[Albion] Nottingham Forest vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

[tigertim68]

I think RDZ could of played a stronger defensive team , which would of taken the pressure of our midfield
he should of played 3 CB in Dunk , Webster and Colwill ,
that would of allowed to play 2 wing backs ,
and maybe play Gilmour , in CM again given support to our midfield

 

[dwayne]

I think RDZ could of played a stronger defensive team , which would of taken the pressure of our midfield
he should of played 3 CB in Dunk , Webster and Colwill ,
that would of allowed to play 2 wing backs ,
and maybe play Gilmour , in CM again given support to our midfield

Yer dreadful from de zerbi tonight. An arrogant starting 11 then he brings off pervis for wellbz. Suicide football.

We need to get some solidity back especially as we are back to missing hatfuls at the other end

 

[Auckland seagull]

Too much tippy tappy football when losing 2-1 must learn to win ugly.

When Barcelona do it, they call it tiki taka. When Brighton do it, it's tippy tappy football. Interesting.

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

I really wish our game management would improve when we’re close to half time/full time. Before Forest equalised there were a few opportunities to kill the momentum of the game in the added time. We failed to do similar against Chelsea towards the end of the game but got away with it.

 

[London Irish]

While it would be great to qualify to play for these Euro byways teams, I dunno if it would be a tragedy if we didn’t, it entirely changes squad dynamics. With our budget, are we equipped - genuinely?

 

[trueblue]

All this criticism of the team selection is nuts. I’m a bit surprised the eleven was so strong considering most of them played 2 hours of an emotionally and physically draining match 3 days ago. It was obvious there’d need to be changes with Wolves to come too. Clearly RDZ wants to ease Welbeck & Veltman back from injury so we don’t lose them for the other 8 games.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

The team looked totally spent tonight.

If De Zerbi can get them back up for it, and qualifying for Europe, then he's an even better manager than I already think he is.

 

[BN41Albion]

Sadly the 2nd half was probably our worst of the season and we didn't deserve anything from the game. Think we are now fighting for seventh

Let's be honest, if on the day Potter and Co left someone had offered a trip to Wembley and to be in with a good shout of 7th at this point in the season you would've snapped their hand off.

Spurs play United tomorrow. Liverpool play spurs on Sunday while villa play united. If (and I appreciate right now it feels like a huge 'if') we can beat Wolves on Saturday and there's dropped points in our mini-league (there has to be from at least liverpool or spurs - a draw would be good) then things would be looking good again...

 

[jcdenton08]

All this criticism of the team selection is nuts. I’m a bit surprised the eleven was so strong considering most of them played 2 hours of an emotionally and physically draining match 3 days ago. It was obvious there’d need to be changes with Wolves to come too. Clearly RDZ wants to ease Welbeck & Veltman back from injury so we don’t lose them for the other 8 games.

Many of us hoped for more changes than he made tonight, and the players I was most concerned about played poorest.

 

[Terry Butcher Tribute Act]

I think RDZ could of played a stronger defensive team , which would of taken the pressure of our midfield
he should of played 3 CB in Dunk , Webster and Colwill ,
that would of allowed to play 2 wing backs ,
and maybe play Gilmour , in CM again given support to our midfield

Yeah just pull out a new formation with barely a full day off training since the semi final.

Gilmour lol.

 

[Kosh]

It’s not all bad… we’ll be back.

Keep the faith.

 

[London Irish]

I don’t see a lot of players waiting in the wings who have showed they’ve got what it takes to win the kind of war that Forest made it tonight. The young Argentine lad did ok. Colwill was going to come in as him and Webster are close rivals. But can’t see anything else. Not sure who we would have dropped in midfield to make way for Gilmour

 

[Weststander]

I don’t see a lot of players waiting in the wings who have showed they’ve got what it takes to win the kind of war that Forest made it tonight. The young Argentine lad did ok. Colwill was going to come in as him and Webster are close rivals. But can’t see anything else. Not sure who we would have dropped in midfield to make way for Gilmour

Exactly.

 

[dwayne]

I don’t see a lot of players waiting in the wings who have showed they’ve got what it takes to win the kind of war that Forest made it tonight. The young Argentine lad did ok. Colwill was going to come in as him and Webster are close rivals. But can’t see anything else. Not sure who we would have dropped in midfield to make way for Gilmour

Veltman would have been ideal for starters. Get gross back in midfield. Encisco is not good enough to start and nor is buonotte.

We need to pray fergie , wellbz and lallana are back fighting fit in the next 2 games.

 

[Baldseagull]

Veltman would have been ideal for starters. Get gross back in midfield. Encisco is not good enough to start and nor is buonotte.

We need to pray fergie , wellbz and lallana are back fighting fit in the next 2 games.

Bollocks.

 

[dwayne]

Bollocks.

They're good enough if we want to be just above the relegation zone. But they're nowhere near 90 minute top 6 players at the moment.

Maybe in 2 seasons but not now.

 

[Wardy's twin]

On the coach back. We were architects of our own downfall sometimes you have to play route 1 football. Too much non dangerous possession, too slow and fatally the wrong pass in the wrong area at the wrong time. That game was in our hands after we scored and we let it go. Forest played to their strengths (one of which is feigning injury) we didn't play the fast passing game. I accept we seemed tired so we should have adjusted our game accordingly.

 

[Wardy's twin]

Personally would like to see forest go down based on watching two games of cheating..

 

[saafend_seagull]

Need 7 points from these 3 home games. 7th is best we can hope for.

 

[Originunknown]

Was there and thought the team selection was brilliant, we got hold of the game after about 10 mins and dominated the remainder of the first half. Their goal before HT knocked us back, then we tired and got caught.

We had glorious chances to get ahead and take the sting out of it. Unfortunately we didn't take those and then we tired. Go again Sat, need to recover more bodies and manage the minutes between Sat and end of the season. Few mistakes creeping in with tired legs cost us tonight, but only after we spurned the chances to really take hold of it after Steele's save.