DJ_NUFC Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Well, here's his chance to prove us all wrong. He probably works best as a support striker to someone like Cisse. Not sure how he'll link up with Perez. Unless Carver shunts Perez out on the left wing and leaves Riv to lead the line Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I'm always reluctant to really pass judgement on any player in their first season after moving to a new league it can be very random how quickly someone adapts to it some take to it straight away others take a full season to really show their best but it would be nice if he could show anything that says that he is any sort of improvement on Shola. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varadi Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I think there's been glimpses in the last couple of matches of him getting a little better, giving him pitch time can only help - he's still only started 8 Premier League games. At least if he gets a run of games now we should have a far better idea by the end of the season if he's worth persevering with. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Leon Best was brilliant compared to this guy man. Even the things that Riviere can do, Best did better. I can't hate players that give it everything and don't hide, but eventually it grates on you when they're incapable of doing the thing that they're supposed to. If anyone things Riviere is better than Leon Best they need a head-check. Best looked horseshit in The Championship, had a 5 month very good goal scoring spell, then 2-3 months when he did well in a team flying. We don't know how Riviere might turn out but I remember Best got worse abuse than Riviere and that was at a lower level. Leon Best hat trick in the season we came up was fucking brilliant. His random other goals, great. He had a nice turn of skill and he was strong as hell, did a lot of unheralded work for Ba. Was pissed we got rid, and I feel for him every time I see that he's hurt. He should still be on our books imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Icke - Son of God Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Best was a great natural finisher. I fucking loved him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Yeah, this fictionalized version of Leon Best based entirely on his time at Blackburn after he left us is kind of baffling. Was a great servant for us and won us a few games single handedly. Was a great decoy / backup for Ba. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I think Best is overrated as fuck on here like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I think Best is overrated as fuck on here like. Me too, although he scored a few nice goals. If he was still playing for us we would be complaining about it like we do with Raylor and Willo et al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I think Best is overrated as f*** on here like. Yep. He's in that Simpson, Perch, Williamson, bracket for me. Championship player who had an abnormally good year. See Danny Graham at Swansea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I'm not over or underrating him, tbh. I just think he'd be a much better option as backup than some of the cunts we've signed since. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Best is the best greatest striker we've had since Shearer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I don't think Best is better than any of our current forwards TBH, athough now it would be handy to have someone a bit experienced and with a goal in them since De Jong and Cisse are missing. Rivière hasn't done anything for us yet obviously. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Best was significantly better than Riviere has shown like. At least he went through a period of actually being useful for us. Unless there's a lot more to Riviere than he's shown it'll stay that way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Well, here's his chance to prove us all wrong. He probably works best as a support striker to someone like Cisse. Not sure how he'll link up with Perez. Unless Carver shunts Perez out on the left wing and leaves Riv to lead the line You know this is happening, unfortunately. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I think Best is overrated as f*** on here like. I think he's underrated by you, man. He did his fucking job and he did it pretty damn well after his initial awfulness. Ba owes him a ton for doing a ton of his dirty work for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Best was significantly better than Riviere has shown like. At least he went through a period of actually being useful for us. Unless there's a lot more to Riviere than he's shown it'll stay that way. Naw man, Best was an unsexy option that people always wanted upgraded, well, we never replaced him and throw in Adam Armstrong now and then. Awful all around. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Best was a competent squad player. They are in short supply these days. He also scored Premier League goals from time to time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Best looked really good for goals until he was warned that his first priority was supporting Demba B. Demba looked absolutely brilliant with Best doing the donkey work in front of him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varadi Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Just checked his record - the 10 goals he scored for us were the only Premier League goals of Leon Best's career. Other than that he averages around 1 in 5 at Championship and League One level. Riviere in his best season scored 13 in 36 for Monaco in Ligue 1, you would have to think his top level is better than Leon's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Best had an excellent 2011, like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 He scored a premier league hat-trick for us. I can never see Riviere getting a brace. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Just checked his record - the 10 goals he scored for us were the only Premier League goals of Leon Best's career. Other than that he averages around 1 in 5 at Championship and League One level. Riviere in his best season scored 13 in 36 for Monaco in Ligue 1, you would have to think his top level is better than Leon's. Based on scoring 13 goals in a season in the French league? No. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Not sure anyone can debate this. It's quite clear he is crap and we have been sold a pup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Just checked his record - the 10 goals he scored for us were the only Premier League goals of Leon Best's career. Other than that he averages around 1 in 5 at Championship and League One level. Riviere in his best season scored 13 in 36 for Monaco in Ligue 1, you would have to think his top level is better than Leon's. Based on scoring 13 goals in a season in the French league? No. He had a freak year. Like Yorkie said, 2011 he was good. 10 in 30 games. Other than that, he's been a 1 in 5 striker at Championship & League One level (31 in 152). Riviere's career mightn't pan out here, but I bet he has a far better career than Best. Already has tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 We were the only team who've been able to give him a chance in the Premiership and he was completely fine. Nothing to suggest it was a freak year, even without the goals he was a decent and mobile body up top. He unfortunately had a nasty injury going to Blackburn and we'll probably never see him at the top again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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