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

[Hugo Rune]

having watched the highlights. Mitoma’s rebound from Ritter’s shot wasn’t unlucky. It was a poor finish. Anywhere near the corner or lifted and it’s in and we go onto win comfortably

That was certainly our best chance. The other efforts seemed like half chances in comparison. Mitoma has to score there, no excuse.

 

[Hiheidi]

Oh come on. This entitlement tag rubbish has to end. We have just spent the highest net on transfers in the WORLD! Of course fans are going to think we can start beating newly promoted sides like Ipswich at home rather than seeing a carbon copy of peak Potter performances of possession domination and poor decisions in the final third, and I suspect Tony Bloom will be expecting us to win more of these types of games too for his very healthy investment,

The caveat to that is that, of the nine newly signed players - three are out on loan, three are injured and one was getting his first ever PL minutes.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

Astonishing entitlement from some legitimate fans who really should know better. Alongside the usual trolls and wind up accounts we all know are parodies (Mustafa, Dwayne, et al), it’s the good posters overreacting to a draw which irritate me.

We have no divine right to beat anyone. We are a young team, with several key players still unavailable, a new young manager. Oh and we’re unbeaten, having already played Arsenal and Manchester United.

Some of you need a reality check. Brighton have never won, well, anything. There is no expectation to do so either. Only hope and belief.

Some of the posts on here from users I normally respect have been atrocious and so entitled. If I were an Ipswich fan reading this I’d be just as embarrassed by the “teams like Ipswich” comments as I would be their ridiculous banner.

Calm down, onto Wednesday.

Agreed

McKenna is a highly rated manager, and his team are well versed in his tactics.
We have a new manager, with many new players, we are in transition.

Expecting us to turn up and bulldozer the new boys, is plain arrogance.
admittedly i predicted a win for us, but within 20 minutes, it was plain to see, that it wasn't going to be a walkover.

 

[HHGull]

Good turnout yesterday

 

[dwayne]

Oh come on. This entitlement tag rubbish has to end. We have just spent the highest net on transfers in the WORLD! Of course fans are going to think we can start beating newly promoted sides like Ipswich at home rather than seeing a carbon copy of peak Potter performances of possession domination and poor decisions in the final third, and I suspect Tony Bloom will be expecting us to win more of these types of games too for his very healthy investment,

Ipswich spent £127m !

Still think they're being a bit underrated on this thread.

 

[Change at Barnham]

Ipswich spent £127m !
Still think they're being a bit underrated on this thread.

I don't always agree with you Dwayne, but I'm with you 100% on this.
Ipswich were probably the most organised and disciplined newly promoted side I've seen at the Amex.
They won't be relegated (you heard it here first).

 

[Affy]

My biggest frustration was the pace we had up front from Mitoma, Minteh and Georginio and the ref usual to put the ball in the channel behind. Minteh was making lots of movement first half and calling for it. After half an hour of not getting anything over the top, he stopped bothering and started coming short to get on the ball (then arguably overplaying).
Why buy quick players if you’re not going to use their pace?
I appreciate not every time, but if the full backs think they’re getting done for pace then the defence drops which gives more room for the edge of the box play.

 

[Jim in the West]

Not the game I saw.

We tried a lot of shots (10 blocked), we weren't trying to just walk it in against a packed defence (a la Potter and latterly RDZ)
The passing around the box was much better than last season.
Towards the end of the game a lot of aerial crosses into the box, to try and mix it up.

Agree Dunk taking a free kick is absolutely mental.

100%. The view from the North Stand, half way up, isn't always the best, but I thought we were good yesterday. Lots of really slick interplay (much quicker than under Potter or RDZ), and the way we regain possession at speed is really impressive. If we'd scored in the first half (as we deserved to) it would have been a completely different game. We're suffering a bit without anyone truly creative in the centre....albeit I've been pleasantly surprised at how well Ayari has played. Once we get a few more of the new guys fit we'll be OK in that department. Probably missed JP, too - he's quite an inventive player.

As for Ipswich, they looked VERY well coached. The Man Utd job "opportunity" probably came a little too early, but I can see McKenna being their number one pick in the future. There is no way Ipswich are going down this season.....they are building something pretty impressive (all the more so when you consider they were in League One just a couple of seasons ago).

Final comment: Baleba! What a player he is becoming. Some have likened him to Biss, but actually I think he's more like Caicedo in terms of his strength and ability to win the ball back in impossible situations. Just needs to work on his decision-making (but with a more experienced partner than Ayari I'm sure that will improve soon).

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

I thought the concourse was busier yesterday, maybe a heads up next time Paul?

