Brighton & Hove Albion (A) | Post Match Thread

coolcity said:
Some are missing the point. Yes, I think most of us acknowledge that it was a foul. The problem we have is
1. Haaland was grabbed/pushed (depending on your point of view) first, not as much but if he was it's a foul and therefore a penalty.
2. It was soft and 9 out of 10 similar goals are given - if it's a foul against the defender it's a foul 10 times out of 10.
3. It wasn't a "clear and obvious error" so VAR shouldn't have been involved at all. If it shouldn't have been scrutinised why should we accept it?

You have to admit the defender gave up very easily, he knew he was beaten and played the odds knowing he'd probably get the decision.
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Utter rubbish.
 
madloaf said:
We won the league. We've got 10 days before the fa cup. I'm ok with that performance and that fact that some guys had a better time than others!

I think we've all got some kind of syndrome (china, stockholm, munchausens?!) where we remember how bad we were against chelsea those games before the UCL final and we're fearing the worst again. I think we'll be fine - that was a complete tactical brain fuck by pep. This time round i think we're playing our best 11 twice - and we'll live with the results.
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Why would we even take the risk? We've seen how hard it is to take our foot off the gas, & then trying to get back up to speed for a one off final.

Are our players so desperate for a title piss up, they can't wait two weeks?

We've got a chance to create history, so why're we risking it because our players wanna see the dry bottom of a keg? :-/
 
Been out on a works do tonight, so not seen any of it, worrying mention of potential injuries for Phil and John, and was a reason given for all the unused kids on the bench ?
 
Dribble said:
I work in a professional environment. Tell me why the fuck our squad can't contain themselves for TWO WEEKS, when they can drink themselves to death? WTF?

It's about standards & levels. If we were to lose the next three matches, what're you gonna say then? We were just unlucky? \0/

Mate, we're shooting ourselves in the foot because some of our players are prioritising booze over professionalism, when we could possibly be on the cusp of history!

Is risking all of that worth it because we couldn't resist having the mother of all piss ups for TWO WEEKS FFS? :-/
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I tend to agree with that, however team harmony and a "piss up" could actually work, that's just as important. It's about team spirit and although not exactly professionalism as you rightly say, there's two weeks to go to the real deal and they'll be over it by then hopefully.
 
Dribble said:
Were you there? No! BUT as a matter of fact our manager said some of the players went out to continue the celebrations, AFTER the celebrations at the Etihad & they drank Manchester dry!

Three days before a penultimate PL match. Two weeks before the FA Cup final & three weeks before the CL Final.

Are you telling me the mother of all title piss ups couldn't wait 23 days? If we lose the next three match, whatcha gonna say then fella?
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Fuck me this has got to be a windup.

Did you see the lads tonight? Didn't look hungover to me. The lads back home will have been rested.

What you are really thinking is Grealish has been off his head and it's going to lose us the treble!

We might lose both finals but it will not be down to a few drinks 2-3 weeks before the games.

Bet you were one of those slagging him off for eating pizza in New York after the World Cup rather than training as you thought he had been so shite up to that point. How's his form been since the WC again?
 
coolcity said:
I fully know the effect booze has at any level but nobody knows why they were not in the squad, you're only assuming that they were too pissed. Most teams would field a weakened side and rest players for a relatively meaningless game like this, happens all the time.
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Pep has just said they went on elsewhere after the celebrations at the Etihad & drank Manchester dry!

With two finals looming & a chance to create history, why the flying fuck would we want to risk it all for a bleedin piss up, when our season's far from over? :-/
 
supercity88 said:
How did we fall off a cliff exactly. Rotated for Newcastle and won. Lost at Brighton through a dodgy red card.

Pep tends to learn from his errors. Look at the two away games in Madrid to see a prime example.

If you can't find focus for the FA Cup and CL final you may as well quit. The reason we lost the CL final was in the lineup and subsequent assault on D fucking
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supercity88 said:
How did we fall off a cliff exactly. Rotated for Newcastle and won. Lost at Brighton through a dodgy red card.

Pep tends to learn from his errors. Look at the two away games in Madrid to see a prime example.

