Them down the road v Champions

ClaretAL · Post by **ClaretAL** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:04 pm

Sorry didn’t see a match thread

martin_p · Post by **martin_p** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:04 pm

Wonder what’s up with Beyer?

ClaretAL · Post by **ClaretAL** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:04 pm

Not happy with that, but COYC

Ampth7 · Post by **Ampth7** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:04 pm

Interesting line up! No Beyer??

summitclaret · Post by **summitclaret** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:04 pm

Where's Bayer?

FCBurnley · Post by **FCBurnley** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:05 pm

Reserve team should be good enough

RVclaret · Post by **RVclaret** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:05 pm

Bit worried after seeing that team. I trust Kompany of course but I really don’t get what he sees in Vitinho on the right wing.

agreenwood · Post by **agreenwood** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:05 pm

summitclaret wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:04 pm
Where's Bayer?

He looked injured at the end of the QPR game.

ClaretAL · Post by **ClaretAL** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:06 pm

At times I just don’t get the tinkering. Breyer all day long surely?

FCBurnley · Post by **FCBurnley** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:06 pm

Taylor in at ch ahead of THB

summitclaret · Post by **summitclaret** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:06 pm

Not particularly keen on Vitinho on the wing.

Pickles · Post by **Pickles** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:06 pm

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:06 pm

3 strikers on the bench and the obsession with playing Vitinho as a winger continues, poor looking team.

Spiral · Post by **Spiral** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:06 pm

Woah, some interesting choices there, especially with THB and a couple of wingers being fit. Beyer did the media yesterday as well.

Elizabeth · Post by **Elizabeth** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:06 pm

Strange selections

Newcastleclaret93 · Post by **Newcastleclaret93** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:06 pm

RVclaret wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:05 pm
Bit worried after seeing that team. I trust Kompany of course but I really don’t get what he sees in Vitinho on the right wing.

I would rather any of Foster, Benson, Obafemi started on the right. No idea what Kompany is doing in such a big game

JohnDearyMe · Post by **JohnDearyMe** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:06 pm

Bit risky having Taylor in as centre half but hopefully he'll do well

FCBurnley · Post by **FCBurnley** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:06 pm

What’s there starting tesm

fatboy47 · Post by **fatboy47** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:07 pm

Well, he's lost me tbh.

Sure doesn't look even close to a first choice team.

Rovers will fancy this.

Ampth7 · Post by **Ampth7** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:07 pm

Beyer injured? I seem to remember him taking a knock towards the end of the last game

martin_p · Post by **martin_p** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:07 pm

KRBFC wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:06 pm
3 strikers on the bench and the obsession with playing Vitinho as a winger continues, poor looking team.

It’s far from a poor team.

It Is What It Is · Post by **It Is What It Is** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:07 pm

Beyer..massive miss tonight. Injured????

Claret1900 · Post by **Claret1900** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:08 pm

He sounded sick yesterday. Flu?

RVclaret · Post by **RVclaret** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:08 pm

Newcastleclaret93 wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:06 pm
I would rather any of Foster, Benson, Obafemi started on the right. No idea what Kompany is doing in such a big game

He likes Vitinho for his energy and pressing but you don’t really get much from him in an attacking sense.

ksrclaret · Post by **ksrclaret** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:08 pm

Slightly confused by quite a bit of that.

Let’s hope it comes together.

Elizabeth · Post by **Elizabeth** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:08 pm

martin_p wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:07 pm
It’s far from a poor team.

It's not a great team

RVclaret · Post by **RVclaret** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:09 pm

Beyer clearly injured or ill, otherwise he’s the first name on the team sheet.

agreenwood · Post by **agreenwood** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:09 pm

Flapping has started I see.

SalisburyClaret · Post by **SalisburyClaret** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:10 pm

4 forwards on the bench - clear intent

warksclaret · Post by **warksclaret** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:10 pm

At least we have potential firepower on the bench and our subs have won us loads of points, plus VK not slow to change it around, but agree surprised to see Vitinho start, and Taylor in at CB

jedi_master · Post by **jedi_master** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:10 pm

Trust the manager on this - obvious that Beyer must be unavailable and he’s clearly decided he wants the impact of Benny to come on. There’s method in these decisions.

