Burnley (Away) 14th October 3pm (match thread)

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  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    Hard one to call. But with all the players he has to pick from, Slav needs to put on a performance and grab 3 points.
  • LukerzLukerz
    edited October 2017
    I think it may be worth going for it in this game.

    Hart
    Zabaleta - Fonte - Reid - Masuaku
    Antonio - Noble - Kouyate - Lanzini
    Sakho - Carroll

    Adrian, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Obiang, Arnautovic, Ayew, Chicharito

    Burnley don’t score many and also line up 4-4-2. It is likely to be a tight game so could be worth getting the extra striker on and trying to be a bit more expansive, knowing Burnley are unlikely to create loads of goal-scoring chances as a result.
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    About a third of potential squads posted in this thread have been from Luke. #indecisive
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    #toomuchchoice
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    Burnley don't score many at home but then they don't concede many either. They've got a pretty big back four, only one goal they let in was a header and that was more down to Morata's speed than his height.

    Think this is one for Hernandez rather than Carroll
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    Actually strike that, reverse it.

    Start with Carroll then after he's toiled fruitlessly for an hour bring on Hernandez

    It worked with Ayew, it worked with Sakho......
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    Bilic said that Hernandez only returned from international duty today and will train until tomorrow
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    All out attack score 10 concede 9

    Hart

    Kouyate / Reid / Ogbonna

    Antonio Ayew Lanzini Arnie

    Sakho Hernandez

    Carroll

  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    ASLEFshrugged said:

    Bilic said that Hernandez only returned from international duty today and will train until tomorrow

    Reading the stuff from the press conference, I think there's a doubt about Chicarito to start ;hmm
  • adecokeradecoker
    ASLEFshrugged said:

    at home they've scored one and conceded one.

    Why is it that come Saturday evening all I think I will be hearing on the radio is "Until the visit of West Ham, Burnley had only managed to score once at home in the league all season ..."

  • tomkinsworldclasstomkinsworldclass
    I think Slaven is really going to go for it and will play an offensive but balanced side. I think he will go:--

    ---------------------HART------------------
    ---ZABALETA----REID----FONTE----CRESSWELL-
    ---ANTONIO----KOUYATE---LANZINI---ARNIE---
    -----------------SAKHO--CARROLL----------

    With an almost full strength squad and individuals in much better condition, its exciting times for us ;thumbsup
  • welovethehammerswelovethehammers
    For me - Masuaku and Sakho both HAVE to start.
  • EXETERHAMMEREXETERHAMMER
    Not sure at all who our best team is for this game. I'll leave this one to Slav, and hope he gets it right
  • KuchinghammerKuchinghammer
    Whatever lineup is used in the first half, Slaven will change it round at half time ;puzzled Not a criticism, but wouldn't it be nice if we got it right in the first half?
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    Kuchinghammer said:

    Whatever lineup is used in the first half, Slaven will change it round at half time ;puzzled Not a criticism, but wouldn't it be nice if we got it right in the first half?

    The only half time substitution so far this season was Lanzini on for Rice against Newcastle, all the other substitutions have come after an hour or so
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    It has a 1-0 written all over it imo

    Think it's a 50/50 game despite Burnley start as mentioned most of their points have come away from home

    Only when we have everyone back to it see that this squad is actually pretty good both in terms of quality and depth......Bilic has no excuses not to put out a team that should deliver from the minute the game starts but there are so many variations (as seen from the lineups on this thread) of what he can put out

    I honestly have no idea how he's going to approach it as he's flicked between 3-4-3, 4-4-2, 4-2-3-1 and 4-3-3 this season
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    edited October 2017
    He has to go 3 at the back just on the basis that it has produced results for him. If he tries and shoe horns all his attacking players in again it will just backfire again. Some players are going to miss out but this team have been poor so far this season so for some it might be a kick up the rear to get in gear especially in a world cup year (for some players) who know their country has definitely qualified.
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    Away win ;wahoo
  • HammerexHammerex
    Suz, have you been on the ;redwine again. ;doh
  • adecokeradecoker
    I'm not sure about 0-0 and last on MOTD.

    I suspect that West Ham have identified a niche market and are pitching for the BBC to give them their own MOTD3 show, airing at 3.30 a.m. on Monday morning.
  • HamstewHamstew
    Loss
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    Hammerex said:

    Suz, have you been on the ;redwine again. ;doh

    No!

    Why would I be?
  • HammerexHammerex
    Away win Suz ?, wish I was as confident as you, think Burnley is more likely to
    win, but hope I am wrong.
  • LukerzLukerz
    edited October 2017
    Masuaku on the bench again today according to Ex.
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    Dont know why. He's actually one of the few prepared to take someone on and has the confidence/skill/pace to do it
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    edited October 2017
    Vorselaarhammer said:

    So let’s see....

    Bilic: “Up to now, we have never had the opportunity of picking our preferred team. But tomorrow we will have that luxury.”

    Athough I don't infer that the team he puts out today will be what he sees as our best XI full stop.

    I'll take it as our best in the circumstances... ;hmm

    But lets hope our today's best XI play to their best today.

    Match Day ;wahoo coyi ;scarf
  • EXETERHAMMEREXETERHAMMER
    I think this is a really hard game to call. Burnley have been so much better than last season. They look very solid at the back, but also play good passing football compared to last year.

    I am with those who think it might be best to really attack from the start and hopefully put them on the back foot.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Burnley are managing to be more than the sum of their parts, I think.

    Whereas we are doing the opposite ;weep
  • LukerzLukerz
    They aren’t blessed with pace so if Reidy can get us holiding a high line and we squeeze them back, we’ll stop them generally from open play. Got to be disciplined with fouls and try and keep the ball in play so that they don’t get a run of corners and throw ins.

    We will have 60% possession so it will be similar to the WBA game. But putting out a more adventurous side would give us a better chance of breaking them down, but obviously we don’t want play headless football.
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    edited October 2017
    As others have noted, it's really their away form that has got them noticed.

    At home they have lost 0-1 to WBA, beat Palace 1-0 and drawn 0-0 with Huddersfield.

    The question is whether we can maintain our defensive discipline AND get the ball forwards better.

    I think if we can, we win.
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