[Albion] Positives from Today (Wolves Home)

[Mackenzie]

Baleba was amazing, so strong on the ball and in the tackle, it’s a shame he tired and went off. Ferguson‘s goal would have done his confidence no harm at all, great to see. Igor did well considering he wouldn’t have expected to start until 5 minutes before kick off. I thought Georginio played really well too, fast, direct and clever use of the ball. Ayari looks the part, he’s been a great and unexpected addition to the first team this year.

Really until the last 10 minutes it was a pretty decent performance, I enjoyed the game but left feeling disappointed in not winning. The lads will learn from that.

 

[BBassic]

Look, I am happy with where we are - who wouldn't be?
Yet it's the manner of our failings that piss me off - big style.
Few teams would throw away a comfortable 2 goal lead, yet we did.
See the positives if you like, but was a shit waste of 2 points.

This is good read:

Why Are Two-Goal Leads Still Feared? An Investigation | Opta Analyst

The much-feared two goal lead. Why is it feared? Should we fear it? Probably not.

theanalyst.com

It's a couple of years old now and as of time of writing two goal leads had been squandered 94 times in the Premier League.

It's a shame we're now a part of the club but there we go.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

This is good read:

Why Are Two-Goal Leads Still Feared? An Investigation | Opta Analyst

The much-feared two goal lead. Why is it feared? Should we fear it? Probably not.

theanalyst.com

It's a couple of years old now and as of time of writing two goal leads had been squandered 94 times in the Premier League.

It's a shame we're now a part of the club but there we go.

One teeny-weeny positive from yesterday is that bet365 would 'of' paid out on an Albion win when we went two goals up

 

[banjo]

We’re 5th for now.

 

[Flounce]

Ayari looks like a new signing and a very good one too. I have man love for the whistling smiley beast Baleba.

I would have taken a draw at Newcastle and a win yesterday before these two fixtures were played. Results were different but the points total the same.

Glass still more than half full. Roll on Wednesday

 

[bhafc99]

Today sat near me there was a young couple who seemed to be on a date early in their relationship, and her tolerance for his mansplaining - she only said “yes I used to come with my Dad and brothers” twice - is I imagine a positive.

That’s harsh, discussing his bedroom inadequacies in public.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Tariq & Fergie back.

Tariq-time IS the meaning of life, is lifeblood itself.

 

[GoldstoneVintage]

I watched the whole thing whilst sitting in my daughter's lounge in Swindon having committed to spending the weekend house/dog sitting and am now feeling strangely serene about the whole thing. I suspect this would not be the case had I been in my normal seat

Gosh, and imagine being a Swindon Town fan. See, reasons to be cheerful everywhere!

 

[bluenitsuj]

Positive was all the loyal supporters got to see all of the goals unlike the plastics and disloyal who started leaving from the 75th minute.

 

[Hugo Rune]

£40m for Georginio is not the best value for money signing we’ve ever got (see Groß or Caicedo).

But his value has clearly increased as he is ‘doing it’ in the Premier League now. He has quite a unique style in a lot of stuff he does and it’s surprisingly effective. I thought he was magnificent yesterday. This is a very hard team to get a regular starting spot in and even with the return of Pedro, March and O’Riley, I think Georginio starts, he is that good.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Positive was all the loyal supporters got to see all of the goals unlike the plastics and disloyal who started leaving from the 75th minute.

I finished work at 1630 in Lewes yesterday, got down to the train station for a 7-carriage Seaford train that must have departed Falmer at 1640, the majority of those onboard a busy train having come from the match.

 

[highflyer]

That’s harsh, discussing his bedroom inadequacies in public.

Given the implications of what is being insinuated there, I'd say having his bedroom inadequacies discussed would be the least of his concerns.

Positives:
Baleba and Georginio, were immense
Igor looks very good now.
Evan is back.
Lamptey lively

As above 7 points from.Spurs, Saudi and Wolves is very good. Whatever order the points came in.

Seemed to me that we had a plan to counter the early bus parking, and were getting plenty of balls into the box rather than passing in circles until we lost it. Which was nice.

In general it was a great team performance let down by a bit of immaturity (as admitted by the manager at the end).

We are high in the table and still have the potential to get much better.

 

[dwayne]

Positive was all the loyal supporters got to see all of the goals unlike the plastics and disloyal who started leaving from the 75th minute.

Dunno I was debating whether it had been better if id missed the last 2 goals. I had a head rush going so mental at the wieffer 'pass' and had to sit down for a bit

 

[Superphil]

In the cold light of day having given this due consideration and thought everything through.

We were beating the shittest team in the league (at the time) 2-0 with 2 minutes to go and we ended up drawing with them.

Their first goal, hey ho, we’d taken our foot off the gas. Second goal, 4 on 1, followed by a hopeful long ball up the middle, calamity after calamity, FFS.

Nope, no positives for me, £194M blue and white bottle jobs.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I think we look really decent. That was an unlucky defeat.

I was also impressed with the manager in the post match interview. The word that popped into my head was askance.

 

[Skuller]

My positive is from looking at all the replies above, and seeing so many different players named as being good, that all (cough, cough) our players played well. I’d have hated to have called out our player of the match. While I was crawling up the aisle afterwards, dripping tears onto the tiers, I think I heard Welbeck’s name. But it could have been half a dozen others. I’d have picked Ferdi.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Despite shipping two goals to (at the time) the worst team in the league neither were the result of a dangerous high line that’s not quite so dangerous no more

 

[Justice]

Look, I am happy with where we are - who wouldn't be?
Yet it's the manner of our failings that piss me off - big style.
Few teams would throw away a comfortable 2 goal lead, yet we did.
See the positives if you like, but was a shit waste of 2 points.

Imagine this squad with a competent manager. Some of those subs yesterday made no sense and weakened us why go top heavy with attackers when 2-0 up on 85 minutes.
I hope he’s not giving players game time for the sake of it.

 

[Taybha]

Bold statement or not but in my humble opinion Baleba,is right now the very best player iv'e ever seen in 52 years that iv'e been a Brighton and Hove Albion supporter,his potential is off the scale,he has nowhere near reached his peak ,to me he's comfortably our best player,now comes the hard part,keeping hold of him.

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

Positive was all the loyal supporters got to see all of the goals unlike the plastics and disloyal who started leaving from the 75th minute.

Quite a big exodus from the East , as usual, after Ferguson made it 2.
When people leave early during mid-week games, at least it's understandable. Work and school the next day, and the transport always seems to be worse, sometimes much worse for mid-week matches. Much harder to understand for a 3pm Saturday afternoon game like yesterday. Terrible look on MOTD.