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Lot of over the top comments from people who didn't go yesterday so thought it worth putting some perspective on it.
Burnley worked extremely hard at shutting us down and played their 4-4-2 very well, always getting the full backs to join in and playing a high back line to allow them to close the space and press the player in position. Teams doing this will always cause us a problem as with the team yesterday our only threat in behind is Holliet, and he likes to come short to receive it thus allowing their back four to press high. Add to that the fact our passing was off was always going to make it difficult and when you add the fact Henry is slow in possession you could almost see their first goal coming. Attacking wise everything was through the middle and neither of our full backs were particularly effective attacking wise. In fact Simpson whilst solid defensively always turns back never beats anyone and rarely plays a decent ball into the box.
Having said that all is not lost, as some on here seem to be suggesting. Hopefully this will be a wake up call and Rednapp and his coaching side will decide on a formation they want to play and pick the best players to fit the formation rather than the other way around. Oneill is a decent player but can't play in the wide role as they tried yesterday. If you want to play 4-2-3-1 then you need Holliet on one side and either Phillips or SWP on the other with kranjear behind the striker.
A win on Wednesday will make it all look a whole lot better, let's hope we give ourselves a chance, hopefully see as many of you there as possible.
Burnley worked extremely hard at shutting us down and played their 4-4-2 very well, always getting the full backs to join in and playing a high back line to allow them to close the space and press the player in position. Teams doing this will always cause us a problem as with the team yesterday our only threat in behind is Holliet, and he likes to come short to receive it thus allowing their back four to press high. Add to that the fact our passing was off was always going to make it difficult and when you add the fact Henry is slow in possession you could almost see their first goal coming. Attacking wise everything was through the middle and neither of our full backs were particularly effective attacking wise. In fact Simpson whilst solid defensively always turns back never beats anyone and rarely plays a decent ball into the box.
Having said that all is not lost, as some on here seem to be suggesting. Hopefully this will be a wake up call and Rednapp and his coaching side will decide on a formation they want to play and pick the best players to fit the formation rather than the other way around. Oneill is a decent player but can't play in the wide role as they tried yesterday. If you want to play 4-2-3-1 then you need Holliet on one side and either Phillips or SWP on the other with kranjear behind the striker.
A win on Wednesday will make it all look a whole lot better, let's hope we give ourselves a chance, hopefully see as many of you there as possible.
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