[Albion] Our centre midfield

A1X

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Sep 1, 2017

17,838

Deepest, darkest Sussex

• Feb 9, 2019

• #61

Stephens should be 4th choice for me. Kayal is a better player.

 

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Farehamseagull

Solly March Fan Club

Nov 22, 2007

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Sarisbury Green, Southampton

• Apr 16, 2019

• Thread starter
• #62

Farehamseagull said:

I think this is an area of the pitch where we have struggled at times this season but thought we looked a lot stronger in centre midfield on Saturday with Bissouma starting ahead of Stephens and really hope now Bissouma and Propper start every game there when fit. I do think they are both quality players and hands up, I’m not a big Stephens fan.

Anyway I’ve seen some comments on here from people saying that Stephens should be our first choice pick and that he’s the engine of our team which I find bizarre and I’ve just never seen, I think he is a weak link for us now.

Anyway, thought I’d look at the stats and this season with him starting we average only 0.94 points per game which is relegation form. Without him starting we average 1.38 points per game, top half form.

Surely it’s time we dropped the loyalty and started with our best players in the most important part of the pitch? We might start to make progress then.

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Not far off.

Again, if I can see it months ago, why can’t our manager?!

Hughton out.

 

GT49er

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Feb 1, 2009

46,746

Gloucester

• Apr 16, 2019

• #63

Farehamseagull said:

Not far off.

Again, if I can see it months ago, why can’t our manager?!

Hughton out.

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I've been saying for a long time that it's in CM that we're weakest - our CMs need to be replaced and upgraded. Which ones go and which ones stay as back up I don't really mind, as long as we get two in who are significantly better than anyone we've currently got. Even if that does use all our transfer budget in the summer.

Oh, and Hughton in, please.

 

Miximate

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Aug 30, 2012

1,169

Mid Sussex

• Apr 16, 2019

• #64

How many times tonight did I see both our midfielders just in front of the back four when looking to start an attack....!!! There was simply no outlet from defence

 

Mackenzie

Old Brightonian

Nov 7, 2003

33,548

East Wales

• Apr 16, 2019

• #65

Molumby was really good against Everton U23's the other day, he'd be an option.

 

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Sue1983

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Aug 15, 2018

553

• Apr 16, 2019

• #66

Did we have a midfield today or Saturday?

I think they have got lost somewhere as they were nowhere to be seen

 

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Albion100

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Jan 4, 2013

487

Patcham

• Apr 16, 2019

• #67

There are so many things wrong with our team and the centre midfield is just part if it. It would help them alot if our wingers would actually do something with the ball like beat a player rather than just pass the ball back to them to start again and force them to try and play a through ball

 

father_and_son

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Jan 23, 2012

4,646

Under the Police Box

• Apr 16, 2019

• #68

Dear Dale Stephens,

If you aren't even going to TRY, please just don't come to the ground. Genuinely mate. Just throw a sickie or something. You really shouldn't bother turning up if you aren't even going to pretend to give a sh1t.

Yours sincerely,
Everyone

 

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B-right-on

Living the dream

Apr 23, 2015

6,178

Shoreham Beaaaach

• Apr 16, 2019

• #69

Kayal and Biss for me. Propper and Stephens were woeful tonight

 

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Sue1983

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Aug 15, 2018

553

• Apr 16, 2019

• #70

B-right-on said:

Kayal and Biss for me. Propper and Stephens were woeful tonight

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They were woeful on Saturday too

 

the right footed denilson

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Jul 5, 2003

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Bristol

• Apr 16, 2019

• #71

Let's hope the Scottish Argie and the Romanian (?) we bought in January are decent.