Drab affair ends in nil-nil draw
By: Pete | August 29th, 2009Beautiful football this was not. Die Schwaben were not able to capitalize on home field advantage due largely to a Nürnberg side content to sit 10 men back and try to steal one with counterattacks. It was quite a different look than that seen on Wednesday against Timisoara with 5 changes in the starting XI. There was a definite lack of creativity, possibly from any sort of continuity. Early season tinkering is to be expected with so many off-season changes though. Stuttgart’s best chance came 20 minutes in with a header off the mark from Cacau. Late substitutions Hleb and Schieber were unable to come through with any last minute heroics.
While it’s still early in the season it’s essential to take all 3 points at home, especially against one of the weaker sides in the table. Tasci echoed these sentiments:
“We quite simply didn’t play well today. Of course it was difficult for us with Nürnberg putting ten men behind the ball and just waiting for the chance to counter attack but at home we should really be taking all three points.”
Newly promoted teams will always be a bit more frisky at the beginning of the campaign, but Stuttgart still should have been able to impose their will. There was a real lack of chances and quality throughout the 90 minutes, hopefully a trend that is stomped out quickly.
Here’s some of the “highlights”
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How did Dario Vidosic go for Nurnburg? Do you rate him as a player? Being a promising Aussie attacker (and for a lack of any match reports on this game anywhere) I’m keen to know your thought(s).
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Hi Luka,
To be honest nobody really stood out in this game. I only started really paying attention to Australian football after their run in ‘06 so I’m not too familiar with them and their youth system, but I’ve heard he’s an “up and comer.” However everyone was rather average in this match. He was subbed out in extra time for Broich, probably just to hold onto the draw.Posted from
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Cool thanks. I saw the highlights later on, he had a few chances but lacked the shooting power to really trouble Lehman.
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