[Albion] Tottenham Hotspur vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

[portlock seagull]

Oh well. Always going to be extremely unlikely to get anything from these kinds of games.

Players like Kane, Moura, Alli are the difference, amongst others. We just don't have that kind of quality yet.

Lots of positives though. Bernardo, Schelotto, Alzate and obviously Mooy all had good games.

I disagree but given we’re not getting anything from ‘the others’ either, basically you’re saying we’re relegation favourites?

 

[bhawoddy]

Right result in the end. We played our part but ultimately quality won the day. We had opportunities in their box but couldn’t find the necessary quality to score a second. Connolly missed header was a turning point. Arguably should have been 2 up and cruising. Stephens poor second half imo.

 

[vagabond]

That said a bit of a disgrace Winks wasn’t sent off for a second yellow.

 

[Steve in Japan]

I1. Harry Kane is a shocking cheat these days.
2. Use of VAR is bizarre. How Dele Alli escaped any punishment for that assault on Webster is a mystery.
3. Mourinho papering over the cracks, Spurs are woeful.
4. Kane getting MOTM? Moura shurely.

All in all, a good effort from the good guys.

 

[Bladders]

Tottenham Hotspur vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

Familiar story, unable to make the most of good approach play, let down in the final third yet again.

As the midfield couldn’t hit a cows arse with a banjo then getting the ball in the box is a must when were in the Final third

Apart from the greyhound, no one would cross it in . Think they want to try and walk it In some times


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[Springal]

Ali should have had at least a yellow and Winks should have gone. No surprise that Mike Dean is the var ref.

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VAR doesn’t give yellow cards.
Good effort though [emoji41]

 

[Wardy's twin]

So let me get this straight:-

- Hardly anybody predicted an Albion win.
- Team announced and everyone predicted defeat.
- Again the Albion play well in defeat.

Yet posters are now upset about losing and hurting around for their scapegoat.

People are frustrated that we can't turn the football into points , nothing wrong with that. Same result as last year except we look 200% better and were in the game to win this time.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

Argh!

I don't know what to make of that. Good effort, we played quite well but...

what a stupidly soft first goal to give away.

Our decision making and execution, at times, leave a lot to be desired.

Spurs, despite not being great, were just that little bit better - stronger, quicker of foot and thought.

Great winner but I can't help feel we deserved something out of that and yet again haven't got it. We really need to smash the living shit out of Bournemouth on Saturday.

 

[Djmiles]

Given how unbelievably bad we were against Sheff Utd, I thought we put in a decent shift. Some of the first team rested for Saturday. Onwards and upwards.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Errm but you are always negative so I suggest maybe it’s the sounds in your brain

I’m not negative. Just don’t like bias, Hoddle then weird haircut man in the studio. Let’s have some non bias opinions.

We were the better team. Undone by lucky bounces.

 

[Birdie Boy]

I wasn't saying had to give a yellow, the ref should have given that but var could easily have given a red. If you watch Ali at no point was he looking at the ball.

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[lasvegan]

Not looked through the thread but why on earth has Ryan not attempted to even stop that from Alli? If he’d have even attempted to put his arm up then it wouldn’t have gone in. Very poor from him.

Nothing new there, sometimes I wonder if he can lift his arms above his shoulders.

 

[hoof hearted]

Virgin Media seem to struggle when Amazon show matches. My Internet has slowed down both times they've showed matches. Now game is over, Internet speed has gone back to normal!

 

[Bodian]

It’s not about today, it’s losing points to Sheffield Utd, Burnley, Southampton, Villa.........just the same old story. You’ll be happy that we played well again but once again get no points. Happy Boxing Day!

Sheffield Utd are 6th and haven't lost away for ages, we rarely beat Burnley. Southampton & Villa - granted, but that's football, and we beat Everton when we perhaps 'shouldn't' have done. I haven't seen anything that leads me to believe that we're bottom three material. And it simply isn't the 'same old story' really.

 

[ozzygull]

I was there last season and watch today on TV. The result was the same but the game could not have been so much different. In fact I watch the whole game today, when last season I was watching behind my hands just waiting for the inevitable to happen. We have improved so much since then and while disappointed with the result, I enjoyed the match.Good performance, keep believing.

 

[BN41Albion]

Thought Spurs were crap, yet they still won.

That's what happens when you have the attacking options they have compared to us. Can produce moments of magic.

Bournemouth game huge, now. Don't win that and I will start to worry a bit. Never feel confident against Smug Eddie and his boys though

 

[zefarelly]

I1. Harry Kane is a shocking cheat these days.
2. Use of VAR is bizarre. How Dele Alli escaped any punishment for that assault on Webster is a mystery.
3. Mourinho papering over the cracks, Spurs are woeful.
4. Kane getting MOTM? Moura shurely.

All in all, a good effort from the good guys.

Agree re. Point 1. 100% he is a woeful cheat, worse than Deli Alli, and that's saying something! Dispossessing Gross, by shirt pulling then getting Gross booked as he comes back at him. He did the same with Dunk earlier in the season.

I think Winks got away with 2nd because 1st wasn't 't.

 

[portlock seagull]

Were some of you guys watching the same game? We have played really well against a team who were the second best in Europe last season. Yes we need to get something from matches like this when we have played so well but this is sooooo much better than last season

Keep the faith

Subjectively that could be described as naive. But it is factually incorrect.

 

[Stat Brother]

People are frustrated that we can't turn the football into points , nothing wrong with that. Same result as last year except we look 200% better and were in the game to win this time.

For me it's entirely understandable after performances such as last Saturday's.
You won't find me bemoaning 'our' mentality on the back of that shiteshow.

But this is different, for all the reasons I gave.
'We' can't go into a game expecting nothing.
Actually get a lot of positives (which don't make points)
Then be really arsey about getting nothing.

 

[BN41Albion]

I’m not negative. Just don’t like bias, Hoddle then weird haircut man in the studio. Let’s have some non bias opinions.

We were the better team. Undone by lucky bounces.

We really weren't the better team second half. First half yeah but not second