[Albion] Olympique de Marseille vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

[Bridcutt]

Fair enough, but why are people whinging about him on this thread? He's really not been the issue has he?

Should have saved the 2nd goal (Dunk's mistake)

A bad mistake like that from Dunk doesn't automatically mean goal

 

[tstanbur]

I mean what were we even expecting?

We lost to the worst team in the group at HOME
And got thumped by Villa 6-1, we are so so sh*t!!!

U ok hun? X

 

[Dick Head]

No virgin…. What’s the point of the commentary if we can’t listen to it in UK?
I’m watching on BT Sport, but would like to listen to Warren! Lol

I'm listening on the Albion website.

Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton & Hove Albion

www.brightonandhovealbion.com

 

[macbeth]

Fair enough, but why are people whinging about him on this thread? He's really not been the issue has he?

there’s not been one issue. it’s been lots of little issues. the fact that he really should’ve saved the second being one of them

 

[BHA Fan93]

What happened to our big balls?

Marseille have looked sharper, stronger, fitter, more confident and more determined.

We have looked negative, nervous, lightweight and unambitious.

We have looked slightly better after the conceded goals, though.

They clearly have a quality shot stopper between their sticks. We don't. Steele very much at fault for the second, with Dunk - very poor goalkeeping from a very poor shot stopper.

Great effort from Fati with his header, but an even better save. Welbeck should have done better with his effort, but again, good goalkeeping from them.

We have very much reached our low point under RDZ. We're in poor form. Many predicted this would happen with the pressures of European football and it has.

I don't think we will turn this around... but we could. We need to be positive, as Marseille's weakness is their defense. If we play at our best we could win this - but we're not at our best at the moment, nowhere near.

Next goal could be massive. Bring on the 2nd half.

Steele kept it at 0-0 with a great save, he’s then made another great save to keep it 2-0. But saying he’s not a good shot stopper. Watching it in slow motion makes that goal look worse than what it was in normal time. Steele is moving from left to right and he’s hit it hard between his legs just couldn’t react in time to close them. A couple of inches either way and he saves it.

 

[Insel affe]

Mitoma cannot defend. Every time he's letting his runner go and not tracking him. Was the same at villa

he’s been poor for a while if we’re being honest..

March also seems like he’s lost his spark, I think that penalty miss has affected his confidence.

This European tour seems, like it’s come too soon.

 

[Simster]

14-1 to win... we did look better 2nd half and their defence looks ropey

Genuinely appealing except I don't trust us to not concede.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

He's not wrong is he?

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He's not. But this is sport in a nutshell, everyone gets figured out, and then it's how you adapt to that. It's a constant arms race. We have to expect we'd get figured out, and RDZ has to react.

 

[Mo Gosfield]

Utter utter shite. Indescribably poor. No physicality. Shying out of tackles. Poor in possession. Wayward passes.
Defensively shambolic.

 

[The Fits]

This isn't Steele's fault, but he also doesn't make enough saves. Both can be true.

 

[METALMICKY]

What happened to our big balls?

Marseille have looked sharper, stronger, fitter, more confident and more determined.

We have looked negative, nervous, lightweight and unambitious.

We have looked slightly better after the conceded goals, though.

They clearly have a quality shot stopper between their sticks. We don't. Steele very much at fault for the second, with Dunk - very poor goalkeeping from a very poor shot stopper.

Great effort from Fati with his header, but an even better save. Welbeck should have done better with his effort, but again, good goalkeeping from them.

We have very much reached our low point under RDZ. We're in poor form. Many predicted this would happen with the pressures of European football and it has.

I don't think we will turn this around... but we could. We need to be positive, as Marseille's weakness is their defense. If we play at our best we could win this - but we're not at our best at the moment, nowhere near.

Next goal could be massive. Bring on the 2nd half.

A fair assessment. Everyone looks off the pace with Mitoma probably the worst.

 

[Paris]

The referee was on a wind up not giving us that penalty.

 

[The Wizard]

The way RDZ plays he NEEDS a physical midfield able to cover large distances, remember how many times last season we saw Moises galloping back and regaining the ball, can’t remember any of our midfielders doing that once this season?

Gross
Gilmour
Dahoud
Hilshelwood
Lallana

All technical players, very little physicality and strength

 

[Mustafa II]

Steele kept it at 0-0 with a great save, he’s then made another great save to keep it 2-0. But saying he’s not a good shot stopper. Watching it in slow motion makes that goal look worse than what it was in normal time. Steele is moving from left to right and he’s hit it hard between his legs just couldn’t react in time to close them. A couple of inches either way and he saves it.

Just because a save looks great, doesn't mean it is. Steele made exaggerated motions to make an easy save (straight at him) look difficult.

See the Marseille keeper for some genuinely difficult saves tonight, that should have been goals.

 

[WhingForPresident]

Where was Lamptey for both their goals?! If he can't play LB, don't play him there...

 

[Papa Lazarou]

 

[sagaman]

They seem to have more players in both boxes! Our midfield has looked so soft this season.. Best combination has been Gross and Gilmour

 

[Simster]

I mean what were we even expecting?

We lost to the worst team in the group at HOME
And got thumped by Villa 6-1, we are so so sh*t!!!

We're sixth in the league so clearly we're not.

 

[schmunk]

We got this. Easy peasy.

We beat Newcastle 3-1 recently.

Newcastle beat PSG 4-1 yesterday.

PSG beat Marseille 4-0 last week.

We're on track to win 11-2...!

Right. They've had their 2, now it's time for our 11...

 

[Bridcutt]

This isn't Steele's fault, but he also doesn't make enough saves. Both can be true.

Yeah we are not losing because of Steele. However their keeper has made 2 important saves and our keeper should have saved the 2nd goal