[Albion] Brighton v Man U player ratings

blue-shifted said:

Chastening stuff

Ryan - 5 - No fault for any of the goals

Montoya - 4 - His winger had the measure of him
Burn - 5 - Left exposed by his colleagues on the counter for their brilliant third. Interesting to see him stay at CB after Bernardo came on
Dunk - 6 - Reliable, but couldn't get us playing
Duffy - 4 - Gave possession away once or twice, barely had any chance to play to his strengths against a team who play it on the floor. His big moment of the match was the header he lost to Maguire to set up their third

Lamptey - 4 - Couldn't get in the game. He'll learn from this.
Stephens - 2 - Daydreamed for their crucial opener. Been a fabulous servant, but he can't take us any further now
Propper - 3 - Lazy play for their second. Loose in possession. Offered nothing going forward. His worst performance of the season
Bissouma - 6 - MOM - Energy, vision and commitment. His good form since restart continues

MacAllister - 4 - Hard to judge him on this tough run of games, but he has shown only flashes. Corners not good enough
Connolly - 4 - Willing runner, but couldn't hold the poor outballs he received and didn't take his two half chances

Trossard - 6 - At least he threatened. Maybe he's our supersub
Maupay - 4 - He's no good playing wide and deep. He needs to be right up there.
Mooy - n/a
Bernardo - n/a - Good to see him back
March - n/a


Potter - 3 - Tried to be a bit clever today. Let down by some poor individual performances.
Officials - 2 - The usual performance in a Man U type team against a Brighton type team. Shamelessly biased.

To beat Man U, you need them to play badly, us to play well, and the fine margins to go our way. 0/3

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One Teddy Maybank said:

6 - average


Duffy 5 - see Duffy

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One Teddy Maybank said:

6 - average

Ryan 5 - at fault for the first
Montoya 5 - struggled
Burn 5 - can’t cope with movement
Duffy 5 - see Duffy
Dunk 6
Propper 4 - awful first half, with the others
Stephens 5
Bissouma 7
Lamptey 6
MacAllister 5
Connolly 5

Trossard 6.5
Maupay 5
Mooy n/a
Bernardo n/a
March n/a


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Swansman said:

Difficult game, fair loss. Potter's starting tactic proved suboptimal and individually you could expect more from plenty of players. That said, it was a really difficult game and the major difference between the teams were neither tactics or underperforming individuals, but raw class - they could very well be the best side in the league at the moment.

Ryan - 4
While I dont think he made mistakes on any of the goals, he would probably have saved one or two of the goals on his best day. A four rating feels a bit harsh but he really didnt do any complicated saves and his distribution was less accurate than it usually is.

Montoya - 4

Manchester abused him in November and did it again today. Poor with the ball, poor without it. A bit better in second half.

Duffy - 6

Average performance, did win some duels but his weaknesses were obvious as well. His performance sort of highlighted how much Webster has grown from the beginning of the season, as we really missed him both defensively and his skills on the ball.

Dunk - 6
Oddly enough didnt have that much to do as United primarly attacked on the wings and rather than cross it went for cutbacks. No particular mistakes but no real heroics either.

Burn - 5
One of his worst games despite Potter deciding to lend him Bissouma as an assistant for the first 30 minutes. Lots of poor passes and questionable defensive actions, yet I have to say that he was not completely ripped apart like Montoya on the right side in first half.

Lamptey 5
His role today was to counter-attack and help out Montoya in defense. About the counter-attacking I cant say much - the passes from midfield and defense was just too poor, and defensively he didnt have much success but played in a difficult and unusual role. That said, I'm not 100% opposed to him as a midfielder/winger - I think it could work out, but didnt today.

Pröpper 4

Started well the first 10-15 but then became perhaps the biggest offender in giving away the ball too easily. Unfortunately I still dont see the fantastic, high-quality playmaker a lot of people think he is, even though he is clearly allround and good enough to start in this team.

Stephens 5
Poor first half were he was always too slow and poor on the ball but really grew in the second half and showed its too early to count him out.

