Burnley (A) Post Match Thread

[BlueAnorak]

Beat west Brom. Post match thread 40 pages.
Draw against burnley nearly 80 pages of city fans declaring we've a shite team, got to dump Sergio, ilkay is rubbish, useless without David Silva. Never come on forum to express opinions until we drop points . Weird bunch of (supporters).

Utter bollocks.
Most pointing out deficiencies in the performance. Only some being bellends - including secret rags.
Get a grip.

 

[Tuearts right boot]

Burnley deserve credit for their performance. We battered them for most of the game but they came back off the ropes in the second half and got a deserved equaliser. They also played hard and fair unlike the thugs of Palace, West Brom, and Cardiff.

Quite agree, wish a few more teams approached a match like that, it makes for a great game.

 

[dadnlad]

Burnley deserve credit for their performance. We battered them for most of the game but they came back off the ropes in the second half and got a deserved equaliser. They also played hard and fair unlike the thugs of Palace, West Brom, and Cardiff.

they played like most teams now home or away, stay in game even 1 nil down then last 20 minutes go for it

 

[cityblue123]

Game should have been over long before the sterling sitter. However think he will have some explaining to do. He does have a knack to cock up when it's easier to score. Was it right to take him off, I'm not sure!

 

[i kne albert davy]

Game should have been over long before the sterling sitter. However think he will have some explaining to do. He does have a knack to cock up when it's easier to score. Was it right to take him off, I'm not sure!

Having had a shite view yesterday only saw how bad the miss was on MotD,that said I still wouldn't have took him off we created very little once he'd been hooked and he does have a late goal knack. Just putting it down to one of those days yesterday we had enough chances to win 5 games.

 

[aguerooooo]

I am sure PEP has his reasons but didnt see the value of bringing Raheem off Diaz offered very little. and with the miss obviously hurting him. would have given everything to put us back in front . which he has form for Sterling without doubt is prone to the odd sitter he isnt a natural goalscorer but has had a great season thus far

 

[Deleted member 77198]

I’m still angry. People might say “but we’re 13 points clear FFS” but it’s about getting the title won as early as possible and being able to rotate the team further down the line in league games so we can then concentrate on the cups.

Pep’s not going to be here for eight to ten years, he’s going to be here for a short time before his next project and we and he wants to be winning absolutely everything while he can with us.

Dropping points like yesterday might not seem so bad on paper but we’re not just going to for a Premier League title, we are going for everything and yesterday that wasn’t good enough. Too sloppy in the box from Kun to Gunogan to Sterling’s fucking finish... then defensive lapses from Kompany and Walker a few times...

Not good enough that.

If we were a bit less good and didn’t think four trophies was actually a possibility and even if the title race was a bit closer, I think I’d be less pissed off with that yesterday.

I think Guardiola’s face on the touch line at some of the sloppiness and the substitution of Sterling told us what he thought to that game.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

I am sure PEP has his reasons but didnt see the value of bringing Raheem off Diaz offered very little. and with the miss obviously hurting him. would have given everything to put us back in front . which he has form for Sterling without doubt is prone to the odd sitter he isnt a natural goalscorer but has had a great season thus far

It was punishment for continued poor finishing. Been going on for about four games. At first he laughed it off, even gave him a kiss on the touchline, now it’s not funny.

 

[Bluesiam]

It wasn't that we took our foot off the gas or didn't play well as many on here have said.Despite a number of key injuries, we were all over them for at least the first 65 mins and should have been 3 or 4 up.

There's no need to slag players off as tends to happen too much on here. Sometimes you just have one of those days and Burnley, to be fair, defended well. We take a much deserved break now and then get back to winning ways.

 

[CityInWashingtonState]

It wasn't that we took our foot off the gas or didn't play well as many on here have said.Despite a number of key injuries, we were all over them for at least the first 65 mins and should have been 3 or 4 up.

There's no need to slag players off as tends to happen too much on here. Sometimes you just have one of those days and Burnley, to be fair, defended well. We take a much deserved break now and then get back to winning ways.

+1
I think we played very well - unlucky misses by Sterling (mostly, and others) coupled with a loss of concentration by Walker cost us a game which we should have comfortably won.

 

[pavelsrnicek]

One thing that annoyed me yesterday was Cork not getting a booking for an obvious foul to stop a counter attack in the first half and then he was free to do the exact same later on for which he was booked. If he’d been booked on the first one he couldn’t commit the second.

 

[CityInWashingtonState]

One thing that annoyed me yesterday was Cork not getting a booking for an obvious foul to stop a counter attack in the first half and then he was free to do the exact same later on for which he was booked. If he’d been booked on the first one he couldn’t commit the second.

