[Albion] Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa *** Official Match Thread ***

[Dick Head]

Think we need a couple of nasty wanky players dark arts in our team we are just too bloody nice .

 

[Super Sub]

Really frustrated tonight… Yes we have injuries but Dunk stepping in for Webster and Pedro for Rutter weren’t bad options to have and so no excuses as far as I’m concerned.
My frustrations are with us reverting to the style of play pre Forest thrashing. After that game I thought we’d learnt our lesson. In the following 7 games we dropped off and conceded possession a little. We played deeper and more compact as a unit and hit teams hard and fast on the counter. The results were outstanding.
Given this success, why have we gone back to playing a high line and trying to play teams off the park in the last 2 games. I’m sorry but you don’t change a winning formula.
Fab has a very bright future but he needs to ditch these old habits again quickly

 

[nicko31]

The scoreline flattered Villa.

We’ve had some luck lately in the Premier League, it ran out tonight

 

[London Irish]

I get your point but it wasn’t 50/50 this time. It was a clear forearm smash to the face. I was right by it and seen the replays. Absolutely a foul.

Think he’s been quite underwhelming this season but for the money we paid he’ll get many more chances before we hit the panic button

 

[Seaview Seagull]

In shakespeare terms more comedy of errors than hamlet?

 

[Bodian]

I get your point but it wasn’t 50/50 this time. It was a clear forearm smash to the face. I was right by it and seen the replays. Absolutely a foul.

3.01 on here. https://www.skysports.com/football/brighton-and-hove-albion-vs-aston-villa/report/506099

I guess it could have been given, but equally - why it wasn't.

 

[zefarelly]

Slightly over dramatic

Very matter of fact I thought, but I agree, a slightly low brow outlook, all things considered.

I'm rather inclined to sit in for a while longer, Im guessing you'd care to Remain on board.

He is still young and will hopefully get his mojo back but there is no doubt he has gone backwards this season

Hardly surprising given he never gets any game time . . . .

 

[Arthritic Toe]

For the first goal, Rashford was expecting the ball over the top and to break against our slow defenders, and Rogers also knew what he needed to do without looking. So they planned for it, but we didn't. Why didn't we? Did we not know we had slow defenders?

I think we had the plan to cover it - Gomez dropping back while the defenders were high. It’s just that Gomez inexplicably wandered off in the wrong direction just as the ball was hit long.

 

[Blues Guitarist]

Really? That was a completely self inflicted defeat, through the ability to not do basic things properly.

The ref was fine and both teams had edgy decisions.

We were the better team but made awful decisions at key moments.

Do you disagree about the fouls before their goals? If the fouls had been given, would you have been adamant the decisions were wrong?

 

[albionalba]

too early to judge Cashin yet, remember how many times Webster was written off, but yes it was a bad start.

Ok......but looked slow and lumbering.......doesn't seem right for us at the moment......

 

[Hometownglory]

With Bart it's less the glaring errors, more the lack of saves, the lack of performances which get us something.

Still a very young keeper, but at this stage of his career, unspectacular

Agreed. To be honest, when was the last time Bart won us ANY points or made a worldie save?
Jeez our defence is slow with Dunk and Cashin. Any attacker that can run faster than an oil tanker with 4 flat tyres can outpace them based on tonight

 

[Blues Guitarist]

3.01 on here. https://www.skysports.com/football/brighton-and-hove-albion-vs-aston-villa/report/506099

I guess it could have been given, but equally - why it wasn't.

Thanks for the video link. McGinn looks at Wieffer, then elbows him in the face.

 

[Mackenzie]

That game could have gone either way, Villa always seem to do that to us.

Frustrating but we move on.

 

[Oh_aye]

Do you disagree about the fouls before their goals? If the fouls had been given, would you have been adamant the decisions were wrong?

I haven't seen any of it. Except in the stadium. So I've no idea. That was a game we were on top of, and we threw it away. That was my view.

If there was some huge injustice, I'll find out tomorrow and give you a thumbs up.

 

[Alex BH]

People hype Bart for making routine saves, but when was the last time he made some good saves and had a positive rather than negative impact on the result?

 

[Arthritic Toe]

If he’d have been ‘smashed in the face’ it’d have been given and a red card. It was a 50/50 and he gambled. He’s done this about half a dozen times - pretty much every game he’s played and it’s lead to several goals. It just seems to be and easy and obvious thing to coach out of his game. When he’s on the ball or tackling he has something to offer, but he keeps making these stupid decisions.

Hadn’t even noticed before watching the highlights but he did exactly the same for the second goal too, which completely backs up my point (the foul not given by var). He gets a touch and goes down hoping for the foul, which is probably less than 50/50. He needed to stay on his feet (which he could have done) and defend the free player.

He drives me bloody mad.

 

[NorthstandRacoon]

Really frustrated tonight… Yes we have injuries but Dunk stepping in for Webster and Pedro for Rutter weren’t bad options to have and so no excuses as far as I’m concerned.
My frustrations are with us reverting to the style of play pre Forest thrashing. After that game I thought we’d learnt our lesson. In the following 7 games we dropped off and conceded possession a little. We played deeper and more compact as a unit and hit teams hard and fast on the counter. The results were outstanding.
Given this success, why have we gone back to playing a high line and trying to play teams off the park in the last 2 games. I’m sorry but you don’t change a winning formula.
Fab has a very bright future but he needs to ditch these old habits again quickly

Agree.

 

[Alex BH]

It’s official! Bart is below average! 14th in most GK saves in the Prem! https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/players/saves?po=GOALKEEPER

 

[Napper]

Our game to win right up until the disallowed goal. After that lost control

Needed to go in at half time winning .

0-3 is harsh

Massive game Saturday, champs league was always a pipe dream but 7th and 8th still on

 

[jcdenton08]

Tonight could’ve been any one of several previous games when we were fortunate to win, but could easily have lost by a few.

These things happen, they were more clinical and their best players performed better than our best players.

The performance level needs to be raised again, across the board. No need to panic, but we need some steel.