Antman Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 If that’s how you spell it. he’s on 13 for the season but yesterday looked truly awful. Uninterested and totally off the pace and unable to get involved. Couldn’t see why he was leading their line. (Great for us mind!) Fammy had a poor one yesterday, but is so much better by comparison, yet takes so much flak from certain fans. C’est la guerre! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 He was having to come deeper and deeper as the game went on once we stopped their crosses coming in and their midfield ran out of ideas. He didn`t impress me at all and Swansea generally looked very one-dimensional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 For a taller lad he's good with the ball at his feet. May not have been at the races yesterday but you could see he had quality. I wouldn't mind him in our squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviestevieneville Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 He dropped deeper because he couldn’t get any change out of kalas . I think he’s still in his pocket now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 Good player, good touch, good movement. Looked decent first half hour, but Kalas was awesome against him. Once Wright got to grips with Celina, there was no service, and in the second half he just went deeper and deeper to avoid Kalas. Think we need to give City’d defence the credit for McBurnie nit having a good game. Seen him several times and he’s usually much better than that. Well played our defence! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmersonsKev Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 18 minutes ago, Antman said: If that’s how you spell it. he’s on 13 for the season but yesterday looked truly awful. Uninterested and totally off the pace and unable to get involved. Couldn’t see why he was leading their line. (Great for us mind!) Fammy had a poor one yesterday, but is so much better by comparison, yet takes so much flak from certain fans. C’est la guerre! If you thought he was uninterested in the game.... you should have seen his warm up. I spent 15 minutes watching the Swansea warm up and the enthusiasm that came from the whole team was questionable but McBurnie's effort was laughable. don't see the hype on that performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 Looked willing to run channels and attempting to get the ball to make something happen, however this pulled him out of position, City did well to limit any service he could get and that always makes it hard for any striker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 12 minutes ago, steviestevieneville said: He dropped deeper because he couldn’t get any change out of kalas . I think he’s still in his pocket now. Very much this. We forced McBurnie to drop really deep to collect the ball with the result that by the second half he was more or less a spectator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolf Hucker Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 24 minutes ago, Antman said: If that’s how you spell it. he’s on 13 for the season but yesterday looked truly awful. Uninterested and totally off the pace and unable to get involved. Couldn’t see why he was leading their line. (Great for us mind!) Fammy had a poor one yesterday, but is so much better by comparison, yet takes so much flak from certain fans. C’est la guerre! We saw things differently. I thought he was always in the game and showed some good touches. I was surprised, particularly in the second half just how deep and wide right he was going to get the ball. He was never going to be effective from there and that was his and Swnsea's undoing. I thought that he looked decent on the ball but from too deep a starting position. I thought Fam had a decent, hard-working game. He has the touch of an anvil but he kept their defenders occupied (and would have scored had not Wiemann touched it and been ruled offside?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon79 Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 Only thing that has to be said about him, is pull your bloody socks up, literally. COYR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 That’s why you shouldn’t judge a player on one display. McBurnie is top drawer but was excellently marshelled by two Premier League quality centre backs. Would love McBurnie at city Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoons Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 Don't buy players who can't pull their socks up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickolas Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 12 minutes ago, Simon79 said: Only thing that has to be said about him, is pull your bloody socks up, literally. COYR Hate this. Why?! Thought rules said socks above your shin anyway. No reason to dislike him, until i see those socks!! Hate it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted February 3, 2019 Admin Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 Ex rovers there's a good enough reason not to like him Thought he was ineffective yesterday, like above didn't look interested, not the same player that played well for Barnsley against us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antman Posted February 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 15 minutes ago, Simon79 said: Only thing that has to be said about him, is pull your bloody socks up, literally. COYR Agree!! He had the look of an Aussie rules player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Geoff Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 Mcburnie would be a great asset. He has good touch good movement isnt afraid to get stuck in where it hurts is good in the air and he scores goals. Wht's not to like about him. Yesterday Mcburnie and most of the Swansea squad were pissed off at what happened in the week when half the side was touted for sale including his mate Dan James who was sat around in Leeds for 5 hrs waiting after being told he was going to be sold to Leeds then the plug was pulled at the eleventh hour. Mcburnie posted a tweet showing one of the Simpsons throwing a frisbee into an empty park (cos all his mates had gone). The whole squad was in a state of shock. Not taking anything away from City's performance which was excellent but expect to see Swansea slide down the table from here on in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 50 minutes ago, Antman said: If that’s how you spell it. he’s on 13 for the season but yesterday looked truly awful. Uninterested and totally off the pace and unable to get involved. Couldn’t see why he was leading their line. (Great for us mind!) Fammy had a poor one yesterday, but is so much better by comparison, yet takes so much flak from certain fans. C’est la guerre! Celina wore no 10 for them....McBurnie is no 9.