Accept I don’t know fitness levels but think we should have loaded the midfield. Thought that Baleba played well at Fulham.
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[Albion] AS Roma vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***
- Thread starter Dick Head
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A CM two of Gilmour and Gross.
Last season often a three of MacA, Caicedo and Gross.
Crikey.
Last season often a three of MacA, Caicedo and Gross.
Crikey.
Kosh
'The' Yaztromo
Yep, sadly - and I love him too… he’s charismatic, fun… a great bloke and a football fanatic AND he’s clearly not a bad coach… but he’s so tactically inflexible and the whole Jason Steele thing feels like some of stubborn refusal to accept facts.
I hope he can find a way… a way to become a truly great coach.
I still back the manager and players.
It is a level that we are not used to and perhaps a step too far. It has been an incredible experience and sometimes fans, including myself, forget how far we have come. Plus, we still have another match with Roma at The AMEX.
I feel like this season is coming to a close. Another chapter in our book. I do feel sad and annoyed right now but I'm sure there are many special moments to come in the future. UTA!
It is a level that we are not used to and perhaps a step too far. It has been an incredible experience and sometimes fans, including myself, forget how far we have come. Plus, we still have another match with Roma at The AMEX.
I feel like this season is coming to a close. Another chapter in our book. I do feel sad and annoyed right now but I'm sure there are many special moments to come in the future. UTA!
Gazwag
5 millionth post poster
You know the Chelsea game will be midweek if they beat Leicester in the Cup
Psychobilly freakout
HellBilly
He obviously does have the passion, but I wonder about the tactical intelligence.
bit torn about tonight - we all know RDZ defensively is poor and we will always concede 1 or 2 goals. But you can’t account for a couple of big individual mistakes (and not Webster so who can we blame !) and we seem to be going backwards very quickly having lost the ability to score.
Publius Ovidius
Well-known member
Oooooh. No I didn’t know that. Thanks
Si Gull
Way Down South
Same. Although Roma were clearly the better team on the night, 4-0 maybe flattered them a little. We could (should) have scored at least two and the impact of our failure to do so was compounded by defensive mistakes. We created plenty of chances, and were on the front foot when their third went in, but poor finishing and poor defending let us down. Tonight just felt like everything that could go wrong did (though thankfully no one sent off or injured).
Publius Ovidius
Well-known member
Fair enough.
OzMike
Well-known member
Oh well, that didn't go to plan
Moving on.
Moving on.
P.C. Beard
New member
- Aug 8, 2011
- 14
Legend has it, there is still a small group of Brighton fans in the Stadio Olimpico, singing the great escape.
SlickHenry
Member
- Apr 10, 2020
- 32
Putting no emphasis on defence, or even trying not to concede again at 2 nil down, away in the first leg of a knockout competition surely has to be questioned tactically. I support the process and the style of football we play but the tactics in this setting seem mad.
Forster's Armband
Well-known member
Here is the thing. Ok we've had dreadful injuries and we are playing in Europe for the first time but our defenders are in no way as poor as RDZs tactics are making them look at the moment. We were playing a Europa League 1st leg tie away, we did not need to have both CB stepping up or both full-backs. It was naive, reckless and it backfired big time. This happened v Fulham as well as other games like Luton and Villa. If RDZ is this world-class coach then he needs to work out how to be pragmatic at certain times in games. I also think we miss MC at times but we have had games this season where we haven't missed him at all. I love RDZ I think he will stay another season but if we lose on Sunday this could all get very, very ugly and with the squad we have it really shouldn't.
gladiaasroma
Active member
- Feb 23, 2024
- 57
Good evening everyone and sorry for the unsolicited intrusion.
I feel like having my say after reading so many of your comments, it is absolutely not easy after a defeat like this to remain clear-headed is normal, but what I can say having seen a bit of your recent history is to be proud of what your players have you and are still giving you, it's your first appearance in a European competition, and as I told you here a few days ago this thing matters a lot at this level, Roma have reached the semi-finals and finals several times in recent years in Europe, and you absolutely must start again from these defeats to be able to look to the future with more conviction, because it is precisely these defeats that will help the whole environment to grow and improve in Europe too, you have very solid foundations and I assure you of a master on the bench. ....Really
I feel like having my say after reading so many of your comments, it is absolutely not easy after a defeat like this to remain clear-headed is normal, but what I can say having seen a bit of your recent history is to be proud of what your players have you and are still giving you, it's your first appearance in a European competition, and as I told you here a few days ago this thing matters a lot at this level, Roma have reached the semi-finals and finals several times in recent years in Europe, and you absolutely must start again from these defeats to be able to look to the future with more conviction, because it is precisely these defeats that will help the whole environment to grow and improve in Europe too, you have very solid foundations and I assure you of a master on the bench. ....Really
Arthritic Toe
Well-known member
That was annoying and calling only 5 mins of added time just encourages it. There was virtually no football after 80 mins. Most of the added 5 mins was taken up with Roma players lying on their backs and not one second was added.
Forster's Armband
Well-known member
Of course they did, we allowed that to happen by making the game so easy for them.
Robinjakarta
Well-known member
Yes, since the 1960s.