Bridcutt: It's all about the win

10:00am Sunday 10th February 2013 in Sport By Brian Owen

Liam Bridcutt on the ball against Hull Liam Bridcutt on the ball against Hull

Liam Bridcutt has admitted the result meant everything as Albion edged closer to the play-offs.

The Seagulls are two points off the top six after yesterday’s 1-0 win over Hull City.

Bridcutt has conceded he was not too worried about the manner of the performance.

He said: “You see with the celebration how much it meant.

“We knew before the game we had to win, no matter how we played or how it was going.

“We just knew we had to get three points.”

Bridcutt was named skipper in the absence of Gordon Greer and Inigo Calderon.

He admitted: “It was a bit of a shock.

"The gaffer called me over before the game and asked if I wanted to be captain.

"It was good to lead the team out and have that responsibility.”

Comments(28)

Clean Sheet says...
10:04am Sun 10 Feb 13

Liam, you are continuing to develop as a real asset and foundation of our team. Well done and many thanks from a grateful fan.

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mark by the sea says...
10:19am Sun 10 Feb 13

Great win, but I did not think the two striker worked, we looked wide open in midfield.. So much space for them, plus the two Spanish boys don't like a tackle! Hammond and dicker to start Tuesday,
Thought upson and bridge were class.

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tug509 says...
10:23am Sun 10 Feb 13

It wasn`t our best game,but the result is all that matters at this stage. I thought Ulloa was brilliant,always working and ready to track back to help the defence. Tomasz was a bit special,and was probably the difference. Liam is always quality. UTA

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Hector66 says...
10:42am Sun 10 Feb 13

massive fan of bridcutt though thought yesterday was one of his quieter games. agree wholeheartedly about upson and al abd, and ulloa and also tomasz, thought they were all excellent

we've just got to get out midfield sorted out to guarantee the play-offs

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mark by the sea says...
11:11am Sun 10 Feb 13

Hector66 wrote:
massive fan of bridcutt though thought yesterday was one of his quieter games. agree wholeheartedly about upson and al abd, and ulloa and also tomasz, thought they were all excellent

we've just got to get out midfield sorted out to guarantee the play-offs
Yes we had the three Spanish in midfield when Hammond came off, put massive pressure on bridcutt leaving us exposed.. Not sure how Blackburn will set up, if they play 4-4-2 then that's a plus for us.

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Clean Sheet says...
11:11am Sun 10 Feb 13

mark by the sea wrote:
Great win, but I did not think the two striker worked, we looked wide open in midfield.. So much space for them, plus the two Spanish boys don't like a tackle! Hammond and dicker to start Tuesday,
Thought upson and bridge were class.
MBTS, and don't you think this is why GP has stuck with 1 striker for so long? If you think back to last season, after our great start, the Autumn was dismal, and we did not improve until GP reinforced the midfield.

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Jonathan Mouette says...
11:11am Sun 10 Feb 13

I see Harry Redknapp (or Kidnap?) is trying to stir trouble with talk of taking Wayne Bridge if (ha ha!) they stay up. (See today's Mirror.) Must admit I didn't see that coming - he has apparently already tried during the transfer window... Hopefully LB, TK, WB and the rest will stick together and see this through to the end... and further! Fingers crossed

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tug509 says...
11:19am Sun 10 Feb 13

Jonathan Mouette wrote:
I see Harry Redknapp (or Kidnap?) is trying to stir trouble with talk of taking Wayne Bridge if (ha ha!) they stay up. (See today's Mirror.) Must admit I didn't see that coming - he has apparently already tried during the transfer window... Hopefully LB, TK, WB and the rest will stick together and see this through to the end... and further! Fingers crossed
I used to like Rednapp,until about 2 minutes ago!.UTA

