Albion delight at clean sheet (From The Argus)
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Albion delight at clean sheet
9:40pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012 in Sport By Brian Owen
Albion - and Peter Brezovan - bounced back from an Anfield mauling to keep an excellent clean sheet at Hull tonight.
A game rich in attacking play and shots on goal somehow ended up 0-0 with the big keeper making three super saves.
Liam Bridcutt, who suffered such misfortune on or near his own goal-line at Liverpool, was initially Albion's saviour this time in only the seventh minute.
Bridcutt got back to clear off the line after Cameron Stewart had placed a low shot beyond Brezovan.
The keeper later did well to deflect a Matty Fryatt shot wide and outwit Stewart in a one-on-one.
Stewart then hit the top of the bar from the edge of the box.
Albion also had their moments though, several of them stemming from the hard work of recalled Craig Mackail-Smith.
The striker twice shot too close to keeper Vito Mannone and also won a free-kick which Kazenga LuaLua fired wide.
Debutant Abdul Razak produced brilliant footwork to beat two defenders and saw his angled drive pushed behind by Mannone.
The Italian keeper, who had not conceded in his previous five matches for Hull, was alert after the break to push away a shot from Mackail-Smith, who tried to surprise him inside his near post.
There were nervous moments around Brezovan's goal too, notably when sub Aaron Mclean fired a great chance well over on 77 minutes.
Brezovan thwarted Fryatt in another one-on-one and held a Mclean overhead kick in the final seconds.
On-loan Gai Assulin came on as sub for Albion in the closing stages and with his first run beat two men to win a free-kick from which Gordon Greer headed over.
Comments(27)
brighton-barca
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9:46pm Wed 22 Feb 12
Alfie T
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9:47pm Wed 22 Feb 12
ZD
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9:48pm Wed 22 Feb 12
gordongull
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9:50pm Wed 22 Feb 12
Encouraging debuts by the City guys. (Seagulls Player commentary).
A hard earned, and welcome point, considering Hull's recent record.
Hovite
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9:53pm Wed 22 Feb 12
BHA Dave
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9:53pm Wed 22 Feb 12
cullipmyhero
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10:02pm Wed 22 Feb 12
ndoladrew
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10:20pm Wed 22 Feb 12
bruce beckett
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10:36pm Wed 22 Feb 12
seagull31
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10:50pm Wed 22 Feb 12
Alfie T
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10:56pm Wed 22 Feb 12
scottishb;ue
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11:04pm Wed 22 Feb 12
Captain Haddock
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2:08am Thu 23 Feb 12
seagulljoe wrote:Joe, pedantic I know, but Hull have been back down for a while....it was Blackpool, Brum and Wet Sham who were relegated last term.
Good result tonight, I'm happy with that point, which means a team that were in the Premier League last season have failed to beat us this season.
The 2 Man City lads sounded good and I'm looking forward to seeing them on Saturday. Shame to hear Buckley was out of sorts tonight when he came, hopefully that'll get sorted.
Well done Albion, a good point against an in form team. Let's have 3 on Saturday please!
Cabin fever
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6:51am Thu 23 Feb 12
seagull31 wrote:Why was Brez even playing?, Barnes and Navs useless. League 2 standard at best, etc, etc, etc
Violent agreement on the board for once! Great point. Roll on Saturday. They are on a decent run, but then again (ignoring Anfield) so are we!
Gus out. Armchair managers in.
fatso
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7:21am Thu 23 Feb 12
Alfie T
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7:47am Thu 23 Feb 12
Cabin fever wrote:Yes,how dare anyone come on here and question the messiah,hang your heads in shame!
seagull31 wrote:Why was Brez even playing?, Barnes and Navs useless. League 2 standard at best, etc, etc, etc
Violent agreement on the board for once! Great point. Roll on Saturday. They are on a decent run, but then again (ignoring Anfield) so are we!
Gus out. Armchair managers in.
Bish May Turn
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7:52am Thu 23 Feb 12
Alfie T wrote:"He's not the Messiah,he's a very naughty boy!"
Cabin fever wrote:Yes,how dare anyone come on here and question the messiah,hang your heads in shame!seagull31 wrote: Violent agreement on the board for once! Great point. Roll on Saturday. They are on a decent run, but then again (ignoring Anfield) so are we!Why was Brez even playing?, Barnes and Navs useless. League 2 standard at best, etc, etc, etc Gus out. Armchair managers in.
