Is the away form our "achilles heel? According to Virgo it is..

[AmexRuislip]

Virgo thinks Saturday might be the time to repeat that strategy. “The likes of Huddersfield and Brentford showed how to play against Brighton,” he said. “They were willing to sit back and frustrate but, at the same time, they committed to trying to get at Brighton on the break. I’ve seen that strategy work. Brighton are a really strong, solid team but they do have weaknesses.

By AV saying this, do you think that there is air of reverse physcology, to gee up Albion, not to fall into the trap previously at Huddersfield.

 

[Hugo Rune]

Adam Virgo. Two things.

1. Lack of pace in the centre? Not anymore - see Mr Kayal.

2. Huddersfield did not 'set-up' to hit us on the break. They dominated possession (69%) holding a very high line with full backs as wingers a la Hyypia chasing everything down in packs and basically playing us off the pitch. They were going to have more space once they scored but they weren't sitting back that much.

Dismissed.

 

[BensGrandad]

Our midfield, except the wide men, is very slow who ever plays none of them could run to catch a bus with any hope of getting it..

 

[trueblue]

Agreed about Huddersfield. Don't think they sat back at all. I thought the whole point in that game was that we couldn't cope with the way they constantly hassled us high up the pitch. So I think that's well of the mark from AV. However, it's fair enough highlighting our away form as a weakness. Not much of one, granted - but some recent results on the road haven't been too hot. If the chasing pack are to have any hope, that's what they'll draw upon given how good we are at the Amex.

 

[Nixonator]

Agreed about Huddersfield. Don't think they sat back at all. I thought the whole point in that game was that we couldn't cope with the way they constantly hassled us high up the pitch. So I think that's well of the mark from AV. However, it's fair enough highlighting our away form as a weakness. Not much of one, granted - but some recent results on the road haven't been too hot. If the chasing pack are to have any hope, that's what they'll draw upon given how good we are at the Amex.

For all the talk of how they obliterated us, they scored a couple of spawny goals through lucky bounces and/or our own players tackling them producing through balls

Throw in the fact we had a goal disallowed and a man sent off. The goals killed us in that game, not necessarily how we/they played.

 

[trueblue]

For all the talk of how they obliterated us, they scored a couple of spawny goals through lucky bounces and/or our own players tackling them producing through balls

Throw in the fact we had a goal disallowed and a man sent off. The goals killed us in that game, not necessarily how we/they played.

Yeh, but you make your own luck. The goal that came from our own 'through' ball was the type of thing that happens when a side has you at full stretch. I don't think Huddersfield are Real Madrid.. but, fair play to them, they deserved to win that particular game. A very rare poor Albion performance.

 

[tiberious]

2nd for the season, something like 7th for the last 6 away games. Virgo, for all the good he did in his first spell with the club, seems to have become a bit of a bell.

Mark Lawreson Mk2

 

[Nixonator]

Yeh, but you make your own luck. The goal that came from our own 'through' ball was the type of thing that happens when a side has you at full stretch. I don't think Huddersfield are Real Madrid.. but, fair play to them, they deserved to win that particular game. A very rare poor Albion performance.

Agreed, deserved to win. And I guess the goals they scored were payback for the goal that beat them when they visited

 

[Stato]

Adam Virgo. Two things.

1. Lack of pace in the centre? Not anymore - see Mr Kayal.

2. Huddersfield did not 'set-up' to hit us on the break. They dominated possession (69%) holding a very high line with full backs as wingers a la Hyypia chasing everything down in packs and basically playing us off the pitch. They were going to have more space once they scored but they weren't sitting back that much.

Dismissed.

3. Matt Ritchie did not have ' a lot of joy' from our left back, he played one really good crossfield pass from deep, behind our right back after being fairly anonymous for 85 minutes.

 

[colinz]

We'll beat Leeds. Without wishing to sound gay, Dunk will have Wood in his pocket.

It's the same gulf in class as Lawrenson V Robin Friday.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Leeds Achilles heel is the inexperience of their squad. Very young and starting to feel the strain.