It was another amazing month as we were beginning to look like title contenders. We made it through the cup competitions and finished the month on the top of the table. The only bad thing was that my 'boogie' team kept plaguing me.
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Burnley 2-1 Cardiff
We started the year with a win but some rather unconvincing performances.
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Burnley 4-0 Arsenal
'A tale of two stories'
We were excellent.., but they were actually very poor
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Chelsea 6-2 Burnley
Okay. i don't know where to start but I experienced the worst 15 minutes of my career in this game. I have no idea how but mistakes were flying left, right, center.., I just don't know how. I've lost all 6 games against them.
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Burnley 2-1 Manchester City
I was looking for a response after the rape at Stamford Bridge and I got exactly that with a 1st minute goal.
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Burnley 3-0 QPR
It was a good all-round game for us as we continued our good form.
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Burnley 4-1 West Ham
After last season's defeat in the final, I really wanted to win it this year with none of the big teams remaining in the competition. We dominated the game from start to finish.
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Burnley 5-2 Tottenham
It could have been a wider margin but I can't complain given that they were the favorites before the game.
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West Ham 2-4 Burnley
They were really poor; I can't say any more. But we really did well in the game to secure a place in the final
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Burnley 3-1 West Ham
It wasn't really an excellent performance as some of my players were jaded after an intense fixture list; but we managed to win and climb to the top of the table.
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So, I won the manager of the month award for the 2nd month in a row with Savitskiy also winning the player of the month after some eye-catching performances. I had to offer him a new contract as some bigger teams were sniffing about which he accepted because he wanted to continue playing for me (H).
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Words can't expresshow happy I am with my team's performances so far this season. I only want to qualify for the Champions' League but if we can win the league, then that would be amazing. I'm happy with my team's fitness as I have not recorded any major injury since I took charge.
February 2016 Fixtures
Liverpool (H) BPL
Tottenham (A) BPL
Swansea (A) BPL
Wolves (H) FA cup 5th round
Villarreal (A) EURO cup 1st knockout round 1st leg
Hull (H) BPL
Villarreal (H) EURO cup 1st knockout round 2nd leg
QPR (N) Capital One cup final
I think with my current form, I can win all the games I have this month; but you never know. I believe I can win Liverpool, Swansea, and Hull comfortably but Tottenham might be a tricky fixture. I have already achieved the target set for me by the board in the EURO cup but I believe I have more to offer and I also think I should win the Capital One cup comfortably.