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

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Gone for an Albion & Fulham double tonight - 96:1

 

[Lifelong Supporter]

This looks like a much weaker team than we put out against Newport. Expecting nothing and less than 5 0 would be an achievement.

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

In “Not So Dry January” news I’ve started drinking.


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This is gonna be Brightons 4 th dry January in a row

 

[stewart_weir]

Another inspired Potty Potter team selection. I can't wait for the match to start. What a joke we have for a manager. He doesn't seem to have a clue what he's doing.

Or perhaps his preferred options are injured/sick/banned

 

[Skaville]

Walton on the bench. Along with half the U-23's. Blimey.

No Lamptey, Lallana, Bissouma, Welbeck, Connolly, Alzate, Ali J, Molumby, Moder. Are they all sick/injured?

Lamptey, Lallana, welbeck, Connolly and Ali J are injured. Alzate has been sick (COVID?). Moder is not integrated yet. Molumby out on loan (Preston).

 

[Reddleman]

Walton on the bench. Along with half the U-23's. Blimey.

No Lamptey, Lallana, Bissouma, Welbeck, Connolly, Alzate, Ali J, Molumby, Moder. Are they all sick/injured?

All injured except:

Bissouma suspended
Molumby - on loan at Preston
Moder- not deemed quite ready.

 

[London Irish]

Pep: we struggled in beating them 4-0 last season. Am I the only one who hates this patronising cack

 

[dstanman]

If Pep likes us so much, can't he loan us a striker

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

Lamptey, Lallana, welbeck, Connolly and Ali J are injured. Alzate has been sick (COVID?). Moder is not integrated yet. Molumby out on loan (Preston).

ta!

When did Molumby go out on loan?

 

[Icy Gull]

If Pep likes us so much, can't he loan us a striker

You’d think that with his enthusiasm for GP’s style we would be ideal for City loans wouldn’t you? Guaranteed game time trying to play a similar style

 

[Muzzy]

I hope we cut out giving away cheap free kicks tonight. These will tear us apart without us giving them easy opportunities to score as it is!

 

[FannieMac]

Another inspired Potty Potter team selection. I can't wait for the match to start. What a joke we have for a manager. He doesn't seem to have a clue what he's doing. Bernardo and Burn should be nowhere near the first team and the subs bench defies belief. Utter madness.

Could be worse

 

[Skaville]

ta!

When did Molumby go out on loan?

About a week ago. Millwall fans apoplectic

 

[arewethereyet?]

Another inspired Potty Potter team selection. I can't wait for the match to start. What a joke we have for a manager. He doesn't seem to have a clue what he's doing. Bernardo and Burn should be nowhere near the first team and the subs bench defies belief. Utter madness.

With a list of injuries its no surprise at all, knowing full well that its a massive ask tonight he's planning on Leeds on Saturday with this line up.

 

[Zebedee]

If Pep likes us so much, can't he loan us a striker

He only likes us because we're an easy three points. Anyone who thinks otherwise is deluded.

 

[bluenitsuj]

I do hope Trossard has got over his disaster show the other night

 

[Arkwright]

Does make you wonder why we loaned out Molumby so early in the window, hard working midfielder would have been ideal tonight.

Oh well!

 

[Seagull58]

Just as well we’ve picked 5 centre backs (6 if you wanted to include Bernardo) against them with no forwards. Would be an interesting game if everyone played in their conventional/old fashioned positions. They’d have 6 centre midfielders against Propper. Davy would take them.

Potter seems to have stumbled across Hughton's match notes from 2 seasons ago and decided to try it.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Pep likes Graham - from the BBC

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says "it is a joy to watch" and "a joy to analyse" Brighton.

"When you see them, you are concerned about the quality," he said.

"I said to the players, the first words when we were on the pitch because we cannot be in the meeting rooms, was that we will have to be in the highest standard, the highest level, to compete against them.

"I am a big fan of Graham Potter. I like a lot how they play and it will be a big test for us after this amount of games."

He'll find it's a joy to play us as well after the first couple of minutes

 

[Zebedee]

Does make you wonder why we loaned out Molumby so early in the window, hard working midfielder would have been ideal tonight.

Oh well!

Don't worry. Our esteemed manager knows what he's doing. We're in safe hands.