Burnley (A) - Fri 11th Aug | Pre-Match Thread

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This isn't the Burnley team we were used to under Dyche.

They play some progressive stuff under Vinny and we all know from previous seasons how difficult promoted sides are in their first few games of the season, especially at home.

They have been in pre-season from before we played in the Champions League final as well, whereas we look a good few weeks of our best.

Still expect a win, but I just think a tough rollercoaster of a game awaits.
 
Without being patronising, Burnley are a good Championship-promoted team who fully deserve their place in the PL. If we don’t beat them, and comfortably (2 goal margin), it‘ll be a poor result. if we don’t hit the ground running, there’s others that will.
 
Not bothered what the result will be. A point's fine. 3 will be fantastic given how short our pre-season has been. Let's hope we have a good week of training. Thought we looked decent today against a full strength Arsenal, who've had a longer pre-season than us - and we should have won.

It's a marathon, not a sprint and we're the best marathon team in the world. I hope we're looking more like our best by the end of the month.
 
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Lovebitesandeveryfing said:
Without being patronising, Burnley are a good Championship-promoted team who fully deserve their place in the PL. If we don’t beat them, and comfortably (2 goal margin), it‘ll be a poor result. if we don’t hit the ground running, there’s others that will.
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Exactly. We literally beat them 6-0 recently. Surely we can A) win and B) quite comfortably? That's even if they are better now than they were then. We have much more difficult games coming up, against Seville and even harder, against Newcastle.
 
I think I‘d go:

—————-Ederson———-
Walker-Stones-Dias-Ake
————Rodri—Kovacic—
——————-Foden———-
Bernardo—Haaland—-Grealish

On the basis that De Bruyne didn‘t look anywhere close fitness-wise. If he is by Friday, then:

—————Ederson———
Walker-Stones-Dias-Ake
——————Rodri———-
—-De Bruyne—Bernardo—
Foden—-Haaland—-Grealish

Hoping that, once everyone gets properly up to speed, he might look at De Bruyne and Foden playing together centrally - the extra security of having Stones pushing in alongside Rodri maybe makes that more viable than in previous years. But probably a bit too soon for now.
 
Lovebitesandeveryfing said:
Without being patronising, Burnley are a good Championship-promoted team who fully deserve their place in the PL. If we don’t beat them, and comfortably (2 goal margin), it‘ll be a poor result. if we don’t hit the ground running, there’s others that will.
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A win is a good result in our first 6 games.

We should be reaching fitness and rhythm by then.

If we have to win it on the last game again so be it.

Without being complacent,arrogant or raggish, most realistic people believe we remain the team to beat and I agree with them !!
 
If everyone fit. Piss take that we have to play Friday when we've played on a Sunday. Hopefully enough time to get Kev and Gvardiol up to full steam

Ederson
Walker Stones Dias Gvardiol
Rodri
DeBruyne Foden
Bernado Haaland Grealish

Ortiga Ake Laporte Akanji Lewis Phillips Kovatic Alverez Palmer

Squad does still feel an attacking player light
 
wattle said:
If everyone fit. Piss take that we have to play Friday when we've played on a Sunday. Hopefully enough time to get Kev and Gvardiol up to full steam

Ederson
Walker Stones Dias Gvardiol
Rodri
DeBruyne Foden
Bernado Haaland Grealish

Ortiga Ake Laporte Akanji Lewis Phillips Kovatic Alverez Palmer

Squad does still feel an attacking player light
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Agree with this team although i think phil will be on wing with bernie in midfield. I think foden goes into midfield when kev doesnt play
 
every time we play Burnley either home or away it seems we bag 4 or 5, Burnley will be happy with a draw but i think we'l be to much for them,a great fixture to start with, prediction 1-4
 
wattle said:
If everyone fit. Piss take that we have to play Friday when we've played on a Sunday. Hopefully enough time to get Kev and Gvardiol up to full steam

Ederson
Walker Stones Dias Gvardiol
Rodri
DeBruyne Foden
Bernado Haaland Grealish

Ortiga Ake Laporte Akanji Lewis Phillips Kovatic Alverez Palmer

Squad does still feel an attacking player light
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We still have not replaced Sterling, Gundog, Mendy, Cancelo, so at least 4 players light.
 
We need to start creating more chances and not holding onto possession. Once this part of our game improves we will start to steam roll teams. The defence will hold out most counter attacks.

Our game is not clinical. This is not a rash opinion. We tailed off last season and if it were not for Gundo producing well we may never know. Haaland is not getting the service.

We won the treble so who care right?
 
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Ederson
Stones
Dias
Gvardiol
Rodri
Kovacic
Foden
De Bruyne
Bernardo Silva
Grealish
Haaland
 
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