Yassassin Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Gruelling but eight unbeaten games is amazing for this group of players. We looked jaded but hung on. Not hopeful for the next four games but I think we can get enough to stay up and let the adventure begin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Still thought we looked solid for the most part as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 I was about ready to go all in on Shelvey for being back to his sloppy, lazy self but I think there was a turning point with about 20 minutes left and he picked himself up, when we went to the 4-2-3-1. Still, I really don't enjoy relying on him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Bruno will be brilliant, and his ability is abundantly clear in moments, but in that cameo he looked miles off the pace of the league at this point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 1 minute ago, Beren said: He's going a million miles an hour, tiring the opposition out. That's his job as an outball. Brighton had nowt left at the end, partly thanks to him. Loose balls, tired tackles, no life. Not directed at you, but people saying "I wish he'd just pick his head up" as though he's running at Wood's speed and has all the time in the world/players alongside him. It's fine for him to lose the ball up there because one of out every five times it'll be a shot on target or a wondergoal and the same people who berate him will be hanging out his backside again. Always thrilled to see him score, go on a 10 man dribble fest. The guys a maverick show boater (I love him) but he could do much better with the basics like see the pass is on and pass it Anyway onwards and upwards Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Bruno and his composure is a exactly what we need. Every time we cleared our lines with a hoof it just lead to Brighton recycling and starting again. we need to work on our play when we turn the ball over deep in our half it looks like they don’t know what to do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Schar or Fraser obvious candidates for MOTM. Burn was really good too but not MOTM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Linton Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 No way we're getting that result 4 months ago. Look like a proper team again and the crowd were fantastic second half. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Just now, r0cafella said: Bruno and his composure is a exactly what we need. Every time we cleared our lines with a hoof it just lead to Brighton recycling and starting again. we need to work on our play when we turn the ball over deep in our half it looks like they don’t know what to do. Agree with this entirely. He represents the next evolution of this team, the confidence to keep the ball when the opposition goes into swarm mode, and punish them. Shelley did well but he really did look knacked at the end. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Just now, r0cafella said: Bruno and his composure is a exactly what we need. Every time we cleared our lines with a hoof it just lead to Brighton recycling and starting again. we need to work on our play when we turn the ball over deep in our half it looks like they don’t know what to do. 100% agree with this. Players who can hold the ball under pressure and find the out ball are what separate football teams from cloggers. We need more of these, not less. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 We were really bad but nice to still get the points. Think Fraser, Burn, Schar and Big Joe were good. Dubs, Murphy and Krafth were dog. Brighton are so patient and able to pass, they’re always going to make a team like us look poor. Since we either can’t or don’t try to retain possession. Nice goals though, TBF. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yassassin Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 4 minutes ago, jackyboy said: Bruno just oozes class and will get better and better. I fancy there will be a couple of changes for the next game The ball that he played through for ASM was millimetre perfect Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Thought it was going to take another mistake from us for Brighton to get the equaliser, but defensively we held firm. We gave them every opportunity to try for the equaliser which was very disappointing after a few games now where I've thought our control of a game has been improving. Great 3 points, but that performance in general was a few steps back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza ladra Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 1 minute ago, SUPERTOON said: Still thought we looked solid for the most part as well. I was pretty confident we'd hold, especially once Bruno came on. We continued to give the ball away cheaply, but Brighton weren't that threatening. A breakaway goal from ASM was more likely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Just now, Yassassin said: The ball that he played through for ASM was millimetre perfect It was Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
christ Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Delighted with the result but that was a horrible game. Apart from that ten minutes immediately after our first goal when we were the better side I thought we were really sloppy. Too many loose passes. Our defensive organisation saved us today. Bound to happen some time like, and I suppose it’s a good sign we can claw our way to results when we don’t turn up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInfiniteOdyssey Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Vital win today Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 We made this much harder for ourselves than it should've been, i hope its a good lesson to the players that this is still the premier league and there is no room whatsoever to be complacent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 1 minute ago, Yassassin said: The ball that he played through for ASM was millimetre perfect It was something that nobody else in our squad would try to execute, or perhaps even could execute. Maybe Shelvey on one of his few good days or Big Joe if the stars aligned. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Massive win; huge shift by everyone even if some of the decision making was a bit shite at times, always going to be case at our level. Always looked like we had a goal in us when we went forward though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Brighton make teams play like this, they have done it to better teams than us this season. They have also never lost 4 in a row before today, so that was the size of the task facing us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixx Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Great win but we let them have way too much of the ball. None of the midfield three had a good game so no excuse not to start Bruno agaist Southampton. Fraser was great and Schar to an extent too. On a negative note - Wood is an absolute travesty of a footballer. Offers nothing. Actually can’t remember him even being close to scoring a goal since he came and his hold up and link up play is not good. Can’t wait to see us with a proper striker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 (edited) 2 minutes ago, sixx said: Great win but we let them have way too much of the ball. None of the midfield three had a good game so no excuse not to start Bruno agaist Southampton. Fraser was great and Schar to an extent too. On a negative note - Wood is an absolute travesty of a footballer. Offers nothing. Actually can’t remember him even being close to scoring a goal since he came and his hold up and link up play is not good. Can’t wait to see us with a proper striker. I don't disagree but I thought Joelinton's work rate and impact was a level above Shelvey and Willock. Edited March 5, 2022 by Mountain Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 1 minute ago, sixx said: Wood is an absolute travesty of a footballer. Offers nothing. Actually can’t remember him even being close to scoring a goal since he came and his hold up and link up play is not good. Can’t wait to see us with a proper striker. He showed some real quality for our first goal doing all of the things you say he can't do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 38 minutes ago, Away Toon said: Their goalkeeper is so much better than ours. Yip. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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