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3 minutes ago, Romey 1878 said:

Back in light training. 

Good to hear, I was trying  to look last night for a update on how he was getting on, thinking it shouldn't be long. 

I was looking forward to seeing him in our midfield, but we have just not really had the chance - by all accounts he like's to play the ball forward, something we are was really really missing, and something that could change games. 

 

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20 minutes ago, Romey 1878 said:

Does Dyche have form for playing youngsters? I don't remember many playing at Burnley but that could be because they don't have much of an academy?

McNeil! Beyond him… he brought Collins off Stoke and played him first team - think he was only 19 so he’ll play ‘good enough’ youngsters - Trippier was signed young and developed but maybe before Dyche. Burnley aren’t renowned for their academy like you say though - Jay Rodriguez, Kyle Lafferty… Lee Dixon!!! I do hope this shitshow provides opportunities for someone like Mills - we need something!

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17 minutes ago, c1982 said:

McNeil! Beyond him… he brought Collins off Stoke and played him first team - think he was only 19 so he’ll play ‘good enough’ youngsters - Trippier was signed young and developed but maybe before Dyche. Burnley aren’t renowned for their academy like you say though - Jay Rodriguez, Kyle Lafferty… Lee Dixon!!! I do hope this shitshow provides opportunities for someone like Mills - we need something!

I think Stan mills will be playing.  Just a hunch but I think he has a chance to make right back his.

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18 minutes ago, c1982 said:

McNeil! Beyond him… he brought Collins off Stoke and played him first team - think he was only 19 so he’ll play ‘good enough’ youngsters - Trippier was signed young and developed but maybe before Dyche. Burnley aren’t renowned for their academy like you say though - Jay Rodriguez, Kyle Lafferty… Lee Dixon!!! I do hope this shitshow provides opportunities for someone like Mills - we need something!

I just don't see it happening myself. Is he going to trust a kid in a relegation battle? I doubt it.

Personally I think it's madness not to at least try when the experienced players continually let you down but I can definitely envisage Michael Keane up front before Simms.

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Suspect most will get games. Try different combinations to see what he’s got, we’ve not given him much choice have we (thanks to the board) 
Gana and Onana will def play. Specific  roles for both and he’ll get a tune out of them. 

Garner, Douc, Davies will be the 3rd player. 
We haven’t got 2 strikers so it won’t be 442. 
Iwobi for me has reverted to type as his bubble has burst. Can see him outwide again as at least he runs around. 

More likely a 451 out / 433 in possesion type shape 

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1 hour ago, Fosse Captain said:

Suspect most will get games. Try different combinations to see what he’s got, we’ve not given him much choice have we (thanks to the board) 
Gana and Onana will def play. Specific  roles for both and he’ll get a tune out of them. 

Garner, Douc, Davies will be the 3rd player. 
We haven’t got 2 strikers so it won’t be 442. 
Iwobi for me has reverted to type as his bubble has burst. Can see him outwide again as at least he runs around. 

More likely a 451 out / 433 in possesion type shape 

That;s what I think too.

4-1-4-1 maybe.

                     Pickford

Coleman  Keane  Tarkowski  Mykolenko

                      Gueye

Iwobi  Doucoure  Onana  McNeil

                       DCL

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22 minutes ago, Btay said:

Gana shouldn’t be any where near the starting 11 on recent form.

Maybe. He has had a couple of terrible performances recently, I agree. I just think Dyche may actually get the best out of him. Just tell him to sit deep, break up play, win possession and pass it quickly to the nearest blue shirt.

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19 minutes ago, RPG said:

Maybe. He has had a couple of terrible performances recently, I agree. I just think Dyche may actually get the best out of him. Just tell him to sit deep, break up play, win possession and pass it quickly to the nearest blue shirt.

Yep. 
Square pegs in square holes. 
Do what your ‘best’ at. 
 

Keep compact. Shift across. Defend 3, attack 4. 
Simple and (usually) pretty successful way to play. 
It won’t be pretty but we all know that already. 


 

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I found out a bit before the team was announced that he was starting and I was so pleased for him, and even happier when he assisted McNeil for our goal.

I think he did well considering that was his first PL start and he's just returning from a long injury lay-off as well and I hope we'll give him more minutes and starts.

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4 hours ago, Heath said:

Garner has good awareness and can pick out a decent pass. Hopefully, he can do the business for us tonight against Newcastle. 

With Doucoure and potentially Onana back, would you play him?

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2 hours ago, Bailey said:

With Doucoure and potentially Onana back, would you play him?

My first on the midfield team sheet would be Doucoure, then any 2 from the other 3. I would even consider Onana as the holding midfielder with Garner being the focal point in getting the ball moving with meaningful passing. For me we have to start thinking about playing more offensive and less defensive, and those 3 would offer that imo. 

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17 hours ago, Bailey said:

With Doucoure and potentially Onana back, would you play him?

It's easy for me to say "Yes" now, given how things went with Newcastle. But in general, I'd give him more game time. 

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15 hours ago, Palfy said:

My first on the midfield team sheet would be Doucoure, then any 2 from the other 3. I would even consider Onana as the holding midfielder with Garner being the focal point in getting the ball moving with meaningful passing. For me we have to start thinking about playing more offensive and less defensive, and those 3 would offer that imo. 

Doucoure is just good for running power, he breaks up our play as much if not more than the oppositions. He is so frustrating.

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I think he's a starter now, probably instead of Onana.

He's different from all our other midfielders in that as soon as he gets the ball his head is up and he's looking to be positive and move forward. Plus he actually has some composure.

