Give McBurnie another chance

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FallowfieldBlade said:
The haters will always slag mcburnie off as they probably have 0.001% of the footballing ability that lad has

He just needs to keep fit imo

A fit mcburnie for a full 46 games and Mitrovics record will be in
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FallowfieldBlade said:
The haters will always slag mcburnie off as they probably have 0.001% of the footballing ability that lad has

He just needs to keep fit imo

A fit mcburnie for a full 46 games and Mitrovics record will be in trouble

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FACTS??? 🤔 🤔 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂
 
Yogi said:
If it’s Malted Milk he’ll have a cult following but be regarded as odd by the majority
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Now on the face of it this is true.
However, I have recently been introduced to the Morrisons Chocolate Malted Milk. Was sceptical at first (never keen on naked MM and doubtful being half coated in Morrisons own brand chocolate would improve it much) but I have to say they're bloody lovely and a full packet barely lasts for more than one session. Worth a go.
 
Clearly need a big physical presence who also scores goals, good in the air and can dribble. Hard working who cares about the club and wants the best for himself and the club. Comeback szn
 
We have wasted our money on McB but we will get over it.
He has wasted his opportunity here by being a total failure in every sense.
We need to stop worrying about him.
He's had a free ride at our expense but he's got 12 months before his career goes entirely down the tubes.
It's up to him.
I couldn't give a fuck what he does , but my money is on the stupid indolent fucker sliding out of our back door towards an ignominious decline.
 
Keen Blade said:
We have wasted our money on McB but we will get over it.
He has wasted his opportunity here by being a total failure in every sense.
We need to stop worrying about him.
He's had a free ride at our expense but he's got 12 months before his career goes entirely down the tubes.
It's up to him.
I couldn't give a fuck what he does , but my money is on the stupid indolent fucker sliding out of our back door towards an ignominious decline.
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We can but hope. Maybe his breakthrough season ( cough cough)
 
Maybe with wingers putting crosses in he might be more prolific and get a couple this season !
When you watch his Swansea goals from that season an awful lot we’re headers but it’s unbelievable how many weren’t “clean” strikes or headers and were scruffy goals . TBH I suppose they all count and hopefully he gets a few scruffy ones this season . At the end of the day while he’s a blade I will support him !
As ever UTB !
 
Keen Blade said:
We have wasted our money on McB but we will get over it.
He has wasted his opportunity here by being a total failure in every sense.
We need to stop worrying about him.
He's had a free ride at our expense but he's got 12 months before his career goes entirely down the tubes.
It's up to him.
I couldn't give a fuck what he does , but my money is on the stupid indolent fucker sliding out of our back door towards an ignominious decline.
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I care what he does. If he gets fit and applies himself then he will be useful to us. We are paying his wages so we should all be concerned as to what he does.
If he doesn’t then we rely on others who are already here.
 



Keen Blade said:
We have wasted our money on McB but we will get over it.
He has wasted his opportunity here by being a total failure in every sense.
We need to stop worrying about him.
He's had a free ride at our expense but he's got 12 months before his career goes entirely down the tubes.
It's up to him.
I couldn't give a fuck what he does , but my money is on the stupid indolent fucker sliding out of our back door towards an ignominious decline.
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Have to agree mate I don't want to but how many more chances can we give him? He is the biggest let down at the club I can remember bearing in mind how much we payed for him. When you consider we payed half a mill for Billy I have come to the conclusion it is not always about how much you pay for a player it is down to your scouting staff .
 
Colombia Blade said:
I know some/many may disagree, but I genuinely believe McBurnie is a (proven) 20+ goal a season player given the minutes and when playing to his strengths (not as a lump it forward target man, for example)
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What do you see as his strengths? I really don't understand this nonsense that we've played him as a target man. Last season, for the time he made himself available for selection, he attempted to play as a no.10., unsuccessfully IMO.
 
Folk love peddling this nonsense about how United have used McBurnie as a target man and that is the reason he's failed. It's nonsense.

We've not been a long ball team for a very long time, pretty much since Wilder came in. There was a period in our relegation season where we went a little bit back to front, but that was mostly knocking it into channels to try and get further up the field. It was very rarely looking for McBurnie in the air. It was mostly kick and chase for Mousset, Burke & Sharp.

McBurnie spends the majority of his game miles away from goal, trying to be a link up player.
He sometimes looks quite good at it, but then he never gets into the box to be on the end of things. And frankly, his contributions away from goal are unnecessary and provide zero net benefit when we then have nobody providing a goal threat.

This notion that we aim for McBurnie's head just isn't true.

He can't kick a ball cleanly, he isn't strong enough to hold it up effectively and he doesn't score goals.
I feel sympathetic that he's had fitness issues, but when you see some of the things that he gets up to in his private life and also the effort he seems to put into his warmups etc. then you wonder how much he's contributing to his problems.
I remember there were early red flags when he said he hates gym sessions and I think Sharp jokingly described him as one of our worst trainers.

He's admitted himself to "being wank" since he's been here. He'll leave on a free and someone will take him on, but his careers only heading one way, which is pretty sad.
 
