Nige, Kasper, Dowd... i'm looking at you.

[EGBFitness]

Although you have to take the points against the teams that are going to be around us, I'd like to think that we go out against every team with the mentality of winning- we have proven we can do it.

The disappointment for me in the previous 2 games is how we have played. We have been fairly average to be as nice as possible, a few glimpses of class from some players but collectively we haven't looked ourselves and pretty predictable.

Have we gone into these games thinking we had the win pretty guaranteed? Hopefully the international break will help us reshape, work on set pieces and defensive organisation. Before it's all doom and gloom we are still sitting 9th

[DANGEROUS TIGER]

Wow. Some people get so defensive. We've had some great performances and results this year, but that doesn't take away the fact that today we weren't good enough. Are we not allowed to criticize anything after a poor match?

It's the idiots like them who are truly PLASTIC!

[steveherbe]

How was the first goal Kasper's fault? What about Wes Morgan for being nowhere near any of the runners (namely Kightly) coming through? What could Kasper do?

Try moving off his line, he's like one of those table football keepers on a rod, fine going left and right, but cant move forward. Rooted to the spot for the first one, should have been 2 yards out, he would then have been able to dive on the knockdown. Hamer for me...

[Dickov22]

I'm going to come in and defend Kasper, No keeper in the world is going to save a free kick from that range if it hits the target. It's easier then a penalty to be honest, hit the target and it's in.

I think you're wrong. Will be interesting to see it on MOTD because at the time I thought he left a wide gaping hole (Wallace even said so on five live). The shot didn't even go in the corner

[NewburyFox]

Barring a couple of bizarre yellow cards (Schlupp's and their one in the 5th minute standing out) I thought Dowd was fine today. There's nothing he could've done about Trippier, who people seem to forget was stretchered off in obvious pain. I imagine the stretcher people will have been told to get the player off the pitch and down the tunnel in the quickest way possible, and that was obviously straight across the pitch. I haven't seen the decision for the fk back yet, but I assume it was given the reactions to James in the post match thread. Dowd didn't contribute to the result today, our own terrible and complacent play is to blame.

Need to see the goals back to make a judgement on Kasper, but he's never been one to come off his line much and it has always caused us problems.

[LCFCFOX6190]

Here's a look at Kasper's positioning

 

http://gfycat.com/ThoroughOldGroundbeetle

[Buzzell]

Why did we not have a player on the post?

[Tuna]

Pearson is delusional if he thinks we should have won the game. We were shit in the second half.

[The Horse's Mouth]

Why did we not have a player on the post?

this aint fifa mate

[Buzzell]

this aint fifa mate

Don't really play Fifa anymore chap. But putting somebody on the post against that free kick would of stopped that from going in.

It's a serious question. Why don't teams put a player on the post for free kicks.

[ousefox]

Here's a look at Kasper's positioning

 

http://gfycat.com/ThoroughOldGroundbeetle

Jesus, that's worse than I thought. What is he playing at?

[st albans fox]

Clearly none of you are keepers - kaspers positioning is copybook. Drinkwater should not be middle of the wall - tallest man should be there.

simple fact - it is a fantastic free kick. Wonderful technique to get it up and down from that distance with such pace on the ball.

[sylofox]

Yeah thats right just bitch about Nige.

The Newcastle job may be up Monday careful what you wish for we may get Arry or Warnock.

[The Guvnor]

Just got back from the match.

Mahrez and Schlupp were given a chance today and both scored so happy day's. Mahrez shows on occasions just how good he can be with  a few moments of magic today. Jeffrey needs to relax when he shoots at least half a dozen shots today in row Z. Kaspers positioning for the free kick was shite, Ross Wallace is a left footer  there was only one area he was going to place that shot we could all see it why the f^ck couldn't Kasper?

Not forgetting that Burnley finished just behind us last season, expecting an easy game today may have seemed a little disrespectful but they had at least four key players out today and that for me was the most frustrating part of todays result.

[Dickov22]

Clearly none of you are keepers - kaspers positioning is copybook. Drinkwater should not be middle of the wall - tallest man should be there.

simple fact - it is a fantastic free kick. Wonderful technique to get it up and down from that distance with such pace on the ball.

It's not fantastic; it's not even near the corner. I'm not a goalie, but you can't defend Kasper. I bet it'll

be highlighted on MOTD/Goals on Sunday. Pathetic and cost us the win.

[TheUltimateWinner]

Here's a look at Kasper's positioning

 

http://gfycat.com/ThoroughOldGroundbeetle

 

Did he forget where the goal is?

 

He's about 3 yards left of the wall aswell! 

 

Shambles for a keeper of his calibre to be that lapse. 

[sylofox]

Nige had plenty of opportunity to make meaningful substitutions, but none changed the game.

 

Hammond off - James on - Like for like.

Nugent off - Ulloa on - Like for like.

Mahrez off - Knockaert on - Like for like.

 

 

None changed the game or played better than their predecessors. 

 

Once Sordel came off for Boyd, Burnley looked like they'd score with their 4-3-3 absolutely taking the piss out of our 4-4-2. Drnikwater and Hammond were totally outrun and needed a calming influence that James usually provides. I'd have taken Knockaert off, and i'm not joking. He's done nothing and I wouldn't have any regrets if we shipped him out on loan. He's not good enough i'm afraid.

 

 

 

Now Kasper, both goals were your fault. You've not stepped up like we assumed you would. You need to get your head out of your arse and realise your position in the side isn't a god given right. What you were doing for that freekick, i'll never know. You might as well not bothered diving because you were never going to reach anything that went to the left of the centre of the goal. Wallace only had to life it over the wall and it was in. I personally say that Hamer comes in for the next game.

