Clarets vs Bournemouth - Match Thread

[burnleymik]

Line up for today...

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[burnleymik]

The Trafford experiment continues.

[creepingdeath]

meltdown incoming

[Buxtonclaret]

Oh well.

[Murger]

As far as bizarre lineups go, that’s up there.

[burnleymik]

Anyone work out that set up? 5 at the back? Can't see where Vitinho fits in

[Swizzlestick]

He really likes Vitinho doesn’t he?

[Newcastleclaret93]

Seriously VK has to be trolling at this point

[NL Claret]

Vitinho?? Cannot work out where he will be playing.

[morninbob]

Solanke starts...

[morninbob]

Vitinho?? Cannot work out where he will be playing.

He definitely has a thing for him...

[burnleymik]

Maybe playing vitty and assignon as proper wing backs with taylor Esteve and o'Shea holding at the three??

[daveisaclaret]

Amdouni finally benched and it's for Vitinho. Funny really

[Zom Zom]

I just feel like not following the game, just checking in around 3:00 to see how we did.

My heart won't let me though.

[FCBurnley]

Oh dear Vinnie. Oh dear. Bl as striker ahead of J Rod or Amdouni etc Now you are taking the ****

[StayingDown4Ever]

Trafford

Absolutely embarrassing.

[Clive 1960]

very defensive line up..

[Newcastleclaret93]

How benson can not get in that starting eleven is truly a modern day mystery.

That’s got to be up there with one of the worst starting elevens I’ve seen us field at this level.

Probably go an win now haha

[Steddyman]

No wonder why our team has no consistency, he expects the players to learn a new system every week.

[dermotdermot]

Bruun Larson up front?

[burnleymik]

Bruun Larsen as the number 10 behind Fofana?

I am at least glad to see some change, but interesting to see how he has set yhis one up.

[HB Claret]

Watching the game onboard the P&O Aurora - heading to the Azores - fortunately the sound is off at the moment so I don’t have to listen to Owen and Scholes talking about the bloody Manchester derby ! UTC !!

[Conroy92]

At home. Against Bournemouth. We have moved to 5 at the back.

[jrgbfc]

More likely to be 4-2-3-1 I'd say but who knows. Brun Larsen playing off Fofana with Vitinho and Odobert wider.

[Claretitus]

In a must win game- he fields an X1 that looks to be set up to try not to lose. Baffling

[aggi]

Assignon on the wing maybe. He kept appearing there last week which the wingers didn't seem to be expecting.

[Pickles]

Vitinho has gone from being Championship back-up to Premier League starter without having made any improvements and having poor game after poor game for about six months. It's bizarre. His constant selection is making me think I know nothing about football, hey maybe I do.

Buzzing there's no Amdouni though. About three months too late.

[Boss Hogg]

Trafford

Any ideas on the system. Beginning to look like throwing sh*t at a wall and seeing if some of it sticks.

[burnleymik]

Assignon on the wing maybe. He kept appearing there last week which the wingers didn't seem to be expecting.

Wondered this too. He might sit Vitty back and push Assignon forward. Bruun Larsen has to be either upfront with Fofana or just in behind, he can't be on the wing with this line up, unless we have gone 5 at the back.

[kenyon6923]

In a must win game- he fields an X1 that looks to be set up to try not to lose. Baffling

The setting up not to try and lose has unfortunately come 7 months too late

[spt_claret]

Anyone work out that set up? 5 at the back? Can't see where Vitinho fits in

I would guess it's either 5 at the back with Taylor CB Vitinho LB, because why not have 2 players out of position, or 442/4411 with Vitinho at RM and Brun Larsen at ST/CF because why not have 2 players out of position (even if I do think Larsen on paper has the attributes for a deep forward, it's not worked in practice so far). Maybe 4231 with Larsen CAM.

That is a baffling and uninspiring lineup to say the least.

[Pickles]

In a must win game- he fields an X1 that looks to be set up to try not to lose. Baffling

Our last must win game was probably about a month ago unfortunately.

