Match Threads Brighton & Hove Albion vs Spurs
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EastLondonYid
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Alot of negative shit as usual from posters who seem to have little football knowledge
We are going through a really dodgy spell, confidence is fragile, but we are getting there, firstly against inter and more so today.
We weren't brilliant but we got the result, controlled the game for large periods and started to look like our old self much more today
Harry was so much better get off his fucking back you fickle fucks
We are going through a really dodgy spell, confidence is fragile, but we are getting there, firstly against inter and more so today.
We weren't brilliant but we got the result, controlled the game for large periods and started to look like our old self much more today
Harry was so much better get off his fucking back you fickle fucks
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A win is a win, but so much more importantly for me 4-2-3-1 made us look more sold both in attack and in defence. Lamela who now has four goals in four appearances should start against Huddersfiled, and it wouldn't be overly concerning if Eriksen took a rest, he was quite poor today.
My wife said to me, "Did you win 1-0?" I replied, "We're winning 1-0, but we've managed to screw that up the last two times." I then put my phone down and just stared at what she was watching on TV!
Cavehillspur
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Gazaniga 2 spurs appearances 2 clean sheets..... Good lad
Edit Just realised Brighton scored in 93rd minute lol
Edit Just realised Brighton scored in 93rd minute lol
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Not pissed off just high standards perhaps and making an assessment that despite the win there is still loads that needs putting right in this team. I'm not sure how anyone can be completely happy with the awful sideways and backwards 1st half helped out only by Murray and then the 20 minutes after half time where we were all over the place. Last 20 minutes before injury time led by Lamela great, injury time nearly Spursy.
What's wrong with that assessment exactly?
mark87
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What?
davidmatzdorf
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You might want to take more care with your spelling.
doctor stefan Freud
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I don’t think it’s an issue in itself, break the press and you suddenly have a lot of space, and we thrive in those scenarios (just look at Lamela’s goal). Our huge issue is playing out with the midfield we currently have. Eriksen/ Dembele and Lamela, anchored by a quality CDM who is comfortable on the ball and reasonably mobile makes this tactic a much better option- basically a 433- but we’re not playing like that, nor do we have the right personal. But my feeling is that perhaps this is what Poch is looking for. Dier is clearly not that player- he’s a better CB. This is why we look so vulnerable when our defence is pressed- they could play longer balls but they’d end up near our forward line, which is easier to deal with when the opposing defence has a covering defender. You play out from the back and invite the press to create gaps in midfield which is harder to deal with when you have a forward line and a midfielder running at your defence
Having 3 late shots directly at the keeper doesn't detract from another pedestrian performance. It was a marginal improvement though.
He's not at all sharp. Sharp buries a couple of those chances, especially the last one.
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A well needed win today. We played much better than the last three games. We still look unstable atthe back. Gazzaniga., altohugh he did not have much to do showed calmness and confidence. I would have him anyday to Vorm. Lets hope we now continue with the winning mentality for us to compete for a top four finish.
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I suppose I just don't really agree that they battered us for 20 minutes. It's just they did so little in the first half and suddenly some pressing put us under pressure in the opening period of that second half.
To be honest, you expect some kind of pressure playing away from home in the Premier league, and we weathered most of it. The really poor bit was conceding right at the death.
But overall, looking at the whole 90 minutes only one team deserved to win that game.
Even Glenn Murray talking in the studio now admitted we managed to play through their press in the end and produce moments of quality.
worcestersauce
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mark87
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He always has
DJS
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doctor stefan Freud
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Apologise to your other half- going to be a long, sweaty season
davidmatzdorf
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I thought Eric Dier made a point very forcefully today. His passing was not only reliable, it was penetrating and creative: a lot of sharp, firm, vertical passes to feet. He's not been doing that for some time. If he's prepared to be constructive and Dembélé is carrying the ball forward 10-15m before he passes, the combination can work. But they have to do it, not just hang about pinging the ball sideways.
Good away win against a good, well-managed side that defended with discipline.
Good away win against a good, well-managed side that defended with discipline.
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JayB
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I'm not suggesting that on the whole we didn't deserve to win. I'm just saying that the match could have played out very differently had we not gotten a lucky penalty or had they taken advantage of the opportunities they created during the twenty minutes they were on top.
Still though I want to reiterate that I'm feeling optimistic after watching that. If we continue to coax our top players back toward their best and (fingers crossed) address the midfield and we have every chance of having a very good season, despite all the negativity over the first month.
