[Albion] Watford vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

Mo Gosfield said:

....but how many of us looked at yesterdays team when it was announced and felt totally and utterly uninspired. Its not as if we don't know what to expect away from home. Time and time again, we have had to put up with poor displays from the same players away from home and predictable, paceless line-ups from the manager that play into opposition hands.
To start with Knockaert and March was frankly risible. These two are complete liabilities away from the comfort of the Amex. Knockaert hasn't got the stomach for a fight on our travels, over plays constantly and recklessly gives the ball away, over and over again. He gifted Watford the second goal yesterday by an attempt at an extravagant drag-back. We have to accept now that Solly March isn't good enough at this level. He is lightweight and cannot provide any service to forward players. Knockaert has to be played sparingly at home only and I'm afraid Solly has to be loaned out to a Championship club.
We had little or no pace through the whole centre of the team, from the lumbering Duffy, through Propper and Stephens, onto Gross and finally, the ageing Murray. We keep going away and watching us failing to put the opposition on the back foot. Quick balls forward had us in trouble all day yesterday, with our lack of pace constantly exposed. CH cannot persist with playing two of the slowest players in the PL in advanced positions. Bissouma showed what we need just behind the striker and CH will have to have a rethink re Gross/Stephens/Propper. Bernardo is not a RB, the evidence was plain to see yesterday.
Watford are one of the teams that we expect to be around/just below or just above in the league. Yesterday, they were quicker, sharper, stronger and more clever in all respects. We failed to get a single effort on target in 90 mins. It was woeful. CH seemed puzzled how it happened. It happened because he picked the wrong team, persists with a slow and predictable line-up and keeps showing loyalty to players who don't put a shift in away from home and keep making the same mistakes.
You can describe it how you like...' a wake up call '....' just one of those awful performances '....' bad day at the office '.....the buck stops with the manager, who, predictably waited until we were out of the game before introducing two expensive acquisitions, who, surprise, surprise immediately lifted the team, showed energy and aggression and looked better than those around them.
We all knew the first 6-7 games were going to be difficult. Its clear now, that we are going to be in the bottom three and playing catch-up from an early part of this season.

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Mo Gosfield said:

....but how many of us looked at yesterdays team when it was announced and felt totally and utterly uninspired. .

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Henfield One said:

12. Our worse performance in the Premiership by far.
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Mo Gosfield said:

....but how many of us looked at yesterdays team when it was announced and felt totally and utterly uninspired. Its not as if we don't know what to expect away from home. Time and time again, we have had to put up with poor displays from the same players away from home and predictable, paceless line-ups from the manager that play into opposition hands.
To start with Knockaert and March was frankly risible. These two are complete liabilities away from the comfort of the Amex. Knockaert hasn't got the stomach for a fight on our travels, over plays constantly and recklessly gives the ball away, over and over again. He gifted Watford the second goal yesterday by an attempt at an extravagant drag-back. We have to accept now that Solly March isn't good enough at this level. He is lightweight and cannot provide any service to forward players. Knockaert has to be played sparingly at home only and I'm afraid Solly has to be loaned out to a Championship club.
We had little or no pace through the whole centre of the team, from the lumbering Duffy, through Propper and Stephens, onto Gross and finally, the ageing Murray. We keep going away and watching us failing to put the opposition on the back foot. Quick balls forward had us in trouble all day yesterday, with our lack of pace constantly exposed. CH cannot persist with playing two of the slowest players in the PL in advanced positions. Bissouma showed what we need just behind the striker and CH will have to have a rethink re Gross/Stephens/Propper. Bernardo is not a RB, the evidence was plain to see yesterday.
Watford are one of the teams that we expect to be around/just below or just above in the league. Yesterday, they were quicker, sharper, stronger and more clever in all respects. We failed to get a single effort on target in 90 mins. It was woeful. CH seemed puzzled how it happened. It happened because he picked the wrong team, persists with a slow and predictable line-up and keeps showing loyalty to players who don't put a shift in away from home and keep making the same mistakes.
You can describe it how you like...' a wake up call '....' just one of those awful performances '....' bad day at the office '.....the buck stops with the manager, who, predictably waited until we were out of the game before introducing two expensive acquisitions, who, surprise, surprise immediately lifted the team, showed energy and aggression and looked better than those around them.
We all knew the first 6-7 games were going to be difficult. Its clear now, that we are going to be in the bottom three and playing catch-up from an early part of this season.

