[Albion] Charlton Athletic vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

[POSKETT AT THE VALLEY]

We have been really pathetic. It's a recurring theme with our brilliant club imo. We seem to get ideas above our station at times and get too casual or 'earning the right' as the dinosaur pundits may say. We've been loving having so many players at the WC and Ali MAc and we haven't been focused and absolutely pathetic in front and in and around goal.

Then the penalties. I don't want PAscal to take a penatlty for us ever again. I said the same after his palace 'effort'. Why a short stuttered run up? It's shit and doesn't work. f*** off with that Pascal.

Trossard casual little two step run up. Pathetic. Run up and hit it true.

Ferguson. At least he hit it hard. If keeper goes the right way though its a save.

Dunk. Another silly little run up and lucky for it to go in.

And then we have Solly March. What the hell is wrong with him in front of goal? People used to say it was bad luck. It's not. He's cowardly and lacks basic technique/ability at shooting from a player who is technically good at other areas. Leaning back for penalty number 5 with the chance to go through and smashing it miles over the bar. Woeful is kind.

(Didn't see Moises penalty)

Real shame. RDZ needs to absolutely lay into them

Doesn’t RDZ need to be accountable?

 

[Simster]

Solly and Lamptey were the best Brighton players today but letting a player with zero confidence in front of goal taking the fifth penalty is... a dumb, flawed decision.

Agree with all of that.

 

[indy3050]

Agree with this. I love Solly but his shooting is awful. I wouldn’t feel confident in him scoring even if they moved the spot forward 6 yards for him.

This is how I feel. He’s a good player but he can’t score. Never should have been put in a position where he had to score…

 

[Baldseagull]

Well... We do when it happens to someone else

I remember us knocking Man City out on pens at Withdean, in the middle of a dire season, it was a moment of joy in a season of wondering why I bothered, I can't begrudge Charlton fans that.

 

[tigertim68]

Solly and Lamptey were the best Brighton players today but letting a player with zero confidence in front of goal taking the fifth penalty is... a dumb, flawed decision.

Yep who ever decided that march should take the fifth pen needs to look at their decision making

 

[phoenix]

What was wrong with Trossard tonight? He looked angry and sulky for the whole game. You could tell he was going to miss his pen.

I guess this has been said already but "whole game" he came on at 62 mins !

 

[Berty23]

Solly is playing as a forward and doesn’t score. This is a problem. I wish Trossard was always “at it” as the winter version is awful.

Gilmour and Undav had a huge chance. Didn’t take it.

I wonder what happens with our front line on Boxing Day. I assume mitoma will start but otherwise it is anyone’s guess.

Poor solly. That made Kane look close.

I hope lamptey gets a chance in the league.

 

[Mike Small]

Cowardly?

He just can’t score, in the heat of the moment it’s just not in his locker.

Yeah it's a strong word. Appreciate that. But I think the way he shoots at goal is just that. Kick it hard. He plays like 'it's not in his locker' and has shown no improvements with his shooting in his whole career. It's the opposite of brave. How did RDZ have him taking the 5th one?!

 

[SweatyMexican]

He’s a massive confidence player solly and that will hurt him.

 

[Driver8]

Oh and come back VAR, all is forgiven.

That ref was the worst I can remember. There must be better refs in the Sunday leagues.

Really? I can’t remember him getting too much wrong and he certainly wasn’t the reason we lost.

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

Oh well, better a poor performance to Charlton, hopefully a rocket up the arse in time for Boxing Day.
to be expected after the break really.

 

[Luke93]

Croq’o’shite.

 

[Mike Small]

Doesn’t RDZ need to be accountable?

Absolutely. He really needs to get 1 or 2 players in, in January which add something too.

 

[London Irish]

Lol

 

[TugWilson]

It pisses me off , i said to my wife Solly would sky it , because i said as much on an earlier thread about his shooting .

 

[GT49er]

Yeah it's a strong word. Appreciate that. But I think the way he shoots at goal is just that. Kick it hard. He plays like 'it's not in his locker' and has shown no improvements with his shooting in his whole career. It's the opposite of brave. How did RDZ have him taking the 5th one?!

By being brave, perhaps? - and March being brave enough to step up and take it.

 

[OzMike]

Yep who ever decided that march should take the fifth pen needs to look at their decision making

Looks like RDZ could use a history lesson.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

You can defend Solly for as long as you like but can you name any other player that is worse in front of goal. How can anybody even miss the target from there let alone a pro footballer.

I'm not defending anyone. I'm suggesting that singling one person out when four missed penalties is a bit of a shit take.

 

[hart's shirt]

With hindsight, it probably wasn't a great idea asking Mitoma to share Japan's penalty taking secrets with the Albion boys.

 

[Si Gull]

to be expected after the break really

But only us. The other 5 PL sides playing lower league sides managed to get through despite the break.