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

[swindonseagull]

On the bright side Leeds drop into the bottom 3

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

That half didn't go to plan.

Still think we can win this though. An early goal required in the second half.

I'll have some of what your smoking

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

Well that was an absolute f***ing shambles.

We've been taken to school by Everton. f***ing Everton. They've looked like world beaters while we've plodded into their hands time after time.

It's 2:20 a.m here. f***ing fucks sake!

f***.

 

[hart's shirt]

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that there's a chance we won't be playing Champions League football next season.

 

[TottonSeagull]

Worst half I have seen for as long as I remember! Dunk and Webster absolutely rank! Get Undav and Bouanotte off and get March and Ferguson on! Arrogant starting line up! Maybe RDZ will realise that the bottom teams can beat the top teams in this league! Bye bye Europe!

 

[albionalex]

Buonanotte, Welbz and Undav off for Ferguson, March and Enciso please.

 

[US Seagull]

0-3 at half-time flatters us.

 

[Eeyore]

March, Ferguson and Gilmour at HT please. At least let’s try and salvage our GD.

Goal difference isn't an issue, even after that.

We need three goals.

This team, with their heads screwed on and not trying to walk the ball in, are capable of that.

 

[Ethelwulf]

Bet he makes 4 subs at half time

 

[Reddleman]

Completely agree. Whilst I understand Steele is much better with the ball at his feet it is pointless if all he's doing is picking every shot that comes at him out the back of the net. Can't remember a worse shot stopper in goal for us since we left the Goldstone.

Oh do shut up. If it want for his shot stopping we would have been 2/3 down against Man United .

 

[jcdenton08]

Probably our worst half in a few seasons, definitely under De Zerbi. We’ve been wide open all game, created little to nothing and have been desperately poor in every area of the pitch.

Test of mentality now, compete, win the second half if possible but ideally not concede again.

Don’t even know where to start with the subs, they’ve all been dreadful. Probably 3 changes at half time.

Ferguson for Welbeck
March for Buonanotte
Colwill for Estupinan

They seem the most obvious ones.

 

[peterward]

Undav off for Gilmour, we need another in midfield.

This and Ferguson for Welbeck whose been rubbish and either Enciso or March for Buonotte whose offered nothing

 

[boik]

RDZ having a mare why not change it when to everyone it’s obvious it’s not working
Typical Albion unfortunately

Typical Albion? Have you not been watching this season?

 

[Rodney Thomas]

Well, we know this team can score goals. We're going to need to show something special this second half. Hoping for some RDZ tactical changes because I'd have used some subs after the 3rd goal. Lets hope he's right.

 

[Weststander]

Undav - set the tone with couldn’t trap a fish supper. Shit at everything. Their play maker, starting lots of their attacks.

Bounanotte - little boy out of his depth against bullying athletes.

Mitoma - he’s not a £70m player. Needs to cut out diving and the 9’ high crosses against a team of giants.

Mitoma & Dunk started all this with mistakes after 30 seconds. The opening goal against a Dyche team is critical.

 

[Soton Seagull]

Kamikaze defending. Same man unmarked for all 3 goals. Really could be 4 or 5 down.

Our response is to send crosses in to a box packed full of ball Everton players.

Utterly clueless 1st half performance.

 

[Ethelwulf]

Typical Albion? Have you not been watching this season?

I meant when we expect them to win

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Ffs, look on the bright side.
If it carries on like this, tickets will be refunded.
Free football.


Come on Albion, turn it around. I've got enough money already.

Got mine back on the exchange - shouldn’t have thrown the lot of Everton at 7/1 ffs

 

[Mustafa II]

Football fans are typical in saying "we have been awful", when in fact the opposition have been extremely good... we see it from opposition fans all the time when we play really well and beat them.

Everton have been brilliant. They've got their counter attack spot on. That said, we have been very poor by our standards. These two factors culminating has resulted in this 3-0 defecit.

We are not pressing as hard as we normally do. Tiredness? Arrogance? A combination of both?

Our key players have been poor. Mitoma, Caicedo, Welbeck and even Dunk. There's not been any good performances so far, except maybe Mac Allister who is looking for his big move.

Steele is demonstrating why it is so important to have a top tier shot stopper at this level, which sadly he is not. Sanchez would have done better with at least two of those efforts.

If we can get something tonight it would be one of the most memorable nights in the history of the Albion. It IS possible. I'm not there tonight but I hope the fans will get behind the team to see us through to an epic 4-3 win...

...but sadly, I think our European dream is over.

 

[Mackenzie]

Can I have some of the crack you on please

Everton will start to wobble if we get one back, just watch.