HangletonGull
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- Apr 10, 2023
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Yeah let’s not get carried awayEngland call up for Webster incoming
[Albion] Brighton & Hove Albion vs Arsenal *** Official Match Thread ***
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pigmanovich
Good Old Sausage by the Sea
Indeed, let’s not take everything on the internet so seriously
First half we looked lost, like we were playing walking football, sadly Potteresqe (shudder!)...So much the better team in the second half...Van Hecke dug us out of a few holes as usual, JP was stonking and Baleba strong. Curious as to why we still try and play it back to Verbrugen so often...we do everynow and then tend to stop and pass backwards...is it a confidence thing? Does get a bit frustrating...
There was one play where Veltman toe punted the ball over Arsenal and we ran on with it, and it was flipping magnificent. Arsenal mid field completely stock still, and we looked exciting and challenging. So it is in there in our team, it'll come!!
A couple of dreadful referee calls (Minteh foul, and Rice on Mitoma), but then he waved play on through some of the Arsenal diving and cheating so he got that right. Arsenal never seem to be able to throw the ball in from where it went out, and neither the lino nor the ref seem to care, and their time wasting is embarrassing for them. You'd think for how much they are paid, the club would want more football from them...
There was one play where Veltman toe punted the ball over Arsenal and we ran on with it, and it was flipping magnificent. Arsenal mid field completely stock still, and we looked exciting and challenging. So it is in there in our team, it'll come!!
A couple of dreadful referee calls (Minteh foul, and Rice on Mitoma), but then he waved play on through some of the Arsenal diving and cheating so he got that right. Arsenal never seem to be able to throw the ball in from where it went out, and neither the lino nor the ref seem to care, and their time wasting is embarrassing for them. You'd think for how much they are paid, the club would want more football from them...
Did you watch the Palace game, he was awful. Rightly dropped after that!
Cost Adringa a goal today and Minteh did it twice last week in scoring positions.
It can’t be too hard to select studs that allow you to stand up ?
brighton_tom
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- Jul 23, 2008
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Did leaving 3 up top just crack how to deal with arsenal’s corners? We seemed to deal with them very well.
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
I thought we were the better team overall but didn't create too much. Arsenal didn't look great considering their lofty position in the league. I guess I'm happy with a point.
That win won't be long coming now.
That win won't be long coming now.
Very good Second half and we should have edged the win really if our finishing was better. Thought Webster played well when he came on considering he hasn’t played for a while and put the team on the front foot more with fresh legs on the Wing with Mitoma. Shocking first half performance in my opinion by A Taylor. How he only allowed 4 minutes extra time (thought it should have been 7) only he knows.
pigmanovich
Good Old Sausage by the Sea
Pointed out to an Arsenal mate before KO that we had a superior bench and predicted that it would make a difference. Feel vindicated - we made four substitutions and Arteta only two and ours helped us up our game.
That Arteta didn’t trust either his youngsters or the other experienced players on the bench to change the course of the game speaks to two of his biggest shortcomings as a manager, his excessive cautiousness and his skepticism toward young players not named Saka.
Sure, Arteta started Nwaneri but he went off at halftime and I’m not sure I buy the claim it was a precaution. Sooner the case he trusted Martinelli to see the game out when in truth they had a fragile lead and Martinelli was a downgrade.
That Arteta didn’t trust either his youngsters or the other experienced players on the bench to change the course of the game speaks to two of his biggest shortcomings as a manager, his excessive cautiousness and his skepticism toward young players not named Saka.
Sure, Arteta started Nwaneri but he went off at halftime and I’m not sure I buy the claim it was a precaution. Sooner the case he trusted Martinelli to see the game out when in truth they had a fragile lead and Martinelli was a downgrade.
Dave the OAP
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Anyone ever been at a match where a home supporting fan near you is face timing an opposition fan( obviously mate) in the away end during the game
And keeps it going for about 10 minutes!
we don't have have some dicks as fans
And keeps it going for about 10 minutes!we don't have have some dicks as fans
Mancgull
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Absolutely. A very positive way of dealing with a defensive situation.
oneillco
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- Feb 13, 2013
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I hope Arsenal fans are as bored by all the "professional" tricks Arteta has coached into them as I was. Imagine having to watch that every week? If they had concentrated on playing football in the first half when we were a shambles they could have been 2 or 3 goals clear at the interval. But instead they went into full dark-arts mode, staying down every time they were challenged, using-up 3 minutes before every corner was taken, subtle shirt pulling all over the pitch. Boring boring Arsenal....
I blame the dick that turned the bloody sprinklers on before the game . . .why do they do it?
Longer stud must increase digging/stwisting etc, certainly what did my knees in my 20's, albeit on crap park pitches.
clever players clear the grass from their studs . . . .
dolphins
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BBC website:
Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live: "I repeated myself the last two, three four weeks when I said that we should have won this game or that game, and again today, that is what frustrates us.
"We are not able to play consistently, to press consistently, we cannot go for 90 minutes with the intensity that we showed in the second half.
"We are not clear enough with goalscoring chances. We have to work hard on ourselves and look in the mirror and see that we are responsible for the result.
"Arsenal did not create that many goalscoring chances. The only shot on goal was their goal, therefore we also see the positives. But we have to work on consistency.
