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[Albion] Simon Adingra - 20 year old Ivory Coast forward - Signed 24/06/2022
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medwayseagull reborn
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- Oct 12, 2022
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Nearly 73,000 posts ?
Dave the hatosaurus
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I agree with every you say about Gross - I don’t think anyone can question his qualities and he is undoubtedly our best all round player (imo!) but that’s different for me than recognising a transient MOTM accolade. I said a few weeks back that Gross is good enough to be MOTM just about every time he plays and his performance yesterday was no different- he is consistently good in an undramatic and unselfish way and his best work is often off the ball - because of that he gets underrated - I said much the same of Gilmour too last week - some of his playing now is stunningly good..
However, when a player stands out in the field in a way he doesn’t normally as having had an impact on a particular match’s outcome for that day, (and not just scoring goals as said above) for me, they earn MOTD nomination. The work Adingra was putting into the top right corner was consistently top notch yesterday in preventing Sheffield from forming a tight central block. Gross always impacts positively on our performance from match to match - he should be our Player‘s Player and fans Player of the Season not lauded just for one day - one can’t award MOTM to the best player in the squad each week simply because he is the best player in the squad each week or has the best stats in the EPL
I know weird reasoning …but yes … he spanked it yesterday and is getting better and better. Adingra, Gross and Gilmour were key drivers of play but Adingra stood out for me.
Other than that, totally agree with the general assessment and sentiments of Kevin Parvizi
Brighton's underrated superstar had the best performance of anyone this season - The Trivela Effect
Brighton took newly promoted Premier League side Sheffield United to the cleaners on Sunday, playing them off their own pitch 5-0 in a result that nobody found surprising. Roberto De Zerbi has been up against it in his second season at the helm, given all the injuries Brighton have faced, but...thetrivelaeffect.com
Just as an aside - I was not at the match so dependent on whatever field of view Sky Sports chose to show me - which invariably means focussing on the ball in possession for a the few seconds it is with each player, perhaps if I’d been at the match, I would have had a different ’assessment.
Whilst personally i 100% agree with all three of you seeing your comments has inspired me to recount a tale from personal observation at the Luton match.
Standing close to me were two of our younger "supporters"(twenty-ish) and directly in front of them a chap and his mate probably late sixties. Well after our bad start the two lads started criticising one member of the team after another but in particular one person they kept coming back to ........Pascal Gross! I could see the older fans in front were not happy as one of them was shaking his head and tutting but he must have been biting his tongue.
Early in the second half one of the youngsters turned too his mate and said this "De Zerbi must be a shit manager to keep picking a shit player like Gross every week"!!!!!! Well that was it, the old boy could stand it no longer and turned round to give the pair of them both barrels at loud volume stating that he had put up with this nonsense long enough and would not put up with them having a pop at the man who had got us into Europe. To which one of them said " but what does Gross do?" whereupon the old boy's mate who was more even tempered backed his pal up with a good explanation of the assist king.
Several bystanders murmured in agreement and the lads must have read the room as they fell pretty much silent till they left with about 10 minutes to go.
So it just goes to show how funny people can be and something we see as obvious can be denied by our fellow fans.
herecomesaregular
We're in the pipe, 5 by 5
I imagine he needs a rest.
I mean he just had 3 weeks off right ? But RDZ does seem to flog players to death
herecomesaregular
We're in the pipe, 5 by 5
He played in both Ivory Coast friendlies eo March....
Terry Butcher Tribute Act
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- Aug 18, 2013
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He's a young winger, out of form and is only playing because of injuries. Out of position today too although that doesn't excuse how shit he was on Wednesday
Jimmy Grimble
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Was he any good against decent opposition before he went to AFCON?
Mo Gosfield
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- Aug 11, 2010
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Seems uncertain and continually takes wrong decisions. Lacking confidence so plays safe and doesn't take players on.
In the absence of Mitoma we need him to get behind teams and he is failing to do this. Very frustrating as there is a really decent player there waiting to get out.
In the absence of Mitoma we need him to get behind teams and he is failing to do this. Very frustrating as there is a really decent player there waiting to get out.
TottonSeagull
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Suffering from the general malaise in the squad as is Fergie! Unfortunately this is down to the current attitude of RDZ. The whole squad is unrecognisable from 6 months ago!
Machiavelli
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He was better yesterday, especially first half. But he's still our third choice winger -- fourth if you include Julio as a wide/winger option -- and when you have to carry that role for c100 minutes every game, then levels will drop.
Still an exciting talent, and I expect that the experience of playing so much this season will serve him well in future seasons.
Still an exciting talent, and I expect that the experience of playing so much this season will serve him well in future seasons.
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
You are blaming everyone else apart from the people that could have strengthened the squad. We heard RDZ to compete I need 3-4 players in January the club went a different way.
drew
Drew
So you think we weren't trying to sign anyone? Or, do you think TB should pay whatever is demanded because RDZ wants certain players?
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
Did we try & sign anyone? I’ve no idea
drew
Drew
If you don't follow events probably not best to post suggesting we didn't try and sign anyone!!!