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

[Deadly Danson]

This squad is not good enough for this level, going to be a long hard season

First half of that sentence is utter codswallop, the second half is very true.

 

[BN41Albion]

This is our worst start since being in this devision

Not really making much progress are we, sadly, despite playing (overall) more eye catching football.

Long way to go, but we get our bellies tickled so easily in this league still.

Sigh.

 

[Wrong-Direction]

I was the furthest one away from the north stand and it was still louder than normal in east [emoji16]

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[vagabond]

This is our worst start since being in this devision

That’s nice, but how does that jive with your remark “We don’t belong in this league”?

A claim I find fairly ridiculous given we have survived this long here.

 

[BrickTamland]

No way initial contact outside engage eyes


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The initial contact was certainly outside the box, just as certain as it was not that contact that the foul was awarded for but for the contact on the leg which occurred either on the line or just outside. It was soft, it was silly but corrupt? Have a day off

 

[Steve in Japan]

I feel your pain and we all know there is no chance of getting rid of VAR meaning most matches will be re-reffed by incompetent muppets at Stockley park for the foreseeable. Players exploiting the system too It's all just a bit meh

I am busy self-medicating. I shall get over it!!

 

[Stato]

Regardless of the maths the facts are the same one win in a year u happy with that at home ?


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Pivot.

 

[Swansman]

I am a big Potter fan but his motivational powers were dwarfed by the Saints manager tonight. We were absolute shite second half and second to everything. WBA second half again. Bad management from Potter tonight, where was the fire in the belly second half?

Potter takes the blame imo. He needs to learn to throw teacups

Its ridicilous to blame it on motivation.

Im not saying Potter had nothing to do with the loss. He could have done things different tactically and probably different to deal with the new situation, but if you think the players were not motivated to win their first league game in 8 months or soin front of fans, you're wrong.

 

[Chicken Run]

The two positives I’d take from tonight is another full game for Welbeck and If Southampton as a team are representative of 5th in the Prem then there’s hope for us all.

 

[Icy Gull]

Its ridicilous to blame it on motivation.

Im not saying Potter had nothing to do with the loss. He could have done things different tactically and probably different to deal with the new situation, but if you think the players were not motivated to win their first league game in 8 months or soin front of fans, you're wrong.

Yep I am 100% blaming Potter for not geeing the team up for the second half. Being second to the ball for virtually the whole of the second half is unacceptable. The players have no fear of getting a bollocking when they come off the pitch when they show so little fight imo, it’s a big weakness in a PL team manager when that happens. For him not to be angry after that says it all.

I am still #teamPotter though

 

[BN41Albion]

Some of you lot are such pant wetters. We get cheated by clearly corrupt decision and you all turn in the players instead!?
The referee team cost us a point. Let them have it not the players.

We have 10 points from 11 games and have won the fewest amount of games in 2020 in the entire football league.

Let folk be a bit pissed off for the evening eh

 

[Questions]

Its ridicilous to blame it on motivation.

Im not saying Potter had nothing to do with the loss. He could have done things different tactically and probably different to deal with the new situation, but if you think the players were not motivated to win their first league game in 8 months or soin front of fans, you're wrong.

I take your point but why when Saints obvious upping it did we panic and start playing like a pub team. We were soft. We haven’t gone for the jugular enough this season.

 

[GT49er]

And that is our hope really, that the kids turn on VAR (and this culture of cheating) too. The worry is, do they turn on VAR or do they start diving in the playground?

Having watched U12/13/14 in recent years, cheating is rife. Kids watch TV.

Then make them play it in the playground then - asphalt hurts! That'll learn 'em.

 

[fosters headband]

That’s nice, but how does that jive with your remark “We don’t belong in this league”?

A claim I find fairly ridiculous given we have survived this long here.

I never said this club does not belong in this league I said this SQUAD is not good enough, our home form and points tally tends to back that up ,

 

[The Fits]

Its ridicilous to blame it on motivation.

Im not saying Potter had nothing to do with the loss. He could have done things different tactically and probably different to deal with the new situation, but if you think the players were not motivated to win their first league game in 8 months or soin front of fans, you're wrong.

That's not the first time you've called some one wrong on this thread -you can be awfully arrogant some times.
I don't actually think it's a motivation issue but you have no idea how motivated the players are. You have no idea what was said at half time. You have no idea.

 

[nwgull]

The initial contact was certainly outside the box, just as certain as it was not that contact that the foul was awarded for but for the contact on the leg which occurred either on the line or just outside. It was soft, it was silly but corrupt? Have a day off

I don’t think it was corrupt; it was just a shit decision. I can’t understand the VAR official’s thinking.

 

[BrickTamland]

A penalty being awarded for a clear foul about a foot outside the area. Southampton created as little as us but obviously bunged the refs a few quid.

Okey dokey

 

[Swansman]

Yep I am 100% blaming Potter for not geeing the team up for the second half. Being second to the ball for virtually the whole of the second half is unacceptable. The players have no fear of getting a bollocking when they come off the pitch imo, it’s a big weakness in a PL team manager when that happens. For him not to be angry after that says it all

Okay, you do that, I see about a dozen other factors to blame. Lack of motivation does not happen in the Premier League, you dont become a Premier League or even a Championship player without almost pathological desire to win and a hatred of losing. There is no way the team wasnt motivated, other flaws lead to this loss.

 

[BrickTamland]

I don’t think it was corrupt; it was just a shit decision. I can’t understand the VAR official’s thinking.

Game of options of course. Just calling out the ridiculous calls of corruption in favour of the mighty Southampton.

 

[Swansman]

I take your point but why when Saints obvious upping it did we panic and start playing like a pub team. We were soft. We haven’t gone for the jugular enough this season.

I definitely agree about the panic, it was very obvious. Very mindless especially in second half.