Brighton (H) | Post Match Thread

Fordyboy46 said:
We still need that early goal in every game we play otherwise we panic and lose our composure, as was evident in the first half display tonight. Pep obviously had words at the break and that 2nd half was so much better, expecting the same again on Saturday tbqh. Great win lads, but we can improve so much more still
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I've finally sussed out who you remind me of. Oohh dear!

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come-on-barney said:
Whilst Kevin played very well, the score was 0-0. Enter our leader and the game turns around. Welcome back Father we have missed you. He came straight on and was directing play straight away. So important for this side both in bringing the ball out and his leadership.
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Dias is such an important cog now,he brings leadership,reassurance and aggression.We are so much better with his ability and presence,and he,along with Peps tweaking of tactics,were the biggest factors in us turning that game on its head.
Really enjoyable 2nd half,and a total contrast to the painful first.
 
Harlaching Sky Blue said:
We were very flat and needed a spark, was it that Dias crunching sliding tackle 2 mins after coming on??
Different team and different game after that.
Some of DeBruynes touches and actions in the 2nd half were incredible, grabbed the game by the necks scruff reminded me of David Silva at Hull few years back.
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It was a pivotal moment for sure,that challenge encapsulated what the team had been missing and I think it woke a few up.
 
Fordyboy46 said:
We still need that early goal in every game we play otherwise we panic and lose our composure, as was evident in the first half display tonight. Pep obviously had words at the break and that 2nd half was so much better, expecting the same again on Saturday tbqh. Great win lads, but we can improve so much more still
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I often said when Roberto was here and we put in a lacklustre, turgid first half that the half time bollocking needed to be doled out after the warm up. Same last night. We'd have been three up at HT if he given a right good verbal fuckin', in Catalan, Spanish, German, and then got Bernie to give the same in Portuguese. Bollockings come across better in a foreign language. Lithuanian's a good lingo to given someone a bollocking. Perhaps he needs Zinky to say a few words in Uke as though he were addressing Adolf Putin.
 
Fordyboy46 said:
We still need that early goal in every game we play otherwise we panic and lose our composure, as was evident in the first half display tonight. Pep obviously had words at the break and that 2nd half was so much better, expecting the same again on Saturday tbqh. Great win lads, but we can improve so much more still
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We panicked ? Were you at the game, it didn’t feel like it.
 
I don't think that Dias changed the game. That's a bit too simplistic. The first 2 goals came after deflections. Those deflections could have happened already in the first half. Mahrez had good chances before the break, but missed them. To have Dias back is fantastic, though. He's mentally fresh and can help us big time.
 
The perfect fumble said:
From the BBC....

FT: Man City 3-0 Brighton
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Phil Foden made his 50th Premier League start for Manchester City – aged 21 years and 327 days.
He became the youngest to start 50 games for City since Joe Hart in January 2009 (21y 287d) and the youngest to ever start 50 top-flight games under Pep Guardiola, overtaking Barcelona’s Sergio Busquets in November 2010 (22y 120d).
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If only he'd not been on loan for all those formative years, just think what could have been.
 
How many games like yesterday have we witnessed over the past 5-6 years? Often the 2nd half looks better due to a combination of opponents running out of steam, and us able to bring in equally good subs to the ones going off.

I heared this a lot last night:
[If a shot gets deflected to a corner] it’s good defending by the defending team.
[If a shot gets deflected in to the net it’s unfortunate for the defending team.

Whatever. We win. That all we needed to do and need to do for the remaining matches.
 
blue b4 the moon said:
If only he'd not been on loan for all those formative years, just think what could have been.
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Blue Mist said:
That's Peps problem, he doesn't listen to the sky (and the rest) pundits. If he'd been on loan at Walsall, think how good he'd be now.
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This is why I make sure I read Blue Moon every day. You all make me smile with your wit and wisdom and your 'sarcasm' at the frenemies in the press corps.

Thank you lads and thank you everyone else who makes me smile about the 'BEST TEAM IN THE LAND IN ALL THE WORLD.' (with apologies to @jimharri for shouting and making him put his ear plugs in again!)
 
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A match that improved as it went along and followed a well worn path: stibborn opponent, some good early(ish) opportunties spurned; opponent worn down, City increasingly free flowing and confident as goal count progresses. My we are a different side once we have broken the deadlock.

Must confess the team looked backwards too much for my liking in the first half and - even though few - gave the opponent more ball and opportunities than they should have but got the win that I never felt was in doubt.
 
Chris B said:
Leeds are the 16th best home side in the league, while Wolves are the 11th. Not pushovers but we should be confident of winning those games.

West Ham away is a tough fixture for us, they are the 5th best home side on the league. However, I get the sense that they’ve come off the boil recently so for once the timing might work in our favour.

For comparison Liverpool’s play Newcastle and Southampton away who rank 8th and 10th in the home league table this season. They also play away at Villa who are above the Leeds in the home only table.

We are the best away team in the league. Liverpool are only third in the away table having dropped points in six out of 16 away games.
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Well reasoned, in my opinion
 
Chris B said:
Leeds are the 16th best home side in the league, while Wolves are the 11th. Not pushovers but we should be confident of winning those games.

West Ham away is a tough fixture for us, they are the 5th best home side on the league. However, I get the sense that they’ve come off the boil recently so for once the timing might work in our favour.

For comparison Liverpool’s play Newcastle and Southampton away who rank 8th and 10th in the home league table this season. They also play away at Villa who are above the Leeds in the home only table.

We are the best away team in the league. Liverpool are only third in the away table having dropped points in six out of 16 away games.
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We need to pray West Ham get to the Europa cup final and this fixture suddenly turns from tricky to a stroll
 
lionheart said:
Our eleven on the pitch in the second half is probably the one to start against Madrid unless Walker makes an amazing recovery. That means some rotation at the weekend to keep that eleven fit & healthy.
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So are you feeling positive or negative? Come on don’t keep us hanging .
 
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