Reply With QuoteIf ever there was a "Must Win" game outwood, this is the one!
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The first home game of the post Dyche era sees Burnley welcome the Saints to Turf Moor on Thursday evening. It is the occasion for home fans to welcome Michael Jackson, the rest of his management team and the players and hopefully cheer them on to victory.
The Clarets arrive back on Turf Moor having picked up an away point at high flying West Ham in a game which they could easily have both won and lost. A welcome headed goal from Wout Weghorst gave Burnley the lead and they should have doubled their advantage on the stroke of half-time when Cornet both won and then missed a penalty. A second half onslaught from the Hammers brought them an equalising goal but they were denied a winner by a superb display from Nick Pope.
Fellow England international Fraser Forster, who will be in the opposite goal on Thursday, was in equally fine form as the Saints dented Arsenal’s Champion League hopes with a 1-0 win at St Mary’s.
Much will be written about the departure of Sean Dyche and, whether you were a diehard Dyche fan or thought time had come for a change, the best way to honour the achievements of this great manager is to get right behind the team in their efforts to remain in the Premier League. That Burnley have had such a lengthy spell in the EPL is very much Sean’s legacy and deserves to be fought for till the very last kick of the season.
Burnley will be without Ashley Westwood who suffered a serious leg injury at the London Stadium. Josh Brownhill will deputise and there could be a recall at right back for Connor Roberts replacing Matt Lowton. Wout Weghorst who has netted twice for the Clarets on their travels will line up alongside Jay Rodriguez in attack. There would be no better time for Wout to score his first Turf Moor goal and doubtless Jay will be seeking to find the net against one of his former clubs. Southampton are likely to make few changes from the side which performed so well against Arsenal though Che Adams could return in attack to partner Chelsea loanee Armando Broja.
Kick off is at 7:45pm and the forecast is for sunny intervals with a gentle breeze. The match referee is Stuart Attwell with John Brooks on VAR. COYC!
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If ever there was a "Must Win" game outwood, this is the one!
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It will be really 'interesting' if Leicester can do us a favour tonight.
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Lester leading after 25mins....with the 1 goal.Originally Posted by sinkov
It will be really 'interesting' if Leicester can do us a favour tonight.
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Sinners dont have the best record against low end teams, or at Turf Moor.....Same again tommorrow then !
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HT - Lester leading 0-1
some Lester fans thoughts.
Attack, attack, score, stop attacking, start circulating the ball dangerously at the back, start misplacing passes, keep doing the same thing over and over again to encourage the opposition to get back into it… concede?
Is this the Rodgers way?
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I can understand the lower tempo because we're probably just conserving energy given the frequency of the games we now have.
Not saying I agree with it, as its not entertaining but Rodgers probably just wants the result more than anything else. It doesn't need or have to be pretty. And it certainly isn't right now!
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Time to show we've got something about us! If we surrender this after that show of dominance I'll be livid!
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58 mins.
Lester fans.
we really need to a)wake up and b) stop faffing around at the back
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Why do we continue to play Russian Roulette at the back ?
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69 nins
It's quite an art we've mastered looking like world beaters to relegation fodder all within 90 mins. Not sure how we manage to do it but it's impressive!
Interesting........
70 mins.
C’mon boys.
These are bobbins.
Last edited by Norder; 20-04-2022 at 08:19 PM.
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71 mins.
Do you think our players are on a no-shot bonus…
So many good positions and it peters out to nothing!
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Mendy and Youri take it in turns to give the ball away in bad areas.
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Think we going to win.....and got a feeling they going to sack Lampard and bring Dyche in
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We're so in control we're bound to **** it up.
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85 mis
Christ we're trying hard to fluff this.
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5 mins added.
I’m actually pretty disappointed we’re not winning by more, this Everton side are absolutely awful.
1-1
Oohhhhhh ………why are we not surprised!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fvcked this up being so laboured. Got fvcking complacent
Last edited by Norder; 20-04-2022 at 08:40 PM.
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90 mins + 2 and the Toffees f*cking equalise!.
71 mins.
Do you think our players are on a no-shot bonus…
So many good positions and it peters out to nothing!
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Mendy and Youri take it in turns to give the ball away in bad areas.
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Think we going to win.....and got a feeling they going to sack Lampard and bring Dyche in
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We're so in control we're bound to **** it up.
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85 mis
Christ we're trying hard to fluff this.
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5 mins added.
I’m actually pretty disappointed we’re not winning by more, this Everton side are absolutely awful.
1-1
Oohhhhhh ………why are we not surprised!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fvcked this up being so laboured. Got fvcking complacent
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90 mins + 2 and the Toffees f*cking equalise!
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