[Football] MOTD

[banjo]

Who was the player going down in the box accompanied by the Platoon theme music. I liked that.

 

[Bry Nylon]

I liked the Chelsea fan in the front row who’s obviously paid a huge amount of money to be there, looking at his phone as one of the most technically brilliant goals of the season is scored live just a few yards away from him. What a knob.

 

[The Fits]

Who was the player going down in the box accompanied by the Platoon theme music. I liked that.

El Ghazi (Villa)

 

[Munkfish]

Doesn’t matter who it is, I did say ‘players’, anyway in Neal’s defense he is generally running to our end, he may give it some on the way there, but I think that’s entirely different from choosing to run AWAY from your own fans to celebrate in front of the home end. I dont recall Neal doing that, but then again wouldn’t put it passed him!

They all gave it some to the Chelsea fans who were time wasting mid week. Just so happened to be infront the home fans as well. Which was nice.

 

[jimhigham]

El Ghazi (Villa)

Villa players? Diving?

Surely not.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Doesn’t matter who it is, I did say ‘players’, anyway in Neal’s defense he is generally running to our end, he may give it some on the way there, but I think that’s entirely different from choosing to run AWAY from your own fans to celebrate in front of the home end. I dont recall Neal doing that, but then again wouldn’t put it passed him!

Southampton away a couple of weeks ago?

 

[Hugo Rune]

Plenty of tactical analytical love on MOTD for Albion's formation with the pairs of Bissouma/Lallana and McAllister/Mwepu.

Mwepu's flick got appreciation from both Shearer and Jenas.

And finally 2 goals from McAllister making the closing montage, with his 2nd being chosen to finish it above Kovacic's.

I think we did alright.

I really like the 4-2-2-2 that Potter plays from time to time.

Worth noting that we could replace the midfield 4 from the team that defeated Everton with Groß, Alzate, Richards & Moder coming in and probably still have enough to win in the cup next week.

What strength in depth!

 

[Beach Hut]

Great praise for us on MOTD, impressive for once

 

[Comrade Sam]

For once they explained part of the opposition looking lost was how we set up. So often we hear Liverpool, Chelsea, West Ham etc, played poor. But the way we set up and press makes the opposition look scrappy and out of sorts. The way we press high up, but with a ring of support for the press leaves players with limited time and options to get the ball away. Then as soon as we have the ball that zone of support becomes areas flooded with options for us to move. It's a thing of beauty to watch. I watched the West Ham game high up in the home end and time and again West Ham fans were frustrated by their players fluffing passes and losing possession, then we'd be on the attack. It was happening too often to be an accident.

 

[Weststander]

For once they explained part of the opposition looking lost was how we set up. So often we hear Liverpool, Chelsea, West Ham etc, played poor. But the way we set up and press makes the opposition look scrappy and out of sorts. The way we press high up, but with a ring of support for the press leaves players with limited time and options to get the ball away. Then as soon as we have the ball that zone of support becomes areas flooded with options for us to move. It's a thing of beauty to watch. I watched the West Ham game high up in the home end and time and again West Ham fans were frustrated by their players fluffing passes and losing possession, then we'd be on the attack. It was happening too often to be an accident.

Mwepu and Mac Allister playing in the space between their lines, destroyed them. Loved that analysis.

 

[Danny Wilson Said]

El Ghazi (Villa)

Trezeguet actually.

 

[B-right-on]

They all gave it some to the Chelsea fans who were time wasting mid week. Just so happened to be infront the home fans as well. Which was nice.

Solly showing his appreciation for the home support.

 

[albionfan37]

Barber out!

I’ve luzzed a number of half full coke bottles off the WSU at various opposition players but it’s impossible to control the trajectory without a lid on them. They normally land on the poor sods in the 1901 if they make it out my shelf at all!

I’ll be trying again to hit Zaha in a week or so but it’ll probably result in a few more coke showers for the toffs in the middle tier. Barber has taken ALL my fun out of football by banning the lids!

You’ll be doing well hitting him in Africa from the wsu matey

 

[rogersix]

Nice the show just finished with the very last visual being Ali Macs screamer into top corner.

first time i've seen 2(TWO) of our goals in the end credits, they rarely get the opportunity i suppose

 

[Billy the Fish]

Just watched on catch up. Thought it was really good analysis for once and pretty fair to both teams

 

[pasty]

first time i've seen 2(TWO) of our goals in the end credits, they rarely get the opportunity i suppose

Well it's not that often we score two

Edit: just realised you alluded to that anyway

 

[Hendrax]

Last, and our usual 15 second analysis.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Last, and our usual 15 second analysis.

Friday night games are always last with little analysis.

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

Friday night games are always last with little analysis.

I happened to watch Football Focus at lunchtime and they mostly went on about Gallagher even though his goal was the only thing he did in the whole game.

 

[Jeremiah]

Friday night games are always last with little analysis.

They needed to look at the Maupay "goal" in some detail - not even discussed I'm convinced it should have stood as he committed no foul. Butland had the ball in both hands and his momentum took him into Maupay and he lost the ball. The ref thought it was ok but what did VAR see that was a foul ?