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[Albion] Stephens



seagull_special

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Jun 9, 2008
2,929
Abu Dhabi
100% agree, it was almost as if, the referee did it for the attention. Fortunately Jese and Adam arguing over the penalty unsettled Adam and Ryan made a terrific save followed by some serious heroics from Dunk and AK. Team spirit will keep us up.
 


Kneon Light

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Jul 24, 2003
1,818
Falkland Islands
Woman next to me was slagging off Stephens all game - shouting at Hughton for not subbing him and constantly saying how he is useless.
Seemed to hate Propper too as she wanted them both subbed off!
 


Johnny RoastBeef

These aren't the players you're looking for.
Jan 11, 2016
3,151
Stephens deadweighted pass to assist Jose was sublime, it would have been so easy to over hit that, but he laid it off perfectly.
 


Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster
Jul 5, 2003
72,015
Haven’t read the whole thread but we are lucky to have him, well done TB for holding out against his transfer at the start of last season. We wouldn’t be as solid without him in the team. Unsung hero who gets a ridiculous amount of stick from some fans.
 


Munchkin

Well-known member
Jul 12, 2005
2,286
Littlehampton
Gareth Southgate was at yesterday’s game.

Stephens and Dunk must have impressed IMO.
 




One Teddy Maybank

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Aug 4, 2006
21,483
Worthing
Can't agree, sorry. Apart from Propper being played out of his natural position, he gets his confidence off of Stephens. He's done a fantastic job, don't get me wrong, but one over Stephens, I can't agree. On a side note, will be interesting to see who the supporters choose as player of the season, must be the most open for many years.

Really?

Can’t see past Dunk myself. Literally a 7 or 8 out of 10 every game IMO.

Ryan has done well, but had a shaky start. Gross excellent, but also struggled when we had our little blip.



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One Teddy Maybank

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Nothing silly at all. ,Happens in every game at least 50 times. It's a shocking referee decision. If that is a pen then Kane's goal was a foul also as he gave the Arsenal player a slight push to get the elevation.

The ref is a cock and could have easily cost us points and our Premier league status.

This. Abysmal, embarrassing decision.


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Arkwright

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Oct 26, 2010
2,786
Caterham, Surrey
Nothing silly at all. ,Happens in every game at least 50 times. It's a shocking referee decision. If that is a pen then Kane's goal was a foul also as he gave the Arsenal player a slight push to get the elevation.

The ref is a cock and could have easily cost us points and our Premier league status.

Just because silly tackles happen 50 times a game it doesn't make it right.

Stephens and Propper have forged a wonderful partnership however Stephens main problem is he gives away to many silly tackles and free kicks.
 




Guy Fawkes

The voice of treason
Sep 29, 2007
8,187
Just because silly tackles happen 50 times a game it doesn't make it right.

Stephens and Propper have forged a wonderful partnership however Stephens main problem is he gives away to many silly tackles and free kicks.

Do you have any stats to back that up? or is it based on your opinion

What context are they in if he is committing these fouls?

Have you noticed that the opposition often foul players to stop a break from building, allowing them to get their players back into position (Man City in the first game were always doing that to us, and other teams in this league employ the same tactic) maybe its a part of the same tactic being used to stop the opposition from breaking quickly on us (ie, professional play?)

Or is it like the penalty award, both players grappling and a very soft penalty was awarded as their player threw himself to the ground, conning the ref (or is that Stephens fault again?)
 


Arkwright

Arkwright
Oct 26, 2010
2,786
Caterham, Surrey
Do you have any stats to back that up? or is it based on your opinion

What context are they in if he is committing these fouls?

Have you noticed that the opposition often foul players to stop a break from building, allowing them to get their players back into position (Man City in the first game were always doing that to us, and other teams in this league employ the same tactic) maybe its a part of the same tactic being used to stop the opposition from breaking quickly on us (ie, professional play?)

Or is it like the penalty award, both players grappling and a very soft penalty was awarded as their player threw himself to the ground, conning the ref (or is that Stephens fault again?)

Just my opinion, first I think Stephens has grown into the season and looks excellent in the middle with Propper.

I'm sure he wants to mark tight and not let attackers turn him but within this the slightest touch players go down, these are the "silly" fouls he gives away. Maybe it's naivety or maybe just being beaten by skill.
 


albionfan37

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Aug 14, 2014
4,148
What’s it called? Cumbernauld
Just because silly tackles happen 50 times a game it doesn't make it right.

Stephens and Propper have forged a wonderful partnership however Stephens main problem is he gives away to many silly tackles and free kicks.

He was giving those silly free kicks away regularly earlier in the season but I can’t think of many since December also his forward passing and trying to look threatening has improved 10 fold since the start of the season he’s pushing dunk and Ryan for p.o.s now
 




SB005

WSU is my home
Jan 12, 2008
411
Angmering
To the two blokes in the row behind me who spent most of the game moaning about how Stephens should be subbed and even referred to him as 'dreadful'......please read this thread.

Many thanks!
 




Seagull1989

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Oct 31, 2011
1,196
I'm usually quite critical of Stephens and said before the game thought it should be dropped for Kayal who would be more physical against Stoke but I have to say Stephens had a great game yesterday and proved me wrong .
 




Trelford Mills Guide Dog

Active member
Jun 14, 2008
572
Nothing silly at all. ,Happens in every game at least 50 times. It's a shocking referee decision. If that is a pen then Kane's goal was a foul also as he gave the Arsenal player a slight push to get the elevation.

The ref is a cock and could have easily cost us points and our Premier league status.

Agree it shouldn’t have been given, but the Stoke player was running away from goal, away from the danger area, so no need to give the ref a decision to make.
 


spence

British and Proud
Oct 15, 2014
9,811
Crawley
I'm usually quite critical of Stephens and said before the game thought it should be dropped for Kayal who would be more physical against Stoke but I have to say Stephens had a great game yesterday and proved me wrong .

Hahaha clueless. Stephens is our most physical midfielder. None of the others come close
 


Guy Fawkes

The voice of treason
Sep 29, 2007
8,187
Just my opinion, first I think Stephens has grown into the season and looks excellent in the middle with Propper.

I'm sure he wants to mark tight and not let attackers turn him but within this the slightest touch players go down, these are the "silly" fouls he gives away. Maybe it's naivety or maybe just being beaten by skill.

So surely you can argue the opposite of your view, that the player going down at the slightest touch is due to the fact that they are unable to get past Stephens - they are resorting to cheating because they can't beat him by skill alone
 






Bodian

Well-known member
May 3, 2012
11,599
Cumbria
Do you have any stats to back that up? or is it based on your opinion

What context are they in if he is committing these fouls?

Have you noticed that the opposition often foul players to stop a break from building, allowing them to get their players back into position (Man City in the first game were always doing that to us, and other teams in this league employ the same tactic) maybe its a part of the same tactic being used to stop the opposition from breaking quickly on us (ie, professional play?)

Or is it like the penalty award, both players grappling and a very soft penalty was awarded as their player threw himself to the ground, conning the ref (or is that Stephens fault again?)

I'm a big fan of Stephens. But I do agree with [MENTION=17545]Arkwright[/MENTION] here - Stephens seems to give away free kicks when he tackles players from behind as they're running away from him inside his half despite there being plenty of players left for them to get past. But, no, I don't have any stats either, it's just that you think 'oh no, another free-kick in a place where they can launch a high ball', and it seems to often be Stephens (but then it would be, because that's his position on the pitch). But, he hasn't done it for a while.
 


pornomagboy

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May 16, 2006
6,014
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