Burnley (H) | PL | Post Match Thread

[SamBlue]

This was our whole season so far played out in one game.
Some great moves, some horror defending and some more pathetic decision making, but it's been mostly boring logistics of doing nothing.
Seeing Foden hugging the out line is almost worse than watching that lot crushing Chelsea into nothingness.

 

[Lavinda Past]

We're getting soft in our old age. Intensity dropped off 95% after the third.

Job done, 3 points, on to the next one.

 

[eversince 76]

Was like a training session. More the pity to give away a late goal.
Some great football in (very few) moments, and that’s mainly it. Imho due to many players with only a few minutes in their system starting.

 

[OB1]

First half we looked great. Nunes, Doku, Kev, Alvarez, Rodri (of course) all excellent. Stones and Ake comfy as ever too. Phil quiet, but that’s ok, considering what the rest of the team were doing.

As for Gvardiol, I think I’m quicker than he is. He passing can be a bit slack too. I know he made that vital clearance first half, but have to be honest, he doesn’t fully convince me.

Wrong day to criticise Gvardiol’s pacing as slack: made a lot of passes and had a pass completion of 96.1%, which was the best of the starting XI. The kid’s a baller.

 

[Brewster's millions]

Three points with a few positives and one or two disappointments, but we were always going to win and it’s another game notched off at the end of the day.

Nunes played well and showed what he could offer, Alvarez keeps scoring and Doku did well in parts. Obviously good to see injured players coming back and Stones looked good.

Very pedestrian second half but the game was already won. We did look a bit open at times though and we shouldn’t have let them score at the end.

Nice touch from Ederson though to clatter that horrible little shit Roberts.

 

[burning blue soul]

That defending by Gvardiol... ffs!! Like a traffic cone.

 

[TinFoilHat]

Won the game early. Then managed it to the end.

 

[chesterbells]

Agree about Gvardiol. He is a bit erratic at times but I’m prepared to put it down to settling in.
Some take longer than others- we‘ll have to wait and see.

Fair comment bud

 

[PolarBearCub]

Wrong day to criticise Gvardiol’s pacing as slack: made a lot of passes and had a pass completion of 96.1%, which was the best of the starting XI. The kid’s a baller.

He does ok at Lb imagine he was played in his position!

 

[lancs blue]

a game we’ll struggle to remember by 2025

Or 20.25 tomorrow.
3pts the main thing obviously but that 2nd half was dire after the goal.