Post Match Brighton 2 Leicester 1

[H T B]

What a genuinely stupid thing to say

Why, because I don’t blame BR for every little thing that goes wrong on the pitch, like some seem to do?
Ok!

 

[M17TT C]

Or maybe we will sneak into it on the last day this season?

Obviously that won't happen but I think there were a lot of positives to take from that second half, despite the result.

Lookman looks a good signing and most certainly gives us something we have been severely lacking, Barnes was back to his best, Vardy keeps scoring and our goal was a fantastic move.

First half was poor, far too slow on the ball, but another day could have been a very different result.

Penalty could easily have been given a foul our way and the second goal should have been dealt with better.

If we had lost without showing fight today then it would have been worrying but there was a lot of good things in that second half and it was the best we have played since the first half versus Wolves.

 

[Brown Nose]

In 5 PL games so far, we've scored 5 goals from an xG of 4.62. This shows that we've not been unlucky at all in front of goal. We are a one goal a game team at the moment. Our shots and creativity are the lowest in the league.

Our xG against in those games is 9.28 and we've conceded 8 goals. So, if anything, we've got away with it defensively. It could have been worse.

We've been out performed in xG in every game so far. Far from being unfortunate, we're actually very lucky to have 6 points. We could easily have 0.

 

[City Fan]

In 5 PL games so far, we've scored 5 goals from an xG of 4.62. This shows that we've not been unlucky at all in front of goal. We are a one goal a game team at the moment. Our shots and creativity are the lowest in the league.

Our xG against in those games is 9.28 and we've conceded 8 goals. So, if anything, we've got away with it defensively. It could have been worse.

We've been out performed in xG in every game so far. Far from being unfortunate, we're actually very lucky to have 6 points. We could easily have 0.

Yep. This is what concerns me the most. The fact that we’re actually very fortunate to have 6 points from 5 games. A woeful start.

 

[Brown Nose]

Yep. This is what concerns me the most. The fact that we’re actually very fortunate to have 6 points from 5 games. A woeful start.

On expected points, only Norwich and Newcastle are below us.

 

[Lako42]

Who should I be blaming for Maddison, a player who can't even run atm, playing wide right?

Must have been a mistake as nobody is that ****ing stupid.

 

[bocadillo]

VAR can overturn wrong decisions, right?

Some. Only some.

 

[City Fan]

Who should I be blaming for Maddison, a player who can't even run atm, playing wide right?

Must have been a mistake as nobody is that ****ing stupid.

Well Brendan wasn’t playing, so absolutely not him.

 

[homer]

Well Brendan wasn’t playing, so absolutely not him.

You’re not allowed to blame the Manager

The ****wits don’t like it

 

[City Fan]

£90m upgrade on our training facilities, we’re now playing worse, and weren’t able to attract better players in the summer.

Have to wonder what the point of it was.

 

[Robin127]

The NBC summary (a goalkeeper, Tim Howard) disagreed with all 3 of the decisions.

Howard is a pretty good pundit who often talks a lot of sense. And to those who say it was a penalty, well if Vestergaard hadn't been fouled there would have likely been no handball, it had definite effect on what followed.

 

[camberwell fox]

The Vesty penalty really is stupid refereeing.

He gives a handball as clearly the ball does strike the hand but is either not requested or can’t be arsed to check the monitor to see if the defender was fouled.

If he looks at the monitor, only a total **** could award a penalty.

 

[Micky]

Howard is a pretty good pundit who often talks a lot of sense. And to those who say it was a penalty, well if Vestergaard hadn't been fouled there would have likely been no handball, it had definite effect on what followed.

If Vestergaard had not been fouled he may have even won the header in the first place.

Let's be honest, we were poor today but that decision and the second disallowed goal were absolutely farcical.

 

[Leigh]

The Vesty penalty really is stupid refereeing.

He gives a handball as clearly the ball does strike the hand but is either not requested or can’t be arsed to check the monitor to see if the defender was fouled.

If he looks at the monitor, only a total **** could award a penalty.

Not to mention he didn't give the pen until talking to the lino - he initially gave a corner. Even more reason to take a look on the monitor.

 

[popillius]

In the second half we were great. Lookman was terrific, as was Barnes. That is where the positives end.

Maddison out wide is the work of a simpleton. It was never, ever going to work. Not only was he completely useless there, he either isn't at all fit or decided he didn't want to bother today. Soumare was awful against Napoli. He was even more awful today but he was shoe-horned into the side and kept on the pitch even though he offered next to nothing. Tielemans was shite again in the first half but much, much better in the second. Bertrand is summing up exactly why I thought he was a nonsense of a signing. Appalling for the last two games. Castagne is twice the player he is and should be starting over him with Thomas as back up.

As for the referee; truly ****ing abominable. But make no bones about it, Rodgers got it wrong from the very off today.

We must attack games more and play with freedom. We look like we are frightened to death to pass the ball forward. For all his empty rhetoric and platitudes, Rodgers must work on getting the basics right. This starts with selecting a team that makes sense.

 

[FrenchFox]

Positives, we were brilliant in the second half. We look like we are beginning to get the rhythm together. we have brought in 5 new players into the first team squad this season and it will take them time to jell, Soumare looked like he was comfortable playing alongside NDidi and Lookman looked good man. Negatives. Maddison was shite and Tielemans looked knackered . we will learn from this and come back stronger.

 

[Micky]

In the second half we were great. Lookman was terrific, as was Barnes. That is where the positives end.

Maddison out wide is the work of a simpleton. It was never, ever going to work. Not only was he completely useless there, he either isn't at all fit or decided he didn't want to bother today. Soumare was awful against Napoli. He was even more awful today but he was shoe-horned into the side and kept on the pitch even though he offered next to nothing. Tielemans was shite again in the first half but much, much better in the second. Bertrand is summing up exactly why I thought he was a nonsense of a signing. Appalling for the last two games. Castagne is twice the player he is and should be starting over him with Thomas as back up.

As for the referee; truly ****ing abominable. But make no bones about it, Rodgers got it wrong from the very off today.

We must attack games more and play with freedom. We look like we are frightened to death to pass the ball forward. For all his empty rhetoric and platitudes, Rodgers must work on getting the basics right. This starts with selecting a team that makes sense.

I'm sorry but Soumare was not awful. He actually looked very promising, even though he was in the wrong role.

 

[Robin127]

I'm sorry but Soumare was not awful. He actually looked very promising, even though he was in the wrong role.

He's the new Praet don't you know.

 

[Blue Maniac]

The two disallowed goals at corners were down to our useless approach of having Barnes stood offside.

Stand

 

[Jimmy Lad]

Stand

East?