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[Albion] Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***
- Thread starter Dick Head
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Miximate
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Foot off the Gas TG , job done
kjgood
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Lesson in premier league football tonight. Shows just how far we are behind the top 6.
Left early.
I’m not surprised we lost. I was sort of expecting it.
But. We were spineless.
No fight. No aggression. No sense of wanting to do anything other than defend. The attitude was just all wrong.
Is this team mentally up for the fight required to stay in this league?
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I’m not surprised we lost. I was sort of expecting it.
But. We were spineless.
No fight. No aggression. No sense of wanting to do anything other than defend. The attitude was just all wrong.
Is this team mentally up for the fight required to stay in this league?
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Washie
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BensGrandad
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Mayonaise
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Does feel like a few of the players have just been going through the motions since Christmas TBH.
look at the Palace stats 1% more possession 0 shots on goal,, not too different to us except we had a shot on goal and Cardiff are loosing... oh and chelsea 4 shots on target Spurs 8 lets just the season over and then we can think about what needs changing. First half we were flying not sure what changed , maybe injuries
Respect to you and all the others who keep travelling. Sorry that the team didn’t turn up with you.
BN41Albion
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gripper stebson
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- Jul 27, 2004
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So, Saturday - when goal difference in irrelevant.
Do we set up to meekly lose 3 or 4 nil or will we try something different. Like Swansea in the last round who had a right go at them.
I fear I know the answer.
Do we set up to meekly lose 3 or 4 nil or will we try something different. Like Swansea in the last round who had a right go at them.
I fear I know the answer.
DavePage
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a whole game without a card, well done referee
Icy Gull
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- Jul 5, 2003
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The manager, the players and the fans expected us to lose this and we showed no inclination to try and win it so a Chelsea team on the back of some poor performances were playing a team that was beaten before a ball was kicked. Some stoic first half defending but with CH’s ingrained defensive tactics we were beaten as soon as they scored. Chelsea played themselves back into form against a team who offered absolutely nothing apart from organised defence.
To think I was stupid enough to think we were doing OK at halftime
To think I was stupid enough to think we were doing OK at halftime
It's so easy in hindsight to say we should set up to take more risk, but the truth is no-one outside of the top four has successfully bridged the gulf in class by doing that. Even then it's only Man City who are consistent. Spineless? Our boys are not spineless. Gulf in class between us and the top 6? Is that really new news? The gulf in the PL is growing bigger.
Not sure what can be done on Saturday given Man City gave their starting team a rest tonight, but the upside is they did us a favour tonight.
Hopefully better results against Bournemouth and Newcastle will settle the nerves and settle us in a finish in the same place as we did last season...which if asked in August we would have absolutely taken.
Not sure what can be done on Saturday given Man City gave their starting team a rest tonight, but the upside is they did us a favour tonight.
Hopefully better results against Bournemouth and Newcastle will settle the nerves and settle us in a finish in the same place as we did last season...which if asked in August we would have absolutely taken.