Clarets vs Chelsea Match Thread

burnleymik · Post by **burnleymik** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:01 pm

Todays line up

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burnleymik · Post by **burnleymik** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:02 pm

Muric holds his place. Foster back in.

Amdouni starts.................

morninbob · Post by **morninbob** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:02 pm

Amdouni gets an underserved start ...

BedfordsDad · Post by **BedfordsDad** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:03 pm

Taylor ?

FCBurnley · Post by **FCBurnley** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:03 pm

Who’s lb

HahaYeah · Post by **HahaYeah** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:03 pm

49 Muric
20 Assignon
2 O 'Shea
33 Esteve
22 Vitinho
34 Bruun Larsen
24 Cullen
16 Berge
47 Odobert
25 Amdouni
17 Foster

Substitutes

1 Trafford
3 Taylor
4 Cork
7 Gudmundsson
8 Brownhill
9 Rodríguez
10 Benson
18 Ekdal
31 Trésor

THEWELLERNUT70 · Post by **THEWELLERNUT70** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:04 pm

Honestly I do question Kompany at times, Vitinho has played well recently on the right-hand side so Kompany moves him to left back where in general he's been shite and puts Taylor on the bench !

I should add that's the formation given on the official BFC match centre

Murger · Post by **Murger** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:04 pm

What a bizarre lineup, again.

HahaYeah · Post by **HahaYeah** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:04 pm

Vitinho at left back?

burnleymik · Post by **burnleymik** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:04 pm

Vitinho left back? Bruun Larsen and Odobert on wings?

Why is Taylor not in?

FCBurnley · Post by **FCBurnley** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:05 pm

HahaYeah wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:04 pm
Vitinho at left back?

Surely not ? BL ?

Goliath · Post by **Goliath** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:06 pm

Oh **** off Kompany

CoolClaret · Post by **CoolClaret** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:06 pm

Come on Amdouni, show us something today.

Murger · Post by **Murger** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:06 pm

Why does Kompany feel the need to **** around with the team?

jrgbfc · Post by **jrgbfc** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:06 pm

Another strange lineup. Don't think we can carry Amdouni, Larsen and Odobert at this level, particularly away from home.

expoultryboy · Post by **expoultryboy** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:07 pm

Vitinho left back !! 2 in midfield and Amdouni. What does he have on Kompany ??

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:07 pm

At a time when top defending is needed, the manager doesn't play the top defender and instead plats a chap most likely to give away a pen and out of position, at that.
A world of his own.

burnleymik · Post by **burnleymik** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:07 pm

Has Taylor got a knock? Otherwise that looks a strange choice against a side like Chelsea where you want your better experienced defensive players.

Goliath · Post by **Goliath** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:08 pm

If Taylor isn't carrying a knock and has been dropped just to crowbar Amdouni in then its a disgrace

spt_claret · Post by **spt_claret** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:08 pm

Absolutely bizarre couple of decisions in that team. Vitinho LB, with Odobert ahead of him and Amdouni, basically guarantees a couple goals conceded from the left.
I get that Fofana can't play but why wouldn't you keep Taylor at LB with Vitinho playing well on the right, put Larsen alongside Foster.

Think that defence and Muric are on a complete hiding to nothing.

Goody1975 · Post by **Goody1975** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:09 pm

I presume he is worried about the pace of Gusto down their right hand side but it is strange one.

Does Fofana play with Foster on Tuesday or replace him?

FCBurnley · Post by **FCBurnley** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:10 pm

Muric
Assignon O’Shea Esteve
Vitinho Berge Cullen BL
Odebert
Amdouni Foster

That’s my best effort given the starting X1

boyyanno · Post by **boyyanno** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:10 pm

I hope Amdouni shows somthing today because he needs too.

I try not to be too negative pre kick off but I think Taylor is still our best left back, Vitinho has been decent in midfield and I'd rather have seen Brownhill added in the middle rather than Amdouni play. Team selections are getting a bit odd, feels like we get closer to an 11 and then it shifts again.

HahaYeah · Post by **HahaYeah** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:10 pm

Foster and Fofana on Tuesday sounds good.

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:11 pm

Looks almost like the starting line-up for next season. Probably most of those experienced players on the bench will be gone.

HahaYeah · Post by **HahaYeah** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:11 pm

Assignon is expected to leave if we go down.

helmclaret · Post by **helmclaret** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:12 pm

Baffling again from VK.

jojomk1 · Post by **jojomk1** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:12 pm

Taylor is our only left back
Sorry, but VK is looking just absolutely clueless this season

Funkydrummer · Post by **Funkydrummer** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:12 pm

Murger wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:06 pm
Why does Kompany feel the need to **** around with the team?

