[Albion] A point against Burnley

[Munkfish]

I have to admit we were particularly negative at Brighton. We'd had a run of poor results and it seems were determined to get a point. Hopefully we'll be more attacking this time.

Barnes and Wood are both doubtful, but their form has been so poor that Rodriguez and Vydra could be an upgrade. We did score 3 against Villa!

It wasn't meant as a negative, you came to do a job and you did it well. Defended brilliantly that night.

 

[Brok]

A point? Stuff that for a lark. We've been threatening to give someone a damned good rogering all season, and I honestly believe Burnley will be on the receiving end of one tomorrow.

 

[Seasidesage]

Point away is never a bad result and given our increasing injury problems I'd take it right now...

 

[saafend_seagull]

Point is a good result of Fulham do not win.


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[Blue Valkyrie]

Never forget that Fulham and Burnley still have to play each other twice.

They both can't get 6 points from those 2 games.

 

[Nameless]

Agree with a lot of the posts. If we had a fully fit squad I'd back us to win after the way we've played. However with so many injuries to key players a point would be more than welcomed. Burnley are a good solid football team with probably the best goalkeeper in the league we play nicer stuff than them and I believe we have a better squad than them but their style is perfect for grinding out narrow wins and draws against more footballing sides like us. They will see this as a must not lose match and it's a very important match at the bottom half of the table. Nobody goes to Burnley and expects an easy win even with a full squad it's always gonna be a close game either way.

 

[schmunk]

Burnley are a good solid football team with probably the best goalkeeper in the league

You take that back!

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Not for me Jeff

We are in great form and the pressure is MASSIVELY on them tomorrow and I see this as a very good chance to exploit this.

Let’s make a relegation battle their problem not ours.


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[The Grockle]

Would be very happy with a point. A brighton team in good form against physical lowly opponent is exactly the sort of game we seem to lose.

 

[Hugo Rune]

Any point away is good.

This football cliche has been thoroughly debunked during the pandemic (see MoTD for stats). Teams are better away now.

I’m expecting a win here alongside my expectation of mostly home draws for the rest of the pandemic.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Would you take a point right now? Personally I would. Although I think we are better than them and after our last two massive wins as fans it would be acceptable to get carried away and expect us to beat Burnley. However, we have up to 9 players out injured, Burnley are very much a physical long ball side, who are particularly dangerous at set pieces and we struggle against teams like this even with a full side out.

I think a point keeps the momentum going and keep adding to the points tally but obviously would rather win.

Going to be a tough game regardless.

All of this, at Albion we seem to have a history of winning the unwinnable games, but losing to teams that we should, on paper at least, be beating easily.

Wonderful to win naturally. but I'd be delighted with a point, just to keep the momentum going, and to stop Burnley gaining on us.

 

[portslade seagull]

You take that back!

No way Ryan could've done that

 

[Hugo Rune]

I have to admit we were particularly negative at Brighton. We'd had a run of poor results and it seems were determined to get a point. Hopefully we'll be more attacking this time.

Barnes and Wood are both doubtful, but their form has been so poor that Rodriguez and Vydra could be an upgrade. We did score 3 against Villa!

Please please can you target our keeper with your set-pieces again! Thanks [emoji106]

 

[Whitechapel]

Keep a clean sheet is the 1st requirement

I wonder if another clean sheet would make Sanchez the youngest keeper to ever keep 5 consecutive PL clean sheets. Can’t be many keepers who have kept a string of clean sheets in the Prem at his age. Would be a nice record to have.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Wood out? Thank f*** for that. That sod ALWAYS scores when we play Burnley. It’s as if he has a personal vendetta against the Albion for letting him go ten years ago. Fingers crossed that we do the business as Burnley seem to jinx us whenever we play them.

We didn't let him go. He was a West Brom player on loan to us.
Apart from that, I agree with you.

 

[Live by the sea]

No way Ryan could've done that

Ryan wouldn’t physically be able to . Having Sanchez ‘s height enabled him to out jump the Liverpool players .

 

[Brok]

No way Ryan could've done that

Maty Ryan is a very, very good goalkeeper. He served us well.

 

[origigull]

Would you take a point right now? Personally I would. Although I think we are better than them and after our last two massive wins as fans it would be acceptable to get carried away and expect us to beat Burnley. However, we have up to 9 players out injured, Burnley are very much a physical long ball side, who are particularly dangerous at set pieces and we struggle against teams like this even with a full side out.

I think a point keeps the momentum going and keep adding to the points tally but obviously would rather win.

Going to be a tough game regardless.

Trouble is how many people wanted a point away to Leeds, a point against Tottenham and a point away to Liverpool. That's only 3 points total when we got 9. Would I go for a point against Burnley now . . . yes as it keeps our momentum. I'll be disappoint not getting 3 but 1 is better then zero.

 

[el punal]

We didn't let him go. He was a West Brom player on loan to us.
Apart from that, I agree with you.

Quite right! Memory fading and all that. For some reason I thought we had an option to buy him, hence my comment of not wanting him.

 

[Milano]

We haven’t really got ‘9 players out’ though have we? That is Argus headline BS as normal. Current starting 11 we are missing March and Veltman as Macargie is supposed to be fit. Propper has been mainly on the bench, while Lallana (and he might even start) and Lamptey have been out for months. The only other player who would arguably start is Welbeck but again been out for weeks.

So we are 2 players down from our recent ‘normal’ starting 11, hardly white flag waving time. We should 100% go for this, we are a better football team than Burnley and they know it who I expect will line up with 8 players behind the ball again, I hope they don’t because if they go toe to toe and open with us then I’d fancy us strongly.

Time to rest the regulars is Wednesday not tomorrow.