Greenbag50
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Spot on!
[Albion] Brighton & Hove Albion vs Arsenal *** Official Match Thread ***
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Beach Hut
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We were laughing our heads off. The look of intense concentration on their faces as the they did the little in-out space invaders things. Followed by the shock as the ball came in and they realised they were at an actual football match.
Mike Small
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- Dec 26, 2008
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I think coming back to get a draw today was a better achievement than coming back to beat an exhausted City.
Delighted to take points of Arsenal again. They consistently time waste and complain. They are boring. Their back 7 are all centre backs or holding midfielder's. It's f***ing boring.
Do think our second half comebacks are because of our freshness and we had a better rest than Arsenal. That said, Fab's subs were very good. The way we defended corners was great and I appreciated his frustration with Minteh's effort.
JP was class today. Well done. Ayari got better as the game went on and wish he slid in with his left as may have got a touch. Well played lads.
Delighted to take points of Arsenal again. They consistently time waste and complain. They are boring. Their back 7 are all centre backs or holding midfielder's. It's f***ing boring.
Do think our second half comebacks are because of our freshness and we had a better rest than Arsenal. That said, Fab's subs were very good. The way we defended corners was great and I appreciated his frustration with Minteh's effort.
JP was class today. Well done. Ayari got better as the game went on and wish he slid in with his left as may have got a touch. Well played lads.
brighton_tom
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- Jul 23, 2008
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Yep they worked well.
maltaseagull
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Arteta is a complete dick.
Hope Arsenal finish 5th.
He should have been booked in the second half when Mitoma made a fool of him - and Rice just tripped him instead. Petulant.
pigmanovich
Good Old Sausage by the Sea
England call up for Webster incoming, Tommy’s seen enough 
HangletonGull
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- Apr 10, 2023
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Yeah let’s not get carried awayEngland call up for Webster incoming
pigmanovich
Good Old Sausage by the Sea
Indeed, let’s not take everything on the internet so seriously
First half we looked lost, like we were playing walking football, sadly Potteresqe (shudder!)...So much the better team in the second half...Van Hecke dug us out of a few holes as usual, JP was stonking and Baleba strong. Curious as to why we still try and play it back to Verbrugen so often...we do everynow and then tend to stop and pass backwards...is it a confidence thing? Does get a bit frustrating...
There was one play where Veltman toe punted the ball over Arsenal and we ran on with it, and it was flipping magnificent. Arsenal mid field completely stock still, and we looked exciting and challenging. So it is in there in our team, it'll come!!
A couple of dreadful referee calls (Minteh foul, and Rice on Mitoma), but then he waved play on through some of the Arsenal diving and cheating so he got that right. Arsenal never seem to be able to throw the ball in from where it went out, and neither the lino nor the ref seem to care, and their time wasting is embarrassing for them. You'd think for how much they are paid, the club would want more football from them...
There was one play where Veltman toe punted the ball over Arsenal and we ran on with it, and it was flipping magnificent. Arsenal mid field completely stock still, and we looked exciting and challenging. So it is in there in our team, it'll come!!
A couple of dreadful referee calls (Minteh foul, and Rice on Mitoma), but then he waved play on through some of the Arsenal diving and cheating so he got that right. Arsenal never seem to be able to throw the ball in from where it went out, and neither the lino nor the ref seem to care, and their time wasting is embarrassing for them. You'd think for how much they are paid, the club would want more football from them...
Did you watch the Palace game, he was awful. Rightly dropped after that!
Cost Adringa a goal today and Minteh did it twice last week in scoring positions.
It can’t be too hard to select studs that allow you to stand up ?
brighton_tom
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- Jul 23, 2008
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Did leaving 3 up top just crack how to deal with arsenal’s corners? We seemed to deal with them very well.
Mackenzie
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I thought we were the better team overall but didn't create too much. Arsenal didn't look great considering their lofty position in the league. I guess I'm happy with a point.
That win won't be long coming now.
That win won't be long coming now.
Very good Second half and we should have edged the win really if our finishing was better. Thought Webster played well when he came on considering he hasn’t played for a while and put the team on the front foot more with fresh legs on the Wing with Mitoma. Shocking first half performance in my opinion by A Taylor. How he only allowed 4 minutes extra time (thought it should have been 7) only he knows.
pigmanovich
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Pointed out to an Arsenal mate before KO that we had a superior bench and predicted that it would make a difference. Feel vindicated - we made four substitutions and Arteta only two and ours helped us up our game.
That Arteta didn’t trust either his youngsters or the other experienced players on the bench to change the course of the game speaks to two of his biggest shortcomings as a manager, his excessive cautiousness and his skepticism toward young players not named Saka.
Sure, Arteta started Nwaneri but he went off at halftime and I’m not sure I buy the claim it was a precaution. Sooner the case he trusted Martinelli to see the game out when in truth they had a fragile lead and Martinelli was a downgrade.
That Arteta didn’t trust either his youngsters or the other experienced players on the bench to change the course of the game speaks to two of his biggest shortcomings as a manager, his excessive cautiousness and his skepticism toward young players not named Saka.
Sure, Arteta started Nwaneri but he went off at halftime and I’m not sure I buy the claim it was a precaution. Sooner the case he trusted Martinelli to see the game out when in truth they had a fragile lead and Martinelli was a downgrade.
Dave the OAP
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Anyone ever been at a match where a home supporting fan near you is face timing an opposition fan( obviously mate) in the away end during the game
And keeps it going for about 10 minutes!
we don't have have some dicks as fans
And keeps it going for about 10 minutes!we don't have have some dicks as fans
Mancgull
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Absolutely. A very positive way of dealing with a defensive situation.
oneillco
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I hope Arsenal fans are as bored by all the "professional" tricks Arteta has coached into them as I was. Imagine having to watch that every week? If they had concentrated on playing football in the first half when we were a shambles they could have been 2 or 3 goals clear at the interval. But instead they went into full dark-arts mode, staying down every time they were challenged, using-up 3 minutes before every corner was taken, subtle shirt pulling all over the pitch. Boring boring Arsenal....