McBurnie played wrong.

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I’d love him to come good

But football is ruthless, and he should have been moved on a long time ago

Posted on another thread, but he’s played 28 games to Jack Robinsons 23 games - and our £20m “forward” is trailing our £1m “C3PO” defender 2-0 in the goal scoring charts

Sometimes somethings are indefensible, and the above stat is one of those

Wish him well but in our team he’s never going to be a goal getter

Berge struggled but has had some immense games, Brewster struggled but come good

McB was a supposed to be a proven at this level, not unknown youngster or 1st time in English football

Sadly we need to part ways for both benefits
 
Didn't move or show for the ball at all in the first half. He was piss easy to mark. The reading centre halves were rubbing their hands together.
He has to put himself about a bit more. It's ok some fans blaming the midfield , but he's not trying to get in behind or make himself available to them. Show him the tape of the first half to watch João for the first goal.
Another one who should go in the summer.
 
McBurnie is the biggest waste of transfer fee and wages that we've signed as a striker, period. He has no good qualities. I'm including Iffy Onuora and Danny Cadamateri above him. In fact they probably have superior goals to games ratios for the Blades than that muppet.

It's all well and good saying he needs to go in the summer. Who's going to buy a striker who hasn't scored for two seasons? We'd be lucky to send him out on loan in the Championship.

But you are right in that we play McBurnie wrong, by playing him at all.
 
I’m really no fan or advocate of him at all. I think that, pound for pound, he’s our worst signing ever. That said, he wasn’t at fault today. The line up and negativity of the midfield was all wrong.
 
Just been listening to a discussion in the Beer Engine amongst half a dozen Blades.

One sticking up for Oli but the general theme was 'do you think he's shit?'

Says it all for me.

Never heard a pub discussion about a decent United striker with the general question 'is he shit?'
 
The whole team was awful bar possibly Berge, N'diaye and maybe Egan. Jebbo looked a bit like Bambi on ice but at least he got in to some good positions. But McBurnie was a special type of awful today. Never got in good positions, never ran the channels, never won an aerial duel. Am amazed he got clapped off. If we can't sell him and are stuck with him I would be seriously thinking about repositioning him to be a centre back.
 
The big thing is.... He's not even missing chances.

Doesn't even look like he's trying or cares.

Win a throw? Get on your toes, rush into position, rather than walking around like you're Conor McGregor and you've just out foxed the defender into winning a throw in. Really don't get it. Struts around like he thinks he's too good for this league.

I'm afraid there's nothing I like about him. He's pretty handy at defending corners.

Other than that... Help me out? What is he good at?

Someone like Chris Porter was a very limited player but he gave us everything, no ego, sure he was aware he wasn't elite, but tried every single minute he was on the pitch.

Can't see us playing Jebbo on Monday, he looks miles off too. MGW and Ndiaye for me up top
 
Captain Obvious said:
What was the standing ovation from the kop all about?! I thought he was dreadful (again) yet he got clapped off like some kind of hero! Bizarre.
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It was probably 50/50 people supporting him despite his limitations and twats applauding that he got the hook
 



blademan31 said:
I'll always applaud a shite player who tries. But I couldn't applaud McB today. His body language is infuriating.
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I disagree with this entirely- I don't think his body language is bad at all, I do think he tries extremely hard but sadly is just an extremely shit footballer..

Very very slow can never run past a player, cannot press properly because he runs slower than a pregnant duck
Can't properly put his foot through the ball - a forward that cannot shoot - what?
Cannot time a head on goal to save his life- often the ball hits his ear or shoulder
Never ever get across the front man- way too static
Can't leap off the ground

So to repeat not a lack of trying poor Ollie is just not very good at all.

His first half performance was appalling- the kop clapping him odd in the extreme- he deserved NOTHING.
 
He's not got a goal scoring instinct. He's often behind the defender not in front of them. First half, low cross from the left, McBurnie lunges in, a second too late and after the ball had fizzed past. No way Billy misses that. But then Billy has got the instinct and McBurnie hasn't.

