Brewster

[Gannon's perm]

Worse than McBurnie and Ramsdale?

I think he is as well. Mcburnie at least touches the ball in the opposition box. Ramsdale makes the odd save. Brewster has made one decent pass, that's it. He doesn't look like touching the ball, nevermind scoring .

 

[BanderSerge]

Young England international, been here 2 minutes, coming into a side shorn of confidence, yet he’s shit? Unreal.

 

[VictoryBlade]

Sometimes the player has to step up to the plate and actually impose themselves rather that what appears to be sulking!

 

[DeanLearner'sCat]

I'm sure it wasn't his idea to play on the wing most of the night. And even so, he played two through balls that were about the only bit of quality any of our attackers showed all evening.

He's a finisher, playing in a team that doesn't create chances. If he'd been in our promotion team, he'd have got 15-20 goals.

 

[Bladeinleeds]

I'm sure it wasn't his idea to play on the wing most of the night. And even so, he played two through balls that were about the only bit of quality any of our attackers showed all evening.

He's a finisher, playing in a team that doesn't create chances. If he'd been in our promotion team, he'd have got 15-20 goals.

There just didn’t seem to be any plan for how to play Brewster.

If it was accepted he was just a finisher, why didn’t we attempt to surround him with anyone capable of creating chances for him? I feel for the guy - the midfield can’t keep hold of the ball for longer than 2 seconds, how’s he supposed to work with that.

 

[Deadbat]

Young England international, been here 2 minutes, coming into a side shorn of confidence, yet he’s shit? Unreal.

The evidence so far has been overwhelming that he is not good enough.

He may come good but I've see Nothing so far from him. He seems another like Berge that seems to have the heart of a pea.

This he is a young lad give him a break is wearing thin. He is supposed to be a young England international with lots of attributes and potential.

I have seen nothing from the lad so far. Hes not even putting that much effort in.

All this service thing is grating me to. He has to work harder, get in front of his man, impose himself, run the channels. If he is waiting for chances on a plate a la Gary Lineker in a poor side then he will be waiting a long time.

It's scary to thibk we have spent nearly 100 million on him, McBurnie, Ramsdale, Lowe, Burke and Berge in the last 18 months. I am not sure any United fan and maybe even Wilder would sign those players if he had his time again. Certainly not for the fees we paid. Most either don't fit in or look out of their depth. Not one has improved the starting team in my opinion.

 

[BanderSerge]

The evidence so far? All 2 minutes? The fees we paid? The said players, 4/5th choice, are chicken feed compared to every other premier league team. We unfortunately, because of our lifelong Achilles heel (the boardroom) are the paupers of the league. CWAK are being battered by some because they were far to successful for our club. I’ll go as far as to say, we as a club don’t even deserve them. Any other club finishing 9th in their 1st season in the premier league would have splashed enough cash on the quality it’s management team wanted, to ensure the club built on its success and never got relegated ever again, apart from us. Like CWAK would have wanted to spend what little cash we had, on potential, instead of proven premier league quality? Laughable some of the stuff I see on here. No perspective or common sense whatsoever.

 

[Stegosaurus]

Hi, Stegosaurus here,

He's garbage. Lazy, unmotivated, clearly didnt want to move here. Doesnt want to be here. Sees himself as bigger than Blades.

I'd put him in the reserves to be honest.

 

[dc_blade]

A glance at Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s career stats. I suspect many in this thread would have wanted to get rid when he was scoring 1 in 10, 1 in 8, even 1 in 6 across his first few seasons at Everton. Sometimes it’s worth making an investment of time and effort in a young player. It’s almost always worth waiting to judge them if they’ve been dropped into a team that already lacked confidence and attacking intent. Give the kid a chance.

 

[bornablade]

I'm pretty sure we gave Ched Evans pelters in his first season at the Lane.

It's the Blades Way with many of our 'supporters'.

 

[mikeheath]

He may come good - he may not. The problems are:

1) he's the wrong player for our current team

2) with our limited funds, it was the wrong time to spend so much on a "development" player

No doubt Chris took a gamble that he'd develop quicker than his current rate of progression but also didn't anticipate our capitulation.

