Rob Oxley

@radio_bellers @theadelites You mean like Perri vs Man Utd? When he criticised the incident in the game leading to their goal? It wasn’t an extraordinary save from Sanchez and anyone can see his performances have been poor, those 2 can both be true independently and together.

@RobOxley9 @theadelites Completely different. He is talking about an incident in a match when a chance has not been taken. Totally different to talking about a player and performance levels.

#LUFC v Burnley - Daniel Farke's pre-match press conference • OUT: Gabriel Gudmundsson (hamstring - may be available after Spurs) • DOUBT: Noah Okafor (calf), Jaka Bijol (hip flexor) SEMI-FINAL LOSS • "Since Monday it's not a topic anymore. If you want to go on a historical cup run you can only do it if you have been fully committed. We wanted to be as successful as possible. Of course we're disappointed. We lost to a side with their best performance for 2 months. We weren't at our best. But we have made our supporters proud. We've put it to bed and we concentrate on the league now." BURNLEY • "There's no complacency. We are very respectful. There was not one time this season that they have been played off the park. They are very competitive with many tight games. I have so much respect for Scott. I have never seen a Burnley team give up. They have showed good performances. And once relegation is confirmed it gives you a lot of freedom - it happens quite often (like with Leicester v Millwall recently for example). So I expect it will be more complicated because they will play without pressure. And the last couple of seasons it was difficult to open this team up. I expect a very difficult game. So we are concentrated, focused, highly motivated and want to win as many points as possible." • "We've shown over the last months: the cup game against West Ham, Old Trafford, against Wolves and Bournemouth we were fantastic but we are very respectful and we will fight for each and every point. We know that one more win will ease the pressure and it's always much more relaxed if you don't have to travel on the last day and win some points so we want to get it done." • On the importance of ensuring survival early to start planning for next season asap: "In general it's always better the earlier you can plan: it's a fact. But especially this season 1 or 2 weeks won't matter because of the World Cup. But just for the nerves of everyone it would be good (to secure survival asap)." • On what survival would mean: "I don't like to praise us too early and too much for something we haven't achieved yet. You know how difficult it is for previous promoted sides to stay up (with the recent ones all going straight back down again) even if they have spent more than we were able to." • On the team getting nervous from looking at other results: "My players are allowed to have a look at other results. You have to deal with it mature and relaxed but it makes no difference. You can only influence what you do. We have fought and worked very hard to bring us into this position (where we have our destiny in our hands)." • On Stach fitness: "We have 2 more days. It was beneficial for Stach to have the 45 minutes on Sunday. It's important for the confidence in his body after this injury. It's not ideal during the crunch time for such influential players to be out. I think Joe and Anton were excellent on Sunday." • On DCL not scoring from open play since February "DCL is of course invited to and welcome to score. Away against Palace he missed a few chances, but with the underload in the second half you can't expect much. Against Man Utd he played a major role with goal line clearances. But there were a few times he missed a few chances. A bit like at the start of the season. And then everyone was over the moon when he went on a run of back to back goals. The solution is to work hard on being a good teammate. Don't think too much about the goals because they will come. He has scored his whole life and they will come. Also work hard in training. Scoring is like a bottle of ketchup when it comes out all of a sudden." • On Aaronson watching his chance over and over again: "It's important to watch scenes back and analyse. It was an extraordinary save from Sanchez. I thought initially he could have gone a bit closer to the girl but he picked his spot and hit it well. I was quite pleased that Brenden had this chance and sometimes you have to give credit to the goalkeeper. And then you don't have to dwell on it. Brenden has brought himself into good positions and also created chances and then hopefully he will be able to score these chances." • On teams parking the bus: "This is more or less the challenge that we have in a home game if you want to dominate. We have found a way in the Championship where we have to play 20 games where the opponents park the bus. We have had several times where a team we're playing is concentrated on defending. Sometimes you dominate every statistic like against Sunderland and they score a penalty that was basically their only chance and we missed some sitters, and its difficult to explain defeats like this. So you have to be creative, open them up, don't allow counterattacks, be there for every set piece and if you do create chances you have to be brutal and clinical in front of goal. Football doesn't always go to plan, but we're confident in our plan. But I expect Burnley to play with a little more freedom so we need to have balance. We start the game with a point and that's an important point for us and even a point could be decisive so we need a balance in being patient and control the counter attacks but also attack with a full heart and take our chances." • "It's always tricky if you don't have a left-footed left back but it's also a possibility that we have James Justin play like Phillip Lahm who was a right footed left back for Germany and who was pretty much the best left back in the world although he was right footed. He could cut inside, assist and bring in-swinger crosses and then you have partnerships with players on that side where you can adapt so that the teammate is covering out wide and he is coming inside. But we also have left footed players in our squad so I don't want to speak too much about what we will do. Of course I'd prefer if Gabi was available but we're not going to feel sorry for ourselves or complain that Gabi is not available- we have to find good solutions on how to open up (Burnley, using the players we have)." OTHER • On Bayern v PSG showing what the Premier League hasn't last night: "The Premier League is the best league in the world. Teams like Bayern and PSG are world class teams. It's quite normal that they both can win the Champions League without any doubts and also all the Premier League teams are competitive. Manchester City could win it any season, Arsenal could win it. It was enjoyable to watch. We watch very neutral and enjoy all the goals. But.. I was also interested how the national newspapers have judged it. The French papers said it was great. In Germany, the newspapers were quite critical of the defence. So as a neutral I enjoyed it, it was one of the best games I have seen over the last decade. You can enjoy the goals but the defensive behaviour could be better some times because to concede 5 goals is not good. But our Premier League is quite competitive but for balance a 1-0 can also be quite entertaining and magic nights like this don't come along that often." • On Mateo Joseph's serious ACL (knee) injury: "I'm only willing to talk about players who are here. And I will speak about the future only when everything is done. But the thoughts are with Mateo Joseph on such an injury. Of course the mother club is involved. But he needs proper rehab."

