"Brighton Have Only Got One Pace, They're Easy To Play Against"

[Surf's Up]

Its true the style of play we play we need quick movement on and off the ball & we just dont do this we stop look around then pass same as the players they stand still until they know the ball is going to them

This - I'm sorry to say it but Barnes epitomoses this for me -I know he's playing out of position but he's too static for an advanced player. True, he's perfected the art of getting free kicks but that's about it at the moment

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Millwall found it pretty easy.

Newcastle didn't. Or Sunderland.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Newcastle didn't. Or Sunderland.

Is that the ones with the horribly shoddy finishing? Ah yes, I remember now.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

John Barnes match comment summed it up really. It's the biggest single weakness in our game. And not just in the Cup. IMHO, like.

we wouldn't be doing so well in the league if we were easy to play against would we?

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

both barnes and waddle have absolutely awful records in their brief managerial stints

 

[Barrel of Fun]

both barnes and waddle have absolutely awful records in their brief managerial stints

Chris Waddle, a 9 month stint with Burnley.

John Barnes, didn't even see through a season with Celtic when it is hard to get sacked from that job, not forgetting to mention his calamitous spell with Tranmere.

To giants when it comes to tactics, formations, managerial success and overall management.

 

[andyconor]

We are just so static off the ball and are afraid to come out of position just to receive the ball.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

John Barnes: "You can be slow or fast, but you must get to the line." (circa 1990)

 

[GT49er]

John Barnes was judging us by his standards - to him, we would be easy to play against (remember he once waltzed past the entire Brazil first team to plonk the ball in the back of the net). But, yes, we are a bit one paced - but maybe Gus knows his stuff. Perhaps the players we've got haven't as yet got the ability to play that way if we try and do it any faster? We're moving up in the world - but we haven't suddenly become Barcelona overnight

 

[Shooting Star]

Incredibly true. And you know who quickened up the tempo of attacks? JFC. I know Navs is a better defensive minded player, and he might not be getting a game because of pressure etc, but JFC was fantastic in January. Navs has no creativity.

 

[The Large One]

We have, in Navarro and Bridcutt, two defensively minded midfielders - neither of whom are playmakers.

Against Leicester - a team I thought were there for the taking - Bridcutt looked utterly devoid of ideas, even when half of the WSU were screaming at him to play the simple pass to Buckley. He would then dither and get closed down. It was very frustrating.

We are capable of occasional bouts of effective quick-ping passing. We just don't do it anything like often enough.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

We have, in Navarro and Bridcutt, two defensively minded midfielders - neither of whom are playmakers.

Against Leicester - a team I thought were there for the taking - Bridcutt looked utterly devoid of ideas, even when half of the WSU were screaming at him to play the simple pass to Buckley. He would then dither and get closed down. It was very frustrating.

We are capable of occasional bouts of effective quick-ping passing. We just don't do it anything like often enough.

I think thats why we have the two City players on loan.

They can inject some much needed, lets say FIZZ, into the team.

Currently its only Buckers and Lua Lua taking the game to the opposition.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Oh and Navs and Bridders together? No. Just NO.

 

[Mutts Nuts]

It's pretty easy to play against us if you have a fifty five million pound strike force.

Other teams haven't found it quite so easy, whether its Newcastle or Sunderland or every team we've played in the league this year.

Patronising rubbish, this is the best football Brighton have ever played in my whole life time.

Nearly as good as the early eighties,but not quite

 

[Tricky Dicky]

We posed them problems in the first half

Really ? I don't think they were too worried, we passed the ball well in our own half, but very little that was in any way dangerous to them.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

John Barnes match comment summed it up really. It's the biggest single weakness in our game. And not just in the Cup. IMHO, like.

Still putting the boot into Poyet I see. You know, the one you said would be sacked by Christmas 2010.

 

[The Large One]

Oh and Navs and Bridders together? No. Just NO.

Have you returned to the point where you're considering offering Navs a seat in your car...?

 

[Brighton Breezy]

Comments were spot on. We pass it nicely but not quickly enough. Been saying that all season. We also lack drive in central midfield.

 

[pork pie]

It's pretty easy to play against us if you have a fifty five million pound strike force.

Other teams haven't found it quite so easy, whether its Newcastle or Sunderland or every team we've played in the league this year.

Patronising rubbish, this is the best football Brighton have ever played in my whole life time.

In which case you must be under 20. Our team of the late 70's early 80's was much better. I even think our team that got to the playoff final in 91 was better.

As has been said elsewhere, we are too reliant upon tippy tappy, and have no cutting edge.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Have you returned to the point where you're considering offering Navs a seat in your car...?

Nah. Just not together in the team. Navs OR Bridders.

Bit like saying Casper OR Brezovan tho with that preferably neither but its too late now.