Brighton & Hove Albion 3-1 Newcastle United (02/09/23)

[buzza]

Mistake by Pope for their goal, otherwise we have looked reasonable, nothing more, even with them dominating.

Mind you we havent really threatened them at all and look a bit passive.

Their defense seem to able to pick their passes and then we are backtracking pretty quick.

Pedro, the young irish lad and mitoma all look very good, solly as well.

They are playing very well, have to give them their due.

Lets see what we do in the second half, Bruno has been better today at least that is a positive, isak too...

[Doctor Zaius]

Shite. Missed chances again. 

 

Joelinton looks knackered. Bruno miles off it again. Shaky at the back.

 

Unable to press and don't look any good on the break.

[The Prophet]

Give it ten minutes, if it's more of the same, get Wilson on for Big Joe.

[Holloway]

Eddie needs to change this up sharpish, porridge like midfield. Anderson and Morphy 

[Turnbull2000]

God that was bad. Tempted to put something else on as don't want another miserable weekend due to football.

 

We've got two exceptional midfielders, but something just isn't clicking. Wonder if Bruno is unhappy?

[jackyboy]

Need some pace in midfield, we've been so slow on that area. Pope is becoming a liability

[Optimistic Nut]

That "clearance" man. Simple 15 yard pass to Trippier and he does that.

[worthy]

1 minute ago, plenum said:

Too many mistakes today and prior games is just not forgivable at this level. 
 

Also think the players are not up for it today. Lacking in fighting spirit. Sad.

Yeah its Liverpool last 20 minutes all over again. Passive, full of errors, just pathetic.

[Ben]

Fucking Rednapp man, he's been 19 for about 25 year now, nee wonder that bonny lass left him 

[dave s]

front 3 look lost. swap it up imo. and a bit of energy in midfield 

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Think Brighton are being overrated on the TV, they’ve been decent but nothing special.
 

Could be 0-0. 

[Jagten]

2 minutes ago, Dyeyzzon said:

Either one of Tonali or Bruno has to drop deep, and the other push forward. I'd prefer Bruno to reprise his 1st season role when he scored for fun as a #8 than a #6.

Tonali not a 6. 

[joeyt]

Just now, NUFC91 said:

Longstaff needs to start next game like

 

To give us exactly the same as whats on the pitch now?

[Shak]

We should take Joelinton off and go 4-2-3-1. Probably with Isak as the #10 off Wilson 

 

Tonali and Bruno in a double pivot should be good. Right now we have none of our midfielders who can bridge the gap between midfield and attack and then we've two wingers who are full of energy but have very little in the way of quality on the ball.

 

It's definitely a real cause for concern that we look so devoid of quality on the ball, hard to see where a goal is coming from.

[toon25]

Just now, SUPERTOON said:

For who ? Literally no one else can play DM

Longstaff?

 

We miss his energy imo

[gbandit]

3 minutes ago, 54 said:

This has felt like the polar opposite of an Eddie Howe Newcastle team, we've had no intensity in our play at all, our passing is all over the place, haven't had any runners when we do get into the final third, and no-one arriving into the box from midfield. Its just been very very flat.

This is exactly my read on it, posted very similar in the Howe thread 

[duo]

The main issue isn't the players - it's tactics.  We've just been totally out played.

[Stifler]

2 minutes ago, duo said:

We gifted them a goal - but they've been miles better than us.  Really really disappointing first half.  We should be doing better against Brighton.  

They have been better than us, but I honestly don’t think they have caused us any problems, we have caused our own.

I think our heads dropped after we didn’t score with those first 2/3 chances.

[SUPERTOON]

Just now, toon25 said:

Longstaff?

 

We miss his energy imo

He can’t sit though 

[Stottie]

Lacking shape, especially in the middle.

Pope mistake aside, we've kept them mostly at arm's length, so not a disaster, but not good either.

First 10 minutes showed we could get in behind, but we didn't/couldn't build on it.

[KaKa]

Just now, Geordie Ahmed said:

We just seem so flat

 

Also, too many times they pass the ball straight through our 3 midfielders

 

One of them needs to sit

 

Against any team that has players dropping into half spaces, we struggle. We don't have a natural DM. Bruno isn't really good enough there defensively.

[Jordan]

Tonali really poor for their goal watching it back. Still Pope’s fault for me. 

[Oregon_Geordie]

1 minute ago, KaKa said:

Tonali sees the game in a completely different way to the rest of the team. 

 

Plays with so much more urgency and tempo, and no one else is alert enough to it.

 

Until they get used to playing with him it's going to be very hit and miss.

 

Going forward, I agree. He's a little soft and slow in running back though. Half arsed blocking the shot and not busting a gut to get back a few times. No idea who is being asked to do what here in our midfield. Their all cancelling each other out.

[Klaus]

Last 3 goals we have conceded were from stupid mistakes. 

[Aiston]

1 minute ago, Kid Icarus said:

Usual N-O overreaction I see.  Brighton are a very good team. We're not bad in a vacuum.

 

But we have also been absolutely shocking and a lot of criticism is right.