[Albion] Ipswich Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

[dejavuatbtn]

Baleba’s getting through his own work and everybody else’s.
We look so poor in the final third. Jeees!

 

[AK74]

Championship-quality football on display during the first 45 minutes.

 

[Kosh]

I do wonder what Fabian says before KO ? as we’re often listless in the first 45… there’s no fire whatsoever, going through motions, mechanical and predictable with it.. it’s a shame, as I believe there’s a good coach & tactician in there somewhere as we’ve seen (more often than not) as a response to a listless opening.

I’m happy to give him time, cut him some slack etc. but I do wonder if we plucked him from the developmental nest 🪺 way before he was fully fledged ? Alas, that usually equates to a rapid demise… he could have turned us down I suppose, waited until he’d been tested in Germany, perhaps that would have been the smart thing to do… maybe this one is it going to quite work out, not a disaster, let’s not get all hyperbole, but it feels a bit Oscar Garcia to me, and I mean that in the nicest possible way… not that memorable or particularly inspired… hey ho, if we were top four he’d be off to a big club either now or at the end of the season.

We simply can’t win… which is rather ironic

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Other observations. Ref is a homer allowing all their robust challenges, very very precisely penalising us for every one. Kalvin’s hairstyle …. pretentious twat.

I didn't see it that way. I think he's let the game flow (as much as it is flowing, which it isn't). I'm getting flashbacks to the home game - without the Albion shots on goal.

 

[Napper]

Another very poor performance. We should be playing so much better with the players we’ve got out there.

Based on what . W got 2 midfielders in there who are yet to prove they are near prem level

 

[Pevenseagull]

It's not pretty.
...and it's not effective.

 

[Skaville]

Garbage. Welbeck for Ayari, Minteh for Adingra please

 

[Krafty]

It's just been poor. We are too slow at attacking once again! Joao Pedro is not a number nine and plays too deep! Get in the box. Please bring on Rutter/Welbeck for Pedro if able.

 

[willalbion]

I feel like we will put a man on Mars before we will score from a corner.

I know, I’d be happy if we even looked threatening. Man it’s a poor game,

 

[The Fits]

Pervis seems to be finding a bit of form, at least.

 

[Hugo Rune]

We play as if we are trying to get to 60 minutes level, then bring on subs to get a result. Why not let our early dominance give us a lead?

Because Ipswich are doing that same keeping their players in their own half for the first 20 minutes. So many bodies behind the ball.

 

[Milano]

I personally wouldn’t have Adringa at RM. If worried about Davis then play Lamptey there.

Webster captain has f*** up written all over it.

Come on Albion

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Verbruggen's had more to do than Walton

 

[Jeremiah]

We play as if we are trying to get to 60 minutes level, then bring on subs to get a result. Why not let our early dominance give us a lead?

I think this is our tactic. Put the better players on the bench and try and get to half time with the scores level and then unleash them hoping for a win.

 

[brighton_tom]

Was never going to be easy. Ipswich last 2 league results... A home 2-0 win against Chelsea, and an away draw with Fulham. Yes we potentially have better players but they are in a moment of confidence. Anyone not expecting a tough night is a little naive.

 

[Krafty]

Pervis seems to be finding a bit of form, at least.

I think he has been poor to be honest. Opened that bit of space in behind for Ipswich to attack whilst he was pressing for the ball and has made a few loose passes/touches here and there.

 

[portlock seagull]

I genuinely believe that’s how FH has set this up.

He knew that we’d face an almost impenetrable deep block in the first half, hence the 3 central midfielders leading to Baleba not having much to do.

We have a lot on the bench for Ipswich to worry about including our best striker partnership of Welbz and Georginio.

Is this “the Brighton way?” ie we let other teams dominate one half but hope we don’t lose because of. Certainly explains all the draws. High risk, just missing the reward bit

 

[Steve in Japan]

We look like a J-league team.....loads of possession, lots of skill, and very little product to show for it. That'd be ok if we were playing another J-league team. Which we're not. When Ipswich get a sniff, they're very quick, very direct and look likely to score.

We've got to play quicker. Mitoma and Adingra not at the races at all. Defence having a decent game so far.

 

[Oh_aye]

I personally wouldn’t have Adringa at RM. If worried about Davis then play Lamptey there.

Webster captain has f*** up written all over it.

Come on Albion

Webster has been fine except for one mistake.

 

[Bodian]

We play as if we are trying to get to 60 minutes level, then bring on subs to get a result. Why not let our early dominance give us a lead?

We've tried that though.......and we end up losing the lead.