The problem with our team is that we don't really have a 'way' of doing things, do we? When they have the ball, Brighton have their 'way'. You can see the purpose, the tails up, the surge, the support, the comfort on the ball, the urgency, the skill, the touches. With the Rs it's all sort of panic, poke, pass back, whack it up to the big guy, stick it in the centre without getting your head up first, punt it high upfield etc. No real cohesion. Shame as this bunch ought to be better than that.
This is why I said Brighton are a strong side rather than a good side. The ****ing gamesmanship has meant that we've lost the last 9 minutes of the game with barely a kick.
Yes. But Brighton have been building to this for 4 years... it's no accident. They haven't spunked huge wads of cash on has-beens. Things have been done with restraint and with a bit more thought. That's the difference.
