Strongest Burnley XI (and 5 subs) from across all 8 seasons in the top flight

[jdrobbo]

Might need a bit of research but here are the rules….

Burnley have played eight seasons in the Premier League since August 2009.

You need to pick a starting 11 + 5 subs (16 players)

You must use TWO players from each of our 16 seasons to form your squad.

Ie, you couldn’t include Collins, Cornet and Weghorst because that’s three from a single season.


Here are some links, if you need them….

2009/10
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009–10 ... .C._season

2014/15
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014–15 ... .C._season

2016/17
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016–17 ... .C._season

2017/18
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017–18 ... .C._season

2018/19
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018–19 ... .C._season

2019/20
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019–20 ... .C._season

2020/21
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020–21 ... .C._season

2021/22
https://www.uptheclarets.com/players/squad-list





Good luck!!!

[Goobs]

I like the idea but as some players have played multiple seasons the 2 from any given season is impossible unless you only use players that have played a single season.

[Pearcey]

Pope
Tripps Keane Tarky Taylor
JBG Defour Cork McNeil
Ings Wood.

Heaton
Mee
Barnes
Cornet
Marney

Subject to change when I have more time to think.

[jdrobbo]

I like the idea but as some players have played multiple seasons the 2 from any given season is impossible unless you only use players that have played a single season.

They CAN have played across multiple seasons

You just need to make sure that in your sixteen you have got every season covered by two players who have played in a given season

[Pearcey]

Pope
Tripps Keane Tarky Taylor
JBG Defour Cork McNeil
Ings Wood.

Heaton
Mee
Barnes
Cornet
Marney

Subject to change when I have more time to think.

Note to self. Read the question.

[TheFamilyCat]

I think this meets the criteria, but it made my head hurt checking....

Pope
Trippier
Keane
Tarkowski
Taylor
McNeil
Defour
Cork
Cornet
Ings
Wood

Heaton
Mee
Blake
Elliott
Vokes

[jedi_master]

Pope
Trippier Tarkowski Mee Ward
Boyd Defour Cork McNeil
Ings Wood

[jdrobbo]

Pope
Trippier Tarkowski Mee Ward
Boyd Defour Cork McNeil
Ings Wood

No place for Fred Nimani?

[jdrobbo]

Ps, that’s a lovely side…although Robbie Blake has just messaged to express his disappointment

[jdrobbo]

I think this meets the criteria, but it made my head hurt checking....

Pope
Trippier
Keane
Tarkowski
Taylor
McNeil
Defour
Cork
Cornet
Ings
Wood

Heaton
Mee
Blake
Elliott
Vokes

Looks good

[jdrobbo]

Jack Cork might prove useful, having played in our first and most recent…

[CoolClaret]

Pope
Lowton-Tarky-Mee-Ward
JBG-Cork-Defour-Arfield
———Wood—Barnes

Edit - subs :

Heaton
C.Taylor
McNeil
Vokes
Hendrick

Also thought they had to have played 2 seasons in the PL - not just one and one elsewhere… if that’s the case Trippier and Ings in for Lowton and Barnes, and Marney/Barton make the subs

[Im_not_Robbie_Blake]

Pope
Trippier Tarkowski Keane Mee
Elliott Cork Defour Blake
Ings Rodriguez


Heaton
Ward
Vokes
Barton
Fletcher

[Goobs]

Pope
Trippier Mee Tarkowski Ward
Arfield Defour Cork Cornet
Blake Vokes

Heaton
Lowton
Carlisle
Ings
Westwood

[jdrobbo]

Pope
Trippier Tarkowski Keane Mee
Elliott Cork Defour Blake
Ings Rodriguez


Heaton
Ward
Vokes
Barton
Fletcher

Fletcher is an interesting selection. Good work

[jdrobbo]

Pope
Trippier Mee Tarkowski Ward
Arfield Defour Cork Cornet
Blake Vokes

Heaton
Lowton
Carlisle
Ings
Westwood

Good bench!

[ClaretTricks]

Pope
Trips Keane Tarks Taylor
Arfield Maney Defour Cornet
Ings Vokes

Heaton
Mee
Boyd
Westwood
Jay Rod

[Tricky Trevor]

09-10. Alexander…Blake
14-15. Heaton…Trippier
16-17. Arfield…Keane
17-18. Defour…Tarkowski
18-19. Cork…Gudmundsson
19-20. Pope…Wood
20-21. McNeil…Wood
21-22. Mee…Rodriguez

Pope
Tarkowski…Keane…Mee(C)
Trippier…Defour…Alexander…Cork…Arfield
Wood…Blake

Subs. Heaton…JBG…Westwood…McNeil…JRod
No CB on the bench but any problem I’d go to 4-4-2.

[Loyal Supporter]

Nice idea JD but I think you have made it a bit too complicated. Why not just the best 11 plus subs?

[colne-claret]

Pope
Trippier Tarkowski Mee Taylor
Cornet Defour Barton Blake
Ings Wood

Heaton
Mears
Barnes
Cork
Arfield

Not sure if this is right however

[CrosspoolClarets]

Pope
Trippier——Keane——Tarkowski——Taylor
Arfield—-Barton—-Defour——Cornet
Ings—————Gray

Subs:

Jenson—-Cork—-Wood—-Rodriguez——Mee

Think it is right but without edit and not being able to check while writing it is tricky.

