Brighton and Hove Albion v Derby County ****Official Match Thread****

[Seagulls1984]

Orlandi clearly way off the pace, please start solly at derby!!

 

[Coxovi]

We were very unlucky, but they are good. There is still hope.

 

[The Mole]

It's usually us that only manage one goal on target

 

[The Camel]

The save from Ulloa was stunning.

Ulloa mishit the shot and Grant was already diving and somehow contorted his body to keep it out.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

FT 1-2. No matter what certain mods may say, I still think we were the better side out of the two, we just don't know how to counterattack properly. And I think we can turn things round on Sunday too.

I would say its more that we don't know how to defend against counter-attacks properly.

 

[Northstander]

It's one goal deficit only!

We are progressing year on year. End offseason we MUST work on our work In the final third, free kicks/corner taking and counter tacking football.

This is still winnable!!

 

[GreersElbow]

Garcia has a lot of questions to answer. There was no urgency, tactically void and worst of all the team line up.

Tactically, we were being bullied off the ball far too much because of the strength of their midfield. The stubbornness to change how we play is an issue, as we will be pushed off the pack and ran amok by bigger built teams such as Derby. The 4-3-3 doesn't appear to work for our team, this is blindingly obvious. We don't have the midfield maestros capable of pulling those audacious passes let alone simple passes. 4-3-3 requires each and every player to have an option to pass which is why it's often the most patient based football system.

We're not playing to our strengths, we have a big targetman and a speedy forward. Yet we isolate the big man and shove the speedy forward on the wing. We had JFC and Orlandi shown to be out of their depth, bullied, passing inadequately etc. To me, we played the most defeatist possible way we could have. We allowed them too much time on the ball, and when we were on the break Ulloa was isolated and we'd still cross which lead to the immediate break.

However, Derby didn't look threatening in the final third. Their breaks were fast and deadly but they were incapable of converting. Sunday is now or nothing, I hope Garcia ditches his ideological and calculated approach and takes on a pragmatic and more risked based approach. We have nothing to lose now, and everything to gain. The pressure is most certainly on Derby.

 

[East Preston Gull]

We are going to win. mcclown will revert to type when he has to defend a lead. 3-0 to us on Sunday:-D

 

[Dick Head]

We lost.

 

[Man of Harveys]

We desperately miss someone with a real beard if you look at our player they have nothing more than a bit of bum fluff we need a real man beard in the team.

Very good point. I bet Calderon could choose to grow one during half time.

 

[the right footed denilson]

Doubt you were saying that after Forest!

A last minute goal against a plummeting and depleted Forest doesn't detract from our obvious failings. We don't create or convert. Our dullness is plain to see.

 

[The Camel]

I would say its more that we don't know how to defend against counter-attacks properly.

No pace at the back.

It has to Dunk in there next season.

 

[brakespear]

I would say its more that we don't know how to defend against counter-attacks properly.

That too

 

[Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ]

A last minute goal against a plummeting and depleted Forest doesn't detract from our obvious failings. We don't create or convert. Our dullness is plain to see.

I was referring to playing CMS on the wing. Do you recall Ulloa's goal?!!!!

 

[maltaseagull]

Well we need to be a little more positive in the next game. It's no good putting crosses in to Ulloa on his own in the box unless they are 100% accurate. Our delivery was awful.We do not get enough players into the box when we have a cross coming in during open play. All too slow and predictable.

Sound familiar? WE ARE NOT BARCELONA!!!!! We are Brighton and need to realise that.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Well, I thought we did alright. Score the first goal up there and get a bit of luck and anything can happen. Am not convinced about Derby - fast on the break but difficult to say what else they are as they hardly went into our half second half. Same old from us though, lacking the final ball. Solly did very well when he came on, hope he starts on Sunday.

 

[jimhigham]

Optimism time. We are still in this. Derby were no better than us tonight. We are pretty much as good away as we are at home (37 points at home and 35 away this season) and we have now lost to Derby three times. The law of averages says we must win the return.

Come on!!! We're gonna DO this!

 

[Muzzy]

It ain't over!

Thought we played OK ish and I can see us getting a sneaky win up there. I thought that we gave them much to think about tonight

 

[RexCathedra]

First quick look on the Beeb site:

Martin 29′ (pen)
Kuszczak 45′ (og)

Just got in from work -- expected on the strength of two parenthesized goals to see a lot of grousing about bad luck, and bad refs.
Instead, a chorus of 'We suck!'.

What the hell's up with that?

 

[Smile]

Unlucky, think we played well. More disappointed with the fans.