2024/25 Beto

[Rita_Poon]

Some days they squirm inside of the post, some days they go awry.

In game said - "you don't always have to try to finish first time"

Needs to go and watch Tony Cottee and Michael Owen vids. Take the keeper out of the equation. Move it wide and slot easy.

When the keeper is advanced, go round him.

 

[Connor]

Dreadful tonight

 

[superkeeper]

Should’ve had at least one goal tonight before Brentford went ahead. Still proved himself to be a very painful thorn in Brentford’s side tonight however and with each passing week, he looks more and more like a player that’s actually been coached to play to a certain role and one that works for him. That comment he made about Moyes where he Moyes would tell him how to improve was pretty damning about the ‘coaching’ beforehand.

 

[toffeeblue9]

Think all I'd say is that no matter whether a player is in good form or bad form or whether he's a fan favourite or not, we should be allowed to criticise when a player does something which isn't great.

Missing those three chances tonight has cost us 2 points and you'd expect your striker to score at least one or two of them.

I've nothing more critical to say about him than that. Add in all the context you like, but it's difficult to argue with that as a statement IMO

 

[Efcjake]

I mean I'm not sure what that means mate.

Well it's pretty simple, his goals have won us about that many points recently. Make of that what you will.

 

[hallamblue]

Dreadful tonight

That's unfair I thought he led the line really well. I know he missed 2 big chances but he didn't let him affect him and kept ploughing on right to the end.

 

[trueblue84]

Dreadful tonight

Finishing, yes. Rest of his performance was pretty good, though. All 3 of his chances were created by him. Hopefully just an off day.

 

[mahermi1]

At least he got into position to miss them ! Showed great pace i thought on three occasions, should have scored at least once, but made the keeper save them at least.

 

[blueloon]

Well he certainly adds something different from DCL, in fairness to him he worked hard tonight,,particularly in the 2nd half to create those chances , we should have scored from one though. His biggest weakness is that he seems to be solely right footed , opening his body up all the time to side foot it with his right, keepers will be taking note of that .

 

[Drico]

At least he's getting into position. Needs to slot next time, though. That's what Jean-Pierre Papin used to do: miss appallingly - but respond.

 

[Timbucktoo]

Yep 2nd game where they definitely have a little connection.

And they both keep going for the 90 minutes. Doucs looks a bit gassed by HT.

 

[blueboy72]

At least he's getting into position. Needs to slot next time, though. That's what Jean-Pierre Papin used to do: miss appallingly - but respond.

Never thought I’d see Papin and Beto in the same convo

 

[Drico]

Never thought I’d see Papin and Beto in the same convo

Well, the point is, Papin is arguably the poorest player ever to win the Ballon d'Or - which probably tells you that only exceptional players ever win the Ballon d'Or. The greater point is that even a Ballon d'Or winner was capable of a succession of appalling misses - on more than one occasion. Yet, he always responded, either later in the game or the next one. That's what we need to see from Beto. A response. It's more about character than technique.

 

[GlosBlue]

Well, the point is, Papin is arguably the poorest player ever to win the Ballon d'Or - which probably tells you that only exceptional players ever win the Ballon d'Or. The greater point is that even a Ballon d'Or winner was capable of a succession of appalling misses - on more than one occasion. Yet, he always responded, either later in the game or the next one. That's what we need to see from Beto. A response. It's more about character than technique.

Didn't Michael Owen win it?...

 

[Neiler]

Think all I'd say is that no matter whether a player is in good form or bad form or whether he's a fan favourite or not, we should be allowed to criticise when a player does something which isn't great.

Missing those three chances tonight has cost us 2 points and you'd expect your striker to score at least one or two of them.

I've nothing more critical to say about him than that. Add in all the context you like, but it's difficult to argue with that as a statement IMO

Was thinking earlier if Dom hadn’t of got injured would we still be in a relegation battle.

I wouldn’t back him to score any of the chances Beto slotted in the last four.