I've watched him for nearly 3 seasons now, and I just don't rate him. I cannot find a strength. No intelligence, instinct or guile. He's a flat footed pub footballer, who can't score goals.
 
Sharp
MGW
Berge
Osborn
Ndiaye
Bogle
Brewster
Mousset
Egan
Robinson
McGoldrick
Norwood
Fleck

Have all scored more goals than our £20 million super star striker this season. Let that sink in, but we are playing him wrong 😂
 
I do kind of applaud McBurnie for carrying on with an injury, however he did neither himself or the team any favours by doing so. Jebbison wasn’t much better but at least he got into a position to miss an easy chance.
 
The thing is he’s not the same player who played for Swansea, its not our midfield, its not our style, it’s him.

I just don’t think he’s particularly interested in being a footballer, other than it affords him his lifestyle of choice, he’s not fit and he’s got zero enthusiasm for the game. I don't think I’ve ever seen anyone who looks so disinterested on a football pitch Including Sunday mornings.

We’d be better off playing Jack Lester
 
I'm fed up of him now. He's like a six foot china doll.

Why he keeps falling down instead of fighting properly is beyond me. He needs some lessons from Darius Henderson, who spent the whole match fighting, and giving away needles fouls. The two worst strikers I can remember us spending any money on.

I really wanted us to get mcburnie when we did n all. And he wasn't bad at first...better than the dude we sent to wba. I'd swap him for Robinson now though.
 
Hillsboro Blade said:
He just pisses me off with his off the field attitude. For someone who hasn’t scored in two years, giving it the big one on social media is taking the fucking piss somewhat. A bit of humility? No. Pissed up, drink driving, fighting in the street. Not condoning the burglar at his house but £500k worth of watches? He can spend his money how he wants but don’t rub our fucking noses in it when a lot of fans are struggling to make ends meet. It’s not worked out with him, let’s cut our losses and get shut. He ain’t going to get any better.
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You will still get some prick pal going he works hard he does this he does that he ain't scored not getting better time to say goodbye. I couldn't agree more
 
Revolution said:
Again, Sharp isn’t generating his own chances. He’s standing in the right places and moving in the right way. Even Brewster was starting to do this before his unfortunate injury.

Look at the best move of the first half. Cross comes in from Stevens. McBurnie hits the ground. Gets up. Hides behind the defender as the ball comes back in from Baldock. A poor ball, yes, but if you stand there you won’t reach a good one.

Whenever we have a decent corner, he’s never anywhere near the ball.

You really need to stop flogging this dead horse.
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McBurnie is an expert in being where the ball isn't.

Wilder did him no favours thinking he could turn him into Premier League Jon Parkin. That was poor recruitment and judgment on those involved.

That said, it now been so long since he scored that the excuses run out. It's not as if he's been playing centre half and it's not as if this season when he's played we've been hoofing it. It's also not as if he hasn't had chances, because he had a plate full vs Hull.

You have to accept that whatever he did have, he doesn't have it anymore.
 
coolasanidiot said:
I disagree with this entirely- I don't think his body language is bad at all, I do think he tries extremely hard but sadly is just an extremely shit footballer..

Very very slow can never run past a player, cannot press properly because he runs slower than a pregnant duck
Can't properly put his foot through the ball - a forward that cannot shoot - what?
Cannot time a head on goal to save his life- often the ball hits his ear or shoulder
Never ever get across the front man- way too static
Can't leap off the ground

So to repeat not a lack of trying poor Ollie is just not very good at all.

His first half performance was appalling- the kop clapping him odd in the extreme- he deserved NOTHING.
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You've nailed that entirely. It isn't even harsh, no one can argue with any of those points.

I personally find his body language to be very different to most players. He sort of trots about off the ball, never looks ready for the next phase of play and channels all his anger towards the ref instead of getting fired up and using that energy in a positive way like Billy.

Agree that this could be because he's just really poor. But I think there's a lot more he can do that isn't about ability that would put himself in a better light
 
He’s not a striker but wears number 9,
Scoring fuck all in the red and white,
Had our trousers pulled down by Swansea,
And he goes by the name of McBurnie.
 



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