[Albion] AS Roma vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

[Normandy seagull]

Needed to keep it 1-0 at half time. Now we are fcuked. No way back I’m afraid. We’ve not been good enough. Confidence looks shot

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

We’ve been nervous again and again managed a game poorly. But I honestly think we can turn this around. We’ve threatened. We really could beat this lot.

But we need a sensible, Hughton style second half.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Probably shouldn’t have thrown the game on Saturday, the players look in the same mindset.

De Zerbi and the team have just been taught a lesson. Totally naive.

 

[Mike Small]

Oh dear. That's why Lewis is ours. Monthly brain fart.

 

[AmexRuislip]

I suppose on a positive view, we went 2-0 down away at Marseille and came back and drew

 

[Gabbafella]

We came back from 2 down against Marseille, but this is a different kettle of fish and I can't see it happening.
We don't look like scoring. Damage limitation.

 

[jcdenton08]

Two really dreadful goals to concede.

 

[Jim in the West]

We’ve been nervous again and again managed a game poorly. But I honestly think we can turn this around. We’ve threatened. We really could beat this lot.

But we need a sensible, Hughton style second half.

I don't think that's De Zerbi's style!

 

[Swegulls]

One goal is all we need. Think we’ll beat them at the Amex!

 

[bhafc99]

Oh arse. What a howler. We’ve gifted them that.

Long way back now.

Think we need to make some changes. Enciso and - to a lesser extent - Buonanotte guilty of ‘head down trying to dribble through four defenders’ mindset. Older heads like Welbeck more aware of what’s needed.

 

[Littlemo]

I don’t think we’ve even played all that badly. The good news is that we have games that we can win 3-4 nil, so I am not worried about getting horsed before the Amex

 

[brightn'ove]

We came back from 2 down against Marseille, but this is a different kettle of fish and I can't see it happening.
We don't look like scoring. Damage limitation.

We’ve had some great chances so I’m not sure I agree that we don’t look like scoring. Their keeper has made two fantastic saves.

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

Have to go for it, we are shit at shutting up shop and defending.

And Van Hecke is on a yellow card.

 

[Reddleman]

How many goals have we conceded this season by trying to play down on the byline instead of just getting rid. I know it’s not the RDZ way but two minutes to HT away in Rome just be sensible. Shambolic.

 

[Sheebo]

Playing ok just punished and too open at back as usual. Missing Pedro and Mitoma big time. Gilmour and Lamps been good but Igor just doesn’t have the pace and has been poor defensively - Buonanotte just doesn’t do enough for me and runs into dead ends. Frustrating again but expected for me.

 

[Mancgull]

FFS. Unfortunately that is just not good enough at this level. They have the quality to take their chances. We haven’t.
Could be completely out of this tie by full time.
Not through a lack of effort or desire.
We need a goal back. No way can we come back from two goals down at the Amex.

 

[Steve in Japan]

You look at Lukaku and how he is so quick and hard to get the ball off, how productive he is. Some player.

 

[Gabbiano]

Poor, naive.

What happened to the rapid incisive attacks that RDZ was known for? It's all a bit Potter again recently, huff puff huff puff.

But the reason we're losing is crap defending again. Switching off with the high line for the first. Dunk error and Steele rooted in no man's land for the second.

 

[bluenitsuj]

Enciso and Bacu poor. Need to replace them in second half.

 

[macbeth]

has been fairly evenly matched in open play, we’ve just been woefully subpar in key moments. missed chances, and defended awfully when they’ve come forward.

hardly a surprise, high line with a monumentally slow defence and isolating dunk against lukaku who has got the better of him many times over the years. big second half needed but i think we will concede another couple