Bish May Turn
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7:54am Thu 23 Feb 12
fatso wrote:Good on you for making the trip mid week, pleased with the result which i'm sure helped with the journey home.
A good point earned with more chances being created than previous games. Although Hull created a lot of chances a majority were from outside the box but Brez did his job when needed. Razak looked good with the ball but will need to work hard when we are defending which I am sure Gus will rectify. He also suffered with his fitness towards the end hence his substitution. A long journey home but a satisfying evening.
seagulljoe
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8:46am Thu 23 Feb 12
Captain Haddock wrote:Cheers mate, not pedantic at all and I appreciate the correction. I did wonder as I was typing it actually but I was too tired to check!
seagulljoe wrote:Joe, pedantic I know, but Hull have been back down for a while....it was Blackpool, Brum and Wet Sham who were relegated last term.
Good result tonight, I'm happy with that point, which means a team that were in the Premier League last season have failed to beat us this season.
The 2 Man City lads sounded good and I'm looking forward to seeing them on Saturday. Shame to hear Buckley was out of sorts tonight when he came, hopefully that'll get sorted.
Well done Albion, a good point against an in form team. Let's have 3 on Saturday please!
Cabin fever
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9:48am Thu 23 Feb 12
Alfie T wrote:When did I ever refer to him as a messiah? All I'm saying is that Gus, as manager of the football club, is entitled to pick whatever team he likes. He also has a better idea of what, and who, works or doesn't.
Cabin fever wrote:Yes,how dare anyone come on here and question the messiah,hang your heads in shame!
seagull31 wrote:Why was Brez even playing?, Barnes and Navs useless. League 2 standard at best, etc, etc, etc
Violent agreement on the board for once! Great point. Roll on Saturday. They are on a decent run, but then again (ignoring Anfield) so are we!
Gus out. Armchair managers in.
I'm pretty sure that the players that have been criticised have been part of a team that is unbeaten in the league in nearly two months, so they must be doing something right.
Hugothepug
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10:06am Thu 23 Feb 12
SicklySeagull
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4:47pm Thu 23 Feb 12
Ipswich are on a winning run at the moment, hope we field an attacking side and take the game to them.
seagull31
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8:33pm Thu 23 Feb 12
Cabin fever wrote:Surely this board is about being an armchair manager, and debating views. Ignoring the idiotic response from some after Sunday it is normally just about ok.
Alfie T wrote:When did I ever refer to him as a messiah? All I'm saying is that Gus, as manager of the football club, is entitled to pick whatever team he likes. He also has a better idea of what, and who, works or doesn't.
Cabin fever wrote:Yes,how dare anyone come on here and question the messiah,hang your heads in shame!
seagull31 wrote:Why was Brez even playing?, Barnes and Navs useless. League 2 standard at best, etc, etc, etc
Violent agreement on the board for once! Great point. Roll on Saturday. They are on a decent run, but then again (ignoring Anfield) so are we!
Gus out. Armchair managers in.
I'm pretty sure that the players that have been criticised have been part of a team that is unbeaten in the league in nearly two months, so they must be doing something right.
GosportGull
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9:48pm Thu 23 Feb 12
supergus
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10:09am Fri 24 Feb 12
seagulljoe wrote:also west ham beat brighton so that comment was really wrong
Good result tonight, I'm happy with that point, which means a team that were in the Premier League last season have failed to beat us this season.
The 2 Man City lads sounded good and I'm looking forward to seeing them on Saturday. Shame to hear Buckley was out of sorts tonight when he came, hopefully that'll get sorted.
Well done Albion, a good point against an in form team. Let's have 3 on Saturday please!
seagulljoe
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12:27pm Fri 24 Feb 12
supergus wrote:Sorry, maybe I worded it wrong. I was only talking about Hull, not all former PL teams.
seagulljoe wrote:also west ham beat brighton so that comment was really wrong
Good result tonight, I'm happy with that point, which means a team that were in the Premier League last season have failed to beat us this season.
The 2 Man City lads sounded good and I'm looking forward to seeing them on Saturday. Shame to hear Buckley was out of sorts tonight when he came, hopefully that'll get sorted.
Well done Albion, a good point against an in form team. Let's have 3 on Saturday please!
click2find
seagulljoe says...
9:46pm Wed 22 Feb 12
The 2 Man City lads sounded good and I'm looking forward to seeing them on Saturday. Shame to hear Buckley was out of sorts tonight when he came, hopefully that'll get sorted.
Well done Albion, a good point against an in form team. Let's have 3 on Saturday please!