LamieRobertson
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Re Ledesma...he's only been available for what three games? Two of which Calderon scored in ..plenty of time yet for him to make some sort of impact
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Brighton & Hove Albion vs Derby County *** Official Match Thread ***
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Re Ledesma...he's only been available for what three games? Two of which Calderon scored in ..plenty of time yet for him to make some sort of impact
BensGrandad
New member
Not if the loan is not extended.
Time to ring some changes?
With injuries in their team, Derby may include Will Hughes from the start. or dare they risk him being dispossessed too easily? The same applies to Teixeira who had a stinker at Derby earlier in the season? But we are at home.
If CH really is conservative we will not see Tex starting. I would expect Dale Stephens instead, perhaps LuaLua who can retrieve the ball when he loses it a fraction better.
Baldock should be just the right type of player to unlock the slightly ponderous defence of Derby. They are quick to funnel back but not not that quick on their feet.
With injuries in their team, Derby may include Will Hughes from the start. or dare they risk him being dispossessed too easily? The same applies to Teixeira who had a stinker at Derby earlier in the season? But we are at home.
If CH really is conservative we will not see Tex starting. I would expect Dale Stephens instead, perhaps LuaLua who can retrieve the ball when he loses it a fraction better.
Baldock should be just the right type of player to unlock the slightly ponderous defence of Derby. They are quick to funnel back but not not that quick on their feet.
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brightonmark1234
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why would tex not start
Cause he loses the ball too easily and we might not get it back.
Currently, Derby are the best passing and possession side in the Championship. We have simply got to keep hold of the ball to be in with a chance.
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
Can't see us getting any decisions off Swarbrick, he had a mare on Saturday at Stoke
Stumpy Tim
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Stockdale
Calderon - Greer - Dunk - Bennett
Kayal - Ince
Tex - Stephens - Baldock
Best
I think Best has been rubbish for us, but against a former team I would play him.
brightonmark1234
Well-known member
you could say that about all our players
Withdean11
Well-known member
Great idea. Lets leave out our best player who has been the main reason we have won the last two home games. Genius.
Thank **** you're not the manager.
brightonmark1234
Well-known member
name one player in our squad that doesnt give the ball away too easy then and i dont care about stats
brightonmark1234
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hes only leaving him out because he gives away the ball far too easy and we might not get the ball back
fat old seagull
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Amazing that we have created more chances than Derby. Look at the goals scored for each team!
Moshe Gariani
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- Mar 10, 2005
- 12,199
Those stats are incredible. We have equal "Duels Won %", "Pass Completion %" and "Possession %" as the team top of the table. We also have significantly HIGHER "Chances Created".
You have to blame Stockdale for our league position.
Marshy
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The blame is clearly with the strikers or our finishing...
Stephens for Calderon in midfield tonight ?
Im thinking Ince is dues a rest.... hes looked a bit jaded the last few weeks...
Be interesting to see who he goes with.
Stockdale
Calderon
Dunk
Greer
Bennett
Kayal
Stephens
Ince
Tex
Lua Lua
CMS
The Wizard
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- Jul 2, 2009
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Its a difficult one re: team selection, because I think we are likely to lose tonight so do we go at them or keep it tight? My team would be
Stockdale
Calderon (assuming Bruno out)
Dunk
Greer
Bennett
Ince
Kayal
Tex
Kaz
CMS (I've gone with CMS as his running about will deny Derby time on the ball)
Baldock
Stockdale
Calderon (assuming Bruno out)
Dunk
Greer
Bennett
Ince
Kayal
Tex
Kaz
CMS (I've gone with CMS as his running about will deny Derby time on the ball)
Baldock
Let us see how cautious CH really is. Poyet and OG may very well have left Tex out. Steve McLaren has the same dilemma with Will Hughes.
Derby are effective with counter attacks. Unlike the away match (at Derby) we will Kayal ready to pick up on this. Possession loss stats have to be matched with the amount of touches the player gets.
Our three players that can combine with most touches are Kayal, Ince and Tex. The three of Calderon, Macca and Baldock have less than half of the ball each. I would omit one of those three to accommodate Lualua &/or Dale Stephens.
Christie and Forsyth (full backs) create a lot of chances for Derby. How can we best stop them coming forward? I bet Forsyth comes forward anyway, so how can we exploit the gap?
Anyrate, I think we have got to keep the ball for the first 20 minutes or else it will be another Arsenal start?
Stockdale/Walton has less saves at home at 30 than any other keepers in the Championship (whatever significance that has).
I've gone for Baldock because he is the nearest we have got to Buckley who run Derby ragged in the first half of the first play-off match. That was running at their defence.
Derby are missing Thorne, Hendricks, Bent, Martin and their team must be something like:
Grant
Christie Keogh Shotton Forsyth
Mascarell
Bryson Hughes
Ince Russell (or Lingard)
Dawkins
Christie Keogh Shotton Forsyth
Mascarell
Bryson Hughes
Ince Russell (or Lingard)
Dawkins
With their goalscorers missing, it sort of evens it up somewhat.
http://www.whoscored.com/Matches/830401/Preview Tentative starting XI.
Except Hendricks and Thorne might be fit?
I am baffled who they will actually play up front (if anyone).
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