Some reflections and that. Not many. Possibly rubbish too.
They were very good. Far too good for us. Spose they have been doing this for more than half a season now, whereas DW has only just taken over. They really knew what they were doing, who was supposed to be where. Made it look quite easy to nullify us.
In contrast we often looked out of position, unable to take up simple positions that would offer an out ball. I suspect it was a combo of them pressing very well. But at times, we played pretty bad, and the passing was poor.
On the positive side, we will hopefully improve from here as DW gets more time with us and gets the pattern of play more ingrained. So hopefully there is more to come from us, even if we now know how big the gap is to Burnley.
And at times we played quite well. Made some good chances. On another day....maybe.
My word though, this squad has taken "accident prone" to new heights today. We might well see Gunny back for the remainder of the season. That Krul mistake is the kind some keepers dont make ever in their career. Tim is now, sadly, making a habit of it, and he's always had it in him.
If we do go back up, we'll be miles off, but I think Burnley will thrive. If we don't go back up, there will be big turnover and we'll have to go back to signing players on the cheap. Probably a good thing, as we clearly have no idea what to do when we have money to spend. Felt for Tzolis when he came on. He looked a bit slow and chubby, and simply didnt have the physicality to get close to the ball. He'll have easier days though against some of the proper s**t in the division, but any notion he's going to score 10 in the remainder of the season and blast us to glory. Hmmm.
That's about it.
Posted By: Under soil heating on February 4th 2023 at 15:40:21
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- Some reflections and that. Not many. Possibly rubbish too. (NCFC) - Under soil heating, Feb 4, 15:40:21
- Just what I thought about them being ahead of us. We wasted so much time persevering with (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Feb 4, 16:05:56
- Yeah. My word they were streetwise weren't they? (NCFC) - Under soil heating, Feb 4, 16:18:49
- HE DROVE ME CRAZY! Did you see his antics during the corners? (n/m) (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Feb 4, 16:24:49
- Yep. Wrestling, elbows. The lot. He seemed to love it all too didnt he? (n/m) (NCFC) - Under soil heating, Feb 4, 16:43:49
- Saw him on Goals on Sunday once as a guest (NCFC) - jamesward, Feb 4, 16:24:11
- HE DROVE ME CRAZY! Did you see his antics during the corners? (n/m) (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Feb 4, 16:24:49
- Yeah. My word they were streetwise weren't they? (NCFC) - Under soil heating, Feb 4, 16:18:49
- Yes, I thought a combo of them and us, a lot of it us… (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 4, 15:55:11
- Oh, and Stroud is an awful, awful ref. How bad must the pool be for him to be so high up? (n/m) (NCFC) - Under soil heating, Feb 4, 15:43:47
- Hatred for that guy is as universal as Leeds. (n/m) (NCFC) - Lentil Weaver, Feb 4, 15:57:27
- Just what I thought about them being ahead of us. We wasted so much time persevering with (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Feb 4, 16:05:56
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