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Ulloa was "sensible" signing says City boss (From The Argus)
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Ulloa was "sensible" signing says City boss
11:00am Tuesday 5th March 2013 in Sport By Brian Owen
Leo Ulloa
Albion have made a “sensible” move in adding Leo Ulloa to their striking options.
That is the view of Bristol City manager Sean O’Driscoll as he prepares his side to face the Seagulls and their hat-trick striker at Ashton Gate tonight.
O’Driscoll has already fallen victim to a forward player signed for a seven-figure fee by the Seagulls.
He was in charge of the Doncaster side beaten by two goals from £1million man Will Buckley in the first league match at The Amex last season.
O’Driscoll admits the Seagulls have moved on since that day.
Ulloa, buoyed by three goals and a powerful performance against Huddersfield on Saturday, will offer another challenge.
O’Driscoll said: “We have had the opportunity to watch two DVDs.
“He gives them another option. He enables them to play a bit higher up the pitch because technically he is very good.
“He gives them the ability to probably score from set-plays more than they had before.
“Their team is evolving. Their style will remain the same but the personnel are changing and he has added something to the group.
“They have the options of playing him as the archetypal target man or Craig Mackail-Smith, who everyone knows and the way he plays. He (Mackail-Smith) is a threat as well.
“The combination gives them the ability to mix and match as and when which is you what you want as a squad.”
O’Driscoll, speaking to player.bcfc.co.uk, added: “I think that is a sensible move and having the ability to do it and the contacts to find that type of player is probably what Brighton have evolved to.”
Comments(16)
VegasSeagull
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12:01pm Tue 5 Mar 13
Big match tonight, a real tester. These are the games I worry about and I won't stop worrying untill we have a two goal lead.
Recently City have had a good run of home form and as we know they need the points. On recent form City would not be at the bottom of the table and just like us they have some momentum working for them.
Chi Gull
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12:24pm Tue 5 Mar 13
VegasSeagull
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12:31pm Tue 5 Mar 13
Chi Gull wrote:Agreed Chi Gull, one match at a time though, my nerves can't handle looking too far ahead.
We certainly need to be at our best Vegas. Our away form is good and lets hope it contiues that way for the next 3 games.
City are looking for 5 home wins in a row and are only 2 points from safety, this is no walkover.
graham w
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12:43pm Tue 5 Mar 13
Dr Baldhead
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1:00pm Tue 5 Mar 13
VegasSeagull wrote:Sean O'D is one of the gentlemen of the game. He is almost always fair in his comments of other teams and what he is reported as saying in this article is in keeping with his magnanimous approach.
How odd to hear so much from an opposing manager about those he is about to face. Or perhaps it isn't, perhaps it's just the way he speaks in such glowing terms that is surprising me, anyway what ever it is he is right.
Big match tonight, a real tester. These are the games I worry about and I won't stop worrying untill we have a two goal lead.
Recently City have had a good run of home form and as we know they need the points. On recent form City would not be at the bottom of the table and just like us they have some momentum working for them.
Looking forward to a good game and result tonight....
Clean Sheet
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1:09pm Tue 5 Mar 13
VegasSeagull
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1:23pm Tue 5 Mar 13
Four home wins on the bounce and going for five, they must have a good deal of confidence.
How do you see tonight's match panning out?
LesBerry
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1:23pm Tue 5 Mar 13
Common Carter - what do think of our Leo now ???
Eddy B
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1:48pm Tue 5 Mar 13
Dr Baldhead
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1:51pm Tue 5 Mar 13
VegasSeagull wrote:Strange division Vegas and any team can beat any other. City will feel confident but then Albion will feel that they can beat anyone too – they won at Cardiff last time they were away.
Dr Balhead, the City keeper, during a interview with a local paper, was very upbeat about their chances tonight, he sees this game as the challenge they faced when entertaining Watford, they beat Watford.
Four home wins on the bounce and going for five, they must have a good deal of confidence.
How do you see tonight's match panning out?
I guess the above could suggest draw and objectively considering we need 20 points from a possible 36, that might not be so bad, but I think most fans feel a win is achievable. Personally I fancy a tight 1-0 win sealed by a Matty Upson header....
Baldseagull
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1:56pm Tue 5 Mar 13
Hovite
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2:21pm Tue 5 Mar 13
LesBerry wrote:Go for it LesBerry, name and shame them.
I have been trying to resist but I can't sorry... surprised we have not heard from Carter_Cooldancer since his comment after the Burnley game, when just because Ulloa had missed a chance he felt the need to "share his concerns", suggest he "does not have the finishing capability" and claimed he had not won an attacking header (Arsenal aside) for us... then when I took him to task he questioned MY intelligence..
Common Carter - what do think of our Leo now ???
I see he is yet to reply
VegasSeagull
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4:28pm Tue 5 Mar 13
Someone has to be showing it somewhere for us expats to log on to also watch.
russellsnr2
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5:07pm Tue 5 Mar 13
VegasSeagull wrote:Been looking and it seems Cardiff are the pick for tonight, that and Man U seem to be the only British teams on view tonight, sad really when the Championship is on a knife edge at the moment, but money talks now in football and Sky owned by a foreigner I believe dictate what we can and cannot watch.
Eddy, if the game is being shown in Europe then you should be able to get a web cast of the match.
Someone has to be showing it somewhere for us expats to log on to also watch.
Still always Seagulls player!!!!!.
tug509
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6:01pm Tue 5 Mar 13
jockithenoo says...
11:41am Tue 5 Mar 13
UTA