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SufcBilly said:
Clearly need a big physical presence who also scores goals, good in the air and can dribble. Hard working who cares about the club and wants the best for himself and the club. Comeback szn
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We should have got Smith from Rotherham indeal in that role quite a big unit, and scores goals
 
CaptainMorgans said:
Folk love peddling this nonsense about how United have used McBurnie as a target man and that is the reason he's failed. It's nonsense.

We've not been a long ball team for a very long time, pretty much since Wilder came in. There was a period in our relegation season where we went a little bit back to front, but that was mostly knocking it into channels to try and get further up the field. It was very rarely looking for McBurnie in the air. It was mostly kick and chase for Mousset, Burke & Sharp.

McBurnie spends the majority of his game miles away from goal, trying to be a link up player.
He sometimes looks quite good at it, but then he never gets into the box to be on the end of things. And frankly, his contributions away from goal are unnecessary and provide zero net benefit when we then have nobody providing a goal threat.

This notion that we aim for McBurnie's head just isn't true.

He can't kick a ball cleanly, he isn't strong enough to hold it up effectively and he doesn't score goals.
I feel sympathetic that he's had fitness issues, but when you see some of the things that he gets up to in his private life and also the effort he seems to put into his warmups etc. then you wonder how much he's contributing to his problems.
I remember there were early red flags when he said he hates gym sessions and I think Sharp jokingly described him as one of our worst trainers.

He's admitted himself to "being wank" since he's been here. He'll leave on a free and someone will take him on, but his careers only heading one way, which is pretty sad.
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I’m so fucking bored of him. Bored of his inability to put a run of games together, bored of his inability to score, bored to fuck with people going on about him day in day out.
The best thing to do is put him in the car, drive out to countryside, let him run round a field and drive off. Tell the other players he’s gone to live on a farm.
 
Cheesebored said:
What do you see as his strengths? I really don't understand this nonsense that we've played him as a target man. Last season, for the time he made himself available for selection, he attempted to play as a no.10., unsuccessfully IMO.
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Fair point about playing him as a target man. When I say playing to his strengths I'm more talking about formations. If you look at the goals he scored for Swansea (24 in that season), and the formation Swansea played, he clearly thrives as the central striker in a front 3 (with two wider forwards/wingers either side him). He was in the right positions in the middle of the box either on his head or shots with his foot. We never really played with a proper front 3 until fairly recently with pushing Berge up the pitch.

Those two seasons in the Prem we played with a flat midfield 3 which meant there was quite a gap between the midfield and forward line, and I don't think that suits many strikers, let alone the ones we had on the books. We were successful in the first season thanks to JOC which allowed Fleck and Lundstram to push into that gap but let's face it, it still didn't produce a lot of goals - we only scored more goals than 4 other teams. I don't blame McBurnie for the lack of goals (and I think he was the top scorer?), we were just set up to defend. The second season no one really covered themselves in glory and last season McBurnie was injured and by all accounts had a bad reaction to covid.

There's only one spot for the central striker which at the moment looks like it will be Brewster, and last year it was Sharp (who will probably be second in line if Brewster's form dips or he gets injured) and I'm not saying McBurnie should get in ahead of them - but I'd have absolutely no problem if he does get a run in that position cos I think his time at Swansea proves he'll do well there.
 
I don’t write players off these days - ever since Paul Coutts became one of my favourite ever UTD players.

He was lazy, inept, crocked, disinterested, a bad off the pitch influence (reportedly) etc etc. couldn’t stand him. Then suddenly he was a leader, hard working, silky smooth in possession, always showing for the ball etc etc.

I can’t see why McBurnie can’t turn it around. Bit of injury luck, maybe a scrappy goal or two for confidence, formation tweak, good man management… far stranger things have happened (like Couttsy’s rebirth).
 
McBurnie will never ever be this mythical wonder striker that people talk about and he will never ever return to be the so called wonder goal scorer from his time at Swansea!
He has showed limited ability from his time at Bramall Lane, albeit hampered by what seems like a constant stream of a injuries.
The main fact is his record cannot be denied:
Since 2019, 87 appearances, 7 goals!
That, for a £20m striker is abysmal!



Connor Sammon: 27 appearances, 5 goals
 
El Volví said:
McBurnie will never ever be this mythical wonder striker that people talk about and he will never ever return to be the so called wonder goal scorer from his time at Swansea!
He has showed limited ability from his time at Bramall Lane, albeit hampered by what seems like a constant stream of a injuries.
The main fact is his record cannot be denied:
Since 2019, 87 appearances, 7 goals!
That, for a £20m striker is abysmal!



Connor Sammon: 27 appearances, 5 goals
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Have we played the game with Mcbernie!
Wilder brought him in and proceeded to play him in a roll he is not comfortable in.
He is not a target man which seemed to develop as the season went on
Playing for Barnsley &Swansea in a more withdrawn position, he hasn't the physicality for a target man ( yes big enough ! Just hasn't the power) playing him in a roll similar to one he has succense in maybe might get more out of him.
We have been playing a system which might suit him better.
N

o doubt we have to get more out of him we have previously
 



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