kiss the crest
Player Valuation: £35m
I thought we were
Blast_of_Cannock
Player Valuation: £25m
HalfTimeSayers
Player Valuation: £35m
With no match to think about, feeling a little sorry for Beto.
He is obviously terrible at many many things, but when they kept getting alternated every week, we all clamoured for Barry to get a run of 6 starts, just because he was the newest purchase and hadn’t yet proven whether or not he was ultimately crap. We just hoped he would “settle,” magically become “ready,” and be amazing. It did have to be done.
Beto’s sub appearances in the last few months have mainly been dire, but could he have done better if he’d been given a guaranteed run of starts instead of Barry to try and regain the form he hit this time last year? Neither of them are any good, but we playing United next week and not Sheffield Wednesday mainly because of his goals last year. We all said he was decent 1v1 with the keeper, and he certainly was.
We just keep starting Barry now in the hope that he turns out less crap than Beto. But neither are good enough, just in different ways. But only one of them is now getting the chance to grow into games.
This is certainly not a post claiming Beto should start. But only one striker this year has had calls for a run of games to help him find some form.
Fundamentally, when Beto is on the pitch, we stopped playing to his (limited) strengths. When Barry is on the pitch, we still don’t know what his strengths are!
He is obviously terrible at many many things, but when they kept getting alternated every week, we all clamoured for Barry to get a run of 6 starts, just because he was the newest purchase and hadn’t yet proven whether or not he was ultimately crap. We just hoped he would “settle,” magically become “ready,” and be amazing. It did have to be done.
Beto’s sub appearances in the last few months have mainly been dire, but could he have done better if he’d been given a guaranteed run of starts instead of Barry to try and regain the form he hit this time last year? Neither of them are any good, but we playing United next week and not Sheffield Wednesday mainly because of his goals last year. We all said he was decent 1v1 with the keeper, and he certainly was.
We just keep starting Barry now in the hope that he turns out less crap than Beto. But neither are good enough, just in different ways. But only one of them is now getting the chance to grow into games.
This is certainly not a post claiming Beto should start. But only one striker this year has had calls for a run of games to help him find some form.
Fundamentally, when Beto is on the pitch, we stopped playing to his (limited) strengths. When Barry is on the pitch, we still don’t know what his strengths are!
pfim
Player Valuation: £50m
No one would have been calling for Barry, if Beto had claimed the place he was handed-along with the number 9 shirt. That was his opportunity and he blew it.
I don't think Barry is getting a run of games to find some form, I think he's the one of the two, because of his age, that still has some potential left. Beto is what he is, he may find another purple patch but at 28, he isn't getting any better than he is now.
Hark the sweet strings of a Baglama calling him to Turkey in the summer
They are not the same. Night and day.
Vagner Love
Player Valuation: £1m
Way better than Barry, goal aside he’s actually kept their defenders on their toes and been a presence up front
It's like having 11 men on the field
NilSatisOptimum
Player Valuation: £70m
well deserved goal, dare I say sharpest I’ve seen him.
Multiple moments of very good hold up play. Everything he did on the goal play was fantastic.
