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Clarets boss reflects on goalless clash at Fratton Park

2025-02-01T18:19:26.538Z

'NOT AT OUR BEST TODAY' ADMITS PARKER FOLLOWING POMPEY DRAW

Clarets boss reflects on goalless clash at Fratton Park

2025-02-01T18:19:26.538Z

Clarets boss reflects on goalless clash at Fratton Park

Head Coach Scott Parker admitted his side 'weren't at their best' on Saturday afternoon, as Burnley played out a 0-0 draw with Portsmouth at Fratton Park.

Both teams had chances to win it and a strong appeal for a penalty was turned down in the second-half, after Andre Dozzell handled Lucas Pires' strike inside the area just infront of the goal.

Speaking post-match, the Clarets boss said: “It’s a difficult place to come. I think you’ve seen that with their results over the last few weeks, Middlesbrough come here and lose 2-1, they beat Stoke 3-1, Coventry 4-1.

“You probably could see it the way they play. They're a different animal at home. You're under pressure constantly in terms of a real intent in the way they play and we had to stand up to that.

“I think that's the one positive really, because this game could have looked a lot different if we didn't have that resilience of ours. On the flip side, I think it's fair to say we weren’t at our best today. We just lacked a little something.”

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Parker continued: “I think we knew what would come. It was a way they play that causes you a problem, so it was difficult and to try and get control in the game proved pretty difficult for us and at that point it comes down to duels, first contacts and we just lacked a little something today.

"We didn't come out, we're normally crisp but we're not very good at that phase in the game. We couldn't really gain any sort of control and that was down to them to be honest with you, that wasn’t just solely down to us. They put us under a lot of pressure that we couldn't really get our foot on.

“So yes, it's a good point in the end and we'll move on. We've got a big game now on Tuesday and we'll look forward to that”

On the penalty appeal, Parker explained: "At the time I thought it was a clear penalty, obviously I'm 50 yards away, but at the time the dynamics of the positioning looked like it was a clear penalty and I was looking at it back.

"So yes, the referee's not seen it or the fourth official or the linesman today, which is disappointing, but it's one of those things."