Writing McBurnie off after starting in 5 games

[sitwell]

Better supply and more games will see McBurnie win over the wannabee haters who desperately need a scapegoat. He won more headers in our box than any other player on the pitch ,some tremendous defensive headers which people seem to be blind to ,so obviously has the ability. When he gets a partner to work with and Norwood etc get more used to each others games watch him go. But right now ,hows about getting behind him instead of this 'flop'' waste of money' shit that is being peddled about by the usual idiots who will move on to someone else next.

 

[Blade56]

Mcburnie better come good !!! I can't see HRH putting up with many £20,000,000 mistakes can you …..

And Ollie Watkins will be the next. Time to get real and use foreign players as well.

 

[Kozzy_is_my_Dad]

We’re not playing to his strengths at all. The ball keeps getting pumped up to him and we’re expecting him to win every header.

If you look at the majority of his goals for Swansea they were from crosses into the 6 yard box. Playing with a flat 3 in midfield we’re missing the link between midfield and attack. The strikers are completely isolated and he’s becoming frustrated.

Freeman or Mcgoldrick should be starting in the no. 10 position and we’ll create a lot more chances.

I said exactly the same yesterday or the day before, mate. We're not playing to their strengths and then wondering why they look lost and ineffective. Needs MOAR Tuftyball.

 

[sitwell]

And Ollie Watkins will be the next. Time to get real and use foreign players as well.

Because the british players have done shit haven't they. All those foreigners did wonders for Fulham ,get real it doesn't matter where they come from.

 

[Cerberus Blade]

No one's writing him off, literally every Blade is hoping that he'll come good.

All anyone is saying is that he's not shown much and hasn't looked the part so far, which he hasn't, same for Robinson.

Just facts really.

Nail on head!

 

[ekke287]

I think it's more a case of chances not being created as often, as opposed to the new strikers being shit.

This is amplified by the fact that our few "nailed on" chances haven't been taken.

I think we only have Fleck running at the opposition with intent now without Duffy and it becomes a bit predictable for the opposition. I really want to see Freeman start alongside Fleck and Norwood, and for us to just go at a team with belief.

If McBurnie, Moose or Robinson get a few chances and still can't perform, then we can re-evaluate their shitness as required.

 

[nopigfansintown]

Our strikers have had a lot of good quality service in from the flanks this season; it's wilful blindness to suggest otherwise, so from that point of view the shape of the team is fine. That said, I don't think Wilder wants to change the shape of the midfield because he's worried about the relative lack of mobility possessed by Norwood and Lundstram. At times he's played the flat three with Freeman in there and we have conceded more of the ball and more chances in those games. We really should've pushed the boat out on a top, athletic, technically proficient central midfielder.
Mcburnie's a strange one. He was mooted as our answer to Alan Shearer, but he looks most comfortable when he drops into the midfield or runs the channels. When he's up against a centre back in a physical comfrontation he routinely gets outmuscled he struggles to hold the ball up. He also seems to lack stamina, and paces himself through games managing an obviously limited gas tank.

 

[Shoreham4Ever]

Better supply and more games will see McBurnie win over the wannabee haters who desperately need a scapegoat. He won more headers in our box than any other player on the pitch ,some tremendous defensive headers which people seem to be blind to ,so obviously has the ability. When he gets a partner to work with and Norwood etc get more used to each others games watch him go. But right now ,hows about getting behind him instead of this 'flop'' waste of money' shit that is being peddled about by the usual idiots who will move on to someone else next.

What an idiot.

 

[sitwell]

What an idiot.

I think you may have issues.

 

[Akinbiyi]

Nail on head!

No it's not nail head, it's bollocks. There are people who want him to fail to suit their agendas, and there is a reason he 'hasn't looked the part' and that's because we've changed the way we play to be more conservative.

 

[wizadry]

Sure, at the end of the day, it's about the whole team. But can one/you just slag off a price tag of £20 for a player as irrelevant? That's a lot of money, even for a side having been promoted to the Premiership. The price tags are the way they are there for a reason.

£20 is fuckall for a striker of McBurnies’ quality.

I hope they checked that it wasn’t a fake £20 note, there’s a lot going about a lately.

 

[Millhousesblade1889]

Feel sorry for him more than anything, how can he play in a team that doesn't create much. He has to self-create and he's not that type of player. Billy would also struggle with the current lack of creativity

 

[FinchleyBlade]

I will say I don't think Wilder is helping him with the current formation and tactic, I think he would have far more chances if Duffy were playing in the no.10 role like last season, certainly in games against teams like Watford.

 

[raul]

Feel sorry for him more than anything, how can he play in a team that doesn't create much. He has to self-create and he's not that type of player. Billy would also struggle with the current lack of creativity

But Billy would also try and make something happen, pull defenders wide, run the channels, drop deep etc. My main criticism of both McB and Robinson is they don't do enough of that, merely waiting in their stations for the ball to come like Pensioners at a bus stop in comparison. Up your workrate (Robinson in particular when attempting to put a challenge in) and you might just drag the flat three up the field 10 yards and get more of the service you want.

 

[Millhousesblade1889]

But Billy would also try and make something happen, pull defenders wide, run the channels, drop deep etc. My main criticism of both McB and Robinson is they don't do enough of that, merely waiting in their stations for the ball to come like Pensioners at a bus stop in comparison. Up your workrate (Robinson in particular when attempting to put a challenge in) and you might just drag the flat three up the field 10 yards and get more of the service you want.