Yeah, I noticed that - the first foul was in our half though - if I recall - so yeah, a tactical foul - but early on, and in our half with a lot going on upfield - I actually didn't mind the non-carding (I hate games where it's constant stop-stop for fouls and players in danger of being sent off - keep it flowing if possible, card if necessary but otherwise don't).

 

[Bill]

I’m still angry. People might say “but we’re 13 points clear FFS” but it’s about getting the title won as early as possible and being able to rotate the team further down the line in league games so we can then concentrate on the cups.

Pep’s not going to be here for eight to ten years, he’s going to be here for a short time before his next project and we and he wants to be winning absolutely everything while he can with us.

Dropping points like yesterday might not seem so bad on paper but we’re not just going to for a Premier League title, we are going for everything and yesterday that wasn’t good enough. Too sloppy in the box from Kun to Gunogan to Sterling’s fucking finish... then defensive lapses from Kompany and Walker a few times...

Not good enough that.

If we were a bit less good and didn’t think four trophies was actually a possibility and even if the title race was a bit closer, I think I’d be less pissed off with that yesterday.

I think Guardiola’s face on the touch line at some of the sloppiness and the substitution of Sterling told us what he thought to that game.

top top post.

 

[carlosthejackal]

I’m still angry. People might say “but we’re 13 points clear FFS” but it’s about getting the title won as early as possible and being able to rotate the team further down the line in league games so we can then concentrate on the cups.

Pep’s not going to be here for eight to ten years, he’s going to be here for a short time before his next project and we and he wants to be winning absolutely everything while he can with us.

Dropping points like yesterday might not seem so bad on paper but we’re not just going to for a Premier League title, we are going for everything and yesterday that wasn’t good enough. Too sloppy in the box from Kun to Gunogan to Sterling’s fucking finish... then defensive lapses from Kompany and Walker a few times...

Not good enough that.

If we were a bit less good and didn’t think four trophies was actually a possibility and even if the title race was a bit closer, I think I’d be less pissed off with that yesterday.

I think Guardiola’s face on the touch line at some of the sloppiness and the substitution of Sterling told us what he thought to that game.

Hopefully he let them know in the privacy of the dressing room and we push on from here

 

[york away to this!]

One of those days. On another day we'd have been utterly out of sight before their chance comes. However, we weren't and they were bouyed firstly by the chances they got after vinny's poor header and fluffed clearance shortly followed be raheem's howler. I think this was added to by Stirling being taken off. I'd have kept him in there as the chances kept coming and unfortunately Diaz is currently getting some experience, rather than being a game changer. As others have said, gundogen was very very close to being magnificent, though most final balls just didn't quite come off for him. On other occasions we collectively chose not to pass when you could see the pass was there... we miss Dave. We really should have won it, though didn't. Credit to Burnley for their attitude, though we contributed to their growing confidence by not killing it when we could.
All that and not a single pun from me. Must be a record.. .

 

[johncav]

I reckon Pep will drop Raz to the sub bench for the Leicester game....just so that he can get a MASSIVE cheer from the fans when he is brought on. The lad is going to need a lot of support to restore his confidence, we're going to need to show him a lot of love...

 

[dsr-burnley]

To be fair, Burnley had key injuries too. For the second half, 7 of our first XI were out injured.

 

[Machiavelli]

I reckon Pep will drop Raz to the sub bench for the Leicester game....just so that he can get a MASSIVE cheer from the fans when he is brought on. The lad is going to need a lot of support to restore his confidence, we're going to need to show him a lot of love...

johncav
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Massive you say? First ever post! Hmmmmm

 

[deano ou812]

One of those days. On another day we'd have been utterly out of sight before their chance comes. However, we weren't and they were bouyed firstly by the chances they got after vinny's poor header and fluffed clearance shortly followed be raheem's howler. I think this was added to by Stirling being taken off. I'd have kept him in there as the chances kept coming and unfortunately Diaz is currently getting some experience, rather than being a game changer. As others have said, gundogen was very very close to being magnificent, though most final balls just didn't quite come off for him. On other occasions we collectively chose not to pass when you could see the pass was there... we miss Dave. We really should have won it, though didn't. Credit to Burnley for their attitude, though we contributed to their growing confidence by not killing it when we could.
All that and not a single pun from me. Must be a record.. .

Spot on,sterling will be ok footballs a funny old game one minute the hero the next the villain in a sense,but within 2-3 games sterling will bag another goal or two and will be off and runn8ng again..

 

[johncav]

johncav
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Massive you say? First ever post! Hmmmmm

Sorry.....make that 'a massive cheer'......