03/10/2024 10:46 a.m. Updated on 03/10/2024 1:34 p.m.
I needed it. He Brighton and Hove Albion once again had a weak game, without showing the game to which all of England is accustomed, and suffered too much against a Nottingham Forest that is seventeenth in the Premier League. Even so, despite the notorious shortcomings, they achieved a key victory that marks their goal for the end of the season: to qualify for a competition again. UEFA.
After the hard cup loss to Rome, the Seagulls had to recover against their people. And, in the first 30 minutes they did it: they suffocated their rival with high pressure, dominated the game and created situations to, at least, put themselves two goals ahead of their rival. However, the combination of the inefficiency of their attackers with some good interventions by goalkeeper Matz Sels kept the visitors’ goal at zero.
In fact, The opening of the scoring came due to a serious disagreement between Sels himself and his teammate Andrew Omobamidele at 28′which culminated in an unusual goal against the Irish defender and ended Brighton’s important drought of more than 300 minutes without scoring.
With the result in his favor, Roberto De Zerbi’s men slowed down several revolutions and gave up possessionwaiting for Forest to advance its lines in search of urgent equality.
Brighton beat Nottingham Forest. (Reuters)
Their plan went half way: the Tricky Trees took more risks, leaving large gaps in their defensive line. The big problem? The locals did not capitalize on their counterattacks nor did they generate major concerns led by Ansu Fati, Jakob Moder, Simon Adingra and Evan Ferguson, four talented attackers who had a fairly discreet game. Maybe, Buonanotte’s speed and Barco’s dribbling would have given him that different dynamic that they were missing.
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Unusual goal against for Brighton’s 1-0 lead
Looking at this low firepower, The team led by Nuno Espírito Santo became more and more encouragedbut their lack of creativity and their predictable play with a marked overexploitation of the centers prevented them from reaching 1-1.
Brighton beat Nottingham Forest. (Reuters)
So, Brighton reached 42 points and placed itself in eighth position in the table, just one point away from the qualifying positions for European competitions. Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest immersed itself further in the fight for permanenceleaving only three units behind Luton Town, a team that is placed eighteenth.
Brighton-Nottingham, with little Argentine participation
Barco did not add minutes in Brighton-Nottingham. (AFP)
The reality is that the league duel between Brighton and Hove Albion and Nottingham Forest only had one Argentine representative on the field of play. It was about Nicolás Domínguez, a midfielder who emerged in Vélez who started in the visiting team and, not having an outstanding performance, he was replaced in the 71st minute by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
In turn, on the Brighton side, Roberto De Zerbi decided to dispense with Valentín Barco and Facundo Buonanotte, who made up the substitute bench, but did not add a single minute. Thus, Colo is still waiting for its official debut in the Premier League.
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