n1 gull
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Radio Five Live say Gross is the best player on the pitch. I'm on holiday no idea if that's correct..
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[Albion] Watford vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***
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Radio Five Live say Gross is the best player on the pitch. I'm on holiday no idea if that's correct..
Oh, come on. Watford ****ed up badly on that goal. It's good to keep the ball towards goal no matter the situation in the game. But that was Watford ****ing up. We do deserve to be ahead.
DarrenFreemansPerm
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I reckon Duffy will be fine once he’s comfortable with the system, remember how poor he looked when we first signed him. It’s bizarre seeing Stephens hovering around the opposition box spraying forward passes, like seeing an old friends after a few years.
B-right-on
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This. And Propper looking good. Thought he had a pretty dreadful Pre-season but has spead the ball wide when needed, put himself about a bit and had a pop himself.
I can't say he's particularly stood out to me in any one direction or the other, but there we go.
Think they have confused him with Propper. That is the only possible explanation.
banjo
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Knocking the ball round nicely, pressing higher up the pitch, and not letting Watford play. Happy days so far.
Time for Houghton to earn his salt.
Duffy doesn't have to pick a nice pass, he just needs to get it to a nearby teammate, or clear it. He's not good on the ball, but I don't want to lose his ability to clear it when needed (or score up the other end)
Stumpy Tim
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Watford are really struggling with our system. It's lovely to see. They don't want to push on too much as we are leaving 3 up, but when we break they look like they're lacking numbers.
Garry Nelson's Left Foot
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We're clearly a work in progress but that was quite promising. It's pleasing to see us turn up away from home and actually look to take part in the game. I think it's really important we take something out of the game. We looked similarly promising when we first went to three in the middle under Hughton but teething trouble and some silly mistakes cost us goals and results and we ended up losing confidence and...well, here we are now with Potter instead.
I'm not convinced by the three man defence though. It looks shaky and likely to concede. We're going to take some wallopings this season for sure.
I think it's really important we take something out of this game. I thought
I'm not convinced by the three man defence though. It looks shaky and likely to concede. We're going to take some wallopings this season for sure.
I think it's really important we take something out of this game. I thought
DarrenFreemansPerm
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How much of that is down to us trying to take the game to them rather than letting them dictate the pace.
Say hi to Murray for me
Stumpy Tim
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Stephens for me. He's broken things up, but picked some really nice (forward) passes
maltaseagull
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Are you really trying to whoosh?
If so FAIL.
If not, I don't know where you are coming from.
dingodan
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Interesting first half.
I might be alone (it seems) but I don't think we had a particularly good half. I'd say both teams have been a bit poor overall. Some frustration for me, losing the ball far to easily and very slow and static across the whole front three. Montoya hasn't had a great half, and we have made some silly/nervy mistakes.
However - having the most possession - away from home - very good to see. Enjoying even this, what I would call "a little shaky", performance far more than I did even the decent performances last season. Definately prefer us playing this way. Obviously being 1 - 0 up, very nice too.
Still there is clearly some work to be done, which is totally understandable, it's only game one, and only a few weeks into the new system, so I'm fine with that.
Makes me wonder what we might be able to achieve when we get going a bit and settle into the system a bit more.
I might be alone (it seems) but I don't think we had a particularly good half. I'd say both teams have been a bit poor overall. Some frustration for me, losing the ball far to easily and very slow and static across the whole front three. Montoya hasn't had a great half, and we have made some silly/nervy mistakes.
However - having the most possession - away from home - very good to see. Enjoying even this, what I would call "a little shaky", performance far more than I did even the decent performances last season. Definately prefer us playing this way. Obviously being 1 - 0 up, very nice too.
Still there is clearly some work to be done, which is totally understandable, it's only game one, and only a few weeks into the new system, so I'm fine with that.
Makes me wonder what we might be able to achieve when we get going a bit and settle into the system a bit more.
SeagullDubai
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I think Gross, Murray and Duffy looking far from their best. The rest of the team doing well. Burns, Solly and Montoya standouts for me
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A little. The goal was mostly due to Watford's sloppiness.
Cypriot-Seagull
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Good stuff so far.
Are we actually competing in an away game?
Are we actually competing in an away game?