2022/23 Sean Dyche

[Saint Domingo]

I said yesterday that Dyche is the appointment you see your opponents at or near the foot of the table make and it's concerning because you know the feller will get something from them.

I stand by that.

Maybe write off the next two fixtures, but the last 16 games will be very interesting and he'll have us fired up for a scrap.

ISWT

Agreed, Now can we get him a striker, number 10 and wide forward please ffs.

 

[Legend Barry Horne]

I dont think Dyche has taken this job without guarantees there's a striker or two on the way.

The quality cant be any worse than we have right now.

Maybe he also does better utilising Maupay in a 442.

I expect he'll be looking at the squad and thinking much of it is equivalent (i.e. players he had!) or better than his Burnley team

The exception to that is up front where I agree a couple of signings are needed - this has been the case all season...

 

[mightymoyes]

They are crap though.

This isn't a case of a squad not being where it should be...

Maybe it shouldn't be 19th, but it's not like West Ham, who should not be anywhere near a scrap based on the quality they have.

This is a squad that is of relegation-candidate standard.

Still believe this a midtable squad, lampard was clueless.

 

[Lobster Johnson]

Remember lining up with no striker at home under Sam? Good times are on their way back!

 

[Ferguson1878]

That’s true. We’ve got good defensive players (despite some people’s agendas against Patterson and Mykolenko), we’re ok in holding midfield as well with Onana and Gueye

He’s just got to get something going forward out of Iwobi Gray McNeill Maupay Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Gordon (if he stays) plus anyone else we can get in the window.

Mykelenko ? No agenda mate he’s rubbish, if there is any money to spend he’d be the first I replaced , maybe dyche might get somthing out of him in a different formation

 

[davek]

Agreed, Now can we get him a striker, number 10 and wide forward please ffs.

I wonder if we see McNeil playing too. He'll know the system inside out, but IIRC he had a bit of a falling out with Dyche?

 

[Legend Barry Horne]

Still believe this a midtable squad, lampard was clueless.

The squad is better than some are saying - except for the forwards - a crucial area obviously

 

[BlueToff]

Dont agree

Back up your point then.

What have you seen from/in this squad to think they aren't one of the worst five in the league?

Keep in mind after finishing 16th last year we sold our top scorer and replaced him with Neal Maupay and Dwight McNeil, one of whom had literally got relegated.

 

[Saint Domingo]

Mykelenko ? No agenda mate he’s rubbish

At wing back under Lampard yes.

I seem to remember him being one of our better players in the run in last season in a flat back 4. He’s already shown he’s not rubbish and can defend very well in the right system.

 

[Aries]

I can sense a real up and at em atmosphere next weekend. Dyche’ first game and presented on pitch before kick off, table topping Arsenal visiting which every man and his dog will expect us to lose, I can just see the crowd being up for this and that will relate to the players. Every tackle that flies in will get the crowd off their feet and even more up for it which will get even more out of the players. I can see this being one of those Goodison days

 

[BlueToff]

The squad is better than some are saying - except for the forwards - a crucial area obviously

Then it's not better then, is it?

It can't score goals. Which is why it's so low.

It's not 19th, I'm not suggesting it is.

Is it one of the poorest 5-6 in the league? Absolutely.

 

[Socrates1882]

That same team then later came back from 1-2 down to win 3-2 in a pivotal game at the bottom of the league..

Fair enough, Dyche had been frog marched out by then, but it was still the same team more or less (i.e. his team).

Dyche was Burnley manager for that game.

 

[Stanley Parker]

We haven’t played nice football for 20 years and the only priority right now is to stay in the division.
We can still sack him at the end of the season like we did Sam, but saying that we wouldn’t be in this position now if we had kept Sam.

The brief exception was Martinez's first season. Alas, he only flattered to deceive.

Roberto had a dream To build a football team
He had no money so he signed the players on loan
We play from the back With Ross in attack
The School of Science Is on the way back

It's been pretty much downhill ever since.

 

[BlueToff]

At wing back under Lampard yes.

I seem to remember him being one of our better players in the run in last season in a flat back 4. He’s already shown he’s not rubbish and can defend very well in the right system.

Tbf though he's been awful in a back four this season too. It's not just that he's not good at wing-back.

He offers so little going forward.

 

[Axlswhk]

This appointment is a step closer to relegation.