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criminalclaret

Some tough tough playing conditions with the wind today, due to longer around all weekend. Homa was my pick before the tournament and certainly think he'll be there about by end of day 3. Bible-man Sheffler has ice in his veins, if the Good Lord in on his side he could win by a canter. I had Brian H...

criminalclaret

What is a bit odd is the timing that Trafford was dropped - he hadn’t made any obvious errors the week before from what I recall - and Trafford not making the bench. Ahh yes, I too tend to pre-plan my illnesses with my employer just like Trafford. I'm quite impressed with the ability of people on t...

criminalclaret

I don't know. And I'd be surprised if you or anyone on the messageboard knows for certain. I'm just saying - it happens. See point a) in my post above. It would be financially incompetent to back a struggling player due a contractal clause when the overall financial loss would be much much more tha...

criminalclaret

Yeah I think this is all codswallop to be honest. Let's just think about the practicalities for a second. Say "if" (big bloody if) that something like this was in his contact. a) Relegation is worth tens of millions. There is no way you keep a player in a team who may increase your chances of being ...

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Rileybobs wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 06, 2024 5:53 pm
As for the OP, Dyche has beaten us 3 times this season by completely ignoring Sun Tzu’s advice.

Good point. We are genuinely good at handing teams opportunities on a plate.

criminalclaret

We also play better when we go down to 10 men.

That's why we have the most red cards in the PL as we need to go up and gear and catch the opposition by suprise.

Good tactic.

criminalclaret

Yeah it was a shin height lunge with no attempt to get the ball. Red all day for that. Too questionable for it to have been given for last man if his foot was down, could have just been a yellow at that rate. Either way, he has certainly been one of more improved signings and I'll give him credit fo...

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Goals conceded after 40th min: Tottenham Home - 45th + 2 Man Utd Home - 45th Chelsea Home - 42nd Arsenal Away - 45th + 1 Wolves Away - 42nd Aston Villa Away - 42nd Arsenal Home - 41st Chelsea Away - 44th Wolves Home - 45th + 3 Everton Away - 45th + 2 For second half also 85/90+ Luton, West Ham (twi...

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daveisaclaret wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 06, 2024 4:28 pm
Never seen a red card that.

Studs on the shin nowhere near the ball....last man as well though think it was a red for that offence alone.

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Pickles wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 06, 2024 4:27 pm
More red cards than a communist gift shop.

If I didn't laugh at that I'd cry

We are like a dodgy grenade, never know when we are going to explode and take out our regiment

criminalclaret

Dyche will park the bus now. Everton absolutely done f**k all in the game and they up at HT. Infuriating

Love to see the stats conceded from last 5 minutes of both halfs this season.

criminalclaret

I think our main worry is what the ref conspires to do against us this week. I do laugh at these outright "ref conspiracies" supporters that every team have. Nobody is out to get us. Weve created far, far more of our own problems this season that a officials have contributed to. I PRAY we can defen...

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PL Dyche Burnley - incredibly at scoring and defending corners.

PL Kompany Burnley - awful at scoring and defending corners.

If we don't concede from a corner tomorrow I'm will gladly eat my hat. Dyche will have been running corner routines in 50% of this week's training you can guarantee it

criminalclaret

Absolutely disgraceful if work had been done on that exact part of the roof very recently Apparently unlike incidents with away fans in home seats the “ safety officer” was on the scene quickly. Too many times this season “ safety” has brought the name of the club into disrepute Wtf are you moaning...

criminalclaret

If the likes of Paul Merson had gone into reffing, I think I'd had given up football and started watching tiddlewinks or something. I do not know how that man has stayed in employment as a pundit for so long. Certainly like to see "some" ex pros/ ex managers being involved in rule change discussions...

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9. Set piece defending

criminalclaret

Yeah the amount of sideways passing we do on the edge of the final 3rd after a counter is baffling. We go from a 3-3 counter with momentum and then just stop, go sideways allowing them to get 6 or 7 back We had the FK in first half edge of their box and took it all back to Muric and we ended up play...

criminalclaret

It was a really decent battling game with a great atmosphere, I'm disappointed we didn't get the win but it's another improved performance. Berge was outstanding but playing very deep, put it some defensive shift yet again even though it's a waste of his true potentia. Vitty absolute warrior but as ...

criminalclaret

I like some of your enthusiasm but realistic glimpses of staving relegation were about 6 games ago. Dropping our pants Vs Wet Spam (again) was it for me. Some put in some battling performances and tonight was a very entertaining game and great atmosphere. I'll just be happy if we carry on putting in...

criminalclaret

So Assignon had every right to do that in penalty areas and could expect no repercussions? In a game where you can concede a pen from being booted by a ball 30 odd yards out unable to move your arms out of the way, are you actually surprised that putting your arms on an attacking player and bringing...

criminalclaret

Or....hear me out here..... Don't put your hand on the shoulder of an attacker in the penalty box when you've just been booked for it 20 mins previously. Assignon had no need to add a smoking gun when there wasn't a bullet being fired. His cards were marked though from no adapting his defending afte...

