[Albion] Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur *** Official Match Thread ***

[Bodian]

Our best moments came when we ran at them from deep. Having seen Buanonotte yesterday - we could do with him today!

 

[Alex BH]

Poor performance. Verbruggen has to save the second goal. Gets a hand to it and with not much power has to be able to palm that away.

 

[sussex_guy2k2]

I like Baleba, he has a lot of good stuff about him but I think he needs more experience alongside him. He and Jack aren’t there to help each other as passing options etc.

The fact that we’re blaming two kids rather than our £40m record signing who cost us the opener…

 

[US Seagull]

At least we didn't let in four in the first half like last weekend.

 

[Justice]

Confidence is a fickle mistress

They still were playing RDZ football to some extent trapping the ball to invite the press now we don’t do that and are trying to pass through a team of players behind the ball.
I said after Chelsea we play a high line for no advantage as it’s often just Welbeck trying to get into the box zero overloads that’s all gone.

 

[GrizzlingGammon]

An unscientific assessment but one I can only agree with.

I'm generally positive, but from the last 2 games, I'm finding it difficult to pick out reasons to be.

 

[Ailema]

Rode our luck for a couple of games. This is the real Brighton. Doesn’t bode well for the rest of the season. Haven’t felt any excitement watching this team.

 

[willalbion]

Have to admit, not quite sure why we pursued Kadioglu so hard this summer. Looks very very average.

Thought he looked pretty good.

 

[Mustafa II]

Those couple of seasons when we were quite good were fun, weren’t they?

Don't be such a drama queen, we're still quality.

It was first poor half - but you need to give credit to the opposition who have been good today.

Defensively, we look so weak and vulnerable. It has cost us. We can't cope with stronger teams like Spurs and Chelsea at the moment.

Sadly for me though, we haven't been as good going forward today so far. We've had a couple of good chances, but they have been few and far between.

The manager is getting it wrong at the moment. He needs to fix this. Defensively first, as that's our major weakness at the moment - he's getting it tactically wrong. We will always be strong in attack as we have so many quality attacking players, although none of them are shining today so far.

I'm a little bit worried, but not panicking. Spurs are stronger than us and they're playing well. I don't think we'll get anything today, but who knows. We need to be more disciplined in defense and braver in attack. If we score an early goal in the 2nd half, then who knows. It's not looking good though.

 

[Madafwo]

Where's Chris Hughton when you need him?

 

[Mike Small]

I like Baleba, he has a lot of good stuff about him but I think he needs more experience alongside him. He and Jack aren’t there to help each other as passing options etc.

Agree. Baleba's attributes are brilliant but fed up hearing how wonderful he is as his inexperience costs us including penalties. He has been really good though this season.

I'd try Weiffer for Veltman (Jack can go RB)
Maybe even try Ferguson for Welbeck just to give him a bit of time. Plus Danny will probably pull a hamstring if we're not careful.
Then Enciso for Minteh (he'll hurt himself running into yet another opposition player) with Rutter going out wide.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

Chilli pie and Harveys Gold bier were f***ing immense though.

 

[dwayne]

Not a bad player that Maddison @Herr Tubthumper

 

[peterward]

There’s NO WAY we’ll lose this today.

Aging well!

We look terrible. Defensively all at sea, its piss easy for Spurs.

+ Minteh £30m and can't control a football.

Getting to point I'd take Potter back tbh

 

[Gabbafella]

It looks like none of players have met each other before. We look disjointed all over the pitch, can't string any passes together, they just look slow. What has happened?

Spurs players falling over all the time and the spineless ref buying it also doesn't help.

 

[Weststander]

Have to admit, not quite sure why we pursued Kadioglu so hard this summer. Looks very very average.

And a bottler. A couple of times wouldn’t challenge Kule for 50:50’s, pulled out.

 

[birthofanorange]

Yep, not our best by a long way...BUT....we also had chances too, and we'll get them in the 2nd half. Put the ones we've had away and it 'could' have been 2 - 2.
Bart's faux pas didn't help, but shit happens.
We are very capable of getting back in this game.

 

[Justice]

Hurzler really didn’t need to change much the team was already programmed.

 

[Seagull Pete]

Was a gamble from Bloom but think this one isn’t coming in. Been plain, simple and readable from all our opposition last few games. Not looking good for FH. Some Bloom wins, most he doesn’t lose. This one, might be one of those gambles that just doesn’t pay off. No plan B from FH.

 

[Ike and Tina Burner]

De Zerbi in defence, Potter in attack. Expensive signings who look miles off it. Worrying, Fab needs to sort it out.