[Football] Bong knockers

[Super Steve Earle]

I get irritated by people who slate Gaetan, pretty much week in and week out. My point is that, in my opinion, his strength lies in his positioning and making it difficult for opponents to get in a viable shot on goal by using clever angles or pushing them wide. Take look at a couple of stats from our last two wins:

West Ham. Shots 17. On target 4.
Newcastle. Shots 27. On target 6.

This isn't all down to the blocks of Dunk and Duffy or the silky skills of Bruno. If Bong is the weakness some would say, we wouldn't see these remarkable stats that lead opposing managers to think that, despite losing, their team was the better side as Rafa and Pellegrini both claimed. He's an integral, clever player in a disciplined back four.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

I’m not saying you’re wrong, but you might find this to be quite a hard sell.

 

[Super Steve Earle]

I’m not saying you’re wrong, but you might find this to be quite a hard sell.

I know. Yet Hughton was a left back for his country and continues to select Bong over other more recent and expensive candidates.

 

[Bombardier]

Irritated? Well, I am going to irritate you even more. He’s shit!

 

[J2 DOG]

He has been average lately! Needs to be better than current form. Has been a great player for us and a great signing but we have to keep improving!

 

[Stato]

Time for this again: https://www.footballwhispers.com/blog/bong-hidden-strengths-ideal-brighton

"He may not be the most eye-catching full-back in the Premier League, but Bong might just be the most underrated."

 

[albionfan37]

He made a couple of potentially costly mistakes today in general he’s a very dependable lb

 

[Diablo]

Hadn`t noticed Bongs knockers !!

 

[AmexRuislip]

I thought he was

 

[blockhseagull]

Last season he was excellent.

This season he has been mostly good but patchy.

Today at times he was downright awful, very lucky not to concede twice via poor errors. Hoping this is just a poor run of form and he has been carrying an injury.

 

[Lifelong Supporter]

I see him as a warrior who gets in the face of the opposition and gives them no peace. He is very good at one on one's when the defender tries to beat him. I think when he gets involved centrally he is not so strong and he is not good in the air.

 

[R. Slicker]

I watched on a stream so bad that I gave up eventually, in the short time that it worked, I saw him give Newcastle two gilt edged scoring opportunities, however, I'm sure he must have been like Roy of the Rovers when I wasn't watching.


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[Jim Van Winkle]

He made a couple of potentially costly mistakes today in general he’s a very dependable lb

Very much this. He will want to put that performance behind him, he was a very lucky boy today trying to be too neat and playing it out from the back when Newcastle put the high press on.

We were lucky Newcastle are gash and devoid of confidence.

 

[LamieRobertson]

I’m not saying you’re wrong, but you might find this to be quite a hard sell.

Lol..now that did make me laugh...I think Bong did an excellent job in deflecting all the flack that Locadia gets

 

[Kosh]

Whilst he made two virtually unforced and totally unnecessary errors today, he also did got through some top level defending and occasional forward play. Sure; against better teams he would have probably cost us any kind of a result, yet he's often superb one on one and decent moving the ball in our forward transitions. I actually like him, overall, and agree he's an integral part of our back four. He makes me nervous at times, but so does Bruno!

I'm just enjoying the result, and trying to avoid dissecting each player too much - it's virtually impossible to play the perfect 90 mins at this level... although Dunk and Duffy got close today.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Whilst he made two virtually unforced and totally unnecessary errors today, he also did got through some top level defending and occasional forward play. Sure; against better teams he would have probably cost us any kind of a result, yet he's often superb one on one and decent moving the ball in our forward transitions. I actually like him, overall, and agree he's an integral part of our back four. He makes me nervous at times, but so does Bruno!

I'm just enjoying the result, and trying to avoid dissecting each player too much - it's virtually impossible to play the perfect 90 mins at this level... although Dunk and Duffy got close today.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Two wins, two clean sheets and he still gets criticism. God help the guy when he really does have a bad game.

Hughton knows about playing full back at the highest level, that counts for something in my book.

 

[Wellesley]

Poor game today from a very good left-back.

 

[jamie the seagull]

Offers nothing going forward and is our weak link in our defence.....Apart from that...

Bernardo should be in. CH chose Bernardo as our left back at the start of the season (Watford).
Harshly dropped when he had to go right back due to Bruno injury.
Two horror mistakes today, fortunately it was Newcastle.

 

[Big G]

I know. Yet Hughton was a left back for his country and continues to select Bong over other more recent and expensive candidates.

And that my friends is the bottom line......Hughton believes he's the best choice left back we have.....therefore...he is the best choice left back we have!