Bob'n'weave
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Knockhaert. By growing up a bit.
[Albion] Which Albion player do you think will surprise us most in the coming season?
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Withdean11
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Montoya for me. The attacking and passing system will suit him perfectly. I expect to see lots of overlaps and low crosses.
Ninja Elephant
Doctor Elephant
- Feb 16, 2009
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Based on the negative opinions expressed on here, Alireza Jahanbakhsh will be the surprise. Not to me, because I can see how good he is.
I think Gross will get back to his first season best and I can see Suttner stepping up if he's given the chance to. The man is a wicked crosser of a ball and it would suit Glenn Murray's game, plus give us natural width on the left with Trossard wanting to drift in and play inside. Propper will be a revelation and hopefully people will get off Stephens' back if he has more attacking passing options. He's not shy about a forward pass, he just didn't have many on last season.
I think Gross will get back to his first season best and I can see Suttner stepping up if he's given the chance to. The man is a wicked crosser of a ball and it would suit Glenn Murray's game, plus give us natural width on the left with Trossard wanting to drift in and play inside. Propper will be a revelation and hopefully people will get off Stephens' back if he has more attacking passing options. He's not shy about a forward pass, he just didn't have many on last season.
Tom Hark Preston Park
Will Post For Cash
- Jul 6, 2003
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Reckon Andone might contribute a fair few goals in between suspensions.
SollysLeftFoot
New member
Hard to tell when we're not so sure on what our formation will be next season. I really want Locadia, Andone and Alireza to succeed, namely because the fee for Locadia and Alireza but also because I don't think we've seen what they can do just yet. We know Locadia can score (Everton and Arsenal last season springs to mind), so here's me hoping.
Bissouma is a player that I think will thrive too, but i suspect that's a majority view.
Bissouma is a player that I think will thrive too, but i suspect that's a majority view.
Silverhatch
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Our defence and midfield is solid PL - we all know we need more going forward. So the surprise has to come from the attackers...
Wild card - Connolly (if he gets a start he'll score and will not be moved)
March - (our Daniel James)
Knocky - if GPot can get a tune out of him he IS a matchwinner
Wild card - Connolly (if he gets a start he'll score and will not be moved)
March - (our Daniel James)
Knocky - if GPot can get a tune out of him he IS a matchwinner
Withdean11
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What have you seen to show you how good AJ is? Genuine question. I haven't seen anything personally. Too slow both on the ball and off it.
I hope you're right though.
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
Suttner could deliver the biggest surprise.
Whether he does or not remains to be seen.
Whether he does or not remains to be seen.
OvingdeanSeagull
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Ninja Elephant
Doctor Elephant
- Feb 16, 2009
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The same thing I saw in Spanish Dave. Admittedly, he got himself going much quicker than Ali J has done. But having a full pre-season will be a big benefit to Jahanbakhsh, everyone has a clean slate with a new manager and coaching staff. I'm sure we won't be seeing him marooned out on the left playing as an advanced left back, and that will be the key difference. Played from the right, or as a number 10, with plenty of players around him in attack, we'll see the best from him.
Icy Gull
Back on the rollercoaster
- Jul 5, 2003
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Can I just clarify. How long do these “surprise” players get before we re label them as shitehouse? Not more than 45 mins surely?
NSC posters don’t take kindly to being proved wrong about players so it can’t be for too long that they get a second chance.
NSC posters don’t take kindly to being proved wrong about players so it can’t be for too long that they get a second chance.
Hampden Park
Ex R.N.
- Oct 7, 2003
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All of them.
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
I assumed we were talking about a judgement after the Crawley friendly.
Icy Gull
Back on the rollercoaster
- Jul 5, 2003
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That’s more like it, after all it will be a season defining game.
"I always hoped player x would come good..."
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
Solly. It’s going to be his season.
Jim Van Winkle
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For Suttner to be anywhere near the first XI Bernado and Bong would both have to be injured. He does have great delivery from crosses but he makes Marcos Painter look like an Olympic sprinter.
Taybha
Whalewhine
Montoya , if the system we play is more attacking in nature , and it's not going to take much of a adjustment for that to happen , i think he will benefit the most , and get to see him swing over far more crosses for our now ultra potent front 3 to tap home 