Oliver Burke: What Went Wrong for "The Scottish Gareth Bale"

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[@chrisbayes2972]

That footage of him as a youth player taking on a man shows he was heavily reliant on pace, rather than touch or a footballing brain.

[@matthew9429]

Burke's decision to go to West Brom was not as bad as West Brom's decision to sign Burke

[@joecurran2811]

😂

[@SonnyK248]

First time I heard of him was when Jurgen Klopp apparently went crazy with the Liverpool transfer committee when he heard he'd signed for Leipzeg. He really really wanted him at Liverpool. What could have been. He'd have probably been content with being a bench guy at Liverpool for a few years and maybe became a great player.

[@Jonn3371]

He had more than his chance at the Albion, but couldn’t score goals 🤷‍♂️

[@garymoore2535]

Thank the Lord for the "Liverpool Transfer Committee" ........ Liverpool definately dodged a bullet 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@salsabil44]

NK is a midfielder.@@ThatOneInTenThousand

[@bigwhitewill4974]

I had a season ticket at forest when he first broke through. Was honestly years ahead of anyone else his age and looked like he had more potential than any of our other youth players I saw break through in our team (Jenas, Dawson, Matty Cash, Jamaal Lascelles). He was brilliant, but went to Leipzig and just absolutely nose dived. Should have definitely stayed for another year or two in the championship.

[@danmartin89]

Should have seen him in a blades shirt. Stank up the pitch every game

[@PeteBaldwin]

Watching him play reminds me of when I used to play Sunday League football. Sometimes a couple of players were injured or had other things to do so everyone would call around their friends to find a replacement.. Occasionally, you'd end up with someone who was big and fast but once the match started, you realised that they hadn't played 11-a-side football before and didn't really know what to do. That's basically Oliver Burke... If you took away his pace, he'd struggle to find a non-league club willing to give him game time.

[@michaelfarrow5817]

The Scottish Freddy Adu but with a better work ethic.

[@forgedfulton4377]

That's what I was like. Played constant 5s and 7s, was quick, strong, decent touch and pass, but I'm murder on an 11 aside as I hadn't played since the school 😂

[@laoch5658]

football is simple, you put the ball in the net. maybe he didnt over think things like most do.

[@moerocco775]

That's very harsh. Clearly, Burke had talent and attributes other than simply being able to run fast. You don't have the career (even taking into account his struggles) he had, simply being a sprinter.

[@kennethdocherty6942]

Load of nonsense

[@ciaranburke6252]

As a fellow Burke this one hurts

[@geo4999]

Watched him at Celtic couldnt trap a bag of cement

[@iandawe948]

🤣🤣🤣 that good

[@kben24]

Burke was an absolute beast at Nottingham Forest, but he became a victim of pure greed in the football world… everyone pressured him into leaving Forest when he really didn’t want to, and the same people kept advising him into taking more & more bad transfer moves. The only real option was for him to comeback to Forest, where his style actually matched up with the football, but it never happened!!

[@moerocco775]

To be fair it's hard to blame him for leaving Leipzig. When a club accepts an offer for you, then its not exactly a vote of confidence in your future at that club.

[@NickNicholsonNFFC]

We accepted a bid because we were struggling financially at the time, it was simply to good to turn sown

[@moerocco775]

@@NickNicholsonNFFC Who is 'we'? Leipzig or Nottm Forest? LOLZ

[@explainingexplained7526]

Especially when the offer was only 3m profit to Leipzig, who are owned by red bull 😂 you’re spot on

[@davewebster689]

​@@moerocco775obviously Forest, when the Forest badge is his avatar...

[@moerocco775]

@@davewebster689 Your powers of deduction are something to behold.

[@paddymahoney18]

"can pinpoint a few crucial decisions as being key to his downfall. Oliver Burke was born in Kirkcaldy" - I understand

[@ColGesso]

Haha what’s wrong with Kirkcaldy? I’m from the States

[@boltzy_]

Burke reminds me of myself when i used to play football. Technically i was not good at all but by the age of 16 i was already 6'3 and 86 kilos, had blistering pace and was left footed. i played as a winger and striker and scored goals for fun, but when the other kids catch up to you physically it becomes a lot harder to stand out especially if you dont have the IQ or skills. Burke was big fast and strong since he was a kid and used that to his advantage but when he was faced with older players he had absolutely nothing to show.

