[wba_1996]

I said how poor Burnley are yesterday, they will be aiming to beat Derby's 11 points rather than stay up. Wasnt happy with the team selection and not starting Mulumbu, Blanco or Varela annoyed me. We looked very good though and passed the ball as well as I can remember. Brunt was made to look like Bale, Mozza/Dozza/Gardner were sublime in the midfield and the back 4 were solid throughout. Sess wasnt at his very best but still looked a class above when he got the ball in tight spaces. Berahino looks like he could be our talisman this season in the lone striker role and Ideye is going to have to do something special to get back in the starting XI.

Amazing week but I'm not getting carried away, Burnley were beyond poor and I'm worried that what I called the "stale trio" of Brunt, Morrison and Dorrans, who are now undroppable after this week, will not have the pace or variation to open up the likes of United and Liverpool.