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Ashley Westwood

Post by jdrobbo » Wed Jan 02, 2019 10:33 pm

He’s just putting his baton away but I’ve heard he’ll be ready to continue conducting the Clarets orchestra in our next Premier League game against Fulham.

Outstanding!



AGAIN!!!!
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Re: Ashley Westwood

Post by JamesSherbourne » Wed Jan 02, 2019 10:34 pm

Outstanding - Again

Finally we found Deary’s replacement

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Re: Ashley Westwood

Post by RVclaret » Wed Jan 02, 2019 10:37 pm

Great performance. He was everywhere. Another assist to boot.

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Re: Ashley Westwood

Post by cricketfieldclarets » Wed Jan 02, 2019 10:37 pm

Conductors baton or relay baton?

Either way he is good enough for both!

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Re: Ashley Westwood

Post by 4:20 » Wed Jan 02, 2019 10:37 pm

He was bloody brilliant tonight. The strong glue that was desperately needed a few weeks back. A real positive player, him and Cork are hitting some good form at a vital time for us.
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Re: Ashley Westwood

Post by ElectroClaret » Wed Jan 02, 2019 10:39 pm

Excellent performance, MOM for me.

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Re: Ashley Westwood

Post by ALP » Wed Jan 02, 2019 10:42 pm

Superb again tonight, he has a fantastic attitude and is a really nice lad too. UTC

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Re: Ashley Westwood

Post by jdrobbo » Wed Jan 02, 2019 11:06 pm

He shifts the ball so quickly; really helping us to get up the pitch.

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Re: Ashley Westwood

Post by quoonbeatz » Wed Jan 02, 2019 11:06 pm

superb these last two games. sub-standard before that.

weird how everyone has just clicked at the same time isn't it.
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Re: Ashley Westwood

Post by MACCA » Wed Jan 02, 2019 11:12 pm

Absolutely, great tonight.
"Oh no, it's sat up there,,,,, don't hit it,,,, no don't, , what a ball,,,,, YEEEEAAAHHHH"

something like that

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Re: Ashley Westwood

Post by hampsteadclaret » Wed Jan 02, 2019 11:13 pm

Not a superstar and no histrionics, he just gets on with the job very sensibly and effectively.

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Re: Ashley Westwood

Post by WestMidsClaret » Wed Jan 02, 2019 11:15 pm

He's a good solid player. Was excellent tonight.

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Re: Ashley Westwood

Post by Goodclaret » Wed Jan 02, 2019 11:20 pm

Followed up Sundays brilliant performance with another fantastic showing tonight. He's just started doing things much quicker which, in turn, speeds the players up around him.

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Re: Ashley Westwood

Post by diamondpocket » Wed Jan 02, 2019 11:21 pm

I think just having an improvement in our first touch and playing some passing moves Westy has looked so much more influential. Wood has found his touch, Cork playing it simple and being available, and finally having a technical player in McNeil has helped Westy keep possession which has helped us overall. Dyche just mentioned in the interviews that the front 2 were excellent tonight and against West Ham and their hold up play has helped our midfield just shift up a little more helping the midfield in general. I'm happy for Westy as he is a good player and one who is instrumental for us in keeping possession and ultimately manufacturing good attacking play.
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Re: Ashley Westwood

Post by bobinho » Wed Jan 02, 2019 11:26 pm

As quoon says, great tonite. Don’t wanna take anything away from him, always liked him, but he has been poor so far this season.

Coming into form just when we need it. However, he’s not doing us a favour here, he’s been poor and is now starting not to be.

Hope it continues. He and Jc have been great last two or three games.

3 against Fulham and the table looks a whole lot better.

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Re: Ashley Westwood

Post by Claretmatt4 » Wed Jan 02, 2019 11:33 pm

Certainly not been poor.

Another good game. Very tidy player is Westy.

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Re: Ashley Westwood

Post by CoolClaret » Wed Jan 02, 2019 11:38 pm

MOM for me.

Two feet, doesn't shy from a tackle, doesn't take unnecessary touches and always shows for the ball. Spot on for me.

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Re: Ashley Westwood

Post by diamondpocket » Thu Jan 03, 2019 12:16 am

think we need a song for westy!!

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Re: Ashley Westwood

Post by cricketfieldclarets » Thu Jan 03, 2019 1:22 am

diamondpocket wrote:think we need a song for westy!!
DROP THE BOMB

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Re: Ashley Westwood

Post by diamondpocket » Thu Jan 03, 2019 1:24 am

singing aye, aye ashley ashley........oh well.........................

