Burnley v Everton - Player Ratings

[Quickenthetempo]

Pope was fantastic today, cementing his place as Burnley's best keeper in over 40 year. 9
Tarky was brilliant 8 and Jeff scored a banger 7.

But 6s for the rest of them. Poor game

[Top Claret]

Pope 7
Lowton 6
Tarkowski 8
Mee 8
Pieters 5
JBG 4
Hendrick 8
Westwood 8
McNeil 7
Barnes 5
Wood 7

Rodriguez 7
Taylor 8
Lennon 6

[Top Claret]

Pope is the best keeper in my lifetime and I am 60. Perfect height and build and he will be an England World Cup winner.
Improved since his injury, extremely commanding and his kicking is now out there with the best

[Rileybobs]

Pope - 7 - Little to do but took the pressure off a couple of times with high takes
Lowton - 6 - Not his best day on the ball
Tarkowski - 8 - Dominated
Mee - 8 - Also dominated
Pieters - 7 - Was doing well until the injury
JBG - 6 - Industrious and found himself in some good positions but wasteful
Hendrick - 8 - Did really well and took his goal superbly
Westwood - 8 - Was everywhere, some great interceptions and a nice assist
McNeill - 8 - Carried the ball superbly and showed a lot more stamina than last season both in defence and attack
Barnes - 6 - Tough day for him
Wood - 7 - Led the line reasonably well

Rodriguez - 7 - Some good runs and really helped us to see the game out
Taylor - 7 - Straight back into the swing of things

[ksrclaret]

Pope 8
Lowton 6
Tarkowski 8
Mee 9
Pieters 6
Gudmundsson 6
Westwood 7
Hendrick 8
McNeil 8
Barnes 5
Wood 5

Taylor 8
Rodriguez 7

[Colburn_Claret]

Pope 7 flawless, but he did have very little to do
Lowton 6
Tarks 8
Mee 9 mom
Pieters 7 amazed he carried on, true soldier
JBG 6
Hendrick 8
Westwood 7
McNeil 8
Barnes 6
Wood 7

Jay Rod 7
Taylor 7

Thought we weren't at our best today, but looked comfortable anyway. Great 3 points.

[nil_desperandum]

Don't understand your post tbh, or your anger - "despise!"
Player ratings is obviously a matter of opinion, and it's interesting how differently some posters see the game and individual performances.
You assume correctly that I was at the game. How otherwise would I be in a position to comment on Pope's really solid performance?
Why you would "despise" anyone for commenting on any rating that seems a bit unfair on the player I'm unclear. Isn't that the main reason for a football message board? (i.e. to express an opinion)
If you've changed (upgraded) Pope to 7 then it suggests that you agree with me, but leaving all the above to one side, surely you realised that my post, with its reference to his expert "time-wasting" skills, was mainly tongue in cheek.

[rincon]

a good team performance overall. we probably weren't at our best with a couple of players underpar, but Mee was excellent, Jeff good again, Pope-England's number one and Mc Neil, as we know an outstanding prospect. Put those together and we were just about too much for an Everton side looking tired and on a downward spiral. Up the Clarets.

[Cajun]

From NBCSN live TV
Pope 8 - Inspires confidence and kicking/distribution has improved in the last few games.
Lowts 7 - love his enthusiasm, a bit wasteful at times
Tarka 9 / Mee 9 - They really have become a very good pair who combine together extremely well.
Pieters 6 - Steady enough, wish he would get tighter on opponents quicker.
JBG 6 - Lacking a bit of match sharpness after the injury.
Westy 8 - Industrious and put in a real shift. He takes a good corner!
Hendrick 9 - Thought he looked very good and linked play well, and also becoming a constant threat in and around the box.
McNeil 7 - Played well in fits and starts, looks to be building up more stamina, doing the closing down well now, and a great 100-yard run with the ball late on to take the pressure, and time, off.
Barnes 7 / Wood 6 - Both kept plugging away and were a handful for the defence despite not getting a lot of the ball.

Taylor 8 - Looked sharp and I think he links up better with Dwight.
JayRod 7 - Some nice control and helped us use the extra man to get over the line, shame players got in each others' way with the glorious chance to add a second.

Tons of effort all around as usual. Bit of a patchy performance, but with some excellent periods of play as well. Whether Everton are in a funk or not, they are a big scalp and we should take great heart from knocking them off. Fantastic punch-the-air feeling when that final whistle went. Sitting 5th with 12 points from 8 games, that will do me nicely!! Can now savour the situation for 2 weeks

[SGr]

On a serious note here we need to talk about a Jeff Hendrick contract extension.

