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[Albion] Montoya?



goldstone

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Be interesting to know what's happening with him. From what we've seen so far he is very good whereas Bernado is not. So why is he not playing or on the bench?
 

sparkie

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Jul 17, 2003
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For the 1st match he missed, the argus said he was injured.

I assume that is still the case.
 


Two Professors

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On the naughty step for having an article in the Sun yesterday.
 


chaileyjem

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Jun 27, 2012
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He was training during the week and in the galleries on the Albion website.
https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/2018/october/gallery-training3/

Players that are left out of the 18 aren't automatically injured. We have a 25 man squad. Its inevitable.

Hughton likes to have 2 defensive slots on the bench. Bernardo and Balogun are more flexible in terms of both being able to play across the back than Montoya.

Bruno had a good game v West Ham.

Its not (much of ) a mystery
 
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chaileyjem

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The only mystery is why he wasnt restored to the team over Bruno as to reiterate CH said originally it was a tactical move to bring back Bruno

Bruno had a good game v West Ham. And an international break in between. Why drop him ?


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Kalimantan Gull

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Aug 13, 2003
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Bruno was the starter this season but got injured, so Montoya stood in for him. So he hasn't been dropped, it was always Bruno's place.

Montoya has been perfectly fine defensively but hasn't exactly looked like an attacking dynamo.
 


dazzer6666

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He was training during the week and in the galleries on the Albion website.
https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/2018/october/gallery-training3/

Players that are left out of the 18 aren't automatically injured. We have a 25 man squad. Its inevitable.

Hughton likes to have 2 defensive slots on the bench. Bernardo and Balogun are more flexible in terms of both being able to play across the back than Montoya.

Bruno had a good game v West Ham.

Its not (much of ) a mystery

....added to which Bong had some kind of niggle, so may have been deemed at higher risk of needing to be replaced than Bruno.

Nothing to see here.
 

NooBHA

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Jan 13, 2015
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I think it is more likely to be. Especially in an away game. What do the opposition have in their armourment. Then who do we have available to combat that. Home games very different. It's about who we have who it best suited to open their defence up. It's absolutely brilliant we can look at players outside the 18 man squad and think "why ain't they in the squad". That's a sign that we are getting close to having a capable PL Squad instead of a PL Team.
 

One Teddy Maybank

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I think it is more likely to be. Especially in an away game. What do the opposition have in their armourment. Then who do we have available to combat that. Home games very different. It's about who we have who it best suited to open their defence up. It's absolutely brilliant we can look at players outside the 18 man squad and think "why ain't they in the squad". That's a sign that we are getting close to having a capable PL Squad instead of a PL Team.

Great post and agree entirely....
Careful, considered recruitment, great manager, we are very lucky......


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Kneon Light

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Jul 24, 2003
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Be interesting to know what's happening with him. From what we've seen so far he is very good whereas Bernado is not. So why is he not playing or on the bench?

What are you basing this on? He has only played 20 minutes in his preferred left back position this season - not enough to say he is not very good.
 

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