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

[Stat Brother]

I know this isn't even a pimple on the arse of Covid, but I'm gutted to not be at the AMEX today, with 25,000 like-minded souls.


Playing the league champions.
Lunchtime kick off.
Bright sunshine but with a chill.

An hour to go then that teams drops.

The place would have been buzzing.

 

[blockhseagull]

Line up tells me a change of how we are going to play today.

Liverpool are all about the high press and last time we just played into their hands..... I think we are likely to get the ball forward much quicker today and be far more direct.

Looking for Connolly to get behind the back four and get on to some longer balls forward.

 

[Hendrax]

Roof looks crap

Exactly what I though. Scum grey where Brighton blue used to be. Needs a good clean.

 

[Eeyore]

We play three strikers against the champions of Europe and yet when we've played the likes of Burnley etc we rarely play with more than one striker. You couldn't make it up. A bizarre team selection.

We don't play Leeds till January.

 

[Mancgull]

We’ll be trying to stretch them as much as possible using Maupay and Connolly to run them ragged, hopefully. Depends whether we can get hold of the ball as well as we have been. Going to be interesting.

 

[GT49er]

Imagine Maupay will drop deeper with Connolly on the right and Welbeck on the left.

SSN set it out with Connolly behind the other two. Lord knows what will actually happen!

 

[rogersix]

We play three strikers against the champions of Europe and yet when we've played the likes of Burnley etc we rarely play with more than one striker. You couldn't make it up. A bizarre team selection.

are you nailing your colours to the mast?

 

[Zebedee]

Line up tells me a change of how we are going to play today.

Liverpool are all about the high press and last time we just played into their hands..... I think we are likely to get the ball forward much quicker today and be far more direct.

Looking for Connolly to get behind the back four and get on to some longer balls forward.

Sounds simple doesn't it. And only Jota and Salah to worry about.

 

[Dick Head]

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It quite classy to underline the team - makes for a nice statement.

I just wish they'd include the substitutes in the same announcement.

Magnifying glass for [MENTION=435]Stat Brother[/MENTION] in Secret Santa, please!

 

[blockhseagull]

Sounds simple doesn't it. And only Jota and Salah to worry about.

Not sure where I said it was simple ?

 

[The Wizard]

Judging by the build up to this game on BT I think the thread title is wrong, are we even playing today?

 

[raymondo]

When was the last time we had 3 strikers on the pitch together?

During the squad warm up

 

[Questions]

I think Liverpool will get to our box quickly enough with this line up so it’s whether we can get at them in their box.

 

[dazzer6666]

We play three strikers against the champions of Europe and yet when we've played the likes of Burnley etc we rarely play with more than one striker. You couldn't make it up. A bizarre team selection.

We’re learning the lessons, remember? [emoji106][emoji23]

 

[Pevenseagull]

I've had enough of Klopp saying nice things about us every time they beat us.

It's time for some PAYBACK.

UTA.

Attack, attack, attack attack attack.

(and don't spend the first 10 minutes passing it back and forth across the edge of our 18yrd box)

 

[swindonseagull]

Just realised I can get BBC Sussex on tunein radio...so listening to pre match for the first time......didnt realise what twaddle Warren talks sometimes.

 

[Gabbafella]

Only the build up and Crouch has already thrown out a "No disrespect to Brighton but.....". How long before a "Teams like Brighton" makes an appearance?

 

[Change at Barnham]

Starting with three strikers who can run their socks off and then we have any of Trossard/Lallana/Jahanbakhsh to come off the bench.
Unbelievable!

 

[Zebedee]

We’re learning the lessons, remember? [emoji106][emoji23]

Silly me. How could I forget that.

 

[pasty]

Silly bet time