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

[Raleigh Chopper]

Palace get away with it yet again, everything going their way at the moment.
But yet again they were crap, at home, against a very very poor Villa, who decided to defend and park the bus against Crystal Palace!
In my opinion, both worse than Brighton.

 

[Deleted member 2719]

The stats show a massive improvement on this game last year it's just City were more clinical this year.

Today's match first.
They had 28 shots last year and just 15 this year and those possession figures are out of this world against them compared to last year.

 

[Farehamseagull]

My worry is that we're not scoring goals. Possession and passing well is all very nice but we need points. Obviously we weren't going to get anything today but I don't understand why Duffy was dropped.
We've played City in the last two years & kept it to 1-0 and 2-0.

And were absolutey dire to watch in those games. This was better, they are just on a different level. We are still learning the new system but it’s clear we’re progressing. The goals will come, we’ve not had a lot of luck in the home games so far but that will change. I’m confident we will tear apart some teams this season.

And as for Duffy, I’d say this will be our first choice back 3 from here on. Webster was very good and far more comfortable on the ball than Duffy which you have to be in this system now.

I’m very positive about the future. We’re already far more entertaining to watch than last season’s dirge and that’s the hardest game of the season already out of the way. Onwards and upwards.

 

[brightn'ove]

For me Burnley is now a must win game . Got to start beating these teams


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You do not have ‘must win’ games 5 games into the season. It’s one that we should be winning but there is a lot more football to be played.

 

[Green Gull]

508 passes and 46% possession.


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But some on here would rather we had 18% and sit there waiting for the inevitable whilst posing zero attacking threat.......

I much preferred our approach today.



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[Publius Ovidius]

We are going down!

 

[Palacefinder General]

Palace get away with it yet again, everything going their way at the moment.
But yet again they were crap, at home, against a very very poor Villa, who decided to defend and park the bus against Crystal Palace!
In my opinion, both worse than Brighton.

After they went down to 10 men Villa brought on a striker.

 

[Dick Head]

Villa 90+7

After they went down to 10 men Villa brought on a striker.

Wankers!

 

[Cadiz Seagull]

Did Connelly see anything of the ball ?

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He was offside twice.

Must have been watching Murray

And before I get slated, I'm a fan of both

 

[Kman]

Are you guys happy with Webster's performance? I personally would like to see Duffy back in the starting 11 again.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

No one got hurt. And we play them next time at home.
One point out of six is a realistic target with this lot.

We're not in Europe yet....

Trossard got hurt and had to go off.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

I think we'd have got all 3 points if Big Jurg had started.

Only if he was part of a starting 22 instead of 11.

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

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It came up 1-1 but I assume VAR did the business for them.

 

[RexCathedra]

Trossard got hurt and had to go off.

Remains to be seen if it's just a knock.
At 70 minutes in a losing cause, he'd probably be a candidate for beign subbed off anyways.

He wasn't stretchered off or anything...

We will see...

 

[Springal]

Any threads on the amount of chances we missed yet? Locadia had his own by now last week for his 1 (offside) chance [emoji6]

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

After they went down to 10 men Villa brought on a striker.

They had no choice but to go for it by then.
Villa tried 1 attack and paid the price by getting caught out.
Then see what happens at the end.
Overall they set out to park the bus away to Palace.

 

[Driver8]

Nope. Not single touch.


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He did. He started a break and would have been in on goal but Gross ****ed it up.

 

[Marxo]

I'm not happy that we lost 4-0 but I'm not unhappy with how we played. We play football but we're not able to buy 50m+ players so I don't expect us to compete with the likes of M.C. Good on Potter for having a go.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

And were absolutey dire to watch in those games. This was better, they are just on a different level. We are still learning the new system but it’s clear we’re progressing. The goals will come, we’ve not had a lot of luck in the home games so far but that will change. I’m confident we will tear apart some teams this season.

And as for Duffy, I’d say this will be our first choice back 3 from here on. Webster was very good and far more comfortable on the ball than Duffy which you have to be in this system now.

I’m very positive about the future. We’re already far more entertaining to watch than last season’s dirge and that’s the hardest game of the season already out of the way. Onwards and upwards.

How will the goals come? We managed two goals against Rovers but still had to battle to do it. That was Murray & Connelly, not our new signings.

 

[Publius Ovidius]

We are finding our place rather quickly!

Bring back hughton!