[Albion] Bournemouth (h) - Man of the Match

[amexer]

In a poor team performance Mitoma by getting himself in scoring positions made all the difference

 

[Mr Phil]

Evan Ferguson, for playing shit so that no other team would want to poach him from us. Big picture lads

 

[Left Footer]

Gilmour was great as was Veltman and a great cameo from Baleba.
Looking forward to Gilmour and Baleba being the future of this clubs central midfield.

 

[timbha]

Gilmour was great as was Veltman and a great cameo from Baleba.
Looking forward to Gilmour and Baleba being the future of this clubs central midfield.

Funny how we see different things (from where we sit?). Agree with all that except I thought Veltman looked frustrated and struggled a bit. His tackling seemed rash and his fouls were much more “obvious” that usual. A bit rusty perhaps.

 

[Trelford Mills Guide Dog]

Who stood out for you?

Dunk was superb (my MoM).
Gilmour excellent as always.
Mitoma added a much needed spark.
Normal service resumed by Webster (after an off day vs West Ham).

 

[Oh_aye]

That second half bit where he dummied and then let the ball pass behind him after a Bournemouth cross, and then drew the foul was peak Veltman

It was absolutely beautiful. That grock he mugged off was furious at the ref for falling for it.

 

[Mellotron]

Mitoma obviously changed the trajectory of the game, but the most exciting performance by far was Baleba. The obvious potential to plug the much needed defensive shortcomings became apparent very very quickly. Moses who?

He does look like the missing piece in midfield doesn't he?

We've done very well overall so far to cover for lack of Caicedo, but Baleba reminded me exactly how dangerous we can be with a proper destroyer in midfield who can travel with the ball.

 

[Mellotron]

I've voted Dunk. He is an absolute COLOSSUS for us and our most irreplaceable player.

 

[The Fits]

He does look like the missing piece in midfield doesn't he?

We've done very well overall so far to cover for lack of Caicedo, but Baleba reminded me exactly how dangerous we can be with a proper destroyer in midfield who can travel with the ball.

It's like watching a totally different team isn't it? Someone getting stuck in, winning the ball high up the field, looking to drive forward. Impossible not to be excited about the Baleba/Gilmour combo. Thought Gilmour did enough on set pieces to claim that role too. Far more dangerous.

 

[Mellotron]

It's like watching a totally different team isn't it? Someone getting stuck in, winning the ball high up the field, looking to drive forward. Impossible not to be excited about the Baleba/Gilmour combo. Thought Gilmour did enough on set pieces to claim that role too. Far more dangerous.

And yes, as you say, it's exactly what WBG needs next to him. Exciting times. This side is going to keep getting better.

 

[jakarta]

Dunk, can't see him being replaced at present, hope his knees hold up!

 

[Machiavelli]

I thought it was Dunk, by a country mile. Showed exactly why he was so badly missed on Thursday.

I also think it was Dunk but only just ahead of Webster. We all know Webster is not flavour of the month/year at the mo, and that everyone loves Veltman, but Veltman had a really poor first half (he was brilliant and hilarious in the second), whereas Webster got just about everything right -- yet 13 vote for Veltman, and 1 for Webster.
Mitoma and Gilmour deserve a mention. As do Fati and Pedro.
Adingra looked so much better on the right than the left (although that might have been because we were playing well then)

 

[Machiavelli]

Funny how we see different things (from where we sit?). Agree with all that except I thought Veltman looked frustrated and struggled a bit. His tackling seemed rash and his fouls were much more “obvious” that usual. A bit rusty perhaps.

As delightful as Veltman winning free kicks in the second half was, he was rightly not awarded free kicks in the first half for falling over. He was done by Kluivert many times then, and his passing wasn't up to scratch in the first half either. He was, however, great in the second half.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I also think it was Dunk but only just ahead of Webster. We all know Webster is not flavour of the month/year at the mo, and that everyone loves Veltman, but Veltman had a really poor first half (he was brilliant and hilarious in the second), whereas Webster got just about everything right -- yet 13 vote for Veltman, and 1 for Webster.
Mitoma and Gilmour deserve a mention. As do Fati and Pedro.
Adingra looked so much better on the right than the left (although that might have been because we were playing well then)

Agreed, Webster was very good.

Just one single error in the game - which unfortunately saw Dunk get booked, covering for him. Welcome comeback though - at his best he is still a level above JPVH for me.

 

[raymondo]

Exactly.

Which is why it was pleasantly surprising that they didn't go for the obvious two-goal hero.

They probably missed his first goal

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Who stood out for you?

It was Billy Gilmour, they announced it over the tannoy and everything

 

[Wardy's twin]

Gilmour had to do all the midfield work by himself , closely followed by Mitoma and Dunk , the latter showed why he is Brighton's best ever player absolutely streets ahead of our other CBs....

 

[Farehamseagull]

A lot of understandable excitement about a Baleba/Gilmour central midfield on here since Baleba’s exciting cameo. But assuming we do start playing them there soon, where does that leave Gross? I mean, he obviously will play somewhere but where?! Are we shoehorning him into right back again as I’m not a fan of that?

 

[Littlemo]

A lot of understandable excitement about a Baleba/Gilmour central midfield on here since Baleba’s exciting cameo. But assuming we do start playing them there soon, where does that leave Gross? I mean, he obviously will play somewhere but where?! Are we shoehorning him into right back again as I’m not a fan of that?

I wonder if Pascal will play a bit more forward? He’s decent there and would give us even more protection there.