O’Shea

Bowclaret · Post by **Bowclaret** » Sat Dec 02, 2023 6:49 pm

Much more like it. Best performance in a Burnley shirt and getting better every game and learning what it’s like to be a Burnley player now.

Well done lad.

Tricky Trevor · Post by **Tricky Trevor** » Sat Dec 02, 2023 6:52 pm

The pass for Larsenns goal was exquisite but his final 3 passes before he was hooked were worse than schoolboy level. Overall he’s been a good addition.

HahaYeah · Post by **HahaYeah** » Sat Dec 02, 2023 6:55 pm

Someone here recently described him as 'An absolute fraud at this level and £7m down the drain.'

Getting better every game is a much better description.

A couple of stray passes today but what a great ball for Bruun Larsens goal.

Elizabeth · Post by **Elizabeth** » Sat Dec 02, 2023 6:56 pm

Tricky Trevor wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 02, 2023 6:52 pm
The pass for Larsenns goal was exquisite but his final 3 passes before he was hooked were worse than schoolboy level. Overall he’s been a good addition.

Stop it Tricky ! Keep the stupid schoolboy references out of it

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Sat Dec 02, 2023 6:57 pm

Good contest with McBurnie.

JR1882 · Post by **JR1882** » Sat Dec 02, 2023 7:01 pm

Championship player that played well against Championship opposition today - let’s keep things in perspective.

sjb · Post by **sjb** » Sat Dec 02, 2023 7:02 pm

Basic defensive work was good today but his distribution is woeful.

Bowclaret · Post by **Bowclaret** » Sat Dec 02, 2023 7:08 pm

sjb wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 02, 2023 7:02 pm
Basic defensive work was good today but his distribution is woeful.

Utter rubbish his distribution is class and the best part of his game.

CHEWBACCA · Post by **CHEWBACCA** » Sat Dec 02, 2023 7:10 pm

I mate of mine who's a big Baggie fan described him as their best player last season...

sjb · Post by **sjb** » Sat Dec 02, 2023 7:16 pm

Bowclaret wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 02, 2023 7:08 pm
Utter rubbish his distribution is class and the best part of his game.

Class?? What game what you were watching?? His passing is awful.

Bowclaret · Post by **Bowclaret** » Sat Dec 02, 2023 7:19 pm

sjb wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 02, 2023 7:16 pm
Class?? What game what you were watching?? His passing is awful.

A 5 nil victory with a “class” performance from O’Shea and the rest of the team - you ?

sjb · Post by **sjb** » Sat Dec 02, 2023 7:21 pm

Bowclaret wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 02, 2023 7:19 pm
A 5 nil victory with a “class” performance from O’Shea and the rest of the team - you ?

The actual game where all the team played well but I'm still able to spot when a player can't pass the ball consistently to a teammate. You obviously aren't. Have a good evening.

Bowclaret · Post by **Bowclaret** » Sat Dec 02, 2023 7:23 pm

sjb wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 02, 2023 7:21 pm
The actual game where all the team played well but I'm still able to spot when a player can't pass the ball consistently to a teammate. You obviously aren't. Have a good evening.

I will and am - celebrating a fantastic win and a “class” performance by O’Shea and the rest of the team.

The lad is “class”

CoolClaret · Post by **CoolClaret** » Sat Dec 02, 2023 7:27 pm

Christ tonight’s not the night to bicker about our players.

He played well today so just give him kudos - he’s not a bad lad is he? Non of them are tossers like McBurnie types so tonight at least we can say - “Dara O’Shea played well today”

Enjoy it - we all deserve to properly enjoy that win.

Dark Cloud · Post by **Dark Cloud** » Sat Dec 02, 2023 8:09 pm

Today's game and opposition suited O'Shea and I thought he was excellent. Sheffield were very aerial and he was tremendous in the air and won everything, which IMO led to Mc'Burnie losing his rag. He was less convincing passing the ball along the floor and messed up more than once. Having said that I was very happy with him today and although he wouldn't have been in my starting XI he did really well.

MDWat · Post by **MDWat** » Sat Dec 02, 2023 8:16 pm

O’Shea was excellent today

BurnleyFC · Post by **BurnleyFC** » Sat Dec 02, 2023 8:20 pm

He played well today.

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Sat Dec 02, 2023 8:21 pm

O'Shea was very good today ... apart from his booking ... we have seen a team performance (albeit against "totally inferior" oppostion) lets not start bickering and picking on individuals where its not needed nor necessary.

JohnMac · Post by **JohnMac** » Sat Dec 02, 2023 8:48 pm

Best performance by far today, winning all his aerial battles and undeservedly booked because of the cheating McBurnie fooling the Referee by rolling around.

claretspice · Post by **claretspice** » Sat Dec 02, 2023 9:07 pm

His long passing today was excellent and he also delivered a couple of good crosses. His shorter passing at times was a bit untidy - one into touch and 2 or 3 that were intercepted when moving it out to the full back - not a pass you can afford to get wrong at this level.

ksrclaret · Post by **ksrclaret** » Sat Dec 02, 2023 9:26 pm

I thought today was the best game O'Shea has had for us.

