[Albion] Leicester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

[oldboyroy]

Enjoyed the wake me up before you go go who needs Potter when we've got Roberto song. Was the "who's that man from Argentina Ali Mac is his name and we don't miss Trossard anymore?

 

[Oh_aye]

That speaks volumes doesn't it? Our standards and expectations have clearly risen.

On another thread, several people are lamenting the result as 2 points dropped. I think we're in danger of becoming the 'entitled' fans of other clubs that some on here are complaining about. Extraordinary times.

Yes you can see how easy it creeps in. Hard to repel.

 

[B-right-on]

. Was the "who's that man from Argentina Ali Mac is his name and we don't miss Trossard anymore?

That was sung?

 

[kevo]

You’ve mixed up a restaurants thread .

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Were you going to aggressively attack my experience of a much loved and expensive Brighton restaurant?

Giving him the benefit of the doubt, it's the weird quoting/replying system on the new board.
Though maybe the restaurant wasn't ready (since the 90s)?

 

[Kosh]

I see that utter slime ball Rodgers thinks they should have won and he/they did a superb tactical job on us and he’s great etc.

(Although he did big up Ferguson)

Still a thoroughly unlikable smarmy, arrogant parody of a 1980s double glazing salesman.

 

[Weststander]

Giving him the benefit of the doubt, it's the weird quoting/replying system on the new board.
Though maybe the restaurant wasn't ready (since the 90s)?

Under this and the previous software, you’re just click away from quoting all and sundry. The difference now, I think it’s across threads.

 

[Guinness Boy]

It’s the idiot who drastically over-reacted who derailed the thread.

He originally had a point though.

Referees deserve to be criticised when they’ve had a shocker, as do players. You’re being handsomely paid to do one job in the public eye, the least you could go is concentrate. You will get noticed if you don’t

Plus every other manager in England will have a pop at a ref at some point. One vital difference between RDZ and Potter is that we’re suddenly not too nice for our own good.

 

[Stat Brother]

Blimey I thought we had a flier coming home yet Buck Barn Crossing MD's is full of Albion.

Quicker to get home from Leicester than the AMEX.

 

[Weststander]

I see that utter slime ball Rodgers thinks they should have won and he/they did a superb tactical job on us and he’s great etc.

(Although he did big up Ferguson)

Still a thoroughly unlikable smarmy, arrogant parody of a 1980s double glazing salesman.

There’s a few of them about. Howe, Tuchel, Arteta, Lopetegui, Marsch cut of the same wnkish cloth.

Whilst others including serial winners, once the heat of a game has settled down, are magnanimous and fair.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

There’s a few of them about. Howe, Tuchel, Arteta, Lopetegui, Marsch cut of the same wnkish cloth.

Whilst others including serial winners, once the heat of a game has settled down, are magnanimous and fair.

Those fuggers know they are potentially at risk of their jobs, so aggressive paranoia in the pressers is de rigeur, just in case the director of football is watching. With Bob de Z, he is more likely to moan about the display at Charlton, which is still grinding his olives, and moan that we are only playing at 65%.

Doesn't bother me to be honest. Once the final whistle is blown there are other fish to fry

 

[Swansman]

He originally had a point though.

Referees deserve to be criticised when they’ve had a shocker, as do players. You’re being handsomely paid to do one job in the public eye, the least you could go is concentrate. You will get noticed if you don’t

Plus every other manager in England will have a pop at a ref at some point. One vital difference between RDZ and Potter is that we’re suddenly not too nice for our own good.

Each to their own. I'll always find blaming the ref for not winning the game (especially when you let in two goals due to schoolyard defending) or saying "we need to buy a bunch of new players" are ****ish and weak excuses no matter who it comes from.
Referees get shit all the time when a team doesnt win. Players dont. If managers, fans and pundits were right about the refs, every game would result in both teams getting three points.

 

[Weststander]

Brighton continue impressive run to further underline status as top flight's model club

No Leandro Trossard, no problem for Roberto De Zerbi's side as they come from behind to draw at Leicester

www.telegraph.co.uk

A very complimentary article about us in every way.

I love the way RDZ candidly fights our corner.

