Brighton build up thread

[Assassin]

Injuries have been huge but dropping point to Brom Burnley Newcastle Fulham and Brighton even with the players available and the level of performance vs them is a disgrace.

Bollox, the back 4 injuries have nothing to do with our pathetic offensive play

[Buzzo]

What do you mean by write the season off? Write the title off? Because top four is is probably a stretch. We're not just going become the best side again next season after a poor finish this season. Not a chance. Our willingness to spend will be the lowest of our rivals for a start, and our attractiveness for signings will be diminished.

Yeah I mean write the title off.

Why is top 4 a stretch?

Are we back to Klopp walking away and the dynasty is over again FFS?

Alisson
Van Dijk
Gomez
Fabinho
Matip
Jota
Keita

All missing.

Hendo

Playing at Cente back with Phillips.

Show me a squad that can cope with that.

[Maxiedge]

Team selection set the stall really. We should have just gone for it today with Ox and Jones and played this conservative team against city.

[Fierce]

It’s definitely weird. Throw in how weird everyday life is anyway. The lack of fans to impact on performance. I’ll give this lot a pass for this season because they’ve earned it.

The second Pickford took out Virgil this season was doomed.

Brother in law is a City fan and reckons they were this bad last year at times too

[S-RED]

in a nutshell

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[Buzzo]

Bollox, the back 4 injuries have nothing to do with our pathetic offensive play

They do though.

How we build from the back has been completely affected.

[BobTheCharmer]

Let's not kid ourselves that hendo in the middle would be the difference. He adds desire but he's as sideways as they come. He did get forward today and no movement ahead of him.

Milner and Gini at home? On klopp. No changes until 63 minutes? On klopp. Origi being ****? That's all on Divock.

[baitman]

If injuries were not a factor the who out of our team would be a guaranteed starter after that performance.

Not ****ing many...

[Venton]

Injuries have been huge but dropping point to Brom Burnley Newcastle Fulham and Brighton even with the players available and the level of performance vs them is a disgrace.

It's what happens when your system breaks down quickly. These clubs are organised now. City found this last year.

[Kenneth]

Bollox, the back 4 injuries have nothing to do with our pathetic offensive play

True, and we didn't concede that goal through injuries.

[Frog83]

Yeah, but we won't. We are miles off being the second best side in the league.

Miles off 1st = yes, miles off = 2nd no. Teams around us will drop points (as will we again). If we can stay within touch of Utd by the time Jota and others come back, and Henderson and Fab are back in midfield then I think we have a great chance of finishing 2nd.

Would help to have a bit of luck as well which has alluded us for so long it's not funny!

[Buzzo]

Brother in law is a City fan and reckons they were this bad last year at times too

It’s obviously not an amazing state of play. But what can we do? We’ve got to play our league games, hope we get top 4. Hope we do alright in the CL.

[BobTheCharmer]

Everyone who said we had our mojo back needs to take another look. Spurs and WHU will always come and play, they allowed us the result. We need to find another way because we're going to be up against this more often than not

We have more of a chance of beating City, even on this form

100%. Look at the crazy predictions thread.

[S-RED]

Brother in law is a City fan and reckons they were this bad last year at times too

Yeah, we seriously need to appreciate, regroup & go again next season.

Aim for top 4 this season so investment is there

[Assassin]

They do though.

How we build from the back has been completely affected.

Not buying into this. Midfield and attack are totally inaffective. The back four have been solid enough, with the exception of Trent Absent Arnold