Thread for tonight?

[Murger]

Look at our back four

Vitinho Dara Ekdal Al Dakhil



I think AAD will be a good player but he’s a mistake waiting to happen this season, Ekdal turned into Maldini whilst he wasn’t playing for a stick to beat VK with.

The cold hard reality is, collectively and individually 3 of these four are not good enough. You can cry all you want about last seasons players not playing but we’ve all seen the evidence why.

They are the managers back 4. He’s the 1 who thinks we didn’t need better full backs this season. This defensive shambles is down to his players.

[KRBFC]

Honestly watching these lads stroll around the pitch in our current position tells me they don’t give two shits either.

We can bang on about quality all you want but you just wouldn’t see Luton roll over and show there stomachs like our lads are right now

. City are the best team in the world, they hammer far better sides than us regularly. Par for the course, we were 30/1 to win ffs.

Dyche sides used to get pumped 5 or 6 every time, nothing has changed, they’re miles better than us and don’t even have to get out of first gear.

You can let it get you all angry, I’ve learnt to accept heavy defeat at the Etihad instead.

[Newcastleclaret93]

You don't get it.

The spirit and fight has been dismantled through disastrous man management, team selections and recruitment.

It's an embarrassingly bad season that should have been a united Burnley fighting like mad and going at it.

I have seen enough now and it's just miles off a unit that are playing together with cohesion. It's disheartening, disenfranchising and quite frankly, dog ****.

Oh and having that backline tonight absolutely highlights how shite our business has been.

Yep there’s not one player on that pitch that even remotely cares

No closing down, no tackles, no running.

Just simply going through the motions

[SussexDon1inIreland]

We’re currently 400/1 to win
75/1 draw

UTC

[IanMcL]

Trafford very slow.

[KRBFC]

They are the managers back 4. He’s the 1 who thinks we didn’t need better full backs this season. This defensive shambles is down to his players.

But nobody likes being a hindsight henry, the only way to find out if Ekdal Vitinho AAD were good enough for this level is to give them a shot. We’re also missing two of the first choice in Taylor and Beyer so this isn’t our first choice defence.

[Newcastleclaret93]

. City are the best team in the world, they hammer far better sides than us regularly. Par for the course, we were 30/1 to win ffs.

Dyche sides used to get pumped 5 or 6 every time, nothing has changed, they’re miles better than us and don’t even have to get out of first gear.

You can let it get you all angry, I’ve learnt to accept heavy defeat at the Etihad instead.

I’m not expecting a result by any stretch of the imagination

But some kind of effort would be remotely comforting. This is a glorified training session for god sake

[Steve-Harpers-perm]

Season starts Saturday (again)!!!!

[boyyanno]

I know we've got a few out but I thought the decision to go with 2 in the middle today was a bad one.

Amdouni should have come out and I'd have added the extra midfielder personally.

[IanMcL]

I am on course for my 2 - 3 prediction!

[alboclaret]

Perhaps we will develop a new identity.

We have.
We are now puppies who roll over for a belly rub "Burnley"

[IanMcL]

Vitinho getting done every time now.

[boatshed bill]

I’m not expecting a result by any stretch of the imagination

But some kind of effort would be remotely comforting. This is a glorified training session for god sake

What would you like us to do? Rough them up a bit?
Roll our sleeves up?

[Goalposts]

I have to say fair play to the fans that went tonight, last time i went to city was 2021. When you think that over the last 10 games weve conceded 35 goals and scored only 1 in reply. Thats some commitment and deserves applauding

[JohnDearyMe]

I know we've got a few out but I thought the decision to go with 2 in the middle today was a bad one.

Amdouni should have come out and I'd have added the extra midfielder personally.

How Amdouni is managing to start so many games given our position is bewildering to me

[Newcastleclaret93]

What would you like us to do? Rough them up a bit?
Roll our sleeves up?

A bit of running, closing down, a few tackles.

You know any kind of effort at all.

This is literally pathetic. The city players are literally walking around in midfield with the ball

[Foshiznik]

Doku against Vitinho is like watching a dads vs lads match at an U8s training session

[boatshed bill]

A bit of running, closing down, a few tackles.

You know any kind of effort at all.

This is literally pathetic. The city players are literally walking around in midfield with the ball

Only slightly less pathetic than our fair weather (armchair) supporters?

[IanMcL]

Good work O'Shea

[Tufty]

The lack of atmosphere says it all ....an embarrassing advertisement for the Premier league...you could hear a pin drop.

[AGENT_CLARET]

We are just like an academy team playing in a men's league

[Foshiznik]

How Amdouni is managing to start so many games given our position is bewildering to me

The things he tries to do and his first touch is great. He just consistently messes up what he’s trying to

[Leisure]

Yep there’s not one player on that pitch that even remotely cares

No closing down, no tackles, no running.

Just simply going through the motions

You do talk some sh**e!

[Newcastleclaret93]

Only slightly less pathetic than our fair weather (armchair) supporters?

You really need to take the claret tinted specs off.

