- Nov 15, 2006
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Our final ball is generally poor at the moment and he is the biggest culprit. Does everything else brilliantly
[Albion] Crystal Palace vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***
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Marty McFly
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Always the chance of a Mitoma spark. However, feels like he’s less inclined to run at defenders at the moment?
They drop deep, as you would against us, when we have the ball. That means our final pass tends to need to be pin point to work, and it will make it look like we can't pass. You know we can - but these are high tariff/high impact passes when they come off.
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
Baleba’s vision needs worked on
Garry Nelson's Left Foot
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I'll take the draw if offered.
Appalling first 10-15 minutes before getting better. I just don't fancy our defense against their (or most teams to be fair)attack. Not a criticism of the individual players, more of us as a team as a whole.
That said Mitoma hasn't been quite on it, if he had we could be ahead, likewise that Henderson double save. The game is there to be won but it is for place too so I'll take the draw as defeat is more harmful to us than a win is beneficial IMO.
Appalling first 10-15 minutes before getting better. I just don't fancy our defense against their (or most teams to be fair)attack. Not a criticism of the individual players, more of us as a team as a whole.
That said Mitoma hasn't been quite on it, if he had we could be ahead, likewise that Henderson double save. The game is there to be won but it is for place too so I'll take the draw as defeat is more harmful to us than a win is beneficial IMO.
They scare me as soon as the hoof the ball forwards. They look faster to it, and pass into space. And we know we're likely to concede - so it's nerve-wracking. We could do with two quick goals to settle us down for the last 20 minutes!
US Seagull
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We came back into it and looked more in control for most of the half. Although it's hardly surprising that Palace were happy to sit back until the equalizer.
We need to do something to counter those long balls that are exposing us at the back.
We need to do something to counter those long balls that are exposing us at the back.
That's our game isn't it. A very high line that really does make us vulnerable to the long ball over the top. No idea what the answer is to this.
Bollocks. He's a co-presenter on the Official BHAFC podcast and still refers to Brighton as "we". He's just a rare case of having an affiliation to both teams.
I like him as a pundit, agree he's not suited to commentary though.
Mustafa II
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He's insufferable. He has such a punchable voice, if there is such a thing. Wish he'd just STFU.
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He’s doubled up on. It’s his final pass that’s currently poor, he makes the space to put one through though.
Let me stop you there
Bridcutt
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I wish you'd do the same to be fair
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Yep, we pay his wages of course he calls us “we”, doesn’t mean he supports us and certainly doesn’t sound like it to me
Not just on this game either, I’ve thought the same on past Palace vs Brighton games that he’s commented on
portlock seagull
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I’ll believe when we win at FT and not before. We are so bloody good at snatching defeat from jaws of victory in this fixture, or hanging by our fingernails for a scrappy draw even though we’ve Pele, Messi and Ronaldo all playing for us and they’ve Damien Hilton upfront on their side. Seen it again and again so I’ll remain pessimistic until the bitter end because that’s what following the Albion has done to me. Entirely their fault, not mine. I’m absolved of all responsibility.
I'm sure this was posted in September