Well Beto did warn us… he did say he’s not the most gifted footballer but nobody works harder than him
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GoldenToffee
Player Valuation: £60m
To be honest I'm yet to see the hard work as it very much looks like he trots around the pitch barely touching the ball.
Don't get me wrong, the system is set up for him to fail, but I don't see him sprinting to close down opposition players and I certainly don't see him dominating in the air.
I think part of it is that all players have bad days and runs of poor form but obviously the lower your base is the worse that is going to look and a lot of our players aren’t starting at a high base. Beto did look awful on Saturday there’s no getting away from it I’m sure that won’t be his normal standard but if you play like that people are going to have a go because it was really bad. I think he’ll be alright he has a lot to like about him but raw is a kind description at the moment. We’ve also had so many bad signings in the last few years that people are just naturally conditioned to the idea that we’ve made another one.
Danjuma was the sub we needed at half time Saturday. We needed someone playing between the lines who could take the ball in tight spaces and link play. That player is not Doucoure against a packed defence, and service to DCL was more important than adding a second striker. Instead we sent on Beto and just hoofed it. Proper basic gameplan - no tactical acumen whatsoever from the manager.
I think we all knew that it was a massive overpay for Beto when we signed him - it was a case of Udinese being the only club that would accept our Klarna 'buy now, pay later' approach and as such we had to pay probably £10m more than he's really worth.
He's got a decent record in Italy and i've no doubt he'll score a few across the season but probably shouldn't expect too much from him.
He's got a decent record in Italy and i've no doubt he'll score a few across the season but probably shouldn't expect too much from him.
Baines' left foot
Player Valuation: £90m
Uh oh, Beto 
Being 'meh' would be a good season for us
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Get behind him ffs, they are all ***** that's why we are bottom of the league. He's all we could get and needs our support if he is going to be a success here.
Dykovski200
Player Valuation: £10m
Didn’t take long for the boo boys, no wonder we’re rubbish at home
It's happening isn't it?
Must admit, I'm trying to figure him out. When he made his debut in the cup he looked like he had utter self belief in himself and literally helped raise the performance of the rest of the team.
Looks to be more in his shell in the Premier League. I know it's a huge gap between playing Doncaster and the likes of Arsenal, but I hoped his self-confidence and belief would be key to him as a player. I.e pushing him on and giving him a bit of bottle and fight.
Must admit, I'm trying to figure him out. When he made his debut in the cup he looked like he had utter self belief in himself and literally helped raise the performance of the rest of the team.
Looks to be more in his shell in the Premier League. I know it's a huge gap between playing Doncaster and the likes of Arsenal, but I hoped his self-confidence and belief would be key to him as a player. I.e pushing him on and giving him a bit of bottle and fight.
I thought he was a right handful against Sheffield Utd tbf and played really well. Arsenal he was quiet but they all were, Brentford had some good moments but missed a great chance.
Saturday was his worst cameo so far I'd say. He just looked clumsy, flat footed and a head the shape of an iron judging by that mining header from about 5 yards out.
ah11984
Player Valuation: £25m
If this is genuinely why some fans think we are rubbish at home they have bricks for brains.
We are rubbish at home because we have crap footballers and an average manager, it really is that simple.
No amount of “support” is going to make Beto good at controlling a ball, or give Doucoure and ounce of flair or make Mykolenko look like he’s seen a football before. Etc etc
Dykovski200
Player Valuation: £10m
You enjoy your booing pal
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