[Albion] We played well.

[Megazone]

but I wonder why we spent all that money on Ali J when we really needed another central striker and someone in midfield with some leadership qualities.. .

He's looked very average so far. He seems to lack the pace we were screaming out for in the transfer window. Starting to look like a very strange signing considering the players we already had in his position.

another midfielder and another striker was what we needed.

 

[BensGrandad]

I was saying to the bloke sitting next to me that we looked like the Brazil team of 1970 today , he actually thought I was doing us a disservice


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Did you mean the Brazil team of 1970 playing today some 48 years on.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Yes, some unbelievable bad luck. Dunk's slip and one definite penalty not given, and one other strong claim. And we forced some good saves from their keeper - although March's shot from Locadia's pass was too close to him. He should have buried it.

On the other hand, our defending for their second goal was dreadful. What was Montoya doing? In fact, what was Montoya doing for most of the game? Ryan could have done better too.

There were several spells when we simply didn't match Burnley's physicality. I laughed when I heard Klopp describe us as a physical side before we played them because one or two of our players couldn't knock the skin off a rice pudding. We were slow, lethargic, undynamic, predictable. Knockaert improved things a little, but I wonder why we spent all that money on Ali J when we really needed another central striker and someone in midfield with some leadership qualities.. .

Spot on.

I know it’s quite a humorous thread but as I said on the ‘You need 7’ thread the other day, we really haven’t got 7 and that is a major problem for us at the moment.

Duffy is a given but who else? We are a really soft side.

 

[B-right-on]

We moved the ball around far too slowly. We looked clueless for ideas in the final third. Far too many balls pumped upfield for the Burnley defenders to clean up with ease.

There's definitely something wrong with our tactics at the moment. I feel as if we need to encourage one of our midfielders to play a more attack minded role. Maybe it's time for Bissouma to make that difference.

On a positive. March looked top notch..

This except for the last line. He is just not good enough in front of goal. He panics or brain freezes or something and just blasts it or mis hits it. Just not good enough imo.

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

Unlucky lads. Some unbelievable bad luck (penalty not given, Dunks slip, poor refereeing) but otherwise a decent performance that the scoreline doesn't reflect.

I can definitely take some positives out of today.

TBH I think we've played well in our last three and we've been unlucky not to have taken more points from them. But what's done is done. We've got a nice run coming up now, lets put this blip behind us and crack on.

Up the Albion.

We weren’t terrible but neither were we good. Far too many long, aimless balls. No creativity, no guile, no cutting edge again.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

We just got more inert and inept as the game wore on. Burnley wanted it far more.

 

[B-right-on]

Unlucky lads. Some unbelievable bad luck (penalty not given, Dunks slip, poor refereeing) but otherwise a decent performance that the scoreline doesn't reflect.

I can definitely take some positives out of today.

TBH I think we've played well in our last three and we've been unlucky not to have taken more points from them. But what's done is done. We've got a nice run coming up now, lets put this blip behind us and crack on.

Up the Albion.

I must have been at a different game. I was at the home shambles v Burnley. Which game did you go to? Sounded like a good game, wish I could have been at that one instead.

 

[Hugo Rune]

We were never going to win that game.

Everything that could go wrong, did go wrong.

Let’s move on quickly.

 

[Weststander]

This except for the last line. He is just not good enough in front of goal. He panics or brain freezes or something and just blasts it or mis hits it. Just not good enough imo.

Locadia, Bissouma, Gross also specialise this season is strikes Jonny Wilkinson would be proud of, no where near the net. Time after time.

 

[Megazone]

We weren’t terrible but neither were we good. Far too many long, aimless balls. No creativity, no guile, no cutting edge again.

Reminded me of the Withdean days when imagination and creativity were something you just knew not to expect. The tactics were long balls down the pitch hoping for either an opposition defender to whack it out for a throw or Bas Savage to do something with his height.

 

[Skaville]

Joke of a thread. Burnley has a game plan and executed it perfectly. We were abject. Too slow and lacking creativity. It could be a tough three months

 

[GT49er]

Everything that could go wrong, did go wrong.

Precisely that, and that alone; nothing more or less. We didn't play well, but neither were we shit - it was just a day when absolutely nothing broke our way; nothing at all.

 

[Albion Dan]

We just got more inert and inept as the game wore on. Burnley wanted it far more.

Worryingly more than anything that's how I felt. I'm just not sure we've got the cojones for the 6 pointers and that's what is going to make or break us.

 

[Weststander]

Reminded me of the Withdean days when imagination and creativity were something you just knew not to expect. The tactics were long balls down the pitch hoping for either an opposition defender to whack it out for a throw or Bas Savage to do something with his height.

About a dozen long balls to Locadia, who Tarkowski destroyed every time.

 

[B-right-on]

4-3-3 meant our midfield was out muscled and over ran. Defenders resorted to hoof ball to bypass midfield. How many times Duffy or Dunk had the ball and no-one around to pass it too. Dreadful.
Slightly improved by tbe double substitution but not much.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

It is the 'doing the same thing and expecting a different outcome' that's doing my head in.

 

[Durlston]

I'm out of here. I can't deal with all this negativity after we played well. To each and everyone of you that sent a PM about me being in hospital. Thank you ever so much. I'm sorry if I've missed anybody out. I'm absolutely shattered and my hands have cramp! But it's been absolutely worth it.

I'll be back on NSC when I have some news. I am feeling much, much better. Thank you to all you heroes - I could cry again but I'm just going to let my whole body rest.

I love all you posters and those that gave the thumbs up.

Take care.

Andrew.

 

[doogie004]

Some people on here at so club blinkered it’s unreal woefully poor clueless Chris no idea how to change it poor starting again 11


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[Jesus Gul]

What positives would you take?

That I’m not from Burnley

 

[AlastairWatts]

Joke of a thread. Burnley has a game plan and executed it perfectly. We were abject. Too slow and lacking creativity. It could be a tough three months

No, it will be a tough three months. After this shambolic display where on earth do we go? Murray is great if he gets or someone gives him the ball: but as nothing like this happened he never looked like doing much. Yeah, their goalkeeper was great - but aren't they all at this level. I though that we lacked creativity on goal and too often March was left isolated with few alternatives. And why is it that when we clear a ball from (say) the penalty box we give it away but when opposing teams do so they hold possession? In. any case, with Wood and Barnes on the pitch they were clearly going to make a statement, which they did

No point in being negative though. I thought the midfield poarticulrealy poor, yet we have alternatives who don't seem to get a game.