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

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

I think we all agree Tau has looked very very good tonight? Certainly impressive against a team like City.

He looked good playing on the vegetable patch against Newport too I reckon.

 

[The Fits]

Beglin made a relatively astute point. Mac does looks suited to playing in midfield. He is very competitive. Which he had a reputation for when he joined.

 

[vagabond]

Come on lads... we can score here.

 

[Mike Small]

Can't beleive that free kick. Cross it there not that pass McCalister. Anyway if we want a point we need to score very late. City will just score afterwards.

 

[twickers]

So can we strike off the cliche threads and save NSC the effort?
Are they playing for Potter? Yes
Were Potter's tactics right? Yes
Was team selection acceptable? Yes
Were the substitutions broadly good? Yes
Suspect it's individual players that cause the thread count tonight, rightly or wrongly. Admittedly Proppers loss of posession is my bug bear tonight.

 

[Pint of Ale and a Burger]

I take it as a positive.. it means he wants him to be fresh for Leeds. Keep the faith.

Yes,I'm not saying it's the wrong descision to take him off.its just disappointing in this game because he looks quality and a goal against city would be marvellous for the SA fans as well as us,but it is probably the right thing to do with Leeds so close.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Too many defenders on the pitch we need to replace one now as still it this


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[BNthree]

I’m fully in the Tau fan club.

Sign me up. Do we get a badge and a membership card??

 

[KZNSeagull]

McManaman should be sacked for having the most annoying accent ever.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Beglin made a relatively astute point. Mac does looks suited to playing in midfield. He is very competitive. Which he had a reputation for when he joined.

If you look at the determination on Mac’s face when he was defending the indirect free kick you can see he plays with a lot of intent. Very impressed tonight.

 

[swindonseagull]

We have a natural ability to be on the edge of the opposition 18 yard box and with seconds the ball is back in our half,,,,why cant we shoot..??

 

[dazzer6666]

So can we strike off the cliche threads and save NSC the effort?
Are they playing for Potter? Yes
Were Potter's tactics right? Yes
Was team selection acceptable? Yes
Were the substitutions broadly good? Yes
Suspect it's individual players that cause the thread count tonight, rightly or wrongly. Admittedly Proppers loss of posession is my bug bear tonight.

Good list. Even Pröpper was much better second half

 

[Billy the Fish]

I’m fully in the Tau fan club.

Same. I haven't read the whole thread so not sure it's been mentioned, but Tau this evening has provided us with a reliable out ball. He quick enough to get into a pass into the channels and he's held it up very well.

On this showing he should be starting every game.

 

[vagabond]

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

Something to remember:

We score a lot of late goals under Potter. As long as this is 1-0 magic can still happen.

 

[junior]

We've started lookong backwards now every time we have the ball. You can just see the belief just disappeared with that f**ked up free kick. This is usually when we throw the towell in an Webster or Burn make their customary defensive mistake.

 

[Charity Shield 1910]

So can we strike off the cliche threads and save NSC the effort?
Are they playing for Potter? Yes
Were Potter's tactics right? Yes
Was team selection acceptable? Yes
Were the substitutions broadly good? Yes
Suspect it's individual players that cause the thread count tonight, rightly or wrongly. Admittedly Proppers loss of posession is my bug bear tonight.

The only question that ever counts is "did we win?"

 

[A1X]

So often we take a touch instead of releasing a player. Has to be the possession philosophy to blame for that.

 

[Mellotron]

Whatever happens from here, we’ve made a decent effort here. Worked our arses off.

Just shows that you cannot give a side of this quality even a yard.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Shoot FFS!

 

[Meade's Ball]

Tau looked good, but an inauguration of 90 minutes in the Premier League, on a big pitch, with another game just days away, does seem too much. Fit and ready for the weekend. Bingo.