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

[jcdenton08]

Very poor today. No spirit, didn't look up for it.

No pressure on the referee, we just looked happy to be there and going through the motions.

An example: If we were a team who really wanted to fight, they'd be surrounding the ref for the red card call at 2-0.

Still, didn't expect anything but thought that was weak today. At least thought we'd put up a fight.

 

[spence]

Very poor today. No spirit, didn't look up for it.

No pressure on the referee, we just looked happy to be there and going through the motions.

An example: If we were a team who really wanted to fight, they'd be surrounding the ref for the red card call at 2-0.

Still, didn't expect anything but thought that was weak today. At least thought we'd put up a fight.

Agree about spirit. Body language was wrong today. After back to back wins you would have expected more of a fight.

Maybe it's a confidence thing away from home playing the big 6 ? Our last goal from open play away from home is Watford on the opening day.

Really poor stat that.

 

[Fungus]

Interested to know why you think calling someone "she" should be considered an insult? And you're definitely trying to insult them.

i wondered about that, but Spence's avatar is a female, so... I don't know

 

[maltaseagull]

Thanks

You call it perismism i call it realism. Each to their own eh ?

Bye bye plonker.

 

[Mackenzie]

United played pretty well, our passing was off today.

We move on.

 

[SollysLeftFoot]

Thanks

You call it perismism i call it realism. Each to their own eh ?

You can call it what ever you want, chappie. Everyone else knows what you call it and what it actually is, is two entirely separate things.

I always felt we would lose today.

Literally sums you up a tee.

 

[Beach Hut]

The guy from Cold Feet is going through the script on the train home next to me

 

[Guinness Boy]

I love that there a few supposedly long term Brighton fans losing their shit over an away defeat to Man United. Tony must be doing something right....


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[Dick Head]

Agree about spirit. Body language was wrong today. After back to back wins you would have expected more of a fight.

Maybe it's a confidence thing away from home playing the big 6 ? Our last goal from open play away from home is Watford on the opening day.

Really poor stat that.

There was much more spirit when FFS Murray and March came on. They weren't starstruck.

 

[Palacefinder General]

i wondered about that, but Spence's avatar is a female, so... I don't know

Spence’s oddball choice of avatar is a poster girl for a band of women who fought against ISIS. She was killed in combat and I dare say, had she not been a looker, he would have instead gone for a picture of Dougie Freedman or The Crystals cheerleading squad.

 

[boik]

Spence’s oddball choice of avatar is a poster girl for a band of women who fought against ISIS. She was killed in combat and I dare say, had she not been a looker, he would have instead gone for a picture of Dougie Freedman or The Crystals cheerleading squad.

Judging by the fact that s few people have said that they know "him" I think it's fair to say he's not a she. Too many people ready to use "girl" as an insult.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Spence’s oddball choice of avatar is a poster girl for a band of women who fought against ISIS. She was killed in combat and I dare say, had she not been a looker, he would have instead gone for a picture of Dougie Freedman or The Crystals cheerleading squad.

Blimey. I assumed it was either spence ( if a she ) or his girlfriend.

 

[SIMMO SAYS]

Judging by the fact that s few people have said that they know "him" I think it's fair to say he's not a she. Too many people ready to use "girl" as an insult.

Stop getting your knickers in a twist luv

 

[binky]

Not a dirty game and yet we ended up with 5 yellow cards.

I think the ref. made it abundantly clear in the first 20 minutes that we were not going to be able to play the game on a level playing field.
It's very hard to press your opponents if you receive a yellow card every time you get close to the player with the ball.
Were all yellow cards deserved?
Yes. Probably. But it set the tone for the game early, and our players became wary of pressing hard for the ball... especially those who had received a card.
After 20 minutes the game looked over as a contest because of this.
Conversely, the United players appeared to be given carte blanche to press heavily, and push our players over.

It's all very well pointing the finger at our players for "having an off day", but if the laws of the game are different depending on the colour of your shirt, then it's hard to be competitive.

Our passing did seem to be awry today, but most of the misplaced passes were made under the kind of pressure that we were not being allowed to apply.
Even when players had time, it looked like the passing was rushed because they were anticipating being clattered from behind again. (Pröpper)
TLDR: For me, the ref. ruined it through uneven judging of the players.

 

[Palacefinder General]

Blimey. I assumed it was either spence ( if a she ) or his girlfriend.

From 55 seconds . Since killed in combat.

 

[Napper]

Men against boys today . Poor performance

United looked electric

 

[AlastairWatts]

I suspect nerves of playing on such a stage were a contributory factor.

I would have thought, given the staggering amounts of money these guys earn, and the amazing medical and psychologicalout help presumably available out at at Lancing, that this would not be an issue. These aren't schoolboys bu highly paid professional football players. In his book Dick Knight talked about preparation for penalty taking at one of the play off finals whilst he was chairman. the then manager enlisted such advice and the players were properly prepared for the final. Surely the same applies to this afternoon's inept display?

 

[West Upper Seagull]

This sums up how I feel perfectly. We played perfectly into united’s Strengths. I watched their Europa league game in midweek and it was mirror image. Potter needs to learn that you need to be more compact away from home at big clubs otherwise it can go badly wrong.

I hope GP learns from this when we go to Liverpool at the end of the month - we need 3 centre backs to take care of their front 3 and wing backs to stop their full backs creating the supply.

 

[DavePage]

Yep - agree with this.

Just back from the game and there’s no doubt in my mind Potter played the wrong team today.

United’s strikers are lightning quick and our back three just couldn’t handle them. It was Burn’s foul on James which led to the 2nd goal and I’m amazed he wasn’t replaced at half time. Not convinced starting with Trossard was a good idea either, he got nowhere and Gross’s creativity may have been a better bet.

Having said all of that, I don’t think we played that badly and sometimes you just have to hold your hands up and say we were beaten by the better side.


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As he said in this weeks press conference, he is leaning also.

 

[Lower West Stander]

Not a dirty game and yet we ended up with 5 yellow cards.

I think the ref. made it abundantly clear in the first 20 minutes that we were not going to be able to play the game on a level playing field.
It's very hard to press your opponents if you receive a yellow card every time you get close to the player with the ball.
Were all yellow cards deserved?
Yes. Probably. But it set the tone for the game early, and our players became wary of pressing hard for the ball... especially those who had received a card.
After 20 minutes the game looked over as a contest because of this.
Conversely, the United players appeared to be given carte blanche to press heavily, and push our players over.

It's all very well pointing the finger at our players for "having an off day", but if the laws of the game are different depending on the colour of your shirt, then it's hard to be competitive.

Our passing did seem to be awry today, but most of the misplaced passes were made under the kind of pressure that we were not being allowed to apply.
Even when players had time, it looked like the passing was rushed because they were anticipating being clattered from behind again. (Pröpper)
TLDR: For me, the ref. ruined it through uneven judging of the players.

Nonsense.

We were beaten by the better team.

Just accept it and stop blaming the ref.


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