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antman Posted February 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 2 minutes ago, phantom said: Ex rovers there's a good enough reason not to like him Thought he was ineffective yesterday, like above didn't look interested, not the same player that played well for Barnsley against us Blimey, you’re right. He got away lightly then yesterday, crowd wise I mean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chessels Chick Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 Not followed Swansea enough to know but maybe he missed the service from Dan James the winger Leeds were after?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Geoff Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 3 minutes ago, phantom said: Ex rovers there's a good enough reason not to like him Thought he was ineffective yesterday, like above didn't look interested, not the same player that played well for Barnsley against us Played 5 times for them on loan in 2016, hardly ex Gas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 I would put the 'blame ' squarely with Webster and Kalas, another faultless performance forcing their strikers to feed off scraps and go looking for the ball. I'd also say again, I feel sorry for Fam , he plays as THE MOST isolated of isolated strikers. We are getting more support around him, than when this run began, but a lot of it comes from the wide areas. Paterson plays more of a forward thinking MF , not even an attacking MF or number 10. It is a very studded style and is evolving continuously , the entertainment is improving and the players look more comfortable in their roles but it does leave Diedhiou ploughing a lonely furrow . His touch is sometimes poor, but he works hard with no complaint , with luck we will continue to improve and may start getting more chances to FD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_BCFC Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 He’s a decent player at this level but we did a good job on him yesterday. Certainly wouldn’t say no to having him in our squad as an alternative to Fammy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Red Hat Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 2 hours ago, Spoons said: Don't buy players who can't pull their socks up... His socks were pulled up, I think he forgot his and borrowed some from Da Silva! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eardun Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 3 hours ago, Rudolf Hucker said: We saw things differently. I thought he was always in the game and showed some good touches. I thought the same. Rated him (their no 9). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted February 3, 2019 Admin Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 3 hours ago, Sir Geoff said: Played 5 times for them on loan in 2016, hardly ex Gas Err, played for Rovers = ex gas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrumpty Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 Looked quality to me, touch was good, held ball and linked up well. Unfortunately (for him) he was up against two premiership centre backs, who barely gave him a sniff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allwaysred Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 10 hours ago, Antman said: If that’s how you spell it. he’s on 13 for the season but yesterday looked truly awful. Uninterested and totally off the pace and unable to get involved. Couldn’t see why he was leading their line. (Great for us mind!) Fammy had a poor one yesterday, but is so much better by comparison, yet takes so much flak from certain fans. C’est la guerre! Not a lot you can do when your either in Kalas pocket or Webster's and when he did drop deeper he got smacked up by Brownhill & Pack.... . All that said I've seen him a few times and I'd rather have him than FD up top his movement and touch is truly abysmal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldyman Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 What struck me most about Swansea was: 1- They were pretty soft . Very few crunching tackles and whilst they could certainly play the ball around had no end product 2- They reminded me of us in our first Season back at this level . Too honest and lacking the type of “ professionalism” that we see from so many of the sides in this division . Have to say that with the added goings on off the pitch , next season could be a shocker for them to be honest . Such a shame when you recall the quality of their football when they got to the Prem ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntstile Red Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 10 hours ago, Antman said: If that’s how you spell it. he’s on 13 for the season but yesterday looked truly awful. Uninterested and totally off the pace and unable to get involved. Couldn’t see why he was leading their line. (Great for us mind!) Fammy had a poor one yesterday, but is so much better by comparison, yet takes so much flak from certain fans. C’est la guerre! As ever, it's odd how we see things. I thought McBurnie was fairly starved of supply. Swansea seemed to be guilty of what we are all too often: passing it round with no thrust. He moved about but, on his own, was easily covered by our outstanding centre-backs. Personally didn't think he looked awful, uninterested or off the pace (I'd certainly say he ran around a bit, trying to get something going), just cut off from the other 10 team-mates. Mirrors criticism of us at our worst this season. Thought he dropped deeper a few times and, on one of these occasions, had a mazy dribble up the pitch as he most likely felt he'd have to do it himself. There was one chance in the first half, in which he positioned himself mm perfectly, but Webster, in front of him, got the thinnest of thin headers to skim the ball over his head. Without that touch I'd wager McBurnie would have buried it, 0-1, different game. As for Fam, I thought he was no better/no worse than usual. Possibly better, even, than some recent games as he didn't really miss any chances (that I recall). Some of his usual terrible traits were on show - inability to trap the ball - whilst he avoided some of his others: I remember him laying the ball off at least once before taking five touches and giving it away. His headed touch for the killer second goal, along with some excellent flick-ons, meant, for me, he had one of his better games, by his own standard. Must say, also, I don't hear any flak around me in Section82, but that's not to say there are some, as I know there must be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntstile Red Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 6 hours ago, phantom said: Err, played for Rovers = ex gas? He may have played 5 times, may therefore technically be ex-gAss, but I really don't think anyone gave two hoots about that. Can't see why we'd have to/could dislike him. About as boo-able as Jon French. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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