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

[trueblue]

Seriously frustrating. Loads of good things - especially as Welbeck is not yet up to speed. But how long has literally everyone been saying we need to be sharper and more direct around the box? Wanting 2 or 3 touches just won’t work in the Premier League unless you’re Man City. We’re very close to being a decent team. And equally close to being an increasingly dispirited “nice to watch but ineffective” relegation candidate. I like what Potter’s trying to do and has done - maybe he just needs better tools for the job.

 

[AmexRuislip]

Played some very good football tonight. One or two outstanding performances.

Not sure at the problem is with these wins though. It's not like they don't create chances.

Welbeck starting his first game for us, wants to make a good impression, probably overthought things.
Maupay nervous after being dropped, should've made more of an effort to repay his selection.
IMO Connolly and AJ could've come on earlier.

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

Are the performances justifying keeping Potter?

Around this time last season Southampton list 0-9 at home to Leicester. Did they sack Ralph Rabbit hutch? No.

If they win tonight I believe they go top.

 

[Weststander]

All you people calling that performance shite, I presume that if one of our myriad shots had been flukily deflected in youd have called it brilliant?

Pope, Tarkowksi, Mee and Taylor were masterful. The kind of work we used to praise Dunk and Duffy for.

We needed a flukey deflection to win this.

 

[Thompson720]

The positive for me, the same as last time, I didn’t waste four hours of my life on a visit to The Amex.

Pleased for that massive win for yourself haha!

 

[BluesRockDJ]

Where' s our Swiss/Kosovan ?

 

[Skaville]

Also this is from the BBC...



Like it or not, that is how the neutrals see it.

Like it or not, I couldn't give a **** about neutrals

 

[Zebedee]

It's now got to the stage where the only Brighton players I enjoy watching are Lamptey and Lallana. The rest are woefully short of what is required at this level.

 

[GloryDays]

All fart and no poo.

Depending on where you are at the time says if that’s a good or bad thing.

Maybe all poo, no paper. Can’t finish.

 

[TottonSeagull]

Around this time last season Southampton list 0-9 at home to Leicester. Did they sack Ralph Rabbit hutch? No.

If they win tonight I believe they go top.

Ralph Of the Hutch always had something about him and our bloke doesn’t I’m afraid!

 

[trueblue]

I know everyone will talk about the pretty football meme but we were more direct tonight.

Nice, faster one touch football in final third.
Welbeck nice addition. Needs more match sharpness.

Lallana absolutely gdlk.
Lamptey quality and interesting role with some freedom it seems.
Biss taking direct free kicks is good.

Frustrating, obviously, but I am not disheartened.
The project is progressing.

Looking forward to all the Potter haters (with very short memories) coming out of the woodwork.

This is true. We’re a work in progress - like last season. The trick is staying in the division at the same time as building steadily. Not easy.

 

[The Fits]

I don’t have a lot to be positive about! We play well for about 30 mins a game, don’t score and then run out of steam. Potter seems to have issues in the dressing room, hence Ryan, Maupay being dropped. He brings a keeper in that hasn’t been in the squad who does fine and then drops him from the squad totally putting the bloke he didn’t trust to play against Spuds back on the bench as a sub keeper. He plays Ben White out of position, doesn’t seem to like Alzate at the moment! No recognised forward against Spuds.
For all the fancy passing we never look like winning! He must have the worst home record of any manger in the top flight!
Stick with this fool and all the hard work to get up to the Prem will be wasted!

Creative Argentine international, on the bench. Creative Colombian international, on the bench. Creative Irish international, in the U23s. Irish international striker, on the bench. Creative Polish international, on loan at previous club etc etc.

We have a WEALTH of talent. It's being misused at the moment.

 

[Originunknown]

6 points from 24 yet claim to have dominated the majority of these games..

 

[SeagullDubai]

who would you suggest?

Eddie Howe


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[Bold Seagull]

Excellent post. It’s frustrating as it’s been like this all season. I don’t think it’s a case of a new striker would have made much difference. Maupay, Welbs & Connolly are decent enough for our level - it just doesn’t seem to want to happen. But a decent performance again - anyone saying it wasn’t needs to learn football and looks at the difference between the 2 sides from intent to general football ability...

It's very annoying, frustrating, but some of our play I genuinely though was excellent. Some of the flicks and neat balls in Gross and Lallana played were a joy, BUT, not joy enough they bulged the onion bag.

 

[drummerboy10]

I know what I think.

Turn off NSC while all these girls go batshit after only 8 games.

Do you think 6 points after 8 games is good? Because we’d hit about 30 points if this continues...

 

[swindonseagull]

Unfortunately he did exactly that. We'd all love him to do well, but he's got nothing at this level.

Give it a rest he had about 8 minutes.

 

[Bruntburger]

Great football and enjoy watching but strikers are a complete joke.

Nelson or Zamora would be on 10+ goals plus this season with the clear chances we’ve created!

 

[Steve in Japan]

Anyone who is not a scoreboard aspie could have seen that the overall performance was great.

Aspie?

A great overall performance? Nope. Far too many unforced errors. And chances butchered left, right and centre.

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Burnley *** Official Match Thread ***

I know it wasn’t great but those lamenting the tactics of the crossing so much need to recognise we came up against an extremely deep, compact defence which forces us into it. Combine that with two centre halves who played very well and frustratingly you have to give them credit for a defensive (albeit turgid) performance.