When celebrating diversity and a landmark appearance of one of our longest serving players, it is only natural that the showing on the pitch takes the shine away.
Despite taking a 2-0 lead early on through long-suffering Salomon Rondon and captain Jonny Evans within a short space of time, Albion never really looked as comfortable throughout as opponents, Watford.
Granted, Watford have made a great start to the 2017/18 campaign, but they are still a team that would be in and around us over the course of the season. Yet, we all know Tony Pulis will never change. Whether it be Manchester United or Brighton and Hove Albion, he will want his players to keep the game tight and maybe nick it by the odd goal.
This is our seventh consecutive Premier League campaign, yet we are still acting as underdogs. Watford are into their third, with a forward-thinking, ambitious manager, but we still have to be cautious.
Arguably, with our new recruits, we now have the best squad we have had in the Premier League, so why do they play in such a rigid and restricted manner?
Supporters should not have to pay their hard-earned wages just in hope of an uneventful 1-0. As someone tweeted me a few weeks ago, "if football is only about results, we might as well all stop at home and watch Final Score."
The enjoyment is being sucked out of watching our beloved Albion. A Pulis team struggling to defend says it all.
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