[Albion] Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

[Bodian]

Maybe he's been told not to?

I think so - it can't be natural instinct to let the ball be passed around you in the centre circle without making some sort of attempt to get it , so I think he must be curbing those instincts deliberately? Hope that's the case anyway.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Those all important possession stats are indeed 79-21 to City so a good couple of calls earlier on the thread.

The lack of ball is obviously down to Locadia because it's definitely the lone striker's job to have the ball for the whole half with no support

 

[LVGull]

This

Come on then. What do you think it is?

 

[Sorrel]

We could still lose 5 - 0 of course. But we're doing ok.

 

[Robinjakarta]

I don't think we're doing too bad, but I'm now counting how many chins Richard Keys and Andy Gray have between them

Accounts for their big mouths.

 

[portlander]

Attack that ball Brighton!

 

[Washie]

I think so - it can't be natural instinct to let the ball be passed around you in the centre circle without making some sort of attempt to get it , so I think he must be curbing those instincts deliberately? Hope that's the case anyway.

And then do what?

 

[Knocky's Nose]

Bong gets so much completely undeserved shite on here, and at the AMEX I can't help thinking it's something more sinister than footballing ability.

Are you really saying that Bong gets slated because he's black, as opposed to not good enough?

Wow... that's so wide of the mark it was aimed at the goal and hit an aeroplane.

 

[Mackenzie]

Such a quiet stadium though, can hear the players talking at times.

 

[portlander]

GOSBTS echoing round the Etihad. Love it.

 

[SeagullDubai]

That was close

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[Bodian]

See now - Montoya's positioning and marking there was no better than Bong - it's just that Sane missed.

 

[SeagullDubai]

How did that stay out

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[portlander]

Can't say we lack commitment. How did they not score then?

 

[Wilko]

Are you really saying that Bong gets slated because he's black, as opposed to not good enough?

Wow... that's so wide of the mark it was aimed at the goal and hit an aeroplane.

Indeed, there is enough real racism out there in the world without people making stuff up for no reason.

 

[giveusfalmerplease]

knocky trying to do too much there..sometime u have to scream at the tv and tell him to pass..........

 

[Dick Head]

Yeah, you know what your bloody right....

Come on Albion, let's make my seven year old nephew cry....

You MONSTER!

 

[Washie]

Good defending by bong there.

 

[Wellesley]

No reflection on Locadia, but let's stop toying with them, get Murray on and get these points wrapped up.

 

[Weststander]

Are you really saying that Bong gets slated because he's black, as opposed to not good enough?

Wow... that's so wide of the mark it was aimed at the goal and hit an aeroplane.

In a word it’s, bollocks.

In the past Barnes, Stephens, Propper, Baldock, Hemed, CMS, Harley were criticised to n’th degree, some sustained over much of their Albion time.

If anything, the cnt Jay Rodriguez issue made many of us like Bong all the more.

Left back problems have plagued many PL games for us, that’s all.