Some of his passing today was definitely top level stuff, not least the assist for our second. He will absolutely have to tighten up some of those slack passes to the right full back though.

He also won all of his headers against McBurnie which resulted in him becoming petulant and getting himself sent off.

Good on him, I just hope he takes confidence from it and continues to find form against actual PL opposition this week.

Sheedyclaret · Post by **Sheedyclaret** » Sat Dec 02, 2023 9:29 pm

Donkey why we signed him over THB god knows it’s one performance in 13 against a poor team

Bowclaret · Post by **Bowclaret** » Sat Dec 02, 2023 9:39 pm

Sheedyclaret wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 02, 2023 9:29 pm
Donkey why we signed him over THB god knows it’s one performance in 13 against a poor team

Go look in a mirror and give yourself a slap

Sheedyclaret · Post by **Sheedyclaret** » Sat Dec 02, 2023 9:58 pm

Bowclaret wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 02, 2023 9:39 pm
Go look in a mirror and give yourself a slap

Why would I do that he’s shite one performance doesn’t make a a season

Woodleyclaret · Post by **Woodleyclaret** » Sat Dec 02, 2023 10:10 pm

Best game to date well done Dara

fungus_the_bogeyman · Post by **fungus_the_bogeyman** » Sat Dec 02, 2023 11:00 pm

I’m one of those who think he’s been absolutely awful so far but today he was excellent and without doubt his best performance for us. Saw what Kompany sees in him today. More of this type of performance and he’ll end up being a top signing.

spt_claret · Post by **spt_claret** » Sat Dec 02, 2023 11:02 pm

Really good performance. Admittedly against the worst front line he's going to face all year and reduced to 10 men/second string at that, but he looked good today. Needs to do that against better opposition and for me I'd still put Ekdal back in every time, but no faults today from O'Shea.

what_no_pies · Post by **what_no_pies** » Sat Dec 02, 2023 11:25 pm

One of our standout performers in the first half. He was tremendous. Didn't have as much to do after the break and misplaced a couple of easy passes. Excellent contribution overall.

Spiral · Post by **Spiral** » Sat Dec 02, 2023 11:35 pm

He's okay. I'm not having that his pass for Laarsen's goal was some exquisite work of beauty though. It was a long ball down the channel and Laarsen did his man for pace. No complaints because a goal's a goal, but still. Good player to have on the books, but I really want Ekdal back in the team.

CoolClaret · Post by **CoolClaret** » Sat Dec 02, 2023 11:44 pm

Spiral wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 02, 2023 11:35 pm
He's okay. I'm not having that his pass for Laarsen's goal was some exquisite work of beauty though. It was a long ball down the channel and Laarsen did his man for pace. No complaints because a goal's a goal, but still. Good player to have on the books, but I really want Ekdal back in the team.

Eh? Of course it was a good ball.. he clearly saw the run and unleashed it - you have to anticipate a run and weight a pass perfectly for that to come off.

It wasn't a mindless hoof upfield that's just paid off

taio · Post by **taio** » Sat Dec 02, 2023 11:47 pm

Spiral wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 02, 2023 11:35 pm
He's okay. I'm not having that his pass for Laarsen's goal was some exquisite work of beauty though. It was a long ball down the channel and Laarsen did his man for pace. No complaints because a goal's a goal, but still. Good player to have on the books, but I really want Ekdal back in the team.

Credit where credit is due

ksrclaret · Post by **ksrclaret** » Sat Dec 02, 2023 11:50 pm

Spiral wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 02, 2023 11:35 pm
He's okay. I'm not having that his pass for Laarsen's goal was some exquisite work of beauty though. It was a long ball down the channel and Laarsen did his man for pace. No complaints because a goal's a goal, but still. Good player to have on the books, but I really want Ekdal back in the team.

It was an excellent ball that was perfectly measured. Larsen certainly received it well doesn’t take away from the quality of the pass. It was not just a long punt into a channel.

Anyway, you’ll get your wish with Ekdal. I think Beyer is now suspended for Wolves.

CoolClaret · Post by **CoolClaret** » Sat Dec 02, 2023 11:54 pm

Bit disappointed by some replies in this thread tbh.

He started the season terribly - I had questioned the signing and didn't see what he offered but he's here, seems a decent lad, played well for the last few games and played well again today.

It's not like anyone else (bar Ekdal who we haven't seen much of this year) has played any better at centre half this season.

Give the lad his credit - fought hard for us today.

Claret3495 · Post by **Claret3495** » Sat Dec 02, 2023 11:58 pm

Bloody awful, out of his depth completely

taio · Post by **taio** » Sat Dec 02, 2023 11:58 pm

More hypocrisy

beeholeclaret · Post by **beeholeclaret** » Sun Dec 03, 2023 12:01 am

Certainly his best game for us today. His passing looked good for the most part although 3 poorly weighted second half passes could’ve proved costly against a better team. We do need to encourage our young team. Well played today anyway.

