Wout Weghorst

[DubClaret]

Besiktas fans seem to be getting mightily excited on Twitter after Weghorst supposedly made their Eagles Claw sign after scoring his goal..

[Burnley Ace]

Dyche didn't want Drinkwater

Who did he want?

[Milltown1882]

Besiktas fans seem to be getting mightily excited on Twitter after Weghorst supposedly made their Eagles Claw sign after scoring his goal..

Surprised he remembered how to celebrate scoring a goal

[dsr]

We looked through the stats before and he was considerably slower.

It was Deceiving but from memory the likes of Woods top speed was 7kmh higher than weghorsts

I doubt that can be right. That's the difference, for example, between an 11.6 second 100m time and a 15 second 100m time. Or in a sprint the length of the pitch, it would give Wood victory by 28 yards. I don't see any way Wood was that much faster.

[Vegas Claret]

Wout can **** off

[Enola Gay]

Wasn’t overly impressed by Weghorst this season.

Or by Roberts, to be fair.

[Woodleyclaret]

Connor Roberts played well this year but we need to use him more as an attacking player as Wales do.

[helmclaret]

Fantastic finish last night

[TheOriginalLongsider]

Video

https://www.givemesport.com/88019449-we ... -wales/amp

[Goddy]

Well, if Roberts has said what he's reported saying to WW then he's gone right up in my estimation. WW can do one as far as I'm concerned....

[RVclaret]

Ever so slightly off topic but I think Connor Roberts is going to have a huge season.

[deanothedino]

Connor Roberts played well this year but we need to use him more as an attacking player as Wales do.

We must have watched a different player. Doesn’t cross, can’t defend, and looks lost while trying to defend.

[Hibsclaret]

Looks definitely like he said that to me. You can be at odds during the game but when shaking hands at the end it should be different particularly when you are work colleagues. Interesting and definitely at odds with the one team mentality at Burnley created over the last decade.

[Funkydrummer]

Get rid of the arrogant prick.

You're not wanted at our club pal, so do one.

[Papabendi]

I doubt that can be right. That's the difference, for example, between an 11.6 second 100m time and a 15 second 100m time. Or in a sprint the length of the pitch, it would give Wood victory by 28 yards. I don't see any way Wood was that much faster.

Wout didn't look slow moving into position for that sublime header

[DavePTClaret]

We must have watched a different player. Doesn’t cross, can’t defend, and looks lost while trying to defend.

Who put the open goal on a plate for Weghorst at Villa?

[Lancasterclaret]

Just seen the goal

He never had a chance like that for us, because we never counter attacked at pace like that*

Essentially an unmarked (but still technically excellent) finish into the top corner

*chance at Villa closest one, but that was with his feet, and a phenomenal block

Still think its a shame that he doesn't want to stay btw, but there is no point keeping a player who wants to leave

[TheOriginalLongsider]

Yeah but he wants to come back if we get promoted. I don’t think so Wout !

[the_magic_rat]

Just seen the goal

He never had a chance like that for us, because we never counter attacked at pace like that*

Essentially an unmarked (but still technically excellent) finish into the top corner

*chance at Villa closest one, but that was with his feet, and a phenomenal block

Still think its a shame that he doesn't want to stay btw, but there is no point keeping a player who wants to leave

To be fair to Weghorst, it was his excellent movement that left him "unmarked".

[Sheedyclaret]

Just seen the goal

He never had a chance like that for us, because we never counter attacked at pace like that*

Essentially an unmarked (but still technically excellent) finish into the top corner

*chance at Villa closest one, but that was with his feet, and a phenomenal block

Still think its a shame that he doesn't want to stay btw, but there is no point keeping a player who wants to leave

Wouldn't want hin to stay looked a bad egg after only a handful of games get shut

[CrosspoolClarets]

I hadn’t realised that celebration was the Besiktas claw thing.

Makes him look even more of a prat considering he is under contract and his underperformance was probably the main reason we were relegated and he would know the fans are devastated.

That knee slide too - didn’t he injure himself doing that down at Brighton? Even when he did score for us it didn’t end well.

[williamjblazkowicz]

I believe he tried his best for Burnley while he was with us. For whatever reason, it didn't work out. It's true he should have done better with a few chances although it's also true he played in a poor side without the best of service. A poor season in all. Shame but it is what it is. I'd prefer he stayed and helped us get back up but he clearly doesn't want to do that.

Edit -- can we really not get a fee for him? I really hope we can do better than loaning him out.

[ClaretTony]

Not good enough to be playing in the Premier League

[warksclaret]

Do we really want him back if he goes on loan for a year. Hopefully his goal yesterday may have elevated what someone might want to pay as an outright purchase.The reaction from Connor Roberts at the end of the game last night might be indicative of what some of his Burnley team colleagues think of him. There must be an underlying feeling for a pro to come out with comments like that towards a team mate

[deanothedino]

Who put the open goal on a plate for Weghorst at Villa?

Are we classing that as a cross? I guess it says a lot about his season as a right back when that's the moment used to defend his performances, in the 6 yard box on the left hand side.

As disappointing as Weghorst was for us, that one is more about Mings defending than anything Weghorst did.

[ClaretTony]

As disappointing as Weghorst was for us, that one is more about Mings defending than anything Weghorst did.

Brilliant defending from Mings but any striker worthy of the name puts that in.

[deanothedino]

Brilliant defending from Mings but any striker worthy of the name puts that in.

I've seen a lot of people say that. Either he should "dink" it over Mings, he should "take a touch" (for the keeper to come back into play) but that's very easy for the armchair striker to say in hindsight. At the end of the day he did what you expect a striker to do, he put it on target.

