A lack of passion?

[andybaha]

There seems to be something different this time round with Micky Adams. My main thought yesterday as I waited for the final few minutes to count down was that there was no passion.

No passion from the players, none from the home fans, there wasn't likely to be much from the busload of away fans and I didn't think there was much from MA in the post match interview.

First time round it was so different. With players like Cullip, Oatway and Hart obviously all fired up you always felt a punch up was just around the corner. I seem to remember loads of sendings off, usually to our advantage. MA used to say and do things that were heart driven, sometimes without giving them too much thought.

I thought of the day up at Southend when he took FDM off at half time because he hadn't perfomed the way he wanted. THere was a few yesterday that should have come off at half time.

It's been like this for a few seasons now, and maybe this is why attendances are falling. The first couple of home games were well attented because of the 'Micky Factor' but it looks like the honeymoon is over.

 

[Guy Fawkes]

Maybe the difference is that last time round we had just returned to Brighton and the fans were happy that the team was back in town, so there wasn't the same expectations on the manager, the board and from the fans for success.

This time round we have people moaning after just a handful of games, and also a couple of players seem a little short of confidence, and it doesn't help having the "fans" on the players backs - something that didn't happen last time round. Rather than try to encourage them on - maybe this is why they do better away from home?

It will take time for Adams to find his best team, (ie, best midfield etc) and to find out our weaknesses and strengths are and to see what tactically he has to alter and what needs working on.