[Albion] Brighton & Hove Albion vs Everton *** Official Match Thread ***

[chickens]

Poor result, can’t believe how quickly some are turning on RDZ and some of our players though.

 

[albionalex]

Why ? RDZ got tactically outclassed today. He also dropped players like Gilmour who have proved themselves and improved us again when he came on

Did he?

I don't think it was his tactics to concede after 35 seconds, to have poor individual performances and good finishing from Everton.

 

[TottonSeagull]

’Obtuse’ means being deliberately ‘slow to understand’ - as you were being about my points regarding Solly’s fatigue level recently. Solly may have been deemed fit enough to be on the bench but too fatigued to manage a full 90 minutes - the same for any key player - the same way we rested Mitoma, Mac Allister and Caceido after the FACup SF - not missing completely but playing them off the bench against Wolves. To minimise over fatigue and risk of injury.

Today’s result is what it is.

I highly rate RDZ as a manager but he will be the first to admit, this was a car wreck today born of difficult starting selection issues, us not playing well and Everton being very hungry and incentivised.

Move on and take a breath. Europe is still within our grasp.

Thanks for the explanation but not ’Slow to understand’ just have a different point of view. I guess you watched Shawshank last night!
Have a good rest of the evening!

 

[Springal]

Did he?

I don't think it was his tactics to concede after 35 seconds, to have poor individual performances and good finishing from Everton.

And the other goals ? I agree we had some poor individual performances and although RDZ made subs he didn’t change our shape or try to make us better defensively at all

 

[BBassic]

Somewhere in Sweden, amongst an avalanche of pizza boxes and draped in the smoke from a massive bifta, Swanny is pointing out to himself how Potter would have handled that so much better.

 

[AlexBH]

Dreadful performance. We weren’t up for it at all and the formation was a disaster we were constantly overran on the wings and on the counter. Some poor goals given away. Everton wanted it more and were stronger and more physical than us. To lose to a Dyche team like that because of the very basics of the game was poor. One to forget. Still a lot to play for this season.

 

[SeagullsoverLondon]

Or RDZ started with the wrong line up?

I don't think the line up was wrong. We'd have been 1-0 down inside a minute, unless he had dropped Mitoma. I think we were a bit naive after that, Webster giving the ball away and out of position etc. I have never seen so many 2 on 1s in one half of football.
Losing March now is a serious loss for the rest of the season. And how big a loss has Veltman been.

 

[fruitnveg]

Diabolical performance, almost across the board. Only the subs emerge with any credit.

 

[Springal]

This cherry picking of facts to suit your agenda is awe inspiring. Do you work in the media by any chance or marketing maybe?

point proven today, exactly.

 

[Gabbafella]

All the fans who left at 75 minutes, don't come back.

Why? How does it impact your life?

 

[stss30]

Laughable that some are saying RDZ got outthought/outclassed today, most of our key players are running on empty with no rotation options, throw in a lot of poor individual errors and the game was over. They needed it more than us and had some key players recently back, and were remarkably clinical - fair play to them, but the size of the defeat matters little to us, to be honest.

Just got to dust ourselves down and get ready for the next game, we tend to play better against the better sides - but another injury blow this time for March was the worst news of the evening, as the squad is already thin.

 

[Littlemo]

It’s just a perfect storm of a few things, injuries, tired players, a few mistakes from RDZ, Everton being great. Bad games are going to happen but it doesn't mean that we panic and chuck it all out of the window. Europa league is still well on for us and it’s been a fantastic season so far.

 

[Affy]

Only thing RDZ got right today was making the 4 subs at half time.dropping Gilmour was madness. Mac, Pervy and Mitoma were tired. Welbeck and Undav beyond shite. Team Passing wayward. Webster and Dunk had stinkers.No proper RB coming home to bite us finally. Oh and Solly out probably for the season. Since the penalty miss though his heads gone

MacAllister was easily the best player in blue and white today. Granted, he wasn’t as good as usual but he was still driving the team forward and tracking back. Pervis was all over the pitch as usual. No obvious sign from either of them they were tired. March was excellent too until he pulled his hamstring.

Would you really have started Gilmour in midfield before the game over Gross, Caicedo and/or Ali Mac? Don’t think many would. Yes, Gilmour has been excellent but he isn’t first choice In the current team.

 

[Wrong-Direction]

Get a grip, man. What a pathetic post.

He's French

 

[Normandy seagull]

MacAllister was easily the best player in blue and white today. Granted, he wasn’t as good as usual but he was still driving the team forward and tracking back. Pervis was all over the pitch as usual. No obvious sign from either of them they were tired. March was excellent too until he pulled his hamstring.

Would you really have started Gilmour in midfield before the game over Gross, Caicedo and/or Ali Mac? Don’t think many would. Yes, Gilmour has been excellent but he isn’t first choice In the current team.

Would have had Gilmour as extra in midfield instead of Undav.

 

[Diablo]

Diabolical display or not.....got to give Everton Credit. defended well and deadly on the break.

put it behind us and beat Arsenal away !!

 

[Affy]

Would have had Gilmour as extra in midfield instead of Undav.

Fair answer. Can understand that. But, 2 up top against 19th who hadn’t won in 11 games. Can’t blame RDZ for pushing the attack. Yes, it backfired, but if Undav had scored another brace we’d all be heralding his genius.

 

[Normandy seagull]

Get a grip, man. What a pathetic post.

Get a grip, man. What a pathetic post.

Pathetic sums you up

 

[London Irish]

Back to the glory days of fabulous xG wins

 

[Icy Gull]

Poor result, can’t believe how quickly some are turning on RDZ and some of our players though.

Count me out on that idea please. The way we play will continue to throw up results like this, the fact that this is the first time is the only surprise to me. I love how we play and can accept what happened today occasionally. I am a little concerned how the confidence levels and grind of games will affect us though.