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

[Wardy's twin]

City have a £50 million proper winger and we put milner up against him.....

We could have got a draw but equally they could/should have had 4 or 5 in first half.

Happy to the playing around at the back but we need to understand when to get it forward quickly.

My biggest concern is that Wellbeck and Jao Pedro are not natural goal scorers and Ferguson doesn't look even half the player he was so RDZs attacking philosophy has a major flaw in it as we don't look like scoring more than we concede at present.

 

[Taybha]

First half was very poor second half we were the better team,could and should of got a point if Karu had simply lobbed the keeper but I was really happy with our second half response,fingers crossed Solly's injury isn't a lengthy one.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

But there was 8 minutes played? The stream I was watching ticked over to 98.

The second yellow/red was timed at 90+7, so we played to 90+9.

 

[BN41Albion]

If we could only play the first half as we play the second, we'd be in clover.

We are very much a second half team this season so far!

My biggest concern is that Wellbeck and Jao Pedro are not natural goal scorers and Ferguson doesn't look even half the player he was so RDZs attacking philosophy has a major flaw in it as we don't look like scoring more than we concede at present.

Definitely keep in mind that we're coming to the end of a bloody tough run of fixtures - ajax included on Thursday (we know now after Athens and Marseille (esp. Athens) how hard it is against these seasoned European teams no matter the league or league form!

 

[dwayne]

We are very much a second half team this season so far!

Definitely keep in mind that we're coming to the end of a bloody tough run of fixtures - ajax included on Thursday (we know now after Athens and Marseille (esp. Athens) how hard it is against these seasoned European teams no matter the league or league form!

Ajax are 16th in the postmans league. Anything other than a win is unacceptable.

 

[Eeyore]

...and then the ref gave a free kick for a foul on Haaland!

It was a foul. It's just that Haaland didn't know it had happened. He thought he had just felt a slight breeze on his shirt.

 

[SeagullsoverLondon]

Did we play three in CM in either half?
Did we play two as out and out strikers in either half?

Personally I think our current defensive issues stem from not having 3 in midfield.
Last season we had Mac, Moises and Gross playing in the middle (even when Gross nominally played full back, he usually ended up in the middle). This is where we had our best success, with Solly and Mitoma wide and just one up top.
This season, he seems to want to play 2 up top ( maybe because we have more attacking options this season)
Today he should have played Gilmour, Gross and Beleba and started with Welbeck or Pedro.
Then switch to 2 up top if needed in the second half.

 

[Horses Arse]

Tourist support. So brazen they don't even bother removing the tags

 

[birthofanorange]

Any thoughts as to why Fergie has gone off the boil, recently? He was on fire not so long ago.

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

Even Luton, Moyes, Dyche, Plucky did … RDZ have left a glaring weakness at FB’s … go destroy.

I think you might be oversimplifying it a little as just a full back problem. Milner is undoubtedly not good enough there, but De Zerbi often has the team set up with his full backs exposed, especially in transitions. Up until his injury, Pervis had been having problems this season too.

It’s partly the personnel at full back but also partly RDZ’s system which he won’t compromise on. It’ll keep happening this season regardless of who is given the job there.

 

[raymondo]

If people here deny that ever happens, then RDZ is fantastic in his honesty post match and his very early subs reveal alot.

Villa, Bmuff, AEK, West Ham … we were comatose, not at the races first half.

Are we taking 45 minutes to reintroduce ourselves to each other following rotation and changes forced through injury

 

[Napper]

The real Brighton started to show later in second half

Up to then - city different class

That Whiney ducker on the wing caused mayhem first half

Wipe mouths move on

 

[WATFORD zero]

People laughed at me

when I said this before. But this is what happened to Leeds under bielsa. Completely battered. Players can't keep up the intensity and serious injuries start happening.

I'm not sure these two things are related

 

[Rookie]

Any thoughts as to why Fergie has gone off the boil, recently? He was on fire not so long ago.

Because he’s young and all young players go through ups and downs

 

[Seagull58]

The ref had a decent game I thought. Not hesitant in booking sockboy for dissent, booked Foden (I think) for kicking the ball away, and sent off their chap for two fairly soft yellows. Not overawed by them being Man City and at home. Good for him.

IMO Rob Jones is far and away the best EPL ref. I'm guessing he doesn't come from the North West

 

[Weststander]

I think you might be oversimplifying it a little as just a full back problem. Milner is undoubtedly not good enough there, but De Zerbi often has the team set up with his full backs exposed, especially in transitions. Up until his injury, Pervis had been having problems this season too.

It’s partly the personnel at full back but also partly RDZ’s system which he won’t compromise on. It’ll keep happening this season regardless of who is given the job there.

Not disagreeing.

Estupinan imho was the architect of his fall in form, a lack of game awareness. Last season his defending was exemplary, his wonderful support play to attacks a bonus. This season, shirley not under instructions?, often camped out 70 yards upfield next to Mitoma in static play. The opposition nick the ball and counter into acres of space, Dunk has zero support.

 

[aolstudios]

What a lot of negative comments!

You're all wrong!

I think you might be oversimplifying it a little as just a full back problem. Milner is undoubtedly not good enough there, but De Zerbi often has the team set up with his full backs exposed, especially in transitions. Up until his injury, Pervis had been having problems this season too.

It’s partly the personnel at full back but also partly RDZ’s system which he won’t compromise on. It’ll keep happening this season regardless of who is given the job there.

Agreed. If we could find a couple of full backs with Veltman's brain & Pervis's energy, we might win the league

 

[Mustafa II]

A better keeper could have done better with both of their goals.

Just saying.

 

[Weststander]

Agreed. If we could find a couple of full backs with Veltman's brain & Pervis's energy, we might win the league

Four of those please to cover for injuries.

 

[raymondo]

Any thoughts as to why Fergie has gone off the boil, recently? He was on fire not so long ago.

The usual human frailty perhaps: brilliant hat-trick when 18, plaudits from everywhere, compared with Shearer et Al, slight injury I think, didn't start for a couple of games... He'll come back .