[Albion] Brighton & Hove Albion vs Arsenal *** Official Match Thread ***

[Eric the meek]

Piss poor defending again. First game this season we’ve been done over big time. Sanchez has been crap all game. At corners never looks confident and they smell it.

I thought those days were over, but I guess not. The combination of a very, very good Arsenal, and us missing our regular defensive midfielders means nil points.

Perhaps we needed this to happen. Let's make sure we really learn from it.

 

[US Seagull]

Even a mythical 20 goal-a-season striker would struggle to salvage anything from this

 

[dolphins]

This is going to be a long second half, I feel.

 

[Driver8]

If we do end up losing this game, deal with it as a lesson learnt against a very good side.

If?

 

[Worried Man Blues]

Even a mythical 20 goal-a-season striker would struggle to salvage anything from this

Unless he used three of his twenty up?

 

[Springal]

And not buy a striker we really need

How does a striker stop us being 3-0 down at 46 minutes , against a team 7 points clear at the top with 1 loss?

 

[TottonSeagull]

Troussard looks completely uninterested. Normally he raises his game against the bigger clubs!

 

[Mancgull]

Well done Solly. Stop the irritating Oles.

 

[Ethelwulf]

How does a striker stop us being 3-0 down at 46 minutes , against a team 7 points clear at the top with 1 loss?

Maybe puts away a chance at 0-1 we really do need more quality up front

 

[sagaman]

Defence looks much more shaky without Veltman

 

[Springal]

Maybe puts away a chance at 0-1 we really do need more quality up front

Which chance ?

 

[Jackthelad]

Our passing has been poor

 

[dolphins]

Lallana and Tross off... hopefully a good move.

 

[US Seagull]

Tross didn't look too bothered with being pulled off either.

 

[peterward]

Troussard looks completely uninterested. Normally he raises his game against the bigger clubs!

Tross doesn't give a toss.

 

[Jackthelad]

The future of Irish football comes on.

 

[macbeth]

very lacklustre. missing the bite from our team with caicedo and mac gone, still think midfield has to be one area we strengthen in come January.

 

[GT49er]

Ferguson and Sarmiento on. Good!

 

[Eric the meek]

What are the differences between the excellent performance away at Saints, and tonight's performance?

1. No Caicedo.
2. The opposition.

Edit: 3. No Veltman.

 

[Ethelwulf]

Which chance ?

One that a quality striker can make out of nothing something we need in my opinion