Burnley Match Thread

[dave58]

Good point defended well, for me Cookie an Nardi excellent. I get disappointed with Snyth has very little end product, and spends so much time being knocked over, weren’t much to see thought Ashby gave the ball away very cheaply too often. As for Celar not showing too much looks miles off the pace of the championship, and this is an international who played at the euros. Can’t really judge him too much on this game, the balls up to him were generally poor under hit and 2 CBs all over him, but it’s not looking like a good deal, thought siato looked ok tried to go forward when in possession, we got more than I expected so That good, let’s hope they can put in a very good performance next week and shock the league leaders

[daveshads]

It's hard to judge some of our players. We don't attack properly or often enough. If we could get some real momentum going, then let's judge them. OK, so some of them have looked poor, but let's show more patience than we are. We are hardly a good side and these guys can't carry so much of the responsibility, particularly for our frustration with the team as a whole.

[Abseits]

I don't think it's fair to criticise Celar in a match that we were clearly going to defend for the vast majority of.

The balls up to Celar were dumb in the extreme - just mindless hoofs high into the air in his vague direction which were gleefully gobbled up by their tall CBs. Burnley didn't have an obvious striker but last 20 minutes they did try some long balls to a guy up front who was being marshalled by JCS. They played balls to his feet AND had runners around him so he would either win a foul from JCS's close attention or lay it off to the runners. Would love to see us supply Celar or Frey like that.

I can't make much a case for Celar but neither can I slate him: he's feeding off scraps. Until I see him miss some sitters I'll stay neutral.

[SheepRanger]

So they take a keeper from London instead of a outplayer from London .... naa ! Could have taken 5 players from the kids

Yeah, hope for the best and plan for the worst. If those two needed late fitness tests you bring outfield players assuming both will fail the tests.

[LoftusRoadLad]

Per Marti, “In the end we had to use the extra keeper as a bench player because after we did the last (fitness) tests (of Dembele and Fox) it was impossible to get anyone from London here in time for the game.”

So they take a keeper from London instead of a outplayer from London .... naa ! Could have taken 5 players from the kids

[Dono77]

I don't think it's fair to criticise Celar in a match that we were clearly going to defend for the vast majority of.

Have you seen the WLS match report? They just about stop short of calling Celar a waste of space and the fact he got taken off for an 18 year old rookie midfielder says it all.

The guy just doesn't look interested. I've watched him closely and he does press the opposition but nowhere nearly enough. His hold up play is a joke. He has no first touch and he gets knocked off the ball far too easily. He's not small either. So it's an attitude thing for me. His stinks at the minute and hopefully Lloyd gets his opportunity against Sunderland.

[Sleeping Giants]

If we can survive this it is a miracle. We have no forward in the next 4-8 weeks. Celar again so dissapointing no desire or agresssion at all. I would rather have Alfie Lloyd over Celar!

I don't think it's fair to criticise Celar in a match that we were clearly going to defend for the vast majority of.

[LordLoftus]

Per Marti, “In the end we had to use the extra keeper as a bench player because after we did the last (fitness) tests (of Dembele and Fox) it was impossible to get anyone from London here in time for the game.”

[Abseits]

I wasn't fully focused watchinh the game, but what did others think of Ashby? I saw him lose possession a few times, but overall he seemed to have a decent game....?

Their No.30 was a right handful all game. He did most of his work up against Ashby, they must've had at least 40 individual duels. Yeah, you could pick out a few times when Ashby was skinned or roasted BUT in the context of 96 minutes he more or less held up well - I shudder to think what would've happened if it were Paal or Fox we had there. Also, baffling why they didnt send the 30 over the other side for a bit. No disrespect to Jimmy Dunne but he'd have been absolutely shredded.
I thought Ashby and Koki gelled reasonably well too down that flank - a lot more fluid than Dunne and Smyth on the other side. I would happily see Ashby start games at LB.

[SheepRanger]

I wasn't fully focused watchinh the game, but what did others think of Ashby? I saw him lose possession a few times, but overall he seemed to have a decent game....?

[Abseits]

Given we parked the bus and showed minimal attacking intent it was a strangely satisfying result. The amount of effort players put in was massive cos Burnley's pace and movement was pretty relentless.
Let's face it we were hanging on by our fingernails at times, but despite the multitude of threatening situations we faced, can't recall Nardi making anything other than a couple of routine saves.
We were reliant on a lot of last ditch blocks and luckily none deflected into a goal. 10 for effort, 9 for result and 1 for style and panache.

[SheepRanger]

NATHAN Shepperd has joined QPR.


The 24-year-old goalkeeper, who comes to W12 having spent the second half of last season with Wycombe Wanderers, has arrived on a short-term deal.

Shepperd came through the youth system at Swansea City before joining Brentford’s B Team in the summer of 2019.

After two-and-a-half years at Griffin Park, Shepperd moved to Dundalk in January 2022 and spent 18 months with the League of Ireland side.


He was on the bench.....dunno why tho ?

Don't managers do that sort of thing to send a message to the Board that the squad is too thin and extra players are needed?

[Dono77]

maybe he can also play centre forward…..

Can't be any worse than that donkey celar. Get rid.

[Dedders]

NATHAN Shepperd has joined QPR.


The 24-year-old goalkeeper, who comes to W12 having spent the second half of last season with Wycombe Wanderers, has arrived on a short-term deal.

Shepperd came through the youth system at Swansea City before joining Brentford’s B Team in the summer of 2019.

After two-and-a-half years at Griffin Park, Shepperd moved to Dundalk in January 2022 and spent 18 months with the League of Ireland side.


He was on the bench.....dunno why tho ?

maybe he can also play centre forward…..

[LoftusRoadLad]

NATHAN Shepperd has joined QPR.


The 24-year-old goalkeeper, who comes to W12 having spent the second half of last season with Wycombe Wanderers, has arrived on a short-term deal.

Shepperd came through the youth system at Swansea City before joining Brentford’s B Team in the summer of 2019.

After two-and-a-half years at Griffin Park, Shepperd moved to Dundalk in January 2022 and spent 18 months with the League of Ireland side.


He was on the bench.....dunno why tho ?