[Steve1956]

Shame he won't be with us in the Championship he would have excelled in that division...with what we have seen and heard from him recently it's best he leaves us.

[RVclaret]

I've seen a lot of people say that. Either he should "dink" it over Mings, he should "take a touch" (for the keeper to come back into play) but that's very easy for the armchair striker to say in hindsight. At the end of the day he did what you expect a striker to do, he put it on target.

No, you expect your top striker to score the goal.

[KRBFC]

Who is Conor Roberts to say something like that to Wout though? like Roberts was brilliant or something, he was equally as disappointing last season.

[joey13]

Dyche didn't want Drinkwater

Course not , not much of a manager if that’s the case

[Boss Hogg]

Wout scored against Wales. He didn’t look like scoring against PL standard defenders. If we get back up ( big if at the moment) we will need much better.

[ClaretTony]

I've seen a lot of people say that. Either he should "dink" it over Mings, he should "take a touch" (for the keeper to come back into play) but that's very easy for the armchair striker to say in hindsight. At the end of the day he did what you expect a striker to do, he put it on target.

He didn't do what I expected him to do. I've watched it time and again and any decent striker would have scored, simple as that for me.

[ClaretTony]

Course not , not much of a manager if that’s the case

He'd had Drinkwater at Watford when he was assistant manager. A lot of suggestions that this was the Garlick signing that started the problems but I'd suggest they started much earlier than that.

[KRBFC]

He'd had Drinkwater at Watford when he was assistant manager. A lot of suggestions that this was the Garlick signing that started the problems but I'd suggest they started much earlier than that.

Seems to have crept itself into the modern game, everyone but the manager seems to sign the players. I'll never understand it, power hungry chairman imo

[deanothedino]

He didn't do what I expected him to do. I've watched it time and again and any decent striker would have scored, simple as that for me.

Easy to say from your armchair CT.

[deanothedino]

Who is Conor Roberts to say something like that to Wout though? like Roberts was brilliant or something, he was equally as disappointing last season.

Great effort to stop the cross getting to Weghorst last night as well...

[lakedistrictclaret]

He'd had Drinkwater at Watford when he was assistant manager. A lot of suggestions that this was the Garlick signing that started the problems but I'd suggest they started much earlier than that.

It has always amazed me that people like Garlick, who have had no experience of football, can bring players in over the head of people like Dyche, whose whole life has been football.

Or am I just being naive?

[Silkyskills1]

I've seen a lot of people say that. Either he should "dink" it over Mings, he should "take a touch" (for the keeper to come back into play) but that's very easy for the armchair striker to say in hindsight. At the end of the day he did what you expect a striker to do, he put it on target.

I believe it was what is often referred to as a 'sitter' and he missed it. In fact, if there is an easier description than 'sitter' then that's what it was. A woeful miss, equivalent to the one Cornet missed at Norwich who at least redeemed himself a little by scoring a few others in other games.

[It Is What It Is]

Said in a while ago in previous post that I didn't think WW was happy at all at Burnley and appeared dissillusioned. I was slated for that.
His current stance says it all.

[TheFamilyCat]

It has always amazed me that people like Garlick, who have had no experience of football, can bring players in over the head of people like Dyche, whose whole life has been football.

Or am I just being naive?

The chairman may sign off the signings but I'd imagine all the work before that is done by someone else (DoF, technical director etc) who would be a football man.

Either way, signing players a manager doesn't want can never end well.

[SalisburyClaret]

Seems to be a flawed character. Can't fault him for effort and a definite upgrade on Wood for this season. It's a shame as either of them would have been ideal in the Championship. Still, if he doesn't want to play for us then get shut for as much dosh as possible.

[ClaretTony]

It has always amazed me that people like Garlick, who have had no experience of football, can bring players in over the head of people like Dyche, whose whole life has been football.

Or am I just being naive?

I don't get it either but it happened at Burnley before Garlick and it's happened since.

[Goobs]

I hadn’t realised that celebration was the Besiktas claw thing.

That's because it wasn't. It was the Dutch Lion claw. He has done it previously.

[ClaretTony]

Seems to be a flawed character. Can't fault him for effort and a definite upgrade on Wood for this season. It's a shame as either of them would have been ideal in the Championship. Still, if he doesn't want to play for us then get shut for as much dosh as possible.

Do you honestly believe he was an upgrade on Wood?

[GodIsADeeJay81]

The chairman may sign off the signings but I'd imagine all the work before that is done by someone else (DoF, technical director etc) who would be a football man.

Either way, signing players a manager doesn't want can never end well.

It's quite normal in European football isn't it?
Director of football gets the squad together, a head coach makes it work, it's the same process in American sports too.

It's just never caught on here in football.

[ngsobob]

If Weghorst and Cornet are examples of the technical assessment ability of our owners, there must be a problem with their algorithm. Does it include character?

[bumba]

Do you honestly believe he was an upgrade on Wood?

I've backed and backed Wout but he needs to be sold now beings too much negativity and.hasnt been up to it.
Hard to judge between him and Wood as service was poor and he's only had less than half a season and no pre season.
Personally still think he'd do better than Wood and is a much better all round player than Wood.

[RVclaret]

Funnily enough, Weghorst probably would have made a far better signing for Newcastle than Wood.

He would suit Howe ball far better than what served up.

[Roosterbooster]

He didn't do what I expected him to do. I've watched it time and again and any decent striker would have scored, simple as that for me.

There was an entire discussion on this, and most people came to the conclusion that he did everything right, and was just unlucky. It was superb defending from Mings

I think he's just become the latest in a long line of scapegoats