 

[Tezza1889]

He may come good - he may not. The problems are:

1) he's the wrong player for our current team

2) with our limited funds, it was the wrong time to spend so much on a "development" player

No doubt Chris took a gamble that he'd develop quicker than his current rate of progression but also didn't anticipate our capitulation.

For brewster to be effective our style of play needs to change, for Sheffield United to get past March and have any chance of taking it to the last fortnight regarding avoiding relegation, the manager needs to accept that the style of play is not working, will not work, and has to be changed, If that doesn't happen, it doesn't matter who plays up front, we are down and out by the end of Feb should our manager dig his heels in..

I want the "nothing to lose" Chris Wilder now, not when it's too late...

 

[essyoueffsee]

Absolute madness, people judging a 20 year old on his 1st season in the prem in a struggling side that hardly create any chances.

From what I've seen he puts himself about and at least puts the effort in unlike some others.

 

[Kozzy_is_my_Dad]

Put the ball into the areas Swansea did and he'll score goals. Don't, and he'll get slagged off on an internet forum. He's a poacher.

 

[Stegosaurus]

A glance at Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s career stats. I suspect many in this thread would have wanted to get rid when he was scoring 1 in 10, 1 in 8, even 1 in 6 across his first few seasons at Everton. Sometimes it’s worth making an investment of time and effort in a young player. It’s almost always worth waiting to judge them if they’ve been dropped into a team that already lacked confidence and attacking intent. Give the kid a chance.

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Hi, Stegosaurus here


Did DCL ever look flatout disinterested, lazy and bored though?

Brewster has clearly got mards on at been here and doesnt want to play for the club. You could tell as soon as he signed he didnt want to be here.

 

[Guesty]

I'm pretty sure we gave Ched Evans pelters in his first season at the Lane.

It's the Blades Way with many of our 'supporters'.

Ched Evans was completely out of his depth in the Championship, a better centre forward might have kept us up.

 

[Greasy Chap Butty]

For me, he goes invisible for too long.
Ok, he might not be getting the service he needs to do his thing. In which case, he needs coaching to be where he is needed, make his own chances etc etc.
At the moment when he is on the pitch we are down to 10 men. So, either our play needs to include how he plays, or he needs to adapt to how we are playing at that moment. If either of those can't be done, there's no point having him on the pitch.

 

[Nicolaus_Copernicus]

A glance at Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s career stats. I suspect many in this thread would have wanted to get rid when he was scoring 1 in 10, 1 in 8, even 1 in 6 across his first few seasons at Everton. Sometimes it’s worth making an investment of time and effort in a young player. It’s almost always worth waiting to judge them if they’ve been dropped into a team that already lacked confidence and attacking intent. Give the kid a chance.

I know the point that you are trying to make, but it's apples & oranges with DCL and Brewster. DCL was signed as one for the future/low risk gamble for £750k as a 19 yr old, with a view to being worked on by Unsworth & his coaches. Everton at the time were an established PL side with Lukaku, Kone & Valencia upfront. He did well in the u23's and was promoted, and has subsequently grown into a very good player, who is know worth £50m to £60m.

We were short of goals last season, the scorers of those goals were unlikely to replicate their feats for a number of reasons and we had £20m to £30m to spend on player/s to fill the goal scoring hole.

We chose to stick all our chips on an unproven 20 yr old to hit the ground running and score goals to keep us in the division. The idea that he was bought as 'one for the future', is revisionism by a number of our fan base. It was an extremely high risk strategy, and in hindsight should've been better handled with a season long loan with an option to purchase. When that wasn't available, we should've walked away. We've replicated Tammy A's PL season with swansea and paid top, top money for it, whilst they didn't. Brewster is now worth about £8m to £10m.

 

[FTPE]

I've been moaning about Brewster for a few weeks now but I don't see lack of motivation or effort as the problem.
If anything he's trying too hard and in the wrong areas.

 

[dc_blade]

Hi, Stegosaurus here


Did DCL ever look flatout disinterested, lazy and bored though?

Brewster has clearly got mards on at been here and doesnt want to play for the club. You could tell as soon as he signed he didnt want to be here.

