MOTD pundit Alan Shearer examines how Aston Villa used Burnley’s ‘high risk football’ Burnley were made to pay for their “high risk football” in their defeat to Aston Villa, according to prominent pundit Alan Shearer.
Shearer, analysing the game on Match of the Day 2, felt Villa looked to exploit the gaps in behind Burnley’s backline.
“Because Burnley play high-risk football, they commit so many men forward, you can get at them on the turnover of possession, and that’s exactly what Aston Villa did,” he explained to broadcaster Alex Scott.
“They punished them, particularly on their right side.” It wasn’t always down the right, though, as Lucas Digne did exceptionally well.
“Aside from the 20 minutes after halftime when Burnley gave it their all, I thought Villa were superb and deserved the points.”
“Burnley got the goal back, got some energy going, and got the crowd behind them for about 20 minutes, but that was it.”
“I’ve always felt that because of the way they play and commit men forward, they’ll always come up short.”
Burnley’s defeat on Sunday means that none of the three newly promoted sides have picked up a point in their seven games this season.
“This is the Premier League, no one said it was going to be easy,” said Micah Richards, another analyst.
