Burnley (A) Post Match Thread

[Bill]

You never disappoint

Someone has to say it as it is.

 

[blueinsa]

You never disappoint

To be fair to Bill he likes a bit of 1950's hoofball now and then compared to the game we play lol

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Finding it hard to correlate some of the comments with the game I watched.

I thought we played very well at a difficult place to go, especially with 7 on the physio’s table.

Should we have won by at least 2 goals? Yes.
Did we lose? No, so some people need some context.

I have to take issue with some of the comments about Sergio. I thought he worked his tail off and he’s damned if you do, damned if you don’t. When he comes short to link up, the ball he lays off is often to a player moving ahead of him, and he has to get forward and into the box. He did that. There were not a lot of decent balls into the box to him. The one everyone is discussing WAS a bad pass, and I think he should have leathered it. I can forgive him that and it certainly wasn’t the difference in the game.

Sterlings miss will be the headline when it should be Ederson’s worldie from Lennon. I doubt you will see a better reflex save from a good shot from 12 yards this season. And, his save from Mee wasn’t a bad one, either.

No-one needs to pillory Sterling on here, he gets it enough from all quarters all the time, even though he is having the best season of his life. Will it haunt him? Yes, until he scores the next one. Should he have been taken off? Yes. He knew he had missed a ridiculous chance, but he’s a moper, which is why Pep gave him a hug last game. His body language after the miss was negative and those two things, the miss and the response, were enough for me. One miss in one game? Forgiven...hug and kiss. However, two games in a row? Gotta give him the heave ho and let him know it’s unacceptable. Now, it’s up to him to get his head down, spend some extra time on the training pitch and work on his finishing.

Also, anyone not giving Gundogan applause after that performance is just not looking. He got into some great positions, but there are a few times he could have taken a pop,with his left, instead of trying to put it on his right.

Worst position we can be in at the end of the weekend is 13 points clear. Oh, the horror.

Get a grip, lads and lasses.

 

[Healdplace]

Apart from Arsenal and Tottenham that was the hardest away game we have left. So good not to lose. We actually played very well but it exposed the issues we are going to have by not bringing in reinforcements up front over the window. With games every few days and increasingly big ones players are getting very tired.

It was physically demanding out there and pouring down it caught up with them in the second half and for the first time big players faded rather than rose to the challenge to go win it in the final few.

We really need this week off from playing and good on Pep giving them three days off training. They need it.

Given what happened with Leicester and our need for a win next Saturday has unexpected pressure.

 

[paulchapo]

Henry just hit the nail on the head got complacent because it was too easy. That led to us getting sloppy, giving the ball away and a few silly free kicks allowing them to hoof it into the box. You just sensed they would score. It seems daft criticizing us because on the whole it was damn near perfect. The wrong decision making in the box pass behind, pass delayed or not given when someone else was in a better position. Sterling scores and its game over it looks worse the more you watch it, just took his eye off it, went under his studs and that was that.

 

[MarsLlama]

Kun has no service today. Missed David Silva .

I thought he was the biggest part of the problem, poor movement and link-up play, and too selfish at times.

 

[super_city_si]

All these saying we played well must been watching a different game. We were terrible. Burnley deserved their point.

Wow. We were very good first half nd fantatsic for 30minutes of the second. We played some beautiful football and cut through them at will.we just went to shitbwhen we reached their area.

 

[purplenose]

The fact that the Burnley fans were celebrating like they had just won the league...says it all. We drew a League match away from home which is never a bad result.

Should have won it, sloppy finishing has been evident a few times this season thus far not having cost us much. If it happens in the Champions League against good opposition it will have consequences.

Credit to Burnley ran their bollocks off, and credit due to the referee who was near faultless.

Always was going to be a tricky fixture with the squad a little stretched at the moment, any other team under those circumstances would be pretty pleased with a point at Turf Moor.

 

[Cobwebcat]

Someone has to say it as it is.

I'm still waiting

 

[billfromthehill]

Cant see Bernardo to score more than 5 goals per season for City. He is a creative player but not one that keeps scoring. Being in a front three that doesnt work imo.

He will turn it on next year mark my words

 

[OB1]

I thought Gundogan was inches off being absolutely brilliant.

Yup.

 

[super_city_si]

I thought he was the biggest part of the problem, poor movement and link-up play, and too selfish at times.

Did you even watch the game? Aguero link up play especially first half was excellent. His first time layoffs were brilliant.

 

[BufordUSABlue]

All these saying we played well must been watching a different game. We were terrible. Burnley deserved their point.

We weren’t terrible and We ain’t gonna win every game
Burnley deserved it for their second half performance coupled with our flat 2nd half
We can’t miss the amount of chances we did in this game
6 first team players out
Silva
Jesus
Sane
Mendy
Delph
Stones
300MM worth of talent unavailable FFS
We looked tired and in desperate need of this weeks long rest

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Threw 2 points away with poor finishing, at least they didn't kick the shit out of us, perhaps the Atkinson effect.

 

[dublinblue12]

Need sterling back on the right

 

[Blueknows]

Dyche fair in his post match

 

[BlueAnorak]

Gundogan isnt first choice and thats for sure after that performance.

 

[stan bowles]

Played very well for 60 minutes but just a combination of poor finishing and good defending by Burnley allowed them to stay in the game and by end our energy levels had gone and you could see them getting something by just continually pumping long balls and crosses into our box. None of our players played badly, many had good games. There was a lot of good link up play but the ruthlessness in front of goal of earlier this season has gone. The obvious turning point was Sterling missing that sitter - showing how he still needs to focus on the basics at times. I thought him and Aguero were wasteful on more than few occasions. Game was memorable only for the Danilo goal and Ederson save from Lennon. Still 16 points clear but without Sane our goal threat is much reduced.

 

[Manc in London]

I thought Gundogan was inches off being absolutely brilliant.

Yeah. I thought he was unlucky a number of times. Very little came off for him.

 

[brummie blue]

A draw against a top seven team, probably a team more difficult to play against away from home than Arsenal, Spurs and Liverpool with there style of play, we are clearly missing key players and some look knackered, 9 games in a month has taken it's toll.

We missed many chances and got caught ball watching for there goal, but these games happen, 16 points ahead, the boys have a well deserved mini break and back to it next weekend.