macbeth
Dismembered
What level would you like us to be at? Wolves? Everton? We're 4 and 3 points away from those teams respectively. What a stupid post.
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[Albion] Brighton & Hove Albion vs Chelsea *** Official Match Thread ***
- Thread starter Dick Head
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What level would you like us to be at? Wolves? Everton? We're 4 and 3 points away from those teams respectively. What a stupid post.
Any which way, it’s beyond him to score from there
boik
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You get a lot of them when we lose. Get used to it.
OzMike
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Lost the game because of the team that was fielded in the first half.
Consolation win for me in the prediction thread.
Ref was biased, or blind, off to bed.
Consolation win for me in the prediction thread.
Ref was biased, or blind, off to bed.
Garry Nelson's Left Foot
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It was my work christmas party so I only managed to watch the last 30 minutes or so. I thought we were excellent. Andone was fantastic, we got in amongst them and played some good football. Shame that that doesn't appear to be how we started the game.
Ah so you want a hover drawer sir.
hart's shirt
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Losing to Chelsea by less than Manchester City did last week isn't anything negative to put on our manager.
Remind me...how did we get on against Chelsea last season at home?
Morvangull
Active member
Good second half performance and 3 goals better than last season's 0-4 and it could have been a draw as the first Chelsea goal could well have been chalked off due to the off side player interfering.
- Nov 11, 2009
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Which bit? Balogun passing straight to their player, Propper getting caught in possession time and again?
What could Hughton have done? he made some good substitutions after careless individual errors cost us.
fwiw Andone, who is both v.good and a total pest is going to become a cult hero!
BBassic
I changed this.
- Jul 28, 2011
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Lost by four last year.
One this year.
At this rate in a few years time we might be able to win. Baby steps.
Geestar
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macbeth
Dismembered
And replace him with who exactly? Mark huges and Allardyce are both available...heck, I'm sure even Pardew would come down and manage us. Chris knows this league, and has footed us to within 4 points of 7th place in the premier league from 22nd in the championship in four years. He is more than adequate for where we are now.
- Nov 11, 2009
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If Marcos Alonso was wearing an albion shirt he would've been sent off for the elbow on knockaert and the the professional foul on Solly. Ref's bottle it against the top clubs
- Nov 11, 2009
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the keeper or any defender should've been different?
Murray not starting up front?
March on current form and knockaert not starting on wings? (based on izzys poor form and Alrireza just returning from Injury)
So just the central midfield then?....... All of them?
SeagullDubai
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- May 13, 2016
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I'm not sure it is down to Chris. If you see him on the touchline he is very animated, urging players to get forward. The lack of attacking intent is very frustrating for the fans. That being said, we were much better in the second half. Why can't we start like that.
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maltaseagull
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Bring back Hypia!!
How many points won because he is our manager and who do you think signed them?
Well knock me down with a feather , never saw that second half coming , much improved BUT only after Murray was replaced with Andone. Beginning to think Murray is best suited for home games against the bottom 10 as he just does not have the engine to get around the pitch as he needs to against the top sides and often is either offside or fouling the opposition defender. I wont even try to understand his attempts at cute flicks that just were woeful when better control and composure was needed. Not that I am singling Murray out the passing was woeful throughout.
The work rate and pace and the never give it up attitude of Andone change the game and should be the attitude of the whole team but the passing and silly free kicks caused us so much trouble that Chelsea were coasting until the change. Terrific effort in the last 20 mins , Bissouma gives more forward momentum from the deeper midfield area & although Gross has that killer pass & creativity he hasn't found his best form yet this season and the opposition know he is the danger man now.
I said it before and will say it again ... March looks so much better when on the right , I know it makes little sense and although little choice of wingers today switching the two we had from side to side every now and then might help keep the opposition thinking about us more. Sadly the yellow for Alonso should have been red but whether it would have made for a different result I cant say as the first Chelsea goal should have been offside.
Small margins make huge differences and today the margins were against the Albion but thats often the case when a top 6 side is in action , they just get the bounce of the ball more often than not but even so the first half performance was woeful and the late surge papered over those cracks. We have to play like the last 20mins more often and for the whole 90 if we are to keep the gap to the low end of the table.
The work rate and pace and the never give it up attitude of Andone change the game and should be the attitude of the whole team but the passing and silly free kicks caused us so much trouble that Chelsea were coasting until the change. Terrific effort in the last 20 mins , Bissouma gives more forward momentum from the deeper midfield area & although Gross has that killer pass & creativity he hasn't found his best form yet this season and the opposition know he is the danger man now.
I said it before and will say it again ... March looks so much better when on the right , I know it makes little sense and although little choice of wingers today switching the two we had from side to side every now and then might help keep the opposition thinking about us more. Sadly the yellow for Alonso should have been red but whether it would have made for a different result I cant say as the first Chelsea goal should have been offside.
Small margins make huge differences and today the margins were against the Albion but thats often the case when a top 6 side is in action , they just get the bounce of the ball more often than not but even so the first half performance was woeful and the late surge papered over those cracks. We have to play like the last 20mins more often and for the whole 90 if we are to keep the gap to the low end of the table.