WeAreBrighton.com Player of the Month - March 2018
After a stunning February, it was back to Earth with a
bang somewhat as Brighton and Hove Albion lost three of
their four games in March to leave their Premier League
future still hanging in the balance.
The month began well enough with a first win over big
six opposition as goals from Lewis Dunk and Glenn Murray
dispatched Arsenal 2-1 at the Amex, but since then the
Albion haven't won a game or even scored a goal.
The victory over the Gunners was followed by a 2-0
defeat at Everton which could've been even worse were it
not for a brilliant penalty save from Maty Ryan, a 2-0
defeat away at Manchester United in the FA Cup in which
Brighton were probably the better side and a 2-0 loss at
home to Leicester in which profligacy cost us dear.
Given those struggles in front of goal, its not surprise
to see a defence-heavy shortlist for our March Player of
the Month award
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March 2018 Player
of the Month - Lewis Dunk (25.13% of
the vote) |
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Had arguably his best
game of the season in the opening match of March,
netting at the right end after four own goals to
open the scoring against Arsenal and going on to
keep a strike force costing nearly £100m quiet for
the remainder of the game. He then excelled in the
FA Cup Quarter Final away at Manchester United as
the Albion came close to making the last four of the
competition for the first time in the clubs history,
which would have made him the first Brighton captain
to lead the side out at Wembley on two occasions
after being skipper for the league defeat against
Spurs in December.
Played 4 (4 starts, 0 sub). Scored 2. |
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Second: Maty Ryan (22.46%)
Another
month, and another quite brilliant penalty save from
the Australian number one as he kept the scoreline
somewhat respectable when keeping out Wayne Rooney's
spot kick away at Everton. He pulled off some vital
saves in the win over Arsenal as well. |
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Third: Davy Propper (21.39% of the vote)
It appears as though the contributions of Davy
Propper to the Albion this season are finally being
recognised as the Dutch midfielder cracked the top
three for the second time. His role in March became
particularly important after Dale Stephens "minor
hamstring injury" ruled him out all month. |
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The
contenders: |
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Shane Duffy
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It was a good month for the defender as he was named
Republic of Ireland's Player of the Season and was
particularly impressive when dealing with Arsenal's
expensively assembled front line in the win over the
Gunners |
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Lewis Dunk
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Finally scored at the right end this season with his
opener against Arsenal to start off an excellent
month in which he skippered the Albion in all four
games and looked somewhere near back to his best |
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Pascal Gross
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The assists continue to flow for the German and he
was particularly impressive against Arsenal,
outshining his compatriot Mesut Ozil as the best
creative midfielder on display |
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Beram Kayal -
He's been forced to wait patiently for his chance
this season given the form of Davy Propper and Dale
Stephens but injury to the latter has seen him
thrown in with a set of decent performances,
especially in the Manchester United and Leicester
games |
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Davy Propper -
With partner Stephens out with a "minor knock" that
has lasted for three weeks, the Dutch midfielder has
had to step up to the plate and he has done so with
arguably his best month in an Albion shirt so far |
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Maty Ryan -
Made some vital interventions against Arsenal to
help preserve the three points and saved his second
penalty in the space of a month with a quite
brilliant stop from Wayne Rooney at Goodison Park |
