[Albion] Aston Villa vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

elwheelio

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• Dec 30, 2024

• #581

This would be a decent point. However, yet to be convinced that this system allows many of our players to excel. Another man in midfield would help.

 

Swegulls

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• Dec 30, 2024

• #582

… just switched channel, I wonder if Amorim would like to turn back the clock?

 

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London Irish

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• Dec 30, 2024

• #583

Brian Munich said:

Was that our good half or our shit half then? It doesn’t sound clear cut.

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Villa had about two-thirds of it, scoreline is fair on balance of play but Villa have to earn it, not be given late Xmas presents by officials

 

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Ethelwulf

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• Dec 30, 2024

• #584

Get MOR and Mitoma on for Enciso and Ayari

 

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ChickenDipper

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• #585

Littlemo said:

It wasn’t a headbutt, it was a clash of heads in a 50/50.

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I know it was - although instigated by their guy putting his head in - but I’m saying if he gives that pen the devils advocate becomes silly…

 

Blues Guitarist

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• Dec 30, 2024

• #586

Eric the meek said:

He's called out Gruda and Adingra for not tracking back with their man. Mind you, I've no idea if he's correct, as I haven't got a stream.

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I thought Adringa was great tracking back, as was Pedro.

 

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Littlemo

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American Seagle said:

Why? Pedro wins the ball and the Villa player catches him on the follow through. Just like the penalty. So should be a foul.

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No he doesn’t. They both went up for the ball at the same time.

 

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el_ciddy

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• Dec 30, 2024

• #588

We scored our goal from a fast attacking sweep up the field and people want to calm things down and have players put their foot on the ball to slow down our attacks? Holy shit.

 

Deadly Danson

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• Dec 30, 2024

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From a few yards away from Pawson in the away end, his body language told the whole story. He didn't think it was a pen but was too spineless to stand up for himself.

 

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singing4seagulls

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• Dec 30, 2024

• #590

Positive half in my view.

I actually think we're doing a good job defensively, but we're not doing well playing out from defence.

It's a shame we've lost the ability to effortlessly play out from the back under pressure, in quite the way we used to.

I personally don't enjoy the long balls.

Need to get Adringa on the ball more. He's looking dangerous today.

 

Bold Seagull

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Mar 18, 2010

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• Dec 30, 2024

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Normandy seagull said:

Might be being harsh but we look a bit like a primary school team at times- all rushing after the ball, chasing back, booting it forward to nobody. No control in the midfield. Ayari needs to come off HT. Baleba struggling too, so effectively playing a half strength midfield

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Baleba struggling?

Not how I saw it.

 

Blues Guitarist

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• Dec 30, 2024

• #592

Littlemo said:

Think the ref has been fine tbh. He’s not giving much in the way of small fouls, so yeah I’m sure both us and Villa are moaning about each other getting away with things. The second pen call was a bit “letter of the law” but not wrong. Think it’s been fine.

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"letter of the law" Bart was pushed

 

Flounce

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Ethelwulf said:

Get MOR and Mitoma on for Enciso and Ayari

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Yep

 

Normandy seagull

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• Dec 30, 2024

• #594

Anyone that doesn’t know what’s coming second half must be on crack

 

Mackenzie

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Nov 7, 2003

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• Dec 30, 2024

• #595

Perhaps Mitoma on for Gruda and O'Riley for Ayari.

 

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The Rivet

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• #596

Football is a contact sport however there is a difference between legal and illegal contact. Unfortunately the games officials struggle telling the two apart!

 

willalbion

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Normandy seagull said:

Anyone that doesn’t know what’s coming second half must be on crack

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What’s coming?
Am I on CRACK?

 

Normandy seagull

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• Dec 30, 2024

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Bold Seagull said:

Baleba struggling?

Not how I saw it.

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Didn’t win much? Kept going straight through

 

Gabbafella

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US Seagull said:

On the penalty; I get that if you kick an attacker in the box, it's going to be a penalty. What I don't get is how you call it a kick if JP doesn't actually flick his foot forward?

It was pulled back. It was just a collision IMHO.

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Rogers had a foul awarded against him a few minutes later and he had the nerve to say "I just kicked his foot"

 

RandyWanger

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• Dec 30, 2024

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Bold Seagull said:

Baleba struggling?

Not how I saw it.

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thought he had a good half, they've clearly targeted him for one to foul out the game too