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When he was at B&HA did they play through the midfield or is he a long ball over the top and hoof it kind of manager?

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trill wrote:When he was at B&HA did they play through the midfield or is he a long ball over the top and hoof it kind of manager?
http://notworththat.wordpress.com/2013/ ... gus-poyet/

Under Poyet they did just that. Only with the madcap South American at the helm anything less than a dozen passes in succession was deemed a failure. Get it back and start again.

Goalkeepers were ordered to roll, pass or throw it out. Anything but long balls. Defenders who had spent their careers as lower league stoppers suddenly found the confidence to build from the back. He made Adam El Abd play like an angel. A shaven-headed, football-passing angel.

Poyet established an identity at the Albion. And the fans loved him for it. A club which for so long had been pitied by rivals was now afforded the occasional arrogance. Only the most cold-hearted of opposing fans would say they didn’t deserve it. The Amex, Poyet and his footballing revolution was the support base’s reward for all the letters sent, petitions signed and [expletive] football watched in the rain.

It wasn’t always fun though. There were criticisms of Poyet’s approach. There were regular complaints about his reluctance to adapt his tactics. He favoured a 433 formation, but with only one winger. A talismanic central striker alongside a flying wide man on one side and a more conservative, workmanlike attacker on the other. More often than not it worked. But his passion and unshakable belief in his system certainly held the Seagulls back in certain games.

The Albion went two seasons without having come from behind to win a league match – a ghost only exorcised with last weekend’s 3v1 home win against Bolton – and that has to indicate a certain degree of tactical inflexibility.

When behind Poyet’s tendency was to change like for like rather than tinker with the system. At times it left the Seagulls faithful as frustrated as the opposition teams who toiled so hard to win the ball back from the Albion in full passing mode.


Read the full story if you don't know about the lawsuit that is to come about the way Poyet was dismissed at Brighton. Gus sure has been looking up for opportunities at the higher level. Well, now he has an EPL club trying to beat regulation. It sure does make out English football to be a soap opera.
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With Sunderland's hopeless midfield, sounds like Jozy is going to be doing a lot of running without a lot of scoring chances.

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Reminder that B&HAFC resume their season tomorrow/Saturday 15:30 BST / 9:30 CDT on the pitch at Huish Park in Yeovil, Somerset against Yeovil Town.

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Brighton & Hove Albion 0
Yeovil Town 0


The Seagulls couldn't generate any offence and come to nil-nil draw with YTFC.

B&HAFC now sit with 14 points.

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Next match up is Watford at Amex Stadium next Monday night/afternoon 28/10/2013 at 19:45 GMT (Britain falls back 1 hour on Oct 27) / 14:45 CDT. (The USA falls back 1 hour on Nov. 3).

Watford sits in 7th place with 21 points after having played 12 matches (6 wins, 3 draws, 3 losses). The Seagulls (3 wins, 5 draws, 4 losses) are in 15th place tied with two other clubs, Huddersfield and Wigan Athletic, with 14 points.

Currently Burnley is in first place with 29 points in 12 matches (9 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss). QPR is in second place with 27 points in 11 matches (8 wins, 3 draws, no losses) and Leicester City is in third place with 26 points in 12 matches (8 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses).


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this is the Cats thread of Other Sports.

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lukethedrifter wrote:this is the Cats thread of Other Sports.
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