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

[Questions]

23 next Birthday, he's not going to make it at PL level, he'd need to be further down the road than he is......

Sure he'll have a decent enough career at a different level or lesser league, but let's be real, he looked completely out of his depth against the likes of Man U.

No Shame in that, but not a solution for us in the PL. We're 2 front line strikers only right now

That is honest tbf. I guess he’s the best of the young ones so he’s still here. We’ve done quite well gettiing Connolly to where he is. It’s hard bringing through good young strikers. ......... We only do centre backs.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Except, Potter looked seriously p’d off with the goals conceded or events leading up to them. Not seen that before with him.

Not the usual philosophical, many positives to take from that. There weren’t really, other than Trossard and Jahanbakhsh were good. Several first teamers such as Dunk, Burn, White played poorly. Defensive work awful, sterile at attacking set pieces.

I’d love to be party to Ashworth/Potter discussions tomorrow.


(I got the 0-3 correct too)

Well, obviously I wanted us to win....

Yes I saw that and was pleased (Potter being annoyed). I don't regard him as stoic, certainly if best laid plans etc.

On another tack, I thought he looked a bit too happy when AliJ got injured and had to go off ....

 

[Insel affe]

Smart money is on the cricket score.

Ominous I know especially considering CL is on a hat trick of hat tricks Saturday I wonder what odds that is.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

If it wasn't bad enough risking injuries to Dunk and White, GP brought on Maupay and then Trossard. Madness. Shows what I think of this cup competition. Saying that, the 3 games have given insights in to strengths/weaknesses of the second streamers. The likes of Molumby and Sanders were impressive. Bernardo, my word.

We are in the Big Boys league now.

Baby face (what?) Olly brought on Pogba and Rashford. Utter madness?

No. They are footballers, fit young men.

I'd be astonished if little Leo and Neal aren't in the starting 11 at the weekend and are, instead, doing Vicente impersonations.

 

[Weststander]

People were pissed off last year when we played the U23s. Now they are pissed off we didn't!?

Only one poster who hates the cups.

Most people wanted a competitive team this evening.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

I hoped VG would be an option but he looks miles off at the moment. Going to need to improve significantly to get anywhere near close to Prem quality.

Think you’ve right


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[peterward]

Only one poster who hates the cups.

Most people wanted a competitive team this evening.

No problems with the selection, the quality was lacking at both ends...... And the bigger worry is just how vunerable at the back we looked.

Set pieces at both ends are very poor.

 

[Weststander]

No problems with the selection, the quality was lacking at both ends...... And the bigger worry is just how vunerable at the back we looked.

Set pieces at both ends are very poor.

Again.

Bizarre for a team with three tall CB’s.

 

[Stat Brother]

Gyorkeres is not good enough, full stop imo

Gyorkeres is not good enough, yet, comma imo

 

[portslade seagull]

Gyorkeres is not good enough, yet, comma imo

He is championship level at the moment

 

[Sheebo]

I meant they didn’t need to. They didn’t.

Won’t ever know. We were well on top for first half of second half and back end of first half.

 

[portlock seagull]

Quite, but equally people are entitled to respond.

It’s hardly gate keeping. This is a discussion forum. If you say something here, people are allowed to reply (and most likely will).

Except you Vagabond. You have to just take it.

 

[portlock seagull]

Only one poster who hates the cups.

Most people wanted a competitive team this evening.

I wanted a win.

 

[portlock seagull]

Gyorkeres is not good enough, yet, comma imo

And no one can say his name. Every time I try, I emit a word that sounds something between a combination of groin & strain, pronounced by a Wookiee.

 

[One Love]

Any idea why the third goal has been given to Pogba?

It was going wide until Veltman deflected it in.

 

[Birdie Boy]

Any idea why the third goal has been given to Pogba?

It was going wide until Veltman deflected it in.

I don't really care who it was given to but the commentators were going mad on how brilliant Pogba is when it was going 5 yds wide. No idea.

 

[One Love]

I don't really care who it was given to but the commentators were going mad on how brilliant Pogba is when it was going 5 yds wide. No idea.

Thought it was quite amusing how he was celebrating like he'd scored a worldie.

Then everyone looked at the replay, oh!

 

[Insel affe]

I don't really care who it was given to but the commentators were going mad on how brilliant Pogba is when it was going 5 yds wide. No idea.

#Arselickers

 

[portlock seagull]

Hey, people, calm the **** down. It was a makeshift team in a cup. Who actually gives a shit!?
The biggest thing this evening were the injuries to the three everton players.

I’ll bite. Lots do, inc.me because I’d like to see us win a major trophy one day. We blew the championship, came within a whisker at Wembley in 83 and so the cupboard remains bare. Imagine it happening in our lifetimes, the first to see one in 119 years history so far. Be amazing!

 

[Wardy's twin]

He is an England manager of the future.

I thought people were saying he was good....