Aldershot v Brighton 2000/2001

[Miami Seagull]

Yes, full of attacking play. Despite only playing one up front, goals were contributed from all over the pitch. That game illustrates my point with 2 defenders (Watson 2pens, Wicks), 2 midfielders (Carpenter, Oatway) and 1 striker (Zamora) getting the goals. The team may have been set up with a defensive bias, but they were not afraid to attack.

By comparison this season, we play 1 up front and seem to be reliant on keeping things tight defensively, nicking a goal, then shutting up shop. This has given us a great clean sheet record (18 so far), but there have only been 9 games this season where we have scored more than 1, compared to 32 in which we have either scored 0 or 1. Hardly sets the league alight. There has been little contribution on the scoresheet from all over the pitch and our lone striker has only 9 goals to his name (admittedly from only around 20 games).

I just wish we would just take games by the scruff of the neck and bang in some goals like the team of 2000/1!

We had 2 up front - as we should now. Hart was the second striker.

I took my American ex girlfriend to this. The only game of football she has ever seen stood on the open terrace. She was a big Washington Redskins fan and thought that Aldershot's cheerleaders were hilarious in the pouring rain. Still....if you see only going to see one Albion game, this wasn't a bad one!