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I must be mad. With a fit couthino and a bissouma type player there is no question that we challenge the top 6. Everton played hoof ball and we struggled with it

Nah. Just drop one of them. Problem solved

We need a ball winning defensive mid. It's not Luiz. He needs to.compete with mcginn and ramsey for the 8 shirt

Gerard knew we needed a left back attacking mid and a defensive mid. one more togo! If we get the right one we will be in a great position

I agree. I really hope traore will add that sharpness next to buendia

I'm hoping traore will blossom behind Watkins or ings and next to buen dia

The fact that a basic bad choice with the final ball doesnt mean we didnt open them up. We were dangerous and they knew it

Honestly, hes not as good as we.make.him out to be. We.compared him to wesley and his work rate and hold.up play was immense. He has.missed a.lot.of.opportunities as he did last year.and has.little vision in the final third. For me it's the same.ollie just less.rated.byb fans

Just a nonsense comment. Friends on high places. Please!

Really why take him off. I was sure they were gonna score with him being the architect. Crazy

I think he will stay the same as Brighton. It's all a lot grinding out results. Bailey perhaps not ready to start and doesn't offer the same work rate as watkins. Maybe Luiz in but I think he will stick with the same, ever willing subs will be young and Bailey. The formation worked as did his tactics. Same again please Stevie!

Jeez. Really. The bloke never stops running!

If only he had picked up the ball in a winger position and cut inside and scored.

You know his goal came from a position where he would be playing on the wing. I agree he can improve, and he will. Nice problem to have

I hate the 2 up top. But as you say we needed a second striker. Why not sign a good one? He would only play wide if better than traore or Bailey for example. It's about picking the best 3 up top. If its ings with watkins and buendia then fine if its Watkins with Bailey and buendia that's fine too

It never worked because they were played in a 2 up top. This doesn't work. Ings was essential for our team. We didnt have a second striker!

Let's have both! As long as we find the best 3 . The point is that ollie can play in both position

I've seen a few negative comments . Here's my contradictory post. We were well organised, clearly the front 3 were told to let the ball go to the side when brighton had it. They operated as a unit. We tried to play through the middle more instead of to the wing with aimless balls crossed in. Buendia unluckynot to get an assist. Nakamba playing with more freedom looked solid and aggressive. I felt like we were just on top but I didnt really think Brighton looked like creating much. We definitely played with purpose and moved the ball quicker. Huge strides and an excellent performance. No negatives for me.

Completely wrong. Watkins can play wide . He can compete with Bailey for a place

Watkins can play left . No prblem

Hes obviously been sacked as I write this but for me hes always done well with his best 11 when we have injuries we have struggled . Whilst all your points are correct I could counter argue and say that the 2nd 11 is not good enough and we have had loads of players out. Is that deano or the squad. I would say that Loads of players have improved with him. He deserved more time for me. Hes gone now. We move on. Fresh manager = fresh ideas. Who do you want? I have no idea

I believe the 3 big signings have had 35 minutes on the pitch together. Think about that

This team should be top half easily. I think we can be top half easily. Watch this space!

Yes. Have you seen the players we havent been able to play?

You're assuming it will go badly. Let's wait for a fit bailey, fit buendia. Ings and Luiz playing. It could go well. Have faith