[Albion] On this performance

Don Tmatter said:

Interesting comment on BBC Sussex that Locadia was down to play alongside Murray but once he went sick, March came back in. Would they have got the service before the sending off though and who would have been sacrificed after it?

Missing a Sidwell type in midfield IMO

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Seagull4Ever said:

Our performances have been poor for the last 5 games, and yet people still get accused of bed wetting for stating this fact ! We cannot keep the ball and when we’re in possession we seem downright lazy because there is absolutely no movement from players to make themselves available to receive a pass - this is half the reason we give the ball away so often because the player on the ball has no options. Countless times today I saw the ball played up to Murray and not one player made any move to feed off him, they simply wait to see what happens ! In this respect, this is where it feels that too many of our players are still performing at championship level. People are saying we are missing Gross and Propper, this is because they are an upgrade on our championship team. Something has got to change and fast otherwise we are going to get sucked into the bottom 5 by Christmas. I’m hoping that Gross and Propper are both fit for the Leicester game in 2 weeks, getting them both back into the starting lineup could be the change we desperately need.

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Weststander said:

Wasn't Sidwell in the latter years of his career, a deep lying defensive midfielder like Stephens, with a pass?

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portslade seagull said:

Relegation battle looms if we don't buck up. There might be 3 worse teams but playing like we Do gives them hope

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portslade seagull said:

Relegation battle looms if we don't buck up. There might be 3 worse teams but playing like we Do gives them hope

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Not Andy Naylor said:

Everyone says there are three worse teams but two of them picked up points today and we didn't. And honestly, our recent performances (if not results) have been bottom-six at best. We lack leadership on the field. There's no Brian Horton to get in teammates' faces when we're having our usual off-day away from home. I expect something similar at Huddersfield in three weeks, tbh.

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zefarelly said:

Because Isquierdo has a very small brain and doesn't know where to be . . . . It seems to be a winger trait, they're like cheetahs, fast with a few excellent talents, but thick as pig shit, as opposed to say a leopard . . . . Or a strong creative/attacking midfielder

Which is what we don't have

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the right footed denilson said:

The players aren't set up to pass the ball. Like you say, they're deep and flat. they need to be stretched out and in triangles to pass and move, it's simple football but we clearly can't do it as first and foremost the players are told to keep their defensive shape.
When we stretch teams we look great, thrilling at times- but that isn't on the agenda at the moment.

You look at the grief AK and Jose are getting, but they're effectively playing as a fifth and sixth defender most of time- it's no wonder they've forgotten what to do when they have the ball in the attacking third.

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Not Andy Naylor said:

Everyone says there are three worse teams but two of them picked up points today and we didn't. And honestly, our recent performances (if not results) have been bottom-six at best. We lack leadership on the field. There's no Brian Horton to get in teammates' faces when we're having our usual off-day away from home. I expect something similar at Huddersfield in three weeks, tbh.

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Weststander said:

Hudd always love the Albion visiting. Same pattern, every time, they come of the blocks with a packed midfield winning every 50:50. With that in mind, CH will shirley have to try something different.

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