Vydra

[Wile E Coyote]

Get him in every remaining game, he has kept his composure, trained hard, kept his mouth shut, has obvious talents, and scored the goal of the season. And all this as linekar, murphy, and sutton embarrassed themselves in matching 3/4 length coats and hideous black and white shoes. ...also scarves knotted as only ponces do it.

[ŽižkovClaret]

He will be incredibly motivated with Euro 2020 on the horizon.

Feed the otter and he will score!

[ashtonlongsider]

Personally feel he should have been given a chance a lot earlier. Its a question of 'all things come to those who wait'. I can well imagine this board now if that goal had been scored for Rangers should he have got the rumoured loan move their. A wonderful goal of sheer quality made by an excellent cross field pass from Hendrick. Matej's certainly set the bar high and it will be very interesting to see the starting line up next week-end.

[Corky]

Get him in every remaining game, he has kept his composure, trained hard, kept his mouth shut, has obvious talents, and scored the goal of the season. And all this as linekar, murphy, and sutton embarrassed themselves in matching 3/4 length coats and hideous black and white shoes. ...also scarves knotted as only ponces do it.

My son tells me that the hideous black and white shoes are colloquially known as trainers. It would appear that fashion tips and the like are becoming something of a speciality for me

[Hopey1786]

Watched it all.over again this.morning

What a goal

[Untinted Glasses]

The players love him that's clear to see, why doesn't Dyche. Actually a good time to praise the guy and get him buzzing but he switches the attention from Vydra to "the bunch". A few weeks ago when the crowd cheered for Vydra, Dyche was quick to have a fly comment. It seems a genuine dislike to me. If I was Vydra I'd of f***** off by now. Dyche has been a right tit with him.
I'm not suggesting he should have been starting each week merely the attitude of Dyche in general towards him is bordering disrespectful.

[Quicknick]

The players love him that's clear to see, why doesn't Dyche. Actually a good time to praise the guy and get him buzzing but he switches the attention from Vydra to "the bunch". A few weeks ago when the crowd cheered for Vydra, Dyche was quick to have a fly comment. It seems a genuine dislike to me. If I was Vydra I'd of f***** off by now. Dyche has been a right tit with him.
I'm not suggesting he should have been starting each week merely the attitude of Dyche in general towards him is bordering disrespectful.

You've no evidence for any of this.

[Jakubs Tash]

Let's enjoy the moment...

I did and am enjoying the moment, the goal and the victory.

I'm just making a point that lots of fans are almost hoping Wood is now out for a while so Vydra gets a run in the team. If Wood is out for a while then it won't be good news for us...

[Jakubs Tash]

It was 1 - 1 when Wood went off.

I'm well aware of that, thanks. What's your point?

[tim_noone]

I did and am enjoying the moment, the goal and the victory.

I'm just making a point that lots of fans are almost hoping Wood is now out for a while so Vydra gets a run in the team. If Wood is out for a while then it won't be good news for us...

I don't think anyones hoping that......its good that we can mix it up.

[tim_noone]

I hope so. Especially against Bournemouth again.

Teams prepare for us to play the same way. If anything they won’t really know what to expect.

Spot on.

[joey13]

Still don’t understand why Dyche carried on playing an injured Barnes

[FactualFrank]

Another forced move which worked well and could see him staying at the club longer, hopefully.

[AlargeClaret]

The players love him that's clear to see, why doesn't Dyche. Actually a good time to praise the guy and get him buzzing but he switches the attention from Vydra to "the bunch". A few weeks ago when the crowd cheered for Vydra, Dyche was quick to have a fly comment. It seems a genuine dislike to me. If I was Vydra I'd of f***** off by now. Dyche has been a right tit with him.
I'm not suggesting he should have been starting each week merely the attitude of Dyche in general towards him is bordering disrespectful.

