[Albion] Brighton & Hove Albion vs Everton *** Official Match Thread ***

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Ffs, look on the bright side.
If it carries on like this, tickets will be refunded.
Free football.


Come on Albion, turn it around. I've got enough money already.

Got mine back on the exchange - shouldn’t have thrown the lot of Everton at 7/1 ffs

 

[Mustafa II]

Football fans are typical in saying "we have been awful", when in fact the opposition have been extremely good... we see it from opposition fans all the time when we play really well and beat them.

Everton have been brilliant. They've got their counter attack spot on. That said, we have been very poor by our standards. These two factors culminating has resulted in this 3-0 defecit.

We are not pressing as hard as we normally do. Tiredness? Arrogance? A combination of both?

Our key players have been poor. Mitoma, Caicedo, Welbeck and even Dunk. There's not been any good performances so far, except maybe Mac Allister who is looking for his big move.

Steele is demonstrating why it is so important to have a top tier shot stopper at this level, which sadly he is not. Sanchez would have done better with at least two of those efforts.

If we can get something tonight it would be one of the most memorable nights in the history of the Albion. It IS possible. I'm not there tonight but I hope the fans will get behind the team to see us through to an epic 4-3 win...

...but sadly, I think our European dream is over.

 

[Mackenzie]

Can I have some of the crack you on please

Everton will start to wobble if we get one back, just watch.

 

[Eeyore]

Spot on - although the selection hasn’t been great, any team we put out today losing the ball like we have and being constantly caught with our pants down would get hammered. It’s been kamikaze stuff and that’s the sole responsibility of the manager

It's the way we play. We just play it much better than that normally.

 

[Arthritic Toe]

Dyche’s out thought us here. He’s packed the middle and they are invariably winning the ball as we try to play through. We have to change and go down the wings

 

[dazzer6666]

Possibly 4 subs looking at the body language and signals to the S&C fella

 

[Icy Gull]

De Zerbi and the players have been completely outclassed so far. Fair to say the ball is also bouncing kindly for Everton.

Oh well, shit happens, we all knew a day like this was inevitable with the way we play though didn’t we?

Wouldn’t be shocked to see us lose this 5 or 6 nil

On the other hand, we’re gonna win 4-3

 

[SuperFurrySeagull]

Reminds me of the 3-0 loss to Burnley last season

Me too. I was thinking earlier that Dyche seems to know how to undo us, but I didn't think it would be this bad under RDZ.

 

[GoingUp]

One of those games to bring us back down to earth, we're not quite 2009 Barcelona.

 

[Husty]

What on earth is with these crosses into the back post? Buonanotte hard a tall fella. Lots of lazy passing in their half being simply dealt with.

 

[¡Cereal Killer!]

Need an early goal in the second half, throw on March, Enciso and Ferguson at haltime

 

[pb21]

Time for De Zerbi to earn his salt.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

The second half will actually be season defining

 

[Springal]

Apart from a few games this season before Potter couldn’t get out the door fast enough we struggled for the last two three seasons to beat teams around us in the bottom half of the table.

How’s this working out ? When was Potter 3-0 at half time against a bottom half team

 

[HastingsSeagull]

If the players people mention (other than Gilmour) on the bench were fit they’d have shirley started.

 

[WhingForPresident]

I'd be tempted to make all five changes at HT. Webster, Undav, Mac, Mitoma & Buonanotte off for March, Fergie, Enciso, Gilmour & Colwill.

 

[andys320]

We have not been great but Everton have. Calvert-Lewin having a great game.

Welbeck doesn't look fit to me, perhaps Ferguson on.

Main issue is we have over committed and been caught out, Estupinan and Gross too far upfield and not getting back, tired passing on edge on Everton's area.

Got to say I think Everton deserve their lead.

 

[Whoislloydy]

Anyone suggesting subs that don't include Gilmour, are you watching this? We're getting completely overrun in midfield. Mac Allister on a walking holiday, and probably the worst performance I've seen from Caicedo.

 

[DJ NOBO]

Dyche has targeted Webster as a weak link.

Let him advance anywhere he wants, to misplace a pass and destroy him behind.

Stop Mitoma, encourage webster to come forward, bully the argie kid, keep an eye on their goal-shy strikers.
Job done.

 

[Coxovi]

Painful to watch, why go kamikaze at 1 nil? Now we have no other choice!