StirlingBlue wrote: ↑Sun Apr 26, 2026 5:55 pm
He’s not slow, he’s got size, good technique and can strike a decent shot with either foot. I can see the potential that was there but his work ethic is non existent and he’s so poor at the mental side of the game - I’ll be amazed if he’s still here next season and we’ll be Lucy to get half our money back on him
Think hes incredibly raw. He plays like hes years and years younger than he is. He has got size but is gets bullied a lot. His runs are off, he doesnt get his body in the right position to compete physically with defenders. He does appear to have some good finishes in him. Hes much older than he plays and like you say he appears to be incredibly week mentally.
I wouldn't be shocked if none of him dibling or Aznou arent here next season. Maybe loans at first but I think wed be happy to cut our losses on all 3 and id imagine all 3 would be happy to be elsewhere
He shouldn't have been anywhere near the side on Saturday. Play Ndiaye up top, get bodies around him who will graft and run. You can't be playing McNeil and Barry in the same side away from home and hope to inject anything into the attack.
Bumble wrote: ↑Mon Apr 27, 2026 9:10 am
He shouldn't have been anywhere near the side on Saturday. Play Ndiaye up top, get bodies around him who will graft and run. You can't be playing McNeil and Barry in the same side away from home and hope to inject anything into the attack.
Ndaiye would be equally as bad up there. We're all bemoaning Barry's lack of ability to fight with big CBs but that's not Ndaiye's game either. He'd win about as many duels in that position as Barry did.
What people want is to see someone play up there that would also involve Moyes changing how we play, and he's just not the man to do that.
Simply playing someone else there wouldn't yield a different result, it'd take a whole identity change, and that's something a pragmatic manager like Moyes isn't going to do.
Early season I was happy to give Barry the benefit of the doubt as he was young in a strange country/ language and league thought he looked as though he had the right attributes…now since the arsenal game/mates etc….I reckon he’s not interested…wants out and it shows….i wouldn’t put him anywhere near the team unless and until his attitude completely changes by the time the transfer window nears an end…by that time he’ll have a had pre-season and time to change his mindset and attitude…if not get rid before we are stuck with him and him with us….
I'm not even sure you can necessarily put it down to disinterest or a falling out, although the latter does seem kinda likely when paired with the derby sub appearance.
The problem in evaluating him is he has had a similar languid style to games for most of his time here. So he may have been trying his hardest last game and it might just have been his level. There wasn't much difference between last game and some of his other games earlier in the season for me, I just think it's being viewed through a difference lens now post the Arsenal fallout and he's not getting the same leeway.
The kindest thing I could say about his last game was service wasn't really that great either. He had one big chance, but he's not as yet a striker who will always be able to bury one chance in a game.
The easiest thing for him to have done though was to celebrate and look like part of the team when KDH scored. Even that could've covered some of the cracks a bit and made him seem invested and enthusiastic. Fans always just want a bit of buy in.
AjaxAndy wrote:
Ndaiye would be equally as bad up there. We're all bemoaning Barry's lack of ability to fight with big CBs but that's not Ndaiye's game either. He'd win about as many duels in that position as Barry did.
What people want is to see someone play up there that would also involve Moyes changing how we play, and he's just not the man to do that.
Simply playing someone else there wouldn't yield a different result, it'd take a whole identity change, and that's something a pragmatic manager like Moyes isn't going to do.
I see what you’re getting at with regards to Moyes style but I do think having Ndiaye up there would be a noticeable difference purely because he can actually control the ball.
There’s plenty of times in our games where either Beto or Barry receive the ball under no pressure and lose it due to terrible control, we wouldn’t have that happen with Ndiaye at least
blueToffee wrote: ↑Tue Apr 28, 2026 5:59 pm
I'm not even sure you can necessarily put it down to disinterest or a falling out, although the latter does seem kinda likely when paired with the derby sub appearance.
The problem in evaluating him is he has had a similar languid style to games for most of his time here. So he may have been trying his hardest last game and it might just have been his level. There wasn't much difference between last game and some of his other games earlier in the season for me, I just think it's being viewed through a difference lens now post the Arsenal fallout and he's not getting the same leeway.
The kindest thing I could say about his last game was service wasn't really that great either. He had one big chance, but he's not as yet a striker who will always be able to bury one chance in a game.
The easiest thing for him to have done though was to celebrate and look like part of the team when KDH scored. Even that could've covered some of the cracks a bit and made him seem invested and enthusiastic. Fans always just want a bit of buy in.
Thats exactly it. Hes gone from a very favourable positive lens to a slightly negative 1. I mean its very negative but if he actually played well we could cause a fist fight in the away end every weel and we wouldnt really care. So we are only negative because hes been poor
He ain't gonna be here next season. No way moyes decides to keep him and lose beto.
