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[Albion] Dull, dull, dull, have we now become the dullest team to watch in the EPL?
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Bold Seagull
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Given the form of Maguire and Stones not really getting a look at City, both should be with the form they are in.
I was listening to the build up to Arsenal vs. Liverpool on 5Live last night (they weren't carrying our game apart from periodic reports, thank God) and the commentators and studio pundits were all saying White should be in the World Cup squad and that he is 100% a top class international footballer in terms of his reading of the game and playing style.
Easy to be be a “cheery fan boy” when you went to your friends house less than a minute from your own front door to watch Liverpool on tv and he went to watch his team fail yet again. [emoji6]
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Tbh I’m more irritated by the Burn sale than White’s, that was good business the Burn sale was inline with a deal done on the BBC’s apprentice [emoji2357]
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Well, it's pretty clear that TB and our senior management are bought into Potter long term and also clear that we will not be splashing out big money on new players and will take offers for our players that are somewhere between "good" and "ridiculous". And that's fine, his money, his ball. But don't expect Europe and Top Ten. Don't expect top fourteen. Expect a max of three more season of this purgatory followed by relegation. What's known as the "Stoke and West Brom" model.
Or maybe the new players we've already acquired are seen as the answer, But then why put them on the bench? Trossard isn't performing, Biss isn't performing, March isn't good enough. What are Sarmiento, Caciedo et al going to learn sitting on a chair, neither playing PL2 nor EPL?
Of course, buyer beware even there, because we appear to have ruined a 24 year old keeper by telling him to play like a Man City player and protecting him with an out of form Dunk and Duffy who wasn't good enough for Monkey Tennis.
Arrgh.
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I've said a few times recently that are also missing Mwepo as someone who is a bit different in our midfield and pushes on at pace into the opposition defence. .
Codner's Wallop
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I’m just not buying into the view that our players are not up to scratch.
Like Palace, we have a tremendous level of potential and players (Biss, Trossard, Lamptey, Sanchez, Cucurella, Dunk) have until recently played other teams off the park.
What we have is a manager, who despite overseeing some glorious victories, is unable to adapt to the way other teams are now setting up against us. Watching Albion incessantly ping the ball about and ultimately end back at the keeper, dominate possession, yet keep failing to score or even draw games, demonstrates a system failure. This is exacerbated by some oddball team selections and subs (please do everyone a favour and refrain from picking March EVER).
Sadly it now looks like the team has lost complete faith in the ‘system’ and until that changes, we look destined to keep falling…
Like Palace, we have a tremendous level of potential and players (Biss, Trossard, Lamptey, Sanchez, Cucurella, Dunk) have until recently played other teams off the park.
What we have is a manager, who despite overseeing some glorious victories, is unable to adapt to the way other teams are now setting up against us. Watching Albion incessantly ping the ball about and ultimately end back at the keeper, dominate possession, yet keep failing to score or even draw games, demonstrates a system failure. This is exacerbated by some oddball team selections and subs (please do everyone a favour and refrain from picking March EVER).
Sadly it now looks like the team has lost complete faith in the ‘system’ and until that changes, we look destined to keep falling…
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drew
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In the cold light of day and having had time to reflect, it was still effing dull to watch.
Lallana is a luxury we can do without. Pointless having a game plan including him when he can't last the pace. Gross isn't creating the chances that he is there to do. Thought Bissouma was having one of his better games so didn't quite understand why he was taken off. Surely when we were two down, the options were Mwepu or Sarmiento? Pointless putting Welbeck on when no chances were really being created for the front line.
Won't be going to City but will have to endure this for the other 8 games!!
Lallana is a luxury we can do without. Pointless having a game plan including him when he can't last the pace. Gross isn't creating the chances that he is there to do. Thought Bissouma was having one of his better games so didn't quite understand why he was taken off. Surely when we were two down, the options were Mwepu or Sarmiento? Pointless putting Welbeck on when no chances were really being created for the front line.
Won't be going to City but will have to endure this for the other 8 games!!
Well, it's pretty clear that TB and our senior management are bought into Potter long term and also clear that we will not be splashing out big money on new players and will take offers for our players that are somewhere between "good" and "ridiculous". And that's fine, his money, his ball. But don't expect Europe and Top Ten. Don't expect top fourteen. Expect a max of three more season of this purgatory followed by relegation. What's known as the "Stoke and West Brom" model.
Or maybe the new players we've already acquired are seen as the answer, But then why put them on the bench? Trossard isn't performing, Biss isn't performing, March isn't good enough. What are Sarmiento, Caciedo et al going to learn sitting on a chair, neither playing PL2 nor EPL?
Of course, buyer beware even there, because we appear to have ruined a 24 year old keeper by telling him to play like a Man City player and protecting him with an out of form Dunk and Duffy who wasn't good enough for Monkey Tennis.
Arrgh.
I am avoiding the equivalent of your pain by burying my head in the sand (marking essays helps).
There is a brief peried between stopping working and the second glass of wine when I start thinking:
"Aaaargh. Zulus. Thaaahsands of them" (metaphorically speaking).
Then I pop down my mate's to watch some other poor ******** lose on the tellybox, and later pop another Poirot DVD in the machine and drift off into a world of 1939s pre-war murder and intrigue.
It's life, captain Guinness, but not as we know it
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I thought that too, but have just watched and it's not so clear cut. If Sanchez came out, Kane would 100% of played for the penalty.
Yesterday the football was tedious, timid, tepid and toothless.
I thought that the "expert commentator" on Sky made some very good points about Brightons approach, weaknesses and (potential) solutions, unfortunately I can't remember his name
Miximate
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Not sure it was dull, just a bit toothless and clueless. There was a brief period where Biss got properly stuck in, but that was about it. I remember a cup game away at Spurs some years ago (we were still in the Championship and Ulloa put in a guest appearance in the crowd). We were always a yard behind them and looked devoid of ideas. They were so much sharper than us in that game and I recall saying to Jnr that we would be in a spot or bother if promoted and having to play teams like this every week!