[Albion] The goal against Liverpool - liquid football

[AZ Gull]

I logged onto NSC this evening expecting there to already be a thread about this...

The match was at 1:15pm my time today, and I was working; I watched it in the office, delayed, but even then I was somewhat distracted. So when I got home this evening I watched the whole thing again (well, you would, wouldn't you?).

The commentator on NBC make a comment about the move (that ultimately produced the goal) while it was still in progress, so I went back and analysed the whole thing. It started with a loose Liverpool pass deflecting off another Red and into the path of Bissouma. This was then the sequence of "possessions", with the number indicating the number of touches by each player:-

Bissouma - 2
Trossard - 3
Alzate - 2
Webster - 1
Burn -1
Maupay - 2
Burn - 1
Trossard - 1
Bissouma - 1
Gross - 4
March - 4
Burn - 1
Trossard - 1
Alzate - 1

So, a move that stretched three-quarters of the pitch, with 14 different possessions. 8 different Albion players were involved, there were 25 touches in total, and there were 8 one-touch involvements (including all 3 by Burn).

And all this against the Premier League Champions.

Away from home.

Is this the highest-quality, team goal that Brighton and Hove Albion have ever scored?

 

[lasvegan]

Probably not, but it was a very good goal.

 

[AmexRuislip]

Just shows what can done, given faith

 

[BadFish]

It may be, but I was also (probably more so) impressed with the goal against Leeds.

 

[mwrpoole]

Thanks - I’ve just watched it again and you’re right, it’s a ridiculously incredible team goal. Burns involved twice in his own half, switches play and turns up at far post to assist.

 

[Wellesley]

Don't talk wet.

 

[Bodian]

I agree about the move and the involvement - magic. But the goal itself had the feel of a bit of fortune about it rather than a lovely clean strike. However, as you say, to have a move like that against a team like Liverpool, especially following on from the Leeds goal - wonderful.

 

[Laridae]

Harsh player ratings.


Oops wrong thread!

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[hans kraay fan club]

Great team goal, but the slightly fortunate nature of the finish counts against it a little. The goal at Leeds was superb, but still out at the top is Izquierdo at Stoke (“Am I watching Brighton, or Barcelona, Johnny?”)

 

[yxee]

The first half of the build up was possibly even more impressive than the second half, and I was gutted they cut it from MOTD.

 

[Goldstone1976]

Great team goal, but the slightly fortunate nature of the finish counts against it a little. The goal at Leeds was superb, but still out at the top is Izquierdo at Stoke (“Am I watching Brighton, or Barcelona, Johnny?”)

Just watched Izquierdo's goal again off the back of your post. Magnificent. On song, he's quite the player - I miss him.

 

[blue-shifted]

Someone please find a clip of the whole thing

 

[Hugo Rune]

It’s quite funny to see the Potter Out Campaign turn on Burn and the choice to play him at LWB at the beginning of the game on the match-day thread. I wasn’t immune as I criticised his finishing.

However, his part in the goal can not be underestimated. The swinging one touch pass to Tross from the flank to the middle of the park was nothing short of sublime, Burn then knows exactly what he should be doing; sprinting to the far post in order to head back across goal. Outstanding play from the big man in that move and for 95% of the match.

But please don’t just take my word for it, Klopp picks out the positioning and performance of Burn as a tactic that they failed to deal with. He also said he needs to watch the game again to understand what went wrong!

 

[Yes Chef]

https://youtu.be/GR3Om0WfErA

It reminded me of this goal, but in context our goal was better in many ways (away from home, against the champions etc), and if the finish from either Alzate or Trossard is crisper then it's got goal of the season written all over it

 

[Bozza]

Here it is...

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[blue-shifted]

Nice

But from my slightly drunken memory the passing move goes back quite a bit further than that

 

[SeagullinExile]

Not as good a team goal as Leeds imo. Just because of the scrappy finish. Great build up though.

 

[herecomesaregular]

The first half of the build up was possibly even more impressive than the second half, and I was gutted they cut it from MOTD.

Yes, this really, really pissed me off. Borderline criminal.

 

[Ecosse Exile]

I remember when Gross got on the ball thinking that needs to go out to March and i was a little annoyed that Gross carried the ball instead of playing it quicker. Had he done so Burn probably doesn't get into the box in time, March would have had fewer options to cross to or would have been closed down waiting for Burn to get there. Superb play and movement by all of them, what a goal, sublime. I do still prefer the other goals mentioned in this thread but it's up there.

 

[herecomesaregular]

Indeed, if it had been a crisp finish from Alzate or Tross then it would have been one of our best goals of all time imo.