[Albion] Match Thread: Brighton & Hove Albion vs Wannabe Brighton & Hove Albion

[ElectricNaz]

I believe BHA will be given another penalty in injury time and level the game at 4-4.

And then give the yanks a shootout Never

 

[hart's shirt]

Great debuts for Adingra and Pedro. So excited to see how this season goes.

Just need a bit more depth at the back and we'll have a squad to compete on all fronts.

 

[London Irish]

Good work out - pleasing that we reacted in adversity and were far better 11 v 11

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Biggest positives for me are Hinshelwood and Joao, who looks like he is going to be a star.

 

[jackalbion]

Good to see Rob Jones is still a complete waste of space

 

[Pavilionaire]

Lots of positives. Dahoud looks quality, Gilmour excellent, Joao Pedro lively, quick and can take penalties, Adringa good, Undav sharp.

We were the better team for probably all bar the 15 mins of that match immediately after the inexplicable sending off.

 

[brightn'ove]

Far more for us to take out of that game tha Chelsea. If I was poch I would be worried at the quality of passing.

We look sharp, the new players look very good, and I’m incredibly excited about joao Pedro. He looks like scoring or creating a chance every time he touches the ball.

 

[Morvangull]

What are the pundits on about? Saying that Jackson changed the game in the second half. He only came on after JPVH was sent off and that is when the game changed.

 

[London Irish]

The TV coverage is atrocious, saying Chelsea’s tactics got them 4-1 up, it was the card you mugs

 

[saafend_seagull]

Alzate looked good too

 

[Zeus]

Glad we made it respectable in the end. Lots of positives and lots to look forward too. Some serious competition in the squad though definitely need more defensive cover. Feels like we’ve got plenty up top, when have we ever been able to say that going into a season before?

 

[theboybilly]

And how the pundit narrative is skewed by the final result. It's all about Chelsea, a Chelsea man gets MotM (for me, for so many reasons it was Hinshelwood) Albion passed Chelsea off the pitch when it was 11 v 11. I thought we were terrific even at 11 v 10 when not giving in. We can take much more positivity out of that game. Night all

 

[Eeyore]

Well as everyone knows in here I'm as dull and negative as Eeyore. But I think we have a team that, among others, is good enough to win the Europa League.

 

[Brightonfan1983]

"Drawing any certainties from a summer tour game can be foolish, so the shrewdest conclusion to offer from this encounter is that those new signings of [Brighton] who featured can be content with their outings." is the wisest reaction (from The Guardian).

It was a very entertaining game. Our football hasn't altered one bit; for me, the new signing standouts were Dahoud fitting right in, and Pedro being really exciting, something different.

We simply look quality.

 

[mile oak]

Considering we played a third of the match a man down, no Dunk, it was a good work out and no cause for concern. I thought before going a man down we were on top. Not concerned at all. We can beat them in the league.

 

[LamieRobertson]

The TV coverage is atrocious, saying Chelsea’s tactics got them 4-1 up, it was the cock up card you mugs

Slight amendment

 

[Brightonfan1983]

Good work out - pleasing that we reacted in adversity and were far better 11 v 11

I thought so too. Down to ten men, didn't we go 3 at the back? Brilliant!!

 

[Farehamseagull]

Great work out, lots of positives:

Hinshelwood
Dahoud
Gilmore
Lallana
Adingra
Alzate
JOAO PEDRO

And the fact that we were FAR superior to Chelsea with 11 men and competed with them with 10. They even played Colwill and we didn’t Caicedo!

Sensible Chelsea fans (if they exist) must wonder how we do it. How we’re so vastly superior to them even after their mammoth spending.

 

[Pavilionaire]

MOTM should have been Gallagher who played a full 90 in a problem CM position, good energy, got the goal. Robbie Earle is clueless, indeed not to even mention the first yellow on JPVH that was never, ever shown on their coverage.

The game turned on that incident, it was piss poor from Sky.

No evidence there that Chelsea look like a top 4 side. But they finished their chances well, credit to them.

 

[WhingForPresident]

Biggest achievement in Boehlbag's life.