Match Thread | Brighton vs. Manchester City (31/08/25)

[HolisticJim]

No drive or desire to win this game. It’s a pathetic watch it really is

Were a mid table team in terms of both players and mentality.

 

[BigJoe#1]

Second best here.

.... again.

 

[mexico1970]

 

[geek24601]

Watching us over the last 18 months has been hard going.

Its a huge drop off.

I love pep but this is now becoming a huge problem that no one wants to talk about.

If we are nowhere near the title again this season and win nothing it’s time to go imo. Always be grateful for the amazing things he has achieved but his football is looking dated and others play far more attractive attacking football than us. Board need to really look at themselves as the recruitment has been dire.

 

[HypnoticBlue]

why touch the ball there Nunes ? Trafford could have picked it up and relieved the pressure. Instead he had to boot it long and we turned it over.

I was shouting at the tv so loud then when he did tgat, my Mrs said why do you put yourself through it.
I have no idea at the minute, we are awful, summat has to change in the playing staff or management we can’t carry on like this.

 

[MikeF]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a game with so many free kicks. Stop-start

 

[paulchapo]

Anyone see us winning this?

Hmmmm....let me think about that....

 

[hoppy]

Their Hank Scorpio manager is doing my nut in.

 

[IcriedwhenTueartleft]

losing the ball in midfield every time when it's kicked long...and done it again

 

[citymad]

Bobb is not good enough for our level yet. Should not be playing ahead of Doku or Savinho or Foden or Cherki etc

Tbf 3 of them are injured and Doku isn’t any better. Pep was forced to play Bobb today.

 

[Gray]

If you think the last 18 months were hard going you’d have exploded during the 90s

We were bobbins when we first moved to the Etihad, that second half of the season under Pearce was excruciatingly bad.

 

[Micky Blue]

Can only see one winner here. Yet again we’ve given the initiative to our opponents. Get the chequebook out

We did get the chequebook out.
We ended up with this shit.

 

[Haaland94]

Lewis for Nunes, that will change the game.

You will catch a few with that :)

 

[Dax777]

Were a mid table team in terms of both players and mentality.

Not players.

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

Dead on our feet here, the truncated pre season has been really apparent in the second half of Spurs and today.

 

[noseve]

A little moment there tells a story - nothing happened from it, but Nunes with the ball, not having touched it, then Trafford closes in and Nunes touches it, as a Brighton player closes in.

Not singling out either, but it demonstrates the lack of understanding among the defence. Nunes should have been aware of the keeper coming and Trafford should have yelled.

Sort of thing that gives attacking teams confidence

 

[MCFC1993]

Ait Nouri struggling like fuck.

 

[I'm Blue]

Matter of time.
We stopped playing straight after the penalty.

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

Second half has been a grind, but still time to get the three points.

 

[VinceYoungisaBLUE]

United game going to be tough.... wish I was being sarcastic but we are just as bad as them currently