[Albion] Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City *** Official Match Thread ***

[Steve in Japan]

This expert commentator really enjoys watching a big fat club funded through Arab oil and slavery to bash one of the last British clubs at this level. Where's the love for the underdog.

the underdog needs to show a bit more fight, then there might be some love

 

[lawros left foot]

Maybe but they've lost 4 of their last 5 games away plus they lost to bloody Norwich away. They're great individuals but hardly world beater this season

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Tonight they have been the best team I have seen this season. Including Real and Barcelona.

I agree we haven’t helped ourselves, but, no team would have matched them tonight .

 

[Peter Grummit]

I don't care how good City are - and they're very, very good - but if you pass the ball to them again and again and again and fail to stop routine shots, they're going to look like Brazil 1970. This is embarrassingly one-sided and, frankly, an inexplicable and indefensible performance. You have to wonder what Potter's going to say about it after the game because the only positive so far is that the two against the woodwork didn't go in.

This.

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[Pevenseagull]

I blame Jim Kerr

 

[*Gullsworth*]

Anyone who is happy with this and the season overall has to really question themselves. This fascination with this joke of a league means people get blinded by the razzmatazz and celebrity of it all. Just ****ing grateful to be here happy clapping shite. The reality is we’re spineless, bereft of ideas and quality and no better than under CH. we should compete every game, I’m not saying win, just ****ing compete. If GP has sent the players out to save themselves for Thursday then everybody involved with the club is an embarrassment.
Get this in to your heads- Man City have dropped 33 points this year. Get real.

Well said I agree. We have no guts.

 

[Bakero]

Remember they beat Liverpool 4-0 last week. These are a good side.

 

[twickers]

Had all the signs of a free hit game when you look at the line up. I don't mind, would rather have the legs for Southampton. Propper's concentration and touch a worry. A few defensive blips too. Alireza on to complete the pre-season feel.

 

[Ethelwulf]

To be honest lucky it's only 4-0 22 shots to 3 shots

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

They’ll come a point you have to stop making excuses for them. It can’t always be the cover. I don’t remember either of them ever being excellent, competent at best.

They played really well in the semi final but Knockaert and AJ offered a lot more than Mooy and Gross.

Terrible performance but the cover isn’t great out there.

I like Bernardo but this has been his worst performance for us


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[boik]

Anyone who is happy with this and the season overall has to really question themselves. This fascination with this joke of a league means people get blinded by the razzmatazz and celebrity of it all. Just ****ing grateful to be here happy clapping shite. The reality is we’re spineless, bereft of ideas and quality and no better than under CH. we should compete every game, I’m not saying win, just ****ing compete. If GP has sent the players out to save themselves for Thursday then everybody involved with the club is an embarrassment.
Get this in to your heads- Man City have dropped 33 points this year. Get real.

The same City that Thrashed Liverpool, Burnley and Newcastle? Can we play the one that's dropped 33 points instead of that one?

 

[METALMICKY]

I said this in the first game back, and he definitely hasn’t improved. I’ve been a big fan of him but think his flaws have been easily shown this season

Having said all this we have far greater issues when it comes to the summer. The break may do him good and realistically who better are we going to get at a sensible price?

 

[The Wizard]

Man City are a fantastic side and well out of our ability to challenge but when you watch a game like this is does make you realise what we are competing with in this league... we will never be this good, I guess as I’m in my mid twenties and I’ve seen us yo-yo about a bit in the lower leagues I’ve just got used to that, the prospect of at best mid table season after season is quite depressing actually.

Difficult to explain but when you see this difference in quality, it’s hard not to question what the hell is the point?

 

[GT49er]

Totally disagree, that’s so naive.

CP and Burnley have often picked off big clubs by ALWAYS leaving bodies back in a deep defence, they counter with just two or three maximum. When we tried the gung-ho approach at Old Trafford, after the match Solskjaer was almost boasting when he said they could’ve scored anything. Guardiola was gushing about Potter’s approach after the Etihad hammering.

Let’s be cute, unlikeable in these games.

Let's stick to facts - we did have six players in their half. Need to get better at pressing though. Still better than all within touching distance of our own penalty area!

 

[Nixonator]

Why does Mooy look perpetually spent.

Just a 15 yard jog and he’s wheezing

 

[BN41Albion]

They played really well in the semi final but Knockaert and AJ offered a lot more than Mooy and Gross.

Terrible performance but the cover isn’t great out there.

I like Bernardo but this has been his worst performance for us


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To be fair to the lad Bernardo, he hasn't played in bloody ages. On you go son, see how you get on against the best footballing side in the world on their day. Crazy

 

[Reddleman]

SHocking. Worst I've seen since Bmuff/Cardiff last season . . . . Don't think I've seen goal keeping that bad for years

Are you seriously comparing a defeat to
Man Citu who put four past Liverpool and 5 past Burnley and Newcastle to us losing to Bournemouth and Cardiff at home?

Grow up

 

[Swansman]

the underdog needs to show a bit more fight, then there might be some love

Fighting like animals regardless if grumpy old men sitting in their couch drinking beer are able to see it or not

 

[Saunders]

Maybe but they've lost 4 of their last 5 games away plus they lost to bloody Norwich away. They're great individuals but hardly world beater this season

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That was in a champions league week. That is one thing that is helping teams like city because they dont have that disadvantage anymore so they can just go out and thump us Everyone is playing the same frequency of games.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

To be fair to the lad Bernardo, he hasn't played in bloody ages. On you go son, see how you get on against the best footballing side in the world on their day. Crazy

Yes I agree, but hasn’t helped himself


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[Hornblower]

Ali J too slow on to Dunk’s great ball.