 

[Weststander]

Those fuggers know they are potentially at risk of their jobs, so aggressive paranoia in the pressers is de rigeur, just in case the director of football is watching. With Bob de Z, he is more likely to moan about the display at Charlton, which is still grinding his olives, and moan that we are only playing at 65%.

Doesn't bother me to be honest. Once the final whistle is blown there are other fish to fry

No plaice for that nonchalance here.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Each to their own. I'll always find blaming the ref for not winning the game (especially when you let in two goals due to schoolyard defending) or saying "we need to buy a bunch of new players" are ****ish and weak excuses no matter who it comes from.
Referees get shit all the time when a team doesnt win. Players dont. If managers, fans and pundits were right about the refs, every game would result in both teams getting three points.

You can’t rant and rave about them every week but putting pressure on future refs when the current one missed a blatant penalty is the least I’d expect.

De Zerbi isn’t blaming the ref for their goals. Pull your head out of your arse.

 

[Weststander]

Each to their own. I'll always find blaming the ref for not winning the game (especially when you let in two goals due to schoolyard defending) or saying "we need to buy a bunch of new players" are ****ish and weak excuses no matter who it comes from.
Referees get shit all the time when a team doesnt win. Players dont. If managers, fans and pundits were right about the refs, every game would result in both teams getting three points.

There are many officials under the radar games, where they barely get a mention or moan in the stadium from anyone.

The officials who quietly, expertly and fairly allow a game to flow, get the key decisions correct, nip skullduggery in the bud early doors. Assertive rather than weak or look at me.

Unfortunately in England there are less of these types than there once more, this is widely mentioned amongst football writers and respected ex referees. Hence our lack of representation in international club and FIFA games. You only have to watch CL games to see excellent officials.

 

[patchamalbion]

Felt we played well but Leicester clearly set up to counter and did that a few times, they weren’t fussed by us having all the ball.

Lacked a bit in the first half and certainly weren’t at our sharpest, Mitoma aside. Felt our crossing was really poor all game.

Defensively looked poor but Webster/Colwill are missing.

Response was good and Ferguson really has bags of potential doesn't he?

I’d give us a 7/10, fans 7/10 - fairly good day.

 

[Zeberdi]

Each to their own. I'll always find blaming the ref for not winning the game (especially when you let in two goals due to schoolyard defending) or saying "we need to buy a bunch of new players" are ****ish and weak excuses no matter who it comes from.
Referees get shit all the time when a team doesnt win. Players dont. If managers, fans and pundits were right about the refs, every game would result in both teams getting three points.

RDZ was right about this one though and he wasn’t blaming the disallowed penalty for loosing the game, rather our defending (and Leicester’s). He is honest imo in his post-match pressers, not trying to dissociate himself from the result (like a ’Tuchel’) or annoyingly being a Pollyanna ( like a ’GP’)

A year ago, this would have been exactly the sort of match Brighton would lose - that we spent almost the entire second half pressing high in Leicester’s half and not running back to defend from their counter-attacks each time but regaining possession very quickly instead to keep up the press, says to me how far we’ve come. I’d be happy with the stats on this and that we ‘saved’ a point.

 

[birthofanorange]

Each to their own. I'll always find blaming the ref for not winning the game (especially when you let in two goals due to schoolyard defending) or saying "we need to buy a bunch of new players" are ****ish and weak excuses no matter who it comes from.
Referees get shit all the time when a team doesnt win. Players dont. If managers, fans and pundits were right about the refs, every game would result in both teams getting three points.

I'll apologise for being OTT, but when your first comment is that you 'hope' that RDZ might be fined £10K for a perfectly understandable reaction, you basically get what you ask for.

 

[Questions]

I don’t think he was great today, but he’s scored 4 in his last 6 after not scoring in 700 games.

Asking why Solly has suddenly started fluffing his chances more is like asking why Hugh Hefner had suddenly turned his back on a monogamous lifestyle after he died. A little backwards to say the least

I’m stoned tonight and still trying to work that out

 

[kevo]

One vital difference between RDZ and Potter is that we’re suddenly not too nice for our own good.

I was banging on about this when Potter was our manager. Sometimes we would just shrug if things didn't go our way. Far too 'nice'. RDZ seems to have us playing with much more passion.