@radio_bellers @theadelites Farke has criticised others publicly and the save wasn’t extraordinary, aaronson poor for a long time and throwing his hands up to get the fans making noise when he’s been poor doesn’t deserve defending in my opinion, you don’t have to share that opinion.

@RobOxley9 @theadelites He's the manager, this is a question in public. Why would he not be supportive?

@turne84374 @theadelites added your own ‘villains’ in there Mark, Farke has criticised others, the save wasn’t extraordinary, Aaronson has been poor for a long time, no one is immune to being called out when you pay to watch, you can support the team and criticise what you see, no less loyal to your team

@RobOxley9 @theadelites What is utterly pathetic is alleged supporters every week need a villain farke dcl aaronson quite sad really, ANY player wearing the shirt gets my support but I’m old school Loyal. Be t you cheered his world class cross against scum for Okafor to score

@BerenCross Not direct though are they holding him to account? Giving him a way to swerve the question, as he’s very good at doing

@RobOxley9 Different midfielder question applies to Gruev. The structure with Bijol and Piroe answers your question about Tanaka or Longstaff.

Leeds didn't have their first shot of the second half until the 73rd minute. Already 1-0 down. The system, and/or players, was not working from early and Farke should have acted earlier. This resembled the grimmest Championship games of his tenure. #lufc nytimes.com/athletic/70850…

@BerenCross So no, not really then. That selection, set up is a catalyst for real problems, especially when the majority of teams below us are hitting form.

@RobOxley9 He was asked what went wrong; whether he considered a different midfielder before or halfway through game; what structure he wanted with Bijol and Piroe on; whether they underestimated Sunderland; how Ampadu reacted; GK time-wasting; focus on negatives or positives with players.

@icefrostyman @BerenCross Not asking the right questions. No one holding him accountable.

@RobOxley9 @BerenCross They did, Farke just went "it's not the system, it's the players not being good in the 3rd" and he wouldn't be changing the formation that worked so well with City and Villa lol

@BerenCross what I can find, @apopey’s interview + transcribe of full presser, can’t see where you ask why Gruev is starting, why he dropped 3-5-2 weeks ago, Longstaff and Tanaka are behind Piroe? in a must win where they had 7 injuries so negative? just lumped the ball to an isolated DCL?

@RobOxley9 Have you listened to the full press conference?

@BerenCross No accountability, he has changed, negatively, drop 2 up top and expected no one to notice. gruev back in, miles off it. Persists with Aaronson. No Bijol? Relys on full backs to create without enough to aim for. Longstaff and tanaka now behind Piroe in the middle - I could go on

DF: "No sense to panic. All games this level are tight. If I changed the whole setup now, we would go away from what got us so many points. Close to a point against City, two extra at Villa. If we get those and three tonight, we would be close to champagne for staying up" #lufc

@BerenCross Pathetic

DF: "Injuries don't impact transfer plans before Monday." #lufc

@JackLUFC1919 Fuck me

To add to this, farke is now on 4/47 away wins in top flight leagues (PL and Bundesliga)

Fantastic from Brighton, this. A massively important message delivered very well.

@apopey Weak, inexperienced, pathetic

On Wilson it appears Fulham pulled out at the last minute & say they wouldn’t sell despite a deal having been agreed after an improved deal sheet offer. Prior to that Wilson’s people were asked to move him on for a price which I’m told Leeds had already met. #LUFC

@LUFC Shouldn’t have been near the team 2 seasons ago never mind today

🔀 Gruev in for Ampadu 🤩 Okafor named on the bench 🙌 100th appearance for Rodon ©️ Struijk captains the side

@JamieKilmartin @BarneyLUFC21 👯

Nmecha already showing what’s needed to play up front in this league you have fight for every ball. Might actually be good to lose at this scoreline so early in the season gives the players some real lessons & Farke on tactics

@BerenCross How did that work out?

Three seasons ago, Leeds would have let this go out to four or five. Big test for Farke's Leeds is now stopping that collapse from happening. #lufc

@JamieKilmartin @marshyleeds Not like you to be optimistic

@marshyleeds 2.

Right now, with our squad as it is, how many points are we taking?

@StokeyyG2 Congratulations on second

Burnley singing unwritten with Natasha Bedingfield as they celebrate promotion to the Premier League 😂😂😂

@JamieKilmartin @ElginWhites2022 @_franklin220 Don’t worry, when we don’t get promoted we can say yeah but 3 quarters of it was good

@ElginWhites2022 @_franklin220 How did that end up last season?

The usual Farke bashing after a disappointing result. Let’s not forget, promotion is still in our hands, we have the best squad in the league and they’ve still got to play each other. Let’s get behind them, let’s make sure they know we’re with them. #lufc #mot