The penalty would have been the luck IMHO
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[Albion] Yes we have injuries but tactically that was garbage, again.
- Thread starter Reddleman
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- Nov 11, 2009
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I think even Mitoma would have been sucked into dead ends... but we missed him.
Farehamseagull
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Well I quite enjoyed it as it reminded me of the Potter years! 
But in all seriousness, I thought we were decent. Very solid and some good passages of play that created a number of chances we just unfortunately didn’t take against a team that totally outplayed Man Utd a few days ago.
Great to see Joao Pedro back too. I’m definitely glass half full about tonight.
But in all seriousness, I thought we were decent. Very solid and some good passages of play that created a number of chances we just unfortunately didn’t take against a team that totally outplayed Man Utd a few days ago.
Great to see Joao Pedro back too. I’m definitely glass half full about tonight.
Brentford thought Seven Hag and his players were footballing non-entities, then weirdly set up the whole team to stifle us.
Who would’ve thought that.
martin tyler
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- Jan 25, 2013
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They set up well tbh - showed us a lot of respect like we are Man City or their equivalent and limited any space. I was surprised tbh they were quite so negative. We were not amazing by any stretch of the imagination but tactics were not the major issue. We have a team with fantastic potential but it is still mainly that and they didn’t have the nouce of the top sides when it comes to breaking such negative tactics down. Was always going to be a game of if we scored first we prob would have won comfortably but we didn’t and we didn’t. Improvement defensively recently has been good as in all honesty this is a game we would probably lose a month or 2 back
Mancgull
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Quite. We have teams outside of the relegation zone very happy with a home draw against us.
Mitoma 2022/23 was incredible but as the season progressed teams triple marked him. Leaving space we exploited elsewhere.
This is astonishing and didn’t happen by luck.
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That’s also indicates that they have a plan A and a plan B … and probably a plan C if needed. I think BHA lack that.
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
Without Mitoma we struggle
TottonSeagull
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Since RBZ started sulking after the Jan window shut and started digging out TB after every loss, we have been toothless! As a team, when he was happy and wanted to be here the players ran through brick walls for him. Now he wants out the players are reflecting his attitude!
It's not just tonight its been like this for a long time and it isn't just about injuries, it's about attitudes!
It's not just tonight its been like this for a long time and it isn't just about injuries, it's about attitudes!
The Wookiee
Back From The Dead
chickens
Intending to survive this time of asset strippers
- Oct 12, 2022
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Actually, I remember going through almost exactly the same phase with Potter. The problem is, as soon as Potter worked it out he f***ed off to Chelsea thinking he’d cracked football management and the trophies would roll right in.
I trust in RDZ to be pragmatic enough to adapt, though it may take him some time. My fear is that he Potters off and gives a different team the benefit of his newfound knowledge.
Flounce
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- Nov 15, 2006
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It was piss poor Potterball. We seldom looked that inept and clueless under Potter. Not one meaningful shot that tested the keeper, most were no better than back passes. Didn’t Potterball produce far more shots on target than we had tonight?
Weird isn't it - because against Liverpool he was fantastic in the first half till he tired. But tonight - just nothing really, and as you say - looked low on confidence and didn't really take anyone on.
- Oct 17, 2008
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Oh this just isn’t true at all. It’s really not.
Silverhatch
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We played differently and more direct when Enciso, Lamptey & Welbeck came on. Bart also went long more than usual. Brentford were desperate for one break to get behind us. It didn’t happen.
Flounce
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- Nov 15, 2006
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We all have our opinions and yes yes I think it is true. That was up there with the most inept performance a Potter team ever produced, and much worse than most. Pure and utter negative garbage, we didn’t look vaguely like scoring.
Suck it up and move on to Arsenal
herecomesaregular
We're in the pipe, 5 by 5
So frustrating to see Adringa in bit of space and Igor make a simple pass to him but behind him, again and again. Pass it to the space in front of him!
I think we underachieved last season.