I thought we were wonderful tonight.
I can make a case for everyone to be considered to be our best player at BFC.

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It’s so difficult to pick one player. We’ve got great players all over the pitch playing key roles. If I had to pick one currently though, I’d probably say Benson. On his day he is absolutely electric.

Benson he’s got premier league quality and you see it nearly every time he touches it.

A few others are up there but he’s the best so far.

If I had to pick at this moment in time then it's Benson.

But he's been 99/100 and so many others have been 98/100. That's how close it is.

If you're talking about most talented/natural ability then it has to be Zaroury. Most important to us at present probably Cork.

Yes, Benson's unplayable on his day, pretty much unstoppable at this level. But wouldn't like to start singling out individual players. They're all good.

Benson is a top half Premier League player. I think we have had enough seasons there to know what the difference is, pace - his acceleration is utterly ridiculous at this level.

Having said that, it’s a difficult question to answer honestly as there are so many exceptional players here. Benson is the one that immediately came to mind at the title of the thread though.

Super Jack Cork

Cork is our best player.

Benson is our most exciting.

Zaroury has the highest ceiling.

jedi_master wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 27, 2022 10:59 pm

Benson is a top half Premier League player. I think we have had enough seasons there to know what the difference is, pace - his acceleration is utterly ridiculous at this level.

Having said that, it’s a difficult question to answer honestly as there are so many exceptional players here. Benson is the one that immediately came to mind at the title of the thread though.

Spot on. We take Benson off and bring Tella on and he goes and scores! It's like the opposition must be thinking "Thank the lord he is going off - oh crap he is coming on!"

MDWat wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 27, 2022 10:59 pm

Cork is our best player.

Benson is our most exciting.

Zaroury has the highest ceiling.

Well put

HiThere wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 27, 2022 11:01 pm

Spot on. We take Benson off and bring Tella on and he goes and scores! It's like the opposition must be thinking "Thank the lord he is going off - oh crap he is coming on!"

I was thinking exactly the same. Long gone are the days where we need to bring Josh Benson on and play him out of position in the premier league

Cullen

Anass Zaroury

MDWat wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 27, 2022 10:59 pm

Cork is our best player.

Benson is our most exciting.

Zaroury has the highest ceiling.

Not sure cork is our best player? Surely your best player is someone better teams go for?

No one in the league above is going for Cork. Benson, Zaroury on the other hand will defo be attracting interest

Newcastleclaret93 wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 27, 2022 11:06 pm

Not sure cork is our best player? Surely your best player is someone better teams go for?

No one in the league above is going for Cork. Benson, Zaroury on the other hand will defo be attracting interest

It does beg the question what does 'best' actually mean in our team? Benson is the most dangerous. He's the player that if we were looking for a goal, you'd want him to spend the most time on the ball.

Newcastleclaret93 wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 27, 2022 10:54 pm

Benson he’s got premier league quality and you see it nearly every time he touches it.

A few others are up there but he’s the best so far.

I’m glad you have changed your mind on Benson.

You could fairly easily make a case for any of THB, Beyer, Maatsen, Cork, Cullen, Brownhill, Benson, Zaroury or Tella as our best player this season. They’ve all been superb, although I think Benson just shades it.

Never mind Championship Messi - Messi is the Argentinian Benson.

BurnleyFC wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 27, 2022 11:11 pm

You could fairly easily make a case for any of THB, Beyer, Maatsen, Cork, Cullen, Brownhill, Benson, Zaroury or Tella as our best player this season. They’ve all been superb, although I think Benson just shades it.

Never mind Championship Messi - Messi is the Argentinian Benson.

I would like to add JRod to the list, his work for the team makes him a valuable asset to VK. It's no surprise VK looks to manage his game time to get the most from him, he's one of the best players in this league.

He was our best player in the Premier League too… JACK CORK

Newcastleclaret93 wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 27, 2022 11:06 pm

Not sure cork is our best player? Surely your best player is someone better teams go for?

No one in the league above is going for Cork. Benson, Zaroury on the other hand will defo be attracting interest

Will?

Show me the links.

Oh! There aren’t any are there.

Tool.

I’d say Cork’s our most important player, harder to argue he’s our ‘best’.

Much harder to replace him from within our squad as it is now than say Benson or Zaroury.

NottsClaret wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 27, 2022 11:32 pm

Much harder to replace him from within our squad as it is now than say Benson or Zaroury.

I'd go along with that: Cork is probably the hardest player to replace.

MDWat wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 27, 2022 10:59 pm

Cork is our best player.

Benson is our most exciting.

Zaroury has the highest ceiling.

This.

Cork - purely on 90mins game in game out consistency.
A lot of talent in the squad but Jack hasn’t missed a beat

Cork and Cullen are the engine room, tella benson zaroury are the cutting edge. Muric , bellis , cork jay rod are the spine

Another shout for Jack Cork. The lad has a footballing brain. At this level, class. An injury or suspension and we'd miss him more than any other player.

