[Albion] Japan pre season

[London Irish]

Great fun and well done the club for the stream

 

[Pogue Mahone]

If you think the number of players not available for today (which is nearly another whole starting 11) our squad is seriously impressive.

Verbruggen
Webster
Dunk
Igor
Estupinan
Gross
Gilmour
Wieffer
March
Ferguson
Ensico
Undav

Absolutely bonkers! It does make you think some of the sales being considered really are required.

Pedro
Hinshelwood
Gruda and Gomez to come…

 

[Reddleman]

Need to get the squad trimmed!

Sima is not good enough for where we want to be, I saw plenty of him last season to think he’s one we could sell.

I think we may sell Sarmiento as well, simply too many wide options for him to get much if any game time.

I think we may sell Moran, just a hunch.

Weir, Ayari, Offiah, Samuels, Yalcouye, Omahony loan

 

[BadFish]

Blimey how do you pick a first eleven out of that pool of talent!

That list of players that weren't involved is staggering. A solid first 11 and another 20 wonderkids.

Exciting stuff.

 

[maltaseagull]

Joao Pedro.

I'm with you, so much young talent its hard to even remember them all!

How on Earth is he going to be able to trim the squad down to 25?

 

[Reddleman]

Pedro
Hinshelwood
Gruda and Gomez to come…

Haha yeah imagine having so many I miss our top scorer! Oops. Frightening depth.

 

[peterward]

Taking the opposition into account, that was fun. Load of pace and movement across the front players. I don't think we saw a test of the Hurzeler tactics in this one but underlines the potential we have.

QPR will be better oppo and Villareal will be an even better insight into our potential under FH

 

[sir_gullahad]

Very impressed by our youngsters.

My head is spinning, hopefully they have a spreadsheet or something.

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

Add in those that haven't travelled / didn't play - we have a HUGE squad - I expect several departures before the season starts.

 

[crabface]

QPR will be better oppo and Villareal will be an even better insight into our potential under FH

You would like to think so, dont think the opposition were up to much today. Especially as they are part way through their season, i expected a little more.

 

[BadFish]

Add in those that haven't travelled / didn't play - we have a HUGE squad - I expect several departures before the season starts.

As long as we keep the wingers I am happy

 

[British Bulldog]

Another lovely finish from Cozier-Duberry

Oh we've got one Cozier-Duberry
One Cozier-Duberry
Walking along, singing his song
In a Cozier-Duberry wonderland.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Only saw first half, blooming work……

Thought we were great!

Appreciate it’s only a friendly, but even so, some nice stuff….

 

[studio150]

I'm not sure about the standard of Japanese football, but we didn't look like a team that were playing their first friendly after the season's break, against a team that are in the middle of their league season.

The 343 formation worked in getting the ball forward and creating (and taking) chances.

Given the amount of quality wide players we now have, we shouldn't we looking for plan B, if injuries strike.

Not wanting to get too ahead of ourselves, but the 2026 Europa League final is in Istanbul.

 

[peterward]

I only started watching from 60 mins, didnt see Sima get on ball really at all before going off, did he offer much or look worth keeping hold of?

 

[Deportivo Seagull]

That goal from Minteh was filthier than a night out with Astrid Wett.

And you wouldn’t get an STD!

 

[Birdie Boy]

I'm still watching. Mitoma is to Japan that Son is to Korea. Lap of honour and so many Japanese fans in Brighton shirts it is unreal!

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

FH tactics - pass it bloody quickly, roll the defender, pass it again, jink about in the box, score.
Repeat.

 

[pigmanovich]

I only started watching from 60 mins, didnt see Sima get on ball really at all before going off, did he offer much or look worth keeping hold of?

Wasn't hugely impressed by Sima - or Osman - to be honest. But let's see how they do in the remaining friendlies.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

Theres obvs a bit of a gulf in class, but these 2 stats on my football app are still relevant...... and about to be broken.

"Brighton haven't won an away game in their last 8 matches"
"Kashima Antlers are unbeaten in their last 17 home games in all competitions"

Not really a home game for Kashima. They're from Ibaraki which admittedly is much closer to Tokyo than Brighton is but it's a bit like Brighton playing a home game in Gillingham....

Oh.

The J league never fails to disappoint. I was expecting much more from Kashima.