[Albion] Brighton & Hove Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur *** Official Match Thread ***

[Seagull58]

I’ve not heard the RDZ post match interview..but if I were him I’d be more than a touch miffed at the collective switching off for the last 15 mins or so..clearly thought job done. Great result in the end though and lovely to see Pervis back.

He said Spurs were a very good side. The defensive lapses will be addressed in private, no doubt.

 

[Acker79]

Hinshelwood did hit his shot straight at the keeper - it just went through him at great speed.

Yup. That was covered by "or put some heat on your shots."

 

[Javeaseagull]

I think I like Postecoglu even more after tonight. Always loved a whinging Aussie!

 

[Littlemo]

On the subject of Prime, I just clicked on the match, and it's supposed to show the whole thing, but it's just showing a post match interview. I hope they notice and fix it.

They always do that (annoyingly!) the same night. The full match is usually up in the morning.

 

[Robert Codners Nostrils]

"You can't forget we are Brighton. Sometimes they forget we are Brighton. We are not Manchester United, Manchester City, Newcastle or Arsenal, we are still Brighton.”

Some managers scream for a history lesson. Then there are those who dish them out!

 

[mile oak]

I want to win every match but predicted a draw and in all honesty had we drawn I would've thought that's not the end of the world not too bad. To score 4 was great, no so great winning 4-2 but hey I will take a 4-2 win any day! Special shout out to Welbeck and Milner both I thought were superb today.

 

[kevo]

Good analysis of the match and RDZ's risk and reward strategy here:

De Zerbi snubs compromises as Brighton’s highwire act pays off | Jonathan Wilson

Club’s form has declined after brilliant start but their risky possession game was at its thrilling best against Tottenham

www.theguardian.com

 

[seagullwedgee]

I had the 4-4 draw at 175/1. For a brief moment when they hit the post at 2-4 down, I thought it might be on. Very glad I lost that bet.

 

[oldboyroy]

And I thought Milner was excellent too

For me, Milner was mom. Covered everything blade of grass, not bad for a 37 year old!

 

[Robinjakarta]

The disallowed goals weren't bad goalkeeping, you wouldn't look to blame him of they had stood.

He would.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

What a mad match to wake up to.

We played so well for 80 minutes, were cruising to a thumping win and a lovely clean sheet and then nearly imploded.

Bloody entertaining though and we close out the year well in the mix for another European spot and in the last 16 of the Europa league. We've got everything to play for in the second half of the season.

 

[jakarta]

5 days before West Ham, I think a glass of bubbly for the players on New Years Eve wouldn't spoil the shining hour?

 

[Napier]

I loved Estupinian's hands behind back block near the end. Absolute class.

 

[Garyoldfan]

He flapped about at all four of their goals, if we're including the two that were disallowed. He never got near the Son and Richarlison efforts that went wide/hit the post as well.

He's just a shockingly shite keeper... yet he's WORLD CLASS on the ball. It's one of the most bizarre things in football IMO.

Aside from his shot stopping, he had a decent game today! Could have had 2 or 3 assists if Pedro was more clinical.

You’re a shockingly shit poster.

 

[Blue3]

Weird but great match. We seemed to suddenly abandon the tippy tappy stuff for most of this match. Ironically it was just what we needed when 4-0 up to retain possession

we adapted to the situation I assume by design with no wingers, Spurs playing such a high line with Pedro and Welbeck being so fast early balls over the top were the order of the day

 

[Seagull on the Hill]

I think he was being ironic

Yes, I know. It's his default position in every match thread.

 

[Justice]

we adapted to the situation I assume by design with no wingers, Spurs playing such a high line with Pedro and Welbeck being so fast early balls over the top were the order of the day

RDZ tactically schooled Ange last night, we sat a bit deeper than normal letting Spurs have the ball and smashed them on the break. Lovely stuff.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Good analysis of the match and RDZ's risk and reward strategy here:

De Zerbi snubs compromises as Brighton’s highwire act pays off | Jonathan Wilson

Club’s form has declined after brilliant start but their risky possession game was at its thrilling best against Tottenham

www.theguardian.com

That is a fantastic analysis thanks for sharing

 

[brighton_tom]

Ange wanting a red card for Dunk.. it’s one where if you freeze frame at certain point it looks kind of nasty… but given that Dunk had possession, was making a pass/clearance, kulusevski is rushing in as much as anything, and the only reason any contact is made at all is because dunk slips, means it would be a veeeeery harsh red card.

 

[Perfidious Albion]

Amazing! What a brilliant game of football ! …The way Tottenham played allowed us to show our strengths. Thank god they could not finish early on , we could have been stuffed . But the gods smiled upon us and we put on a marvellous performance.
Everyone played well , the much maligned Milner put in a shift and the absence of Mitouma and Adringa didn’t seem to matter.
What a night to be an Albion fan …. “ Seagulls!”