We certainly are being talked about, and like many poster's, agree with this article; it's been coming for a while.
https://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/premier-league/2021-2022/brighton-hove-albion-have-been-building-their-rise-for-years-you-just-didn-t-notice_sto8550964/story.shtml
It's that flexibility that keeps us guessing and must do the opposition too. When they were lining up before kick off, it looked for a moment like Veltman was going to make up a 3 with Cucu and March as wingbacks, but quickly shaped as a 4, but it was a lopsided 4 as while Veltman had March in...
Sanchez played in 26 of our 38 league games last season, so not sure you can call out the keeper given he's been ever present in our last 31 league games. We've had 5 games so far this season, we've had 18 different players feature in our starting XI - that is a fair bit of tinkering. :)
What many people are seeing with their own eyes is a continuation of last season's mental strength, forward play, tactics and style being transferred into points. xP from last season should tell you how well we were playing last season and all that has happened is that this has transferred into...
It hasn't fundamentally changed or that statistics are bollocks, we're continuing on a path of playing well, very much a progression from last season with results going our way - which statistics over the last 2 years would suggest we've been well overdue.
There is still a nice lot of ballet...
I don't think you're going against the grain at all. Plenty of posters, myself included saying the same thing.
I guess it depends on the 'baggage' you carry from last season. If you were a 'Potter Out' at any point, then naturally I think you're looking very hard for the differences between...
Completely agree.
As above, I'm not sure there is too much to differentiate from last season, we've started this season how we finished the last. Other than Watford and Everton, each game has been decided by a single goal, as you've said, fine margins are the difference between looking at W4 D0...
Of course, that undefinable, ethereal notion of 'good fortune', 'rub of the green' and such is going our way a bit too. We played better in games last season, but would miss a penalty (or 2), the tight offside goal against was given, we hit a post or put a clear header wide. The opposition score...