Burnley v Palace game the BBC rate Edouard as MOTM 9.15 and Olise as the lowest rated player at 6.41 can this right? I was not at the match and highlights on MOTD would suggest this is rubbish (as much as I like Edouard)
Avg
Squad number 22 Player name Édouard
Average rating
9.15
Squad number 23 Player name Gallagher
Average rating
8.2
Squad number 20 Player name Benteke
Average rating
8.03
Squad number6Player name Guéhi
Average rating
7.41
Squad number13Player name Guaita
Average rating
7.15
Squad number11Player name Zaha
Average rating
7.12
Squad number3Player name Mitchell
Average rating
7.11
Squad number16Player nameAndersen
Average rating
6.97
Squad number2Player nameWard
Average rating
6.93
Squad number8Player nameKouyaté
Average rating
6.93
Squad number9Player nameJ Ayew
Average rating
6.89
Squad number4Player nameMilivojevic
Average rating
6.69
Squad number15Player nameSchlupp
Average rating
6.58
Squad number 7 Player name Olise
Average rating
6.41

Seems we are meeting teams with some form at the moment, competing very well in attack but letting ourselves down at the back, particularly at set pieces. At least we know where an area needs to improve as PV said after the game. Next week will be tough as we have 3 games in 8 days. All will be tricky, Villa have a new manager, ManUre possibly as well after OGS departure, and Leeds need to kick start their season. Expect to see Eze play some part and possible other rotations. COYP !!

Edited by Booted Eagle (21 Nov 2021 12.42pm)

“ [T]here are known knowns; there are things we know that we know.There are known unknowns; that is to say there are things that, we now know we don't know.But there are also unknown unknowns – there are things we do not know we don't know. ”
—United States Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld

apologies if mentioned already (cbf trawling through first 14 pages). But wasn't there a stamp on Luka by Lowton? Never even gotn VAR'd but it was mentioned on the stream I was watching. Lowton also kicked the ball out from underneat Zaha after he fowled him and then just stood over the top of him goading him on.

Also the yellow card for Benteke was a joke: he literally patted Tarkowski on the top of the head who then proceeded to go down like a sack of spuds holding his head.

Agree also that Anderson was lucky to get away with the blatant pull down on Bruce forsyth.

Watching again Burnley's late chance in which Guaita did well to get down to and push round, it could easily have gone in and that would have been 4-3. It's one thing to play nice and tidy out from the back football, but when centre halfs cannot defend a basic ball lobbed down the middle then there is a problem. Andersen looks particularly vunerable, and this is not the first time. I would expect there to be a strong focus in training by PV and the coaching staff on this aspect of defending.

Edited by southnorwoodhill (21 Nov 2021 1.30pm)

Aren't we supposed to have Sol Campbell helping out with the coaching?