Dinas
Well-Known Member
I don't begrudge Brighton any praise and I love the way they have played this season and put clubs like Spurs to shame. But a little perspective would have helped last night. The players had to come down from the euphoria of the title win; our defensive set-up was far from our strongest; our players were obviously trying to avoid injury; and we could have scored more - including Haaland's effort being unfairly ruled out by VAR in my opinion. Give credit to Brighton for what they have all season and last night but recognise that the City performance was good despite all those factors. Balance is something the broadcasters are not good at - we've known that for years and this is just another example of a lack of it.Couple of things from last nights coverage.
Great shot from the Brighton lad granted but Sky went strught into the eulogy, not a word about defenders backing off, how was he allowed so much space etc to detract from it.
Second when Cole came on early he had a little run and very decent shot from a tight angle. Smith scoffs hopeful trying to score from there. 2 minutes later Ferguson at the other end shoots from a tight angle, super excitement, this lad is fearless such confidence to believe he can score from there....
Makes me wonder how much training Sky put into the commentary team during the week to get them to their required level of bias.