Hiya Steg.

I try to avoid armchair psychologizing players like that. I just don’t know if we have enough information to say what he’s feeling. Is he lazy and disinterested or in a bit of shock at being dropped into a struggling team with a lot of expectation on his shoulders? Is he frustrated that the style of play doesn’t suit his game?

All I’m saying is give the lad a run in an attacking team that plays to his strengths and we might see a different attitude as well as a different skillset.

 

[Wards]

Couple of midfielders that are comfortable on the ball and that can get us further up the pitch will be the making of him. Whoever plays up top for us is so isolated. I genuinely feel sorry for him.

 

[dc_blade]

I know the point that you are trying to make, but it's apples & oranges with DCL and Brewster. DCL was signed as one for the future/low risk gamble for £750k as a 19 yr old, with a view to being worked on by Unsworth & his coaches. Everton at the time were an established PL side with Lukaku, Kone & Valencia upfront. He did well in the u23's and was promoted, and has subsequently grown into a very good player, who is know worth £50m to £60m.

We were short of goals last season, the scorers of those goals were unlikely to replicate their feats for a number of reasons and we had £20m to £30m to spend on player/s to fill the goal scoring hole.

We chose to stick all our chips on an unproven 20 yr old to hit the ground running and score goals to keep us in the division. The idea that he was bought as 'one for the future', is revisionism by a number of our fan base. It was an extremely high risk strategy, and in hindsight should've been better handled with a season long loan with an option to purchase. When that wasn't available, we should've walked away. We've replicated Tammy A's PL season with swansea and paid top, top money for it, whilst they didn't. Brewster is now worth about £8m to £10m.

Yeah, I see your point. We did need someone to hit the ground running and we paid big money (relatively speaking) on that basis.

That was a mistake on the club’s end, though, not Brewster’s. If we’re criticizing the transfer that’s where the blame lies—and with the defensive tactics and miserable style of play to which he’s being asked to adapt.

I think my point still stands: he’s played less than 500 minutes in a struggling team. I think it’s far too soon to be making some of the judgments on offer in this thread.

 

[Northernsoulblade]

Brewster has shown nothing to get excited about so far absolutely no pace and that’s what you really need to succeed in the prem hope I’m wrong

 

[mikeheath]

It was an extremely high risk strategy, and in hindsight should've been better handled with a season long loan with an option to purchase. When that wasn't available, we should've walked away. We've replicated Tammy A's PL season with swansea and paid top, top money for it, whilst they didn't. Brewster is now worth about £8m to £10m.

It was the wrong deal AND, as the Prince said, Wilder keeps pursuing players "one at a time until he gets his man". Thus, I think he spent too long focussed on Brewster and, as a consequence, had less time to devote to other needed requirements.
Still we are where we are and I hope Chris has learnt from this.
We're also currently likely to have to take a big loss if we wish to release some cash.

 

[Bladeinleeds]

It was the wrong deal AND, as the Prince said, Wilder keeps pursuing players "one at a time until he gets his man". Thus, I think he spent too long focussed on Brewster and, as a consequence, had less time to devote to other needed requirements.
Still we are where we are and I hope Chris has learnt from this.
We're also currently likely to have to take a big loss if we wish to release some cash.

We pissed about with Brewster for far to long. Was 4/5 games into the season when we got him in.

We also failed to use a valuable PL loan or a valuable foreign loan to supliment the squad.

players like Barkley, lingaard, Gallagher were presumably all available then. There must have been a decent midfielder we could have attracted.

Same with a competent left sided centre half. Even if we rectify these positions in jan (prob no point is doing so) it’s too late to make any impact On the season.

 

[Mercedes]

Breaking your transfer record for a striker who then gets given little game time in a team that can't score is always going to raise eyebrows.

It doesn't matter why he isn't getting picked if he's fit to play, questions will be fairly asked.

If he's not doing enough in training to justify starting then the question is why did we spend so much to get him.

Whether it's PL money or not the owner has backed the manager as much as ever before.

