[Albion] Nottingham Forest vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

[Acker79]

Hope we don't try to play for a 2-1 win. We can't keep a clean sheet for 90+ minutes with our best defence, I have little confidence in a cobbled together team keeping Forest out for another 45 if we just suit back.

Buonanotte doesn't fill me with confidence, but if we didn't make the sub now we'd only be able to make changes one more time (unless we need a concussion one, and I hope we don't).

 

[Coldeanseagull]

People need to watch Jack Hinshelwood, his positional play is excellent. he's had some dodgy deflections bounce off him last couple of appearances but he is an England regular by the time he's 25.
De Zerbi picks him because he knows what he's capable of in a variety of positions, not because he has no other choice

 

[Vin]

Long term:

March​

Estupinan​

Welbeck​

Medium term

Enciso​

Fati?​

Lamptey?​

Webster?​

close/returning

Milner​

Mitoma​

Moder​

Igor​

​

That's a ridiculous injury list.

Shows how well we are performing and a decent youth squad

 

[Farehamseagull]

Billy not having a great game. His touch is poor.

I mean this in the nicest possible way, does he ever have a great game? I’m really not convinced by Gilmour at all, he’s tidy enough at times but I do think he is a weak link for us. For me he’s behind Gross, Baleba and Dahoud in centre midfield when they’re all available and potentially Moder when he’s fully fit too.

 

[US Seagull]

i have a feeling we will finish the game with 10 men due to injuries. no way Lallana lasts till the end.

Lallana replaced at half time by FB

 

[jcdenton08]

Hope that wasn’t a hamstring for Fati and just a slight muscle strain - a terrible set back for Fati and very disappointing for us.

I wonder what it says in the contract about who agrees to pay his wages now if he is out for a substantial part of the season?

Normally the club doing the loan assumes responsibility for wages, with a recall/return option built in for January. But this varies. I know that the parent club always has a say in treatment (surgery permission, that sort of thing).

 

[brighton_tom]

If thats an injury to Lallana rather than tactical or resting him, then this is madness...

 

[Farehamseagull]

People need to watch Jack Hinshelwood, his positional play is excellent. he's had some dodgy deflections bounce off him last couple of appearances but he is an England regular by the time he's 25.
De Zerbi picks him because he knows what he's capable of in a variety of positions, not because he has no other choice

Agree with this, I really like Hinshelwood. He was doing really well until that mistake at the end, some great runs and passes. He’s got a big future.

 

[Littlemo]

If thats an injury to Lallana rather than tactical or resting him, then this is madness...

It’ll be resting him, Lallana has come off at half time in all the games he’s started so far this season.

 

[The Fits]

He can't score with either foot from less than 12 yards.

He already has for us.

 

[Crouch End Seagull]

Are we allowed to make any more subs now we’ve done so 3 times or does HT not count as one of the 3?

 

[Bozza]

Are we allowed to make any more subs now we’ve done so 3 times or does HT not count as one of the 3?

Half-time doesn't count, which is why Lallana didn't make his usual 60 minutes.

 

[Marty McFly]

Are we allowed to make any more subs now we’ve done so 3 times or does HT not count as one of the 3?

HT doesn’t count!

 

[fruitnveg]

Why is their draft excluder, his back turned to the ball, shielding his bollocks?

 

[Acker79]

As I thought Facu on but if we have another injury we are down to 10 men - perhaps why he has taken the Lama off now?

Why? A sub at half time doesn't count as one of the three. It's probably a factor in why they made the change now, so they still have one more should there be another injury.

Not sure we'll get an appearance from Moder today.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Dunk special.

 

[Washie]

Why is Dunk taking free kicks still?

 

[Acker79]

Why is their draft excluder, his back turned to the ball, shielding his bollocks?

He saw our game v Norwich after we won promotion, and is terrified the ball will bounce back off the crossbar into him.

 

[Washie]

Sheffield United losing 3-0 to Bournemouth is really annoying me.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Come on Good Night. Now is your chance to shine.