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

[SI 4 BHA]

The strange thing is that at Man City and Liverpool, we were within touching distance of getting something from those games but Arsenal have looked a completely different class home and away , yet the might not win the league!
They are so fuckin organised, press high and are just miles better than us!

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

"The Arsenal fans have travelled all this way..."

Yeah, from Seaford, Peacehaven, Haywards Heath, Worthing, Hastings, Brighton, Portslade, Eastbourne etc. etc. (pause for comic effect) ...oh, you meant North London!

 

[brighton_tom]

Massively under strength ?!?

Mitoma , Solly and gilmour. Not sure about massively

Mitoma, March, Ferguson, hinshelwood, gilmour, Webster, Milner, & Pedro only fit enough for 30 minutes. Yes massively.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Beaten by a far better team today.

We used to be one ourselves...until we sold our crown jewels and supplied Arsenal, Liverpool et al. #Business Model

 

[WhingForPresident]

Thing is, we actually don't, hence our mid-table position having played a lot of the season without key players...as you well know.
If you truly think RDZ should 'walk', then I genuinely don't know what to say, other than "Pfft!".
And again, no offence was/is intended.

Something has changed, and it seems to have done so when this speculation about him getting a better job reached its crescendo...

Completely agree with this. Some of the comments on here are pathetic. We were beaten by a very good team. Only our second home defeat of the season and yet some are reacting as if we are relegation candidates.
However much pressure we were under by the ever persistent opposition we still played our style. I’ll always support that.
Some on here sound like over expectant Man United fans.

I expected us to lose, I even got it right in the NSC predictor for once. I also expected us to actually put up a fight and not roll over and lube up for them. That was as comfortable a game as they'll have all season.

 

[peterward]

Did Trossard celebrate?

Yes. Stood arms up to their fans and smashed the Arsenal badge twice before doing a small punch the air.

Don't be surprised, after the way he forced the move and refused to play it was obvious he wouldn't be like Muzza v Palace etc

A classless tw*t

 

[chickens]

My big takeaway from that match is that Ben White has become (or possibly always was) a colossal bellend.

 

[brighton_tom]

Was going to say this too.

Missing Mitoma, March, Ferguson, hinshelwood, gilmour, Webster, Milner, & Pedro only fit enough for 30 minutes. That doesn’t considerably weaken us?

 

[raymondo]

A dodgy pen and 2 mistakes from Enciso and Gross devastatingly punished.

What's worse is our lack of cutting edge or ideas.

Arsenal move forward at pace, we always stop, check back and lose momentum.

All of that...plus when we lose the ball (as Gross did) where is the defensive cover? Van Hecke and Dunk higher up the pitch . We play our high risk passing game as if we're never going to lose the ball ... but we don't have AliMac and Caicedo any more.

 

[dejavuatbtn]

Did Trossard celebrate?

Patted his badge like a good ‘in.

 

[Smeagull]

I really can't understand how people can think that was a pen. Lamptey played the ball and got the ball.

 

[birthofanorange]

Chelsea go above us with 2 games in hand without even playing.

Newcastle and West Ham win.

It's been a terrible afternoon as far as European hopes.

It happens.

 

[SI 4 BHA]

Mitoma and March might have made a difference, plus a fully fit Pedro, but that's about it.

 

[Justice]

Chelsea go above us with 2 games in hand without even playing.

Newcastle and West Ham win.

It's been a terrible afternoon as far as European hopes.

Once Mitoma was injured all European hopes went with it.

 

[GT49er]

The form table post first 6 PL games, makes grim reading.

We were so lucky to have Biss, Mwepu, Mac and Caicedo in recent years.

Centre midfield decimated. If shows in games at both ends of the pitch.

Yep, 13 points from 6 games, 30 points from 25 after that. Not quite relegation form, but ...............

 

[hart's shirt]

Having blown it last season, Arsenal are clearly holding their nerve much better. Miserly at the back, secure in midfield with the addition of Rice, and trickery and pace upfront with goals from plenty of sources.

Losing to them in this form isn't a disgrace.

Albion are limping literally and metaphorically towards the end of the season with injuries and managerial uncertainty.

It's been a momentously ground-breaking season with Europe, but also one that's proving a tough ask on the squad.

Still, plenty of learning from experiences like today for the likes of Moder, Baleba and Enciso.

In the long run, we'll be stronger for it.

 

[raymondo]

Mitoma and March might have made a difference, plus a fully fit Pedro, but that's about it.

Plus Ferguson and Hinshelwood at their best, and the confidence and momentum that we did have .

 

[Flounce]

Arsenal were good but just like against Brentford we were predictable and totally clueless in the last third. I don’t understand why Gross takes every set piece. Did he put in one decent ball from them all game? Variety is something we miss badly up front, very frustrating

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Chelsea go above us with 2 games in hand without even playing.

Newcastle and West Ham win.

It's been a terrible afternoon as far as European hopes.

Europe dream was over ages ago. To be honest I was more pleased that Wolves, Fulham and Bournemouth lost.

 

[US Seagull]

Only got to see half of the game stuck as I currently am in Chicago Ohare Airport, but what I saw looked a lot like the worst of Potterball.

Lack of urgency, lack of edge, lack of anybody taking a risk and making something happen. Some lovely little moves, spinning past Arsenal players just to ultimately pass it backwards again.

One time they did try a quick free kick (which the ref called back anyway) they passed it backwards!

What is the f'ing point?