I was quite excited when I saw the teamsheet! The enforced absence of Ramsey caused Luiz to be pushed up and Chambers brought in as a number 6. And Buendia started. "Great!", I thought.
But though the goals were all executed very well, not all was right, I thought. At half-time the stats showed that Burnley had a successful pass rate of 80%, while ours was 68%. And just like Norwich last week, if Burnley had worn the right shooting boots we would not have looked so good score-wise at half-time. But that's perhaps why such teams are where they are.
Furthermore, there were the regular sloppy moments; two from Mings caught the eye, plus a double one from Konsa and then the switch-off at the death to give them some compensation - which they deserved based on their first-half play.
Well, once again we can look like quite a good team against the lower clubs. But it's not enough against the top lot, as the 'Pool will most likely demonstrate in a few days' time. However, today was good practise with almost a new team. Perhaps they might play better in the next match.
The two selections I applauded, Chambers - as number 6 - and Buendia, played much as I expected, which was very well.
And it was good to see strikers strike - again. It's taken time for them to gel and shoot straight but perhaps they're getting there.
Now ... the 'Pool! 7-2 anyone? I very much doubt that we'll even win it, but if Villa get a draw then we will be doing very well. And Villa may then say they've had a part in the title race!
UTV!
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