The Brighton Buzz
Falmer here we come
- Jan 31, 2008
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Am I the only one that thinks we have less willingness to attack than last season. Points that I have noticed in the past weeks.
1. Wingers no longer take on full backs playing the ball sideways and backwards. At home they should be attacking sides not being told to defend deeper than the full backs half the time. If we are on the front foot there would not be the need to defend so much at home.
2. Midfielders don’t get anywhere near the opposition box or even look to shoot at goal.
3. Full backs no longer overlap and get in crosses. Understand that with Bruno given his age but generally you would think full backs should be able to get forward more often especially at home.
We have little chance of scoring goals if none of the above happen. Whilst it is hard to argue sometimes with these tactics when we pick up 1-0 wins it has been awful to watch and playing the same at home as we do away is really baffelling.
When Boussimsa played his first few games he looked like a player that may be able to score from midfield. From his last few appearances starting or from the bench it looks like it has been coached out of him already. Andone looks a fantastic prospect and a willingness to run at goal. How long before that is coached out of him as well.
If you look at the under 23 side they pass the ball quickly and score goals, so we clearly are not playing the same tactics as the first team sideways and backwards.
I realise that I am opening myself to be shot at but last year we seem to have played more attacking football with a supposedly weaker squad. What has happened that our tactics seem to have us playing in fear of the opposition and that includes home games.
I still think Hughton is the best option for us and you can’t knock his record but this year the football is terrible against last year. We have been fortunate to get 3 1-0 wins on the bounce and undeserved in two of them. We deserved more from the Cardiff game but they are poor and 3 points dropped.
I would just like to know if other NSC fans think that our standard of football has dropped from last season and why or am I being too critical.
1. Wingers no longer take on full backs playing the ball sideways and backwards. At home they should be attacking sides not being told to defend deeper than the full backs half the time. If we are on the front foot there would not be the need to defend so much at home.
2. Midfielders don’t get anywhere near the opposition box or even look to shoot at goal.
3. Full backs no longer overlap and get in crosses. Understand that with Bruno given his age but generally you would think full backs should be able to get forward more often especially at home.
We have little chance of scoring goals if none of the above happen. Whilst it is hard to argue sometimes with these tactics when we pick up 1-0 wins it has been awful to watch and playing the same at home as we do away is really baffelling.
When Boussimsa played his first few games he looked like a player that may be able to score from midfield. From his last few appearances starting or from the bench it looks like it has been coached out of him already. Andone looks a fantastic prospect and a willingness to run at goal. How long before that is coached out of him as well.
If you look at the under 23 side they pass the ball quickly and score goals, so we clearly are not playing the same tactics as the first team sideways and backwards.
I realise that I am opening myself to be shot at but last year we seem to have played more attacking football with a supposedly weaker squad. What has happened that our tactics seem to have us playing in fear of the opposition and that includes home games.
I still think Hughton is the best option for us and you can’t knock his record but this year the football is terrible against last year. We have been fortunate to get 3 1-0 wins on the bounce and undeserved in two of them. We deserved more from the Cardiff game but they are poor and 3 points dropped.
I would just like to know if other NSC fans think that our standard of football has dropped from last season and why or am I being too critical.
