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On 09/01/2023 at 21:02, markavfc40 said:

Whilst I can totally appreciate what you are saying I think another way of putting it would be that we are being patient. I too think that at times, especially the last two games that there has been too much sideways/backwards passing, but I guess what we are trying to do is retain possession whilst trying to carve out an opening. The trouble has been that our creative players haven't off the back of this patient approach threaded through too many defensive splitting passes or that the likes of Bailey haven't gone down the wings or got in behind and put in chance creating crosses.

As disappointed as I was with yesterday and with the first half against Wolves I can at least take solace in the fact I can see what we are trying to do under Emery whereas under his predecessor I didn't have a clue.  Yesterday we had 80% possession, against Wolves just under 60%. With that amount of possession you'd think we would have carved out more chances than we did but the trouble is the players that you'd expect to - Coutinho, Buendia, Bailey are all off it at the moment. 

I wouldn't expect Emery to be throwing the baby out with the bath water though and wouldn't expect, or want, him to rethink what he is trying to implement. Given the limited time he has been here the fact he has made us a side now able to keep possession much better is some going. Off the back of that possession and patient approach though you clearly need your creative players to provide those moments and create those good chances. If those within the squad can't then I am under zero doubt they will soon be replaced.

I am confident we will get there eventually but it will take a lot more work on the training ground, two or three transfer windows and there are likely to be a lot of in game hiccups and disappointments along the way.

Moments of magic?

Best squad outside the top six 

Sick of him. Get rid. 

Why are we all posting in here? Someone should open a match thread. 

Our players look like they’ve just got back from being on the piss in Argentina with Martinez 

13 hours ago, Genie said:

Are Royal Mail still on strike? Still no post here and we’re waiting on loads of things.

 

I saw this Tweet yesterday. They’re not currently on strike, although more days are planned, but the backlog at depots is already huge. This is compounded by the usual uptick in volume pre-Christmas and more people rushing to get post sent earlier in the hope it will be delivered before the 25th.

More videos in the Tweet.

5 hours ago, Zatman said:

Apparently he apologised to Emery for letting him down when at Arsenal

Yep, he was the first Arsenal player to speak about about it too. 
 

Almost an 83% pass completion rate and won the ball back so many times. He’s not long back from a bad injury too. I can’t even start to imagine how high this lads ceiling will be. 

3 minutes ago, villa4europe said:

I'm sure sky showed a stat that its the first time Brighton have lost from 1 up in 20 games

Yep, they hadn’t lost in twenty games when going ahead. It was a run that stretched back to May 2021!! 

What a result! The Emery revolution off to back to back league wins. That’s the first time in twenty one league games that Brighton have lost when going ahead. 

Luiz with a revenge dispossession in a dangerous area on MacAllister! Brilliant.

And Ings can actually be pretty **** good, can’t he! 

All in all, not bad. And once again much better than that shite Carragher‘s mate used to serve up. 

1 minute ago, CVByrne said:

We never gain points from losing positions so we have 85 mins of poison to watch now. Hopefully we're not hammered 

Brighton haven’t lost in twenty games when they have taken the lead either (winning fifteen). It could be a long afternoon. 

Would it be weird to make love to his photo? 

If they carry on like this, I won’t be able to cum much more - it’ll just be fresh air. 

The referee will probably be under investigation for not finding a reason to rule that out. 

edit: ffffsghgsgsgsggghh!!! Wow 2-0 now 

They should have an option for “None of the options. Please go back to square one and start the whole consultation and design process again (p.s. use more gold x x x)”

**** number 2. It’s stuck in the past and what kind of idiot would wanna be stuck in the past!?

*Remembers my own username*

Oh. 

21 hours ago, Jimzk5 said:

Might just be me getting old, but I see the term "double pivot" in football and I haven't got a clue.

It proves you’re not a virgin whose got a subscription to Four Four Two and a Football Manager addiction. 

Just joking any of you double pivot/low block/transition/trap setting/patterns of play/high press and other buzz word lovers

Awesome! This will breathe life back into the football club and will restore the connection we were losing with the club under Gerrard. A truly quality manager who is amongst the elite group managers.

I was genuinely starting to wonder about the ability of some of these players, but they’ve shown me two things. 

1) I know absolutely nothing

2) How **** delicious humble pie for utter idiots tastes 

The lads did us proud today and any potential new manager watching that must be getting moist in his underpants about working with them and about what could be achieved at this club.