But. I still don't understand his massive head covered in face.

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15 minutes ago, badaids said:

I think he's a starter now, probably instead of Onana.

He's different from all our other midfielders in that as soon as he gets the ball his head is up and he's looking to be positive and move forward. Plus he actually has some composure.

But. I still don't understand his massive head covered in face.

He is the only midfielder we have that can play with the ball at his feet and looks very assured.

I would still like to Onana come on against tired teams for the last 20 minutes and utilise his running power. We definitely missed a trick with that against Leicester.

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Agree with Bailey. Onana should be being brought in to be the replacement for Gana. Gana is best shielding that back four and keeping passes simple. The ten years gives, that many of our players struggle with. Onana needs to learn this and take that spot. 
 

Garner can then play with a little more freedom and play in that hole ten yards further up. Best tactics are always to play the game in the opposition half. We haven’t really saw it much yet, but Garner can shoot. Onana has shown that he is worse than Gana when it comes to shooting.

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1 hour ago, Shukes said:

Agree with Bailey. Onana should be being brought in to be the replacement for Gana. Gana is best shielding that back four and keeping passes simple. The ten years gives, that many of our players struggle with. Onana needs to learn this and take that spot. 
 

Garner can then play with a little more freedom and play in that hole ten yards further up. Best tactics are always to play the game in the opposition half. We haven’t really saw it much yet, but Garner can shoot. Onana has shown that he is worse than Gana when it comes to shooting.

That's a pretty damming verdict on Onana because gana has had a couple of shots the past few weeks that wouldn't look out of place in Rugby League!

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2 hours ago, Shukes said:

Agree with Bailey. Onana should be being brought in to be the replacement for Gana. Gana is best shielding that back four and keeping passes simple. The ten years gives, that many of our players struggle with. Onana needs to learn this and take that spot. 

I know we lack pace but that's a little harsh.

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4 hours ago, Goodison Glory said:

That's a pretty damming verdict on Onana because gana has had a couple of shots the past few weeks that wouldn't look out of place in Rugby League!

Ye his shooting has been a bit embarrassing so far. Hoping it’s a confidence thing and that if he can get a goal he will relax a bit. 
So far though he has been terrible. Even if he gets it on target…. The goals has time to do a few kick ups with it.

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On 06/05/2023 at 10:45, Goodison Glory said:

That's a pretty damming verdict on Onana because gana has had a couple of shots the past few weeks that wouldn't look out of place in Rugby League!

Somehow we have three players with the athleticism to play from box-to-box who could be a real threat in the final third but when it comes to composure and technique at striking a ball they are shocking! 

Doucoure and Onana in particular have the potential to chip in 10 goals a season breaking into the box if they were half decent finishers. 

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17 minutes ago, Hafnia said:

Maturity, ticks a lot of boxes.  Reminds me of Gareth Barry. 

 

8 minutes ago, Matt said:

Yeah, I get that vibe and physique. Needs to bulk up a bit more but he's going to be a big player for us.

Think he'll be like Barry and McCarthy in that you won't really notice him but he'll be a key cog, keeping us ticking over.

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He definitely looks to have the quality of somebody who could become a mainstay in our midfield. A good age having just turned 22. 

Nice to see him get a run of games after what has probably been a frustrating season for him. Currently a very high pressure environment for him to perform in and he is doing a job for us.

I am looking forward to seeing some set pieces from him - he supposed to have a very good free kick on him. Could maybe do with one in the next few weeks. 

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I mentioned a while back, he reminds me of Gareth Barry,  he has that awareness, composure, technical competence to be trusted to take the ball in tight areas.   
 

his head is up all the time so he has a good picture in his head so when he moves the ball he knows where to go, whether it’s a pass or to carry. 
 

id sell Onana for the reputed £60m because if we need the money then that represents the best way of doing it. Garner is a player to build around. 

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You wouldn't have known he's not a right back or right wing back. He played so well and I can't remember him putting a foot wrong.

I'm taking some credit for him being an Everton player by the way. Soon as he signed his pro deal with United I was constantly saying to his family "tell him to get to Everton". Then repeated it when we kept getting linked with a move for him and it actually sounded as though the interest was real and not just paper talk.

Obviously I'm joking and I had no influence whatsoever but I'm having it anyway :lol:.

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I like Garner a lot he’s definitely a footballer in the sense of how he plays and reads the game, also he is very versatile which could be bad news for him but good news for his manager. I personally would like to see him have a good run at being in central position further up field to see if he has the strengths to make that his permanent position. I think as a team the players around him would benefit greatly from his vision and ability on the ball, they would be more confident in making runs knowing they are likely to receive the ball, where as now they make a run get left hanging and look out of position, I would like him to get the opportunity to see if he is the man to unlock defences, or just a good all rounder. 

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On 29/05/2023 at 09:38, Romey 1878 said:

You wouldn't have known he's not a right back or right wing back. He played so well and I can't remember him putting a foot wrong.

This was the most impressive bit about his performance. When I watched his first few games I was worried about his defensive ability but that show on Sunday was impeccable and he is really shining under Dyche. You probably wont like this comparison, but I see him as a bit like our Ward-Prowse. Really impressive technical ability, a good head on his shoulders and the rest of his all round game is solid.

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Just now, Bailey said:

This was the most impressive bit about his performance. When I watched his first few games I was worried about his defensive ability but that show on Sunday was impeccable and he is really shining under Dyche. You probably wont like this comparison, but I see him as a bit like our Ward-Prowse. Really impressive technical ability, a good head on his shoulders and the rest of his all round game is solid.

Wash your mouth out!

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