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[Football] Stephens
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fallowfield32
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- Apr 22, 2016
- 16
I'm glad someone else recognises that it wasn't Dale's fault. Kayla was supposed to get to Ericsson but didn't in time, but I agree the lads played well and no one deserves to be scapegoated. Uta
Scapegoating a player is a form of bullying. Bullying is behaviour of troubled folk. Focus on the trouble and leave our players alone, would be a good plan. If you want a quieter life. But sometimes being vilified is a kind of validation. I am almost out (ready to put OP on ignore). I hate needless tragedy.
Explanation above.
This.
We (as a team) could have closed him down quicker, but feck me, the effort they all put in, you can’t criticise one player
All of them were knackered
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Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
I know two ex Brighton players who said a very similar thing.
mreprice
Active member
True. And seeing as though he had only been on for two minutes hard to blame tiredness.
Farehamseagull
Solly March Fan Club
Absolutely this. I would not like to have been in Stephen’s shoes when Duffy and Dunk saw that. Anyone who’s played the game at a decent level know’s what the dressing room will be like after that.
It was pathetic, something you’d be annoyed about if a child did it.
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Dunks reaction says it all!
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
As per normal...one day you might come up with something positive
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
Guy Fawkes
The voice of treason
- Sep 29, 2007
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And if he hadn't turned his back, it would still have probably gone past him and into the back of the net because of the quality of the shot and where it was aimed.
To claim it's Stephens fault that it went in because he did turn is quite simply staggeringly pathetic
Me and my Monkey
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- Nov 3, 2015
- 3,342
You can know f-all about football and still recognise that our players all worked so, so hard this evening, and applaud the effort they put in. It's not so much a lack of knowledge as a lack of brains and basic common sense that leads to the stupider post match posts we often have to endure.
mickybha
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- Jan 2, 2010
- 515
Spurs fan on BBC website ..... thought Dale Stephens was absolutely outstanding for Brighton tonight.. Playing at DM on his own up against Alli and Eriksen.. bossed his team around and organised them along with Lewis Dunk.. Hes one of the most underrated players in the Prem in my opinion
Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
Didn't turn his back 
JJ McClure
Go Jags
That photo also shows why Ryan had little chance in stopping it too, visibility blocked by Stephen, Llorente and Dunk so saw it late.
Deleted member 37369
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- Aug 21, 2018
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Exactly... view was completely blocked... hence a reaction delay of just a vital fraction of a second...
I can’t believe many of the negative comments on here. Thought the whole team were outstanding and did the job asked of them by CH.
And on Stephens... fantastic performance... he was a real leader last night.
Wow... Saturday is now absolutely huge!
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TWOCHOICEStom
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Dunk's position is slightly too central and Kayal could be half a yard closer. Stephens is covering the shot to the far post and Maty Ryan perfectly placed.
On any other day one of three Brighton players blocks that shot or Ryan makes the save. It was just a quality strike from one of the best players in Europe. We don't have to blame anybody.
Return of the Rev
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