Brighton & Hove Albion (A) - Sat 9th Nov, 17:30 | PL | Pre-Match

[SWPISHOME]

We have wingers that can’t score. I’d love Raz , Mahrez or Sane right now. At least they pitched in with goals.

I agree with a certain extent to that point, Personally it feels like we have wingers that aren't getting into positions to score goals, Our wingers are high and wide throughout a game trying to make the pitch as big as possible to try and stretch teams.

Sane and Sterling for example were always told to make movements as in "blindside runs" making movements inside to break the offside trap and get in behind, Plus they both into positions to get themselves a tap in when the ball was fizzed across the goal.

Both in which we never see anymore, We've now wingers who want to take on the full back, Both hesitant of putting the ball in the box which makes it difficult for Haaland as he's making movements and doesn't know when the ball will he delivered.

This photo attached is something Sterling was incredibly good at arriving in the box knowing when to hold his position and when to make his move for a tap in.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

A sense of realism has entered the voting.

Not sure exactly what you mean. I'm genuinely curious. Do you mean that a far greater proportion are now predicting a win? (The Loss camp still take it by a handsome margin, you'll note). Last night I was one of only four voters predicting a win, but I cast my vote more out of gritted-teeth cussedness than anything else, at that point.
Having slept on it, I think it's reasonable to predict a win. As it is, to predict a loss. I would expect by the end of the week it'll be about 50-50.

I'll add that I also felt, last night, that some were being a bit disrespectful to Sporting, almost speaking of them as if they were a Portuguese Ipswich, and bigging up Brighton as if they were a sort of south coast Barcelona. I still feel that. Brighton have won four, drawn four, and lost two. Quite respectable, but no more.

 

[BlueMonkey79]

He will be gone in the summer or joining the backroom staff if Pep stays, he is done as an elite player.

Only City could let a 24 year old leave, who complained about game time. To only give that game time to a 34 year old.

 

[SWPISHOME]

Only City could let a 24 year old leave, who complained about game time. To only give that game time to a 34 year old.

There's no way Gundogan would have been playing as often as he has been doing if Rodri and KDB weren't out with long term injuries.

I'd have thought Pep would have managed his game time along with De Bruyne if all fit.

It's really unfortunate that we have so many injuries at once. I don't like using injuries as an excuse as it's an easy way out, But we have to be realistic it's a bad injury list we have and it's costing us massively.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

We can score against anyone, I think the defence needs sorting firstly. I'm hoping at least one of Stones or Dias is fit. I'd go with Akanji at RB in that case.

 

[Fordyboy46]

We can score against anyone, I think the defence needs sorting firstly. I'm hoping at least one of Stones or Dias is fit. I'd go with Akanji at RB in that case.

Watch Stones and Dias both make remarkable recoveries for Saturday. Resting them for these last couple of matches has been a poor move

 

[Gumzy97]

I agree with a certain extent to that point, Personally it feels like we have wingers that aren't getting into positions to score goals, Our wingers are high and wide throughout a game trying to make the pitch as big as possible to try and stretch teams.

Sane and Sterling for example were always told to make movements as in "blindside runs" making movements inside to break the offside trap and get in behind, Plus they both into positions to get themselves a tap in when the ball was fizzed across the goal.

Both in which we never see anymore, We've now wingers who want to take on the full back, Both hesitant of putting the ball in the box which makes it difficult for Haaland as he's making movements and doesn't know when the ball will he delivered.

This photo attached is something Sterling was incredibly good at arriving in the box knowing when to hold his position and when to make his move for a tap in.View attachment 137510

This is what I don’t get with Savinho the way he played at Girona, he was direct and scored goals, shots from outside the box etc. it’s what made him so dangerous in La Liga.

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

The match thread will be a fucking disgrace if we don’t play well.

 

[SWPISHOME]

This is what I don’t get with Savinho the way he played at Girona, he was direct and scored goals, shots from outside the box etc. it’s what made him so dangerous in La Liga.

Agreed. The amount of goalscoring positions he was getting into inside the box along with numerous shots outside the box, We don't see any of that because he's asked to stay high and wide. He's a player who is well capable of scoring double figures and double figures of assists if given license to do so.

If anything it's just adding pressure to the big man up front, Without his goals we are fucked.

 

[BlueMonkey79]

We can score against anyone, I think the defence needs sorting firstly. I'm hoping at least one of Stones or Dias is fit. I'd go with Akanji at RB in that case.

Desperately need a back 4 of

Gvardiol
Stones
Dias
 Akanji

Play as a flat 4 with Stones stepping in to DM when required. Not every 3 minutes though.