yet got steam rolled by a number of teams this season. we really should be putting the likes of these to the sword at home. They are an awkward team to play against but we always seems to struggle against them for whatever reason.
They're comfortable playing from the back, and they have pace/skill on the transition in addition to having an understanding of space and where to counterattack. Most lower sides don't and tend to lump it or rely on just one outlet.
We play so high up the pitch at times and press so high even with fullbacks and CBs that if they can dare to play from the back and get through, they're in loads of space. Like a scenario in the first half when Mac Allister was surrounded by 3 Brighton players at the edge of their box, Endo steps up to support, the ball pops free, and off go Brighton (I believe Quansah intercepted the pass out wide). The other PL teams don't play like this, so Brighton aren't going to find that joy against West Ham, Everton, etc.
On the flip side, teams like Dyche's Burnley, and Palace have pretty awful records against us (despite the narrative of them being difficult to play against) because their counterattacks are basically aimless (even when Palace had Zaha). Much easier for us to sit high and press them effectively and force them to go long and lose possession. It's just a matter of patience because we sometimes struggle with chance creation against those sides.
We have no trouble creating chances against Brighton, so we just need to take them.
