You're the opposition manager - what advice for your team to disrupt Brighton?

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

I think any opposition manager with half a brain will just tell his team to let BHAFC fanny about as much as they like in their own half of the field because they pose little threat beyond that point.

I cannot THIS highly enough. Absolutely spot on.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Idiot. WORST of all you are not even funny but you THINK that you are.

 

[Norman Baker suck my lozenge]

Could get a far East betting consortium to lump 500k on 2 reds being dished out in the first 10 minutes of a game.
Failing that you could always give the ref a nice drink to award a penalty 2 yards outside the f***ing box.

 

[NMH]

After half a season of watching BHA in the Championship I think the advice has been:

1. Hassle the players at every opportunity. Knees, elbows, arms - the lot. This got Adkins full rewards when we played them at St Marys and is the number one contributing factor towards our bad disciplinary record. We don't seem to be able to retaliate cleverly enough. Even yesterday Greer got punched in the face near the end of the second half after a sliding tackle. Ref and lino saw nothing.

2. Close down Ankergren quickly. He is apt to punt it hopelessly when under pressure

3. Man mark Noone. The Watford player had Noone in his pocket at Vicarage Road.

4. Field as big a side as possible. We seem to have the smallest side (in stature) in the league and we are often out-muscled because of it.

....any others?

I just hope that we are learning from these tactics ready for the second half of the season.

Are you talking about singular events which looked effective at the time?
One man on Noone?..... not how oppositions are behaving.

Field as big a side as possible?? What the eff??
Yes, they should all go out and buy basketball players just to take on Brighton twice a season. Small players can't obviously play football, I mean look at Robinho, Messi, Maradona, Lennon, SWP, Defoe...... etc.

Commit foul play on Albion players? - our fouls will be punished and theirs won't. That's genius

You really do deserve a

 

[Twinkle Toes]

I think any opposition manager with half a brain will just tell his team to let BHAFC fanny about as much as they like in their own half of the field because they pose little threat beyond that point.

Sums it up perfectly IMO; & terrific use of the term "fanny about" - which is PRECISELY what our mob continually do. Unfortunately.

ps Hope you had a good Crimbo mate. X

 

[The Fifth Column]

It appears to me that the difference between opposition teams and us is that the opposition seem to have scouted us and paid attention to our style of play and then adopt their tactics accordingly, we on the other hand appear to have paid no such attention to detail and blindly go about the same game plan every week regardless of who we are playing, it's an extremely stubborn tactic of gus's and shows a little of his naievity since it may work at a top team like Chelsea etc but for The Albion at this level it's rather hit and miss and requires better players to make it work.

 

[fire&skill]

'Relax boys - this lot couldn't score in a brothel. They'll also start diving a lot. Oh - and the two wingers will run and run and run and then kick cross/shoot the ball into Row Z'?

Well - you did ask

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

It appears to me that the difference between opposition teams and us is that the opposition seem to have scouted us and paid attention to our style of play and then adopt their tactics accordingly, we on the other hand appear to have paid no such attention to detail and blindly go about the same game plan every week regardless of who we are playing, it's an extremely stubborn tactic of gus's and shows a little of his naievity since it may work at a top team like Chelsea etc but for The Albion at this level it's rather hit and miss and requires better players to make it work.

Against reading i particularly enjoyed the hoof up to cms on more than one occasion!!

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Sums it up perfectly IMO; & terrific use of the term "fanny about" - which is PRECISELY what our mob continually do. Unfortunately.

ps Hope you had a good Crimbo mate. X

Been using that term for MONTHS ask TLO

 

[withdeanwombat]

Whatever you do,lads,stop them from getting in too many shots.

 

[kalinski]

Stop the early ball out to the full backs from the keeper. If you do that, keeper reverts to lumping it up the field, Poyet gets arsey, players get nervous, job done.

Allow the ball to be played to a CB (prefer dunk) outwide but close the wide mid and Full backs. He has a habit of playing suicidal balls across the 18 yard. Close Bridcutt, likely to be only mid to come deep looking for the ball

To overcome, leave CB in the middle and spread full backs...if CF marks wide play the ball through the middle getting a CM/CF to close therefore allowing space on the wings. If CF marks narrow play the ball wide. Oh and play it quicker!

By the way I know how easy it for me to criticise...I love the football we currently attempt to play

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[Pot noodles for everyone]

Are you talking about singular events which looked effective at the time?
One man on Noone?..... not how oppositions are behaving.

Field as big a side as possible?? What the eff??
Yes, they should all go out and buy basketball players just to take on Brighton twice a season. Small players can't obviously play football, I mean look at Robinho, Messi, Maradona, Lennon, SWP, Defoe...... etc.

Commit foul play on Albion players? - our fouls will be punished and theirs won't. That's genius

You really do deserve a

You and Return of the Rev. Quite an alumni of special posters who grace me with facepalms. I'm honoured.

 

[NMH]

You and Return of the Rev. Quite an alumni of special posters who grace me with facepalms. I'm honoured.

Just because your post is drivel, don't be trying to excuse it by clubbing people who don't agree with you together.

It really is a load, believe me.

 

[Binney on acid]

Put 3 defenders on Noone and possibly play an additional striker instead of a goalkeeper, as with our lack of creativity and mobility in midfield, they won't be needing one.

 

[Max Paper]

Skin the fullbacks at every opportunity and shoot on sight and from distance as their goalkeeper is f***ing useless

 

[sir albion]

All the other team needs to do is score,we simpley are useless in front of goal,thats game over

 

[Pot noodles for everyone]

Just because your post is drivel, don't be trying to excuse it by clubbing people who don't agree with you together.

It really is a load, believe me.

NMH and RotR. Window-licking partners in crime. I'm very honoured.

 

[NMH]

NMH and RotR. Window-licking partners in crime. I'm very honoured.

You are special though, an individual out on his own as the most complete wanker on this board.

And yes, your original post on this thread is just garbage - the ramblings of a real idiot!

 

[Pot noodles for everyone]

You are special though, an individual out on his own as the most complete wanker on this board.

And yes, your original post on this thread is just garbage - the ramblings of a real idiot!

Ah bless, an NMH rant but no smileys, I see. Have you left all that behind for your apprentice, RotR, to deal with?

 

[NMH]

Ah bless, an NMH rant but no smileys, I see. Have you left all that behind for your apprentice, RotR, to deal with?

Interesting. Do you need a prescription, or will you get better in a week or two without medication?
Is there a name for your syndrome, or are you a 'plain' moron?