[Blackrod]

Don't understand your post tbh, or your anger - "despise!"
Player ratings is obviously a matter of opinion, and it's interesting how differently some posters see the game and individual performances.
You assume correctly that I was at the game. How otherwise would I be in a position to comment on Pope's really solid performance?
Why you would "despise" anyone for commenting on any rating that seems a bit unfair on the player I'm unclear. Isn't that the main reason for a football message board? (i.e. to express an opinion)
If you've changed (upgraded) Pope to 7 then it suggests that you agree with me, but leaving all the above to one side, surely you realised that my post, with its reference to his expert "time-wasting" skills, was mainly tongue in cheek.

No anger. It doesn’t really take much to understand my response. No need to try and justify yourself. Run along now there’s a good lad.

[ashtonlongsider]

Pope 8-He looks very secure and does the simple things very well.
Lowton 7-Worked tirelessly and had a good block in the 6 yard box that prevented a potential goal.
Tarkowski 9-Amazed he can't make the present England squad.
Mee 9-Just shaded MOM for me. He was outstanding especially in the air.
Pieters 6-Unfortunate with the injury but I'm a big Charlie fan.
Gudmundsson 6-Works hard for the team but his decision making at times can be poor
Westwood 9-Again excellent. Ran midfield for us.
Hendrick 7-Seemed to take him a while to get in the game but he played well thereon. He doesn't do 'tap ins'.
McNeil 7-Felt he played very well in spells.
Wood 6-Improved when Jay Rod came on.
Barnes 5-Like last week, think Ash is going through a poor patch, although he worked very hard.

Taylor 8-Personally glad to see him back. He looked very active.
JayRod 7-Should have been on ages before he got the call. Made a difference as last week.

[Hibsclaret]

Pope 8
Pieters 7
Tarky 8
Mee 9
Lowton 7
Guddy 6
Westwood 8
Hendrick 7
McNeil 7
Wood 6
Barnes 6

Taylor 7
Jay Rod 7

[IanMcL]

I thought Pickford showed why Southgate rates him yesterday.

He deserves his place in the squad, so he can study with Heaton and Pope.

Pope 1
Heaton 2
Pickford 3

[Claretmatt4]

Pope - 8
Lowton - 6 had a very poor first half
Tarkowski - 8*
Mee - 8
Pieters - 7
Gudmundsson - 7
Hendrick - 8
Westwood - 8
McNeil - 8
Barnes - 6
Wood - 7

Taylor - 7
Rodriguez - 6

[bfcjg]

Pope 8
Lowton 7
Tarkowski 8
Mee 9 mom
Pieters 6
Gudmundsson 6
Westwood 7
Hendrick 9
McNeil 8
Barnes 6
Wood 6

Taylor 8
Rodriguez 7

[nil_desperandum]

No anger. It doesn’t really take much to understand my response. No need to try and justify yourself. Run along now there’s a good lad.

Oh dear!
I can't find one post on this thread that justifies your view of Pope (6) or that agrees (as you suggest / imply) that we shouldn't / can't disagree with others' ratings.
Would it be simpler when we win to give everyone 10, and a 6 when we lose? If we do that then we can't disagree, but the board would be an awfully dull place.

[Sproggy]

Thought the defence were good today but it might have been a different story if Everton had a striker. Thought they dominated in midfield generally but McNeill had his best game for a while.

Pope 8
Lowton 7
Tarkowski 8
Mee 8
Pieters 7
Gudmundsson 7
Westwood 7
Hendrick 8
McNeil 8*
Wood 6
Barnes 6

Taylor 8

[Nonayforever]

Pope 9
Lowton 7
Tarks 8
Mee 9
Pieters 7
JBG 7
Hendrick 8
Westwood 7
McNeil 9
Barnes 7
Wood 7

Taylor 8

That performance was much better than the result suggests. Everton have very good players and were giving 100 percent. A hard game which I thought we won in every department.

[the_magic_rat]

Pope 7

Lowton 6
Tarkowski 9
Mee 9
Peters 6 (SUB Taylor 8)

Gudmundsson 6
Westwood 8
Hendrick 8
McNeil 7

Wood 7
Barnes 5 (SUB Rodriguez 7)

[Cubanclaret]

Pope 8
Lowton 8
Pieters 8
Mee 9*
Tarkowski 8
Gudmundsson 6
Hendrick 8
Westwood 7
McNeill 7
Wood 6
Barnes 6
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Taylor 7
Rodriguez 7
Lennon (na)

[BOYSIE31]

Pope 7
Lowton 7
Tarkowski 8
Mee 9
Pieters 6
JBG 6
Westwood 7
Hendrick 7
McNeil 8
Barnes 5
Wood 6

Taylor 8