Burnley (A) Post Match Thread

[Tommy_Catons_Perm]

13 points ahead with 12 to play is 1.08 points per game. 15 points ahead with 13 to play was 1.15 points per game. So the situation is now worse by 1.15/1.08 = 1.06 or 6 per cent.

 

[OB1]

I don’t know and neither do you. What I do know is that we were trailing 8 points in April a few years ago.

When we were not as good as we are now and our closest rivals were probably better than they are now.

 

[ballinio]

13 points ahead with 12 to play is 1.08 points per game. 15 points ahead with 13 to play was 1.15 points per game. So the situation is now worse by 1.15/1.08 = 1.06 or 6 per cent.

Incredible.....we're fucked , it's the 0.01 's that get you every time

 

[Tommy_Catons_Perm]

When we were not as good as we are now and our closest rivals were probably better than they are now.

8/6 is 1.3333 points per game

 

[Tommy_Catons_Perm]

Just trying to quantify the positions with some figures

 

[Healdplace]

We are a fine football team, playing the type of football that has not been seen in this country so consistently, these guys are not machines they are human, given the amount of games played, and, injuries to key players, our points total is something to be proud of. Feel better now I got that off my chest.
So putting everything in perspective a draw away to Burnley is hardly a disaster.

No, as I said earlier in this thread but I repeat because I think it is key about today.

A draw away (to a top 7 team as well) when you are playing well is disappointing. But a draw away when you are playing poorly is worrying.

This was very clearly a case of the former and caused by factors we all understand and have little control over but very fortunately now have some time off and a free week to try to get ourselves mentally ready to go again. Something we have not been able to do for months.

 

[Healdplace]

13 points ahead with 12 to play is 1.08 points per game. 15 points ahead with 13 to play was 1.15 points per game. So the situation is now worse by 1.15/1.08 = 1.06 or 6 per cent.

But we were 12 ahead with 14 to play last weekend, though. So we are 1 pt better off than last weekend with 2 games fewer to play.

 

[Peggy's a blue]

No, as I said earlier in this thread but I repeat because I think it is key about today.

A draw away (to a top 7 team as well) when you are playing well is disappointing. But a draw away when you are playing poorly is worrying.

This was very clearly a case of the former and caused by factors we all understand and have little control over but very fortunately now have some time off and a free week to try to get ourselves mentally ready to go again. Something we have not been able to do for months.

Agreed, the week off so to speak is a nice wee bonus,

 

[rnblade]

Missing such sitters 1 yard from goal is woeful.
We played well at times, creating gilt edged chances to put the match beyond doubt, but YET AGAIN, we waste them. We got what we deserved, a draw. We didn’t put away our chances and the opposition gained confidence from it.
We got a point that could easily have been none. Get this game behind us, give the players a short break and move on.

 

[Manc in London]

All in all a good week

Extended our lead by a point and two more games ticked off

Indeed. Some would do well to read this post and absorb it.

 

[Delphinho]

But we were 12 ahead with 14 to play last weekend, though. So we are 1 pt better off than last weekend with 2 games fewer to play.

Didn't see it that way

 

[Healdplace]

Didn't see it that way

It is still very clear progress 2 games closer to the title. That's the glass half full version which is surely the way to go here!

 

[bellsouth]

Whilst Kompany was not as bad as some make out and with Laporte so new and Stones unable to play it was not really an option to leave him out.

But what was important was that Burnley targetted him and tried to play on his fragility and I think that was a factor in them going at us late on every bit as much as us not killing the game was.

I think Pep is as tired as the players after so many mentally demanding games and made uncharacteristic errors himself today - such as not leaving Sterling on given how many late goals he has got for us and the special reason to want one today and not bringing Laporte on for Kompany with 20 minutes to go.

So his decision to shut up the club and all take several days off now is very wise. He has a few days to get them fired up for Leicester and Basel in another two tough games in what will be many for the next couple of months.

Hopefully the medical department isn’t going on holiday!

 

[Gray]

But we were 12 ahead with 14 to play last weekend, though. So we are 1 pt better off than last weekend with 2 games fewer to play.

Yes it is ours to throw away.

The worrying thing today was that we looked anything but a league winning team against a bunch of journeymen.

Let's hope the rest does us good and David is available for our next game.

 

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

This season, Sterling has a better conversion ratio than Aguero and Jesus, who all have better conversion ratios than Harry Kane.

People have been waiting to jump on him, mate, totally ignorant to what he brings!!

 

[Peggy's a blue]

It is still very clear progress 2 games closer to the title. That's the glass half full version which is surely the way to go here!

Correct, this is an amazing season, and I am enjoying it, win our home games average of draw away, we piss it :-)

 

[stan bowles]

Define “take ons “ he had one positive run into the box that led to a goalkick and any other “take ons” were followed by a backwards pass.

"Taking on the opposition player nearest to him." He looked more positive in this respect that Silva and Sterling.

 

[ganganvince]

Lest we forget how fortunate we are https://www.fulhamfc.com/first-team/2007_2008/league/table

 

[Zin 'messiah' Zimmer]

Yes it is ours to throw away.

The worrying thing today was that we looked anything but a league winning team against a bunch of journeymen.

Let's hope the rest does us good and David is available for our next game.

These journeymen have how many pts against the top 4???

 

[SWP's back]

Him or Firminho laaaaar ;-)

:-)