The prospect of Benny and Jay to come on if we keep it tight till the last 30 suits me.

Colburn_Claret · Post by **Colburn_Claret** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:10 pm

Strange line up again.
Al Dakhil I can see, but Taylor for Beyer!, is he injured?
I'd have preferred Benson to Vitinho, but at least he can come on.
Biggest surprise is Ash, he was poor on Saturday, yet he does have the character to lift himself for this fixture.

Fingers crossed, if they're all on form we are capable of beating anyone, but it isn't a game we can afford to carry people.

jojomk1 · Post by **jojomk1** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:10 pm

Cork should be cm with Brownhill forward

ksrclaret · Post by **ksrclaret** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:11 pm

This thread will be full of people flapping that posters have opinions on the line up soon

Im_not_Robbie_Blake · Post by **Im_not_Robbie_Blake** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:11 pm

There are only three changes - it's NOT a reserve team!!!!

Get a grip.

martin_p · Post by **martin_p** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:11 pm

If Beyer is ill/injured it’s only a couple short of being the best eleven from those available.

nil_desperandum · Post by **nil_desperandum** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:11 pm

Very worried by that line-up.
Assume Bayer is injured.
He's a massive loss
Obviously no Tella, so IMO that's our two key players out, and with no Benson in the starting line-up you have to wonder where our goals will come from.
The squad doesn't look so strong now does it, with Vitinho on the wing (again).

ksrclaret · Post by **ksrclaret** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:11 pm

ksrclaret wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:11 pm
This thread will be full of people flapping that posters have opinions on the line up soon

Oh it’s started already

Woonderbah · Post by **Woonderbah** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:11 pm

What a time for Charlie to score his first goal

JimmyRobbo · Post by **JimmyRobbo** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:12 pm

If I didn't know better, it'd look a bit like a kid in charge of Burnley on Champ Manager at the end of the season.

Obviously, VK knows a lot more than I do. Let's see what happens.

jojomk1 · Post by **jojomk1** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:12 pm

Can understand Benson rested
Certain to have been hit hard early and then he would likely disappear

TheOriginalLongsider · Post by **TheOriginalLongsider** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:12 pm

In the press conference Beyer didn’t give any indication that he wouldn’t be playing. Must be unexpected, injury, sickness or personal. Taylor is fine in central defence though, as is Al Dakhil.

I think Benson does best when he comes on as a sub. He’ll get clattered less as well.

Come onnnn!

Casper2 · Post by **Casper2** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:13 pm

martin_p wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:11 pm
If Beyer is ill/injured it’s only a couple short of being the best eleven from those available.

Shouldn’t it be the best 11 , not a couple short .

martin_p · Post by **martin_p** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:13 pm

nil_desperandum wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:11 pm
Very worried by that line-up.
Assume Bayer is injured.
He's a massive loss
Obviously no Tella, so IMO that's our two key players out, and with no Benson in the starting line-up you have to wonder where our goals will come from.
The squad doesn't look so strong now does it, with Vitinho on the wing (again).

That starting eleven has about 40 goals between them this season.

Rick_Muller · Post by **Rick_Muller** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:13 pm

Stop fretting… we’ll batter them

jrgbfc · Post by **jrgbfc** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:13 pm

Would have liked to see Cork in there tonight for his experience. We were like headless chickens in the second half on Saturday.

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:14 pm

KRBFC wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:06 pm
3 strikers on the bench and the obsession with playing Vitinho as a winger continues, poor looking team.

Come on, it's hardly an obsession.

martin_p · Post by **martin_p** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:14 pm

TheOriginalLongsider wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:12 pm
In the press conference Beyer didn’t give any indication that he wouldn’t be playing. Must be unexpected, injury, sickness or personal. Taylor is fine in central defence though, as is Al Dakil.

He’s not going to give team news away the day before the match.

Murger · Post by **Murger** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:14 pm

This fascination with Vitinho on the wing is weird. Add to that, Zaroury has been poor since returning from the WC.

BurnleyFC · Post by **BurnleyFC** » Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:15 pm

WTF is that starting line up?