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[Albion] Brighton & Hove Albion vs Southampton *** Official Match Thread ***
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tigertim68
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Just happy to get a point in the end
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[emoji1303] I actually asked the guy on the till to check as found it so ridiculous.
On a couple of occasions he waited for the ref to indicate which team won the throw in before flagging.
Linos are totally unnecessary these days, they should be made redundant and paid off. Let the ref decide throw ins and the VAR team offside - most are so obvious they can be judged in real time remotely, others to VAR, which we get anyway, whether we like it or not. How can a lino judge a throw in the other half of the pitch anyway? With the sun in their eyes. Alternatively have four linespeople - like tennis. Or can football not afford to pay them?
Sirnormangall
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I think you fell into the trap of expecting to be treated as a a sensible, law abiding, loyal customer.
Icy Gull
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It’s a long thread and I haven’t read it so this may have already been mentioned.
If Duffy had been playing and had the made the four suicidal passes Webster made to the opposition today, one resulting in a goal, he would have been crucified on here.
Yes I know Webster has been out for a while and is clearly not match fit but he cost us a win imo
If Duffy had been playing and had the made the four suicidal passes Webster made to the opposition today, one resulting in a goal, he would have been crucified on here.
Yes I know Webster has been out for a while and is clearly not match fit but he cost us a win imo
Weststander
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Mid table clash …. will only south coasters stay up for that one?
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Except that Gross has just played every minute v Arsenal, Spurs and Man City where we came away with six points. And once he came on today, our second half performance improved noticeably as we got a measure of control.
(And he 'scored' what could/should have been the winner!)
Milano
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This.
I’d add to that we really missed Bissouma today, no way is JWP scoring that 2nd with Yves on the pitch, we have no real replacement and if he goes I think we need to go to the market to replace him.
Potter made mistakes today, starting Maupay ahead of a 5th midfielder and starting Webster who clearly isn’t fully match fit. Both cost us.
Seeing the replay, I can't see how it was given offside. He wasn't.
It’s a long thread and I haven’t read it so this may have already been mentioned.
If Duffy had been playing and had the made the four suicidal passes Webster made to the opposition today, one resulting in a goal, he would have been crucified on here.
Yes I know Webster has been out for a while and is clearly not match fit but he cost us a win imo
He does this every time he comes back from injury. Give him a couple more games and he stops making these dreadful passes.
Bold Seagull
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Absolutely! Really surprised Gross didn't start. When he initially came on he seemed to go to wing back, but was quickly changed to being more central with Trossard filling that role. When he's got pace around him, he is superb at picking spaces for the ball, running into spaces, and just wanting the ball all the time. He deserved the goal.
It was a bold line-up by Potter in terms of looking to win the game and being attacking, however I felt the diamond behind a front 2 of Welbeck and Maupay didn't quite work, and left Mac Allister a bit exposed at the base of the diamond, and Mwepu and Caicedo not sufficiently covering the width.
Again, once we switched to a 3 at the back, got the extra body (Gross) in midfield, we wrestled back control of the second half that started pretty badly, not just the equaliser, but for 10mins it looked like Southampton were going for a winner.
Tino Livramento: Southampton full-back expected to miss rest of 2022 with ACL injury -
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61242293
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61242293
Weststander
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Good post, all points.
My son thought MacA had an awful match, giving away dangerous possession. But it seemed to me that he was played in a very non-MacA position as a deep lying Pirlo-esque quarterback, with the very inexperienced Mwepu and Caicedo having no structure/discipline to their game this time around. Leaving him very exposed, no one to pass to.
Gross’s arrival changed everything for the better.
Pondicherry
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Probably just a coincidence but didn't the Moder injury and the Livramento injury happen on the same bit of the pitch, both from innocuous challenges?