[Carlos the Great]

At home. Against Bournemouth. We have moved to 5 at the back.

it is baffling

[Carlos the Great]

Set up for a 0 .0 ..: just what we need at home to Bournemouth who haven’t won in 5

[Swizzlestick]

It’s a tired record but keeping Trafford in the nets is a continuing decision that’s now bordering on unbelievable. The lad is under so much pressure - v poor management.

Vitinho on the wing is…inexplicable. If it’s actually five at the back, even more so.

[spt_claret]

Vitinho has gone from being Championship back-up to Premier League starter without having made any improvements and having poor game after poor game for about six months. It's bizarre. His constant selection is making me think I know nothing about football, hey maybe I do.

Buzzing there's no Amdouni though. About three months too late.

Vitinho had a couple of decent games a few months ago but has by and large struggled yes.
But I feel sorry for him when he's several times been a rightback getting swapped to leftback, and isn't the most defensively capable yet keeps being put behind Odobert who simply doesn't do ANY defensive work. He's playing badly but that's setting him up to fail, basically guarantees vulnerability on the left.

[StayingDown4Ever]

Micah Richards trying to defend Vincent and the team.

Roy Keane joins in the conversation and tells it exactly how it is. We are dreadful and Vincent being an ex world class centre half should be seeing the glaring problems with the defence and the goals we are giving away - schoolboy stuff.

[Cooclaret]

Trafford

Absolutely embarrassing.

You’ve seen the David James debate piece about him being in the England squad right?

[StayingDown4Ever]

You’ve seen the David James debate piece about him being in the England squad right?

Nope.

[claret2018]

It almost makes you long for the days of Dyche picking the same 11 for months on end. Almost.

[NL Claret]

Micah Richards trying to defend Vincent and the team.

Roy Keane joins in the conversation and tells it exactly how it is. We are dreadful and Vincent being an ex world class centre half should be seeing the glaring problems with the defence and the goals we are giving away - schoolboy stuff.

I’ve read a couple of murmurings that the media have been kind to VK, the only article I have seen that slated VK was by Richard Keys after the United game in August calling it a vanity project.

[RetroClaret]

Amdouni is not starting so maybe he's learning. Baby steps...

[Vim Fuego]

Well at least Vinny has mixed it up slightly, and that is good to see. Will it be enough. We 'should' be looking at 3 points here

[MT03ALG]

Set up for a 0 .0 ..: just what we need at home to Bournemouth who haven’t won in 5

No way will it finish 0-0 with Mr. Trafford in goal

[spt_claret]

You’ve seen the David James debate piece about him being in the England squad right?

His logic is "Everyone else is injured or not playing as much as him".
It's pretty poor reasoning honestly. Him saying he's not part of why we're where we are shows he has never watched Trafford play and just goes off the number of games stat. I do think Trafford will be a good keeper if he's not ruined early, but he has cost us a lot of goals and points and has had probably around 250 minutes of good football all season, 300 if I'm being generous.

[Cooclaret]

Trafford is a brilliant GK playing behind a tactical shambles.

He will be #1 for England for years.

Colours nailed to the mast!

[mdd2]

Watching the game onboard the P&O Aurora - heading to the Azores - fortunately the sound is off at the moment so I don’t have to listen to Owen and Scholes talking about the bloody Manchester derby ! UTC !!

OMG by 315pm it will be man overboard!!!!!

[RetroClaret]

Trafford is a brilliant GK playing behind a tactical shambles.

He will be #1 for England for years.

Colours nailed to the mast!

You are in full sarcasm mode lately.

[ElectroClaret]

Beginning to look like throwing sh*t at a wall and seeing if some of it sticks.

Think there might be something in that.

[FCBurnley]

Trafford
Assignon O’Shea Esteve Taylor
Vitinho Cullen BL Odebert
Berge
Fofana

Is my guess at our formation today. Scary