Same here, I liked down the list and just gave up.
FA Premier League
Brighton & Hove Albion 2:1 Manchester United
American Express Stadium
- Kick-off
- Sat, 24 August 2024 @ 12:30pm BST
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I think some of what happened today was inevitable.
When you have new players in who haven't had a preseason together there will be uncertainty.
It's all well having 4/5 new signings but they need time.
Mount was the best player in that half.Thought today was an extention of the season before.
Early season excuses and the same issues existing as if it's not something the manager can effect.
I'll be amazed if he makes it to Xmas.
To put it into context Brighton have several new signings Danny Welbeck up front and james Milner in midfield. Their manager is 31 and has never worked in the Premier league before.
Our manager has signed several high profile players had a full pre season and been in the PL two more years than the opposite.
Same shit over and over again people seem to excuse him and give him all the bloody excuses under the sun.
I hope he can turn it around for our sakes but can't see it.
Any news or links to another club being interested?
What did he do outside of run a lot? Maybe what ever the heck it is he brings just doesn't work in a false 9 scenario?
Well, if I am dumb then the truth must be that we are actually a very smart footballing team. We must be making all sorts of right decisions on the pitch and from the dogout during games.
Yeah sure, genius.
I couldn't agree more ... I was shocked when he was substituted !! United looked like a different team in the second half.
I'm reading now that he was injured ...Last edited:Having watched the two minutes on MOD, I put the blame squarely on ETH and Rashford for Utd not getting a point and maybe all three.
ETH for the substitutions and Rashford for been on the pitch.
Why can’t Rashford understand the offside law? Why when he’s looking along the line does he feel the need to go forward and beyond the last defender? If he just stays on side his goal would have stood but for a few seasons now time and time again he just gets himself into offside positions and that coupled with the rest of his play shows how incompetent he is as a footballer.
Well done
Happy we lost I take it ?
That glossed over a poor performance. If Rashford had scored he still didn’t perform to the level required from a team supposed to be challenging for a top 4 spot. They both need to improve but at least Amad has youth on his side.
Absolutely spot on, but people view United through a special lens where these things only happen to us and we aren’t like any other club for some reason.
If you look at it in real time Zirkzee has no chance of avoiding the shot because he's already sliding. It's just bad luck.Last edited:
Look at it again, Zirkee actually moves his knee towards the ball, which is immaterial as he is off side as soon as the ball is played
You're right, his knee does move up but I think, again, he's just trying to halt his slide and stand up, but there's no way for him to avoid the angle of the shot once he's begun sliding.
I don't think there's any blame here to apportion. We were just massively unfortunate and ultimately, as you say, offside was the correct call. We've got to move on and take the positives.
Not happy but far from surprised. We are nowhere near the level early season optimism leads us to believe.
If he doesn’t touch it, it wouldn’t be given as offside as he’s not interfering. Not his fault though - he just couldn’t work out a way to avoid it. His face after the goal made it clear he knew instantly it would be ruled out.
He would still be off side at the moment the ball is played, whether he touches the ball or not after is immaterial
That’s not the rule. He’s only offside because he touches it and therefore interferes. If it misses him then it would have been a goal.
This feels like trying to explain offside to my cat
Yes it is,
perhaps you should learn it!
https://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/lawsandrules/laws/football-11-11/law-11---offside
A player is in an offside position if:
- any part of the head, body or feet is in the opponents’ half (excluding the halfway line) and
- any part of the head, body or feet is nearer to the opponents’ goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent
A player is not in an offside position if level with the:
- second-last opponent or
- last two opponents
You’ve missed a large part of the law out there Matt. Have another go, and maybe ruminate a little on the concept of interfering with play.
Have a great weekend!
HK
I can agree with that.
I don’t know if I’m being kind to Amad though as he’s 22, you’d think he’d have the composure on the final balls by now but looks like he tries to force everything. I’m hoping it’s just him bedding in to the first team as he’s one of the few players that excites in the team now.
Perhaps, but he was also fresh off of a family tragedy based on reports so questionable as to whether he was at his best and whether he should have played.
Either way, I have much more confidence with Amad on the team sheet rather than Rashford these days. Really hoping De Ligt and Garnacho come in for Liverpool.Seems unsurprisingly that the matchday thread is filled by emotional reactive posts.
On later reflection and to ing down the self-fullfilling emotive memory, it seems to me we played a very even game away to Brighton, who have started well this season. Chances were evenly spread, ExG equally so (slight advantage Brighton), luck in crucial moments as well (slight disadvantage United). United’s game plan worked very well first half, Brighton’s a bit better after, still Brighton scored on their one situation before the break and Utd had two in the net in second half before Brighton’s late brain haemorraghed goal.
A deserved draw away to Brighton and deserved win home to Fulham would be a acceptably successful start to the season for me.
Playing wise, we have played solid for 60 mins both games, been more vulnerable last 30 mins. I identify this with two factors: Loss of defensive midfield due to Case/Mainoo exhaustion and lack of apt defensive cover, and loss of protection of midfield due to pressing patterns weakening when going from Mount to Zirkzee.
First issue is being dealt with (Ugarte). Second issue is a question of Zirkzee getting integrated in team pressing and Højlund getting injury free.
So far, we are not much off reasonable expectations at this point.
Do you think Ugarte will be risked?
No chance. It’s just not in ETH to do it. Bench player with a 70min sub for Kobbie.
Haha, yeah I think you’re right and we’ll be 3-0 down by then
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Man of the Match
Runners-up
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21%
Amad Diallo
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14%
Noussair Mazraoui
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12%
Mason Mount
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12%
Kobbie Mainoo
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5%
Alejandro Garnacho
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3%
Bruno Fernandes
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1%
Harry Maguire
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1%
Marcus Rashford
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1%
Casemiro
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1%
Scott McTominay
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1%
Andre Onana
Player Ratings
Total Average Rating
Highest Rated Player
Lowest Rated Player
Compiled from 228 ratings.
Score Predictions
141,46,63
- Man Utd win
- Brighton win
- Draw
Detailed Results
- 30% Brighton 1:2 Man Utd
- 18% Brighton 1:1 Man Utd
- 8% Brighton 0:1 Man Utd
- 8% Brighton 0:2 Man Utd
- 8% Brighton 2:1 Man Utd
- 7% Brighton 2:0 Man Utd
- 6% Brighton 2:2 Man Utd
- 6% Brighton 1:3 Man Utd
- 2% Brighton 3:1 Man Utd
- 2% Brighton 0:3 Man Utd
- 1% Brighton 0:5 Man Utd
- 1% Brighton 0:0 Man Utd
- 1% Brighton 2:3 Man Utd
- 0% Brighton 3:3 Man Utd
- 0% Brighton 1:0 Man Utd
- 0% Brighton 4:2 Man Utd
- 0% Brighton 3:0 Man Utd
- 0% Brighton 0:4 Man Utd
- 0% Brighton 1:4 Man Utd
- 0% Brighton 3:2 Man Utd
- 0% Brighton 0:9 Man Utd
Match Stats
- Brighton
- Man Utd
- Overall Possession
- 48.2% 51.8%
- Shots
- 14 11
- Shots on target
- 5 4
- Shots off target
- 6 5
- Blocked shots
- 3 2
- Total touches in the box
- 33 28
- Goalkeeper saves
- 2 2
- Fouls
- 9 13
- Corners
- 4 4
Referee
Craig Pawson
Man Utd Lineup
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replaced by Matthijs de Ligt
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replaced by Joshua Zirkzee
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replaced by Scott McTominay
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replaced by Alejandro Garnacho
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replaced by Antony
