The ACN Match Review 24/25 – Burnley (h) | OneFootball

How did we play?

20 minutes of Wonderfootball then a nice lie down for everyone. This is becoming a theme of this NCFC iteration and it’s a little too Dean Smithian for my liking. We start a game looking like we can beat anyone but oppositions are now saying, “It’s alright lads, they’ll run out of puff in a bit” and we duly oblige.

The Kenny McLean Black Hole, a chasmic Christmas attraction currently on display at Carrow Road has free entry to all visitors who are shown enthusiastically through the door to take a tour in, around and beyond our generous defence. The worry of this is that, despite the undeniable ability Kenny has, if we’re so poor when missing a relatively middle-of-the-road midfielder then what hope is there really for us? We’ve more midfielders than most clubs and we can’t put enough of them in to stop gifting goals. Marcondes and Slimane ran around to little effect, leaving Nunez too much to do and tiring him too quickly. Burnley were functional but functional beats us at the moment.

What was the best bit of the game?

We done a header from a corner and it hit the back of the net. It was pretty good too, not one of those free headers that’s too easy, Cordoba showing that if you actually try to beat your man you might score. Kudos too to Burnley’s first goal, hit from so far out it even took the scorer by surprise.

What was the worst bit of the game?

Marcondes’ wildly hit shot from six yards that managed to evade the goal in every possible way, when the slightest hint of composure would’ve seen him score to level at 2-2 and probably escape with a draw.

What was the atmosphere like?

Remarkably good considering the shit show that unfolded in front of us. Fans 1-0 Players.

Hero of the match

No heroes, only villains.

Summary in Five Words

Entertaining football yet ultimately crap.