 

 

It's pretty ****ing frustrating that you have to watch a half of football and see nothing done about the problems that are so painfully obvious. We've lost and drawn to Palace and ****ing Burnley. Jesus christ, let that sink in.

 

 

Now Phil Dowd, you fat bellend. Why couldn't you just grow a pair and tell Trippier to move 3 ****ING FEET to get treatment off the pitch? I'm sorry, Burnley might have lost him but they gained about 5 minutes of added time. They're not in danger of losing this time because, rightly, the referee paused his watch. But we lost out, because when 7 minutes is announced the crowd goes quiet, the players start getting nervous and we lose concentration.

 

 

I'm sorry, but that was absolutely painful viewing. Sort it out because that bollocks is neither acceptable, nor good enough for a side that wants to stay up.

You ever thought Nige did not think the players taken off were not doing well.

And like for like or not he felt the players coming on would offer more.

Is it his fault if they don't?

 

I also don't see your like for like with Nuge and Ulloa when was Nuge a target man.

[DennisNedry]

Clearly none of you are keepers - kaspers positioning is copybook. Drinkwater should not be middle of the wall - tallest man should be there.

simple fact - it is a fantastic free kick. Wonderful technique to get it up and down from that distance with such pace on the ball.

 

The free kick is no where near the corner and isn't hit particularly hard. 

[st albans fox]

Can I ask everyone who seems to know why Wallace couldn't have smashed his shot directly into the top far corner if he had been offered the space to do so? as a keeper, you cover the close side of the goal with the wall on the basis that it's tough to get it up and down over a shorter distance. You then line up a few yards from the far post and as the kick is taken, your weight is headed to your left as you expect the taker to place the shot that side. if you are too far towards the middle then you cannot recover your momentum to cover your right post if the taker does the unexpected. you cannot stand still and wait for the ball to appear over the wall before deciding to move your weight.

to some of you it looks wrong but it isn't. The only criticism you could place on him is that there was no one else on the kick to dummy so it was clear that Wallace would take it. that says there is a much higher chance of the kick going the side it did. Kasper could have afforded another half yard to his left on starting position but only half a yard.

I wonder if our chaps had done their homework on burnley's kick takers. would KS have known Wallace had the potential to strike that kick like he did?

[Corky]

Unfortunately, we're going to have days like today. Just like the Man United match. So far we've looked a mid-table team, some great performances, some ok, some poor. If this form is replicated throughout the season then we'll reach last year's survival total of 34 points after 26/27 games.

 

We should've played better and played the second half with more life and aggression and need to improve for the next match.

[dedlock]

Kaspar's positioning was poor. He stood no chance with the shot curled round the wall.

 

I heard the Burnley lad say on 5 live how lucky that Kaspar left so much room.

 

I doubt there was much he could do about the first Burnley goal .Most of the defence did one thing part did another,Konch belatedly tried a rescue. We have conceded too many.Time for NP to work more on the defence? 

[Robin JD Popley]

As I said elsewhere and pre-match to my Dad, I thought we set out far too defensively today. You do not leave a player of Esteban Cambiasso's ilk out of the squad unless injured, nor do you bring players like Simpson, Powell and Albrighton in to the club not to feature at any given stage. One of them may have been the difference today.

 

Playing 4-4-2 against a Burnley side who play that as their natural game is criminal. Kasper's positioning for the last few weeks has been questionable but, I just feel we are still one defender light at the back. 

 

Delighted we beat Man Utd and Stoke, delighted we took points against Arsenal and Everton and gave a credible showing against Chelsea but the last two games, in particular today, we haven't been half way near as good so let's hope the international break has come at the right time to assess things again. Got lots of winnable games coming up, but, now is the time to seize those opportunities (and sorry Nigel, I don't know what game you were watching judging by your post match interview).

[Corky]

I'm not sure Cambiasso was completely fit, however James would've been a better choice than Hammond.

[lee7]

Can I ask everyone who seems to know why Wallace couldn't have smashed his shot directly into the top far corner if he had been offered the space to do so? as a keeper, you cover the close side of the goal with the wall on the basis that it's tough to get it up and down over a shorter distance. You then line up a few yards from the far post and as the kick is taken, your weight is headed to your left as you expect the taker to place the shot that side. if you are too far towards the middle then you cannot recover your momentum to cover your right post if the taker does the unexpected. you cannot stand still and wait for the ball to appear over the wall before deciding to move your weight.

to some of you it looks wrong but it isn't. The only criticism you could place on him is that there was no one else on the kick to dummy so it was clear that Wallace would take it. that says there is a much higher chance of the kick going the side it did. Kasper could have afforded another half yard to his left on starting position but only half a yard.

I wonder if our chaps had done their homework on burnley's kick takers. would KS have known Wallace had the potential to strike that kick like he did?

Your average football fan could tell you that Wallace has the capability to strike a ball like that.

In fact if your a goalkeeper playing in the premier league then you should expect every opposition player whose lining up to take a free kick against you to be able to do that.

At the end of the day his positioning is poor, if his positioning was good then he saves it.

It's not like the free kick has flew into the top corner or hit the side of the net, Kasper should be saving that and I'm sure he'll think so himself.

[LCFC Rennie]

I also think Hamer should come in. Our team should be based on merit, and Hamer did nothing wrong in his game. We need to show that no-one is undroppable, and Kasper hasn't been particularly fantastic.

Spot on.