Brighton v Leeds Utd Match Thread - Kalvin Injured

[1964white]

Surely Pablo should replace Roberts?

Should have been on at half-time.

[1964white]

The only change for next week will be Cooper for Struijk

You can see it coming, not Pascal's fault we lost that game.

[1964white]

This is a Crawleyesque team selection and performance

Championship football is back!

[White Riot]

Should have been on at half-time.

I was enjoying the day until I watched this match and it's completely deflated me

[Lumiukko]

It's games like this I'm glad I am a member of a forum so I can grieve at the performance collectively with other members.

[1964white]

It was a shite clearance though, but you could be right

Had Llorente been there, Pascal wouldn't have made that error!

[White Riot]

Championship football is back!

Yeah, reminded me of a number of our home performances in the Championship against the same kind of muscular sides, Millwall, Cardiff, etc.

I thought we'd risen above that, but apparently not,

[1964white]

I don't accept Brighton are a good team, we've handed them two wins this season with inept performances

Championship team out there today without White & Hernandez

Llorente for Cooper the only difference!

[whiteswan]

On reflection I think Brighton were always gonna be up for both Leeds games. Potter took some real flack from Leeds supporters when he refused to let Ben White join permanently. I remember writing on this very forum that 'Potter won't get the best out of White, Bielsa made him the player he is and he'll fail miserably under Potter.'
I know a lot of fans wrote similar derogatory remarks about Potter, Brighton and White.
He's got his own back ain't he?

[1964white]

Dunk given motm wtf he has literally had nothing to do ffs

Was still the seagulls best player.

[1964white]

We have now lost seven of the nine games Kalvin has missed this year.

Says much about our squad, take the engine out & we are rudderless!

We're like Palace without Zaha

[White Riot]

Bielsa has to take a big share of the blame for that debacle today. On what basis could you start Klich, he’s looked jaded after 10 minutes as a sub recently, and then compound the error by moving Dallas wide to accommodate him. He’s a beaten docket - I’d love for it to be otherwise but he’s gone. Persisting with Roberts for 90 minutes was just bizarre. The tin hat was taking off Llorente for Pablo, instead of Roberts, and Brighton said thank you very much.

It’s a wake up call for how much squad strengthening is required in the months ahead.

Well summed up mate, some baffling selections today. Hopefully Bielsa sees the evidence the same as we see it and Orta can get our squad sorted out. We had a lot of passengers out there today.

[1964white]

Mrs OB has just walked in and asked me if I enjoyed the game. How should I reply? Answers on a postcard please

Will a postage stamp do?

[White Riot]

Was still the seagulls best player.

He was, but we just kept pumping the ball to his slab of a forehead.

We made Ben White look like Roberto Carlos ffs

[White Riot]

Will a postage stamp do?

Way too big. Watching that match was as pleasant as a kick in the balls.

Haven't felt that bad since Crawley

[1964white]

Goes to show how good Kalvin is. He raises the level of play of all those around him.

Been saying it for three seasons John

Remember the days when I suffered derision on my way home from games

[White Riot]

Championship team out there today without White & Hernandez

Llorente for Cooper the only difference!

For me Brighton are just a typical Championship outfit. He has a million big lump CBs playing out of position.

[1964white]

Some really dire performances- Klich second touch was always a tackle. Roberts similarly was too slow and indecisive in possession. Harrison has put his club foot on today. Why was he repeatedly launching high balls into their box which went beyond the far post ? He can be sublime and inept in equal measure. His body language indicates he is struggling mentally. He has really lost form since Christmas.

I can’t bring myself to comment on Alioski. I will be very surprised if we see him again in the team.

We're always going to struggle with a midfield of Klich & Roberts at this level.

[1964white]

Rodrigo was not the problem today. Can't draw any conclusions about his value from today's game.

I still expect good things from him.

Agree John

[1964white]

He was, but we just kept pumping the ball to his slab of a forehead.

We made Ben White look like Roberto Carlos ffs

When he raced past five or six of our invisible men mate.