Real Betis v Burnley (pre-season friendly) Match thread

tally · Post by **tally** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:04 pm

I could follow thatre.. Roberts btw

burnleymik · Post by **burnleymik** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:04 pm

Looking much better now. This Spanish commentator is very over excitable!

Colburn_Claret · Post by **Colburn_Claret** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:05 pm

Amdouni could have pinched it if he wanted to, but chose to leave it as it was going in any way.
Good sign that he is confident he'll have plenty more chances.

jojomk1 · Post by **jojomk1** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:06 pm

Bring back Muric

equinox · Post by **equinox** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:06 pm

Spiral wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:02 pm
Roberts plays well as a rotating fullback, but the point in playing him as a rotating fullback and not as a 2-man CDM unit is that by covering two positions, RB and CDM, it gives you another man (5 in total) in attack while still having a 5-man defensive unit. YEEEES WE'VE SCORED COME ON BURNLEY anyway, as I was saying, if you've got a back four AND you play Roberts alongside another CDM, you've only got 4 in attack, which means you need a bit more from your CDM, and Roberts ain't it. You either play Roberts as a fullback, or as a rotating fullback, but you don't play him with his starting position as a CDM.

FFS, STFU!

Spiral · Post by **Spiral** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:07 pm

jojomk1 wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:03 pm
Could you please explain that again

In English

Roberts isn't a centre midfielder. He's good as a fullback who wanders into centre mid, but you don't play him there in centre midfield when you could play him at right back. You stick him at right back or you don't play him.

Spiral · Post by **Spiral** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:08 pm

Lads, sorry for using the footy forum to talk about football my apologies

jojomk1 · Post by **jojomk1** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:08 pm

Spiral wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:07 pm
Roberts isn't a centre midfielder. He's good as a fullback who wanders into centre mid, but you don't play him there in centre midfield when you could play him at right back. You stick him at right back or you don't play him.

Now I understand

And you are correct

dermotdermot · Post by **dermotdermot** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:09 pm

Has Amdouni actually touched the ball yet?

Spiral · Post by **Spiral** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:09 pm

RVclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:03 pm
Prob cos there’s just no one else to play it today. Gives him some more experience playing in those tight areas.

Minutes in legs situation going on I think. Just hope we don't do it in a real game.

RVclaret · Post by **RVclaret** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:10 pm

dermotdermot wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:09 pm
Has Amdouni actually touched the ball yet?

Yeah, looks good

simonclaret · Post by **simonclaret** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:11 pm

Grounds staff still on holiday I guess.

Tricky Trevor · Post by **Tricky Trevor** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:12 pm

Terrifying how many last ditch tackles our defence get in. On the plus side they do get them in.

nyclaret · Post by **nyclaret** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:13 pm

Is someone going to tell Phil Bird that Real Betis are not a Portuguese side?

Spiral · Post by **Spiral** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:13 pm

It's 442, we've barely strung two passes together, and we're 1-0 up from a corner. Just like old times

burnleymik · Post by **burnleymik** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:13 pm

Is Vitinho trying to take someone out? He has gone full blooded into every tackle!

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:13 pm

poor Connor looks lost playing there.

Colburn_Claret · Post by **Colburn_Claret** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:15 pm

Spiral wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:07 pm
Roberts isn't a centre midfielder. He's good as a fullback who wanders into centre mid, but you don't play him there in centre midfield when you could play him at right back. You stick him at right back or you don't play him.

Without being a fly on the wall, I'm confident Roberts is doing exactly what the manager is asking of him.
Are you really saying VK doesn't know what he is doing?

Spiral · Post by **Spiral** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:16 pm

burnleymik wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:13 pm
Is Vitinho trying to take someone out? He has gone full blooded into every tackle!

I think he's overplaying to make up for some notable errors earlier in the game (fell on his arse twice, one time when he had the ball). You can understand why players do that, but they can end up making things worse for doing it.

tally · Post by **tally** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:16 pm

I think Robertsis an experiment

Tricky Trevor · Post by **Tricky Trevor** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:17 pm

Super control from Trafford to bring down that skyball.

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:17 pm

Probably just getting minutes into legs, as they say.

tally · Post by **tally** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:17 pm

we do need a cm or buy one

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:17 pm

tally wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:16 pm
I think Robertsis an experiment

100%

simonclaret · Post by **simonclaret** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:17 pm

Ruck!

HahaYeah · Post by **HahaYeah** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:17 pm

Number 19 stuck nut on Gudy.

Spiral · Post by **Spiral** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:17 pm

Colburn_Claret wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:15 pm
Without being a fly on the wall, I'm confident Roberts is doing exactly what the manager is asking of him.
Are you really saying VK doesn't know what he is doing?

What? No, I'm under no illusion that Roberts is doing exactly what has been asked of him in this game. I just don't see him as a CDM in a proper game. This seems like typical pre-season experimentation/rotation. Not a chance VK plays him as a CDM in the PL.

equinox · Post by **equinox** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:17 pm

Bets are treating this like a pre-season friendly.

Burnley1989 · Post by **Burnley1989** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:17 pm

simonclaret · Post by **simonclaret** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:17 pm

19 off for them

tally · Post by **tally** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:18 pm

Not so friendly after all lol

Tricky Trevor · Post by **Tricky Trevor** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:18 pm

Red card Betis

joey13 · Post by **joey13** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:18 pm

It’s a friendly

Walkerpool · Post by **Walkerpool** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:18 pm

Can we not give 15 million and Foster for Tella

SussexDon1inIreland · Post by **SussexDon1inIreland** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:18 pm

Punchup one of their players Res carded

Lambo · Post by **Lambo** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:18 pm

what kind of idiot gets a Red in a friendly?

Spiral · Post by **Spiral** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:18 pm

Imagine getting sent off in pre-season. What a numpty

RVclaret · Post by **RVclaret** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:19 pm

JBG off too

wilks_bfc · Post by **wilks_bfc** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:19 pm

Well that’s not very friendly is it

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:19 pm

what an absolute bell end moment from their lad

Tricky Trevor · Post by **Tricky Trevor** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:19 pm

JBG had a little kick out at him but a ludicrous reaction
Red for JBG now

simonclaret · Post by **simonclaret** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:19 pm

JBG sent off too after originally getting yellow...

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:19 pm

JBG off

daveisaclaret · Post by **daveisaclaret** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:19 pm

Nasty from JBG that

joey13 · Post by **joey13** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:19 pm

Not sure why Gudmundson is off

SussexDon1inIreland · Post by **SussexDon1inIreland** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:19 pm

Now he has sent off JBG

Clevedon Claret · Post by **Clevedon Claret** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:19 pm

Imagine kicking out at another player in a friendly?

agreenwood · Post by **agreenwood** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:19 pm

JBG has done nothing wrong there. Officials are a joke.

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:19 pm

RVclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:19 pm
JBG off too

just seen the replay, deserved too

Spiral · Post by **Spiral** » Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:19 pm

Bloody hell, the lad almost landed his knuckles on JBG. Had to pull himself back.