There are certain phrases that appear, at first glance, to describe a circumstance ... but at all other glances describe the individual using them. “Gritty realism”, for example, could suggest depressing drama that it complex, yet approachable ... or it could suggest a person who speaks in television listings and is unwilling to or incapable of thinking for themselves.
In a Premier League context, Brighton v Newcastle could not be more gritty, more real, nor more grittily real. After spending last season in a mass pagga to get promoted and earn the right to play in the biggest matches, both squads will now know that life isn’t actually like that. The games are a slog, the season is a slog, and if they want the privilege of repeat slogging they’ll need to outslog at least three other devoted sloggers.
So far, Newcastle are making a better fist of things than Brighton. Though they started with two defeats, it was always likely that Rafael Benitez’s nous and aura would tell; as such, they have won three games in a row and sit seventh in the table.
Brighton, on the other hand, are struggling. They are finding it hard to score, and do not have a defence good enough to cope; only once have they kept a clean sheet and only once have they conceded just once. Sitting in 17th place and only just above three teams likely to improve, they will know that this is a game they daren’t lose and really ought to win. It’s going to be grittily real.
Kick-off: 4pmBST
SOURCE : GUARDIAN SPORTS posted by CAMPUS94
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