To counter specific threats from the opposition, players recovering
injury, players ot fully recovered from an illness, poor attitude, lack of interest,
discipline. Just a few that come to mind.

Oh, and he knows a hell of a lot more about top flight football than any of us.

We may not always agree, but he's the boss.

fidelcastro · Post by **fidelcastro** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:13 pm

Given that Cullen is a ROI international (although born in England) am I correct in stating that this is the very first all foreign Burnley XI?

There must be some statto anoraks out there to tell me if I'm wrong!

Mark the Claret · Post by **Mark the Claret** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:13 pm

Tinker man Kompany, can't help himself.

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:13 pm

HahaYeah wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:11 pm
Assignon is expected to leave if we go down.

Yes, but that wasn't really the point I was making. if Assignon leaves I can see Vitinho at RB and a new LB.

BurnleyFC · Post by **BurnleyFC** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:14 pm

Hanging Vitinho out to dry again after he’s been performing well on the right side of midfield.

giveusaB · Post by **giveusaB** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:14 pm

No English players in the first Eleven.Has this happened before?

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:17 pm

Afternoon Clarets around the World, from bright, chilly hills.

COME ON UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU CLARETS !!

Have to save in all my seasons following Burnley, don't think the weekly Team Sheet has ever had me scratching my head as much.

3 pts today please.

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:17 pm

Funkydrummer wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:12 pm
To counter specific threats from the opposition, players recovering
injury, players ot fully recovered from an illness, poor attitude, lack of interest,
discipline. Just a few that come to mind.

Oh, and he knows a hell of a lot more about top flight football than any of us.

We may not always agree, but he's the boss.

I get the impression that it wouldn't really matter what 11 he put out, it will be criticised.

fidelcastro · Post by **fidelcastro** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:17 pm

giveusaB wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:14 pm
No English players in the first Eleven.Has this happened before?

I'd already mentioned it. No British players either. Must be a first, unless someone knows any different.

Pickles · Post by **Pickles** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:18 pm

Lots of people will have gone to London for a leisurely, laid-back stroll in the Easter sunshine.

Unfortunately I fear Amdouni will be one of them.

northeastclaret · Post by **northeastclaret** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:20 pm

Maybe VK hast told Charlie he isn’t being offered a contract extension next season or CT has said he isn’t re- signing.

VK said he was reviewing the contract situation for relevant players during this international break.

gawthorpe_view · Post by **gawthorpe_view** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:21 pm

THEWELLERNUT70 wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:04 pm
Honestly I do question Kompany at times, Vitinho has played well recently on the right-hand side so Kompany moves him to left back where in general he's been shite and puts Taylor on the bench !

I should add that's the formation given on the official BFC match centre

Real head scratcher that decision.

fidelcastro · Post by **fidelcastro** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:21 pm

Perhaps the soon to be out of contract players are going to see less game time between now and the end of the season (Taylor is one of those).

I don't agree with dropping him, but it could be another possible reason why.

THEWELLERNUT70 · Post by **THEWELLERNUT70** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:22 pm

fidelcastro wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:17 pm
I'd already mentioned it. No British players either. Must be a first, unless someone knows any different.

Not really just a case of playing your best players in their correct positions would do nicely

Pickles · Post by **Pickles** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:22 pm

Dropping Taylor would be fine.

If we had another left back.

MT03ALG · Post by **MT03ALG** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:23 pm

Is Fofana injured ?

Clive 1960 · Post by **Clive 1960** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:23 pm

can only put the Taylor decision down to is lack of pace but he's a better defender than Vitinho in my book , just hope it comes off..

fidelcastro · Post by **fidelcastro** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:24 pm

THEWELLERNUT70 wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:22 pm
Not really just a case of playing your best players in their correct positions would do nicely

If he was, Taylor would be starting.

Pickles · Post by **Pickles** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:24 pm

MT03ALG wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:23 pm
Is Fofana injured ?

Cannot play against Chelsea, his parent club.

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:24 pm

Taylor is tripe, goal after goal down his side all season long, should have been behind Pieters in Dyches last season too, completely finished at this level.

Murger · Post by **Murger** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:25 pm

KRBFC wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:24 pm
Taylor is tripe, goal after goal down his side all season long, should have been behind Pieters in Dyches last season too, completely finished at this level.

And the answer to that is Vitinho?

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:26 pm

If people actually watched how many goals Taylor is responsible for they’d have a different opinion, he can do no wrong though because he’s been here for a while and was once a very good player for us.