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

[dwayne]

Wow. Brave/Foolhardy?

Nah Sanchez gash recently and pretty average this season

 

[rool]

Nah Sanchez gash recently and pretty average this season

He got complacent and sloppy. This might be the kick up the arse he needs.

 

[doogie004]

Steele deserves it

 

[SeagullsoverLondon]

Goalkeeping debate aside, looks a very strong team. Hopefully too much for the ammers

 

[Red Squirrel]

RDZ spins the wheel of Steele. Deserves his place.

 

[Stat Brother]

RDZ clearly trying to engineer his dream move to Spurs by torpedoing our season.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Massive call.

 

[jcdenton08]

Equally surprised at no Veltman, would generally be one of the first names on my team sheet, I’m a huge fan.

 

[SeagullsoverLondon]

Massive call.

Remember when Ryan got dropped for Sanchez? Proved to be a good decision in the end.
Thinking further, maybe he hasn't be as good in training as RdZ would like and the this is a kick up the backside

 

[dwayne]

Massive call.

Not really. Most of my non Brighton friends think Sanchez is dodgy. If it wasn't for the fact he was in the Spanish squad he would have been dropped a long time ago.

 

[brighton_tom]

Steele deserves his chance.

 

[SeagullsoverLondon]

Equally surprised at no Veltman, would generally be one of the first names on my team sheet, I’m a huge fan.

Yes, but equally I can see why Lamptey has been picked. Velts will be on during the second half

 

[pb21]

Big balls to keep Steele in the 11.

 

[Zeberdi]

Good line up -imo - had a feeling after Stoke that Steele would get a chance in a league match - he was faultless against Stoke, very involved in play from the back and my MOTM - doesn’t hurt us to have depth here imo especially if Sanchez is feeling fatigued or has any niggling injuries.

Not reading anything into this line up other than RDZ has studied oppo and concluded this is the best tactical start.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

If it's not injury/disciplinary related that's a huge call.

Steele isn't a Premier League first choice keeper regardless of how well he's done in one off cup games.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Interesting Interesting, very interesting

 

[jcdenton08]

If it's not injury/disciplinary related that's a huge call.

Steele isn't a Premier League first choice keeper regardless of how well he's done in one off cup games.

My Mackem mate reckons he is one of the worst goalkeepers in their club’s history. I think he has done really well with us and I’m supporting the manager.

 

[AmexRuislip]

Great call de zerbi !!!! Steele deserves it

Wozza has just seen Sanchez approached by a West Ham trainer, allegedly asking why he's not playing, Sanchez shoulders and doesn't look happy

 

[METALMICKY]

He got complacent and sloppy. This might be the kick up the arse he needs.

Very much this. Competition is good and not good if Rob feels too comfortable

 

[Swansman]

Strong team but very torn about this goalie move:
On one hand, Jason Steele is a fine keeper and arguably deserves his chance.
On the other hand, this is a massive step towards the club getting rid of a very good keeper who has been with the club for 10 years but yet is years from peaking.

If you look pretty much all over football, the relation between the starting keeper and the manager who puts the starting keeper on the bench does not really recover.

Brave move from De Zerbi but in the mid or long term I think it could prove costly on a number of levels.

Also f*** knows exactly what Lamptey has done to get in front of Veltman but still not really opposed to it as Lamptey might be a better choice against this particular opponent.