If you can watch this game and defend them players you do not care about this club.

[Leisure]

We are just like an academy team playing in a men's league

You do realise that they are the best team in the world!

[Bosscat]

Foster unlucky there

[Rick_Muller]

So many drama queens on here tonight, the reality is we weren’t going to win, but they can learn from this.

I think we’re playing well

[SalisburyClaret]

Chronic organisation and tactics - we’re against the best in the world and we put 2 in midfield

[Goalposts]

I think if we had the umbrage to score city might get mad and go up 2-3 gears . Then god help us

[Leisure]

You really need to take the claret tinted specs off.

If you can watch this game and defend them players you do not care about this club.

Talking more sh**e!

[Newcastleclaret93]

You do talk some sh**e!

Haha give over.

Can you hand on heart say them players are giving absolutely everything tonight?

Genuinely don’t think I’ve seen one player sprint yet

[KRBFC]

Surprised to see so many of our negative anti VK posters expected us to win tonight. Angry we’re losing at City despite spending all season telling us how shite we are.

[boatshed bill]

You really need to take the claret tinted specs off.

If you can watch this game and defend them players you do not care about this club.

Why should I do anything other than support the club and it's efforts to give us PL football (even if we are not quite up to it)?

[Foshiznik]

Doku vs Vitinho tonight

[Newcastleclaret93]

Surprised to see so many of our negative anti VK posters expected us to win tonight. Angry we’re losing at City despite spending all season telling us how shite we are.

Not one poster has said they expected a win, but apart from that good post

[IanMcL]

Not one poster has said they expected a win, but apart from that good post

I have predicted 2 -3 win for us, so very good post!

[Newcastleclaret93]

How bad is the atmosphere at city.

Is it the worst in the entire league?

[KRBFC]

Not one poster has said they expected a win, but apart from that good post

We’ve had a few shots and a few corners, improvement from our typical trip to City!

[Foshiznik]

Right lads, 2-3 win now. Not such a bad second part of that first half.

[Pearcey]

Surprised to see so many of our negative anti VK posters expected us to win tonight. Angry we’re losing at City despite spending all season telling us how shite we are.

Come on! You used to mock Dyche weekly! Actually mock him and some of the players. Sticking up for this side is like sticking up for the Tories! We’re an absolute cluster of a side this season. It’s been absolutely awful.

[Leisure]

Haha give over.

Can you hand on heart say them players are giving absolutely everything tonight?

Genuinely don’t think I’ve seen one player sprint yet

You need some glasses then!

[burnleymik]

We haven't played well. Very soft goals, but City have taken their foot off the gas.

A couple of decent performances, but too many completely absent. Looks like Berge is virtually playing in the back line.

[Foshiznik]

How bad is the atmosphere at city.

Is it the worst in the entire league?

Can literally hear the static on the pitch side mics. It reminds me of when they first started playing games during Covid but just before the fake crowd noise

[ClaretsPadiham]

How bad is the atmosphere at city.

Is it the worst in the entire league?

Not going to be bouncing for a routine win against Burnley is it ?

It’s the the equivalent of us playing Huddersfield at home.

They create a great atmosphere in big games against United, Liverpool etc

[Murger]

But nobody likes being a hindsight henry, the only way to find out if Ekdal Vitinho AAD were good enough for this level is to give them a shot. We’re also missing two of the first choice in Taylor and Beyer so this isn’t our first choice defence.

Nowt to do with hindsight is it? Vitinho wasn’t even a regular in the league below, and now he’s our first choice right back. Same as Taylor on the other side. So who’s fault is it that they’re now our first choice full backs?

[Newcastleclaret93]

Not going to be bouncing for a routine win against Burnley is it ?

It’s the the equivalent of us playing Huddersfield at home.

They create a great atmosphere in big games against United, Liverpool etc

I appreciate that, but it’s deathly quiet. I honestly reckon if one lad in a stand stood up and shouted you would clearly hear it.

There’s barely even any back ground noise

[KRBFC]

Come on! You used to mock Dyche weekly! Actually mock him and some of the players. Sticking up for this side is like sticking up for the Tories! We’re an absolute cluster of a side this season. It’s been absolutely awful.

Dyche sides took an absolute 5 or 6-0 tonking away at City too, I didn’t criticise then and won’t do now.

It is what it is, inevitable hammering unfortunately. I can’t get angry at us conceding goals at the Etihad anymore.

[Westleigh]

Surprised to see so many of our negative anti VK posters expected us to win tonight. Angry we’re losing at City despite spending all season telling us how shite we are.

I’m angry we employed a set piece coach who is chuffing clueless,you could see Pep was delighted because their set piece coach new how easy it was to score against us,begs the question what the **** are we paying him for?

[AGENT_CLARET]

You do realise that they are the best team in the world!

You do realise that we've won 3 game's out of 23 league game's and have a minus goal difference of 23 and counting

[CoolClaret]

Season starts Saturday (again)!!!!

Any minute now we'll have our 'run'....

(apparently)