Preview: What to expect of Borussia Dortmund and Benfica
http://pittsburghsoccernow.com/2018/07/24/preview-what-to-expect-of-borussia-dortmund-and-benfica/ by Mark Asher Goodman July 24, 2018 All video games are the same: the pace gets quicker at the more challenging stages until all but the very best players have long-since given up. This is what to expect when you watch Borussia Dortmund. BVB, as they are also known, have soccer players that move the ball around, dribble forward, or simply make decisions at a mindblowing speed, like an eleven-man squad of soccer supercomputers . The talent on the field is high enough that Dortmund can beat you a dozen different ways: on a speed dribble or with close-quarter dribbling, with a long ball over-the-top, from the wings, on a cross, with set-piece ferocity, and more. But the single most consistent attribute of the Borussia attack is the sheer audacity of how fast it comes at you. In this past 2017-2018 season, a midfield takeaway would be advanced upfield in two passe...