Ben Brereton Diaz

[Sarnia Cherie]

My heart sank when BBD came on. He has all the finesse of a carthorse and his new haircut is every bit as naff as he is. One of our worst signings.

[Roo1976]

1 hour ago, Sarnia Cherie said:

My heart sank when BBD came on. He has all the finesse of a carthorse and his new haircut is every bit as naff as he is. One of our worst signings.

Same fucking awful player ,falls over ever single time he touches the ball it seems ,and then because of the poor touch has to commit a foul trying to retrieve it. S>A>A must be thinking what do i have to do . BTW where are our summer signings?................they seemed good enough to spend money on but they dont seem to fit into the setup ,very odd.

[Zorba]

Waste of shirt. Would rather we were blooding in young Amo up there. BBD offers nothing.

[S-Clarke]

He's technically horrific, shown up massively at a high level. He had a perfect opportunity in the 2nd half to layoff to Fraser on the left, but his touch went straight up in the air and that was that.

The guy has no right being a PL player. 

Edited 30 November, 2024 by S-Clarke

[Obstacle1]

Total donkey, which is bizarre to sign him in a possession based team. I feel he might be best played centrally (if he has to feature at all) as his only asset seems to be a bit of physicality. Then again tall Paul is physically stronger with ten times the technical ability

[kitch]

He really was dreadful when he came on. Don't like to single players out really, especially if they're new or don't get many chances, but christ he was poor. Would SAA really have offered nothing better?

[S-Clarke]

Just now, kitch said:

He really was dreadful when he came on. Don't like to single players out really, especially if they're new or don't get many chances, but christ he was poor. Would SAA really have offered nothing better?

He doesn't seem to get much look in does he.

Almost more mind boggling by the day is the Cornet situation, what a waste of a spot that was.

[Toussaint]

24 minutes ago, kitch said:

He really was dreadful when he came on. Don't like to single players out really, especially if they're new or don't get many chances, but christ he was poor. Would SAA really have offered nothing better?

I’d like to see him get some consistent game time, in his preferred position before I write him off. It’s been tough for him, played as a winger, dropped, probably lost form, fitness and confidence. He was probably trying too hard to seize his rare opportunity last night. 

[spyinthesky]

1 hour ago, Toussaint said:

I’d like to see him get some consistent game time, in his preferred position before I write him off. It’s been tough for him, played as a winger, dropped, probably lost form, fitness and confidence. He was probably trying too hard to seize his rare opportunity last night. 

Looking back on his career he has been pretty poor at times then seems to hit a high spot when he scores goals and becomes rated highly.
Hopefully he is able to able to peak at some stage during his time here.

[kitch]

2 hours ago, Toussaint said:

I’d like to see him get some consistent game time, in his preferred position before I write him off. It’s been tough for him, played as a winger, dropped, probably lost form, fitness and confidence. He was probably trying too hard to seize his rare opportunity last night. 

Hopefully you're right. Certainly not writing him off yet, but he doesn't look like a winger.

[SteveGc]

Needs to lift his game and justify us spending that amount on him, is it a lazy attitude I don’t know, but had hopes he would provide something. come on BBD prove us wrong  

Edited 30 November, 2024 by SteveGc

[SteveGc]

Have we seen such poor recruitment since Dixon and speedie haha, and unfortunately I know yes we have 😩

[Turkish]

25 minutes ago, SteveGc said:

Needs to lift his game and justify us spending that amount on him, is it a lazy attitude I don’t know, but had hopes he would provide something. come on BBD prove us wrong  

He cost us £7m and has done more for us already than a lot of players who cost similar or more. I know a lot of people have written him off already but I think there’s a a player in there and will be important for us next season. 

[SteveGc]

1 hour ago, Turkish said:

He cost us £7m and has done more for us already than a lot of players who cost similar or more. I know a lot of people have written him off already but I think there’s a a player in there and will be important for us next season. 

Yeah I forget it was 7 million, I suppose I just hoped that he would bring more to the table than he has done and same I think there could be al player in  there maybe it is down to being on the wing rather than central. I haven’t written him off yet but he need to bring it and now.

Edited 1 December, 2024 by SteveGc

[Chewy]

9 hours ago, Turkish said:

He cost us £7m and has done more for us already than a lot of players who cost similar or more. I know a lot of people have written him off already but I think there’s a a player in there and will be important for us next season. 

He didn’t cost much and hasn’t had much opportunity in his best position but … and I only say this knowing you live miles away so can’t easily attend games … if you saw him in the flesh I think you might be less sympathetic. Bit like Mara - maybe it’s his natural demeanor but he looks epically lazy and disinterested. Not just slightly, but massively. 
I remember a particular moment v Man U, he needed to bust a gut to get in the box and he broke into a slow jog. I can’t be doing with that.

At his price it’s nowhere near the worst business we’ve done and he might be right in the championship but his attitude needs to improve significantly. ArmA is also championship standard but at least he continues to work his socks off.

[Turkish]

5 minutes ago, Chewy said:

He didn’t cost much and hasn’t had much opportunity in his best position but … and I only say this knowing you live miles away so can’t easily attend games … if you saw him in the flesh I think you might be less sympathetic. Bit like Mara - maybe it’s his natural demeanor but he looks epically lazy and disinterested. Not just slightly, but massively. 
I remember a particular moment v Man U, he needed to bust a gut to get in the box and he broke into a slow jog. I can’t be doing with that.

At his price it’s nowhere near the worst business we’ve done and he might be right in the championship but his attitude needs to improve significantly. ArmA is also championship standard but at least he continues to work his socks off.

You’re right I’ve not seen him play in the flesh and that does give a different perspective than watching on TV. I’ve seen enough of him over the years though to know he isn’t as bad as he’s showing for us. 

