[Albion] OFFICIAL MATCH THREAD: Albion vs Newcastle - PL Summer Series - 28th July 2023

[BevBHA]

Buonaotte. Not there quite there yet. And he's not a right winger..we are showing an amazing amount of faith and patience with him given the quality on this squad.

Agree. I would have said Sarmiento was a distance ahead of him if it was between the two of them to be in the squad

 

[Icy Gull]

I'm missing my old mate @Icy Gull tonight. It's not the same without him.

I am totting up the shit decisions, don’t you worry about that

I am too in awe of some of our play to get wound up by him yet though

 

[Oh_aye]

Adingra, tariq and JP on please

 

[Napper]

Our best half of this competition so far .

Buonotte the only negative that 45

 

[Farehamseagull]

I think Higginbotham is doing very well as part of the commentary team. They’ve both been very complimentary about us actually

Higginbotham is a brilliant pundit/co comm. He works hard and really does his homework on whatever teams he’s commentating on, really knows his stuff.

Top bloke too.

Deserves bigger gigs than he gets at the moment, he’s so much better than the more high profile ones.

 

[The Fits]

Agree. I would have said Sarmiento was a distance ahead of him if it was between the two of them to be in the squad

Totally agree. I'm guessing they don't think he's ready for a loan. But he's not ready to regularly contribute. He'll do some kind of job but I actually thought both Cam and Weir looked better on the right against Brentford.

 

[BadFish]

Mitoma has been quiet. I would love to him him running at the fullback.

My hope for this season is also that we improve from the dead ball.

. . . an Lallana's finishing

 

[jcdenton08]

Gross tells Lallana "Treten Sie gerader"

Ich nichten lichten

 

[fruitnveg]

Hoping to be proved wrong but feels like Mitoma has lost a bit of his early spark.

Adingra and Pedro second half please.

I get the sense he is trying too hard.

Even towards the end of the last season he often made poor decisions.

 

[The Fits]

Crazy to say it but I suspect Adingra will be pushing Mitoma VERY hard for Luton.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

Buonaotte. Not there quite there yet. And he's not a right winger..we are showing an amazing amount of faith and patience with him given the quality on this squad.

It's not quite clicking at the moment but I'm confident he's going to have a break out season this year, similar to Ferguson and Enciso last season.

 

[Farehamseagull]

I think I say this every time he plays, but our press is amazing whenever Lallana is in the team. He is class on the ball but his ability to lead our press is invaluable.

 

[Icy Gull]

Expected more from Mitoma after Adingra’s performance the other night and the fact he’s against a youth team player for them

Not been impressed at all by Mitoma so far in this tournament, he will find his form again though

 

[West Upper Seagull]

Mitoma can not win a single 1v1 anymore....

Mitoma seriously needs to up his performances or I can see Joao Pedro claiming that left sided attacking position very quickly

 

[BevBHA]

I think I say this every time he plays, but our press is amazing whenever Lallana is in the team. He is class on the ball but his ability to lead our press is invaluable.

Ironically he’s been one the main reasons we keep having to press, because he keeps passing it to them

 

[SeagullsoverLondon]

Buonaotte. Not there quite there yet. And he's not a right winger..we are showing an amazing amount of faith and patience with him given the quality on this squad.

Ould actually like to see if he can play as a10. Don't think he's a right winger. Mind you, Gross ain't a right back, but that doesn't stop him

 

[US Seagull]

Mitoma seriously needs to up his performances or I can see Joao Pedro claiming that left sided attacking position very quickly

I love Mitoma, but yeah, I feel he needs to find another angle for his game. Other teams have figured him out and won't let him do what he was doing in the first half or so of last season. He needs to be able to mix it up a bit to keep opponents on their toes.

 

[Nicks]

It seems the American fans don't get to their seats until 15 minutes in then spend the rest of the half talking crap then leave their seats on 40 minutes for more food and drink
Obviously it will be repeated second half and also the game is nowhere near a sell out as advertised.

 

[jcdenton08]

I love Mitoma, but yeah, I feel he needs to find another angle for his game. Other teams have figured him out and won't let him do what he was doing in the first half or so of last season. He needs to be able to mix it up a bit to keep opponents on their toes.

I noticed towards the back end of last season and so far this (pre) season, he seems absolutely unwilling to go down the outside. I’ve commented on it on the last two matches, plus a couple at the end of last season. He’s flat out refusing to do it.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Not a bad half at all but I'd like to see Adingra on for Buonanotte and JP for Welbeck.