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Re: Ashley Westwood

Post by Vegas Claret » Thu Jan 03, 2019 2:54 am

assist tonight, 1 assist against WHU and it should have been 2 - no coincidence we are creating chances as we've moved another 10 yards further up the pitch.

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Re: Ashley Westwood

Post by Lord_Bob » Thu Jan 03, 2019 3:29 am

and why, you ask, have we pushed 10 yards further up the pitch?

Possibly because we have a keeper who 1) the back four have full confidence in and 2) is constantly on said back four to "get out"

Maybe? maybe not? I know my thinking on the topic.
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Re: Ashley Westwood

Post by JohnDearyMe » Thu Jan 03, 2019 6:07 am

JamesSherbourne wrote:Outstanding - Again

Finally we found Deary’s replacement
Steady on there!

Seriously though he is playing very well. Definitely improved on the creative front

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Re: Ashley Westwood

Post by Murger » Thu Jan 03, 2019 7:27 am

Maybe he's started to play well because we aren't just kicking it over his head.

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Re: Ashley Westwood

Post by CharlieinNewMexico » Thu Jan 03, 2019 7:44 am

For me he treads this nice line of the most optimistic percentage pass. He doesn't play safe 5 yarders. He doesn't play ridiculous showboat stuff. His passes are a balance of incisiveness and completion accuracy.

I really like watching him play!
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Re: Ashley Westwood

Post by NL Claret » Thu Jan 03, 2019 7:49 am

Lord_Bob wrote:and why, you ask, have we pushed 10 yards further up the pitch?

Possibly because we have a keeper who 1) the back four have full confidence in and 2) is constantly on said back four to "get out"

Maybe? maybe not? I know my thinking on the topic.
All the analysis and statistical stuff involved in football in modern day era and we just needed a keeper who shouts get out. We might as get rid of the analysis side of things.

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Re: Ashley Westwood

Post by Lancasterclaret » Thu Jan 03, 2019 8:07 am

Bonkers

He's been dogshit (like most of them have, apart from Hart and hendrick)

Like the rest, for whatever reason, he's been massively influential in the last two games. Whatever the reason, its fantastic.

Its perfectly possible that we've managed to create partnerships all over the pitch that are just starting to work, or it could be the realisation that its a new year and we've got to perform. It could be a lot of things.

I don't really care to be honest as its the managers job to get the best out of whats he got, and his decisions have resulted in us looking a lot less like relegation certainties.

But watching us in the last two games is much more like the Burnley we know and love, and you can't ask for more than that.

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Re: Ashley Westwood

Post by jedi_master » Thu Jan 03, 2019 8:12 am

Outstanding last night, showed what ability he does have in his locker in the last two games.

Most curious how Mee, Tarkowski, Taylor, Westwood, Cork, Wood and Barnes specifically have all clicked in the last two games. I do put some of that down to the return of Heaton but it's more fundamental than looking more solid - we look a good team. Quick pass and move, strikers protecting the ball, wingers beating their full backs with pace on the outside and whipping crosses in, overlapping full backs - you would not believe this is the same side that got pumped on Boxing Day.

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Re: Ashley Westwood

Post by CharlieinNewMexico » Thu Jan 03, 2019 8:16 am

Definitely a concerted effort to play the ball on the ground the last 2. Amazingly, this helps ball players like Westwood and Cork, and helps players like Wood not have to deal with shiiiite over their heads at 3000mph.

And suddenly they become effective again. A Miracle.

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Re: Ashley Westwood

Post by claret10 » Thu Jan 03, 2019 8:46 am

Everytime Defour has returned I have felt its been very harsh that it has been Ash who has made way as a result......Very underrated player IMO

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Re: Ashley Westwood

Post by Quickenthetempo » Thu Jan 03, 2019 8:52 am

Everything seems easier when you have a winger who wants to get the ball and run forward dragging the rest of them forward.
Instead of passing it backwards to Mee when there's been no other option.
4 assists for a so called defensive midfielder when playing two up front isn't bad at all and should of had a few more over the last couple of games.

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Re: Ashley Westwood

Post by claretspice » Thu Jan 03, 2019 9:02 am

We've gone back to a set up which suits the players we have, and things have clicked as a result. We're mixing our play and have options into the channels as well as down the middle of the pitch, which is allowing us to stretch the play and in turn creating a bit more space for the central midfielders.

