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

[Mustafa II]

Verbruggen was slow to move on the pen - not saying he would have saved it but he didn‘t read the run up. No good waiting until after the pen taker has kicked the ball.

He was expecting Salah to go down the middle, as Salah has gone down the middle with 5 of his last 7 penalties, and one that he didn't he missed.

 

[SeagullsoverLondon]

Verbruggen was slow to move on the pen - not saying he would have saved it but he didn‘t read the run up.

Repeat of post above

 

[Icy Gull]

Have we lost this game then? Should I give the second half a miss?

 

[GoingUp]

Get Chris H back in to co-manage with RDZ.

One can do defence and the other attack.

Go the American Football route and have offensive and defensive coaches!

 

[macbeth]

Re Dunk.
1. Not fully fit so not sharp.
2. Very, very exposed at times so his general decision making is off

obviously dunk still has a lot of amazing qualities, but i feel his lack of pace, combined with a tendency to dive in/push up higher than the rest of the defence, really doesn’t suit our game at the moment

 

[METALMICKY]

I know it's not our style, but we need to hit it long some of the time, it seems like the players aren't allowed to.
We have the time running down, it is nearly the end of the half, there is no point fannying around the back which could lead to another goal in our own net.

This! Too much risk and very little reward. Game management please.

And who the feck is deciding Dunk should be taking free kicks from there?

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

I still believe we can win, just need to get at them from the off.

 

[raymondo]

But just maybe he's drilling it too much into them to constantly play the risky stuff instead of some safe game management?

This I think. It's drilled so strongly they may not think clearly in certain situations...like "what's the safest thing to do here".

 

[Mackenzie]

Right then, all to play for. We can do this.

 

[Mustafa II]

And who the feck is deciding Dunk should be taking free kicks from there?

RDZ.

Dunk obviously pulls them off in training.

Sometimes it seems that some fans don't realise that a lot of thought and practice goes into almost ALL things that we do on the pitch.

 

[Farehamseagull]

It's definitely a little worrying that Ver Bruggen has given away two goals with the ball at his feet. Especially as it's meant to be his strong suit and he's only played 4 and a half games.

He’s also only 21 so I would say not worrying but more par for the course with the way we play.

 

[Easy 10]

Clown college defending. We're throwing it away.

 

[Zebedee]

One question. What the hell has happened to Ferguson? I barely know he's on the pitch.

 

[raymondo]

This! Too much risk and very little reward. Game management please.

And who the feck is deciding Dunk should be taking free kicks from there?

Only Dunk I think - he probably banged in a couple in training then thought...right oh!!

 

[dejavuatbtn]

Verbruggen was slow to move on the pen - not saying he would have saved it but he didn‘t read the run up. No good waiting until after the pen taker has kicked the ball.

I think he was taking his option of a shot to the centre- tough call for him. I don’t blame him for not saving but still think he contributes to our overall problems in defence. RDZ needs a plan B for when we get ahead and/or need to mix our tactics.

 

[GoingUp]

Why do we keep giving Dunk a pass for shite decision making 'because he's not fit'? He doesn't have constant CTE does he?

If he was unable to track back, fair enough but he keeps passing to the wrong team!

 

[Bodian]

Another 3-3 draw against Liverpool coming up?

 

[sussex_guy2k2]

Where are all the people that said Bart is head a shoulders above steele now? Or even that Webster isn’t good enough, 2 games in a row Bart has gifted the other teams goals, and is he really a better shot stopper? From the games I’ve seen of him I’ve not seen anything to back this up.

I don’t think anyone knows how good he is. What is clear is that Steele isn’t good enough, so eventually you have to take a chance on the kid you’ve spent £15m on.

 

[Littlemo]

One question. What the hell has happened to Ferguson? I barely know he's on the pitch.

To be honest, apart from the goal what have any of them done? This game has been played mainly in midfield.

 

[The Fits]

One question. What the hell has happened to Ferguson? I barely know he's on the pitch.

Carrying a knock and out of form like all the squad.