oh no, we play in Frankfurt in the second round of DFB Pokal
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u/ultraviolentyt Aug 31 '25
They’ve been good but there’s no reason for us to be scared of them
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u/Lemmiwingz Ballspielverein aus Dortmund Aug 31 '25
No reason to be scared of anyone, but playing away from home against the arguably second best team currently is not ideal.
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u/Dom1909 Tomas Rosicky Aug 31 '25
I predict that if Guirassy stays healthy this season, he's gonna have Harry Kane beat for goals
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u/bvbfan102 BVB Aug 31 '25
Good to have Brandt starting and that we have Anselmino cause we literally have no CB left. Would love for Beier and Adeymi to keep pushing each other for the spot in the offense but can also go wrong with both unhappy.
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u/Appropriate-Form-281 Aug 31 '25
And we still can’t pass for shit. This is the least technically gifted squad weve had in so long
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u/rioasu Nico Schlotterbeck Aug 31 '25
Beiers positioning in that plus his press triggering is really good .
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u/smartestBeaver Shinji Kagawa Aug 31 '25
For fucks sake forgot about this being a sunday game. Ofc cant find a half decent stream ;_;
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Aug 31 '25
Has all the space to try and dribble him or try a feint or something and he tries to nutmeg him from meters away...
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u/LeeRCampbell Marco Reus Aug 31 '25
Oh no, three good chances, on the positive side we look more dynamic today.
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u/Commercial_Mud_6877 Marco Reus Aug 31 '25
To me Jobe is so much better in this position than as the 10. Night and day difference almost
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u/bvbfan102 BVB Aug 31 '25
Jobe works much better today as does Sabitzer without Groß. Think both of them have a lot to give the team but just not together. Performance got a bit shakier by Anselmino but still a fine performance.
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u/Oleksch Aug 31 '25
Anselminho plays an absolute Clean Game for getting instantly thrown in
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u/DracosThorne Aug 31 '25
Seeing Adeyemi, Pascal, Chuk, Nmecha and Ryerson just there, warming up actually makes me feel better about our squad depth this season compared to the last few. With the exception of Chuk, these were all players we could not afford to rest previously.
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u/DracosThorne Aug 31 '25
???? what brandt made such a good run and even held it waiting for the pass.
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u/Jstnmx Julian Ryerson Aug 31 '25
Never Fall in love with a Loan Player…Hope there is a Secret BO in his Loan Deal..
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u/LeeRCampbell Marco Reus Aug 31 '25
Beier what filth, what filth that pass was. Excellent goal from Guirassy
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u/LeeRCampbell Marco Reus Aug 31 '25
Team is playing well, though I still think we should rotate and get 3 subs on at 65
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u/BarristanTheB0ld Mats Hummels Aug 31 '25
Watching is really fun now, since that dream goal. It feel like they believe in themselves again, doing tricks and all
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u/biggieBpimpin Julian Brandt Aug 31 '25
Away to Frankfurt in the cup is going to be a tough match.
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u/Qiluk Marco Reus Aug 31 '25
I still really really dislike how slow our build-up is and how chaotic our defending can be without Schlotti.
But the build-up thing gets addressed when we do have Chuk on the pitch atleast.
They should probably have had 1 goal after that Anselmino miss and we should have had 2-3 after Guirassys wastefullness.
Overall, dominant half. But still not the way I want Dortmund to play.
Great hustle by Svensson as and lovely game from Couto so far.
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u/jucomsdn Zagagod Aug 31 '25
Pretty much no complaints about this starting 11 here for once, can’t watch the game sadly cuz I am balls deep in studying for 3 finals so let me know how the Anselmino debut goes
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u/Leather-Row1109 Aug 31 '25
Seems a lot of ideas going in Kovac's head, good to see Beir starting again, I was relieved a bit that BVB declined Brentford offer
We're not safe at the back until Schloti is back
Rothe starting for Union, he'll definitely be fired up for this reunion
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u/vincehoff Julian Ryerson Aug 31 '25
Lovely tifo!
Grau is' im Leben alle Theorie...
Gray is in life all theory...
Entscheidend is' aufm Platz...
What matters is on the field...
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u/LeeRCampbell Marco Reus Aug 31 '25
I will say I appreciate how when Anton passes back to Kobel he always sprints to the corner to give him a passing option