[Albion] Brighton & Hove Albion vs Newcastle United *** Official Match Thread ***

[jimhigham]

Still choosing Gross when MacAllister doesn’t get a start. I freely admit I’m a rank amateur when it comes to tactics but I struggle to see the sense in this.

 

[WhingForPresident]

Not a fan of Gross, Stephens and Mooy starting in the same team...

 

[dwayne]

Very strong Newcastle team, considering they were apparently full of injuries.

Yer looks stronger than our line up fo sho

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[jimhigham]

Not a fan of Gross, Stephens and Mooy starting in the same team...

It doesn’t really conjure up the word “pace”, does it?

 

[RM-Taylor]

He’s a left back


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He's listed as a LB

He might be listen on the official site as a defender - the official site has Alzate listed as a forward.

In the LC game against Villa, Cochrane played in midfield so was presuming (Wrongly!) that’s his position.

Edit - just seen the tweet from Brian Owen, you two are correct and he is a LB.

 

[Barrow Boy]

3-0 to the good guys

Anything less, then as a forfeit I am prepared, at great personal risk I might add, to drink an extremely large amount of beer, yeah that's how confident I am.
Make it so Mr Potter


Just seen the line up,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I'd better start drinking!

 

[SoggyCabbages]

Bets on how long for the first "OMG STEPHENS MISTAKE" post?

 

[El Turi]

Very strong Newcastle team, considering they were apparently full of injuries.

I think out of their first team players, only Lascelles and Hayden are missing and neither of them are great losses.

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

Still choosing Gross when MacAllister doesn’t get a start. I freely admit I’m a rank amateur when it comes to tactics but I struggle to see the sense in this.

Maybe the thinking is to prevent us going two goals down early on so that Ally Mac can come on with the game in the balance.

Or maybe Potter has become Hughton.

 

[Icy Gull]

Let’s just see some Potterball please

 

[albionfan37]

Alex Cochrane on the bench is a midfielder.

I’ve always seen him as a left back for the u23s

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

Any news on Newcastle's most famous supporter?!

Has to be a whole harem of Geordie Shore bints he could line up for this fixture.
C'mon @Crodo, you're cutting it a bit fine fella !

 

[Giraffe]

Not a fan of Gross, Stephens and Mooy starting in the same team...

I concur, Gross and Mooy in particular are so similar and neither has much pace. But it's a 16 man game now, and they are odds on to be pulled early second half.

 

[Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ]

What's the matter with Bernardo? Have I missed an injury or is he on his way out?

 

[Ozwald]

I can sort of see the logic of the lineup, with our two probably best long passers/crossers in the wide midfield knocking it up to tross/maupay in a 4-2-2-2, just worried about the lack of pace...

 

[Sheebo]

Several derogatory comments about Mooy being shit from Newcastle fans on Twitter - odd. Apparently they can’t lose to a team with Arron Mooy in the starting line up and he’s a poor many Shelvey... mmmm

 

[Stumpy Tim]

This is the kind of game where pace up top isn´t as important for us. Newcastle sit back and soak up pressure, so guile and quality of delivery more important.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Gross has some of the highest chance creation stats in the league. He brings a lot of creativity. Not saying MacAlister wont or does not, but Gross brings a lot to the table.

He does would prefer MacAllister over Mooy myself


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[One Teddy Maybank]

Delighted Cochrane on the bench - loads of potential....


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[Hugo Rune]

Come on where is Ali Jan?! He being kept back for an impending Ajax transfer?

In the same way that we got Lamptey (by offering Chelsea first refusal on Dunk if he goes). Ajax will need Ali-J in exchange for Neres.