Ok half. Better second of it. We need to get through the gears IMO. ELF should come central. I know some have liked Rigg but I would have ELF in the centre and some pace out wide. We have always had some pace outwide. It's too easy at the moment. ELF and Roberts are both slow.
Think we’ve been okay there, their widemen have caused us problems, the way Jobe keeps the ball in tight spaces is great to watch, can see why they concede so few though they’re so well drilled and Esteve is a joke at this level
Le Fee looks quality, you can see it in so many ways. He's wasted out wide though he needs to be running things through the middle, we'd be better swapping him and Rigg or dropping Roberts. Whatever we do I think we need him in the centre.
Think Dan Neil has been excellent tbh. Rarely misplaced a pass, composed on the ball, in the right positions.
Nervy start but grew into it. I’ve actually really like the central midfield 3s performances tonight. Le fee clearly has a lot of quality. Roberts needs to come to the party, been poor. Cirkin has struggled and I think Hume has been poor by his standards. Really think we can grab the win here, competing really well.
Roberts had the ball once and got right at their full back. Both of our full backs struggled but second half of that half we were much better ELF clearly looks a player, but wasted on the wing imo keep going lads good result thus far
Yeah said the same to others. I have been annoyed with him. Football eh. I want us to get through the gears. I think the slow wing play is stopping us TBH
They're marking Roberts out of the game. Wonder if Mayenda used as a battering ram would work better rw.
Neil has played well, keeping things ticking over Jobe done a few more stand out things but needs to move ball faster All 3 can be better tho
i want le fees quality in the middle not shoe horned in these want to be gotten out with their tippy tappy football and for all their possession early doors it was our mistakes that opened the door from them definetly something to be gotten from this, just need to find some sharpness. example of lack of sharpness is the poor return passes from roberts when doing one twos with rigg also that cross from cirkin, whys roberts not striking it, moments like that are big
Interesting game that. Some good, some bad from us. Think our fullbacks have been poor, Burnley seen what Stoke did against Cirkin and are copying it, he struggles with balls over his head. Think Rigg is doing a good job out of possession but he's offering very little on the ball, would be tempted to move Le Fee infield with Aouchiche/Mayenda wide left. Le Fee been decent, shown he has serious quality but he ain't a winger. Can see how Burnley have only conceded 9 so far this season. Extremely solid and hard to play through, Esteve is excellent. All to play for. Haway the lads
Tough half. Burnley are extremely well organised but we need to be better when we have the ball. Think Enzo is wasted a bit on the left, so would maybe change that and put him central.
Both our fullbacks looking a bit shaky. But we defo got our foot on the ball and grew into the game. Easily matching them for quality!
Well a real chess match here. We have solved a couple of early puzzles. Even steven now. Jobe has put a right shift in for us. Neil, imo, looks the best of all these midfielders on display so far. He has brought so much control for us last 30 mins. Rigg looks like a lad who isnt giving his spot up any time soon. Full backs had a rough 15, but have a bit more control now. Centre halves opening a bit of space to provide cover. Good move. Le Fee looks a player, but also someone taken aback by the pace and intensity. He will soon catch up with a touch like his. Sometimes I watch a game with my coaches hat on. That Burnley setup when they lose it is insane. That is so good. Their right CB looks an unreal talent to me. We have shown the way to beat it though. When Mepham ran through their first line everything got squashed. That is the answer, get them on top of each other.
