[Albion] Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City *** Official Match Thread ***

[highflyer]

Step too far for hinsh and ayari today im afraid

Hinshelwood has been excellent.

 

[chickens]

We’re still in it. A definite improvement toward the end of the half from how we started.

 

[Machiavelli]

Is this lino (on the half they're defending) shafting us? Looks like it from where we are.

I'm up that end of the WSU and don't think so.
Our players are in offside positions far too much

 

[Mackenzie]

Did they just sing, “Is this the Etihad”? If so fair play.

Atmosphere is dire for a Saturday night.

Hopefully there will be an unjust decision or something like that to get the crowd going a bit, it does make a difference.

 

[Alex BH]

He had a chance for a late equaliser last week, which was saved at point-blank range, where he’d been vigorously wrestling the defender to win the ball in the first place. Academic, but I bet VAR wouldn’t have disallowed it coz it was him.

He literally shoved one of players out the way today, no foul…

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Baleba for Ayari
An other for Adingra - no joy so far and looking off it

 

[fruitnveg]

It's been slow in possession, that is what has done us so far. So eager to pass back and not press any advantage afforded us allowing the best team in the country time to reform in defense. Changed after the goal, noticeably more gung-ho and we looked much better for it.

 

[severnside gull]

Unusually Mitoma hasn’t been covering back for Estonian as you’d normally expect him to. I don’t know think we have a better left back than Pervis so maybe that would help weather the next 15 minutes - then O’Riley and Joao Pedro on and who knows……
Feel for Adingra - needs a run of games and I still think he’s better off the left wing. Baleba for Ayari?

 

[Zeberdi]

I dunno now. We've been better that last few minutes. We might want more time

Yes, coming together much better towards the end of the half.

In attack - Would like to see us playing some longer more direct balls but hold up play better than we have been doing - (with Citeh playing a high defensive line we’ve been caught offside a few times)

The left channel is the weakest link in our defence

 

[Seagull58]

Pedro for Adingra and Baleba or O’Reilly for Ayari and we can get something here.

O'Reilly doesn't play for us.

 

[Brian Munich]

He literally shoved one of players out the way today, no foul…

He gets similar lenient treatment as Harry Kane. I remember him chucking Webster to the floor to win a through ball (and score) when we played there in 22-23.

 

[Right Brain Ronnie]

Step too far for hinsh and ayari today im afraid

Maybe, it up to Fab to sort this out whether baleba or a formation change.

 

[Zeberdi]

A half time interview ??

Telling us he’s bringing on Baleba.

 

[Si Gull]

A half time interview ??

Telling us he’s bringing on Baleba.

Weird

 

[Robinjakarta]

O'Reilly doesn't play for us.

Yep. He works for Mr Fawlty.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Hinshelwood has been excellent.

He's playing that role we were told FH likes - the defensive mid who drops into the middle of a back three. Smart, smart lad.

 

[Zeberdi]

Weird

Has that happened before?

Really weird!

 

[Hendrax]

awful cross. Christ.

 

[Seagull58]

Hinshelwood has been excellent.

Dwayne is just a comedy act.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Dwayne is just a comedy act.

He'd have to be funny to last this long as a comedy act.