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Let's be honest, that was last season all over again. Long period of sitting far far too deep, no pushing out at all, not winning the ball and holding onto it and it's cost us.
I honestly do not understand why we do it, I understand gaining possession is hard against a team like Burnley but when we get it we can't seem to hold onto it at all and we fold. This just further emphasises that we need a player like Burnley have in Cork, a midfielder who can offer a simple pass out from the back three when the wing backs are not an option, instead we lump it up, lose it and invite more pressure upon ourselves. A few cycles in play of that and we concede, we need to be a lot stronger mentally when we are under pressure, as soon as we win possession we should be pushing that back line out and forcing the opposition back, not lumping it and sitting back allowing them to push us back deeper again.

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Great example there, Burnley hoofed the ball up field after pressure, and by the time we got the ball and turned to face them their defensive line was already 10 yards away from the half way line meaning we couldn't push them back again, we hoof the ball up and they get it and we're still in our own final third which is far too deep when pushing out.

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Just now, pillred said:

If this result stays the same, I hope it doesn't knock the players confidence as the fixture computer was a little harsh on us playing two parachute payment sides in consecutive games, we won't have two harder games in a row all season. 

I think that's what a few of the posters starting to panic need to realise.

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1 minute ago, pillred said:

If this result stays the same, I hope it doesn't knock the players confidence as the fixture computer was a little harsh on us playing two parachute payment sides in consecutive games, we won't have two harder games in a row all season. 

It's not the overall performance.....it's the 2 conceded goals where our defending was non existent.

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