Talk about unlucky.I cannot believe it.

[FromTheDarkness]

I am not sure it was unlucky, just a matter of time. Hannibal has strengths and weaknesses, I remember not liking him turning his back on blocks last season, today unfortunatly instead of getting close and standing strong, he turns and the momentum of the turn the arm gets raised.
It's a bad technical trait that should have been trained out of him at academy level. Like I say it's not a one off, he turns his back often on the block, and he got caught out doing it today.

[Supersub6]

The Liverpool player in question was not Bradley,

WHo was it then BT because Bradley was booked for exactly the same sort of tackle on Anthony and I haven't seen any other.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

WHo was it then BT because Bradley was booked for exactly the same sort of tackle on Anthony and I haven't seen any other.

It was Kerkez. He was booked for diving. Committed three bookable/yellow card fouls straight after, one which nearly broke Anthony's leg. Slot who is no dummy whipped him off and put Robertson on allowing Oliver to protect his ten outfield players.

I thought at the time Parker would have been wise to sub Ugochukwa too#

[The Bedlington Terrier]

WHo was it then BT because Bradley was booked for exactly the same sort of tackle on Anthony and I haven't seen any other.

It was Kerkez. He was booked for diving. Committed three bookable/yellow card fouls straight after, one which nearly broke Anthony's leg. Slot who is no dummy whipped him off and put Robertson on allowing Oliver to protect his ten outfield players.

I thought at the time Parker would have been wise to sub Ugochukwa too#

[mnrht]

I was only able to see the highlights which showed only two decent Liverpool chances missed which speaks volumes for our defence.
Very hard to see what Hannibal was trying to do but as has been pointed out staying inside the box was a bad mistake.
Disappointing as the result was the performance has to be encouraging.

[army88]

Anyone who has the temerity to moan about our players today just knows nothing about football. The lads who played today against the current League Champions were brilliant, totally committed and were very unlucky to lose.

Telling for me was the fact that the Liverpool fans were as quiet as church mice throughout the first 93 minutes until Michael Oliver (who else?) gave the Anfield outfit a very soft penalty.

Esteve & Ekdal were immense, Oliver reduced us to ten men for exactly the same misdemeanour a Liverpool player escaped with. Just my opinion (of course) but the EPL and PGMOL hate Burnley Football Club with a vengeance and it shows.

A strong word of praise for Scott Parker post match who refused to blame Oliver, he's a better man than me Gunga Din!

BT

Over many years I?d disagree with you but on this occasion this post is spot on

Hannibal did t do it on purpose and behind that the performance was immense - and above all else the opportunity to stiff us was seized with vigour from the match officials.

Live and learn I hope

[The Bedlington Terrier]

It's hard to react to a ball deliberately blasted at you from three yards away and that is exactly what Frimpong did and then started the high-five dance routine, same old Scousers always cheating. I'm not blaming Hannibal at all army88.

[ballcock]

Rubbish

Just reading on GB news that Jamie Caragher called him brain dead on Sky football yesterday and I have to agree with him.

Hannibel is a loose cannon who needs to wise up and grow up fast, if not he will spend his career playing in the championship at best. He lacks maturity and self discipline as proved last season at Elland Road and Deepdale

[army88]

Rubbish

Just reading on GB news that Jamie Caragher called him brain dead on Sky football yesterday and I have to agree with him.

Hannibel is a loose cannon who needs to wise up and grow up fast, if not he will spend his career playing in the championship at best. He lacks maturity and self discipline as proved last season at Elland Road and Deepdale

Carragher the spitting Sky assassin think I’ll ignore that remark from him.

Hannibal is a young man ( still learning ) and that could have happened to anyone in a game from such a short distance away.

Why would you want to knock his edge and streak out of him when we desperately cry out for someone who’s competitive in games.

Barnes was our S—t house horrible awkward and rash in some stuff and a cult hero Hannibal is immature and lacks discipline you say.

He made a mistake turning his body but be realistic he didn’t hand ball it - they kicked it hard at his arm at pace and he knew nothing about it really.

I could understand you questioning Anthony at old Trafford as he was pulling him it’s different - just for balance I’ve done it myself in a second of brain madness ( most people who played the game have - I think maybe some of us just forgot we did ) .

We are all human it happens

[The Bedlington Terrier]

All Parker needs to do is sit down with Hannibal and watch a video on any game Kieron Trippier is involved in. Tripps firmly anchors both arms in with his hands behind his back when he is defending a cross. Tripps' message is, "Hit me if you want, but you will not be getting a penalty". Simples!

I well remember when the handball rule was revised about 5 years ago, sinkov said all players now had to do is smash a ball at a defender from a few feet away and they will "win" a penalty if they hit an arm. How right the old buffer was.