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tug509 says...
11:21am Sun 10 Feb 13

tug509 wrote:
Jonathan Mouette wrote:
I see Harry Redknapp (or Kidnap?) is trying to stir trouble with talk of taking Wayne Bridge if (ha ha!) they stay up. (See today's Mirror.) Must admit I didn't see that coming - he has apparently already tried during the transfer window... Hopefully LB, TK, WB and the rest will stick together and see this through to the end... and further! Fingers crossed
I used to like Rednapp,until about 2 minutes ago!.UTA
Sorry i forgot the "K",makes a change i normally miss the "F" in something or other. UTA

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mark by the sea says...
11:39am Sun 10 Feb 13

Clean Sheet wrote:
mark by the sea wrote:
Great win, but I did not think the two striker worked, we looked wide open in midfield.. So much space for them, plus the two Spanish boys don't like a tackle! Hammond and dicker to start Tuesday,
Thought upson and bridge were class.
MBTS, and don't you think this is why GP has stuck with 1 striker for so long? If you think back to last season, after our great start, the Autumn was dismal, and we did not improve until GP reinforced the midfield.
Agree midfield is a worry, we are struggling to create with Hammond and bridcutt, think we will start same 11 as yesterday, and bring Vicente on who struggled till his reverse pass, which was worth the entrance fee alone.

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saraman says...
12:05pm Sun 10 Feb 13

Yes, I agree with the midfield sentiments. We did seem to have quite a few stray passes and missed tackles from that department. I was chuffed to bits to see the attacking line-up. Having said that I have modified my stance just a tad in as much that I think we should reinforce our midfield with the inclusion of Dicker for Hammond. As much as I admire CMS for his work rate I think he needs resting to the bench for a game or two and replaced by Hoskins up front. Also we need to get the ball forward from midfield just a little quicker. As for everything else I am more than content and look forward to 3 more points on Tuesday regardless of how we get them. On a sad note, a poor fellow appeared to have had a heart attack outside the south stand. The paramedics where working on him furiously. I do so hope he is OK. Crikey, is this what following our beloved club does for us?

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phumps says...
12:10pm Sun 10 Feb 13

So we go for a more defensive minded midfield to protect the back 6 and get some more draws and prob miss the play offs or we go gung ho and just try out score the opposition and cement a play off place , I know what I'd prefer

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Old Scrote of the Amex says...
12:11pm Sun 10 Feb 13

mark by the sea wrote:
Great win, but I did not think the two striker worked, we looked wide open in midfield.. So much space for them, plus the two Spanish boys don't like a tackle! Hammond and dicker to start Tuesday,
Thought upson and bridge were class.
This is why all those calling for Gus to play two strikers plus Buckley and LuaLua from the start are being wholly unrealistic. I think CMS and Ulloa will work nicely once they have played together a few games, however.

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championshipgull says...
12:18pm Sun 10 Feb 13

tug509 wrote:
tug509 wrote:
Jonathan Mouette wrote:
I see Harry Redknapp (or Kidnap?) is trying to stir trouble with talk of taking Wayne Bridge if (ha ha!) they stay up. (See today's Mirror.) Must admit I didn't see that coming - he has apparently already tried during the transfer window... Hopefully LB, TK, WB and the rest will stick together and see this through to the end... and further! Fingers crossed
I used to like Rednapp,until about 2 minutes ago!.UTA
Sorry i forgot the "K",makes a change i normally miss the "F" in something or other. UTA
QPR are relegation bound, come the new season we could be signing his players not the other way round, so I was just looking at their squad to see who we would want from it and there are one or two. One especially

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Hotbeans says...
12:23pm Sun 10 Feb 13

Slow news day today then!

