joeyt Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Southampton. We barely laid a glove on Wolves at home this season either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shintonsghost Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Finishing second to these will be more embarrassing than getting relegated, IMHO. mackem Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 If Colback, Perez and Gouffran play we will be beaten comfortably. Have we ever been "beaten comfortably" under Rafa? Oxford, although he played the worst team I've ever seen there. Arguably Wolves. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 If Colback, Perez and Gouffran play we will be beaten comfortably. Have we ever been "beaten comfortably" under Rafa? Southampton away back in the PL and Wolves at home this season. Both teams didn't have to be outstanding to beat us in those games, however. Wolves at home this season was the worst home performance this season, by far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 This is the type of game where Rafa's methods work best. 0-1 win. I'd wholeheartedly go with this if Gayle was fit to start. The team keeps its shape far better with him on the field in addition to the obvious added threat of grabbing a goal against the run of play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 think we'll be up for it. expect the likes of diame to step up. he's been off the pace since the CON so is due one if his 1 in 3 decent games. also atsu's getting up to pace. thats if either are picked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Avoid defeat would be my priority. We've got another 2 games coming up and for me, Huddersfield is the must-win game out of the 3. Would not want to go into that game after a bumming here. Confidence will be low. Likewise, a big win would just make the players complacent and over-confident and they'll crash back down to earth. They should go into this game with a 'get the job done' mentality and that job should be to avoid defeat. We'll have plenty of other chances to overtake them again and they might slip up again but this game isn't a priority to beat them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Darlow Yedlin Lascelles Clark Dummett Shelvey Colback Richie Diame Gouffran Gayle Keep it tight, then nick a goal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
astraguy Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 no no no colback Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norseman Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 If Gayle is fit to start this I think we have a pretty good chance. If not, I would happily take a draw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankpingel Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 There are quotes from Rafa saying Gayle was fit. It appears to be a mental issue so hopefully he's getting the correct help/advice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 I'm not risking Gayle if he's not 100% fit after what happened vs Villa. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Be interesting to see how Hughton approaches this. Brighton normally only play 2 in midfield which should, in theory, give either Shelvey or the number 10 (probably Diame) more space to operate and allow us to dominate. Baldock is in good form and Murray is their top scorer so it'd be a bold call to drop one and match us man-for-man in the middle. Really hope Lascelles and Darlow get their fucking acts together mind. Can't afford to give sides like Brighton gimmies. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 I'd play Diame alongside Shelvey and Perez off Murphy. Gayle as a sub if he's apparently fit enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shintonsghost Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 I'd play Diame alongside Shelvey and Perez off Murphy. Gayle as a sub if he's apparently fit enough. Perez is a waste of a cock.trotts around without a care in the world. Waste of a player, we need battlers this week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 If it's Colback in Midfield or Perez at number 10 as Diame is obviously a must play, then I'd be leaving Colback at home. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Not a chance Diame doesn't play IMO. It'll be him, Colback and Shelvey with a view towards outnumbering Brighton in the middle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Colback scares me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Elma Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Referee's hopeless and a Huddersfield Town fan Incredible that he's allowed to referee this match. I see he made (yet another) cock up yesterday in the Palace game and booked someone for diving yet it was a clear pen. Agreed. It's not asking much for the referee to be impartial and with no vested interest in the outcome of the game. It's a joke to be frank and I really hope it doesn't bite us in the arse. you know it will You'd have to expect at least a yellow for Ritchie and maybe a red for Shelvey, thereby ruling them out of Saturday's game v Huddersfield. Shocking that they couldn't find a better appointment for this one. Would rather a championship ref than one off the prem list with a vested interest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 You'd expect a red from Shelvey? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 this is the strangest prematch thread I've read in ages Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelphish Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 You'd expect a red from Shelvey? He's implying because the referee is apparently a Huddersfield fan, Shelvey will get a red card just for showing up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 How has it got to the stage where we're playing three away games in 7 days in opposite ends of the country by the way, totally apropos of the fact that we're playing 3 out of the current top 5? It's horrific scheduling, and no-one else seems to have been shafted by it quite to the same extent as us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Bad luck? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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