[@Fyvie]

I’d still say Ryan Gauld is the biggest victim of this

[@scott9294]

I still find it incredible that he has never been capped. Gauld is a quality player and I really think he would bring something different to the Scotland squad.

[@Demondoink1]

@@scott9294 There are far better midfielders- McGinn, McTominay, McGregor, Gilmour, Ferguson and then you have guys like Tom Cairney playing very well in the Premier League, who can't even get in the squad. I'd much rather see Cairney given a game ahead of Gauld. Gauld is playing in a poor league, so I'm not quite sure why there is so much fuss over him.

[@troytheboy1985]

why his doing decent at the teams his at but burke would not get 11g 13a in 34 games in the mls

[@superburnley1882]

Interesting topic and great video, love the level of detail. Subscribed 👍

[@el_Wordo]

Best description I heard of him was "he plays football like a toddler trying to catch a balloon". I thought that was really funny, till i saw him play for United, then i realised it was incredibly accurate

[@CodPatrol]

Why’s he hyped then if people are saying something like that?

[@alexwinfield9540]

​​@@CodPatrol because people like you who have no idea what they're talking about saw he was fast

[@CodPatrol]

@@alexwinfield9540 nice project

[@martinstobbe9333]

When he came to Bremen, he had a great start as a sub. It seemed he was fit, motivated and wanted to show everybody how good he could be. After two goals as a sub, he began to complain about being a sub behind the two well-established strikers Füllkrug and Ducksch. He stopped having impact, his motivation dropped and after half a season he went on another loan. It seems his motivation everywhere just lasts for six to eight weeks before he is going back to being frustrated and complaining. I think it is mainly the attitude which prevents him from being the player he could be. Even if it has nothing to do with Bale, it would still mean being a player playing in the Premier League, between bank and pitch. At least. If he had that attitude at Leipzig, staying there, learning the philosophy, coming on when the team was ahead, learning the right timing on counter attacks, improving his vision and his scoring, he would have become a better player. But he has no patience and no willigness to learn. He is relying on his speed and power which is not enough.

[@wanwandokko]

He was outstanding at Forest, watched him a number of times and the way he simply glided through defences with his strength was a sight. I feel for him though, he was a victim of Fawaz and the circus that followed Forest at the time. See, Forest have always valued the individual with a view to building the team around them.. think of Brennan Johnson. When it works it’s perfect.. but he should have gone with his heart and stayed at Forest no matter what. His career and potential would have been nurtured slowly with the club and supporters he loved. Money really isn’t everything

[@theboybrand]

Usual story, a standout player in the youth game is rewarded far too soon. This kid has achieved nothing in professional football but was set for life after his first contract. The game is broken

[@paulwebster3982]

I remember watching him at Forest when he first burst onto the scene & thinking he's brilliant!!! No way we can keep him as he's far to good for the championship...When Forest sold him, i wasn't surprised & wished him well & i was always seeing how he was doing in Germany & at West Brom.. What a shame that he hasn't progressed into the player he could of been...

[@goodyking6732]

Sorry for the pedantry here, but that’s RasenBallsport Leipzig, not Red Bull. Love the content!

[@sweatyhaggis4303]

Only because there’s rules against calling it Red Bull, I think we can let him off

[@goodyking6732]

@@sweatyhaggis4303 Yeah, absolutely agree.

[@andrewphillips470]

And my name is Donald Duck

[@JxkVx]

After watching him play for Sheffield United the only way I can describe him is his legs are too quick for his brain. Loves to run but doesn't have a clue what to do with the ball at his feet l

[@PeteBaldwin]

As a Birmingham fan, we're stuck with him this year and yeah - you describe him perfectly. It's as though someone went to the local athletics club, found the fastest sprinter and then offered him a contract at a professional club. He doesn't seem to have any idea as to what he should be doing on the pitch...

[@lorddarlo6194]

As a West Brom fan very similar but looked Disinterest at times

[@iandawe948]

Much like every other player at sheff u this season

[@codymyster10]

Talk about Shunsuke Nakamura's tale at Celtic, pal!

[@encorefootball]

I'd love to see that, cracking player

[@flashbackfootball1367]

Will definitely make a video about him soon, I loved him when I was growing up!