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Mo Gosfield said:

....but how many of us looked at yesterdays team when it was announced and felt totally and utterly uninspired. Its not as if we don't know what to expect away from home. Time and time again, we have had to put up with poor displays from the same players away from home and predictable, paceless line-ups from the manager that play into opposition hands.
To start with Knockaert and March was frankly risible. These two are complete liabilities away from the comfort of the Amex. Knockaert hasn't got the stomach for a fight on our travels, over plays constantly and recklessly gives the ball away, over and over again. He gifted Watford the second goal yesterday by an attempt at an extravagant drag-back. We have to accept now that Solly March isn't good enough at this level. He is lightweight and cannot provide any service to forward players. Knockaert has to be played sparingly at home only and I'm afraid Solly has to be loaned out to a Championship club.
We had little or no pace through the whole centre of the team, from the lumbering Duffy, through Propper and Stephens, onto Gross and finally, the ageing Murray. We keep going away and watching us failing to put the opposition on the back foot. Quick balls forward had us in trouble all day yesterday, with our lack of pace constantly exposed. CH cannot persist with playing two of the slowest players in the PL in advanced positions. Bissouma showed what we need just behind the striker and CH will have to have a rethink re Gross/Stephens/Propper. Bernardo is not a RB, the evidence was plain to see yesterday.
Watford are one of the teams that we expect to be around/just below or just above in the league. Yesterday, they were quicker, sharper, stronger and more clever in all respects. We failed to get a single effort on target in 90 mins. It was woeful. CH seemed puzzled how it happened. It happened because he picked the wrong team, persists with a slow and predictable line-up and keeps showing loyalty to players who don't put a shift in away from home and keep making the same mistakes.
You can describe it how you like...' a wake up call '....' just one of those awful performances '....' bad day at the office '.....the buck stops with the manager, who, predictably waited until we were out of the game before introducing two expensive acquisitions, who, surprise, surprise immediately lifted the team, showed energy and aggression and looked better than those around them.
We all knew the first 6-7 games were going to be difficult. Its clear now, that we are going to be in the bottom three and playing catch-up from an early part of this season.

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dazzer6666 said:

If we start with the same lineup on Sunday I’ll be very disappointed, and we’ll get crucified.

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chaileyjem said:

Curious - What team - would you have picked then ? - Izquierdo isn't fit so not an option, Knockaert was motm v Nantes, the Bruno/Bernardo switch was forced upon you, Andone is training but wouldn't have been ready for yesterday so couldn't have replaced Murray, and Hughton made one sub with 31 minutes to go but couldn't obviously make 3 attacking subs due to the injury.

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chaileyjem said:

Curious - What team - would you have picked then ? - Izquierdo isn't fit so not an option, Knockaert was motm v Nantes, the Bruno/Bernardo switch was forced upon you, Andone is training but wouldn't have been ready for yesterday so couldn't have replaced Murray, and Hughton made one sub with 31 minutes to go but couldn't obviously make 3 attacking subs due to the injury.

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Mo Gosfield said:

. CH seemed puzzled how it happened. It happened because he picked the wrong team, persists with a slow and predictable line-up and keeps showing loyalty to players who don't put a shift in away from home and keep making the same mistakes.

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Mo Gosfield said:

t it was the same old predictable line-up and the same old away performance and the same old result.

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chaileyjem said:

The players we have are poor, slow, or aren't good enough and Chris picked the wrong players, formation and won't make the right subs, except when he did and it lifted the team is fair enough.
i thought it was a hugely disappointing match. Thats 12 games in a row away from home with no win for me.
But here's Hughton in full after the match. Its , as you'd expect a slightly more nuanced response than the merely "puzzled" you summarise it as.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06h6m52

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chaileyjem said:

And you'd have left out March and replaced him with ??

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bn9 bha said:

West Brom away last season

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Icy Gull said:

Agreed, nothing wrong with being relieved when a player, who you think has played badly is subbed it’s normal, but to cheer it is childish and a little pathetic, it just worsens the situation for the player concerned. It can only demotivate, there are very few players who will come back stronger when their own support turns on them

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seagullwedgee said:

Wouldn’t it be reassuring if we were to learn that CH completely lost his shit in the dressing room post match, including something he apparently never does, critiquing each individual in front of the team, and sharing examples of how their lack of commitment and performance put team colleagues in difficulty and ultimately lost us the game? CH is usually the ultimate in restrained “praise in public, punish in private” player management. But, if he were to have lost his shit yesterday, for example, that would surely have been the optimum time to do it, don’t you think?

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chaileyjem said:

I know i've been to many of them. Still waiting for a win in my last 15 months of travels. Hemed was there , he travelled as the 19th man - was seen during the warm up.
So you'd have replaced Knockaert with AJ. and dropped one of Stephens, Propper or Gross for Bissouma and (started ?) Hemed instead of Murray ?
And you'd have left out March and replaced him with ??

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GT49er said:

FWIW, I'd have started with AJ instead of March, and Hemed up front - and that genuinely isn't hindsight. Also, when Bruno got injured, I'd have brought on Balogun instead of Bong. But what the hell, what's done is done. Very disappointing. Quite grumpy this morning!

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PILTDOWN MAN said:

An u23 player

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