Edit: beaten to it when I caught up with thread

 

[BBassic]

One match this season. Maybe see what happens in more?

Yeah, please file my post yesterday away in the "shouldn't post immediately after a game" bin.

An overreaction from me which has gotten me feeling a bit sheepish in the sober light of Sunday morning.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

having watched the highlights. Mitoma’s rebound from Rutter’s shot wasn’t unlucky. It was a poor finish. Anywhere near the corner or lifted and it’s in and we go onto win comfortably

The keeper saved it with out-stretched hands.

Very harsh to call that a poor finish.

 

[BN41Albion]

[QUOTE="OzMike, post: 11292601] .
Could have been 2nd.
[/QUOTE]

Coulda shoulda woulda... could be further down the league without 96min winner v United and the sending off that we capitalised on v arsenal

 

[Eric the meek]

I don't always agree with you Dwayne, but I'm with you 100% on this.
Ipswich were probably the most organised and disciplined newly promoted side I've seen at the Amex.
They won't be relegated (you heard it here first).

The fact is, they kept us out, and could have even nicked it near the end.

 

[Han Solo]

I don't always agree with you Dwayne, but I'm with you 100% on this.
Ipswich were probably the most organised and disciplined newly promoted side I've seen at the Amex.
They won't be relegated (you heard it here first).

Their game against Southampton will be very important.

Generally as a newly promoted team, you need to ride the self-confidence from winning the Championship and turn it into early wins in order to stay up.If they don't win against Southampton, they - despite their hard efforts (and good opposition) - would have started the season with five winless games. The survival rate for a newly promoted team with a start like that must be very very small.

When I saw their first game I thought "ok, they're playing the only way they can play if they are going to have any chance of staying up". Very Brentford-esque. I'll give them a better chance of survival than Leicester or Southampton.

Three of Everton, Leicester, Southampton and Ipswich are getting relegated and despite some strong indiciations of the opposite, I think Everton will sort it out if Dyche or someone can make their Championship level defenders perform above their standards. Unfortunately - would be more interesting to see Ipswich for a few years.

 

[North of Robertsbridge]

Attendance: 41,573

 

[Jim in the West]

Their game against Southampton will be very important.

Generally as a newly promoted team, you need to ride the self-confidence from winning the Championship and turn it into early wins in order to stay up.If they don't win against Southampton, they - despite their hard efforts (and good opposition) - would have started the season with five winless games. The survival rate for a newly promoted team with a start like that must be very very small.

When I saw their first game I thought "ok, they're playing the only way they can play if they are going to have any chance of staying up". Very Brentford-esque. I'll give them a better chance of survival than Leicester or Southampton.

Three of Everton, Leicester, Southampton and Ipswich are getting relegated and despite some strong indiciations of the opposite, I think Everton will sort it out if Dyche or someone can make their Championship level defenders perform above their standards. Unfortunately - would be more interesting to see Ipswich for a few years.

I'm not sure about Everton - despite chucking away two goal leads in the last two games. They are hugely hampered at the moment by having to play Michael Keane. He is nowhere near EPL standard. Once they get Branthwaite back, and pair him with O'Brien, their defence will be miles better. Dyche can then get back to the old tactic of grinding out 1-0 victories :-(

 

[Change at Barnham]

Attendance: 41,573

I've just counted them and that is the correct figure.
It's a lovely photo and shows what a great stadium Tony Bloom built for us.

 

[Rowdey]

It's not "we should be beating teams like Ipswich". With over 70% possession and more than 30 shots, with 21 on target (according to Flashscore), we should have beaten Ipswich.

Just for clarity, it was 21 shots, and 6 on target.

 

[Han Solo]

I'm not sure about Everton - despite chucking away two goal leads in the last two games. They are hugely hampered at the moment by having to play Michael Keane. He is nowhere near EPL standard. Once they get Branthwaite back, and pair him with O'Brien, their defence will be miles better. Dyche can then get back to the old tactic of grinding out 1-0 victories :-(

Sure, Branthwaite would help them. Their starting eleven is stronger than the other bottom candidates but they are very vulnerable to injuries. Is not just Michael Keane... Seamus Coleman is done at this level, even Young gets old, Mykolenko is poor...

 

[Littlemo]

I'm not sure about Everton - despite chucking away two goal leads in the last two games. They are hugely hampered at the moment by having to play Michael Keane. He is nowhere near EPL standard. Once they get Branthwaite back, and pair him with O'Brien, their defence will be miles better. Dyche can then get back to the old tactic of grinding out 1-0 victories :-(

According to their fans (or one of my mates anyway) they could be playing O’Brien, Dyche chooses to play Keane.