Bissouma 8
Did okay in helping Burn until Potter placed him centrally, which is when he turned into the monster we've seen over and over again the last six months. Earlier today I wrote that Maupay is the best player on the team, but this man is certainly challenging for it - he is very rapidly turning into a key player which I would never have imagined while watching him against Sheffield W in the FA Cup in the beginning of the year.

Macallister 5
Did alright but could have done a lot more in some situations, especially in first half. Worked hard and will turn into a fine player.

Connolly 6
Did what he could in first half, meaning usually not much as it was him against three or four United players all the time. Looking sharper together with Maupay. Tough game, decent performance.
Subs:

Trossard 7
Close to 8, looked really lively and could with a bit of luck and skill bagged a hattrick. As usual I feel he is about three times better when he comes on as a sub rather than starting.

Maupay 6
Didnt do much himself but his movement on the pitch makes all of the team so much stronger. Would have preferred if he rested a full 90 but Potter isnt as defeatish as I am.

Mooy, Bernardo, March N/A, but it was nice to see Bernardo back.

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madinthehead said:

ok...FWIW I agree with the scores

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RM-Taylor said:

Officials 2? The ball may have gone out of play before their second goal but apart from that not seen anything wrong from the officials tonight. Blaming them for what Jamie Redknapp calls a “really poor Brighton performance” isn’t the answer.

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Swansman said:

Difficult game, fair loss. Potter's starting tactic proved suboptimal and individually you could expect more from plenty of players. That said, it was a really difficult game and the major difference between the teams were neither tactics or underperforming individuals, but raw class - they could very well be the best side in the league at the moment.

Ryan - 4
While I dont think he made mistakes on any of the goals, he would probably have saved one or two of the goals on his best day. A four rating feels a bit harsh but he really didnt do any complicated saves and his distribution was less accurate than it usually is.

Montoya - 4

Manchester abused him in November and did it again today. Poor with the ball, poor without it. A bit better in second half.

Duffy - 6

Average performance, did win some duels but his weaknesses were obvious as well. His performance sort of highlighted how much Webster has grown from the beginning of the season, as we really missed him both defensively and his skills on the ball.

Dunk - 6
Oddly enough didnt have that much to do as United primarly attacked on the wings and rather than cross it went for cutbacks. No particular mistakes but no real heroics either.

Burn - 5
One of his worst games despite Potter deciding to lend him Bissouma as an assistant for the first 30 minutes. Lots of poor passes and questionable defensive actions, yet I have to say that he was not completely ripped apart like Montoya on the right side in first half.

Lamptey 5
His role today was to counter-attack and help out Montoya in defense. About the counter-attacking I cant say much - the passes from midfield and defense was just too poor, and defensively he didnt have much success but played in a difficult and unusual role. That said, I'm not 100% opposed to him as a midfielder/winger - I think it could work out, but didnt today.

Pröpper 4

Started well the first 10-15 but then became perhaps the biggest offender in giving away the ball too easily. Unfortunately I still dont see the fantastic, high-quality playmaker a lot of people think he is, even though he is clearly allround and good enough to start in this team.

Stephens 5
Poor first half were he was always too slow and poor on the ball but really grew in the second half and showed its too early to count him out.

Bissouma 8
Did okay in helping Burn until Potter placed him centrally, which is when he turned into the monster we've seen over and over again the last six months. Earlier today I wrote that Maupay is the best player on the team, but this man is certainly challenging for it - he is very rapidly turning into a key player which I would never have imagined while watching him against Sheffield W in the FA Cup in the beginning of the year.

Macallister 5
Did alright but could have done a lot more in some situations, especially in first half. Worked hard and will turn into a fine player.

Connolly 6
Did what he could in first half, meaning usually not much as it was him against three or four United players all the time. Looking sharper together with Maupay. Tough game, decent performance.
Subs:

Trossard 7
Close to 8, looked really lively and could with a bit of luck and skill bagged a hattrick. As usual I feel he is about three times better when he comes on as a sub rather than starting.

Maupay 6
Didnt do much himself but his movement on the pitch makes all of the team so much stronger. Would have preferred if he rested a full 90 but Potter isnt as defeatish as I am.

Mooy, Bernardo, March N/A, but it was nice to see Bernardo back.

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Herr Tubthumper said:

This is an excellent, accurate and well written analysis.

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