2024/25 Beto



DanB90 said:
His movement in the box was fantastic. Honestly thought we’d unearthed the next RVN.
Then something happened and he looked exactly like someone we’d signed from the SPL for buttons.
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He did an interview in the last couple of years where he talked a bit about this...basically said the first 6 months were too easy....then he started not taking training ect that seriously...then he started picking up niggly injuries and never recovered


That first months were something tho
 
Brad.st said:
He did an interview in the last couple of years where he talked a bit about this...basically said the first 6 months were too easy....then he started not taking training ect that seriously...then he started picking up niggly injuries and never recovered


That first months were something tho
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Slammed his knee into the post in the first game if I recall correctly. He might have had a bruise in his knee or something that he was carrying. The training comments don't surprise me. Somebody doesn't fall off that hard for no reason.
 
That's Jelavic interview:

“I was very sad to leave but… you have to follow your ambition,” says Jelavic.

The striker would find a different intensity in England, where he discovered he had to do more than ever to win matches.

“You have to fight more and run more,”

“With Rangers, you knew you could beat a side 3-0, so didn’t need to do extra jobs.”

The passion of David Moyes, also helped convince him to switch to Merseyside.

“Honestly, I like this man so much,” says Jelavic.



“You could see his passion for not only football but for Everton. He really loved being in charge of this club. His training was intense, to be honest. But this is his style. And we were flying, playing good, running like crazy.”

It seemed like a match made in heaven when Jelavic put on the Everton shirt. He just couldn't stop scoring and he didn't even have to do as much as he thought to find the net.

He bagged the winner against Tottenham on his home debut, recorded 11 goals from 13 starts and not only that, but out of 15 goals scored between March and October 2012, Jelavic netted them with just a single touch of the ball.

Speaking to evertonfc.com, he said: “The first eight months with Everton was the best period of my career.

“After that goal against Tottenham, everything seemed so easy. It was amazing, whenever I shot, it was in.

“I was so relaxed and confident. I was like, ‘I don’t care who I play against, they have to care about me’.”

But any player, whether they find themselves in a hot streak or a rough patch, eventually learns that form can only last so long.

Jelavic managed an impressive four goals in six league games at the beginning of the 12/13 season but after that, they dried up.

now 35-year-old admits regret at not doing enough.

“Listen, probably I was thinking, ‘I had a good season, I can repeat this’.

“But in my head, I was maybe too relaxed and thought, ‘I can chill a bit after the season’.

“You have to do everything necessary, every single day, to keep that high level of football for many years. I didn’t do this.

“I thought, ‘I can go a little bit easier and still play well’. You need to slow down just one step and you’re gone – and this is what I did.

“I thought, ‘I can play a high level of football with a little bit less training’. If you do that in the Premier League, you disappear, like I did.



“Sometimes, if I didn’t feel well, I skipped training. Before, I would still have trained.

“They are small things but very important. I regret it, I would do it differently today.
“I still think I did a good job at Everton. But, for sure, I could have done much more.”

The club and management at the time did all they could to try and help the forward regain his form. Manager David Moyes even called him in for a meeting and asked: ' ‘What can I do to get the old Jelavic back?’

Unfortunately, the man himself didn't have the answers both of them desperately needed.

Jelavic explains: “I was like, ‘Gaffer, I really don’t know, I am trying to find a solution’.

“He asked me if I’d like to go on the bench for a couple of games. I was playing bad.

“I lost confidence and he felt that – he was trying to help me. But I wanted to play.

“Maybe if I went on the bench for a couple of games, I would have been hungrier. I don’t know?



“The only fact is, I didn’t play well, especially in the second half of the season.
"He eventually put me on the bench and he was 100-per-cent right. Thoughts come to your head, ‘What is going on? Where did it go wrong?’,”

“I’d never been in that situation, so it was a surprise for me.

“But I made it difficult for myself, nobody else did. The Club and my teammates were trying to help me.