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tug509 says...
12:29pm Sun 10 Feb 13

championshipgull wrote:
tug509 wrote:
tug509 wrote:
Jonathan Mouette wrote:
I see Harry Redknapp (or Kidnap?) is trying to stir trouble with talk of taking Wayne Bridge if (ha ha!) they stay up. (See today's Mirror.) Must admit I didn't see that coming - he has apparently already tried during the transfer window... Hopefully LB, TK, WB and the rest will stick together and see this through to the end... and further! Fingers crossed
I used to like Rednapp,until about 2 minutes ago!.UTA
Sorry i forgot the "K",makes a change i normally miss the "F" in something or other. UTA
QPR are relegation bound, come the new season we could be signing his players not the other way round, so I was just looking at their squad to see who we would want from it and there are one or two. One especially
Now i wonder who that could be?!. Mind you if QPR go down,Charlie will be even more angry!. UTA

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saraman says...
1:05pm Sun 10 Feb 13

Did anyone notice that we got a fair(ish) amount of air time on the FL show last night? Leroy is a good summeriser, unlike the other guy. His name slips my mind.

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fairweathersupporter says...
1:07pm Sun 10 Feb 13

Ground out a great result and what do ya know, two strikers. Still puzzled as to why Big Len sat the deeper of the two. Didn't think CMS had a particularly great game. For all the chasing of lost causes, he looked like a rag doll getting thrown around for most of the game, rarely relieved any pressure but yes can't fault his work rate...
Amazed that some people are still criticising Gus for being too defensive by the employment of Hammond. This was by far the most ambitious and attack minded team we have put out ( i include the substitutions in this). We were way too open when Hammond went off. It was a gamble that thankfully paid off. I would have preferred to have seen Vincente on for CMS but i am neither paid nor qualified to have anything more than an opinion...
I don't generally do the ' told you so ' thing but i will make an exception on this occasion to make up for being wrong about the employment of the 4-4-2 (which it effectively was yesterday). So... El Abd, i thought he was magnificent yesterday and this is not an exception. There are and were many on here that slagged him off, particularly but not exclusively for some of his antics. Well not only did he defend brilliantly but his little wind ups and 'gamesmanship' was there for all to see yesterday and arguably won us the game...
Another who whilst beyond criticism, has perhaps a point to prove (but only to himself), was TK. Definite MOM and some great second half saves when we were all gung ho!
Bridcutt: Captain; let us hope he takes on the role permanently when Greer is eventually put out to grass (optimism is a wonderful thing).
So all is good and the Argus comments pages are typically lighter in victory than in defeat. May i wish all the WUMS and Trolls a well earned rest and 'see you next tuesday' (hopefully not).

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Alfie T says...
1:10pm Sun 10 Feb 13

We were very narrow in the first 45 and easy to defend against, crying out for some width. CMS had a very poor game, touch poor and lacks strength. I would start with Leo, and replace CMS with Buckley. Still need some power in the midfield to compliment Vicente,Orlandi,Brid
ders and Spanish Dave. Hull showed how we should set up on the road. Good confidence boost ahead of Tuesday night, big,big game.

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Old Scrote of the Amex says...
1:29pm Sun 10 Feb 13

Alfie T wrote:
We were very narrow in the first 45 and easy to defend against, crying out for some width. CMS had a very poor game, touch poor and lacks strength. I would start with Leo, and replace CMS with Buckley. Still need some power in the midfield to compliment Vicente,Orlandi,Brid

ders and Spanish Dave. Hull showed how we should set up on the road. Good confidence boost ahead of Tuesday night, big,big game.
Personally, I thought that in the first half Bruno gave us plenty of width. And did Hull REALLY show us how to play an away game? They didn't turn up at all for the first 45 minutes.

Also, everyone seems to have jumped on this 'CMS has a poor first touch' bandwagon in the last few weeks. No-one has ever mentioned it before but now it's the latest thing to complain about.

Because of this I have been watching CMS particularly closely and I just don't see the problem. Granted his first touch is not as good as the Spaniards (well, duh!) but it's not as if the ball pings off him, a la Carlton Palmer. His first touch is fine, generally, and certainly good enough.

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Old Scrote of the Amex says...
1:32pm Sun 10 Feb 13

PS: It's about time that people came up with something original to complain about, if complain you must. Stop parroting someone else's opinion :-) Here goes... has anyone noticed how Hammond NEVER scores with his left foot from more than 35 yards? It's really starting to become quite apparent and is a definite weakness.

