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

[Victor Chandler]

All I'm hoping for is that we do not lose.

And also...

 

[The Sock of Poskett]

Here's my starting line up:

Steele
Veltman, Igor, Dunk, Milner
Dahoud, Gross
Mitoma, Lallana, Adingra
Ferguson

Subs: Verbruggen, Hinshelwood, Gilmour, Baleba, Buonanotte, Pedro, Chouchane, Jackson, Duffus

I've gone for the most experienced heads available, with the expectation that Pedro, Gilmour, Baleba, Hinsh and Buonanotte will play a part in the second half. Here's hoping

 

[Mellotron]

Here's my starting line up:

Steele
Veltman, Igor, Dunk, Milner
Dahoud, Gross
Mitoma, Lallana, Adingra
Ferguson

Subs: Verbruggen, Hinshelwood, Gilmour, Baleba, Buonanotte, Pedro, Chouchane, Jackson, Duffus

I've gone for the most experienced heads available, with the expectation that Pedro, Gilmour, Baleba, Hinsh and Buonanotte will play a part in the second half. Here's hoping

I get experience, but I worry about defending against pace - bar Mitoma and Adringra that is a slow side.

 

[Dick Head]

So excited

were loose

 

[Seagull58]

Hoping for a Dunk-Igor masterclass in smashing their attacks to pieces and building a wave of devastating attacks from the back, linking up with Gross and Dahoud to release Mitoma and Adingra to lay a hatfull of tap-ins on a plate for Ferguson.
0-4, hattrick for Ferguson and a colossal, thumping header from Anthony Taylor's nemesis.

 

[Victor Chandler]

All I'm hoping for is that we do not lose.

And also...

Just love the stadium taps...

 

[Seagull on the Hill]

My son sent me this earlier today.
He said" It beats Palace away".

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Got a feeling Hinshelwood will start so as not to risk Igor.

 

[The Sock of Poskett]

I get experience, but I worry about defending against pace - bar Mitoma and Adringra that is a slow side.

I don't disagree but to my mind it would be a big risk chucking in, say, Hinshelwood at left back. Dahoud's definitely playing, given the Premier League ban coming up, and we HAVE to play Pascal for so many reasons, so not sure there's room for Baleba in the midfield. I guess switching Lallana for Pedro would bring more pace up front, but we need some game-changing options on the bench and he's pretty much it.

 

[Coldeanseagull]

Got a feeling Hinshelwood will start so as not to risk Igor.

I don't think he's played centre back before?

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

I don't think he's played centre back before?

I mean at left back but you are right, that would still mean Igor is needed at CB. We are rather light in defence aren't we!?

 

[Coldeanseagull]

I mean at left back but you are right, that would still mean Igor is needed at CB. We are rather light in defence aren't we!?

Where we're going, we won't need defenders!..............Yeah, a bit early to go all back to the future

 

[dstanman]

Looks like they are a friendly bunch

 

[OzMike]

I will be asleep for this one and expect to wake to find us top of the group.

 

[Brok]

An interesting read...
http://forum.aek.com/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=27621&sid=fd1373618d5c71b4f1a0280e9dfa6299

 

[Gazwag]

An interesting read...
http://forum.aek.com/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=27621&sid=fd1373618d5c71b4f1a0280e9dfa6299

This one caught my eye - I assume the translation worked

The toughest match of the season. I didn't like that he peed on Marinakis with the players. It comes to a good moon..

CHILDREN'S DEFENSE

 

[schmunk]

An interesting read...
http://forum.aek.com/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=27621&sid=fd1373618d5c71b4f1a0280e9dfa6299

it's all Greek to me...

 

[Mellotron]

The Google Translate tool makes that forum appear mildly insane.

 

[Gazwag]

Our eyes will see the best team that has stepped on the Temple. Modestly and humbly.. Brighton were AMAZING inside Nottingham, the depth of their squad is proving capable of erasing the smudges of absences.

They are one of the best teams in the world, as we saw clearly in the first leg.

 

[Driver8]

Bus organisation is interesting.