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

[scooter1]

Get Stephens off. He is off the pace and at fault for the first goal. Bissouma is unable to support Burn. Take Stephens off and put March on, moving Bissouma more centrally. We don’t need 2 right backs on the pitch, so take Montoya off and put Mooy on.
Potter got this one wrong so far, but he has a chance at half time to make changes and at least give us a half a chance. Man Utd are strolled through the first half

 

[*Gullsworth*]

How we going to change it peeps?

Maupay for Connolly
Mooy for Stephens
Move Bissy central

Murray for Montoya
Lamptey more defensive please.

 

[Questions]

We should have gone for them in the first ten minutes whilst the crowd were up for it.

 

[portlock seagull]

Thank **** our fans aren't in this stadium tonight. Absolute lack of context shown by a majority in this thread. A bit like our typical home support when things aren't going well - embarrassing.

We are playing a top team in top form. We aren't at our best, but they have been quality - they have made us look worse than we actually have been.

Definitely shouldn't be too harsh on the players here. On our day we can beat anyone, but against top 6 sides we need to fortunate enough to catch them on a bad day. Today we are unfortunately playing one at the top of their game.

Probably won't get anything tonight, but an early goal against tiring legs, some inspired substitutions, then who knows.

Or maybe, you’re out of touch with your eyeballs? I mean everyone else is seeing a pedestrian performance and a questionable line up. Utd are beatable. As we’ve proved their last 3 visits.

We can and must do better 2nd half.

 

[neilbard]

Potter has made us look shocking tonight, bad team selection and tactics. Moronic stuff, Lamptey and Montoya on the same side of the pitch, whole thing looks a car crash..

 

[Yoda]

Until the last 10 minutes I would've said that was Bissouma was by far the worst player on the pitch. Stephens has gone about his job as normal. Propper was excellent until they went one up and since turned to a bowl of custard. Mac Allister & Connolly haven't had anything to work with.

 

[The Fits]

Right I’m off to the shop, does anyone want anything?


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Two central midfielders, a left back and a striker please.

And a topic bar.

 

[Chicken Run]

Stephens having a mare (again).

Him and Prop can’t be in the same side

 

[Albion100]

The team selection set the tone for the game. Trying to play force draw. Connolly will come good but he can't play up front on his own yet.

 

[Mike Small]

In what world was starting Bissouma out wide left and two of the slowest midfielders ever to grace the Premier League start in the middle seen as a good idea?!

This. Stephens and Mcallister off. Maupay and Mooy on now.

 

[darkwolf666]

Why hasn’t Potter changed it around? Showing the tactical nouse of an asmatic ant at the mo!

Are you really a Brighton supporter? Or just a wind up merchant?

I didn’t bite on your Ryan comment, but you really are a bit of an arse, aren’t you...

 

[Stat Brother]

Certainly made them look good.
VAR is a cheat.

We've occasionally looked half decent then done something school boy.


Very frustrating and somewhat annoying.

 

[Frankie]

Far too much respect for my liking , it took 43 minutes before somebody got stuck in 3 subs at half time wouldn't surprise me , Montoya Connolly and Stephen's off for Maupay Mooy and Trossard

 

[TottonSeagull]

Right I’m off to the shop, does anyone want anything?


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See if they have a decent keeper on the shelf!

 

[Driver8]

Thank **** our fans aren't in this stadium tonight. Absolute lack of context shown by a majority in this thread. A bit like our typical home support when things aren't going well - embarrassing.

We are playing a top team in top form. We aren't at our best, but they have been quality - they have made us look worse than we actually have been.

Definitely shouldn't be too harsh on the players here. On our day we can beat anyone, but against top 6 sides we need to fortunate enough to catch them on a bad day. Today we are unfortunately playing one at the top of their game.

Probably won't get anything tonight, but an early goal against tiring legs, some inspired substitutions, then who knows.

Don’t think Utd are going to have tired legs, they have hardly broken into a trot yet.

 

[portlock seagull]

Get Stephens off. He is off the pace and at fault for the first goal. Bissouma is unable to support Burn. Take Stephens off and put March on, moving Bissouma more centrally. We don’t need 2 right backs on the pitch, so take Montoya off and put Mooy on.
Potter got this one wrong so far, but he has a chance at half time to make changes and at least give us a half a chance. Man Utd are strolled through the first half

Agree but the sum of what you say is, as you pointed out, Potter got it wrong from the start. Utd are a good side. But I feel we’ve given it to them so far, from the team selection onwards.

 

[kevo]

No discussion whatsoever that the second goal should have been disallowed. What a crock of sh*t Sky is. If that had been our goal rather than United's, they'd mention it for sure.

 

[Coldeanseagull]

We should have gone for them in the first ten minutes whilst the crowd were up for it.

That's how wound up it's got me, I can't even raise a snigger or an eyebrow

 

[Sheebo]

Wrong formation and personnel completely - too much tinkering. No complaints we’re behind but will day the officials and bias to the ‘big club’ has been obvious.

1) Lamptey makes what looks a perfectly good tackle and we are 3 on 1 at 0-0 - our 3 players go mad. No mention of it by comms, no replay! Want to see it again.

2) Their goal. Ball so so so far out and cheeser lino somehow misses it - how?! And how can’t VaR intervene. Then it looks like Shaw is off but we see no VAR replay and the comms just say Burn played him on - anyone got a screenshot of this?

Just seems they’re on top enough without the bias. No crowd going against us for sure tonight.

 

[albionfan37]

That was a shocking first half that’s the first time in a while that I knew we were inferior very much a hard watch