[Albion] Brentford vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

[WhingForPresident]

Welbeck has been a solid 0 today. Dire performance.

Rest of them not much better. Forest will be licking their lips.

 

[Hugo Rune]

16 shots no goals- standard Brighton

From a few years ago. RDZ seems to be of a similar level to Potter 3 years ago. This is going to take time and patience. But I’ve got my mind set on Roberto.

 

[Steve in Japan]

I'm not sure who's had a good game tonight. Really struggling to name anybody. Poor all round.

 

[birthofanorange]

This is toothless....quite depressing,really. What was the score between the Saudis and Brentford?

 

[figgis]

3-0 -brentford

 

[Reddleman]

Obviously not a long term judgement on RDZ but his tactual change at half time was bizarre. The whole first half we absolutely dominated them down the left hand side. All our best chances came from the route. Why take Estupinan off? Fair enough if injury related but it now it didn’t make sense.

 

[St Leonards Seagull]

Every time the ball goes out there’s a Brentford player on the floor. So frustrating to watch.

 

[dolphins]

They seem so anti football. Going down "injured", time wasting again and again, conning the ref repeatedly.

 

[Hendrax]

that was an unreal save

 

[Steve in Japan]

Should be about 25 minutes added on. Not the inevitable 5.

 

[macbeth]

tonight had that feel about it, didn't it? hit us with a low block and we simply have no answer

 

[Normandy seagull]

Thomas Frank has tactically wiped the floor with RDZ. Shame we couldn’t get him

 

[Durlston]

.....on my second one...........

Brentford have done an absolute on number on us.
Sit deep, wait for our overelaborate attack to break down, and catch us on the break.
Blaming their time wasting is just excuses. We have been crap.

But not a crap side. Watching some of these players at the World Cup next month representing our club would have been unthinkable 20 years ago.

At least it gives the Nott'm Forest match on Tuesday some edge and a decent atmosphere now I hope. Cup half full.

 

[Trigger]

Toothless, not liking this style of football the last two games at all, will De Zerbi’s style work in the Prem, jury firmly out so far.

 

[A1X]

Have we really been sussed out so quickly?

 

[stss30]

Thomas Frank has tactically wiped the floor with RDZ. Shame we couldn’t get him

More like he's got the better striker. The difference between the two sides.

 

[Wardy's twin]

Are they using our substitute allocation...

 

[Frutos]

Another great save from Raya, albeit offside.

 

[WhingForPresident]

Sanchez flapping again.

 

[B-right-on]

I'm not at the match. I only see highlights, listen to the commentary and engage with conversations on here. I'm really getting the feeling that RdZ is basically starting where Potter started rather than where Potter finished.
Possession is god (yes, good too, but god in some coaches philosophy) - fine, but there is a point where playing out from the back becomes fannying around at the back. Potter had just found that right spot in the six months before he left - surely we won't have to wait two and a half seasons for RdZ to learn the same lesson?

Watching on the stream and I'd agree with this.