30-07-2022, 18:50
(This post was last modified: 30-07-2022, 18:54 by Lord Snooty.)
Very good assessment of our situation there, Devon. 
I'm still not sure if Burnley were that good or were we making them look good? Certainly Vince has got them playing "fancy football", so much so that their fans were singing it throughout the match. Poor sods have been starved of it recently.
Koroma has come in for a lot of stick. Quite rightly as well. What on earth has happened to him? He's just got no confidence at all. There was one occasion in the second half where he'd cut in and made room to get a shot off. Instead he went the other way and completely mis-kicked it for a dead ball.
Russell had his worst game since breaking through. They'd obviously got him sussed that he likes playing "fancy football" and just pressed him every time the ball went near him, giving him no time at all to perform.
Definitely missed Toffolo and O'Brien's work on that left hand side. Toffs was always a good out ball for Nicholls, but last night he was pumping it long for Ward, which is pointless. If we're playing that game, should've kept Hightower Hudin.
It's a shame we don't have the League Cup match this week. That would've been a good way of getting this game out of the system and playing the new kids. I think Yuta should be in for the Brum game and possibly big Willy Boyle, assuming that Pearson is crocked. Though I do think we defended well last night. The problem was the powder puffiness of the midfield. Their number 8 had the freedom of the park. Hogg and Holmes were anonymous.
I'm still not sure if Burnley were that good or were we making them look good? Certainly Vince has got them playing "fancy football", so much so that their fans were singing it throughout the match. Poor sods have been starved of it recently.
Koroma has come in for a lot of stick. Quite rightly as well. What on earth has happened to him? He's just got no confidence at all. There was one occasion in the second half where he'd cut in and made room to get a shot off. Instead he went the other way and completely mis-kicked it for a dead ball.
Russell had his worst game since breaking through. They'd obviously got him sussed that he likes playing "fancy football" and just pressed him every time the ball went near him, giving him no time at all to perform.
Definitely missed Toffolo and O'Brien's work on that left hand side. Toffs was always a good out ball for Nicholls, but last night he was pumping it long for Ward, which is pointless. If we're playing that game, should've kept Hightower Hudin.
It's a shame we don't have the League Cup match this week. That would've been a good way of getting this game out of the system and playing the new kids. I think Yuta should be in for the Brum game and possibly big Willy Boyle, assuming that Pearson is crocked. Though I do think we defended well last night. The problem was the powder puffiness of the midfield. Their number 8 had the freedom of the park. Hogg and Holmes were anonymous.
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