[spyinthesky]

On 01/12/2024 at 08:17, Turkish said:

You’re right I’ve not seen him play in the flesh and that does give a different perspective than watching on TV. I’ve seen enough of him over the years though to know he isn’t as bad as he’s showing for us. 

I feel sorry for BBD.
He came on last night and wandered around like he had won a supporters competition to play on the St Marys pitch for the last 5 minutes of a game.
My Blackburn supporting mate tells me he was generally piss poor at Ewood Park but had a bit of a purple patch as he did for a short while at Sheff Utd before going off to Spain only to be binned over there.
In view of the fact that he has not benefitted from a Premier League win bonus now in 24 games, I wonder if us supporters should have a whip round for him as Christmas is coming

[Dman]

On 30/11/2024 at 22:32, Turkish said:

He cost us £7m and has done more for us already than a lot of players who cost similar or more. I know a lot of people have written him off already but I think there’s a a player in there and will be important for us next season. 

I think you’re right. He scored goals for a poor Sheffield utd side last year, he started bright imo, I just don’t think he’s suited to RM’s style. 

[S-Clarke]

On 05/12/2024 at 10:59, Dman said:

I think you’re right. He scored goals for a poor Sheffield utd side last year, he started bright imo, I just don’t think he’s suited to RM’s style. 

I think there is a part to that, he's a player who would be suited to a Dyche-Burnley style team. The way we play, which is wrong anyway, does not suite a player of his profile. It makes him look like an utter cart horse as he cannot get involved in any of those quick passing triangles, and when he tries it's embarrassing.

We also never move the ball quick enough into the final third, he's not quick or mobile enough to make the space himself, so it's painful to watch. He needs to be in a team who get it forward quicker and create space for him to operate in, he cannot be relied on to create the space himself in this system. Very similar to Adam Armstrong in that sense.

The completely wrong player at the completely wrong team.

Edited 6 December, 2024 by S-Clarke

[Turkish]

1 minute ago, S-Clarke said:

I think there is a part to that, he's a player who would be suited to a Dyche-Burnley style team. The way we play, which is wrong anyway, does not suite a player of his profile. It makes him look like an utter cart horse as he cannot get involved in any of those quick passing triangles, and when he tries it's embarrassing.

We also never move the ball quick enough into the final third, he's not quick or mobile enough to make the space himself, so it's painful to watch. He needs to be in a team who get it forward quicker and create space for him to operate in, he cannot be relied on to create the space himself in this system. Very similar to Adam Armstrong in that sense.

The completely wrong player at the completely wrong team.

This is about it as i see it, decent enough, not premier league probably but not at all suited for the system. You could say the same about half the squad to be fair.

[S-Clarke]

4 minutes ago, Turkish said:

This is about it as i see it, decent enough, not premier league probably but not at all suited for the system. You could say the same about half the squad to be fair.

You could certainly make a more competitive team out of this lot, it's still bereft of real quality in certain areas, but I don't believe that we are worse than Luton were and they made a much bigger fist of it than we have.

[coalman]

13 minutes ago, Turkish said:

This is about it as i see it, decent enough, not premier league probably but not at all suited for the system. You could say the same about half the squad to be fair.

Is anyone truly suited to our system? Other than Capn Jack who we build around and Smallbone who walks at the right pace between 5 yard passes.

[Lord Duckhunter]

Alan Biggs, who is close to Sheffield Utd, saying he can see him going back there in Jan….They need someone who can play down the left, and down the middle. Perhaps he should tell Lego the second bit. 

[Gloucester Saint]

6 hours ago, S-Clarke said:

I think there is a part to that, he's a player who would be suited to a Dyche-Burnley style team. The way we play, which is wrong anyway, does not suite a player of his profile. It makes him look like an utter cart horse as he cannot get involved in any of those quick passing triangles, and when he tries it's embarrassing.

We also never move the ball quick enough into the final third, he's not quick or mobile enough to make the space himself, so it's painful to watch. He needs to be in a team who get it forward quicker and create space for him to operate in, he cannot be relied on to create the space himself in this system. Very similar to Adam Armstrong in that sense.

The completely wrong player at the completely wrong team.

Feel a bit sorry for BBD, bought on stats by Rasmus but clearly Martin hasn’t done any homework watching him to say ‘He ain’t gonna fit my style of play Rasmus’. 

[Lord Duckhunter]

2 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Feel a bit sorry for BBD, bought on stats by Rasmus but clearly Martin hasn’t done any homework watching him to say ‘He ain’t gonna fit my style of play Rasmus’. 

If that’s the case why did Lego start him first game of the season? 
 

You don’t start a player you didn’t really want in that game. 

[coalman]

16 minutes ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

If that’s the case why did Lego start him first game of the season? 
 

You don’t start a player you didn’t really want in that game. 

The claw chooses who will play and who won't go

[Holmes_and_Watson]

6 hours ago, coalman said:

Is anyone truly suited to our system? Other than Capn Jack who we build around and Smallbone who walks at the right pace between 5 yard passes.

Baz.

[Chewy]

6 hours ago, coalman said:

Is anyone truly suited to our system? Other than Capn Jack who we build around and Smallbone who walks at the right pace between 5 yard passes.

Ross Stewart is perfectly suited - “do you mind if I sit this one out, boss”

[Gloucester Saint]

1 hour ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

If that’s the case why did Lego start him first game of the season? 
 

You don’t start a player you didn’t really want in that game. 

In which he hadn’t realised until he actually started playing him which 100% shows Russell hasn’t done any research on the player. And certainly wouldn’t played him in that weird V-shaped formation v Forest second game. 

[Football Special]

Sounds like his move to Sheff Utd is very much on, shame as I think he could have been ok for us in right circumstances, never really recovered from the head injury he sustained first game of the season