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tug509 says...
1:43pm Sun 10 Feb 13

Old Scrote of the Amex wrote:
PS: It's about time that people came up with something original to complain about, if complain you must. Stop parroting someone else's opinion :-) Here goes... has anyone noticed how Hammond NEVER scores with his left foot from more than 35 yards? It's really starting to become quite apparent and is a definite weakness.
Your`e a wicked man Old Scrote,thanks for the laugh,with the hangover after last nights win,i dont know whether i can laugh or cry!.UTA

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VegasSeagull says...
2:09pm Sun 10 Feb 13

Good morning Tug.

Well come tuesday evening Barnes will have just one more game to sit out, two strikers is now the norm so does Barnes go to midfield, I think he might.

I think Bruce had a plan yesterday, sit back for 45 and soak up the pressure and then try to hit us late in the game as others have done many times before. It nearly worked.

Two strikers means more pressure on our midfield so those charged with holding the middle had better be quick in both mind and across the ground. Dicker for Hammond, maybe, Dicker does seem to be more accurate in his passing but I don't think either of them have that much pace.

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tug509 says...
3:11pm Sun 10 Feb 13

Good morning Vegas.

I think your right,our midfield needs some thinking about,if we are to play 2 up front. Barnes is certainly a better solution than donkey hammond,i dont like being disrespectful to players,but he is the archetypal blundering midfielder,who we do not need.

I think Gary Dicker has not been played enough,he has a good pass and a good head,he is also a good strong Irishman,which may give you an indication as to where i hail from.

Thats it Vegas im afraid my head belongs to another world today,thinking is just out of the question,the backspace key is wearing out with my incompetence to type,......hair of the dog anyone?.

While my problems are tiny,and self inflicted,i truly hope yours grow smaller everyday. UTA

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VegasSeagull says...
3:24pm Sun 10 Feb 13

Tug I sympathise, I know those self inflicted pains oh so well.

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mikeygit says...
5:40pm Sun 10 Feb 13

With the new players it must be a bit of a dilema for Gus--we have so many good players on the bench that many would like to be playing for the start--Lua Lua Hoskins Buckley etc---what a good position to be in. If and when Ulloa and CMS click could be an unbeatable combination. Personally I would love to see Hoskins given another run to show us what he can really do!!

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kwaidam says...
5:41pm Sun 10 Feb 13

two more games then super Ash back and CMS on the bench.... makes sense.

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The Phantom says...
6:08pm Sun 10 Feb 13

Old Scrote of the Amex wrote:
Alfie T wrote:
We were very narrow in the first 45 and easy to defend against, crying out for some width. CMS had a very poor game, touch poor and lacks strength. I would start with Leo, and replace CMS with Buckley. Still need some power in the midfield to compliment Vicente,Orlandi,Brid


ders and Spanish Dave. Hull showed how we should set up on the road. Good confidence boost ahead of Tuesday night, big,big game.
Personally, I thought that in the first half Bruno gave us plenty of width. And did Hull REALLY show us how to play an away game? They didn't turn up at all for the first 45 minutes.

Also, everyone seems to have jumped on this 'CMS has a poor first touch' bandwagon in the last few weeks. No-one has ever mentioned it before but now it's the latest thing to complain about.

Because of this I have been watching CMS particularly closely and I just don't see the problem. Granted his first touch is not as good as the Spaniards (well, duh!) but it's not as if the ball pings off him, a la Carlton Palmer. His first touch is fine, generally, and certainly good enough.
Trouble is right now, if isn't the first touch it is the second touch. Just lacking conviction in everything he does. I think the lack of technical ability has been noticeable for some time, not just recent weeks. If he was back at his rampaging best, getting plenty of shots away it would not be such an issue, but right now he looks like a fish out of water.

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