FeedTheArf · Post by **FeedTheArf** » Sun Dec 03, 2023 12:06 am

Best performance Turkey Teeth has put in so far, still too many wayward passes but also noticed a lot more incisive forward positive passing today which was nice to see.

Spiral · Post by **Spiral** » Sun Dec 03, 2023 12:07 am

I dunno, I think we see ten of those balls a game and within ten seconds forget every single one of them that is defended well enough, or where the runner makes a mess of it. Selection bias. It's obviously a very tidy assist, but I don't particularly think it inflates his prestige in the way some would have it. If he can land them a few more times then fair play, but he's probably played more football at the back than anyone else this season, and this is the first time anything worthwhile came from it. That disaster partnership of Al-Dakhil and O'Shea is still fresh in my mind I suppose.

CoolClaret · Post by **CoolClaret** » Sun Dec 03, 2023 12:09 am

Spiral wrote: ↑
Sun Dec 03, 2023 12:07 am
I dunno, I think we see ten of those balls a game and within ten seconds forget every single one of them that is defended well enough, or where the runner makes a mess of it. Selection bias. It's obviously a very tidy assist, but I don't particularly think it inflates his prestige in the way some would have it. If he can land them a few more times then fair play, but he's probably played more football at the back than anyone else this season, and this is the first time anything worthwhile came from it. That disaster partnership of Al-Dakhil and O'Shea is still fresh in my mind I suppose.

Mate - he literally sees Larsen being played onside by their leftback and sticks one right where he needed it to go.

B0ll0cks to 'selection bias'. It's simply a good pass and a good performance. No more, no less.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeoX0kz588g&t=12s

Spiral · Post by **Spiral** » Sun Dec 03, 2023 12:15 am

Yeh, I know mate, I saw the pass, point is I don't see how it inflates his prestige by that much, because speaking more generally he's been fairly terrible this season.

whiffa · Post by **whiffa** » Sun Dec 03, 2023 12:18 am

Thought Dara had a really good game today, but also Beyer was fantastic - only downside to both their games was their bookings. Thought they both had great games.

NewClaret · Post by **NewClaret** » Sun Dec 03, 2023 12:19 am

Room for improvement - some of his passing was dodgy - but in general a very strong performance.

He’s growing and getting better at this level. Who expected that? It’s not as if every single player hugely improved as the season progressed last year.

ArmchairDetective · Post by **ArmchairDetective** » Sun Dec 03, 2023 12:31 am

Sheedyclaret wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 02, 2023 9:58 pm
Why would I do that he’s shite one performance doesn’t make a a season

Can players not improve?

Good game, Dara.

Sheedyclaret · Post by **Sheedyclaret** » Sun Dec 03, 2023 12:41 am

ArmchairDetective wrote: ↑
Sun Dec 03, 2023 12:31 am
Can players not improve?

Good game, Dara.

No never understood absolute bizarre signing for this league

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Sun Dec 03, 2023 12:42 am

Looks a different player next to Beyer, think Dara has been very good the last 3 or 4 games.

Taffy on the wing · Post by **Taffy on the wing** » Sun Dec 03, 2023 4:21 am

HahaYeah wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 02, 2023 6:55 pm
Someone here recently described him as 'An absolute fraud at this level and £7m down the drain.'

Getting better every game is a much better description.

A couple of stray passes today but what a great ball for Bruun Larsens goal.

He sprayed it around today.....a sign of what's to come?
He's had a tough start.

wbfc · Post by **wbfc** » Sun Dec 03, 2023 6:27 am

He is a big downgrade on Tarkowski and not as good as THB .. he is a real trier and will be OK in the championship...but what we wanted for this year he was not it ...

Claretforever · Post by **Claretforever** » Sun Dec 03, 2023 7:44 am

His main role yesterday was to make sure McBurnie didn’t win a header. He did that brilliantly, and because we were 2-0 McBurnie was clearly frustrated. He even chased McBurnie down into the corner and got a (unjust in my opinion) booking for it. McBurnie was a fool, but O’Shea’s performance created that situation. His best game in a Burnley shirt so far for me.

ClaretFelix · Post by **ClaretFelix** » Sun Dec 03, 2023 7:52 am

As many have said, he's not exactly what I was hoping for on coming up, and still feel Al Dakhill will come good after a nervy start.

I think Dara needs to realise he's a Vidic not Ferdinand type centre half - head it and kick it.
And in the predicament we find ourselves in, it's exactly what we need. Let the creative players create, just concentrate on limiting the opposition to half chances at most

RVclaret · Post by **RVclaret** » Sun Dec 03, 2023 8:01 am

ClaretFelix wrote: ↑
Sun Dec 03, 2023 7:52 am
As many have said, he's not exactly what I was hoping for on coming up, and still feel Al Dakhill will come good after a nervy start.

I think Dara needs to realise he's a Vidic not Ferdinand type centre half - head it and kick it.
And in the predicament we find ourselves in, it's exactly what we need. Let the creative players create, just concentrate on limiting the opposition to half chances at most

Interesting comments. O’Shea is consistently the most progressive passer/dribbler in the team.