Brighton, England – Na wetin dey happen for Amex Stadium as Tottenham Hotspur wan face Brighton & Hove Albion dis weekend? If dem wan gree end dem bad luck wey don dey follow dem for dis seaside clash, dem go need more than just good luck charm.
Last season, to for dem very spot, Spurs sha no try at all. Dem gree carry 3-2 defeat come back to north London, and dat loss really scatter dem season. Imagine say dem dey 2-0 up at halftime but come turn around later to collect 3 goals. E no sweet at all! Even di previous season, na so dem dey 4-0 down with just ten minutes remain for di clock before Ben Davies and Alejo Veliz come find two late goals wey just fit maintain small respect for dem scoreline. Chai!
Now, under di watch of Thomas Frank, e go be different matter. When dem ask am whether e don check how Brighton dey play before, Frank just smile like say e don catch plenty gist. “I no fit watch di old matches,” he reply. “I only watched Brighton’s start for dis season and some specific bits.” But my neighbor, wetin dem fancy dey call ‘context’, na wetin we fit take dey see from those past encounters.
Brighton self no don show dem best form dis season, but dem don still shock Manchester City for home before, so dem no be squad wey anybody fit take lightly. As Frank talk, e no sabi if im go change plenty players for dis match, as e believe say di boys go still fit churn out di energy. “For September, if we get any wahala, e go bad for December run,” he reasoned.
But no forget say Spurs don collect 12 goals from Brighton in di last four matches. That defence wey dey gree kwik kwik waka don for long be worry for dem fans. This season, only Evanilson don score against dem. Frank side don get four clean sheets out of five matches. Dem dey confident like say dem don win lottery!
But di main test for dis match na how well di Spurs players fit come out dey press Brighton’s ball-players. Lucas Bergvall and Pape Matar Sarr, dem two no go wan slack, fit run all di way for di pitch if dem start dis match as dem don dey on field three times in one week already.
Brighton sabi play ball well, and dey fit force teams to come dey play basketball style with dem. Last few seasons, dem dey collect space dey use run Spurs finish. But dis time, di way Spurs dey play seem different. Dem no look like side wey go just open leg for Brighton o! If dem fit maintain dis kind play, dem away fans go finally enjoy sand and sun for eyin beach after di match.
E go be hot afternoon wey all eyes go dey on, and fans dey hope say dem go witness better display from di boys. Will Spurs come carry summer joy or dem go still fall for ocean of defeat? Make we just grab our popcorn and watch!
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