[Albion] Leicester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

[portlock seagull]

Dreadful penalties. Utterly predictable from us. Plucky comeback after gifting goals only to ‘gloriously’ fail yet again. Why we enter the League cup I don’t know. Someone should pop down to HQ and show them our record. We could get special dispensation because there’s no point based on factual evidence.

 

[Washie]

Steele only seems to dive one way!

He went the same way against Newport as well, for every penalty but one.

 

[Ethelwulf]

Was pleasantly surprised by Locadia tonight. Aaron C, not so much. Can't really see what he offers the team at this level.

Unfortunately at this level absolutely nothing

 

[R. Slicker]

Do we reckon Locadia has done enough to earn a start on Saturday?

 

[amexer]

Assumed they told players Steele would dive to right and they were right

 

[Swansman]

Better than Gross? Are you sure?

Gross 11 scored, 3 missed
Maupay 12 scored, 2 missed (3 now)

So yeah you are right they are even now

 

[stss30]

Ali Mac will be the new regular pen taker when on the pitch it seems. Poor effort from Steele all game cost us unfortunately, gifted them a goal, woeful kicking, and dived the same way for every Leicester pen

 

[trueblue]

here we ****ing go


shoot out might be on SKY seeing as the happy hammers just put Man City out on pens

Cheers for the heads up. Would have missed it otherwise. Shame we didn’t finish them off. Conclusion from the shootout - Mac should be our regular penalty taker!

 

[portlock seagull]

Who cares? Rubbish trophy anyway. We did well to equalise but Steele and Conolly were shite, Steele more so. Main concern now is the weekend where hopefully Biss can make another appearance and Neal can regain some confidence because we are really going to struggle if we have another goal drought from him like last season

Yeah, cause our trophy cabinet hadn’t got space has it.

 

[Gabbafella]

Steele was absolutely **** all night, I'd have put someone else in goal for the pens, anybody else.
Locadia and Connolly showing yet again why we need to ditch the pair of them.
Not a bad performance overall but still lacking that ruthlessness that we desperately need.
Time to concentrate on the league.

 

[WhingForPresident]

I really don't see the point in Steele playing in cup games. He is a League One standard keeper at the end of his career, it's absolutely bizarre. Do keepers really need a 'rest'?

 

[Wellesley]

Death, taxes and Maupay missing a bloody pen.

 

[Mancgull]

Shame but some positives;
Mwepu played well again ignoring the penalty miss.
Game time for Webster and Bissouma.
Sarmiento looks like a player that would be useful to have on the bench.
The game gave an opportunity to some, who didn't take it and therefore can't complain if they aren't in the first team squad.

 

[HP Seagull]

Who cares? Rubbish trophy anyway. We did well to equalise but Steele and Conolly were shite, Steele more so. Main concern now is the weekend where hopefully Biss can make another appearance and Neal can regain some confidence because we are really going to struggle if we have another goal drought from him like last season

Because realistically it’s the only chance we’ll ever have to lift a major trophy? Along with the FA Cup, which the big clubs take more seriously. Surely that’s what everyone wants: to win something?

United and City already out this year, too.

 

[TottonSeagull]

Do we reckon Locadia has done enough to earn a start on Saturday?

Yes………for Whitehawk!! Don’t want him anywhere near our first team!

 

[Washie]

Gross 11 scored, 3 missed
Maupay 12 scored, 2 missed (3 now)

So yeah you are right they are even now

Maupay missed one against Liverpool, Leicester x2, Newport.

 

[trueblue]

I really don't see the point in Steele playing in cup games. He is a League One standard keeper at the end of his career, it's absolutely bizarre. Do keepers really need a 'rest'?

They probably don’t but imagine if Sanchez got injured playing in the League Cup….

 

[BN41Albion]

Who cares? Rubbish trophy anyway. We did well to equalise but Steele and Conolly were shite, Steele more so. Main concern now is the weekend where hopefully Biss can make another appearance and Neal can regain some confidence because we are really going to struggle if we have another goal drought from him like last season

Rubbish trophy maybe but beggars can't be choosers and it would've been nice to reach the last 8 and then you never know. Quite disappointed to have lost that after being pretty meh beforehand. Thought we played really well second half and deserved to win. Didn't quite create enough though despite so much nice football. Will this be our downfall forevermore?!

Sarmiento what a prospect that lad looks (ignoring the 45+5th minute)

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

Leicester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

Gross 11 scored, 3 missed
Maupay 12 scored, 2 missed (3 now)

So yeah you are right they are even now

Has Maupay really only missed 3?! I certainly don’t recall him scoring 11 for Brighton.

Feels like he’s missed more than that, I guess since he rarely hits a convincing one.

 

[Napier]

Apart from the penalty, Mwepu had a great game.

Locadia and Connolly both failed to take their chance to step up, particularly Connolly. Must be "last chance saloon" for Connolly, at least Locadia had a couple of good touches in the second half.