Not necessarily the best but Cork and Cullen are absolutely pivotal to what is happening right now

Think THB would be the hardest to replace if injured

Our best player changes every week and that’s a massive strength for us right now.

Most important player to us this season: Jack Cork
Currently the most talented player: Benson
Most potential: Zaroury

We are so much better to watch than I ever envisaged we could be back in May.


Honestly, this whole season is making me glad we got relegated.

Does feel like we are witnessing something special with Kompany. Could be getting carried away, but he does seem to have that aura around him. He’s so confident, assured and just gives the impression that he will succeed as a manager like he succeeded as a player. Just a born winner.

Jack Cork
His consistency has been fantastic

HiThere wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 27, 2022 11:35 pm

I'd go along with that: Cork is probably the hardest player to replace.

My biggest concern!!!

Think Benson would have had a field day against these in the last 25 mins, I expect JBG and Tella to replace Benson and Zaroury against Stoke.

For me the best player is the one you would most miss if unavailable and that without doubt is Cork. He literally is the puppet master of our team and pulls all the strings. Benson and Zaroury are massive talents but those 2 can be changed up from the bench if needed. There isn’t a Jack Cork waiting as sub

jdrobbo wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 27, 2022 11:27 pm

He was our best player in the Premier League too… JACK CORK

Dyche didn’t think so last season, bizarrely normally third choice central midfielder.

MDWat wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 27, 2022 10:59 pm

Cork is our best player.

Benson is our most exciting.

Zaroury has the highest ceiling.

Agreed.

Roberts is the most improved and I think that he has finally settled under VK. At full time he was chatting to VK on the pitch and you could see that they were discussing his positional play. VK loves developing talent and it would appear that Roberts is realising that he has a place in the team as long as he works hard and listens. Vitinho will have to play well in training to win back his place.

jdrobbo wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 28, 2022 12:16 am

My biggest concern!!!

Hopefully Vinny has a nice list of cheap Belgian wonderkids to step up behind him next season and learn from the master! Cork has another year in him at the top level for me (if we go up), even though he will be 34.

Hopefully we get the ‘succession line’ for this crucial position sorted this summer and give them a year of being the reserve to bed in.

Jack Cork is certainly my "Player of the Season" thus far. I think the added responsibility of captain has added another dimension to his game to add into the mix.

The spine is so strong

THB/Beyer

Cork/Cullen/Brownhill

I mean, the flanks are ridiculously good as well, but the partnership of the midfield three is absolutely key

Glad someone has pointed out what I’ve been saying most of the season - the one who is most difficult to replace in the squad is Cork. Does that make him our best player - not sure?

I think Beyer has been outstanding since coming in and gets better every week - with all the goals flying in he goes under the radar

As someone has also said - Zaroury look to be the one who has the most potential to go a long way - I suspect Twine when fully fit and firing may also have us on the edge of our seats

HiThere wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 27, 2022 11:10 pm

It does beg the question what does 'best' actually mean in our team? Benson is the most dangerous. He's the player that if we were looking for a goal, you'd want him to spend the most time on the ball.

That’s a good point.

Best in my opinion is the player that is making the biggest difference and who would perform the best at the highest level.

It’s got to be Benson.

Cork has been great in the championship but he’s not our best player. Easily replaced.

bobinho wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 27, 2022 11:28 pm

Will?

Show me the links.

Oh! There aren’t any are there.

Tool.

Based on your thesis no one wants Mbappe either because there aren’t any paper links.

“Tool”

The (great) thing is that our "best", most important player is rarely the same person 2 games running. It changes from game to game and is spread throughout the whole team and squad. One day its Beyer and the next it's Zaroury and another day it's Benson and the next it's Brownhill and so on. Last night, although I agree Roberts was excellent, I felt Cullen was our best player. On Friday it will be somebody else and we have to say that makes a refreshing change from it being either Pope or Tarkowski which was entirely predictable every single game.

MDWat wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 27, 2022 10:59 pm

Cork is our best player.

Benson is our most exciting.

Zaroury has the highest ceiling.

Absolutely this

Can't single one out as they've all played their part during the season whether starting or making an impact from the bench.

All of them.

1st - Benson

2nd - Zaroury

3rd - Cork

Newcastleclaret93 wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 27, 2022 11:06 pm

Not sure cork is our best player? Surely your best player is someone better teams go for?

No one in the league above is going for Cork. Benson, Zaroury on the other hand will defo be attracting interest

I think Cork is an absolute Rolls Royce in this division, probably the best midfielder in the league. Better teams are unlikely to go for him as he's at the end of his career but that's the only reason imo.

Newcastleclaret93 wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 28, 2022 9:27 am

That’s a good point.

Best in my opinion is the player that is making the biggest difference and who would perform the best at the highest level.

It’s got to be Benson.

Cork has been great in the championship but he’s not our best player. Easily replaced.

"Easily replaced". Honestly if anything showed your complete lack of insight into football it's that. We've been trying to replace him for the last 6 years and haven't done so yet- really easy