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

[maltaseagull]

I don't understand why Baleba was taken off..

Did he have a yellow card?

 

[Zeberdi]

I don't think it is entitled, I think it is that more expectation due to our massive learning curve. Especially when we spend circa £200m in a single window. These players are not duds and it certainly isn't the new managers fault Weiffer can't pass a ball!

I think perhaps Wieffer lacks a bit of footballing intelligence at times - he pairs better with older players like Milner but he has talent - he was impressive against Everton in the first match of the season.

F**king hell, how to confuse me!

2nd reply to original thread...... Ah, now you've changed the thread title, removed the pic & edited the post, I don't feel so stupid anymore!

Eh? The mods deleted my thread along with my explaination of why it was edited initially! - I thought I was quoting you on this thread. I had no idea your original post was directed at me because the mods merged the thread - I didn’t request them to! I thought your comment was a general one about the bedwetters - I just asked ‘what you were missing?’ and said tongue in cheek that ‘I missed the end of the match!

 

[sussex_guy2k2]

Didn’t his game unravel? Repeatedly giving the ball away 30 yards out, trying to be too smart.

That’s a painfully simplistic way of looking at things. The second half was tactically incompetent from our manager - Baleba was totally isolated due to Wolves’ changes, and it basically gave him no outlets. He’s a brilliant footballer, but he’s not Superman. He can’t always pick up the ball and beat 3 men to get us up the pitch, all on his own.

 

[Littlemo]

…Are we… Spurs?

 

[Justice]

Yeah FH’s fault Wieffer passed to the one wolves player in 50 yards.

It was more why was Wieffer on the pitch when Carlos was shutting everything down superbly

 

[Weststander]

That’s a painfully simplistic way of looking at things. The second half was tactically incompetent from our manager - Baleba was totally isolated due to Wolves’ changes, and it basically gave him no outlets. He’s a brilliant footballer, but he’s not Superman. He can’t always pick up the ball and beat 3 men to get us up the pitch, all on his own.

Baleba’s been amazing, much loved here. Second half his game deteriorated, dithering in dangerous places. Not the only one, our pass completion looked like it dropped off a cliff.

And I don’t by the cop out that that Wolves caused it all with greatness.

We weren’t cute. Them pushing forward left an empty half to be exploited, at the very least for Albion game management.

Honourable exceptions to Welbeck and Rutter, Nouri won’t want to play against Rutter anytime soon.

 

[Oh_aye]

That’s because our new manager’s system leaves him totally isolated and trying to run the midfield all on his own. Quite frankly, he’s been ridiculously good considering the pressure the system puts on him.

I do wonder why he has the Ayari role so far from the baleba role. We were talking about that today. I would say it works well in certain instances, having a ball player high up. As the game went on and their legs went they need to get together and tighten up. I suppose he brings weiffer on to be like for like but we'd started losing control of midfield long before that.

 

[Hometownglory]

Was so happy that Fergie scored, especially as such a good finish. So shit that it's now so tarnished - shit for him, too

Not really, judging by how the last 10mins went his goal got us a point. We very much got the second against the run of play in my view.

 

[Insel affe]

So Fkn infuriating

The game changed the minute we took the beast off..

spoke to Wolves fans in the way home, they even said he ran the game, and sensed a result was achievable when he was substituted, I don’t get it….

Not Fkn happy

 

[Oh_aye]

Not sure what the feck that second half was about but everything that was done well in the first just didn’t materialise aside from the first 5 mins or so. Ferdi was putting some delicious balls into the box in the first and Baleba was magnificent but the whole team seemed to lose all intensity and focus in the second allowing Wolves to build up a real head of steam. Fantastic goal from Evan and hopefully will give him the confidence to get back to his old self. Gruda should not have been bought on and the less said about fouronone gate the better. Can’t help but think if Dunk and Welbeck had been on the pitch then those last 10 mins may have played out differently. Extremely frustrating result.

"Fourononegate"

I'm stealing that.

 

[Freddo]

It did feel like singing “you’re going down with the Palace” was a little premature

 

[Uh_huh_him]

If Fab can get this squad playing at the same intensity for 90 minutes, we're going to be some team.

Yet to see a game where we don't go cometely off the boil for 30 minutes.

 

[birthofanorange]

It did feel like singing “you’re going down with the Palace” was a little premature

Pride comes before a fall....nearly always.

 

[Justice]

First half was our most dominant performances of the season.

Welbeck scored AGAIN

Baleba was outstanding

Igor is proving himself as an able replacement should JPVH or Dunky get injured.

Ferguson off the mark with an excellent finish.

Ayari superb and has come on leaps and bounds.

Estupinian finally looks back to his best.

But keep focusing on those negatives 2 mins if it makes you feel better.

It’s the frustration of not beating teams below us at home it has to be a mentality issue within the squad. Top teams see the game out we become a panicky mess. Chalk and cheese halves of football aren’t going to get us to where we want to be.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

It did feel like singing “you’re going down with the Palace” was a little premature

Yeah,but the final result probably increased the chances of that happening.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Wolves were clear winners of the second half there, a constant threat. And that was before the Albion decided to shoot themselves in the achilles heel with both barrels. Sake!

 

[fruitnveg]

It did feel like singing “you’re going down with the Palace” was a little premature

Regardless of the result, they're still going down with the palace

 

[BN41Albion]

It did feel like singing “you’re going down with the Palace” was a little premature

Having just got a 2nd to (what we all thought would) kill the game off in the 86th minute? Come on

 

[birthofanorange]

It’s the frustration of not beating teams below us at home it has to be a mentality issue within the squad. Top teams see the game out we become a panicky mess. Chalk and cheese halves of football aren’t going to get us to where we want to be.

It's not that - today - it's that we were 2 - 0 up, with not long to go. I'd have been gutted to end 2 -2 against Man City, in the same scenario
Wasted a win...simple as that.

 

[Justice]

I think perhaps Wieffer lacks a bit of footballing intelligence at times - he pairs better with older players like Milner but he has talent - he was impressive against Everton in the first match of the season.

Eh? The mods deleted my thread along with my explaination of why it was edited initially! - I thought I was quoting you on this thread. I had no idea your original post was directed at me because the mods merged the thread - I didn’t request them to! I thought your comment was a general one about the bedwetters - I just asked ‘what you were missing?’ and said tongue in cheek that ‘I missed the end of the match!

Agree, Carlos has come on leaps and bounds why? Because he is getting plenty of PL game time we can’t expect Wieffer to settle in and play superbly with a few minutes here and there in a new league. TB apparently has chased him for two seasons are we saying he’s wrong on this one? I will reserve judgement.