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









Miami Seagull

Grandad
Jul 12, 2003
1,479
Bermuda
It's obvious why he picks Webster over Duffy. Webster is more useful on the ball.

However his defensive liability is a great concern. He's still young and learning though, so I hope the fans don't get on his back.
I don't see it sorry. He looks almost a liability on the ball. Accident waiting to happen..and it has happened a few times already.
 


hoof hearted

New member
Sep 14, 2019
591
Sheffield United look a very tight unit.

Even when we started to get our shit together there was clearly still no way through, or around.

Even Liverpool struggled to break them down and only won by a late penalty. They deserve their 5th place in the league. Wilder has done a fantastic job with them.
 
















fleet

Well-known member
Jul 28, 2003
12,248
At fault for the first goal and thankfully Barndoor McGoldrick can’t score otherwise it’d have been 2 goals at fault.

I genuinely don’t understand why he’s in the side ahead of Duffy.

Would be amazed if he starts the next one
 


hoof hearted

New member
Sep 14, 2019
591
Propper, Gross and Mooy complete an outclassed quartet. Aimless flicks mopped up with ease by a far superior midfield.

This is why it's a mystery that Alzate was dropped. He's the one player (other than Trossard I guess, but not today) who is capable of dribbling past players and making things happen.
 






Grombleton

Surrounded by <div>s
Dec 31, 2011
7,356
I think the disappointing thing was the lack of movement, even when on top.

At times we could have thrown a flannel onto the pitch that could have kept the midfield warm and dry, such was their confusion over what space to occupy, and the strikers didn't really want to stretch the backline either. We didn't help that we kept overplaying unnecessarily too.

Credit to Connolly, Propper and Bissouma in the 2nd half who made good positive contributions, but in the 2nd I thought Stephens was just getting in the way and sadly Murray offered very little.
 


Sarisbury Seagull

Solly March Fan Club
NSC Patron
Nov 22, 2007
14,997
Sarisbury Green, Southampton
Absolutely dreadful. Comfortably the worst performance under Potter.

Potter is a brilliant, intelligent manager though and sometimes a game like today can be a good thing in the long run when it confirms a few issues in the manager’s mind. In my mind:

1. Murray shouldn’t feature at all anymore;

2. Burn has been a revelation in many ways for me this season but isn’t the long term left back solution - it’s just not his natural position. Either Bernardo needs to come in or we get someone else;

3. Stephens is nowhere as good as many on here say and he should not be guaranteed a start. There’s no way he should have come back in to start today after Monday night. He’s just a very average defensive midfielder who doesn’t make players around him better like the best defensive midfielders do;

4. We desperately need to sign another attacker, a right back, a left back and ideally another defensive midfielder in January.
 




stingray

Active member
Jan 23, 2018
276
I don't see it sorry. He looks almost a liability on the ball. Accident waiting to happen..and it has happened a few times already.

He's certainly not in the side on merit. loses concentration and his man too often. not great in air considering his height. looks nervous.
 




Washie

Well-known member
Jun 20, 2011
6,034
Eastbourne
Absolutely dreadful. Comfortably the worst performance under Potter.

Potter is a brilliant, intelligent manager though and sometimes a game like today can be a good thing in the long run when it confirms a few issues in the manager’s mind. In my mind:

1. Murray shouldn’t feature at all anymore;

2. Burn has been a revelation in many ways for me this season but isn’t the long term left back solution - it’s just not his natural position. Either Bernardo needs to come in or we get someone else;

3. Stephens is nowhere as good as many on here say and he should not be guaranteed a start. There’s no way he should have come back in to start today after Monday night. He’s just a very average defensive midfielder who doesn’t make players around him better like the best defensive midfielders do;

4. We desperately need to sign another attacker, a right back, a left back and ideally another defensive midfielder in January.

We need another CB as well, as none of our defenders are actually very fast or can handle being run at.
 


pb21

Well-known member
Apr 23, 2010
6,682
Even Liverpool struggled to break them down and only won by a late penalty. They deserve their 5th place in the league. Wilder has done a fantastic job with them.

I see that they have the third best defence in the league; not surprising after seeing that.
 






Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster
Jul 5, 2003
72,015
Our Championship winning team would have coped better with Sheffield United imo. By far our most clueless performance of the season
 


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