Match thread. Brighton away.

[Kilson810]

Unlucky from JBG there, fancy him to score those chances on his left foot.

[burnleymik]

Started very well. Looking sharp today.

[Ampth7]

Got to score there

[Westleigh]

5 clearances from Trafford everyone to a Brighton player.

[CoolClaret]

Started well - Brownhill and Berge in particular.

Traff’s long ball leaving a lot to be desired

[IanMcL]

Not so sure why Trafford is rated as good on the ball. Anyone can pass 10 yards and all his long ball, despite lots of time, are wildly inaccurate.

[Murger]

Trafford takes his time with his distribution, and then it’s just an aimless punt.

[jojomk1]

forest winning

[NewClaret]

5 clearances from Trafford everyone to a Brighton player.

That’s why we try to play it out from the back.

Invariably all long goal kicks just concede possession. Would love to know the stats on it if anyone has them.

[Foshiznik]

Anyone fancy getting behind the team rather than digging players out for every minor thing?

[willsclarets]

Trafford getting sh*t already I see

[IanMcL]

Bad ball from Brownhill. Caused mayhem and yellow for O'Shea. Dangerous position.

[SussexDon1inIreland]

Stupid of O’Shea to think he could get away with pulling the opponents ankle !

[NewClaret]

Phew, poor fk

[Kgun5]

I’ve been for Muric the whole season, but Im not going to be upset with Trafford for not picking out perfect long balls.

[spt_claret]

I've said about us needing to be more direct but wasn't meaning long kicks from the back. More that in the midfield and final third we need to try move the ball more towards goal and look to make things happen or get shots away rather than just be overly patient and side to side treating possession as a goal in itself.

Can't entirely understand doing the long balls without a Tella or Foster style pacy outlet to get in behind, unless the idea is for Odobert to do that

[IanMcL]

Good to see James Milner still getting a start in the prem. Very good player. Hope he is crap today!

[Foshiznik]

I am obviously in the minority on here but I think we’ve done really well in this first 15 minutes.

[NewClaret]

Verbruggen flapped there

[Ampth7]

We have got to stop giving the bloody ball away on the edge of our area!!! We have started really well, but please don’t gift them a goal from nothing…….again!

[NewClaret]

I am obviously in the minority on here but I think we’ve done really well in this first 15 minutes.

No positivity please

[Buxtonclaret]

Why did their keeper get a fk there?

[CoolClaret]

That’s why we try to play it out from the back.

Invariably all long goal kicks just concede possession. Would love to know the stats on it if anyone has them.

The stats were in a thread earlier in the season that got deleted. Don Muric had 49% accurate long balls last year, 35% in the opponents half, Traff is 32% and 21% respectively and wasn’t much different in league one either.

Quite a significant difference.

[jos]

Come on Burnley, let’s not have any defensive errors this game please.

[IanMcL]

Verbruugen massive flap.

I begin to doubt Mr Kompany 's eye for a keeper!

[Ampth7]

Why did their keeper get a fk there?

I have no idea.

[IanMcL]

Good effort Amdouni

[jojomk1]

6 - 2 touches in opposition box shows a good start

[IanMcL]

Ooh Charlie Taylor

[Foshiznik]

The stats were in a thread earlier in the season that got deleted. Don Muric had 49% accurate long balls last year, 35% in the opponents half, Traff is 32% and 21% respectively and wasn’t much different in league one either.

Quite a significant difference.

I suspect the stats on how many individual errors our players have made that have led to goals this season are also significantly different to last season.

Need to compare apples with apples.

[willsclarets]

I think we've been excellent so far. And although Trafford's long balls have come back, who has he got to aim at really? The one for JBG to run onto I thought was a decent effort too. And he looks more assured on when to go short and when to go long.

[Buxtonclaret]

Good lad Charlie!
Great covering.

[Kilson810]

I am obviously in the minority on here but I think we’ve done really well in this first 15 minutes.

We have done well so far, although we are threatening to have another defensive howler amongst it all.

[willsclarets]

Bournemouth beating United ffs

[CryerBFC]

I can just sense a defensive howler is how they get through. I hope not

[Foshiznik]

Forest 1-0 up at Wolves too

[NewClaret]

WHAT is Vitinho doing there???

[willsclarets]

Cripes vitinho, final pass was a shocker there

[CryerBFC]

That’s why he’s never a prem RB

[Claret3495]

Still doing alright, come on Clarets. First goal can be the key as we know from Tuesday night.

[CoolClaret]

I suspect the stats on how many individual errors our players have made that have led to goals this season are also significantly different to last season.

Need to compare apples with apples.

It’s purely about long ball accuracy. It’s an aspect of the game we miss as our build up tends to be very one dimensional.

[Ampth7]

An excellent first 25 so far……

[spt_claret]

Vitinho great run, terrible pass to nobody why didn't he just have a shot?

[Kgun5]

Good save by Trafford.

[Claret3495]

Our throw in tactics are beyond frustrating. Why does it take so long?

[jojomk1]

An excellent first 25 so far……

Which has been a similar story for the last few games

[Foshiznik]

It’s purely about long ball accuracy. It’s an aspect of the game we miss as our build up tends to be very one dimensional.

And has variables like pressure from the opposition on the player targeted by the pass, the passer, where the pass is made, whether it’s along the ground, in the air, the pace. I’m sure you know that but it will be very different in the premier league to the championship as that will be to league 1 also.

[KRBFC]

That was wonderful football from Brighton

[willsclarets]

Great save

[IanMcL]

Good save at near post, Trafford