What a steaming pile of Shiite . The reason Vydra hasn’t featured is because of the favoured ( and generally successful ) partnership of Barnes /Wood and JayRod pushing him to 4th choice . If Defour had stayed perhaps MV’s style may have been utilised more .Dyche is the ultimate “all for one and one for all group man” so would never blow smoke up anyones arse no matter how good . Enjoy the moment and be thankful he stepped up in what is a bit of an injury crisis .

[Untinted Glasses]

What a steaming pile of Shiite . The reason Vydra hasn’t featured is because of the favoured ( and generally successful ) partnership of Barnes /Wood and JayRod pushing him to 4th choice . If Defour had stayed perhaps MV’s style may have been utilised more .Dyche is the ultimate “all for one and one for all group man” so would never blow smoke up anyones arse no matter how good . Enjoy the moment and be thankful he stepped up in what is a bit of an injury crisis .

I knew the retard would post "Vydra hasn't started because..." thats why I put the safety net of " I'm not suggesting he should be starting" But I didn't actually factor in the size of the retard I guess.

[Untinted Glasses]

You've no evidence for any of this.

Not if you take away the two television interviews by Dyche saying exactly what I posted. So yes take away the evidence and you are correct I guess

[Blackburn_Claret]

I'm well aware of that, thanks. What's your point?

My point is we were a better side yesterday without him

[Grumps]

The players love him that's clear to see, why doesn't Dyche. Actually a good time to praise the guy and get him buzzing but he switches the attention from Vydra to "the bunch". A few weeks ago when the crowd cheered for Vydra, Dyche was quick to have a fly comment. It seems a genuine dislike to me. If I was Vydra I'd of f***** off by now. Dyche has been a right tit with him.
I'm not suggesting he should have been starting each week merely the attitude of Dyche in general towards him is bordering disrespectful.

Fortunately or unfortunately depending on your point of view, he's contracted to the club and leaves when we see fit, but his attitude has been superb despite all that's going on..... Gibson should take note

[Gordaleman]

Great show of unity at the end of the game when the rest of the team sent Vyds over to the Burnley fans first, before joining in themselves. That shows the team and squad ethic that Sean has built at Burnley. Long may it continue.

Hope Vyds gets a start against Bournemouth. It would make sense on a lot of fronts. It would reward him for his efforts yesterday and also give Wood and Barney more time to recover.

I'm really starting to like the subtle changes in the team recently and if Sean can find a way to introduce Brownhill as well, we might see a much improved Burnley next season.

C'mon you PL Clarets.

[Jakubs Tash]

My point is we were a better side yesterday without him

Strange logic. Who is to say we might not have won more comfortably had Wood stayed on the pitch.....?

I suppose we might get an idea of who is more effective should Vydra play the next few games instead of Wood.

[Blackburn_Claret]

Strange but true

[Gordaleman]

Slightly off topic:

It seems that there is money available for the right player as apparently we DID bid for Vedat Muriqi in January. (And we were the only ones to bid.)

Had he arrived though, we probably wouldn't have got to see Vydra's wonder goal.

https://turkish-football.com/burnley-of ... -make-bid/

One thing is for sure, if he was to arrive in the summer, he'd certainly provide competition up front.

[jurek]

Assuming Wood isn't available for Saturday then Dyche has little choice
but to start Vydra. And probably the next few games too especially if Barnes isn't
ready. He does probably need a few games to see whether he can gel with Jay.

Let's hope that he does play well enough for Dyche to see that he does have
the potential and is worthy of starting. If we win and he does play well or scores another
then he'll deserve to start the next game.

It'll be interesting to see Wood and Barnes who were the first choice starters
on the bench for a while. A dilemma for Dyche possibly but not a bad situation to be in me thinks.

[Gordaleman]

Wood, Barnes and JayRod don't play well every time they take the field, and Vydra won't either, so it would be unfair to judge him on one full game. It's a team game and if his team mates don't play well, or supply him with the type of pass he can use, then he'll have an off day. The opposition defence comes into play as well. Some CHs may be able to handle him, whilst others won't. There are so many variables, that's why he needs a run of games to find out more about his ability.

