2025/26 Beto

[mightymoyes]

Moyes needs to come up with a solution that involves Beto not being in the team but at this point he appears out of ideas

 

[blueboy72]

Beto isn't the worst of it - the fact that we bought Barry to replace/alternate alongside him is the problem. Neither of them, right now, are anywhere near PL quality. Barry might eventually be, though personally I can't see it, but Beto sadly never will be.

However, Beto was a known quantity - the minimum requirement in the transfer window was a player who was superior to him. Instead we bought Barry.

Barry has hardly had any minutes, he got 11 goals and 4 assists in La liga, that’s a very strong league we’re not taking about the Bulgarian league or something on that level. Beto is done at Everton he will be gone in January if we can get a buyer, may as well give Barry 15 games

 

[Lanolin]

He’s got zero strengths. The narrative he has, is mind boggling

There's been a really weird development where asking strikers to do absolutely anything other than shoot first time from 6 yards is classed as being used a target man by a portion of the fanbase.

 

[Jebus_lives]

Moyes needs to come up with a solution that involves Beto not being in the team but at this point he appears out of ideas

Dibling KDH Grealish

Ndiaye

 

[malfosse]

He’s got zero strengths. The narrative he has, is mind boggling

He's a decent finisher given the opportunity.

 

[blueboy72]

 

[MACCA75]

Even the pure garbo West Ham forward was levels ahead of either of our strikers. Why are we so bad at buying them?

 

[Swartzy]

I just want us to stand up and pick one and say this is your 5 game to show us why your the right choice..

We already know Betto, so go on and give Barry the reigns..

Chopping and changing each game isn't good for anyone's confidence.

 

[Mick OMalley]

I bet there was chicken legs all over the floor, everywhere except in the box they were supposed to go in

 

[pfim]

He offered nothing last night which is understandable when we don't play to his strengths. If you want to play with a target man then buy a target man because Beto is not a target man.

He has one strength, relatively, and that's it. And it's to the detriment of the team (the three behind him don't want to be kicking balls aimlessly into space).

The one time he was played in, Max freaking Kilman bullied him and he did a Cruyff turn out for a goal kick.

 

[Swartzy]

He offered nothing last night which is understandable when we don't play to his strengths. If you want to play with a target man then buy a target man because Beto is not a target man.

Could you please be so kind and elaborate his strengths..

His best strength is that he gives belief to junior school kids dreaming of playing pro..

 

[malfosse]

He has one strength, relatively, and that's it. And it's to the detriment of the team (the three behind him don't want to be kicking balls aimlessly into space).

The one time he was played in, Max freaking Kilman bullied him and he did a Cruyff turn out for a goal kick.

I totally agree, unfortunately we have Beto as one of our two strikers who has one strength. To use him to hold the ball up, which he can't is ridiculous.

 

[blueboy72]

I totally agree, unfortunately we have Beto as one of our two strikers who has one strength. To use him to hold the ball up, which he can't is ridiculous.

Every striker has to hold the ball up or are least some ability to do it. If you can’t then you’re not a striker

 

[pfim]

I totally agree, unfortunately we have Beto as one of our two strikers who has one strength. To use him to hold the ball up, which he can't is ridiculous.

I think it's easier to just say if he's not scoring goals, he's useless. We can't have such a one-dimensional player in the squad, other options will need to be developed until other options can be acquired.

 

[malfosse]

Could you please be so kind and elaborate his strengths..

His best strength is that he gives belief to junior school kids dreaming of playing pro..

For clarity I don't rate Beto but he's all we have. To play him in a role that doesn't suit him is ridiculous.