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A very good football first half against a very good team, but we ran out of steam and Burnley took control of the second period.
A few things I fail to understand what fans are not getting; is really around the team picked.
1. Why didnt we start a striker / Charlie was on the bench? Austin isn't fit and clearly JET hasnt been 100%. I wouldnt play anyone else up top right now as I think Matty P will offer more although well out of position. The only argument you could make is, why not play Chaz for the first half instead of the second half when everyone is fooooked.
2. Karl Henry is rubbish? Well he isnt Rubbish, in-fact he was superb last season for us!! Small memories once again, he was picked for experience and thats pretty fair IMO. That and I am sure Jimmy didnt want to start off with a loss. That and Chery is not a winger, he offers nothing out wide because he lets himself down with his serious lack of work rate. Which btw Henry offered in bag loads on Saturday, he was superb.
3. It was a poor second half? It wasnt poor, we played well in parts but ran out of steam and Burnley controlled it. The reason for this was because JFH wants his team to be 100MPH for 90 minutes. We was ruined come 60 minutes to be fair, Faurlin and Sandro put in a right shift. Fitness is a huge issue here...
4. Why didnt JFH change the team? Why should he, we've been playing very well. The back four has been solid and will remain that way if kept the same now. Hall and Nedum have been superb together so I wouldnt change this and the same goes for Faurlin and Sandro who have been top notch. Ideally Phillips and Junior should play out wide once we have a fit Austin with a number 10 behind him. I dont think the team is far from our best formation IMO.
Overall It was good and there was some noticeable changes already. I liked how the fitness coach was more vocal before and during the game, little drills to get the team warm and moving before they even kick-off. I liked how JFH and Oldfield was massively vocal during the whole of the game, shouting out at the players and applauding what they did well.
The goals will come, but we had to go back to the basics to stop shipping as many. We can thank NW for that actually.
Positives fellow Hoops fans, lets look at the positives.
A few things I fail to understand what fans are not getting; is really around the team picked.
1. Why didnt we start a striker / Charlie was on the bench? Austin isn't fit and clearly JET hasnt been 100%. I wouldnt play anyone else up top right now as I think Matty P will offer more although well out of position. The only argument you could make is, why not play Chaz for the first half instead of the second half when everyone is fooooked.
2. Karl Henry is rubbish? Well he isnt Rubbish, in-fact he was superb last season for us!! Small memories once again, he was picked for experience and thats pretty fair IMO. That and I am sure Jimmy didnt want to start off with a loss. That and Chery is not a winger, he offers nothing out wide because he lets himself down with his serious lack of work rate. Which btw Henry offered in bag loads on Saturday, he was superb.
3. It was a poor second half? It wasnt poor, we played well in parts but ran out of steam and Burnley controlled it. The reason for this was because JFH wants his team to be 100MPH for 90 minutes. We was ruined come 60 minutes to be fair, Faurlin and Sandro put in a right shift. Fitness is a huge issue here...
4. Why didnt JFH change the team? Why should he, we've been playing very well. The back four has been solid and will remain that way if kept the same now. Hall and Nedum have been superb together so I wouldnt change this and the same goes for Faurlin and Sandro who have been top notch. Ideally Phillips and Junior should play out wide once we have a fit Austin with a number 10 behind him. I dont think the team is far from our best formation IMO.
Overall It was good and there was some noticeable changes already. I liked how the fitness coach was more vocal before and during the game, little drills to get the team warm and moving before they even kick-off. I liked how JFH and Oldfield was massively vocal during the whole of the game, shouting out at the players and applauding what they did well.
The goals will come, but we had to go back to the basics to stop shipping as many. We can thank NW for that actually.
Positives fellow Hoops fans, lets look at the positives.
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