[Albion] Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

[Justice]

stupid yellow from gross means he's can't challenge anyone in midfield so they just run past him

Pascal having a unusual shocker today

 

[Brok]

Top of the table, as it stands...

 

[Bridcutt]

Welbeck is really annoying me again. Ferguson at half time please gaffer?

Hope so. I really like Welbeck but I think he's better on the wing. Isn't a place for him in our team there though

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Difficult half but played well at times. Would really like to see Welbeck replaced though, works really hard but his dribbling and hesitancy to shoot lets him down

Playing Welbeck ahead of Ferguson is just law of diminishing returns now. I get it that Ferguson's game time needs managing, but to have both him and Pedro on the bench just seems a bit daft. Sooner they both come on, sooner we put this game to bed

 

[Munchkin]

We desperately need that defensive midfielder replacement for Caicedo asap.

Wolves have exposed us in that department the last 15 minutes of the half.

Edit: Webster superb after a shaky start

 

[Muzzman]

Pascal having a unusual shocker today

We'll let him off though, yeah?

 

[Bridcutt]

Playing Welbeck ahead of Ferguson is just law of diminishing returns now. I get it that Ferguson's game time needs managing, but to have both him and Pedro on the bench just seems a bit daft

I think Welbeck gets in the team because he plays the De Zerbi way really well. He drops deep to receive and lay off the ball a lot. Ultimately though he lets us down too much and ruins a lot of attacks

 

[birthofanorange]

They've had more chances than us, which is worrying, but if we can get the next goal, it'll be game over.
1 - 1 and I'll start worrying more.

 

[Farehamseagull]

I’d be tempted to take advantage of our strong bench and being able to make 5 subs and take all 3 booked players off as the red is a real concern. Veltman for Milner, Dahoud for Gross and Joao Pedro for Enciso. Shame for Enciso as he’s been good but the crowd will be baying for the red.

We can play better than that too.

 

[Munchkin]

Let's replace Welbeck and Gross

Weak links today.

I’m sure they will be replaced. In RDZ we trust.

 

[upthealbion1970]

They've had more chances than us, which is worrying, but if we can get the next goal, it'll be game over.
1 - 1 and I'll start worrying more.

They’ve had more shots than us but we’ve had at least 4 missed opportunities to get shots away in their box

 

[deslynhamsmoustache1]

Enciso working hard, pray for Webster. Danny to be replaced by Fergie, Wolves very physical.

 

[Icy Gull]

I think Welbeck gets in the team because he plays the De Zerbi way really well. He drops deep to receive and lay off the ball a lot. Ultimately though he lets us down too much and ruins a lot of attacks

Does everything very well until we get in the box where he seems a bit slow witted in tight situations to me

Impressed with Gilmour but I expect him to be subbed, RDZ never gives him more than about 50 mins.

March has disappointed me so far today

 

[Mustafa II]

Welbeck has been involved with most of our best attacking movements this half.

His final product hasn't been there today though - but certainly not a 'weak link'.

March for me has been that, unfortunately. Worried for him as he doesn't look confident/fit or generally up to it.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

I think Welbeck gets in the team because he plays the De Zerbi way really well. He drops deep to receive and lay off the ball a lot. Ultimately though he lets us down too much and ruins a lot of attacks

I'd suggest that Welbeck is mainly just toiling nowadays. Always puts in a decent shift to his credit, but RDZ has way better tools at his disposal IMHO

 

[Zeberdi]

Both teams played good first end to end first half - we are fortunate Wolves are less clinical in front of goal because they’ve looked very dangerous on the counters and we fortunately have Mitoma who epitomises ‘clinical’!
- world class goal.

I think we need Ferguson on to get behind some of those crosses and give us an early cushion in the second half - I’m impressed with Gilmour - there’s a lot of vacuum in our MF left by Mackie and Caceido but Gilmore is pivoting really well - I love Milner too - it’s like we have two team captains holding down the fort out there making sure calm heads and steady feet prevail.

 

[Albion in the north]

Glad we are winning but could be losing. Missing that double pivot in midfield. Wonder what happened to that?

 

[nsclurker]

Dale Stephens, and sons, behind us in block 6. Couple of WAGS / family, near us, too. No idea who they are though.

 

[junior]

We desperately need that defensive midfielder replacement for Caicedo asap.

Wolves have exposed us in that department the last 15 minutes of the half.

Probably an unpopular opinion but Webster just doesn’t look PL class IMO.

Gilmor has done everything and anything today that Caicedo would have done.

 

[Carlos BC]

I will be asleep for this one and expect to wake up and find 3 more points in the bag.

Lazy