Burnley manager Scott Parker spoke to the media following his side's 2-0 defeat to Everton at Hill Dickinson Stadium
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Burnley's manager Scott Parker shouts instructions to his players during the 2-0 defeat at Everton (Image: Paul ELLIS / AFP via Getty Images)
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Scott Parker felt his Burnley side did not bring “anything to the game” in their 2-0 defeat to Everton at Hill Dickinson Stadium and blasted their defending for James Tarkowski’s opening goal. After going seven matches without a home victory, the Blues returned to winning ways against the relegation-threatened Clarets, but Parker believes his team let themselves down.
He said: “I think I feel anger and confusion when trying to analyse the performance. We were way short and never really in the game. In every aspect of our game, we were just way short really. With the ball, duels, we never got going.
“There are many things going through my head at this present time. Coming out of the weekend and the emotional fatigue, I probably need to reflect a little bit tonight.
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“Like always, the gameplan was similar to when we went to Crystal Palace and Chelsea and got a result, but that didn’t materialise for one reason or another.”
The 45-year-old added: “We’ve been in this situation for large parts this year. What we’ve lacked is a consistency. That’s been it at times. The team go and pick up a couple of results and then, all of a sudden, when you’re thinking you’re going to bounce back, we’ve let ourselves down.
“That inconsistency is happening within games where you look at the team and think ‘brilliant’ and then the next 20-30 minutes, it’s something totally different really.
“Of course, at this level and the level these players want to achieve to be at, consistency is key but at times, we have just fallen short in our performances.”
Home captain Tarkowski opened the scoring on 32 minutes with his first goal in over a year and despite conceding just 16 goals in 46 matches last season when being pipped to the title in the Championship by Leeds United with both clubs posting a 100-point haul, Burnley have conceded more goals (58) than any other side in the Premier League this term.
Everton’s first came from a back=post header following a cross-field free-kick delivered by James Garner from the right wing and Parker said: “It was really disappointing. It was poor defending and at that moment, as poor as we were in the first half, you want to try and get to half-time, so to concede a set-play goal was hugely disappointing.”
The Lambeth-born gaffer also came in for criticism from his own club’s travelling fans with Burnley supporters chanting: “You don’t know what you’re doing.”
Responding to the remarks, Parker said: “I understand their frustrations with that for sure. At times, I’ve not understood their frustrations.
“It’s been like that for the majority of the time that I’ve been here. I’ve felt it last year and I feel this year, I understand tonight, absolutely, totally.
“We’ve come here tonight and not brought anything to the game really. I totally get their frustration.
“Regarding the Hannibal substitution, there are reasons for why he needed to come off.”