Keith Andrews

[Stat Brother]

Even after that game I'd have still played Andrews.
I'd have played Stephens over JFC.

I paid more attention to JFC, today, as I know I'm very much in the minority.
Clearly he's a talented player, but he just doesn't seem to have any drive, umph about him.

I learned today he's around the ball, when it's through the middle, at either end.
He's plenty good enough at dead ball kicks, but he just isn't imposing enough or quick footed.

 

[stss30]

Probably not. A soft goal, perhaps, but BHA went into the game with a league-leading 17 clean sheets...

Everything is relative.

I think he's had a very solid season. What I'm saying is some people seem to need scapegoats whenever we lose a game. If Greer/Andrews had made an error directly leading to a goal they would be taken apart. Andrews really wasn't that bad today, agree with Stat Brother I think Forster Caskey is where you need to look, offered very little I thought despite being an 'attacking' midfielder.

 

[BUTTERBALL]

Agree with the general comments about Andrews this season BUT he was the pick of the midfield today and contender for our man of the match. I felt he gave his all and some of his passing was sublime. He seemed to play a with a much more attacking mindset today. No way he can be blamed for today at all.

 

[Seasider78]

Even after that game I'd have still played Andrews.
I'd have played Stephens over JFC.

I paid more attention to JFC, today, as I know I'm very much in the minority.
Clearly he's a talented player, but he just doesn't seem to have any drive, umph about him.

I learned today he's around the ball, when it's through the middle, at either end.
He's plenty good enough at dead ball kicks, but he just isn't imposing enough or quick footed.

Completely agree with this and for me JFC is going backwards. Goes missing for too long in games and needs to find a way to get on ball in key areas more often. Also easily muscled out of games. We have all talked up his potential but his development seems to have halted. As for Andrews was far too close to the centre halves for long period and struggled with Williams movement

 

[J2 DOG]

Done ok today!

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

Personally I thought Andrews actually played quite well, just once again it seems he's being used as a scapegoat. I do agree however, that Stephens was pretty unlucky not to play after his performance the other day. Andrews I guess got the nod due to his experience.

Bad day at the office.....move on!

This - but the ex-Barnes bashers need a new target and seeing as Dave didnt feature - today its Andrews. We had far worse players today than Andrews.

 

[Luke93]

He played well today. We just lost, and he's the obvious target for a binfest. I'm expecting many similar 'Andrews is crap' posts over the next few days. Happens to either him, Lopez, Bruno and (formally) Barnes after we lose.

 

[sllugaes]

Didn't think he was that bad today. Kuszczak made the error for the first goal but I doubt a thread criticizing him will be posted...

Agree and buckley at fault for the second - nice to see he was strong in the tackle! Not the first time a goal has resulted from getting a tackle in.

Andrews kept the ball moving and sprayed some lovely 30 yard passes across the park, and some deft chips in the box. Yes he is defensive, although if stephens was playing would not have changed the result, our problem as we all know is being clinical in front of goal, for which we failed unfortunately again today.

 

[British Bulldog]

Agree with the general comments about Andrews this season BUT he was the pick of the midfield today and contender for our man of the match. I felt he gave his all and some of his passing was sublime. He seemed to play a with a much more attacking mindset today. No way he can be blamed for today at all.

Agree he was definitely the pick of our midfielders today.

 

[BensGrandad]

I think that he is unfairly criticised on here. He does an immense job in guiding Ince and JFC through the game and just to add he wasnt the worst player today by any stretch of the imagination.

 

[Mowgli37]

Andrews largely played well today, as said previously some of his passing was fantastic. How JFC got the nod over Stephens is completely beyond me

 

[janee]

Andrews is gash end of.

Ridiculous! Actually thought he was ok today!

Idiot!

 

[hybrid_x]

Ridiculous! Actually thought he was ok today!

Idiot!

ok isn't far from gash though is it? ok is not good enough for that position - the centre of the park, centre of the team.

 

[ewe2]

.....We miss Crofts !

 

[Stat Brother]

.....We miss Crofts !

Finally some sense.

Although he'd have still played in a midfield with Andrews.
JFC would be making cameo appearances, and we might not have signed Stephens.

Crofts has been our biggest loss, this season.

 

[Silk]

Blimey. I thought Andrews was one of only about 3 who had a decent game, the others being Ward and Lingard.

 

[Albumen]

I presumed he was in as this was an easier game than midweek and Stephens is coming back from an injury. We should have won.

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

Are you actually a Brighton fan? Just i'm struggling to rememer anything vaguely positive you've ever posted.

I think that he's just our version of Victor Meldrew.

 

[J2 DOG]

i have been following the Albion since 1977 and unfortunately the crowd,not necessarily `fans` have always and sometimes unfairly quickly identified a scapegoat! Since we have been at The Amex, with all the high expectancy, this seems to have got worse! Barnes, Lopez,Ankergren,Brezovan,Greer,Harley,Navarro and now UNFAIRLY like some of the afore mentioned you can add Andrews to that list.

 

[kevo]

Really hating the way he always seems to keep a place in our team.

I am totally baffled by this too. What on earth has he done to seemingly justify a permanent place in the starting line-up? Slow, ineffectual and anonymous. Surprised that Stephens didn't start - perhaps related to Nathan Jones immaturely slagging him off in public after his decent performance at Bolton...?

I am also not convinced JFC is quite good enough. Shows some nice touches, but too lightweight.

We have better midfielders than these two - Stephens, Orlandi, Augestein, David...