“The supporters were cheering my name and I was grateful for that.”

 
hippopotamus said:
That's Jelavic interview:

“I was very sad to leave but… you have to follow your ambition,” says Jelavic.

The striker would find a different intensity in England, where he discovered he had to do more than ever to win matches.

“You have to fight more and run more,”

“With Rangers, you knew you could beat a side 3-0, so didn’t need to do extra jobs.”

The passion of David Moyes, also helped convince him to switch to Merseyside.

“Honestly, I like this man so much,” says Jelavic.



“You could see his passion for not only football but for Everton. He really loved being in charge of this club. His training was intense, to be honest. But this is his style. And we were flying, playing good, running like crazy.”

It seemed like a match made in heaven when Jelavic put on the Everton shirt. He just couldn't stop scoring and he didn't even have to do as much as he thought to find the net.

He bagged the winner against Tottenham on his home debut, recorded 11 goals from 13 starts and not only that, but out of 15 goals scored between March and October 2012, Jelavic netted them with just a single touch of the ball.

Speaking to evertonfc.com, he said: “The first eight months with Everton was the best period of my career.

“After that goal against Tottenham, everything seemed so easy. It was amazing, whenever I shot, it was in.

“I was so relaxed and confident. I was like, ‘I don’t care who I play against, they have to care about me’.”

But any player, whether they find themselves in a hot streak or a rough patch, eventually learns that form can only last so long.

Jelavic managed an impressive four goals in six league games at the beginning of the 12/13 season but after that, they dried up.

now 35-year-old admits regret at not doing enough.

“Listen, probably I was thinking, ‘I had a good season, I can repeat this’.

“But in my head, I was maybe too relaxed and thought, ‘I can chill a bit after the season’.

“You have to do everything necessary, every single day, to keep that high level of football for many years. I didn’t do this.

“I thought, ‘I can go a little bit easier and still play well’. You need to slow down just one step and you’re gone – and this is what I did.

“I thought, ‘I can play a high level of football with a little bit less training’. If you do that in the Premier League, you disappear, like I did.



“Sometimes, if I didn’t feel well, I skipped training. Before, I would still have trained.

“They are small things but very important. I regret it, I would do it differently today.
“I still think I did a good job at Everton. But, for sure, I could have done much more.”

The club and management at the time did all they could to try and help the forward regain his form. Manager David Moyes even called him in for a meeting and asked: ' ‘What can I do to get the old Jelavic back?’

Unfortunately, the man himself didn't have the answers both of them desperately needed.

Jelavic explains: “I was like, ‘Gaffer, I really don’t know, I am trying to find a solution’.

“He asked me if I’d like to go on the bench for a couple of games. I was playing bad.

“I lost confidence and he felt that – he was trying to help me. But I wanted to play.

“Maybe if I went on the bench for a couple of games, I would have been hungrier. I don’t know?



“The only fact is, I didn’t play well, especially in the second half of the season.
"He eventually put me on the bench and he was 100-per-cent right. Thoughts come to your head, ‘What is going on? Where did it go wrong?’,”

“I’d never been in that situation, so it was a surprise for me.

“But I made it difficult for myself, nobody else did. The Club and my teammates were trying to help me.

“The supporters were cheering my name and I was grateful for that.”
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Hope Beto gets to read this.
TBF Beto does come across as being a hard worker and very grounded , I just pray that this early success doesn't lead to complacency and he continues to fight for the right to wear that No.9 shirt.
 

Gilbert.. said:
Tbh i thought he did a bit of both yesterday. His back to goal play was as good as ive seen from him. He was just a handful for palace on all levels. Could it be as simple as he just needed a run of games. Lets not forget Moyes started him on the bench when he came back and an injury to CL is probably the only reason we are posting away in this thread.
Its a bit of luck in terms of that but these things happen. He's got his chance through an injury and he's grabbed it and i think because he's hungry it could be a winner. We'll probably know more in a dozen games exactly where we are.
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Not say Beto is an amazing player, but he can finish and we're making chances for him. I agree that the hold up play is improving. DCL was always going to start the first few matches and had started to score again.
 

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