Hard to fathom how we didn't win that with something to spare on the balance of play and chances created. We did play excellent football for a lot of that game. But Burnley did pick up in the second half, Luiz was poor throughout really but McGinn disappeared. Cork gave them more of a foothold in midfield. Aside from conceding three goals, biggest moan for me was the age old problem of the timing of Deanos subs. At 2-1 up, those subs should be made. Traore was squandering numerous openings and Barkley was running out of gas. Making those subs at 82mins when 3-2 down is not giving AEG and Trez much of a chance. Throwing Davis on seemed to push Jack to a holding midfielder role. That's ridiculous. Martinez 5 - maybe harsh but I wasn't happy with him for the second or third goals. His centre halves did him no favour for the second one but his footwork was slow for their winner.Cash 5 - a popular player on here but continues to be average defensively for me. Found McNeill a real problem in the second half Konsa 6 - out of position for the second goal and struggled a bit with the physicality of it at timesMings 7 - one of his better games but not happy at all with him for the second goal, for me he half bottled out of diving at that cross to avoid an own goal Targett 7 - beaten in the air for the winner which spoiled a fine performance, another assist. Took wrong option with that shot in first halfLuiz 5 - complete passenger first half, not at the pace of game at all. Loose touches, very rarely tried to get the ball from the back and beaten in many physical exchanges McGinn 6 - decent first half (his ball put Watkins clear didn't it?) but totally anonymous after half time. Needs to up itTraore 6 - squandered so many chances and openings. An enigma really and should have been hooked at least 10 mins earlierBarkley 6 - much better than last two games, ball hogging as always but influential and very unlucky to hit bar. Tired and hooked a little too late Jack 9 - best player in the league, we completely mismanaged his role last 10 mins. Watkins 8 - brilliant for most of the game before tiring late on. Lovely finish, poor effort on the one on one but always a threatSubs AEG looked lively but not given enough time. Trez hardly had a kick and poor old Davis first touch was horrid
Quote from: Villafirst on January 27, 2021, 09:54:55 PMQuote from: Legion on January 27, 2021, 09:45:26 PMQuote from: rougegorge on January 27, 2021, 09:37:52 PMIt's so obvious we need another decent option up front, far more so than another midfielder. He's on loan for the season at Solihull Moors.Louie Barry? At least on the bench?He's nowhere near physically ready
Quote from: Legion on January 27, 2021, 09:45:26 PMQuote from: rougegorge on January 27, 2021, 09:37:52 PMIt's so obvious we need another decent option up front, far more so than another midfielder. He's on loan for the season at Solihull Moors.Louie Barry? At least on the bench?
Quote from: rougegorge on January 27, 2021, 09:37:52 PMIt's so obvious we need another decent option up front, far more so than another midfielder. He's on loan for the season at Solihull Moors.
It's so obvious we need another decent option up front, far more so than another midfielder.
I know you can make statistics bend to how you want.....but with and without Barkley starting:WITH PLAYED: 9WON: 4DRAWN: 0LOST: 5SCORED: 19CONCEDED: 16POINTS: 12 from 27WITHOUTPLAYED: 9WON: 5DRAWN: 2LOST: 2SCORED: 14CONCEDED: 5POINTS: 17 from 27Now this does include the Brighton game which wasn’t really hai fault but I think he’s looked well off the pace since his return, and I think he was anonymous in our defeats to Leeds and Southampton before that.Outside the Liverpool game he has a great goal v Leicester and a single assist v Arsenal.If Sanson is fit to start, I’d have him in Saturday
We played some sublime football at times tonight and should have been out of sight at half time, gutted they won but thank fuck I don't watch a team every week that lumps it high and long hoping for flick ons and second balls.
Respect to the way Dean has turned things round (largely) since the re-start last June, but last night was a huge reality check. We are a long away from being a top ten side. what really pisses me off his brushing aside one antediluvian on Saturday and being out thought by another a few days later.
We'd have benefitted from Trez coming on early second half, and Barkley being replaced with Ramsey not long after.
Quote from: mr underhill on January 28, 2021, 09:19:18 AMRespect to the way Dean has turned things round (largely) since the re-start last June, but last night was a huge reality check. We are a long away from being a top ten side.We are literally in the top ten with games in hand on all bar two teams in the league.
Respect to the way Dean has turned things round (largely) since the re-start last June, but last night was a huge reality check. We are a long away from being a top ten side.