Chelsea versus MIGHTY CLARETS

[DCWat]

We need to start encouraging our players to scream. That seems to be the referees indicator for a foul these days!

[DCWat]

I’m calling this is the worst ref this season

Who was ref for the Leeds game?

[Stacky_claret]

Alonso = cheat

[SussexDon1inIreland]

linesmen too give them any 50/50 calls

[Taffy on the wing]

Ref is having mare!..........He's missed tons of fouls on our's then gives soft ones to them.

[superdimitri]

We haven't done badly just lacking that final ball as usual.

[wilks_bfc]

He had no chance.

It was hit with such power and think it took a slight nick off Pieters as well

[boyyanno]

Pieters at fault for that goal imo. Shouldn't have backed all the way off.

[Boss Hogg]

Started game off really brightly. Front two are getting zero service.

[tim_noone]

Tarks playing abraham like a violin.....

[Kgun5]

I’m calling this is the worst ref this season

Leeds ref was way worse, although this game has another half to it.

[taio]

Decent half...just a shame we conceded

[SussexDon1inIreland]

i hate these cry baby cheating foreign stuffed teams

[Bigvince]

Pieters at fault for that goal imo. Shouldn't have backed all the way off.

He didn’t back off, he was covering Hudson odoy

[Safron]

Made that far too easy for Chelsea, need to up it second half if we are to get something out of this

[Devils_Advocate]

Get Vydra on!!

[superdimitri]

Pieters at fault for that goal imo. Shouldn't have backed all the way off.

Even when McNeil was power walking back? We know Dyche expects better from his wingers. I like McNeil but he's having a very poor game today.

[Clevedon Claret]

We can still get something from this lot.

[tim_noone]

Decent half...just a shame we conceded

To a decent goal...no shame in that

[joey13]

Who was ref for the Leeds game?

Another half yet

[burnleymik]

Pieters at fault for that goal imo. Shouldn't have backed all the way off.

Pieters did his job, Hudson_odoi couldn't get a shot off, it was the fact that Azpi was free that was the problem.

[Jimmymaccer]

Does beggar belief the going down screaming bit.....

But if refs give ,em.....they’ll keep doing it.

[Wellsy1882]

Few more free kicks or a couple of corners wev a chance here

They wont be winning any leagues any time soon

[tim_noone]

Get Vydra on!!

You beat me to it...

[Steddyman]

Get Vydra on!!

We'd have been 2 up but for a terrible final pass from Wood each time. Get Jay Rod on with Vyds and we will win.

[taio]

To a decent goal...no shame in that

It was a decent goal. Let's take it on the chin and come out on the front foot in the second half.

[Bigvince]

We’re still in this, I don’t think we made that easy for Chelsea. We did drop deeper as the half went on tho.

[Blyclaret]

Pieters play very narrow on Mee shoulder so the winger has acres of space to run into.
But Mc Neill not tracking back or picking up the runner.
Mc Neills fault.
Mc Neill head down not interested ... doing his usual.

[Tribesmen]

It seems that passes are either under hit or over hit today , i did not think that Chelsea would score as they look over thinking things most of the time .
Look like i said at the Villa game " Sean will have a word at HT "

it's not over yet .

[tim_noone]

Another half yet

Yes Joey...45+ minutes as always...

[BabylonClaret]

Ref is shocking. Giving us nothing.

Disagree about service e for the front two though. Early doors they both git in good positions but final ball was just a bit over/under from Wood.

Decent half and we can still get something here. Cork makes a massive difference in the middle

[joey13]

We can see why Dyche plays Barnes ahead of Vydra , strength ,holding up the ball , and winning free kicks

[THEWELLERNUT70]

Scott has been appalling 1st half, given us nowt. He even contrived to give Chelsea a foul on half way with Burnley breaking in numbers when it was actually a foul by Alonso on Lowton

[joey13]

Yes Joey...45+ minutes as always...

Plus stoppage time

[Rileybobs]

We’ve been told to press high - but McNeill was caught too high up the pitch there considering the ball was on the other flank. They took it well though. Not the worst half but need to hold the ball better up top.

[ClaretMov]

First 20 minutes or so when we attacked we looked very good, then we go deep and that invites pressure, I don't understand the change in tactics

[Devils_Advocate]

We'd have been 2 up but for a terrible final pass from Wood each time. Get Jay Rod on with Vyds and we will win.

I was joking

[tim_noone]

Pieters play very narrow on Mee shoulder so the winger has acres of space to run into.
But Mc Neill not tracking back or picking up the runner.
Mc Neills fault.
Mc Neill head down not interested ... doing his usual.

[NewClaret]

Get Vydra on!!

A much better player when we are dominating play. Some of the balls in to him have been very poor though.

I wouldn’t have started him because I think he offers something different off the bench, an option we don’t have now.

[Blyclaret]

You can laugh. But watch the game.

[gandhisflipflop]

Leeds ref was way worse, although this game has another half to it.

Isn’t that prick the 4th official today?

[boyyanno]

He didn’t back off, he was covering Hudson odoy

Odoi had the ball, so yes he backed off.

[GodIsADeeJay81]

Scott has been appalling 1st half, given us nowt. He even contrived to give Chelsea a foul on half way with Burnley breaking in numbers when it was actually a foul by Alonso on Lowton

I'm stood here reading this thinking we don't have a player called Scott...

Then I realised you meant the ref

[beddie]

Who was ref for the Leeds game?

Looks like the 4th (Jones) holding up the board,they're both as bad as each other.

[gtclaret]

We've not had a shot at goal yet, we have to ask questions of that defence when we have possession.

[Bigvince]

Few more free kicks or a couple of corners wev a chance here

They wont be winning any leagues any time soon

Trouble is, it’s Ashley Barnes that wins most of our free kicks in the opposition half! Vyd’s hasn’t got that in his game unfortunately.

[tim_noone]

Scott has been appalling 1st half, given us nowt. He even contrived to give Chelsea a foul on half way with Burnley breaking in numbers when it was actually a foul by Alonso on Lowton

Tbf.Lowton stood on the players metatarsal...ouch!

[taio]

You can laugh. But watch the game.

Not sure how you can accuse McNeil of not tracking back. He just got caught too high up the pitch but certainly tried to get back.

[NewClaret]

We've not had a shot at goal yet, we have to ask questions of that defence when we have possession.

Totally agree. Not a good half from us generally but some really poor decisions in the final 1/3rd.

[boyyanno]

Pieters did his job, Hudson_odoi couldn't get a shot off, it was the fact that Azpi was free that was the problem.

Yes, BUT in that scenario Pieters should make the tackle early and he didn't. He let Odoi enter the box when he could have stopped him near the edge.