[Albion] Brighton & Hove Albion vs Ipswich Town *** Official Match Thread ***

[Weststander]

I was just watching the highlights. We had three clear cut chances ..... All in one move. That's it. Rest were half chances, and that's really disappointing. Under potter and de zerbi we were wasteful against the bottom 6 teams but we used to create a few good chances.

Feel a bit flat after today. Spoilt I know.

It was fairly flat, especially the final disjointed 25 minutes. In the NS, pretty quiet throughout.

Needed an Albion goal to lift the crowd and draw out the Ipswich numbers.

 

[Han Solo]

It was fairly flat, especially last disjointed 25 minutes. In the NS, pretty quiet throughout.

Needed an Albion goal to lift the crowd and draw out the Ipswich numbers.

You know what I think you're onto something

 

[London Irish]

Hinshelwood and mitoma dreadful

Pleasantly surprised with ayari looked class and intelligent. Baleba and absolute beast.

Disagree with a lot on here. Ipswich were very good against Fulham last week and were great for a newly promoted team today at the amex. Great tactics, solid and had a slight threat. Also a pretty good footballing side.

Have to say I wasn’t that impressed with Ipswich. Not sure McKenna made much of a demonstrative point - we were just very ropey around goal and his team avoided a deserved 2-0 or 3-0

 

[Weststander]

You know what I think you're onto something

As someone who believes the team lifts the crowd and someone actually at games, I’ll stick with that.

Today was a bit of a throwback to the endless non Amex runs of Potter. Much passing in crowded spaces 20 yards out, then powder puff shots or hopeless crosses mopped up by Muric. You could feel the frustration in the crowd, especially second half.

 

[London Irish]

My moment of the match was Evan collecting the ball on the edge of the box and just curling it past the post, he wasn’t on for long but that bit of play reminded me what a great player he is when he’s fit. I’m really looking forward to him getting back in, it’ll be like a new signing.

Yes - but I also groaned as we are so used to him working the keeper when he first broke into team

 

[dwayne]

Have to say I wasn’t that impressed with Ipswich. Not sure McKenna made much of a demonstrative point - we were just very ropey around goal and his team avoided a deserved 2-0 or 3-0

They defended really well and stopped us having many clear cut chances. I don't think they've got the respect they deserve on this thread. They've bought a few good players as well.

 

[Han Solo]

As someone who believes the team lifts the crowd and someone actually at games, I’ll stick with that.

Today was a bit of a throwback to the endless non Amex runs of Potter. Much passing in crowded spaces 20 yards out, then powder puff shots or hopeless crosses mopped up by Muric. You could feel the frustration in the crowd, especially second half.

Not disagreeing but its a bit of a "no shit, Sherlock" that a goal would help the team win and make the crowd happy.

 

[Weststander]

Not disagreeing but its a bit of a "no shit, Sherlock" that a goal would help the team win and make the crowd happy.

Except, people vehemently disagree. Certain that the 12th man gets the team to play, not other way round.

 

[London Irish]

They defended really well and stopped us having many clear cut chances. I don't think they've got the respect they deserve on this thread. They've bought a few good players as well.

That’s pretty much base level Premier League. To be honest no sign they’ve got much else except low block and effective relegation by March

 

[Han Solo]

Except, people vehemently disagree. Certain that the 12th man gets the team to play, not other way round.

It works both ways. Different supporter cultures in different leagues, different regions, even in different clubs. The common thing they all have together is that teams win more at home than away, so fan-team interactions clearly mean something regardless of which shape they come in.

 

[tstanbur]

It means neither of you have understood that I was referring to the xG and shots stats that were in the post I quoted.

Of course I understood, hence my reply.

 

[dwayne]

That’s pretty much base level Premier League. To be honest no sign they’ve got much else except low block and effective relegation by March

Hmmm harsh. Omari Hutchinson and delap look top drawer to me.

 

[Weststander]

That’s pretty much base level Premier League. To be honest no sign they’ve got much else except low block and effective relegation by March

Unless they buy finishers and creators in January. Bmuff two or three Xmas’s ago were certs for relegation. in January they spent £50m and a couple loans of 4 or 5 highly regarded players with searing pace and goals from overseas.

Their consortium of owners have money.

 

[London Irish]

Hmmm harsh. Omari Hutchinson and delap look top drawer to me.

Thought Hutchinson was pretty anonymous along with the England midfielder. Delap has one good moment and nothing else.

I know you are making the case that they defended well but what I saw was more poor touches, snatched shots and poor composure letting them off a deserved pounding

 

[Bodian]

Thought Hutchinson was pretty anonymous along with the England midfielder. Delap has one good moment and nothing else.

I know you are making the case that they defended well but what I saw was more poor touches, snatched shots and poor composure letting them off a deserved pounding

After about 20 minutes I was thinking that we were more in control than we had been against Crawley, and they were not as good as Crawley. But they improved after that, especially in the second-half.

 

[Javeaseagull]

Thought Hutchinson was pretty anonymous along with the England midfielder. Delap has one good moment and nothing else.

I know you are making the case that they defended well but what I saw was more poor touches, snatched shots and poor composure letting them off a deserved pounding

Not sure you are giving enough credit to our team tbh.

 

[London Irish]

Hmmm harsh. Omari Hutchinson and delap look top drawer to me.

You are going totally on reputation and one run where JP should have done much better than he did. We absolutely dominated the game and that’s the frustrating thing, dunno if we’ll have an easier chance of 3 points than that

 

[fruitnveg]

Hmmm harsh. Omari Hutchinson and delap look top drawer to me.

And yet Jack doesn't tickle your fancy. Different strokes I guess. I thought they were both pretty meh; quick (quicker than our defenders at least) but not much else in the bag.

 

[dwayne]

You are going totally on reputation and one run where JP should have done much better than he did. We absolutely dominated the game and that’s the frustrating thing, dunno if we’ll have an easier chance of 3 points than that

Back to my original point. Dominated maybe but created very few clear cut chances which was quite surprising. A little bit like arsenal when they went down to 10 men. Just not enough quality to break down a low block.

 

[London Irish]

This is the game I saw. On an average day we win 2-0, on a peak performance day 3 or 4

I don’t believe yet we have Potter-itis, I think there are goals in this team albeit the combinations looked ungelled at this stage without our best attacker Pedro. Would have been interesting what difference O’Riley could have made today