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I didn’t realise you had access to “ 90% of Chelsea fans “ ? Though I stand corrected. It was a fairly soft pen and the red very harsh indeed , however to make out that Assignon was totally innocent in the incident is bizarre. You cut across a player at speed in the box ,raise an arm across his bod...

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For all it was not a foul and certainly not a yellow card, Assignon was naive and rash for the penalty yesterday. He'd got his body across Mudryk and kept pace with him (some feat). He then put his arm across Mudryk and gave him the excuse to go down. If you put an arm across when you don't need to...

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But equally don’t think Roberts would make errors like today. More mature. Assignon definitely lacks that maturity ( so do a lot of our players for that matter). But it's the fact he repeats the same offences without thought that frustrates me. Another experienced defender changes their gameplan af...

criminalclaret

Thought Esteve was solid today given the circumstances. Fofana was shite barely saw him ( wink, yes that is a joke before the pitchforks come out). Jury is still out of Assignon for me. When his first booking happening on Murdryk about 17/18 mins hand on shoulder and pulled him down I thought he wou...

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scrambledclaret wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 30, 2024 4:25 pm
All those billions and you're still not beating us with twelve against ten

Save that chat for full time.

30 long long mins to go yet

criminalclaret

I'm a big fan but he's an enigma of a player. I said last season he had terrific movement and might be better a tier above. He finds space that his teammates don't always even notice to pass to. He can just pop up somewhere or find a way through/behind incredibly well. He's not as good a dribbler a...

criminalclaret

He's consistently inconsistent. Very hard worker absolutely, but also makes the work hard for himself unnecessarily as well.

Decent game for him overall today

criminalclaret

Wonderful team goal that! Best I've seen us score a season.

criminalclaret

NL Claret wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:04 pm
I just hope my Optus channel sorts it self out, hardly watched any of the first half.

Hub Premier Sports 2 (Asia) no bother

criminalclaret

Stats suggest we are sitting back, why against 10 men. Brentford are always going to give it a go, why encourage them. We are so poor at managing games. We run to exactly halfway into their half and stop. Gives time for Brentford to pull 5 back and get positioned. Absolutely have to be forcing Bren...

criminalclaret

Stationary in that last 3rd when we should be wearing them down. Need to be whipping the balls in quicker and we need to force and error.

If Brentford level they are just gonna park the bus

criminalclaret

No doubt now that o’Shea is our worst defender. Can’t believe some think he’s our best… He has definitely been one of the most improved players of the season. He's absolutely not PL standard (like a lot of them aren't) but he's been one of our more consistent players generally. Wouldnt say he's on ...

criminalclaret

What in the jesus was that o Shea

Muric what a save son!!!

criminalclaret

I’ve said this many times on Vitinho. Some of the stuff he does is technically fantastic. His work ethic and attitude is spot on as well. He always makes himself available, never hides unlike a few others that are guilty of it every game. But then he will go to put a cross in and it’s head in hands...

criminalclaret

How did Assignon kick that out of play then?!? Total lack of control and brainpower.

We look in more control now with that red card (as we should). But we are so slow to whip in a cross, when we do were always bloody offside

criminalclaret

They've battled, dug in and took their opportunities all when it counted. We've not. Several times leading in late into the game (West Ham x 2, Luton, Brighton) and not been able to hang on. When we've gone 1 down at HT and barely mustered a glove second half. So yeah, Luton fully deserve to stay up...

criminalclaret

3 now Barkley

criminalclaret

The perfect signing for us in that position would have been Cole Palmer..... I have no doubts, we signed him, we stayed up With which midfield engine would you have expected to feed him balls with to score goals? Serious question. We have given Foster and then Fofana sweet FA to work with, why woul...

criminalclaret

I thought you were on about the rugby coach for a second there

criminalclaret

Has a lot of learn at this (PL) level which he just hasn't adapted to. But insrill have faith in him. As other have said, stay until 10-12 games next season. My reasons being 1. we are absolutely down so no point in changing him now and the financial hit..it's completely pointless 2. Has chosen this...

criminalclaret

The only positive so far is that we are still drawing.

And that's it.

criminalclaret

Time for a pint (and I was gonna be dry today)

criminalclaret

RVclaret wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 17, 2024 4:19 pm
What an embarrassing post. The lad is having oxygen on the pitch in serious pain. Sort yourself out.

"green whistle" pain killer rather than oxygen but yes, a bizzare post nonetheless less from Westleigh

criminalclaret

Ramsey on the laughing gas. Not nice to see.

criminalclaret

The only consolation from that goal is that I have Saka in my FPL team.

criminalclaret

There was no awareness up the the goal. We've been a bit more switched on since, though Amdouni "marking" of Ben White is that of a WWE show.

criminalclaret

Total agree, I can't remember such a weak back 5.. We just look so.... Gormless? Casual? It's as if he doesn't believe in defence, that the "score more than you concede" mentality will get over the line. Apart from the fact we ship 2/3 a game and have barely muster more than 1 in return. What a fal...

criminalclaret

I've said it before (and will again). Have no idea how the best centre back of his generation in the Premier League cannot set our defence out.

Genuinely baffling

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And we're off! 0-1

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