Best 45 mins I have seen for BFC in about 5 seasons

[sinkov]

Stonewall penalty not given.

Abbott would have scored the brace Costeloe missed.

Twine was unlucky when he hit the post.

70% possession, I kept thinking am I watching Citeh?

I hope somehow we can persuade Chelsea and Citeh to sell us their two players for when we hit the EPL next season.

Awesome and sinkov you can come out from behind the settee now...

I was out after five minutes, that was not what I was expecting at all, I was then on the edge of the settee, not behind it, for the rest of the game. But, there's always a but isn't there, as you hint, keep playing like that and we'll be back in that corrupt, big money pantomime next season, whereas I much prefer us where we are now. Not sure how to square that circle.

Incidentally, I did ask recently whether Vinni's revolutionary attacking Burnley team would outscore Sean's 15/16 Championship team, well we did play at Huddersfield that season and Sean's lads won 3-1, so Vinni's lads have a bit of catching up to do. Just saying like.

[Claret_Matelot]

The next two games will be really telling. I hope we can play like that against a team that press our players. The next big question is 'Does VK have the tactical ability to have a 'Plan 'B' during a match if the opposition suss out our way of playing?

[wanderlust]

Spot on Matelot.
Wanderers have been playing that way for a couple of seasons now and it's definitely more entertaining but the approach is not without problems...
* playing out from the back can be nerve shredding at times especially if the opposition have a good high press or your defenders can be hustled into making mistakes
* when you have a lot of possession, the opposition tends to fall back into a low block so then it's a job to pick out goals against a packed well organised defence and that can be very frustrating
* beware the fast counterattack - you definitely need pace at the back to cover the breaks
Our main criticism of Evatt is that it's one thing to try to play the Barca/City way but you need Barca/City quality players to execute it properly - and we can't afford them so it can be worrying and frustrating at times.
That said, your lot looked comfortable with it last night and I think you'll be fine - but I bet my bottom dollar that you'll encounter all three of the above issues at some point. Everything will depend on what solutions Kompany has up his sleeve.

[claw84]

Wow,well played the Clarets,looks like we have the makings of a decent team ..Dominated the game ,just needed to put a few of the chances away that we had .. Best I've seen us play for a few years.

Knew that you would like it back in the Championship Alfie, much better than over rated Premier.

[sinkov]

The next two games will be really telling. I hope we can play like that against a team that press our players. The next big question is 'Does VK have the tactical ability to have a 'Plan 'B' during a match if the opposition suss out our way of playing?

Not a big concern of mine Matelot, I'm never convinced those prowling their technical areas have that much of a bearing on the result of a game. I'm sure every PL manager has sussed out by now how Liverpool and City play, but it's a bugger telling their players how to stop them. Of course City and Liverpool have the best players, far more crucial than anything some tactical genius on the touchline can come up with. Do we have the best players in the Championship, that's a more significant question for me, on the assumption that Huddersfield are at least par for the course at this level, I think the signs were there last night that there won't be too many better. We'll see.

[malwayne]

The assumption that Huddersfield are par for the course in this division is wide of the mark. They were very poor, losing both of their “ best players” recently and it showed big time. Two shots all game, none of them on target. They improved slightly in the second half, but by then, we should have been 4 goals up and out of sight. I’m not sure Muric even got his gloves dirty.An away win without conceding ,is not to be sniffed at. Here’s to us adding a few more.

[Claret_Matelot]

Now that we are in the Championship I am happy with the '5 - Subs' rule.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Now that we are in the Championship I am happy with the '5 - Subs' rule.

Me too! #

[warminsterclaret]

With so many new players I was concerned how we would perform last night. I shouldn't have been. Wonderful stuff.

[sinkov]

The assumption that Huddersfield are par for the course in this division is wide of the mark. They were very poor,

Huddersfield finished 3rd in the Championship last season, they reached the Play off Final at Wembley, 7 of the players who played against us last night played at Wembley, 2 more were on the bench at Wembley. They may have lost two of their best players but they were not a two man team, there is no such thing at this level, and the basis of the 3rd placed team is still there. The betting markets suggest that they are weaker than last season, they're generally priced up to finish just below half-way, so I think my assumption that they're around average for this division is fair and reasonable.

They were poor last night, but you can only play as well as your opponents let you, and we didn't let them play. Doesn't mean they're a poor team though, many decent PL teams look poor when they're up against the best, like City and Liverpool, that could be why Huddersfield looked poor last night, they were up against one of the best teams in the division. Anyway, that's my theory, and I'm sticking to it until I'm proved wrong.