Robinson looks out his depth, he’s not doing the simple things that don’t require skill...chase the defender down, put him under pressure. When we played him for Preston last season he was by far their best player picking the ball up from deep, self creating attacks. He’s my biggest disappointment so far.

 

[Maidenhead]

No one's writing him off, literally every Blade is hoping that he'll come good.

All anyone is saying is that he's not shown much and hasn't looked the part so far, which he hasn't, same for Robinson.

Just facts really.

Not fact, opinion.

I hate it when people express their opinion and then claim it as a fact, and that is a fact.

 

[sitwell]

But Billy would also try and make something happen, pull defenders wide, run the channels, drop deep etc. My main criticism of both McB and Robinson is they don't do enough of that, merely waiting in their stations for the ball to come like Pensioners at a bus stop in comparison. Up your workrate (Robinson in particular when attempting to put a challenge in) and you might just drag the flat three up the field 10 yards and get more of the service you want.

I think you can level that at Robinson but not so much at Mcburnie ,the poor bastard works his nuts off ,usually up against 2 top quality defenders with little support until Mousset comes on. He is also our best defender of corners. Robinson has found the step up difficult so far and looks a bit shellshocked ,there is a player there as he showed second half at Chelsea but maybe needs work and time yet.

 

[Akinbiyi]

Sure, at the end of the day, it's about the whole team. But can one/you just slag off a price tag of £20 for a player as irrelevant? That's a lot of money, even for a side having been promoted to the Premiership. The price tags are the way they are there for a reason.

Joelinton cost £50mil and has the same amount of goals as McBurnie.

Ismalia Sarr cost £40mil and has less goals than McBurnie.

Nicolas Pepe cost £70mil and has less goals than McBurnie.

 

[Revolution]

Joelinton cost £50mil and has the same amount of goals as McBurnie.

Ismalia Sarr cost £40mil and has less goals than McBurnie.

Nicolas Pepe cost £70mil and has less goals than McBurnie.

Connolly cost nothing and has as many goals as McBurnie and Robinson combined.

 

[Bladesthorpe]

Joelinton cost £50mil and has the same amount of goals as McBurnie.

Ismalia Sarr cost £40mil and has less goals than McBurnie.

Nicolas Pepe cost £70mil and has less goals than McBurnie.

Maupey, oh I can't be bothered.

 

[Blend-it-like-Harris]

Though they did very well in the Championship, play Championship strikers and that's where we'll end up.

If you'd been told before the start of the season that our starting line-ups would regularly have included 9 of the players we had in the Championship, I'll bet you'd have said relegation was guaranteed?

 

[Akinbiyi]

Connolly cost nothing and has as many goals as McBurnie and Robinson combined.

Thanks for reinforcing my point. You cannot go off transfer fees alone, every transfer is different. You’re going to a club that plays a certain way, you’ll have a certain role and you’ll have a varying number of chances to score.

 

[Niceguyeddie]

Connolly cost nothing and has as many goals as McBurnie and Robinson combined.

Bet there aren't any threads on Brighton's forum destroying him though

 

[Revolution]

Bet there aren't any threads on Brighton's forum destroying him though

I see very little destroying. I see a lot of measured criticism and a lot of wilful blindness to the obvious.

But let’s change tack: Robinson and McBurnie have started the last 3 games. They haven’t scored, and have had one shot on target between them.

Should they keep getting picked as the first choice strike partnership? And if so, how long should this scoreless state of affairs be allowed to continue?

 

[Revolution]

Thanks for reinforcing my point. You cannot go off transfer fees alone, every transfer is different. You’re going to a club that plays a certain way, you’ll have a certain role and you’ll have a varying number of chances to score.

That’s true, although Connolly also helped himself by actually moving about a bit and getting away from defenders. So did Mousset when he came on.

 

[Mojo]

And to think we laughed at Wendy when they 'spunked' £10m on Rhodes?

Nuf said.

Yeah cause Rhodes has been such a success. Give McBurnie a chance ffs

 

[Shoreham4Ever]

I think you may have issues.

And I think you have a personality complex.

 

[Sean Thornton]

No one's writing him off, literally every Blade is hoping that he'll come good.

All anyone is saying is that he's not shown much and hasn't looked the part so far, which he hasn't, same for Robinson.

Just facts really.

As previously asked, when posters say “not good enough”, do they mean at the moment or “he’s a championship striker” is based on his current form?

 

[secretchief]

This is why I have long felt the idea of 'competition for places' was a bust.

Everyone claims to think it's good in principle, but as soon as you try to drop someone it's 'not showing faith'.

 

[JayGreen17]

Only dem Blades fans eh.

How about we play him alongside his most suited strike partner in Mousset, instead of Robinson, who is clearly a winger and not a striker.

I really do not know how Mousset is not starting games by now, it's getting silly.

Give him a run of consistent starts alongside McBurnie, I'm confident that's the best option.

What's not the best option is to panic and go back to Sharp and McGoldrick. Though they did very well in the Championship, play Championship strikers and that's where we'll end up. 90% of this forum, if asked before the season, would not have been happy with the prospect of keeping the same forwards. People wanted new strikers, Wilder got them.

One hasn't been given a run of starts despite showing that he is every bit deserving of it.

The other, McBurnie, has seemingly been written off by many after 8 games, 3 of which he didn't even start in.

We got these strikers for a reason. First we must actually play them (consistently), then give them a chance

Didn’t Mcburnie come from the champ too - you sort of contradicted yourself pal.