Brighton, A Match Thread

[kingfox]

Our pressing game in the opening 10 mins was brilliant, since then we’ve been horrific.

 

No shots on target, Maddison anonymous again, Tielemans can hardly keep the ball.

 

This team looks like mid table fodder atm.

[KFS]

Just now, Matt_Lcfc said:

Have we actually won a second ball yet?

No second ball and we keep giving away the first ball ??

 

This team looks unfit!

[coolhandfox]

Total over reaction on here. Little between the side other then a dodgy pen.

 

 

[peterborofox]

Lucky not be worse off 

 

Shite display

[Guest Kopfkino]

Yet another 45 minutes of Maddison impersonating a professional football. The entire midfield has been awful, Ndidi and Tielemans far too ponderous, Soumare can’t pass the ball forward for some reason. Then it’s like a knife through butter as soon as they get the ball. No idea how we’ve become so bad, 

 

Maddison shouldn’t come out second half. Get Lookman and get some ****ing running in the team rather than everything being snails pace.

 

Cant get over the penalty, how you can drag someone down whilst making no attempt to play the ball and derive maximum benefit from it is bewildering. We’re just not getting any luck with referees atm and we desperately need anything we can get

[Dahnsouff]

We still can't handle the pressing that well. Lets hope for more 2nd half  

[kristianity77]

If the style of football we play is boring to watch which it is, then it must be boring to be a part of on the pitch.  That's the long and short of it.  What we are doing isn't football, it's boring turgid shit that literally produces nothing.  

 

 

[KrefelderFox666]

1 minute ago, The Guvnor said:

Brighton showing how the beautiful game should be played, they do look a very good side.

The first half season under Rodgers we played lovely football. We have massively regressed since then and Rodgers is not helping himself with consistently average starting formations.

[Marutimon]

I'll just say it once more:

Leicester is toothless without Kelechi on the squad.

[NaijaFox]

1 minute ago, Livid said:

Poor.

 

Poor decision for the penalty but generally we got what we deserved out of that half. 

We are most definitely NOT "getting what we deserve" when the PK is the SOLE difference in the game...

[daddylonglegs]

This is just what happens when one of our 4 really good players aren’t performing at their usual standard - the rest of the team is absolute fodder 

[Mark]

Maddison looks absolutely spent.

[Farrington fox]

Just now, katieakita said:

playing poorly but this ref!! how can there possibly have only been 2 mins added on spent that sorting out the dodgy pen never mind the injury.

 

This league is full of shit referees. Atley being one of the worst. 

[CosbehFox]

Every team has absolutely analysed the way we attempt to play out - they have the system sussed. We never adapt. Slows it right down. We just end up being lifeless. 

[Dahnsouff]

Maddison off for Nacho please

[sdb]

Just now, katieakita said:

playing poorly but this ref!! how can there possibly have only been 2 mins added on spent that sorting out the dodgy pen never mind the injury.

 

Madness. I was saying before the game that my biggest gripe with football are the arbitrary numbers put up at full and (especially) half time. There should have been 5-6, but 2?! And no one even questions it!

[Lambert09]

Kdh, nacho and daka and do it now!!!

[Always Next Year]

Void of any clue, how many times have we got the ball over the halfway line only to play it backwards again, to slow No midfield.

[Deeg67]

Boy, do we stink right now.

 

Maddison is taking a lot of heat here and well he should, as he's been terrible all season.  But Tielemans play is an equally huge problem.  You can't just keep trotting out guys who aren't performing when you have options on the squad.  There are a lot of obvious things Rodgers is getting wrong but not starting Iheanacho is an absolute travesty.

[Greg2607]

1 minute ago, Will1981 said:

get Nacho and Daka on for Tielemans and Maddison

So which of those two are playing central midfield then???

[Tuna]

Changes urgently needed at half time.

Watch us come out unchanged for the second half and go 2-0 before Brendan makes his obligatory 65th minute changes.

[BigGibbo]

Tieleman's off for Lookman. 4-5-1 attack please.

[RoboFox]

Did we actually have a shot that half? 
 

I’m worried. We look really bad.

[thesilverbluefox]

Vestergaard 6' 6" has to feel he has to clear the ball with his arm in the air, just in case anyone out jumps him, god sake amateurish defending at best. For me Maddison is done, Tielemans head in the clouds over a move away, Vardy an absolute legend but should not now be our 1st choice striker. Get Lookman on straight away in second half,  stop tippy tapping the ball around, put a shift in and earn some of their ridiculous salaries.

[An Away Move]

2 minutes ago, Matt said:

I don't really see what anyone else would or could do up front though.

 

The issue is we don't go forward, we don't get the ball forward, we're scared to venture of the halfway line, that isn't Vardy or even Maddison (Who i'm not a fan off - but I have to stick up for him and any other forwards players in this instance) fault.

 

But we keep trying this negative football over and over and over and over and over and over and over again...and some people are still surprised by the outcome.

Two mobile attackers up front offer movement and something for the other players to pass to. It’s slow because there’s nothing to pass to. I’ve been pissed off about this from pre-season. Every time we’ve changed it since then we’ve been far more dangerous.