[Albion] Chris hughton news conference

[Icy Gull]

What Keown said. It was on MOTD 2 at 18.40 or thereabouts (its on iPlayer from midnight tonight !)

Jenas "I look at Cardiff and i'm optimistic they could get a couple of wins..."
Keown " ...I'd sooner have the points in the bag. Southampton are going to be ok. But Brighton are living dangerously, because they've stopped playing, literally downed tools in the hope that the results go [for them] elsewhere. "

The three games pre-Wolves I think he could be excused for thinking that? Personally found the performance at Wolves very uplifting because I had my doubts about the player’s mentality before that game too.

Absolutely no idea why he’d say that after the Wolves game though.

 

[dadams2k11]

The three games pre-Wolves I think he could be excused for thinking that? Personally found the performance at Wolves very uplifting because I had my doubts about the player’s mentality before that game too.

Absolutely no idea why he’d say that after the Wolves game though.

Because replying with a well thought out, fact containing piece is not something he is capable off.

The majority of pundits only comment on the last game's form and use that as evidence to back up their shocking claims.

 

[chaileyjem]

The three games pre-Wolves I think he could be excused for thinking that? Personally found the performance at Wolves very uplifting because I had my doubts about the player’s mentality before that game too.

Absolutely no idea why he’d say that after the Wolves game though.

Yep. He wasn't talking about the Wolves game , it was a relegation chat post Liverpool/Cardiff highlights, so might just have been a reference to the Cardiff/Bournemouth defeats.

 

[Acker79]

What Keown said. It was on MOTD 2 at 18.40 or thereabouts (its on iPlayer from midnight tonight !)

Jenas "I look at Cardiff and i'm optimistic they could get a couple of wins..."
Keown " ...I'd sooner have the points in the bag. Southampton are going to be ok. But Brighton are living dangerously, because they've stopped playing, literally downed tools in the hope that the results go [for them] elsewhere. "

2 thoughts:

1) In the context, it sounds like a misuse of the phrase 'downed tools'. Typically that suggests protest, like the players were stubbornly refusing to do as instructed by their boss. In the context of the quote above it sounds very much like he simply meant we'd stopped trying to play and are just assuming other results will go our way.
2) "literally" downed tools? Literally!

 

[chaileyjem]

2 thoughts:

1) In the context, it sounds like a misuse of the phrase 'downed tools'. Typically that suggests protest, like the players were stubbornly refusing to do as instructed by their boss. In the context of the quote above it sounds very much like he simply meant we'd stopped trying to play and are just assuming other results will go our way.
2) "literally" downed tools? Literally!

he also , to be fair, says upfront that Brighton are in a better place with the points (and GD) in the bag.

 

[Deleted member 2719]

Probably looking forward to his Mullers/Barber/Hughton luv in tomorrow.

Will Levy be able to contain himself after so much licking.

 

[Lethargic]

Corrected for you

We need to create our chance (quoting Frankie)

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[Surf's Up]

Leon's right to the extent that we appear to have stopped trying to win games and seem more focused on trying not to lose whereas Cardiff are giving it a right good go. Two very contrasting styles based on points in the bag and the need to get points.

 

[Surf's Up]

Leon?? ****ing predictive text...KEOWN

 

[chaileyjem]

Leon's right to the extent that we appear to have stopped trying to win games and seem more focused on trying not to lose whereas Cardiff are giving it a right good go. Two very contrasting styles based on points in the bag and the need to get points.

when did Cardiff "give it a right good go" v Liverpool ?

 

[Bold Seagull]

Leon's right to the extent that we appear to have stopped trying to win games and seem more focused on trying not to lose whereas Cardiff are giving it a right good go. Two very contrasting styles based on points in the bag and the need to get points.

To be fair, I think we went for it against Southampton, Bournemouth and Cardiff, only we came undone through poor offensive play, decision making and ball retention when we were trying to get at them. The first goal conceded in each of those crushed our fragile confidence and we didn't recover in each of the games, completely collapsing in 2 of them.

We simply had to go to Wolves and keep a clean sheet. We had to arrest that run, and defend with bodies on the line. What that does to the fragile confidence, only the next 6 days will tell, but it should, hopefully set themselves up with a bit of belief.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Be funny if he came out with his post match conference by mistake.

"We'll learn from this"

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Did he say anything about perhaps missing that little bit of quality in the final third? Because he will do.

 

[Johnny RoastBeef]

The three games pre-Wolves I think he could be excused for thinking that? Personally found the performance at Wolves very uplifting because I had my doubts about the player’s mentality before that game too.

Absolutely no idea why he’d say that after the Wolves game though.

The Wolves result is a little misleading, the fact they committed no fouls indicates they were not playing at 100% commitment, yet we still only just clung on for a much needed point.

Izqueirdo at one point refused to chase a Kayal pass, leading Kayal to shout at Chris, who did nothing, unwilling to ask Izquierdo to do anything but back up Bong. So uninspiring.

 

[Chicken Run]

Thanks ....I don't normally pay much attention to what he says ...and that won't be changing anytime soon

If we are talking about Hughton then I’m in this camp.

 

[kevo]

Cliche Chris

You're so tiresome. What do you expect him to say? The points he makes are all valid.

 

[kevo]

To be fair, I think we went for it against Southampton, Bournemouth and Cardiff, only we came undone through poor offensive play, decision making and ball retention when we were trying to get at them. The first goal conceded in each of those crushed our fragile confidence and we didn't recover in each of the games, completely collapsing in 2 of them.

We simply had to go to Wolves and keep a clean sheet. We had to arrest that run, and defend with bodies on the line. What that does to the fragile confidence, only the next 6 days will tell, but it should, hopefully set themselves up with a bit of belief.

This is how I interpreted those games too. The first goal completely killed us. I'm sure we had every intention of going for the win and 3 points, but as soon as the opposition scored the heads went down, which is worrying. I suspect the same would have happened at Wolves if one of their first half chances had gone in.

 

[Eeyore]

Because replying with a well thought out, fact containing piece is not something he is capable off.

The majority of pundits only comment on the last game's form and use that as evidence to back up their shocking claims.

Feels a bit like NSC...

It's always striking how the MOTD crew talk as though they have watched the entirety of each game which they obviously haven't.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

You're so tiresome. What do you expect him to say? The points he makes are all valid.

Why is he tiresome? Because it doesn't suit your agenda?

 

[Eeyore]

Leon?? ****ing predictive text...KEOWN

Maybe KEOWN knows BEST...