2025/26 Jake O'Brien

[Neiler]

We played with a back 6 at times, thought everyone was very disciplined, real system performance.

 

[Eggs]

He’s effective away from home but really we’re waiting too long to see him paired with Branthwaite.

….it’ll happen but I think we underestimate how much of an influence Tarkowski is. I thought he also did very well today but Gueye and Tarkowski will transition out.

 

[maccavennie]

Painful watching him tonight. Just so uncomfortable out there on the right and looks like such a poor footballer stuck there.

 

[steven]

Painful watching him tonight. Just so uncomfortable out there on the right and looks like such a poor footballer stuck there.

I can see why Moyes perseveres with him at RB away from home, but in games like that he should be nowhere near the right back position.

 

[mikel_88]

Just keep him at cb rest of the season

 

[Walken]

Nice to get a reminder he is a very promising CB

 

[LiamMadrid]

Very good performance apart from conceded goals

 

[Milkman]

Mad how we've got 4 very very good centre backs now

 

[EFC_FRANCIS]

Another game of having an extremely solid defence with him centre half. Back to right back the second anyone's fit again

 

[pfim]

Was good, should stay there the rest of the season.

 

[davek]

He's a very good CB and could go on to be an excellent one.

Stays calm most of the time, pace, competitive. Just needs to add an adventurousness to his game brining the ball out - but then we dont know what the manager is telling him under those circumstances.

 

[Blue Roo]

This lads going to be dynamite

 

[OzarkBlue]

Needs to play the rest at CB. Don't care if Garner, Patto, Coleman, or Hibbo have to pay RB, JOB need to be full time at CB.

 

[Osamabindiesel]

When he went for a header a Chelsea player pulled the chair on him so O'Brien bodyslammed him to the ground on the way down. Jake is 6'5 so what are they going to do about it

 

[maccavennie]

He absolutely destroyed both Neto and Garnacho tonight. They simply couldn't cope with his physicality