yeah but if his name was Jahaninho with his stats in the eredevise he would've been picked up by Man United or Bayern or something. It's just sad to see that only two average EPL sides like Leicester and Brighton wanted him.
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Ok, at least we now know he will get plenty of playing time in this team...
Bruno (best player) went off. He makes a great deal of difference with both goals coming from the Albion's right. But Watford won it in midfield. That is the snag with having two wingers, Brighton are outnumbered in the middle of the park. (NB: I am not a fan of 4-4-1-1 with two wingers away).
As others have said, Solly March is not either quick or skilful enough to threaten anybody, and Knockaert is slow and loses the ball a lot. That's why Brighton got two new wingers. They might be integrated earlier after that below par performance,
Warren Aspinall on Seagulls Player says the same thing about Bruno as I write this.
At least Jahanbakhsh made his debut today and also had a direct impact. Let's stay positive.
mate, hughton needs to cut the bs. You guys bought players because current ones arent good enough. Stephens, Bong, March, Murray cannot be near the first xi. Bissouma and ARJ are your hands down best players along with izquierdo and groß. To not start them would be criminal. And bong, although you mentioned is a solid defender, cannot control the ball to save his life, montoya must start behind ARJ. Bernardo is more comfortable at LB anyways. Not impressive at all, hopefully they improve...
Guys, it's just one match, let's not panic. Sure, BHA must perform better, and they will. But, I don't think it's time to set off the alarm after losing the first match.
They have a lot of new players that Hughton will integrate slowly (whether justifiably or not), but once this team is up and running, they'll be fine. Montoya, Bissouma, and JB could be key players in the fight for survival. And Bruno, their captain and heart and soul, got injured early.
Also, it's not going to get immedeatly easier, as their schedule is very tough to start the season. (vs Man U, @ Liverpool, vs Fulham, @ Southampton, vs Tottenham, and @ Man City). They should beat Fulham at home (especially since Palace just beat them), and hopefully they get a result @ Southampton. It softens up considerably after that.
Let's just enjoy the ride. JB is going to play Man U next weekend. Pretty cool to think about, right? After Mourinho had his hands full with Azmoun a few years ago in the Europa League, now he has another Iranian to worry about. It's going to be a hell of a year and I will ride with BHA until the end!