On the penalty decision: "Clear penalty."
On Joao Pedro: "He had a tough period but we know his quality. He is one of our leaders, he is in the leadership group. He was our captain today when Lewis [Dunk] was injured and he showed his quality.
"He got the goal but more importantly his performance was about how he led this young team. He was a role model, his work against the ball, counter pressing and sprinting back."
On the coming games: "We want to be fitter and sharper, so we have to be physically and mentally on a different level and we need to work hard to get there. We as staff have to be ready to push the players so they are as ready as they can be. "
Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "We think we deserved more. We had the better chances and weren't able to score the second goal. In the end we have to take the positives.
"It was a clear penalty. It is head to head but if it is another piece of the body everybody would say it was a penalty. Joao Pedro places the ball with his head and Saliba comes to late, therefore it was a clear one."
On Joao Pedro's form: "Joao is a key player and also one of our leaders. Today he was our captain. Every player has bad phases in his development and we are there to help him and give him the right support and advice and I'm sure he'll come back really strong."
On strong showing after the break: "It is a big challenge for us to play consistently with this intentisity. We are only able to play in phases of the game. We have to improve and get fitter. We have to be mentally ready to play intense for 90 minutes. If we are not able to do it it will be difficult to win games."
Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live: "I repeated myself the last two, three four weeks when I said that we should have won this game or that game, and again today, that is what frustrates us.
"We are not able to play consistently, to press consistently, we cannot go for 90 minutes with the intensity that we showed in the second half.
"We are not clear enough with goalscoring chances. We have to work hard on ourselves and look in the mirror and see that we are responsible for the result.
"Arsenal did not create that many goalscoring chances. The only shot on goal was their goal, therefore we also see the positives. But we have to work on consistency.
On the penalty decision: "Clear penalty."
On Joao Pedro: "He had a tough period but we know his quality. He is one of our leaders, he is in the leadership group. He was our captain today when Lewis [Dunk] was injured and he showed his quality.
"He got the goal but more importantly his performance was about how he led this young team. He was a role model, his work against the ball, counter pressing and sprinting back."
On the coming games: "We want to be fitter and sharper, so we have to be physically and mentally on a different level and we need to work hard to get there. We as staff have to be ready to push the players so they are as ready as they can be. "
Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "We think we deserved more. We had the better chances and weren't able to score the second goal. In the end we have to take the positives.
"It was a clear penalty. It is head to head but if it is another piece of the body everybody would say it was a penalty. Joao Pedro places the ball with his head and Saliba comes to late, therefore it was a clear one."
On Joao Pedro's form: "Joao is a key player and also one of our leaders. Today he was our captain. Every player has bad phases in his development and we are there to help him and give him the right support and advice and I'm sure he'll come back really strong."
On strong showing after the break: "It is a big challenge for us to play consistently with this intentisity. We are only able to play in phases of the game. We have to improve and get fitter. We have to be mentally ready to play intense for 90 minutes. If we are not able to do it it will be difficult to win games."
dolphins
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Again, from the BBC website:
Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler, speaking to Sky Sports: “I feel like I have to repeat myself all the time, which is a disappointing feeling. In the first half we weren’t as intense as we wanted to be. After the goal it was much better. The big word for us is consistency.
“When we look at Arsenal’s chances, they had one [big opportunity] during the game. Of course they were always dangerous from set pieces. We did well to come back but weren’t clean enough in the final third. Against Arsenal, you need to use your momentum to win the game.
“The game we want to play is intense, [we want to] press high. If you want to attack the box, you need to invest in deep runs. We’re not where we should be, but it’s a process.
“We have to accept [the result], keep working hard and do better than we did before. We need a lot of physicality for [our] kind of game. We were not able to hold that physical level for 90 minutes. We’re still working on that.
“It’s not that easy to make the players fitter, but it’s a long-term process.”
On the penalty: “Looking back, I think it’s a penalty.”
Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler, speaking to Sky Sports: “I feel like I have to repeat myself all the time, which is a disappointing feeling. In the first half we weren’t as intense as we wanted to be. After the goal it was much better. The big word for us is consistency.
“When we look at Arsenal’s chances, they had one [big opportunity] during the game. Of course they were always dangerous from set pieces. We did well to come back but weren’t clean enough in the final third. Against Arsenal, you need to use your momentum to win the game.
“The game we want to play is intense, [we want to] press high. If you want to attack the box, you need to invest in deep runs. We’re not where we should be, but it’s a process.
“We have to accept [the result], keep working hard and do better than we did before. We need a lot of physicality for [our] kind of game. We were not able to hold that physical level for 90 minutes. We’re still working on that.
“It’s not that easy to make the players fitter, but it’s a long-term process.”
On the penalty: “Looking back, I think it’s a penalty.”
GoldstoneVintage
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I'm old enough to remember when we were being linked with Postecoglou. 4 points clear of Spuds now. 
ChickenDipper
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- Nov 8, 2024
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You mean the Villa one I assume? It’s football and we moved on…
portlock seagull
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- Jul 28, 2003
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Worst ref in a long time, especially the first half I agree. Buffon!
Seagull58
In the Algarve
Gigi?