Burgzorg

Lemmy nailed it. He’s just one of those players that will skin 2 players then turn back to try and beat them again and lose the ball. The chance yesterday, rather than just curl the ball into the net he tries to break the back of the net and puts it over the bar. Plus he’s one of those annoying players who could be through on goal but rather than do the easy bit and score will dive on the floor to try and win a penalty.
 
Do you mean to tell me a player relegated Huddersfield fans couldn’t wait to see the back of isn’t great?

A player who was suspended twice by Mainz for disciplinary issues isn’t the best?

What an absolute shocker.
 
Warnock was on one of our games recently. He said something like “I had him at Huddersfield and he is frustrating”. That is about right. Can be effective and has been at times. Can also be totally useless. As he has at times.
 
Work smarter not harder certainly applies to him . I remember his multiple shots towards the goal were always going to hit a defender and the attack would be wasted multiple times. He’d of been useful as a squad player
 
Jonathan said:
I thought he was a useful player at first but as the seasons gone on I've just gotten increasingly wound up by him never hitting the target and wasting good chances when we're needing a goal.
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The front 4 are all guilty of this, I have lost count in games the amount of times Conway cuts inside and shoots with two men closing him down, Azaz and Whittaker the same, yesterday Conway could of got his head up and slid in Azaz, thats the difference in levels that I feel Mcgree brings but his injury or attitude is a clear problem with the management team as if he was remotely fit he would be in my team, could also be used as part of a 3 man midfield with good wingers / wing backs either side of the pitch.
 
I think he might be better at right back. He works hard and tracks back. Might be worth trying him behind Whittaker. He takes too long on the ball when attacking. If we were to sell him, I reckon we'd only get about £1m and so might be worth trying to get something out of him.
 
I imagine he was bought as an LW upgrade on Silvera and as a backup to McGree, with options for upfront if in dire need. Ideally you would have thought RMcG be getting 34 starts and Burg 12 and subbing for each other . Didnt work out though as RMG hardly ever featured so Burg got 25 starts and 19 subs almost the same as he got as a key starter at Hudd. With his appalling finishing the team carried him as goal contributions going through LL, FA and Doakie , but when you take 2 of those out in Jan , then it really impacts us what we can do with no goal threat form the Left and then tring to get 2 unusesd game time loanies match fit and a position the can play.
 
WoodallServices said:
Lemmy nailed it. He’s just one of those players that will skin 2 players then turn back to try and beat them again and lose the ball. The chance yesterday, rather than just curl the ball into the net he tries to break the back of the net and puts it over the bar. Plus he’s one of those annoying players who could be through on goal but rather than do the easy bit and score will dive on the floor to try and win a penalty.
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Don't think he even does the first part tbh, would actually be something if he actually would skin a few players.
 
Just thinking about this now. He epitomises why I’ve always been against signing ‘squad players’. Any club should be careful with its money and only really be buying someone if they’re better than what you already have. If they’re not then what’s the point. A coach and his staff should always aim to replace the weakest player in the team, one by one. By strengthening the first eleven you strengthen the squad in the process.

You might loan in some quality you can’t afford, you may loan in someone to cover for a bit, but you don’t buy players as cover. That’s what your youth set-up is for.

I mean, look at this list I’m going to post here off the top of my head:

Mendez-Laing, Burgzorg, Barlaser, Engel, Hoppe, Fisher, Siliki, Iheanacho, Thomas, Greenwood, Silvera, Ikpeazu, Edmundson. There will be more I’m sure. All signed in the last three years as back up or cover but not one of them good enough to be a starter, each and every one of them taking up sh*tloads of cash in fees, loan fees and wages.

There’s constant talk of ‘the model’ but we don’t really appear to be doing that, or at least not doing it *that* well - not as well as it’s been done by others, who did it first and potentially cornered a lot of the markets we will be looking at. You need to be signing players to go into the team. If there’s joined up thinking then your recruitment team have identified replacements right across the board and been buying them in and getting them out on loan, ready for the time when the senior player in their position is about to be sold on for big money. This is what the clubs we appear to be imitating have done but it’s not what we are doing.

Clubs that are serious about winning promotion are not signing Burgzorg, or Silvera, or George Edmundson or any of the other League One players on that list above.

We need better than Burgzorg. Much, much better, and we need it ASAP. More players like him joining this summer and it’s another season of second-tier football for us in 26/27.
 
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