Maresca you bald c**t please make an offer for Gusto

I thought Chavarria was brought in to play LWB as Alonso wanted him? So whys he sitting on the bench behind Hato?

Head scratcher this one.

Just now, petre ispirescu said:

Maresca you bald c**t please make an offer for Gusto

👍

That’s Rob off to the bomb squad then, amazing it took Alonso 1 game to see what we have been saying for years now 😂

Good grief the midfield and wing backs make for horrific reading. Very concerning.

I guess Neto to Liverpool is not a thing then given he starts.

8 minutes ago, All Barco no bite said:

Is that Hato at CM with Lavia?

Gusto

Just now, Scott said:

Gusto

I'd sooner it is Hato... I think...

I dont mind Neto at LWB (hes better then Gusto, yet Gusto finds himself still in the team, WHY?) but why is Alonsos wanted player sitting on the bench

Yeah we need midfielders. Shame Barco isn't starting he looked really good midweek.

Don't forget to get your predictions in. @Zeta @Munkunku @Valerie etc etc

https://www.theshedend.com/topic/37602-pre-match-predictions-week-2-brighton-and-hove-albion-h/#comment-2213850

Could well be Alonso is sending a message he needs a new CM.

Brighton missing players also

If Barco, James, and MC are fit enough to be on the bench but you don’t think they have 90mins or whatever with 5 subs play half each.

They get minutes under their belts and we get actual midfielders in midfield.

If he is sending a message I don’t like it, Brighton are no mugs we have a game to win.

Don’t like the look of the right hand side if it’s Neto with Fofana.

Edited 13 minutes ago13 min by C3blue

Don’t understand why he wouldn’t just play Barco rather than shoehorning a fullback into midfield

Hang on, what happened to Quenda? Didn’t feature v Luton, and has disappeared off the bench.

3 minutes ago, timetowaste said:

Yeah we need midfielders. Shame Barco isn't starting he looked really good midweek.

He has Caicedo, Barco & even James on the bench.

Squad is still way too big IMO

2 minutes ago, markpitts said:

Hang on, what happened to Quenda? Didn’t feature v Luton, and has disappeared off the bench.

Yeah, he isn't even listed on the injured players list...

I don't mind the conservative approach as I expected it until Alonso gets his players up to speed, but holy f**k Gusto must be prime Dani Alves in training.

Can you lot not wait til matchweek 3 to start bitching?

That's a crazy midfield again. If James can't play this game, then he shouldn't have played against Luton. I expect it to be as open as Fulham, but Brighton will do more damage because they are a better team than Fulham.

2 minutes ago, markpitts said:

He has Caicedo, Barco & even James on the bench.

Squad is still way too big IMO

James shouldn't be playing in midfield and we're only starting 1 midfielder. Assuming Enzo and Essugo go we're left with Lavia, Barco, Caicedo and Henderson that are actual midfielders. Lavia is an injury waiting to happen and we still don't know when Henderson is back.

BBC has it as

Martinez

Fofana - Lacroix - Colwill

Gusto - Lavia - Palmer - Hato

Neto - Rogers

Joao Pedro.

I think we're all guessing though.

Something ive already noticed is that defensive positions seem fairly fluid in the build up, so who knows. Its defensively i'd be worried about, don't think the understanding is there yet for everyone to be so comfortable filling in where needed

Just now, timetowaste said:

James shouldn't be playing in midfield and we're only starting 1 midfielder. Assuming Enzo and Essugo go we're left with Lavia, Barco, Caicedo and Henderson that are actual midfielders. Lavia is an injury waiting to happen and we still don't know when Henderson is back.

James can’t play as a WB, and he ball watches too much to be trusted as a RCB. Only place I see him fitting in is as a CM, which I am not a fan of. Think they will keep sticking him somewhere for the next 4yrs

Well that’s some midfield pivot. How did it come to this just two games in?

What a bizarre lineup even more bizarre than some of the lineups I saw under £land Pep

2 minutes ago, AJMurphy said:

BBC has it as

Martinez

Fofana - Lacroix - Colwill

Gusto - Lavia - Palmer - Hato

Neto - Rogers

Joao Pedro.

I think we're all guessing though.

Something ive already noticed is that defensive positions seem fairly fluid in the build up, so who knows. Its defensively i'd be worried about, don't think the understanding is there yet for everyone to be so comfortable filling in where needed

No way Palmer plays in midfield alongside Lavia