2025/26 Jake O'Brien

[SJB]

Must be quite disheartening putting in a good performance at centre half then being shifted back out to right back the next game.

 

[N0L1M1TK]

On Moyes today.

Jake performed very well at Forest. Should have stayed in, at CB.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

Hes had a couple of head loss moments.

Of all the things that wind me up with this football club, its how we routinely setup players to fail.

Him playing right back so long is an absolute insult to the lad.

 

[Taifi gorm]

Absolutely no way we concede 4 or thiago gets a hat trick if Jake starts in the centre.

Look there's no way Brantwhaite is contributing much this year so sign a RB and play O'Brien in the centre.

 

[Pabbers]

Out best fit centre back.

 

[MercuryBlue88]

This insistence on forcing him out of position needs to stop. Michael Keane is not worth forcing anyone out of position for.

 

[EGWToffee]

Every time time the ball goes out to him in the oppositions half you just know it’s going to be a terrible cross or a sideways/backwards pass.

Rinse and repeat.

At centre half he’s looked as good as any of them.

 

[Eggs]

Every time time the ball goes out to him in the oppositions half you just know it’s going to be a terrible cross or a sideways/backwards pass.

Rinse and repeat.

At centre half he’s looked as good as any of them.

….maybe describes Mykolenko too, at least O’Brien has an excuse.

 

[Drago]

Another poor game at right back @PeregrineT

 

[Ring master]

His silly kick out could have been costly just after we went 3 down think it was and already been at bare bones. Another day, another stupid VAR could have sent him off

 

[PhilEFC]

Felt sorry for him today. He’s not a right back.

 

[MACCA75]

He’s not even good defensively at right back, is incapable of the simplest of passes in tight areas.

 

[BackRow PE6]

JOB has the pace and physicality to do a better job on Thiago (unit by the way) than Keane. Should have kept him in there for that reason alone

 

[Walken]

JOB has the pace and physicality to do a better job on Thiago (unit by the way) than Keane. Should have kept him in there for that reason alone

There was a few times against forest and Bournemouth when we saw the value of pace at the back in the center. Especially when you have to cover someone as crap as myko

 

[Ruairi77]

JOB has the pace and physicality to do a better job on Thiago (unit by the way) than Keane. Should have kept him in there for that reason alone

yeah, how the hell does Moyes watch that first half and think, the back line is fine, I'll put Rohl on the right wing and Beto up top???