[Albion] Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

[PTC Gull]

Bench?

 

[jcdenton08]

Yep - probably the exact line up I’d have gone for. We are playing (factually) one of the best teams in the country - the world in fact - and have won our last two.

I’ve gone for a 6-0 pasting in the prediction thread and won’t be devastated if I’m correct.

So many people here need a reality check about who we are, where we’ve come from and where we can hope to go.

Some of the entitlement on here has been absolutely sickening - and not just from the WUMs we all know about (Dwayne, Justice, kevtherev, et al) but from posters I like and normally respect.

So IF we get spanked - suck it up, get a f**king grip and remember we are playing away to a team unbeaten at home in 35 games who are going for the TITLE with a wage budget about TEN TIMES the size of ours.

 

[Mancgull]

Quite a decent team and with a bit of pace and bite.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Bench?

Steele, Igor, Webster, Lallana, Barco, Fergie, Fati, Facu, Chouchane

 

[Soton Seagull]

We need to be resilient at the back with none of the usual 'oops' moments to have a realistic chance today.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

———-———Verbruggen———————
Veltman—Van Hecke—Dunk—-Estupinan
————-Groß—————Baleba————
Lamptey———-Moder———-—-Adingra
———————Welbeck————————

Hoping it's:

Verbruggen
Veltman Van Hecke Dun Estupinan
Moder Baleba
Lamptey Gross Adingra
Wellbeck​

 

[chickens]

Hoping it’s Baleba and Moder in a double pivot at the base of midfield. Feeling uncharacteristically optimistic about this one, so we’ll probably get torn a new one inside the first fifteen minutes.

 

[jcdenton08]

I think it might be (in possession)

———-———Verbruggen———————
——————-Baleba——————————
Veltman—Van Hecke—Dunk—-Estupinan
————-Groß—————Moder————
Lamptey—————————-—-Adingra
———————Welbeck————————

As we saw earlier in the season

 

[amexer]

Has anybody seen Chouchane play

 

[Flounce]

As good as we can expect, I am not excited but who knows?

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Has anybody seen Chouchane play

I'm sure they have

 

[Bakero]

We really should be beating teams like Liverpool.

 

[The Fits]

Decent team, strong bench.
You never know.

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

Can anyone suggest a watery based trickle for this one please ....

 

[Hugo Rune]

Hoping it’s Baleba and Moder in a double pivot at the base of midfield. Feeling uncharacteristically optimistic about this one, so we’ll probably get torn a new one inside the first fifteen minutes.

Only if Moder has learnt to play that role. RDZ has not trusted him there yet.

 

[Guinness Boy]

I think it might be (in possession)

———-———Verbruggen———————
——————-Baleba——————————
Veltman—Van Hecke—Dunk—-Estupinan
————-Groß—————Moder————
Lamptey—————————-—-Adingra
———————Welbeck————————

As we saw earlier in the seaso

LIBERO?

If only De Zerbi had a Plan B, etc etc.

 

[The Fits]

I think all I really care about today is Dunk looking confident. I fear the England games might have really knocked him. Today is a free hit so whatever the result him putting last week behind him will be vital for the remainder of the season.

 

[Lifelong Supporter]

I think all I really care about today is Dunk looking confident. I fear the England games might have really knocked him. Today is a free hit so whatever the result him putting last week behind him will be vital for the remainder of the season.

Yes he needs a bit of protection. One on ones with quality attackers will always likely show his limitations.

 

[chickens]

Only if Moder has learnt to play that role. RDZ has not trusted him there yet.

Probably wishful thinking on my part, but Baleba and Moder have seemed our best hope for a lasting partnership in midfield together.

I rate Moder, without thinking I have seen the best of him yet. I’m hoping it’s a good performance from him and Baleba today.

 

[US Seagull]

Big job interview for RDZ. Expect him to be pulling out all the stops!