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El-Abd, Murray & Bennett
El-Abd, Murray & Bennett
Wonder what Gordon makes of Adam's recognition? In my view Adam is light years from where he was, but taking out the sentimentality of home grown boy done good, not ahead of Greer this season.
Id disagree with that, I feel that El-Abd has been far better than Greer.. However, they compliment each other well. Greer has more finesse and can play delightfull through balls which have led to some great assists. El-abd on the other hand has made far more crucial challenges than Greer and is stronger despite his size.
I think that is perhaps the most stupid thing i have read all day
I think that is perhaps the most stupid thing i have read all day
We are all comparing El-abd to what we had all seen of him before. 2 years ago nearly all of us thought he wasnt up to it and he has clearly improved so much under poyet and tano. But, for me, Greer is so integral to our style of play and on the organisation of the defence that without him we would not be top of the league.
80% of our attacks will originate through greer and not with el-abd, i think if you look at the improvements in the number of clean sheets this is as much down to greer as it is to el-abd.
Really, Adam is clearly our player of the season.
"a cool-headed defender who sets Brighton's passing tone" - spot on. Not only sums up the player but sums up why we are sitting pretty ten points clear at the top of the league.
Looking beyond the fact that he has transformed himself in a manner I struggle to remember with any other player at the club (since I've been watching since the 70s), he is now genuinely a very very good player. Forget how he played in the past, think of him as a new signing - he's superb.
Bennett and Murray are obviously up there, but they've had their periods of inconsistency. El Abd hasn't and it's no surprise he is the first player on the Poyet's team sheet. Why ? he does EXACTLY what he is asked to do without question and does it well. Poyet's golden boy and thoroughly deserved ( unless you know better than Gus.....)
His control is quite brilliant for a defender at this level. Far better on the ball than Elphick and if anyone had suggested that last season they would have been laughed out of town.
A defender built like a brick shit house and comfortable on the ball. He's f**cking gold dust.
Imagine what Poyet could have moulded Oatway or Fraser into ? That's the mark of the man. Not how we are playing, just who he managed to get to play like that. He's a genius.
I think that is perhaps the most stupid thing i have read all day
Really, Adam is clearly our player of the season.
"a cool-headed defender who sets Brighton's passing tone" - spot on. Not only sums up the player but sums up why we are sitting pretty ten points clear at the top of the league.
Looking beyond the fact that he has transformed himself in a manner I struggle to remember with any other player at the club (since I've been watching since the 70s), he is now genuinely a very very good player. Forget how he played in the past, think of him as a new signing - he's superb.
Bennett and Murray are obviously up there, but they've had their periods of inconsistency. El Abd hasn't and it's no surprise he is the first player on the Poyet's team sheet. Why ? he does EXACTLY what he is asked to do without question and does it well. Poyet's golden boy and thoroughly deserved ( unless you know better than Gus.....)
His control is quite brilliant for a defender at this level. Far better on the ball than Elphick and if anyone had suggested that last season they would have been laughed out of town.
A defender built like a brick shit house and comfortable on the ball. He's f**cking gold dust.
Imagine what Poyet could have moulded Oatway or Fraser into ? That's the mark of the man. Not how we are playing, just who he managed to get to play like that. He's a genius.