[Albion] Brighton & Hove Albion vs Wolverhampton Wanderers *** Official Match Thread ***

[Guinness Boy]

Only saw from 65 mins on the telly due to an unfortunate clash of events early on.

Still managed to see Ferdi get his debut goal, Steele make the case for us adopting Dycheball and Weiffer look as schizophrenic as he did at Everton. And I suspect I missed most of the important stuff.

 

[amexer]

All keepers make mistakes but never seen one make a pass like that. What on earth was he thinking

 

[BN41Albion]

Alright, but we've started well in the league against good sides

Was just about to say the same. Surprised to see a lot of negativity around Fabball what with a very decent start in the league. Draw home to Ipswich not the best of results but first half we were very good bar putting the ball in the net. A long way to go obviously but always amuses me how negative some folk become after one bad performance, especially with all-but a second string team (that we still won)

 

[Guinness Boy]

I'll be very pleased when they finally get DeZerbi ball out of their system, that second half reminded me of all the dross we endured in the back end of last season.

Are you saying they’re playing to last season’s instructions despite having a whole pre season with our new coaches and us spending nearly £200 million?

Seems unlikely.

 

[Weststander]

Only saw from 65 mins on the telly due to an unfortunate clash of events early on.

Still managed to see Ferdi get his debut goal, Steele make the case for us adopting Dycheball and Weiffer look as schizophrenic as he did at Everton. And I suspect I missed most of the important stuff.

45 onwards Wolves tore us apart. Hinsh as a RB destroyed at will, CB’s pathetic.

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

true but we got lucky tbh

Absolutely deserved to win against Man Utd. Deserved at least a draw against Arsenal.

Play that Ipswich game through 10 times, we'll win 8 of them

 

[Albion my Albion]

Was pleased when the team was announced - looked as if Hürzeler wasn't going down our traditional league cup line of picking a team to enable us to concentrate on the league.
Made heavy weather of it in the end though.

Fixed it

 

[Beach Hut]

were loose

Wrong Dear Friend, very Wrong

(6th time in a row)

 

[Albion my Albion]

Surprised to see a lot of negativity around Fabball what with a very decent start in the league.

I don't think that was Fabiball as Hürzeler envisioned it.

 

[Right Brain Ronnie]

Hinshelwood's goal line clearance was proper stylish from his positional play and his technique, oh and it certainly saved the game.

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

Steele made a horrific pass for their 3rd goal.

But he'd generally been good. He was very good off his line and cut out some dangerous Wolves attacks and made decent saves

Losses of the ball are inevitable but the keeper and defence when they are asked to take risks to break the opposition lines

But what I don't get is why is Steele and the others still playing high risk football at 3-1 up after 90 mins. We don't need a goal at this moment. These are experienced players? Surely we need to use other options in these moments

 

[Blues Guitarist]

Steele made a horrific pass for their 3rd goal.

I missed that goal.

 

[jonny.rainbow]

Steele made a horrific pass for their 3rd goal.

But he'd generally been good. He was very good off his line and cut out some dangerous Wolves attacks and made decent saves

Losses of the ball are inevitable but the keeper and defence when they are asked to take risks to break the opposition lines

But what I don't get is why is Steele and the others still playing high risk football at 3-1 up after 90 mins. We don't need a goal at this moment. These are experienced players? Surely we need to use other options in these moments

Steele made a horrific pass for their 3rd goal.

But he'd generally been good. He was very good off his line and cut out some dangerous Wolves attacks and made decent saves

Losses of the ball are inevitable but the keeper and defence when they are asked to take risks to break the opposition lines

But what I don't get is why is Steele and the others still playing high risk football at 3-1 up after 90 mins. We don't need a goal at this moment. These are experienced players? Surely we need to use other options in these moments

Steele made a horrific pass for their 3rd goal.

But he'd generally been good. He was very good off his line and cut out some dangerous Wolves attacks and made decent saves

Losses of the ball are inevitable but the keeper and defence when they are asked to take risks to break the opposition lines

But what I don't get is why is Steele and the others still playing high risk football at 3-1 up after 90 mins. We don't need a goal at this moment. These are experienced players? Surely we need to use other options in these moments

Steele made a horrific pass for their 3rd goal.

But he'd generally been good. He was very good off his line and cut out some dangerous Wolves attacks and made decent saves

Losses of the ball are inevitable but the keeper and defence when they are asked to take risks to break the opposition lines

But what I don't get is why is Steele and the others still playing high risk football at 3-1 up after 90 mins. We don't need a goal at this moment. These are experienced players? Surely we need to use other options in these moments

They scored 3?

I’d better get back and watch the penalties.

 

[Sussax]

Banana skin of a round. We’d of thrown those away seasons gone by. Championship team drawn in the next round please.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Are you saying they’re playing to last season’s instructions despite having a whole pre season with our new coaches and us spending nearly £200 million?

Seems unlikely.

They were heavily drilled last season into a unit playing a singular style of football. There will be a a lot of muscle memory in there.

 

[Blue3]

Not quite sure what to make of that game some very good attacking and a couple of great goals some brilliant pressing in midfield while also making mistakes at the back I thought we looked below par but a win is a win so onwards and upwards we go

 

[Guinness Boy]

They were heavily drilled last season into a unit playing a singular style of football. There will be a a lot of muscle memory in there.

So does De Zerbi get credit for us being undefeated and scoring 13 goals already this season? Or do players’ muscles forget him in front of goal?

Have Ferdi, Minteh and Weiffer inherited RDZ muscle memory?

 

[Forster's Armband]

45 onwards Wolves tore us apart. Hinsh as a RB destroyed at will, CB’s pathetic.

Wolves "tore us apart" for about 25 minutes and couldn't score. Then we were clinical and for about 10 mins looked like we'd go on and win at least 4-1. Steele made a mistake to make it 3-2 and the idea Hinsh was poor is ridiculous. Igor on the other hand was dreadful.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

So does De Zerbi get credit for us being undefeated and scoring 13 goals already this season? Or do players’ muscles forget him in front of goal?

Have Ferdi, Minteh and Weiffer inherited RDZ muscle memory?

No, I'm talking about how the back 5 of Steele, Webster, Igor, Hinsh and Estupinan played tonight.

Thought that was clear from my post - edit actually was in a different thread where I highlighted how that back 5 were very schooled in the ways of RDZ and it showed.

 

[jcdenton08]

Igor has a real tendency to get under the ball too often. He was done with a really simple lofted ball in behind in the first half, which luckily they made a mess of. He just doesn’t seem to read the game well. Both Dunk or Van Hecke would’ve dropped a couple of yards and headed that clear or back to the keeper.

He just doesn’t fill me with confidence at all. Some extremely dicey passing too, but could say that for all the back 5.