Brighton, A Match Thread

[Pliskin]

Biggest issue for me watching this is pace, aggression and pressing. We simply aren’t playing with any at all, it’s almost like players are waiting for something to happen rather than pushing to make something happen. 
 

What the issue is I really don’t know. We’ve won the FA cup and the Charity shield, we shouldn’t be playing like this….. how can a side that achieved some much recently be so poor often? 
 

Im bemused I really am……

[Bats8711]

somehow the worst thing about that half was still the pink socks 

[murphy]

Just now, StanSP said:

Unbelievable how a VAR ref has missed this. 

That's a sickener. 

 

Listening on the radio, so haven't seen it but that's a stinking decision. 

 

Karma is making us pay for those FA Cup VAR windfalls.

[orangecity23]

Recap of handball rules. Harry Kane basketball dribbling in our area with no one around him before setting up a goal - not a handball.

 

Vestergard gets armwrestled by one player to prevent him jumping while someone heads it into him at distance of a foot - handball.

 

The ****ing state of referreeing in this country. Might as well just set up an automatic computer coded system. Code as follows:

 

if (Big_6 == true)

    decision = big_6;

else if (Leicester_playing == true)

    decision = opposition;

else

     random();

 

[Ric Flair]

No changes at half time KLAXON 

[cruzFOX]

I truelly hope what we’re watching is our players playing their worst or most average. They can surely play better but for whatever reasons we are not seeing it. Rogers has to be the ruthless one here in the absence of leadership on the field. Big changes needed to turn this game around and put Brighton on the backfoot la cookaracha is having the time of his life on that left side even nutnegged ricardo

[Tuna]

Maddison hooked.

[TrentFox]

Just now, Sharpe's Fox said:

not convinced Rodgers has the Foxestalk match thread on a big screen at half time pointing at what Dr The Singh is raging about.

I demand to know why not? Just feckin’ symptomatic of the malaise at the top, right now 😞

[Paninistickers]

1 minute ago, murphy said:

The positives are that we are still in this game even though we probably don't deserve to be.  Crappy VAR decision notwithstanding.   

 

Some changes at ht and some regrouping and I have a feeling we end up with something from the game.

We only need to up one gear and we'll be fine. Whether we will be able to do so is questionable.

[Finnegan]

1 minute ago, StanSP said:

Unbelievable how a VAR ref has missed this. 

 

It's a ridiculous rule anyway, the balls nowhere near threatening the goal, it's a freak accident, they just basically get a free goal for nothing. 

 

But it is what it is. It's happened. Now we've got to turn it around. 

[Beechey]

Lookman coming on

[HankMarvin]

2 minutes ago, Lookatthebluesky said:

Christ this match thread is toxic. We’ve had the best 5-6 years that some of us could ever have envisaged supporting the Foxes through the Levein & Hollowhead years and all the contributors to this match thread can do is slag off the team and individuals.

 

Yes we’ve played poorly, some players are not in great form and Rodgers continues to play them in the hope that they regain their touch but some of you need to get a grip. How about offering some support and encouragement for a change? It’s the same agenda every week - I don’t really know why I bothered reading the thread to be honest.

 

Embarrassing

offer some support and encouragement on a match thread? for who exactly

[lgfualol]

Looks like Lookman coming on thank god

[HighPeakFox]

How is Vardy the issue in any way ffs? It's the midfield, the midfield and the midfield.

[Deeg67]

Fundamentally the biggest problem is that Maddison and Tielemans are both unplayable and apparently unbenchable.

[Pliskin]

18 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

How on earth have VAR not overturned that? Honking penalty calls this weekend yet again.

The only explanation is that Stevie Wonder is on VAR. 

[Aus Fox]

Lookman on for Madders

[masterg59]

Just now, Tuna said:

Maddison hooked.

Tfft.

[UniFox21]

Rodgers, Kasper and Vardy having a good word with the official

[sm1]

10 minutes ago, Blue and white said:

Sign shite from Southampton, become Southampton.

Exactly, brought two of Southampton's defenders, and now we defend like them.

[splinterdream]

3 minutes ago, Lookatthebluesky said:

Christ this match thread is toxic. We’ve had the best 5-6 years that some of us could ever have envisaged supporting the Foxes through the Levein & Hollowhead years and all the contributors to this match thread can do is slag off the team and individuals.

 

Yes we’ve played poorly, some players are not in great form and Rodgers continues to play them in the hope that they regain their touch but some of you need to get a grip. How about offering some support and encouragement for a change? It’s the same agenda every week - I don’t really know why I bothered reading the thread to be honest.

 

Embarrassing

It's a match thread to talk about the football, ya know, players playing well or bad, team selection, good or bad, opposition, refereeing.....not reminiscing about the yonder years 

[Matt]

1 minute ago, Foxin_Mad said:

Because we are passing between the back 4 maybe?

Give the guy a carrot!

[UniFox21]

Thank God Maddison is off

[Tielemans63]

Rodgers giving Atwell a mouthful. Good to see.

[TrickyTrevLeftPeg]

Maddison off. Probably best outcome