[Albion] FFS - Balogun

[brightn'ove]

I can’t believe how quick he his.

This.

 

[Dolph Ins]

After last weeks game I thought you were all mad to call for Balogun to replace Duffy as you had never seen him play. It seem's that I was wrong. Respect.

 

[BensGrandad]

It is now obvious why we took a fee for Goldson and then signed Balogun for free.

 

[Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ]

If Twitter is to be believed Utd's defence today cost £110,000,000.
I think ours cost £12m

Any neutral watching would assume those numbers are the wrong way round.

Manchester United
Ashley Young £16.2m
Victor Lindelof £31.50m
Eric Bailly £34.2m
Luke Shaw £33.75m

Total £115.65m

Brighton & Hove Albion
Gaetan Bong £0
Lewis Dunk £0
Shane Duffy £4.73m
Martin Montoya £6.3m

Total £11.03m

Transfer fees from Transfermarkt so probably not 100% accurate

 

[Stat Brother]

Manchester United
Ashley Young £16.2m
Victor Lindelof £31.50m
Eric Bailly £34.2m
Luke Shaw £33.75m

Total £115.65m

Brighton & Hove Albion
Gaetan Bong £0
Lewis Dunk £0
Shane Duffy £4.73m
Martin Montoya £6.3m

Total £11.03m

Transfer fees from Transfermarkt so probably not 100% accurate

Wholly feck I changed back 4 to defence because I assumed it must include De thingy.
It's even worse than I thought.

 

[Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ]

Wholly feck I changed back 4 to defence because I assumed it must include De thingy.
It's even worse than I thought.

Including goalies:

Manchester United
David de Gea £22.5m
Ashley Young £16.2m
Victor Lindelof £31.50m
Eric Bailly £34.2m
Luke Shaw £33.75m

Total £138.15m

Brighton & Hove Albion
Matty Ryan £5.4m
Gaetan Bong £0
Lewis Dunk £0
Shane Duffy £4.73m
Martin Montoya £6.3m

Total £16.43m

 

[Guinness Boy]

I now have the upmost respect for Old Ma Lukaku - that couldn't have been an easy birth.

 

[Juan Albion]

Why are people surprised by Balogun? ? ? At the World Cup he did a pretty good job against Messi and Higuain! And he comes from the Bundesliga, not some noddy amateur league.

 

[Tooting Gull]

Given how dire United's centre backs were, bullied by Glenn all match, and the total failure to sign a decent one all summer, Balogun's display must have particularly galling for The Grumpy One. Especially when he's third choice when all fit. Hope Dunk's not too bad, wonder what Goldson is thinking.

 

[Stat Brother]

Why are people surprised by Balogun? ? ? At the World Cup he did a pretty good job against Messi and Higuain! And he comes from the Bundesliga, not some noddy amateur league.

Surprised by the fella nobody had heard about 2 months ago.
Who had a decent game against the piss poor Argies.
The guy who arrived on a free transfer, seemingly keen to come to 'lil old Brighton'.
The third choice centre back, who happened to be thrown into his Premier League debut v Utd.

Other than that no I can't think why anybody would be surprised that he owned Lukaku/Fellani/Rashford et al.

 

[Da Man Clay]

Why are people surprised by Balogun? ? ? At the World Cup he did a pretty good job against Messi and Higuain! And he comes from the Bundesliga, not some noddy amateur league.

I’m just surprised he only managed to play 14 games for the Mainz side. Who on earth did they have playing at CB?!

 

[Sussex Nomad]

I am so proud of my boys.

 

[Stat Brother]

I’m just surprised he only managed to play 14 games for the Mainz side. Who on earth did they have playing at CB?!

They must be our German doppelganger. (see what I did there)

By chance does Mainz have Rudi Voller playing up front?

 

[OzMike]

Dunk can recover in good time and not be rushed back if he keeps this up.
The new boys didn't do themselves any harm at all.

 

[dazzer6666]

Including goalies:

Manchester United
David de Gea £22.5m
Ashley Young £16.2m
Victor Lindelof £31.50m
Eric Bailly £34.2m
Luke Shaw £33.75m

Total £138.15m

Brighton & Hove Albion
Matty Ryan £5.4m
Gaetan Bong £0
Lewis Dunk £0
Shane Duffy £4.73m
Martin Montoya £6.3m

Total £16.43m

....and what, based on that showing yesterday (and accepting Man U have clearly been robbed for some of theirs), is our bargain-basement PL defence worth now ??

Ryan - 20m
Bong - 15m
Dunk - 30m/Balogun 15m
Duffy - 20m
Montoya - 15m

 

[Blues Rock DJ]

Lukaku came running towards us at the start of the second half.
I couldn't see the West Stand.

I now have the upmost respect for Old Ma Lukaku - that couldn't have been an easy birth.

What ?

 

[dazzer6666]

Love this from Balogun........

Balogun said: "The biggest challenge was to adapt to a different style of play. I came in quite late (from the World Cup).

"I was on him (Lukaku) and then I wasn't on him, so he scores, my fault"

"Maybe I am used to a different kind of defending still. Of course it's man to man but maybe I was expecting someone to support me"

"I think the ball got deflected and I was anticipating a different situation but I have to be with him, simple, full stop, no excuse"

 

[Stat Brother]

Love this from Balogun........

Balogun said: "The biggest challenge was to adapt to a different style of play. I came in quite late (from the World Cup).

"I was on him (Lukaku) and then I wasn't on him, so he scores, my fault"

"Maybe I am used to a different kind of defending still. Of course it's man to man but maybe I was expecting someone to support me"

"I think the ball got deflected and I was anticipating a different situation but I have to be with him, simple, full stop, no excuse"

Damn straight.

He knows, as a centre back playing for Brighton, he could get dropped for a blue and white striped sofa who'll still go on to be a full international.

 

[herecomesaregular]

Disappointed this thread only has 4 pages, needs a bump. My motm yesterday.

 

[Brightonfan1983]

Disappointed this thread only has 4 pages, needs a bump. My motm yesterday.

I watched it on TV yesterday and it really wasn't apparent how well he did - perhaps that he didn't stand out (on TV, anyway) emphasises how unified this unit of a team is?

Exciting to read the comments about him here though.