Burnley (H) - Friday 5th January 8pm - FA Cup Journey Begins...

[preed]

This is what we are going to get until Maddison and Son return.We reallly should be breaking the bank for a striker as the front line tonight will never have enough power or nous to break down defence based teams.Unless we improve we will be out of cup tonight.Come on Ange show your credentials and kick a few arses

 

[Starks]

Better than skipp at least , but it's an area that really needs strengthening.

Or just players coming back from injury and international duty really.

 

[glacierSpurs]

He went from a decent athlete to a sub par athlete. He used to be able to cover more ground.

Sorry, but he just looks clumsy for me..

 

[nicoclaesen]

Bentancur,Lo Celso and Udogie best 3 players on the pitch and Porro’s diagonals to Johnson are excellent. The front 3 need to do so much more. Johnson started well but the last 20 mins he’s back to being timid. Deki offering nothing and Richy is just Richy. Skipp should not be anywhere near our first team.

Its a matter of time before we score and then its game over.

 

[meaningless-friendly]

That seems quite unlike us this season, even when we are shit there's normally stuff happening lol

 

[John Thomas]

FFS knew we should have bought Dragusin before this match

 

[Doom Funk]

What game you watching fox?

Same one as you Bruce

 

[Steve007]

Sadly no

You need to get back onto FIFA.

 

[bonaspur23]

Johnson was by far our liveliest attacker tonight, Deki and Richi need to wake up. They are playing like slugs.

Define liveliest? He hardly ever makes a good decision when he has the ball.

 

[Airfixx]

Can we force matters and go:

Benta
GLC / Kulu​

???

 

[Shadydan]

Swap them ffs! We know BJ can’t play left although his fine better than kulu has on the right. But his set up two goals from the right for rich so why not play him there. I don’t get it.

Would rather remove Skipp, bring on Gil and put Kulu in the middle and Johnson on the right.

 

[Phomesy]

We are nowhere near as fast in our attacks tonight.

We've had plenty of opportunities to run through them but Royal and Davies keep going sideways.


This doesn't feel like an Ange side performance
....more of a Conte/Mourhino style tonight.


Only changes Ange can really make would be to get Scarlett on somehow. And maybe Gil to 'run around a bit'

Royal and Davies are not the reason we aren't playing faster football.

Porro can't find the ball and when he does he's missing his targets (or the forwards aren't on the same page with the ball into feet). Kulu can't make anything happen and Johnson can't/won't get to the byline when he plays on the left, and prefers to cut in rather than play the first time ball to Udogie to get him inside the fullback.

It was a good start but just lost a bit of system and confidence as the half went on.

 

[erlee]

Donley for Skipp please. He's has nothing to show for in many games for us already. Donley should have a look in now come on Ange.

ange keeps giving skipp chances.... hasn't he seen enuff of skipp already?? crazy

 

[StripiestPilot]

Define liveliest? He hardly ever makes a good decision when he has the ball.

He had a decent shot on target and got behind his full back a few times. The other two have done fuck all.

 

[peter merison]

Why haven't we got any representation in the fucking studio, fucking joke.

 

[Brian Fantana]

We are fucked without Son’s quality.

Should have kept Johnson on the right crossing it in first time for Richy where we’ve had goals recently.

 

[CerealMaterial]

Johnson might have been a bit too safe, but he's by far our most involved forward player. With the exception of Udogie and LoCelso everyone has been pretty lacklustre

 

[Shadydan]

Not the greatest match is it.

 

[Ginolaflair]

>plays advantage to let Skipp carry on
>it was a cynical foul to try and stop us counter attacking

No yellow when play finally stops?

Mad respect for that gif!

 

[Brian Fantana]

Put Kulu where Skipp is and bring on Bryan

Feels obvious to me.