Ben Brereton Diaz

[wilsdenrover]

13 minutes ago, Polky said:

In 2023 he’s played played 38 games for club and country and scored 6 goals. 
 

His form seems to have fizzled back down to the pre-Chile levels.

He scored 20 league goals for us in the first 24 league games after his Chile debut.

From that point he went on to score a further 16 in 56 for us (again league only)

That’s quite the drop off (but still better than his pre-Chile days!)

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

I see BBD played the full game in a 5-0 win at lower league Chiclana in the Spanish Cup today.  He didn’t score. 

[lraC]

7 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

I see BBD played the full game in a 5-0 win at lower league Chiclana in the Spanish Cup today.  He didn’t score. 

Chiclana are a none league team, who play on the costa del sol, not far from Malaga. Ben failed to score yet again, despite playing for the full 90 minutes.

Looks like his confidence is shot and the fans are on his back.

It’s been a bad move for him and one he may live to regret.

https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/copa-del-rey/20231102/1002098687/0-5-villarreal-pasa-encima-modesto-chiclana.html?facet=amp

[Mercer]

The grass is not always greener..............................

https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/leicester-southampton-and-west-brom-place-ex-blackburn-striker-on-january-transfer-radar/

We may soon see him at Ewood again lining up for the opposition.

Burnley and Palace also linked.

[lraC]

16 minutes ago, Mercer said:

The grass is not always greener..............................

https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/leicester-southampton-and-west-brom-place-ex-blackburn-striker-on-january-transfer-radar/

We may soon see him at Ewood again lining up for the opposition.

Burnley and Palace also linked.

I would be surprised if he ever gets back to the level he did, when he hit the 24 for us.

His level is championship, so La Liga was always a step too far. If he ends up in the prem he won’t cut it. He may score a few at somewhere like WBA but think even double figures will be difficult.

[Trinidad Rover]

Hindsight is wonderful and I am sure there would have been many complaining if we did sell him at the time......but that rumored £10m would have been handy!

[roversfan99]

Hindsight is not necessary for most clubs when deciding whether to take 8m or just let a player run his contract down.

[yankfan]

9 hours ago, Mercer said:

The grass is not always greener..............................

https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/leicester-southampton-and-west-brom-place-ex-blackburn-striker-on-january-transfer-radar/

We may soon see him at Ewood again lining up for the opposition.

Burnley and Palace also linked.

But the wages are greener! 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Subbed off on 66 minutes tonight with Villareal losing 1-0. They are 2-1 up now !

[lraC]

4 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Subbed off on 66 minutes tonight with Villareal losing 1-0. They are 2-1 up now !

The lad who came on for him, scored their equalizer. Brereton has still not scored a single goal. 

[Polky]

17 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Subbed off on 66 minutes tonight with Villareal losing 1-0. They are 2-1 up now !

He won a penalty for Villarreal and they missed it 😂

[dallydally]

Dingles interested in BBD! They can have him

 He'd struggle big time in the Premiership!

[Tom]

Such an odd one, he looked terrible, literally awful at times before his purple patch then even when he was scoring for fun seemed to enjoy a huge streak of good fortune.

Then he settled down but started scoring the odd worldie!

In honesty I really have no clue how good he is but think the truth is better than his worst but not as good as the one season Diaz 

[simongarnerisgod]

fecking criminal we did`nt cash in on him,he`s gone back to being brereton again

[tomphil]

I did think there was a chance he'd do ok over there in a higher standard surrounded by better players and sunshine. Such a confidence player though that should he have a bad start then it was entirely predictable he'd not recover.

[Upside Down]

I always thought he had a poor first touch. 

Playing in Spain where they like to play tight into feet all the time was never going to suit him. 

Oh well, he got what he wanted. 

[DE.]

When he's on form BBD has shown has a very capable striker at Championship level. He can hit the back of the net with decent accuracy, gets involved and runs at defenders. He isn't fast, but he isn't slow either. He's got good stamina and is a solid athlete.

The problem, as noted many times, is that he's the definition of a confidence player. When he loses confidence he starts snatching shots, doesn't get himself as involved in play and hesitates to run at defenders. I think he begins to overthink things, which is a big problem for a striker. He's been out of form for a while now - he stopped scoring regularly for us at the end of last year, so it's been nearly a year since he was scoring on anything close to a regular basis. Any club that takes him on a six month loan in January would have to hope he starts hitting the back of the net within a few games, or they'll likely have six months of BB rather than BBD. 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Subbed off in a 0-0 draw for Chile last night.

[Glosrover]

On 06/11/2023 at 14:39, Mercer said:

The grass is not always greener..............................

https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/leicester-southampton-and-west-brom-place-ex-blackburn-striker-on-january-transfer-radar/

We may soon see him at Ewood again lining up for the opposition.

Burnley and Palace also linked.

hypothetical maybe considering finances, but if he was willing, [presumably Villareal would be]  - would we take him back on loan in January??

 

 

[tomphil]

No

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

He’s back to being BB at the moment.

[Leonard Venkhater]

1 hour ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

He’s back to being BB at the moment.

Do you mean FS?

[rigger]

2 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

He’s back to being BB at the moment.

Diaz was a four month apparition.

[roversfan99]

5 hours ago, Glosrover said:

hypothetical maybe considering finances, but if he was willing, [presumably Villareal would be]  - would we take him back on loan in January??

 

 

Obviously we would, he can score goals and only one current player can. But no chance it happens.

[rigger]

3 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Obviousy we would, he can score goals and only one current player can. But no chance it happens.

Because he has in the past scored goals, does not mean he will in the future. So for me it is not obvious.