Until then, in Roberto de Zerbi’s first home game in charge, they had been limited to a couple of brisk attacking moves and a Danny Welbeck shot, flashed low across goal and wide from an angle.
“Once behind, Brighton stirred into action. Matt Barlow of the Mail on Sunday also found plenty to appreciate in Albion’s display. Video / 08 Oct 22 Extended PL Highlights: Albion 0 Spurs 1 But whenever he did there were always Tottenham players in the way.” Welbeck tried to go the old fashioned way of simply charging forward. Perhaps there was too much craft going on: more than one Brighton attack broke down after an abundance of backheels, flicks and dummies. “De Zerbi sent on Adam Lallana in an attempt to craft a way through the insistent Tottenham chokehold of midfield. And it was Conte who would have been more satisfied with his team’s shape and discipline. But there were Italians in the respective dug outs. “In fact it was a fine first half, full of endeavour and flourish. Lewis Dunk headed just over from a corner, Solly March fired narrowly wide and both Moises Caicedo and Danny Welbeck had smart shots saved by Hugo Lloris. A lovely move broke down after too many dummies ceded possession. Brighton, unbeaten in their previous seven outings at the Amex, were quick to seek parity. “Mind, it wasn’t easy: the fact is, for much of the second half they defended the lead as if their lives depended on it. In the Sunday Telegraph, for example, Jim White wrote that “against an increasingly ambitious Brighton team, Harry Kane’s smartly taken first-half header delivered the points that allowed them to remain in third place. Pivotal incidents, individual performances and the general play of the team all got good write-ups from different writers. American Express Elite Football Performance Centreĭefeat in Roberto De Zerbi’s first home game in charge may have been a disappointment, but the the Sunday papers contained plenty of praise for Albion’s contributions to the match against Tottenham Hotspur.
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