Burnley (H) 15/05 - 12PM

[DJ Check Complete]

No. But wasn't a penalty. I am very happy.

Very Sisokoesque

Again, I’m not complaining, I just genuinely can’t see where it hit his arm. Were they in an unnatural position, yea sure, but I can’t see the ball deviate from its trajectory.

Maybe it’s that I’ve gotten far too used to the afl touch line review where they look for clear deviation .

It definitely hit his arm and changes trajectory.

That was one for this year’s version of handball rules.

 

[RealCoolYid]

Lucas has been the only attacker giving Burnley anything to think about.

I’m normally pretty harsh on Lucas but thought he’s the only one having a go

He’s beating a man which until the pen was the only way of breaking down this lot

Edit: plus should’ve had an assist

 

[Maureen]

To get kulu on I would take off davies or sess go 4 at the back and extra attacker.

 

[TheRealTI]

Lucas created our best chance for Kane. All the crosses by whoever have been absolute crap.

Eh there's actually been a couple decent crosses in, the one to Harry that he headed on target, for example, was nice.

 

[scarletjim]

So Pope has a yellow?

Wonder if the ref will have the gumption to send him off in the 2nd half when he's inevitably wasting loads and loads of time.

Well, only if they equalise. He'd be pretty stupid to time-waste otherwise. :/

 

[VonnegutBusy]

I actually thought he had missed for a second.
Brilliant, brilliant unstoppable pen. The GK did not even move.

Him not moving is nothing to do with the quality of the pen.

He was betting on Kane going down the middle. You always look foolish when it doesn't happen.

That said, even if he went the right way he was getting nowhere near that.

 

[thinktank]

Fuck that was intense

An extremely unpleasant watch.

Burnley should open up more, now, and we get more pockets of space in danger areas.

 

[CarrieFi]

It 100% did. My feed had an angle from the side that showed it clearly being redirected.

I only saw it from the front, so it was really hard to tell. Glad we got it!

 

[Incomplete_usernam]

The difference in bias between the BT Sports broadcast and the American broadcast is stark.

American broadcast "100% a handball, arm in unnatural position."

BT broadcast "umm ahh soft penalty"

 

[Kane's left]

Our wing backs are the biggest issue, if teams sit deep then we need the wing backs to properly provide width, beat their man and get crosses in. Neither Emerson or Sessegnon have caused any trouble for Burnley's wing backs at all.

And even if we weren't in a Conte setup this would be true. We played a 4 under Poch and had Walker/Rose offering that width.

100%. 80m on two wingbacks in the summer palease Levy!

 

[Deuterz]

Anyone who says that is delusional. He had a couple of competent defensive performances. He is still extremely limited and needs to be got rid of at the first opportunity. This club needs to have higher standards, the odd decent game isn't enough for someone to be in our starting eleven.

Performances like that are easy as well. Look at the Burnley players today, makeshift wing backs & 2nd/3rd choice CB's, yet they look heroic and highly competent because they're sat back in their shape with loads of support and little space for the opposition to attack.

Any half decent professional can be told sit in, be tenacious and defend. He had a simple role and to his credit did it it admirably, but that's about it .. any game where he's asked to do more he simply does not deliver.

 

[Benyoson]

????

Deffo skimmed it, you can see the wibble on his bingo wing

 

[Bazali]

Come on, where are the 'we should keep Emerson' guys.

He has certainly improved and you can’t doubt his desire and enthusiasm
Both 100%

Same applies to Doherty

But would either be in CL title chasing side?

Debatable and I’m including Sess PEH and Sanchez here but for another thread maybe

Just hope we can bury these quickly so I can get on with my 3kg pork Shoulder roast!!

 

[RealCoolYid]

Anyone else a little tired of sess pushing the ball inside with his first touch ?

I wanna see him open his body and push it down the line and start asking some questions of the full back

 

[thinktank]

For who though? Lucas has been our most penetrative player...

He can't do what Kulu can.

 

[CarrieFi]

I'm amazed that some posters don't think that was a pen.
It's blatant.

I just couldn’t see it, but that could either be my eyesight or the rubbish camera angle

 

[Yid_1984]

So Pope has a yellow?

Wonder if the ref will have the gumption to send him off in the 2nd half when he's inevitably wasting loads and loads of time.

he wont be wasting anymore time lol , burnley fans will throw shoes at him if he does

 

[Twoleftfeet]

Let’s go. Remember boys, one is never enough.

 

[Bazali]

I don’t give a fuck. How many times have we got screwed by shitty handball calls these past few seasons? About time we got one

Exactly

Penalty all day long by today’s rules

 

[VonnegutBusy]

I’m normally pretty harsh on Lucas but thought he’s the only one having a go

He’s beating a man which until the pen was the only way of breaking down this lot

Yep that's why I was okay with him starting.

Kane, Son and Kulu are immense on the counter when there is space to work in but against a packed defence then tend to play in front of the defence the whole time.