Probably our POTS so far

1 hour ago, RMH said:

His heat maps against Leeds and Arsenal, but it is very similar for all games under Rosenior, suggests that he's going to be played as an inverted CB when playing out from the back. I feel like we'll get caught more than once with his mistakes if he's been played like this regularly.

It would be more accurate though if this was overlaid with a passing map. I have no problem with a heat map like that where we have been so dominant in possession, if his distribution is mid and long range clips into the channels and wide/forward players. If this map were overlaid with those passing arrows with them being colour coordinated to cover completed and incomplete passes then i think it would be a fairer reflection of the possible danger of this approach.

36 minutes ago, WhiteWall said:

It would be more accurate though if this was overlaid with a passing map. I have no problem with a heat map like that where we have been so dominant in possession, if his distribution is mid and long range clips into the channels and wide/forward players. If this map were overlaid with those passing arrows with them being colour coordinated to cover completed and incomplete passes then i think it would be a fairer reflection of the possible danger of this approach.

Leeds

Arsenal

5 hours ago, GarnachoCheese said:

Leeds

Arsenal

So if i am reading that right, and i am probably not, but it looks like against Leeds only one of his mis-placed passes was inside our own half, which looks like it went out of play.

More mis-placed against Arsenal but even there it only looks like three inside our own half and again one going into touch.

Hey, i am probably reading this incorrectly and of course there is no context when looking on paper but looking at those passing maps i think it paints a different picture than what our perception might be. It looks he is dominating his area to the very edge, looking at the heat maps and generally if he is mis-placing his distribution the ball is still having to come back through two levels of defensive lines before it reaches our goal.

Thanks for this @GarnachoCheese , that's an interesting analysis.

On 16/02/2026 at 13:03, RMH said:

His heat maps against Leeds and Arsenal, but it is very similar for all games under Rosenior, suggests that he's going to be played as an inverted CB when playing out from the back. I feel like we'll get caught more than once with his mistakes if he's been played like this regularly.

This is me in an espresso bar with a pastry and cakes section.

85 minute he get the ball from a corner. Go down with the ball kill the clock take the sting out of the game and find a pass

Oh no I’m going to get straight up and boot the ball back to Burnley

He did this twice

Absolutely fecking brain dead from a cretin

42 minutes ago, Andy2461 said:

85 minute he get the ball from a corner. Go down with the ball kill the clock take the sting out of the game and find a pass

Oh no I’m going to get straight up and boot the ball back to Burnley

He did this twice

Absolutely fecking brain dead from a cretin

The most infuriating thing is that before the sending off he had the chance to do that a few times, and he chose to keep the ball and let Burnley get into shape. One specific time in the first half when Palmer started a run to get them on the counter and Sanchez ignored his run to keep the ball.

1 hour ago, Andy2461 said:

85 minute he get the ball from a corner. Go down with the ball kill the clock take the sting out of the game and find a pass

Oh no I’m going to get straight up and boot the ball back to Burnley

He did this twice

Absolutely fecking brain dead from a cretin

26 minutes ago, RMH said:

The most infuriating thing is that before the sending off he had the chance to do that a few times, and he chose to keep the ball and let Burnley get into shape. One specific time in the first half when Palmer started a run to get them on the counter and Sanchez ignored his run to keep the ball.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but no GK is allowed to do that anymore with the new rule.

He was literally punished for holding on to it for longer than 8 seconds in the first half and Burnley was awarded a corner kick.

1 hour ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Correct me if I’m wrong, but no GK is allowed to do that anymore with the new rule.

He was literally punished for holding on to it for longer than 8 seconds in the first half and Burnley was awarded a corner kick.

You can go down on the ball mate

3 minutes ago, Andy2461 said:

You can go down on the ball mate

No…the new rule states as soon as the GK has full control of the ball they must release it within 8 seconds.

54 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

No…the new rule states as soon as the GK has full control of the ball they must release it within 8 seconds.

But he didn’t have to ish to boot the ball away did he ?

4 minutes ago, Andy2461 said:

But he didn’t have to ish to boot the ball away did he ?

No but this notion he should’ve went down and time waste doesn’t hold water.

2 hours ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Correct me if I’m wrong, but no GK is allowed to do that anymore with the new rule.

He was literally punished for holding on to it for longer than 8 seconds in the first half and Burnley was awarded a corner kick.

I’m not sure because the occasions I was mentioning he certainly held the ball as he didn’t release it to Palmer for the counter. That corner was bizarre and I didn’t know it was because of that rule, tbh I never heard of the rule but I’ve seen plenty of GKs going down and holding on to the ball.

2 minutes ago, RMH said:

I’m not sure because the occasions I was mentioning he certainly held the ball as he didn’t release it to Palmer for the counter. That corner was bizarre and I didn’t know it was because of that rule, tbh I never heard of the rule but I’ve seen plenty of GKs going down and holding on to the ball.

Implemented just recently I believe

18 hours ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Implemented just recently I believe

True. The next thing they have to crack down on is GKs sitting down with an "injury" giving the manager a tactical time out with his players.

You f**ked up Sanchez, again. You're a cowardly goalkeeper and you were looking for anything for the ref to save you.

You can always tell when Sanchez is going to bottle a game, he always has it written across his face. The guy always sh*ts himself against Arsenal.

3 seasons and has f**ked up on his own accord in almost every meeting against Arsenal.

Donnarumma was available and we said 300k/wk was too much but we employ this asshole

At least he’s had a good season so far, some fool will come in with big money for him.

Take it and run.

Sanchez ALWAYS gifts that lot. He reverted to his clown like ways today and once again, it cost us.

8 minutes ago, Deino said:

Donnarumma was available and we said 300k/wk was too much but we employ this asshole

I know he was bad but steady on.

He's won us a lot of points this season, a few dodgy games where he is being asked to do things he is not comfortable doing shouldn't change that.

Few overreactions here OVERALL he’s had a great season, since Rosenior has come in though and asked him to also be a footballer he’s gone back to being a liability.

Either accept your GK isn’t going to make defence splitting passes but will stop shots or move on from him, you can physically see his mind not being able to cope with both demands.

7 minutes ago, Remodez said:

I know he was bad but steady on.

He's won us a lot of points this season, a few dodgy games where he is being asked to do things he is not comfortable doing shouldn't change that.

You keep forgiving sh*t players when we had ample time to find better players. This excusing of mediocrity is why we've ended up with a team like this

1 hour ago, The Boehly Babes said:

Few overreactions here OVERALL he’s had a great season, since Rosenior has come in though and asked him to also be a footballer he’s gone back to being a liability.

Either accept your GK isn’t going to make defence splitting passes but will stop shots or move on from him, you can physically see his mind not being able to cope with both demands.

I don't care. There is zero excuse to keep having these types of performances ever really. He was sh*tting himself all game and over nothing too. Barely any pressure, and he was still f**king up. He was looking for somebody to save him, even during the goal, it's pitiful. He's not cut out for this level.

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I’m sick and tired of this sh*te Cnut doing us over. Feck him off