Brighton (H) Premier League - 3/2/21 - 20:15

[niallers]

17 minutes ago, Elite said:

Turns out the slump wasn't actually a slump. We'll have many games like this until we have a fit squad.

This is the correct response. The reason why we used to beat teams like this 9 out of 10 times is because we have far far better players. We're missing 6to7 starters from our fully fit first 11. It's been poor but it's a hodge podge of a team really against a decent team. It's going to be a very frustrating couple of months

[Anubis]

Bobby and Gini have both been poor. Our insistence on playing in front of their back 11 and not trying to go down the sides with low crosses is perplexing. Need to step up the pace second half.

[coachpotato]

Another huff and puff match.

 

 

[Nelly-Szoboszlai]

Bollocks, that. 

 

Brighton are entitled to sit in and make things difficult as the away team. We're not obliged to help them though by playing slow, lazy and safe football. It was Father Ted walking football episode pace. We need to quicken it up a bit. 

 

I'd consider the new bloke and put Henderson into midfield to give us a bit of energy. Maybe take one of the central midfielders off. Shift Shaqiri to the number 10 position. Bring AOC or Origi on. 

 

Hopefully Klopp will get into them at half-time and gaps might open up later on. But, Brighton won't be that tired. We've hardly shifted them around the pitch. They've had their slippers on. 

[Mark M]

City style of play is made to get in behind this type of defending Brighton are doing.

if we don’t play at a tempo or have third man runners we are not creating anything.

No shots on target against them. 

[Leyton388]

Shite. 

[Joey8FrogsLegs]

2 minutes ago, Josef Svejk said:

At what point do we start questioning Thiago as our equal highest earner? 

 When he starts playing poorly. He’s won it back about ten times in this first half, more than the rest of the team combined. He’s been drawing pressure on, and releasing it forwards at the right time in many occasions. Apart from the defence he’s been a one man team at times, nothing happening in front of him.

[Grinch]

1 minute ago, niallers said:

This is the correct response. The reason why we used to beat teams like this 9 out of 10 times is because we have far far better players. We're missing 6to7 starters from our fully fit first 11. It's been poor but it's a hodge podge of a team really against a decent team. It's going to be a very frustrating couple of months

 

Brigton are dogshite, averaging a point a game and have one less player missing than we do. 

[an tha]

Same old problems again due to centre half issue.

 

Trent and Robbo are noticeably further back with Hendo and Philips and no defensive midfielder. Gini and Milner are slow. Thiago relies on quick movement and we don’t have it just now.

 

The energy of Hendo and Fabinho is lost in middle the defence don’t bring it out like our first 3 centre halves would and as a result the full backs don’t start as far forward.

 

I'd get that Davies on here and put Hendo into midfield.

[aRdja]

Bobby’s stats

Passing accuracy 71%

Shots 0

Key Passes 0
Dribbles 0

Dispossessed 1

Bad Control 3

 

You’d struggle to play worse as a forward than what Bobby’s showing in the first half.

 

Bring Jones on for him, Salah as a no 9, and Shaq on the right please Jurgen.

[joe_fishfish]

I don't know why we have to be so slow ij possession. "Intensity is our identity", but that was about as intense as nice cup of tea and a sit down.

[TheDrowningMan]

This is why it’s nuts to think Henderson and Fabinho will be the CB partnership despite the new signings. Until we get our midfield back, we'll continue to see a lot of pedestrian football. Going with that partnership against City - if Fabinho is fit - would be ludicrous.

[coachpotato]

No point crossing anything in just to have their grocks head it away, knock it in low and hard, and tell ours that you don’t have to wait to get in the box before shooting, at least make their keeper make a save and you might get a deflection on the way.

Currently, I’d take any goal for us to take the lead.

[therevivalist]

Will Mane be ready for Sunday, anybody know?

[Josef Svejk]

Just now, Joey8FrogsLegs said:

 When he starts playing poorly. He’s won it back about ten times in this first half, more than the rest of the team combined. He’s been drawing pressure on, and releasing it forwards at the right time in many occasions. Apart from the defence he’s been a one man team at times, nothing happening in front of him.

He's playing too deep and simple. He dives into challenges that build stats but actually reflect poor positioning and tackling technique. Whatever else he is, he's no defensive asset... 

[Bjornebye]

People still slagging Thiago. Remember when Gerrard had the likes of Baros, Cisse and Babel to feed and they were always too slow to read his play? The frustrating thing is our players are light years ahead of them now and should be able to feed off him all day long. Thiago is genuinely world class, anyone who can't see that hasn't seen a beaver in real life. 

[Bjornebye]

1 minute ago, Josef Svejk said:

He's playing too deep and simple. He dives into challenges that build stats but actually reflect poor positioning and tackling technique. Whatever else he is, he's no defensive asset... 

Yeah he's no defensive midfielder granted. 

[Stickman]

Bring Minamino on 

[Joey8FrogsLegs]

1 minute ago, Josef Svejk said:

He's playing too deep and simple. He dives into challenges that build stats but actually reflect poor positioning and tackling technique. Whatever else he is, he's no defensive asset... 

 

We have a total different view in this, fair enough.

[Redder Lurtz]

Frustrating bunch of wank that was. Like first half at west ham. 

[Leyton388]

Shite this like. 

[Bjornebye]

Just now, Redder Lurtz said:

Frustrating bunch of wank that was. Like first half at west ham. 

I'd take the second half at West Ham right now 

[Josef Svejk]

2 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

Yeah he's no defensive midfielder granted. 

I'd rather he played as a proper 8, even a 10 (in the unlikely event we played with one)... 

[rubble-rouser]

As shit as Bobby has been, he is still more likely to score than almost anyone else on the pitch or bench

[therevivalist]

2 minutes ago, Stickman said:

Bring Minamino on 

Better Lallana, he's close by.