[Albion] Score early against Brighton is an agreed tactic

[Guinness Boy]

When we’ve been battered by obviously worse teams we’ve either been attacked or heavily pressed very early on. Dyche did it at the Amex last season, Wolves tried it last Monday and Luton did it tonight. And Wilder’s comments prove other teams’ coaches are discussing us.

Get an early goal against us and we’re always chasing. Needs tightening up.

 

[Rambo]

We also need to stop the flicky flicky on the edge of the box. It doesn’t work!

 

[Zeus]

Get an early goal against us and we’re always chasing. Needs tightening up.

Manage two early and we capitulate by the looks of it.

 

[Terry Butcher Tribute Act]

I don't think "start fast, attack them early and don't let them settle" is a particularly revolutionary tactic be honest. And it didn't do Forest any favours.

But it is a problem that we just don't have the creativity with the current wideman situation.

 

[Zeus]

We also need to stop the flicky flicky on the edge of the box. It doesn’t work!

Agree, the last 15 months have been an utter disaster.

 

[HeaviestTed]

Aren’t we the top of the “win from a losing position” team in the prem?

 

[Rambo]

Agree, the last 15 months have been an utter disaster.

Come on then show me how many goals have come from a flick on the edge of the box. Go on.

 

[AlexBH]

getting an early goal against any team ever is good tactic so not really sure what your point is

 

[Guinness Boy]

Manage two early and we capitulate by the looks of it.

Well yeah.

That wasn’t my point but carry on.

 

[Guinness Boy]

getting an early goal against any team ever is good tactic so not really sure what your point is

That when we concede early against a team with a good break we struggle. More importantly now, while our best creative players are injured or abroad.

But mostly that other teams’ coaches seem to be openly discussing how to beat us.

 

[Zeus]

Come on then show me how many goals have come from a flick on the edge of the box. Go on.

You must be on a wind up.

 

[brighton_tom]

I dont think its particularly fair to make a broad judgement on tactics whilst we're missing the players we are. Would it have been 4-0 if we have had Mitoma, Enciso, March, Adingra, and Fati available? I highly doubt it. Without those we struggle to score, as most would, and althought we're only missing Veltman in defence it gives opposition the freedom to pile forward knowing we're limited in countering them.

 

[Bry Nylon]

“Anything on target has a good chance of going in,” is the message I give to my u13 squad now we’ve progressed to senior-sized goals this season.

I expect opposition managers give their team similar advice when they play Brighton.

 

[Baldseagull]

Scoring is a definitely agreed to be a good tactic to get wins. If you combine this with not conceding, the stats show that this is the perfect combination.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Didn’t work for Spurs

 

[Weststander]

Despite the attempts to mock the OP, it’s very relevant with us. Away at Forest was a pleasant surprise for me, where we conceded yet another early away goal, but came back.

Time after time following an array of Saturday 3pm’s, we’re the f@ckers who concede first.

 

[Baldseagull]

Despite the attempts to mock the OP, it’s very relevant with us. Away at Forest was a pleasant surprise for me, where we conceded yet another early away goal, but came back.

Time after time following an array of Saturday 3pm’s, we’re the f@ckers who concede first.

Well, it seems to me, scoring is the aim of the game, it seems weird to describe scoring as a tactic.
If it is, then we can simply deploy the "tactic" of not conceding early to thwart the opposition.
Whatever tactics teams use, it seems to me we come unstuck when they execute well, and we don't execute well.

 

[Weststander]

Well, it seems to me, scoring is the aim of the game, it seems weird to describe scoring as a tactic.
If it is, then we can simply deploy the "tactic" of not conceding early to thwart the opposition.
Whatever tactics teams use, it seems to me we come unstuck when they execute well, and we don't execute well.

But managers have different approaches offensively and defensively for different opponents. Moyes, Seven Hag and Dyche will frustrate, not minding an 80th minute winner in a 1-0. Whilst Klopp, Ange and Emery go all out. Go a goal down to Villa and it’s game over, for many reasons. Guessing, I wonder if these days many coaches get their teams to put in a big early effort to score against us eg Villa away, Bmuff at the Amex, something they’d have more restraint in against say Moyes, Seven Hag, instead attrition.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Well, it seems to me, scoring is the aim of the game, it seems weird to describe scoring as a tactic.
If it is, then we can simply deploy the "tactic" of not conceding early to thwart the opposition.
Whatever tactics teams use, it seems to me we come unstuck when they execute well, and we don't execute well.

But I’mm talking about TRYING to score early. Wolves flew at us from kick off. Luton attacked immediately. Everton’s press at home was most intense from kick off.

They’re all thinking go hard early, because if you get a goal we struggle to break down teams with a low central block and quick break.

 

[BadFish]

Aren’t we the top of the “win from a losing position” team in the prem?

Third

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