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

[birthofanorange]

Maybe you both should take this to PM as the petty argument is taking over the thread.

Too late, but thanks for the advice.

 

[BN41Albion]

Controversially it seems tonight on nsc, I enjoyed the first half and it flew by. We were by far the better team, our sole weakness Estupinan/Mitoma both gifting Bowen space to attack, with a key Webster blunder too. We bossed them, Ferguson was outstanding.

Now portrayed on here as “boring” and how bad were we. In the actual stadium, it was fine.

I agree. It felt flat first half I think simply because West ham were so incredibly bad that it wasn't a contest, but we didnt capitalise. We were very, very good though despite only scoring front a pen. Second half ran away with it - another level.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

That second goal is absolutely pathetic!

 

[SeagullinExile]

That second goal is absolutely pathetic!

And the 3rd goal was utterly filthy!

 

[The Fits]

Always takes a while to digest properly...third goal was an absolute beauty. Easy to take goals of that quality for granted now.

 

[jcdenton08]

That second goal is absolutely pathetic!

I’d be absolutely livid with that if it was us. Park football defending. A howler like Sanchez’s is a freak mistake from a talented professional. That was just absolutely incompetent.

 

[Easy 10]

Goal number two from ESU…Note Veltman’s movement as the corner is to be taken…where’s the marking

Seeing a goal from a corner is like discovering the Ark of the Covenant as far as I'm concerned. I've heard it spoken of as a myth, a legend, but until you actually see it in front of your own two eyes, you're never fully convinced it actually exists.

A goal from a corner. Bloody hell.

 

[maltaseagull]

We scored (deservedly) and were in control of the game. Glad you didn't want 'more', as that would be silly.

Too late, but thanks for the advice.

I forgot to mention very boring.

 

[Weststander]

Always takes a while to digest properly...third goal was an absolute beauty. Easy to take goals of that quality for granted now.

We just don’t tuck those away historically. Either the wrong side of the post or 5mm offside.

That burst of pace by Mitoma, whilst starting onside, was just not like us.

 

[birthofanorange]

I forgot to mention very boring

I forgot to mention very boring.

No need to mention it again, then, eh?

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Yeh mate. It's a message to the team. Nobody is safe. Keep your standards up. Not just the Palace howler, but generally Robbie has dipped a little, steele performed and rightly kept his place.

Ball now im sanchez court

It’s an improvement but I’d like it in his hands.

Too soon?

 

[WATFORD zero]

My nerves have now become accustomed to us suddenly stopping and putting our foot on the ball in our own 18 yard box.

So what do we do today ? We suddenly stop and put our foot on the ball in their 18 yard box, the third goal being a great example WTF

 

[Justice]

After an excellent performance I was getting ready to applaud the team after the final whistle and then….the fecking darts music blaring out killing any kind of natural applause and songs for players. Football isn’t the darts.

 

[birthofanorange]

My nerves have now become accustomed to us suddenly stopping and putting our foot on the ball in our own 18 yard box.

Mine are still a little jittery, but we seem so skilful (nowadays) that we make it look deceptively easy.

 

[Motogull]

I can't be arsed to read through if this has been mentioned but in the NW corner at 4 up when the extra time minutes was announced there was a lovely shout of "come on, we can still win this".

That rounded the game off pretty nicely.

 

[Weststander]

Mine are still a little jittery, but we seem so skilful (nowadays) that we make it look deceptively easy.

Did West Ham try it? There was something along the same lines, but it led every time to us winning possession and attacking their goal. Zouma looked all at sea.

 

[Official Old Man]

MotD tonight. My guess is this order-
City
Arsenal
Chelsea
Saints
Wolves
BHA
Villa

 

[brighton_tom]

Maybe easy to do when you're 3-0 up but thought Sarmiento looked great when he came on. Good productive use of the ball, and always looked to move things forward.

 

[Weststander]

Regarding their dive for a pen and yellow card, did anyone here have a great view from that end of the ground?

Too far for us in the NS, so for a few seconds we were shit scared of a game changing West Ham goal.

The ref was emphatic and (a telltale sign) the Hammers players did not harangue the officials for long.

 

[SweatyMexican]

Considering West Ham hadn't conceded from a corner, AND we've not scored from a corner all year, that goal seemed too easy.