Burnley (H) Post match mash up

[Exiled_red]

If you don't have a dedicated flat track bully you will end up short more often than not. On our day we are unplayable. Yet it isn't our day often enough. It's OK sharing the goals about but an actual striker costs money because they score for a living. We don't have a Costa, Kane or Lukaku. So like arsenal, we struggle over and over. You can't drop Bobby but if he plays out wide he doesn't play.

That was what I didn't understand about the line up, why is it that when one player is out managers seem to shift half the side around to accomodate the change. For me with Mane out we should have put Oxlade-Chamberlain in for him like for like and keep the same system up front. Sturridge is a mile away from the player he was and if he is our 2nd choice main striker he should only be coming in when Firmino needs a rest or if we are playing a different system (such as 2 up front).

[SB]

Might be a good opportunity to pack in football and focus on other things.

I'll be watching replays instead of staying up half the night

[Slinky Skills]

If you don't have a dedicated flat track bully you will end up short more often than not. On our day we are unplayable. Yet it isn't our day often enough. It's OK sharing the goals about but an actual striker costs money because they score for a living. We don't have a Costa, Kane or Lukaku. So like arsenal, we struggle over and over. You can't drop Bobby but if he plays out wide he doesn't play.

Good post mate and fair comment. We are lacking an out and out striker which would of course change the shape of the team, but I think with someone clinical up top we'd definitely see an improvement. We can be scintillating going forward but we seem to piss about with the ball or be too clever rather just doing the basics. Just get the ****ing ball in the box and get on the end of it. TAA delivered a sumptuous ball in yesterday and no ****er was near it, frustrating.

Also something really ****ing irritating and daft is having half the team **** about over a free kick or have two people dick around taking corners, or taking out swinging corners when they should be in swingers. Totally bizarre and slows everything down. The list is endless I could go on all day.

[SB]

Pleased with Emre's performance in the holding role.

[Phoenix07]

I know it's **** talking about the atmosphere from the comforts of my own home, but it was awful. The moans and groans are getting louder. Every misplaced pass, and it sounds like the ref has awarded the opposition a penalty. The sheer panic emanating from all sides when a set piece is being taken, or Mignolet is about to kick the ball. It's bat**** crazy.

I don't really understand the hero's welcome Coutinho has received either. He behaved like an absolute whopper, and he gets cheered like we've signed Messi. Fine, applaud him like every other player when he comes on/off, but to cheer him like a knight in shining armour is strange.

[Bender]

Would have given Solanki more game time yesterday

[rodo]

I know it's **** talking about the atmosphere from the comforts of my own home, but it was awful. The moans and groans are getting louder. Every misplaced pass, and it sounds like the ref has awarded the opposition a penalty. The sheer panic emanating from all sides when a set piece is being taken, or Mignolet is about to kick the ball. It's bat**** crazy.

I don't really understand the hero's welcome Coutinho has received either. He behaved like an absolute whopper, and he gets cheered like we've signed Messi. Fine, applaud him like every other player when he comes on/off, but to cheer him like a knight in shining armour is strange.

couthino got loads of stick from where i sit and rightly so after yet another ****house performance oh and yet another injury wonder if this will keep him out till the next international break

[Exiled_red]

Back to the idea that we can tolerate a bad defence because we will score enough 0goals to win the game (something that people were saying previously), it's interesting to note that of the 6 games (in all competitions) that we have played this season the only ones that we have won have been the ones we kept a clean sheet in. All the games that we have conceded goals in we have failed to win. Obviously this is based off very few games, but interesting thing to note.

[Fredo]

I didn't watch the match yesterday but did this morning. I don't understand the negativity at all. I thought we played very well and were very fluent and should have won the game easily. As long as we cut out the mistakes, we will be fine. It's still very early days.

On the game again, Coutinho played very well, as did Sturridge. It's very encouraging that we can rotate as much and still not lose the fluency and the verve going forward. Special mention also to Milner who acquitted himself well in the middle and Can, who is now a very important player for us. I'd like to see more of him in the controlling midfield role.

[Fredo]

A case for the defence, bar the stupid goal when we switched off, I think we defended ok most of the game. The result is the only frustrating thing about this game.

[BigChief]

Thanks for the balance Fredo. I'll give the whole game a watch if it was decent.

[SB]

I didn't watch the match yesterday but did this morning. I don't understand the negativity at all. I thought we played very well and were very fluent and should have won the game easily. As long as we cut out the mistakes, we will be fine. It's still very early days.

On the game again, Coutinho played very well, as did Sturridge. It's very encouraging that we can rotate as much and still not lose the fluency and the verve going forward. Special mention also to Milner who acquitted himself well in the middle and Can, who is now a very important player for us. I'd like to see more of him in the controlling midfield role.

totally agree with you on that.

[Fosterbloke]

I'll be watching replays instead of staying up half the night

I can watch it on demand the next day but I've usually got **** to do around the house so it doesn't happen. It's getting harder to find a place for football.

[Buzzo]

Thanks for the balance Fredo. I'll give the whole game a watch if it was decent.

We did look good particularly for about 20 mins before half time, Burnley were hanging on big time and regrouped at half time.

[Irishnev]

I didn't watch the match yesterday but did this morning. I don't understand the negativity at all. I thought we played very well and were very fluent and should have won the game easily. As long as we cut out the mistakes, we will be fine. It's still very early days.

On the game again, Coutinho played very well, as did Sturridge. It's very encouraging that we can rotate as much and still not lose the fluency and the verve going forward. Special mention also to Milner who acquitted himself well in the middle and Can, who is now a very important player for us. I'd like to see more of him in the controlling midfield role.

How long have we been saying this - mistakes are down to individuals so they need replacing with better defenders.