That said, I don't think it's right to say Westwood has just hit form having been poor all season. He's had good games and bad, but he's been one of our better performers overall this season and I'd be willing to bet his win % is better than any other Burnley player.

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Re: Ashley Westwood

Post by MT03ALG » Thu Jan 03, 2019 2:45 pm

Slightly at fault for the Huddersfield goal for not 'protecting' the ball.....

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Re: Ashley Westwood

Post by simonclaret » Thu Jan 03, 2019 2:57 pm

MT03ALG wrote:Slightly at fault for the Huddersfield goal for not 'protecting' the ball.....
That's a harsh assessment. He was showing for the ball from a great throw from Heaton but was surrounded by 3 or 4 and just had it nicked.

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Re: Ashley Westwood

Post by ClaretTony » Thu Jan 03, 2019 2:58 pm

bobinho wrote:As quoon says, great tonite. Don’t wanna take anything away from him, always liked him, but he has been poor so far this season.

Coming into form just when we need it. However, he’s not doing us a favour here, he’s been poor and is now starting not to be.

Hope it continues. He and Jc have been great last two or three games.

3 against Fulham and the table looks a whole lot better.
If you think Westwood has been poor this season then it what you think of Cork & Defour. Westwood has been the better of the three generally.

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Re: Ashley Westwood

Post by Jakubs Tash » Thu Jan 03, 2019 2:58 pm

Has been the best player for the last two games! And just when we needed some energy from the middle too.

A particular highlight last night was when he was shoving Billing back after the Brady foul even though he was half his size!

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Re: Ashley Westwood

Post by ClaretTony » Thu Jan 03, 2019 2:58 pm

MT03ALG wrote:Slightly at fault for the Huddersfield goal for not 'protecting' the ball.....
I fault Heaton more. The throw out was almost impossible for him to deal with.

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Re: Ashley Westwood

Post by Bordeauxclaret » Thu Jan 03, 2019 3:03 pm

I thought Westwood was more at fault for not closing down the cross. Gave him far too much space.

He looked to do alright with the ball from Heaton it was just a decent tackle from the Huddersfield defender.

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Re: Ashley Westwood

Post by Lancasterclaret » Thu Jan 03, 2019 3:05 pm

I think the only person who hasn't been blamed for the goal yet is Jimmy McIlroy.

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Re: Ashley Westwood

Post by bobinho » Thu Jan 03, 2019 3:09 pm

ClaretTony wrote:I fault Heaton more. The throw out was almost impossible for him to deal with.
Agreed. He had two options. I thought at the time he chose the wrong one, and conceding from the subsequent attack confirmed it really.

Can’t remember who it was that was away on his own out left, but it certainly looked the better option.

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Re: Ashley Westwood

Post by houseboy » Thu Jan 03, 2019 3:13 pm

Whatever has happened recently (with the exception of the Everton game we have generally shaped up over the last 7 or so games) it is working a treat. Okay let's not get too carried away with a 2-1 win over a very poor Huddersfield team but the comprehensive victory over a very good (although not on the day) West Ham and the good performances against Liverpool and Spurs gives us some hope now. I'm not sure I agree with people saying it's down to Heaton as he has no influence at all over the more attacking roles, especially the outstanding Dwight McNeil who has been an inspired inclusion despite his age. Westwood might be the better for getting a run of games. Wood and Barnes are getting a better supply from McNeil so their game has improved, although it's probably down to more chances than better finishing.
Whatever it is the overall 'feel' of the team is so much improved. It is vital though that we get a win over Fulham to put us in a far more respectable and manageable position.
Just a thought - has the window made players look at themselves a bit more because I think we have had too many 'shoe-ins' for comfort.

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Re: Ashley Westwood

Post by SalisburyClaret » Thu Jan 03, 2019 3:43 pm

If Westwood was foreign he’d be one of best ever midfielders

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Re: Ashley Westwood

Post by clitheroeclaret2 » Thu Jan 03, 2019 3:47 pm

CharlieinNewMexico wrote:Definitely a concerted effort to play the ball on the ground the last 2. Amazingly, this helps ball players like Westwood and Cork, and helps players like Wood not have to deal with shiiiite over their heads at 3000mph.

And suddenly they become effective again. A Miracle.
Spot on, couldn't agree more. Guess the same could be said for Vydra as well

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