That’s the attacking side.
Every decent team is also built on defence. Clearly Pep/Slot/Arteta obsess over that too.
We’re a defensive shambles in every way. 100% not suited to our defenders.
FH will have to adapt majorly for this season.
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[Albion] Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur *** Official Match Thread ***
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Every decent team is also built on defence. Clearly Pep/Slot/Arteta obsess over that too.
We’re a defensive shambles in every way. 100% not suited to our defenders.
FH will have to adapt majorly for this season.
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
Come on then lads.
Lets win the second half 3-0
Lets win the second half 3-0
We're getting beating shitless in Midfield . . That's more of a priority . . . We have 2 children in the middle presently with all the learned wisdom of Katy price.
(no offence lads, but you're getting schooled at the moment . .Bissoumas on the bench FFS!)
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You are right... it's gonna be a long season
Nobby Cybergoat
Well-known member
- Jul 19, 2021
- 8,428
And stop looking back wistfully at previous managers. Get behind the one we have
ESL is half empty already.
Mike Small
Well-known member
- Dec 26, 2008
- 2,937
Exactly. Against two big teams bang in form. I don't want a sulky De Zerbi or that tedious fake/prat Potter. We've made some good signings. We'll get better as the season goes on. Surprised how blood naïve and weak Hurzelar has look these past few weeks. Not beating Forest and the tactics V Chelsea was really bad.
Perv on, Kadioglu off. Awful performance from him.
Veltman went over to Werner and Baleba followed him
He was playing a high line then?
southstandandy
WEST STAND ANDY
- Jul 9, 2003
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Man City and Liverpool are going to have field day's if we carry on playing like this. We might need a new score board!
Pretty sure we decided not to mark him, based on the number of free runs he had from the half way line to our area, that half....
Maddison is such a f***ing cheat
We always look at least one man short when chasing back to defend our box
Farehamseagull
Solly March Fan Club
Unless Kadiou is injured, I don’t understand that change. We’d be more down if it wasn’t for him and he was one of our only bright sparks going forward.
- Oct 20, 2022
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Yeah
This is my take on it at half time (others may see different ) :
We were a team used to playing out from the back and inviting the high press in possession - but everyone (justifiably) complained about us flaffing around at the back too much - death by a thousand passes but heh, 65-70% possession - we played beautiful flowing football. Then we stopped scoring goals because we lost our decent midfield and the service we needed for our strikers which impacted on our ability to finish. So our 75% possession and beautiful flowing football all started to look somewhat farcical.
FH has turned that on its head - it’s all about attack and progressing the ball more vertically - more direct play. High defence line.
But in defending so high we’ve completely forfeited the aspect of the game that allowed us to control the pace from the back and keep possession so every counter attack has us chasing the ball back towards our own goal but without the necessary speed to beat some of the fastest FBs and Strikers in the EPL - and all the big clubs have a share of them.
We will never compete with the money at the top of the League and the quality of players that can buy we can only beat on tactics.
I’m hoping when Wieffer gets bedded in and Van Hecke is back from injury things will take an upturn and that all this is a temporary learning curve ( and that FH starts using sitters at least) - I think playing 3 at the back with a Libero/sweeper might work better for us if we are going to defend high. Things will also improve of course when Pedro is back and Ferguson starts scoring again.
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Was it looked at? Seen the replay - did look as though he was thrown to the ground somewhat.
Seagull58
In the Algarve
Dunk has been ok imo. Ferdy has been exposed but partly because Kulesevski is not being picked up. Baleba and Mitoma the bright spots going forward. Minteh is awful, really awful.