Ted Hughes wrote:I think tiredness played a part perhaps more than complacency or lack of effort. Also, some players aren't used to this intensity of games.
It's easy to say 'oh Burnley were fitter, or more 'up' for it', but that won't be true either. On another day, a third goes in & Burnley end up looking like they are running in treacle as we score six & romp around looking yards faster.
Shit happens. We fucked up on the day, & they did well 2nd half.
Rarely do we score 6 in these type of games (apart from a brilliant spell at the start of last season).
More often than not we get a goal or two ahead by half time and it's almost like we agree a ceasefire at half time, the opposition agree to kind of just give up any chance of winning the game and shut up shop and we drop down the intensity and stroke the ball out and see the game out, sometimes adding a third to put a bit of polish on the scoreline.
It's rare to see the opposition come out and have a real go at getting back into the game and we weren't set up for it. 9/10 times we'd see that game out 2/3-0.