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

[boik]

Enciso is the missing peice of the puzzel.
All turned to shit since his injury.

You don't think the opposition has been tougher since?

 

[nwgull]

Enciso is the missing peice of the puzzel.
All turned to shit since his injury.

Newcastle and Man U wins were both after that. He’s good but it’s a bit too much to say he’s singularly responsible for us winning games.

 

[Zeberdi]

We want a replay we want a replay

 

[GoingUp]

What are the rules these days? It was off the thigh but clearly hit an outstretched arm.

 

[BHA Fan93]

I mean this in the most pleasant way possible, but that’s a really patronising post.

It has nothing to do with his past and he’s always seemed like a lovely guy. My opinion though, is based on watching him play for us. We’ve got consistently worse defensively since he’s come into the team. We concede more goals - that’s a fact. Part of that is style - we score more too. But for me, he doesn’t do many of the basics right. He’s not dominant, the defenders in front of him seem to be consistently making more mistakes which is probably a result of his total lack of communication, and worst of all he never makes saves beyond the basic. And I’d argue that he fails to make saves that I would expect most Premier League keepers to make - they don’t go down as errors but when you watch them you think “a good keeper saves that comfortably”.

Anyways, it’s preference. I accept our manager prefers his goalkeepers to do certain things well and therefore rates Steele, often at the expense of other goalkeeping qualities, but I don’t prefer that type of goalkeeper and watching him doesn’t fill me with any confidence. Watching us defend over the past 6 months makes me question whether the defence has faith in him too.

But, and this is the key point, I want all our players to do well as I support our club and want us to succeed. So when I’m at games, I would encourage Steele as much as possible. But he’s going to have to improve quite drastically for my opinion to change because I really don’t think he’s good enough.

I mean this in the most pleasant way possible, but that’s a really patronising post.

It has nothing to do with his past and he’s always seemed like a lovely guy. My opinion though, is based on watching him play for us. We’ve got consistently worse defensively since he’s come into the team. We concede more goals - that’s a fact. Part of that is style - we score more too. But for me, he doesn’t do many of the basics right. He’s not dominant, the defenders in front of him seem to be consistently making more mistakes which is probably a result of his total lack of communication, and worst of all he never makes saves beyond the basic. And I’d argue that he fails to make saves that I would expect most Premier League keepers to make - they don’t go down as errors but when you watch them you think “a good keeper saves that comfortably”.

Anyways, it’s preference. I accept our manager prefers his goalkeepers to do certain things well and therefore rates Steele, often at the expense of other goalkeeping qualities, but I don’t prefer that type of goalkeeper and watching him doesn’t fill me with any confidence. Watching us defend over the past 6 months makes me question whether the defence has faith in him too.

But, and this is the key point, I want all our players to do well as I support our club and want us to succeed. So when I’m at games, I would encourage Steele as much as possible. But he’s going to have to improve quite drastically for my opinion to change because I really don’t think he’s good enough.

Patronising in what way?

He kept more clean sheets than Sanchez last year in less games so that “fact” you said isn’t actually a fact. The Everton game last year was the only game I can recall where he had a really bad game. I feel the defence has a lot of faith in him and if you’ve ever been to the games you can hear steele shouting all game. I respect your opinion as everyone is free to have them but I feel you’re massively underestimating him, if he came in for Bart’s price tag I don’t feel like this conversation would be happening.

 

[BBassic]

Penalty?

Nah, only when we do it is that handball.

 

[WhingForPresident]

What are the rules these days? It was off the thigh but clearly hit an outstretched arm.

We got one given against us v Luton.

 

[Bodian]

I know Salah has scored twice - but March has had a good game at Left Back.

 

[macbeth]

not a pen. comes of his thigh first and his arm wasn’t in an egregious position (above the shoulder). think it’s one of those that’s subjective enough that VAR will just go with whatever the on field call is

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

I miss Enciso.

He's not a defender!

 

[Bodian]

We got one given against us v Luton.

And everyone said it was wrong.

 

[BevBHA]

Forget the handball, it’s a piss poor finish from Mitoma from an easy chance

 

[WhingForPresident]

And everyone said it was wrong.

Then they got the same penalty a few weeks ago.

 

[maltaseagull]

Penalty?

Against us yes. For us no.

 

[Brok]

2-2 !!!!!!!

Dunky!!!!!!

 

[Littlemo]

c’mon!!!

 

[Swegulls]

Yeeees!!!

 

[The Fits]

Yes. Made in Brighton.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Come on!!! Dunky!!!!!! 2-2

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

VAR will give nothing to team's this season now if there's even a slight chance of an offence by a Liverpool player after the fcuk up against Spurs.

So back to normal then?