Why would Liverpool get rid of there future they play there young players Jones,Williams for instance Liverpool would play him in cup games bring him on when they had virtually won the game what are our recruitment playing at didn't someone say why would Liverpool let him go 20 million to them is peanuts today what didn't they like as for they have first refusal on him in a buy back maybe they will just so thanks but no thanks
Our recruitment team really!

 

[Varkanoid]

Why would Liverpool get rid of there future they play there young players Jones,Williams for instance Liverpool would play him in cup games bring him on when they had virtually won the game what are our recruitment playing at didn't someone say why would Liverpool let him go 20 million to them is peanuts today what didn't they like as for they have first refusal on him in a buy back maybe they will just so thanks but no thanks
Our recruitment team really!

If thats true though why he is in the England U21 squad ? Same applies for Ramsdale too. At one point they must have been good enough to be selected so one would hope they can improve and get back to that sort of form.

I accept there is a counter arguement too for what I said above down to peoples opinions but the England staff must have faith in them.

 

[Yogi]

Why would Liverpool get rid of there future they play there young players Jones,Williams for instance Liverpool would play him in cup games bring him on when they had virtually won the game what are our recruitment playing at didn't someone say why would Liverpool let him go 20 million to them is peanuts today what didn't they like as for they have first refusal on him in a buy back maybe they will just so thanks but no thanks
Our recruitment team really!

They do play there young players but very few truly nail down a spot for the long term there’s only really Trent that’s done that recently and before him Stirling. Maybe Jones and Williams will maybe they won’t it’s not set in stone either way yet. In terms of Brewster he had a bad injury which held him back and stalled his development and he wanted to leave for first team football. He isn’t good enough to play meaningful minutes for Liverpool right now but they did see an outcome where he becomes good enough to do that hence the buy back clause. Whether he will become that player or not well we’ll know in the next few years but we are tied to him and we’ll go as him and some of the other younger players go.

 

[Mercedes]

They do play there young players but very few truly nail down a spot for the long term there’s only really Trent that’s done that recently and before him Stirling. Maybe Jones and Williams will maybe they won’t it’s not set in stone either way yet. In terms of Brewster he had a bad injury which held him back and stalled his development and he wanted to leave for first team football. He isn’t good enough to play meaningful minutes for Liverpool right now but they did see an outcome where he becomes good enough to do that hence the buy back clause. Whether he will become that player or not well we’ll know in the next few years but we are tied to him and we’ll go as him and some of the other younger players go.

My god he's not good enough for us (Liverpool) so sell him to Sheffield United for 20 million plus yes 20 million plus if they can improve him we'll have him back this is a team in the same division you say Jones and Williams maybe they Will maybe they won't at the moment it's obviously Will who would you have Jones or Brewster it's a no brainer Ollie Watkins now Aston Villa just turned 25,Ivon Toney Brentford 24 Even Mitrovic Fulham 26 all obviously better our recruitment is an absolute joke if Aston Villa can get Watkins after the season they had nearly getting relegated why couldn't we because our recruitment is a shambles

 

[Booker4]

We pissed about with Brewster for far to long. Was 4/5 games into the season when we got him in.

We also failed to use a valuable PL loan or a valuable foreign loan to supliment the squad.

players like Barkley, lingaard, Gallagher were presumably all available then. There must have been a decent midfielder we could have attracted.

Same with a competent left sided centre half. Even if we rectify these positions in jan (prob no point is doing so) it’s too late to make any impact On the season.

Gallagher the only realistic option I would guess from that list based on our wage structure. How many times have I had to say this!!!! I've also said that I don't think Wilder could ever possibly have known that Norwood and Fleck would be in such bad form for so long, but I do think we needed another midfielder in the summer and now we're suffering bug style from that lack of competition, but maybe, again, Wilder couldn't bring in who he wanted; we only know of the failed pursuit of Swift.

Nothing personal against you, but I think we look at the likes of Aston Villa and even Fulham and say why can't Wilder bring in Robinson, or Loftus Cheek! Because they offer much higher wages! And if you don't believe me then check the wage figures for the PL.

Now we're totally in the poo it looks like the board are willing to make an exception with Lingaard, according to reports.