My personal view has never changed since before we signed him. He offers us something very different to a big man up front to lump the ball to. What's needed is the rest of the team to adapt to his style of play and I sincerely hope they have been working on that this week in training.

[boatshed bill]

Before getting too carried away let's not forget that Vydra was knackered before full time. Now this could be lack of match-sharpness, but it could be lack of stamina.
I hope he gets a start this weekend, but keep in mind that he may need to come off early which creates a tactical issue.

[Gordaleman]

Before getting too carried away let's not forget that Vydra was knackered before full time. Now this could be lack of match-sharpness, but it could be lack of stamina.
I hope he gets a start this weekend, but keep in mind that he may need to come off early which creates a tactical issue.

No one is disputing that he looked a bit tired toward the end at Bournmouth, but you don't get 'Match fit' by sitting on the bench. He needs game time. JayRod was awful when he first came into the team, but he's certainly looking sharper now. Dyche said the same thing. It takes time to adjust. Just give the lad a chance and see if he can take it. One full game isn't enogh to find out though.

[boatshed bill]

No one is disputing that he looked a bit tired toward the end at Bournmouth, but you don't get 'Match fit' by sitting on the bench. He needs game time. JayRod was awful when he first came into the team, but he's certainly looking sharper now. Dyche said the same thing. It takes time to adjust. Just give the lad a chance and see if he can take it. One full game isn't enogh to find out though.

I'm not disputing that players get sharper through playing, but what about stamina?

[Gordaleman]

I'm not disputing that players get sharper through playing, but what about stamina?

Using your logic, no one new would EVER get a game. Stamina comes with match time, the same as match sharpness, ffs.

[boatshed bill]

Using your logic, no one new would EVER get a game. Stamina comes with match time, the same as match sharpness, ffs.

That is incorrect, stamina levels are totally individual, and are built up through specific training, diet etc.
To be honest, I don't see any reason for a full time professional footballer to be unable to last 90 minutes other than injury.

[Gordaleman]

That is incorrect, stamina levels are totally individual, and are built up through specific training, diet etc.
To be honest, I don't see any reason for a full time professional footballer to be unable to last 90 minutes other than injury.

Let's just agree to disagree on that but don't you think that the storm conditions at Bournemouth might have played a part too?

It took Defour quite a few matches to play 90 mins, but what a player he was when he did.

Let's just see what Saturday brings. With Sean's stubbornness, it wouldn't surprise me if Vyds doesn't play.

[FactualFrank]

Match fitness is both physical and mental.

You don't improve the mental side of being involved in a match, having to read the game and make decisions, having the pressure etc, by running on a treadmill and being able to run for longer. When you've not played enough it takes a while for the mind to get up with the speed of the game, for the entirety of the game.

[boatshed bill]

Let's just agree to disagree on that but don't you think that the storm conditions at Bournemouth might have played a part too?

It took Defour quite a few matches to play 90 mins, but what a player he was when he did.

Let's just see what Saturday brings.

You mean Southampton, Bournemouth will be hit by a Claret and Blue storm this weekend.
I never mind a reasonable disagreement, it makes this MB more interesting.

I really hope Vydra can handle a full game, but there has to be a reason why SD chooses mostly not to play him, and it's clearly not lack of skill.

[Gordaleman]

You mean Southampton, Bournemouth will be hit by a Claret and Blue storm this weekend.
I never mind a reasonable disagreement, it makes this MB more interesting.

I really hope Vydra can handle a full game, but there has to be a reason why SD chooses mostly not to play him, and it's clearly not lack of skill.

Yes, of course I meant Southampton.

Just a thought. I've nothing against Jack Cork, but if Brownhill is looking good in training this week, maybe a box to box player like him could fill the Defour role and slot balls through to Vydra and JayRod? It would certainly change the look of the team and at least initially, confuse a few opponents..