2024/25 Beto

[roy vernon]

It's amazing how when a manager is deprived of his main attacker, there are different ways to react, either, if you have a replacement who has all the same strengths as the man he is replacing, then yes, continue with the same system. If however, the replacement has a totally different set of strengths, it is stupid to continue with the same system.

Calvert Lewin is at his best with his back to goal winning headers. He is, however, very poor at running in behind and finishing. Beto is not the man to hammer high hoofs at all afternoon, but, give him balls over the top and his pace and power will worry defences. He has always looked far more likely to slot than Calvert Lewin, it now seems that if you play to his strengths, he's not as bad a centre forward as our previous manager made him appear.

I don't suppose he's ever going to be top drawer, but, I think Moyes will get a decent tune out of him. It's what can happen when a manager is not one dimensional.

 

[Neiler]

 

[Caolam]

The goal he scored yesterday was very well taken. He had the confidence to wait for the keeper to commit and slotted it over him. His running in behind is excellent, he isn’t a world beater but if we continue to play in a way that suits him then we will be fine. We need a lot of changes in personnel come the summer but for the moment he will do us.

 

[Bryan+]

 

[Librarian]

It like that scene in moneyball where everyone discounts a pitcher because he throws funny and they miss the fact that he is effective.

Beto’s running style and spindley legs cover the fact that he actually links play up well, always causes problems and gets on the end of things every time he plays.

He could be Moyes new Marcus Bent.

 

[jazzy]

Gotcha.

Hindsight is a wonderfully virtue signalling trait. I maintain that Beto was dog poop under Dyche and right now he's hit a vein of form that is wonderful as a fan. I've still not seen enough to show me he's a prolific Prem CF. His touch is questionable and he's erratic. But the stats speak foe themselves currently. But overall he's a 1 in 6.7 striker at the moment.

I completely agree. I'm loving his improvement but I still don't think that he is a top striker.

Probably a very unpopular view but I'd still look to sell him in the summer . This run of scoring form is adding to his value.

 

[Toffeelover]

The way he is scoring watch out, Chelsea, Man U, Arsenal will be looking come the close season.

 

[jazzy]

The repenting needs to start people.

Nah , those comments were perfectly valid at the time.

Dyche had no idea how to utilise him. Moyes , a far better manager is getting a tune out of him but that doesn't make him a great player.

All that said he was justifiably MOM last night

 

[MACCA75]

I completely agree. I'm loving his improvement but I still don't think that he is a top striker.

Probably a very unpopular view but I'd still look to sell him in the summer . This run of scoring form is adding to his value.

Sell him and we’d just need 2 new strikers. Think that would be giving us an extra problem we don’t need in what will be a busy window anyway.

 

[DOMNOLAN]

Just seen the highlights, top finish that

 

[blueboy72]

It like that scene in moneyball where everyone discounts a pitcher because he throws funny and they miss the fact that he is effective.

Beto’s running style and spindley legs cover the fact that he actually links play up well, always causes problems and gets on the end of things every time he plays.

He could be Moyes new Marcus Bent.

I’m hoping we don’t need to sign a Marcus bent, who actually Moyes moved on when he realised we needed better to move up the league. Hopefully the rumours of TFG spending money this summer, we can attract better. Look at Chris wood, having a great season, but Newcastle moved him because they realised they needed better to kick on.
And for how well wood is doing, Isak is different level.

 

[Khalekan]

The goal he scored yesterday was very well taken. He had the confidence to wait for the keeper to commit and slotted it over him. His running in behind is excellent, he isn’t a world beater but if we continue to play in a way that suits him then we will be fine. We need a lot of changes in personnel come the summer but for the moment he will do us.

People are comparing his slotting to early Jelavic and to big Rom.

And some of his goals are indeed reminiscent of those lids.

But that goal yesterday was peak Lineker IMO.

Get in behind the last defender then dink the ball over the goalie as he goes to ground

 

[MaximusEvertonius]

See, I wouldn’t look to sell him. I’d keep him and continue his ascension while still bringing in the best strikers we can get in the summer. Sometimes, those ‘quality’ pick-ups don’t turn out to be that and you don’t want to get rid of Beto. If anything, add a second quality striker with him or at least challenge for the position. I highly rate Beto. He’s a blue.

 

[Goat]

The repenting needs to start people.

No, he was crap, now hes not.

 

[Librarian]

I’m hoping we don’t need to sign a Marcus bent, who actually Moyes moved on when he realised we needed better to move up the league. Hopefully the rumours of TFG spending money this summer, we can attract better. Look at Chris wood, having a great season, but Newcastle moved him because they realised they needed better to kick on.
And for how well wood is doing, Isak is different level.

There’s still no reason to sell him when DCL is likely leaving and performance wise, is inferior to Beto, Broja’s injuries will make a permanent move unwise and we have no idea yet on Chermitti (who could be really good, hard to say).

It would be madness to move Beto on when he is effective and a player that opposition managers and defenders will have difficulty planning for and playing against.

I would 100% keep, we’ll have to buy another forward anyway and let whoever it is fight for the jersey.