Feels important not to have too many players from a relegation season in there, four from this season in the XI feels OK. Worth pointing out all four had crucial injuries this season, e.g. Pope and Cornet at Leeds, Tarky at the end etc. They stay fit, we stay up.

No McNeil in my sixteen, not enough end product, Arfield in ahead for all round game and big game mentality. Barton and Defour the best two midfielders I have seen playing for Burnley.

p.s. pace, pace, pace and I don’t mean Alan

[jdrobbo]

Pope
Trips Keane Tarks Taylor
Arfield Maney Defour Cornet
Ings Vokes

Heaton
Mee
Boyd
Westwood
Jay Rod

Nice to see Arfield and Marney getting selected

[jdrobbo]

Nice idea JD but I think you have made it a bit too complicated. Why not just the best 11 plus subs?

Because that’s too easy and I know that CT is doing an all-time Premier League XI in the next week or so

[jdrobbo]

09-10. Alexander…Blake
14-15. Heaton…Trippier
16-17. Arfield…Keane
17-18. Defour…Tarkowski
18-19. Cork…Gudmundsson
19-20. Pope…Wood
20-21. McNeil…Wood
21-22. Mee…Rodriguez

Pope
Tarkowski…Keane…Mee(C)
Trippier…Defour…Alexander…Cork…Arfield
Wood…Blake

Subs. Heaton…JBG…Westwood…McNeil…JRod
No CB on the bench but any problem I’d go to 4-4-2.

Brilliantly constructed

[bf2k]

Heaton
Trips Tarks Mee Taylor
Arfield Defour Marney Boyd
Blake Ings

Pope
Keane
Barton
McNeil
Vokes
Wood
Barnes

Cracking question but bloody difficult

[jdrobbo]

Heaton
Trips Tarks Mee Taylor
Arfield Defour Marney Boyd
Blake Ings

Pope
Keane
Barton
McNeil
Vokes
Wood
Barnes

Cracking question but bloody difficult

That was the intention!

[BurnleyPaul]

2009-2010: Alexander, Blake

2014-2015: Trippier, Ings

2016-2017: Keane, Barton

2017-2018: Defour, Marney

2018-2019: Heaton, Berg Gudmundsson

2019-2020: Mee, Taylor

2020-2021: Tarkowski, McNeill

2021-2022: Pope, Cornet

Bit of a different formation than most:

…………………………… Pope …………………………
…………… Tarkowski, Keane, Mee ……………
Trippier …………………………………… Taylor
…………Barton, … Defour, …Marney …………
………………………… McNeill ………………………..
…………………………… Ings ……………………………

Subs: Heaton, Alexander, Berg Gudmundsson, Blake, Cornet

[Loyal Supporter]

Because that’s too easy and I know that CT is doing an all-time Premier League XI in the next week or so

Thanks JD. That explains it!

[jdrobbo]

No bother

[kaptin1]

First eleven:

Formation 3-4-3

Pope
Keane - Tarkowski - Mee
Trippier - Cork - Defour - McNeil
Ings - Wood - Cornet

Bench:

Heaton
Taylor
Collins
Blake
Alexander

2009/10
Graham Alexander
Robbie Blake

2014/14
Kieran Trippier
Danny Ings

2016/17
Tom Heaton
Michael Keane

2017/18
Steven Defour
Ben Mee

2018/19
Nick Pope
James Tarkowski

2019/20
Jack Cork
Chris Wood

2020/21
Dwight McNeil
Charlie Taylor

2021/22
Nathan Collins
Maxwell Cornet

[warksclaret]

Pope
Trippier Keane Tarks Ward
Arfield Barton De Four McNeil
Ings Wood

[spt_claret]

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They CAN have played across multiple seasons

You just need to make sure that in your sixteen you have got every season covered by two players who have played in a given season

Assuming I'm understanding this correctly and you can over select certain years provided at least two of the squad cover every year, rather than needing to pick two from each season:

2009-10: Blake, Elliott
2014-2015- Trippier, Ings
2016-2017- Barton, Keane
2016-2018- Heaton, Arfield
2016-2022- Mee
2017-2019- Defour, Cork
2018-2021- Tarkowski, Wood
2018-2022-Pope, Taylor
2021-22- Cornet
If I'm over complicating it with the over selection and it should be 2 per season, swap Keane for McNeil and should work.

Team:

---------Heaton-----------
Trippier Tarks Mee Taylor
Elliott Barton Defour Arfield
-----------Ings---------
----------Wood----------

Bench: Pope, Keane, Cork, Blake, Cornet.

Hard to leave out Boyd but it was that or have no CB or CM cover.
Could swap formation easy enough to 4231 by bringing on Blake/Cornet to partner Ings and let Elliott or Arfield venture either further up wide or central, or Cork on and move Defour into the hole. Could also swap to 433 with Cork in to the middle for Arfield, push Ings up top, and Cornet or Blake wide forwards for Wood and/or Elliott.

But I feel like with Arfields directness and clever runs between lines, Barton and Defours midfield control with Ings linking just in front, and Elliott and Trippiers combined delivery on the right for Wood to thrive on, we'd be a tough match for most teams.

[jdrobbo]

Fab!