If you can't find focus for the FA Cup and CL final you may as well quit. The reason we lost the CL final was in the lineup and subsequent assault on De Bruyne.
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We literally fucking did, we lost to Chelsea in the fa semi and the champs league final. lets hope lessons are learned.
 
Dribble said:
Pep has just said they went on elsewhere after the celebrations at the Etihad & drank Manchester dry!

With two finals looming & a chance to create history, why the flying fuck would we want to risk it all for a bleedin piss up, when our season's far from over? :-/
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It's not risking anything 2 weeks before the next (important) game.
 
Dribble said:
Pep has just said they went on elsewhere after the celebrations at the Etihad & drank Manchester dry!

With two finals looming & a chance to create history, why the flying fuck would we want to risk it all for a bleedin piss up, when our season's far from over? :-/
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Fucks sakes mate I’m turning 60 this year and even I‘m only fucked for two days after a piss up.
 
John Wayne said:
A few players were missing but this notion that they were too pissed to travel is completely unsubstantiated. I have no doubt that they enjoyed Sunday night and probably lazed about on Monday, but they won't have been hammering it three nights straight. They were allowed to have a well-earned celebration yet still went away to a top team and came back with a point. Three years ago, Liverpool lost 4-0 at our place and given the excuse of a title hangover. If our title hangover is a 1-1 draw at Brighton then we're not doing badly. From tomorrow though, we get our heads down and focus on the real business.
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Pep's just said the players went out after the celebrations at the Etihad & drank Manchester DRY! What's unsubstantiated about that?

Also, what well earned celebration? The season's not over & we've TWO HUGE fuck off finals ahead of us!

Are you seriously telling me our players just don't have the ability to contain themselves?

What if we lose our momentum AND the next three matches. What will you say to me then? It's just the way the cookie crumbles? It's the way the mop flops? :-/

OR will you look back & start to analyse the small margins we could've made up if we'd delayed our title celebrations & remained totally professional for another 3 weeks? \0/
 
cleavers said:
OK thanks.


I realise that, and I've no problem them getting some experience, in fact it's great, but I wondered why we used a lot of first team, and left a few at home, was it injury ?
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Not injury. Presumably some of them were given a few days off. Good management. The rest he gave minutes to for rhythm and fitness. He’s not going to be blooding kids at this stage particularly because his over riding priority is of course the two cup finals.
 
The way you know he was winding them up was there is no way Nathan was on the lash, and I don't think Ruben and Laporte would have been.
Pep is just pulling their plonkers.
It will be solid defence v Brentford and the midfields turn for a day off.
 
northstandgiveusasong said:
What if they'd have played tonight and got injured? A few drinks and being available rather than not, I know what I'd take. Grow a pair! ;)
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If they’d played tonight and got injured some other pea brained moron would be screaming at Pep for playing them. That’s what happens on these forums where the Dunning Kruger principle holds firm in the kingdom of Captain Hindsight.
 
Just back from the game. Thankfully only live 25 mins or so away from Brighton. Thought 2nd half we played well first wasn’t the best but totally understandable.

Had my 7 year old son with me waiting for the players by the coach, was saddened to see all the players completely ignore the kids shouting and just go straight on the coach. One player stopped and it was Phil foden. He stayed and made sure everyone got something signed, my son got his jacket signed and was absolutely made up.

So thank you Phil you really are a credit to the club. pep also posed for a few photos but the rest of the players couldn’t give a toss. I know they are probably told to not stop for photos but it does break your heart seeing these kids scream at their idols only to be totoslly ignored. I remember going to Chelsea away when I was about 10 and Shaun goater and sun jihai signed my programme, although we lost 5 0 that day I was buzzing. only takes about 6 seconds to make memories for these kids.
 
Dribble said:
Why would we even take the risk? We've seen how hard it is to take our foot off the gas, & then trying to get back up to speed for a one off final.

Are our players so desperate for a title piss up, they can't wait two weeks?

We've got a chance to create history, so why're we risking it because our players wanna see the dry bottom of a keg? :-/
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There's plenty of time between now and the derby. Let them cut loose. The prem is the big one. Get them back in Friday, some game time on Sunday and get that 11 ready to fucking muller united. We have to play with the intensity of the Madrid game and the fact it's the derby leads me to believe we will. And if we do, we should walk that game.
 
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