Scott Parker had spoken relentlessly in recent weeks about Burnley falling on the wrong side of the fine margins. It wouldn't be wholly unfair to say that they didn't deserve it, as Burnley were defensively more organised and stoic than they have been in recent games. The problem for Burnley though is trying to marry up an attacking threat with a tight defensive unit.
Scott Parker had spoken relentlessly in recent weeks about Burnley falling on the wrong side of the fine margins. They finally found themselves on the right end of those minor differences after earning a late point at Bournemouth.
It wouldn't be wholly unfair to say that they didn't deserve it, as Burnley were defensively more organised and stoic than they have been in recent games. They restricted Bournemouth to half chances, until Josh Laurent's unfortunate slip was fully punished by Antoine Semenyo.
The problem for Burnley though is trying to marry up an attacking threat with a tight defensive unit. Recently, they've been a threat going forward, but they offered next to nothing in that department on Saturday. But that was a sacrifice that Scott Parker was willing to accept in order to address his team's issues in their backline.
What Parker will be grappling with now is trying to find some balance to his Burnley team. They showed at Bournemouth that they can be resolute, and they've showed in other weeks that they are creative enough at the other end.
But the harsh truth of this unforgiving league is that unless Burnley are able to do both, they're going to struggle to exit the bottom three.
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