Our system detected that your browser is blocking advertisements on our site. Please help support FoxesTalk by disabling any kind of ad blocker while browsing this site. Thank you.
Jump to content
weller54

Burnley (H).. Up next.. Thoughts?

Recommended Posts

Posted

I would like the singha on tap to be working in b3.  It's been off and all since they went to draught.  Lets go back to bottles. ... at least the kids can serve it quickly 

Posted
7 hours ago, daddylonglegs said:

Burnley are 6th for a reason, because they're clinical and defend very well as a team. I cant knock that. However - to suggest fixtures haven't been kind to them would be completely naïve. They've played 6 out of the bottom 8. At home. It's November. For contrast we've played 2. Again - they've done brilliantly to pick up points at Chelsea (They faced 10 men for 90% of the game and 9 men for 10% of it), Spurs and Liverpool (where they faced a combined 63 shots).

On the other hand, we've played away games at Chelsea, Liverpool, Man City, Tottenham, Everton, Southampton and Bournemouth, and lost only 1.  W4 D2 L1.  And it's away that we play you on Saturday.  Should be a good game - just don't expect lots of long balls (not from us, anyway) or parking the bus.  Burnley isn't the same side as last year.

 

Stats can be deceptive.  Yes, it's clear from the Sky Sport stats that we faced 63 shots, 14 on target, in our away games at Spurs and Pool, conceding 2 goals, while you restricted the same opposition to only 41 shots, 12 on target, and 4 goals in your two home games.  But if the "clear cut chances" stat means anything - and I have my doubts!  they had 5 clear-cut chances between them against you, only 1 against us.  Blocked shots: 11 against you; 29 against us.  That's what our defence leads the league in - getting in the way.  A useful attribute.

Posted

Bit shocked at the odds -- Leicester 8/11, Burnley 4/1? As consistent as they've been? They played some lock-down defense on an Arsenal side I seriously doubt we could hold to just a last second penalty goal at KP. They are playing some very confident football, they look better with the extra midfielder as they move away from a 4-4-2, they pass the ball MUCH better this season, they've kept six clean sheets already despite playing most of the top teams already, very precisely organized, very difficult to breakdown, road draws against both Tottenham and Liverpool, 1-1 apiece, road wins against Chelsea and Everton...

 

As a former bookmaker myself over here in the States, I tend to trust the book when I see a line that seems a bit high... I take those odds as a positive sign for us.

Posted

I haven't really seen much of Burnley this season, they've barely been on the telly, but have their tactics this season been dissected yet?

 

Are they simply parking the bus and nicking a goal before a backs to the wall job closing out a 1-0? 

 

 

Posted
2 hours ago, vanity said:

Bit shocked at the odds -- Leicester 8/11, Burnley 4/1? As consistent as they've been? They played some lock-down defense on an Arsenal side I seriously doubt we could hold to just a last second penalty goal at KP. They are playing some very confident football, they look better with the extra midfielder as they move away from a 4-4-2, they pass the ball MUCH better this season, they've kept six clean sheets already despite playing most of the top teams already, very precisely organized, very difficult to breakdown, road draws against both Tottenham and Liverpool, 1-1 apiece, road wins against Chelsea and Everton...

 

As a former bookmaker myself over here in the States, I tend to trust the book when I see a line that seems a bit high... I take those odds as a positive sign for us.

They were just under 3/1 to beat Bournemouth. Fvck knows why.

 

Ill be having a tenner on them on those odds 

Posted

Easy win, 3-0.

 

We'll swat them away like a fly, regardless of their position in the table. 

 

They'll tumble a lot lower than this peak in their club's history right now.

Posted
10 hours ago, urban.spaceman said:

Got the day off from work. Still a couple of hundred tickets left. Should I go?

can you sing?

Posted
11 hours ago, vanity said:

Bit shocked at the odds -- Leicester 8/11, Burnley 4/1? As consistent as they've been? They played some lock-down defense on an Arsenal side I seriously doubt we could hold to just a last second penalty goal at KP. They are playing some very confident football, they look better with the extra midfielder as they move away from a 4-4-2, they pass the ball MUCH better this season, they've kept six clean sheets already despite playing most of the top teams already, very precisely organized, very difficult to breakdown, road draws against both Tottenham and Liverpool, 1-1 apiece, road wins against Chelsea and Everton...

 

As a former bookmaker myself over here in the States, I tend to trust the book when I see a line that seems a bit high... I take those odds as a positive sign for us.

I certainly wouldn’t be backing us at 8/11 in a three horse race which it is taking in the draw possibly.

 

I am obviously pleased to see that we are the Market Leaders for a game against Burnley.

Posted

City at home against non top6 team.

 

Leicester win.

Posted

Burnley have done exceptionally well but they are in a false position, no way do they finish sixth.

 

It's a game I fully expect us to win.

Posted
Just now, MattP said:

Burnley have done exceptionally well but they are in a false position, no way do they finish sixth.

 

It's a game I fully expect us to win.

That is exactly what they said about us 2 seasons ago. 

Posted
7 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said:

That is exactly what they said about us 2 seasons ago. 

If anything seriously thinks Burnley will finish top 6 I'll happily take their money. 

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Guest
This topic is now closed to further replies.
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...