Burnley (A) Post Match Thread

[bobbyowenquiff]

I’d love to know how much of the revenue is laundered.

Or how much of the revenue has been trousered by John W Henry to add to his personal wealth of £2bn.

 

[M12Blue]

Or how much of the revenue has been trousered by John W Henry to add to his personal wealth of £2bn.

Hard to know but he’s never seen in skinny jeans, just saying

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

He's been playing exactly that way since our run started but without Laporte who he's obviously trying to get back some ryhthm, if nothing else in case one of the Dias or Stones gets injured.. Four at the back changing to three when we've got the ball. I think against Liverpool he'll drop Laporte, put Cancelo at left back and bring back Walker at right back. That's because the only real threat Liverpool have now is pace wide and he won't want to risk Laporte or Zinchenko up against that.

I think it rarely became a four last night without the ball (because we dominate possession)

Cancelo effectively played midfield for much of the game, so the transitions were nearly always up against a back three and them going long into the left sided channel?

Burnley deployed the long curved pass down the side of Laporte three or four times, leading to some very uncomfortable defending from both him and Dias, him tying to come around on the cover.

It is the correct tactic from Burnley, as it was from Sheffield United, but they don't have the quality to exploit from it.

For me, Laporte looks like Bambi on rollerskates, positional tweak and being sidelined, still granted.

Last night was the first time it felt like Dias was uncomfortable having to go into areas because the spaces are wider apart?

It reminded me of the Spurs defeat, with Kane dragging him into midfield and a Laporte going missing.

At least against the bigger teams, certainly Liverpool on Sunday, I would prefer a back four that doesn't contain three central defenders.

When you are as good as us at controlling games, I always make it a habit of studying the few faultlines we do show, just like our opponents will be doing.

Always room for improvement, eh!

 

[Blueboy73]

I’d love to know how much of the revenue is laundered.

Standard Chartered have form for laundering money for terrorists.
Maybe they've helped the proven cheat who owns FSG too?

 

[samarasra]

Highlight of the match, Gabriel saying "thank you" to Martin Atkinson after Var confirmation of his goal. Oh and those mostly successful long passes from Ederson.

 

[G-Star Medium Rare]

Raz

Thanks

 

[wolfie1988]

I think it rarely became a four last night without the ball (because we dominate possession)

Cancelo effectively played midfield for much of the game, so the transitions were nearly always up against a back three and them going long into the left sided channel?

Burnley deployed the long curved pass down the side of Laporte three or four times, leading to some very uncomfortable defending from both him and Dias, him tying to come around on the cover.

It is the correct tactic from Burnley, as it was from Sheffield United, but they don't have the quality to exploit from it.

For me, Laporte looks like Bambi on rollerskates, positional tweak and being sidelined, still granted.

Last night was the first time it felt like Dias was uncomfortable having to go into areas because the spaces are wider apart?

It reminded me of the Spurs defeat, with Kane dragging him into midfield and a Laporte going missing.

At least against the bigger teams, certainly Liverpool on Sunday, I would prefer a back four that doesn't contain three central defenders.

When you are as good as us at controlling games, I always make it a habit of studying the few faultlines we do show, just like our opponents will be doing.

Always room for improvement, eh!

That's why I think Zinchenko plays on Sunday and not Laporte. Walker'll play at right back and Cancelo will go in as a midfielder

 

[HelloCity]

That's why I think Zinchenko plays on Sunday and not Laporte. Walker'll play at right back and Cancelo will go in as a midfielder

I can’t see Zinchenko, Walker and Cancelo all starting. In fact, the chances of that are extremely remote.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

I think it rarely became a four last night without the ball (because we dominate possession)

Cancelo effectively played midfield for much of the game, so the transitions were nearly always up against a back three and them going long into the left sided channel?

Burnley deployed the long curved pass down the side of Laporte three or four times, leading to some very uncomfortable defending from both him and Dias, him tying to come around on the cover.

It is the correct tactic from Burnley, as it was from Sheffield United, but they don't have the quality to exploit from it.

For me, Laporte looks like Bambi on rollerskates, positional tweak and being sidelined, still granted.

Last night was the first time it felt like Dias was uncomfortable having to go into areas because the spaces are wider apart?

It reminded me of the Spurs defeat, with Kane dragging him into midfield and a Laporte going missing.

At least against the bigger teams, certainly Liverpool on Sunday, I would prefer a back four that doesn't contain three central defenders.

When you are as good as us at controlling games, I always make it a habit of studying the few faultlines we do show, just like our opponents will be doing.

Always room for improvement, eh!

It was Dias's first poorish game for us and some of those errors would have been punished by better teams. Laporte, I'd say is never going to be a left back against quality because he's not quick enough. I expect Dias to be a lion again at Anfield and Laporte not to play so I think you'll get what you wish for. Stones and Walker are more than mobile enough and Cancelo and Dias are no slouches.

You touched on Laporte at Spurs...I think that's the reason he's been out of the team. I suspect there was some kind of bust up/sulk on the back of it because he's done it in a few big games - Spurs in the Champions League also springs to mind.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

That's why I think Zinchenko plays on Sunday and not Laporte. Walker'll play at right back and Cancelo will go in as a midfielder

Can't see that for a second. That 4-2-3-1 didn't work for us in the final third when we played it last Autumn.