[Albion] AEK Athens FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

[El Turi]

Akpom!

 

[Triggaaar]

WTF Ajax?

 

[Mike Small]

Akpom! You couldn't write this!

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

I'm hoping it stays 3-3 now.

Let's play out a pissy draw at home and get some players some recovery time in Feb

 

[BNthree]

Always knew Akpom was a quality player.






*edit* this is sarcasm

 

[Bedsex]

Akpom with a great diving header to equalise again for Ajax. I always knew he was a bit special!

 

[Eric the meek]

Why does it happen that you go down to 10 men and you raise your game? How does that work?

 

[Krafty]

Chuba Akpom!

 

[WhingForPresident]

f***ing Akpom of all people

 

[m20gull]

Always knew Akpom was a quality player.






*edit* this is sarcasm

I'm glad you pointed that out

 

[essbee1]

Always knew Akpom was a quality player.






*edit* this is sarcasm

 

[BN41Albion]

Why does it happen that you go down to 10 men and you raise your game? How does that work?

Think it's a 2 way thing - suddenly there's a pressure on the team with 11 to finish the job, whilst the team with 10 suddenly get an extra fight within then. Often, anyway. So 10 v 11 isn't quite as straightforward as you'd think (unless there's a big gap in class)

 

[essbee1]

Akpom. possibly the worst loan player we've had in close to 30 years.

 

[Acker79]

Why does it happen that you go down to 10 men and you raise your game? How does that work?

You know you have to put in extra work to compensate for the lost man. And perhaps there's an element of perspective - it seeming better, because the team with 11 think they don't have to bust a gut because they've got the extra man.

 

[smillie's garden]

Hold on Ajax

 

[Hendrax]

Christ. AKPOM!!

 

[Bridcutt]

We did not get enough credit beating Ajax two times from the media because they're having a downer season. Marseille and AEK have both failed to beat them and they're still decent

 

[kevo]

Think it's a 2 way thing - suddenly there's a pressure on the team with 11 to finish the job, whilst the team with 10 suddenly get an extra fight within then. Often, anyway. So 10 v 11 isn't quite as straightforward as you'd think (unless there's a big gap in class)

It's interesting that being reduced to 10 often makes little difference or actually improves a team's performance - but being reduced to 9 is an absolute killer blow.

 

[Hendrax]

no way. pen Marseilles

 

[Bedsex]

What was the keeper doing?