London Irish
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If we had a better No2 keeper, Sanchez would be under pressure for his spot. But we don’t
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[Albion] Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool *** Official Match Thread ***
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TottonSeagull
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Great first 15 mins, without looking like scoring and then we make a defensive mistake, they score and the wind is knocked our our sails! ………………… could be repeated every week!
nwgull
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Was it really a defensive mistake or just a very good ball and well timed run? We’re not playing some hoofball lower-league team here!
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Yes, he can be Grobberlar like at times, but that works both way.
I prefer to have a great shot-stopper who is good with his feet and can collect balls with ease in the box, personally.
GoingUp
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Years gone by Dunk or Duffy would had dealt with these long balls and crosses they seem to be f*cking with us lately.
Perfidious Albion
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Scherpen and Rushworth back form loans in the summer. Who knows?
Sanchez still a very good GK though.
Sanchez is a decent, if sometimes erratic, goalkeeper. He's still young for a keeper and has plenty of time to finesse his game. No way he should be unquestioned first choice at this stage IMO. I'm hoping we go in for Ugurcan from Trabzonspor who we were linked with in the summer and have two proper goalkeepers battling it out next season.
boik
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Fans do have a habit of trying to pin everything on their own players rather than crediting the opposition. Maybe it seems disloyal to credit another team, but surely its more disloyal just to look for scapegoats all the time.
It wasn’t really against the run of play, or not in any significant way.
In the first ten minutes They were just casually moving into the second gear, while we buzzed around a bit.
Once they’d warmed up, they scored.
The problem is we aren’t making a mark on them physically.
That, and all the other problems that come when playing a great team.
But we came back in a similar game v Liverpool last season (?) so it’s not all over.
Gazwag
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If we don't score many we cannot afford goalkeeping errors, he might pull of three outstanding saves in the second half but it's still zero points if we don't score
Except Sanchez!
Years gone by Dunk'n'Duffy wouldn't have been playing such a high line, perhaps?
sjamesb3466
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Having Trossard on the pitch like having 10 men as usual. Really don't get why he is rated.
boik
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We do seem to lack a bit of physicality in both strength and speed. A lot of modern players combine both. We have tariq who's genuinely pacey, but apart from that?
nwgull
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Straight out of the Peter Schmeichal book of goalkeeping tekkers. It’s not exactly Haral Schumacher, is it?
Sounds like we’re playing behind closed doors again. Lack of energy on and off the pitch, everyone’s on the beach already.
Washie
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I'd take off Alzate for Moder perhaps, Trossard for Welbeck?