sushimonster85 Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 This is now the biggest/scariest game of the season. I just have a feeling given how both sides play that it's going to be a wild one. Praying for a 3-2 in our favour, but could just as easily go their way. We just need to pull a Mourinho. Not so much in our tactical approach, but just find any way we can to win. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 Where's Diamé when you need him? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 (edited) Only 1 win in 10 premier league matches against these lot, always such tight games. Going to be another close one i'd imagine Edited May 15, 2023 by Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Puppets Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 One thing that everyone seems to forget... Brighton yesterday were playing at a very flat Arsenal... atmosphere dreadful on the back of them seeing City beat Everton 30 mins earlier etc. Thursday night will be a cauldron of noise and flags and scarves and backing from the crowd as we push for our best finish for 20 years. It's uncomfortable for even the best sides (City, Arsenal). We can absolutely help pull the players through 👍 Nobody should be going into Thursday with any fear or dissent... full backing... pride... vocal support... we can absolutely do this! Brighton, of course, are a good team... but we are better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 Defend properly in this one please. Defensive standards have massively slipped recently. Get the crowd behind the team, under the lights and make it as intimidating for Brighton as possible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 Inject the shit out of Longstaff's foot to get 70 minutes out of him for this game please Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 Our 'poor form' last 10 games is 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats btw. Players deserve a caldron atmosphere on Thursday to drag them through. Press them high first 10 and i fancy an early goal to massively settle us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gleebals Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 We need a seriously big and hostile atmosphere for the this, from start to finish in the match. Then the same again on Monday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Dancer Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 It's easy to fall into the trap looking at their result at Arsenal and panicking like fuck. But we're 3rd top. Most of us have said all season we'd take anyone at home. We now have 2 actual finals at home under the lights to 2 teams who are both below us in the table after 35 games. They're a really team and can beat us, but we can definitely beat them. No fear, make it as hostile as possible. Remember since 19th December 2021 we've only lost 3 home games in the league (not counting Cambridge ). A Liverpool side going for a quadruple, Liverpool a week before a cup final without our best player and with 10 men for most of the game. Finally to an Arsenal side who've been pretty brilliant all year, who needed to win to keep their title hopes alive - we did go toe to toe. We're mint at home is the point. Think it might actually suit us that we need to win both. If we needed 4 points we'd have maybe (subconsciously) approached this differently. If we start like we have in the 'big' home games we will score within the first 20 which will settle any nerves. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 this is more of a "must not lose" than a must win for us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzy Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 5 hours ago, LV said: We could replicate our performance against Tottenham. Good game this isn’t it. I don't think we could. Brighton are far better than Spurs. That hammering we gave Spurs was as a result of various shitty things going on with them, coupled with our good run of form. This Brighton team will barely let us have 6 shots on target, let alone ship 6 goals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 9 minutes ago, Mazzy said: I don't think we could. Brighton are far better than Spurs. That hammering we gave Spurs was as a result of various shitty things going on with them, coupled with our good run of form. This Brighton team will barely let us have 6 shots on target, let alone ship 6 goals. Just like their game against Everton right? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamPS Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 12 minutes ago, Mazzy said: I don't think we could. Brighton are far better than Spurs. That hammering we gave Spurs was as a result of various shitty things going on with them, coupled with our good run of form. This Brighton team will barely let us have 6 shots on target, let alone ship 6 goals. Both teams have roughly the same number of points this season, they are roughly equal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hovagod Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 13 minutes ago, Mazzy said: I don't think we could. Brighton are far better than Spurs. That hammering we gave Spurs was as a result of various shitty things going on with them, coupled with our good run of form. This Brighton team will barely let us have 6 shots on target, let alone ship 6 goals. We had been beaten the week before by Villa. Hammered, in fact. What’s so different about our form now? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 (edited) 11 minutes ago, WilliamPS said: Both teams have roughly the same number of points this season, they are roughly equal Brighton have performed better all season though. Spurs beat Brighton the way they've played all season. Outplayed for most of it, Kane clinical when it matters. Likewise Brighton have had a lot of matches where they've outplayed the opposition only to lose or draw. So aye Brighton can underperform in both boxes but their performances have been better than Spurs all season. Certainly in the last 6-10 matches. Also - our style of play is better suited against Spurs than Brighton. Brighton's style of play - inviting the press, playing around the press, overloading central areas, runners from wide in behind - is our weakness. A team that sit back but also try and play it out badly is right up our street. Edited May 15, 2023 by The College Dropout Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 8 minutes ago, Hovagod said: We had been beaten the week before by Villa. Hammered, in fact. What’s so different about our form now? On paper - styles - Spurs was a much better match-up for us. I had lots of confidence we would win that. Down to the "if we score early, it could be comfortable". Lots wrong at Spurs in the lead-up too. That was perfect timing tbf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 https://www.northstandchat.com/threads/can-anyone-else-not-bring-themselves-to-watch-newcastle.401254/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieDazzler Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 2 hours ago, WilliamPS said: Both teams have roughly the same number of points this season, they are roughly equal Brighton are unlikely to switch to a completely different defensive set up to what they’ve played all season without the personnel to play it. It was an absolutely insane call from Stellini in retrospect. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 2 hours ago, The College Dropout said: Brighton have performed better all season though. Spurs beat Brighton the way they've played all season. Outplayed for most of it, Kane clinical when it matters. Likewise Brighton have had a lot of matches where they've outplayed the opposition only to lose or draw. So aye Brighton can underperform in both boxes but their performances have been better than Spurs all season. Certainly in the last 6-10 matches. Also - our style of play is better suited against Spurs than Brighton. Brighton's style of play - inviting the press, playing around the press, overloading central areas, runners from wide in behind - is our weakness. A team that sit back but also try and play it out badly is right up our street. Yeah, some teams just have your number, tactically and Brighton do. We need to be secure defensively and ruthless with our chances to come away with 3 points. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 (edited) It's an extremely difficult game for us, but we're at home and we're a good team. Just difficult to be completely confident with how our performances have dipped recently. Hopefully it'll turn out that we didn't need to win this one anyway. Edited May 15, 2023 by AyeDubbleYoo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 Just watched the highlights from yesterday. I'm a big fan of Brighton and the brand of football they play, but Arsenal were a shambles at the back. All three goals are completely avoidable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghandis Flip-Flop Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 6 hours ago, Phil said: Only 1 win in 10 premier league matches against these lot, always such tight games. Going to be another close one i'd imagine Alternatively you could look at it as we’ve only lost twice against them in the last 6 at St James' Park, and all bar one of them was in the Ashley era where our record was atrocious against everyone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 29 minutes ago, The Prophet said: Just watched the highlights from yesterday. I'm a big fan of Brighton and the brand of football they play, but Arsenal were a shambles at the back. All three goals are completely avoidable. as were we at leeds Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 6 minutes ago, huss9 said: as were we at leeds It feels like all of the goals we have conceded recently were completely avoidable. The Schar own goal was tough but most of our goals now are stupid mistakes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 botman and BDB both looked hesitant and as though they were completely shot of any confidence. hopefully Howe will have seen it and worked his magic with them this wekk psychologically as well as physcially. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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