Well stats dont support that. Burnley had superb defence in second half of season - conceded only 12 in 23 games (2 against us!) but we conceded only 19, same as Boro and Hull, and one more than SW. Coincided with intro of Goldson, not that he was sole cause of improvement but he has been class.
Slightly less odd when you think that there is no back up for Hemed; BZ/Wilson were meant to be - BZ worked fine for half a season, Wilson has had too many posts on other threads for me to comment further, suffice to say he wont be here next season. So, yes, we do need a striker notwithstanding...
Wonder whether Calleri and Bolanos might be back in frame. Calleri is only on loan to São Paulo, don't know what the arrangement is for Bolanos at Gremio.