[@mariusschulz2926]

​@@flashbackfootball1367that would be great

[@Nitehawkmk77]

So much potential

[@iceman4660]

He didn't seem to have developed the basic fundamentals early in his development. His size meant he could get by without them and sadly his coaches chose to overlook that fact. Sadly as he has discovered that having potential becomes no chance of changing

[@bernardshakey1867]

This might seem rude to say but it seems that he’s maybe not had the right people around him or maybe his entourage don’t have the right attitude. Rushed/hasty transfers, lack of commitment to learn and grow, failure to learn from past mistakes. Sad because he looked unreal at Forest.

[@wanwandokko]

Had he stayed at Forest he’d had developed

[@lewisblackwiththenicehair]

Honestly I think he's just the sort of player who was destined to fall off. His whole game was his pace, once you get to the very top level even the slow looking CBs aren't far behind you in a foot race. Happened to me, I looked great in youth football, but as everyone else around me became bigger and quicker I started to look less and less impressive because nobody had taken the time to teach me the fundamentals I would have needed to make it at a decent level. Especially once I wasn't abnormally quick anymore when playing with the older lads. No offense to Forest, but at that time he was a big fish in a small pond, once he got cast out into open waters he got exposed pretty quickly. You can how messy his touch was even in his highlights, which are supposed to be his best moments.

[@troytheboy1985]

@@wanwandokko he was at forest all his life and they didnt teach him nada

[@solobaggie]

He was simply not good. Big, strong, fast and terrible tactically. Couldn’t cross and hardly ever looked up when he actually had the ball out wide. The lad earned a fortune out of being quick. Well done him…

[@jacklong9619]

Watching him play with Blues this year he just runs around with the ball and doesn’t really do much else

[@iandawe948]

Thats city in general from what i saw

[@adambrock284]

What a fine Scottish accent he has!

[@iandawe948]

Yes, the poshest one ive heard 🤣🤣🤣

[@njs_gc]

I was gutted when Forest sold Burke.

[@daboi1663]

This happens with most of these big imposing physically gifted players, Solanke, Loftus Cheek, Burke, Chalobah, Jack Rodwell, Chalobah, Nouble, Ravel Morrison and so many more. These players are gifted with height and strength at a young age, making it very easy to play against other players of the same age. The problem with this is because it's a stroll in the park at the academy level, these types of players often suffer from two problems at professional level. Number one being the work ethic, the smaller and physically lacking players will naturally learn the aspects of the game that are often the most important, this being work ethic. When you take a smaller player they have to do the hard yards and fight for everything in order to match the physically gifted academy players. The second problem is the fact that by the time these types of players reach the age of 21-22 the smaller academy players have all grown by this point and are now somewhat at a level playing field with the years and years of graft and work ethic bedded in them.

[@bsnhbksan]

Very nicely put. Spot on. Hard work beats talent, unless talent works hard.

[@robbiewilliams2733]

Loftus-Cheek is a starter for AC Milan? Not comparable at all

[@daboi1663]

@@robbiewilliams2733 You're missing the point, Loftus Cheek along with Solanke were meant to be the future of chelsea. Both players were tipped to be the next generation of the John Terry & Lampard, British talent going to the very top of the game. Neither did this, Loftus Cheek has landed on his feet with that move to AC Milan. AC Milan while they are historically a huge Football club, they are nothing in comparison to the level they were at 20 years ago. It's easy for someone to use the name AC Milan as an example of huge success, when in actual fact AC Milan have only finished in the top 4 on two occasions in the past 10 years. Loftus Cheek alongside Solanke when you take into account how easy it was for them at Academy level to where they have ended up, they are without doubt flops. They have both ended up playing at the highest level, don't get me wrong just based on that alone they have done fantastic but when you look at what they were tipped to become they have not made that grade by any means.

[@wanwandokko]

lol ravel Morrison.. thug

[@grokopf142]

solid vid as usual!

[@marioncharleston]

Didnt gers put RB out Europe recently?

[@willcomrie2853]

Had pace and fuck all else. Still scored a winner for Scotland, so silver linings.

[@goodolekayjay6096]

At Forest we’ve been blessed with decent youngster and I have to say that Burke wasn’t overhyped, he was a different level.

[@bcfcjames85]

Currently with us and done absolutely nothing. Quick and strong but confidence seems through the floor. No goals.

[@troytheboy1985]

how was the season with him since where at the end

[@ronniehoult4686]

He never should of left forest it was well to early for him he would of been our main man that season he was unbelievably good those few games before leaving for Rb

[@sandersson2813]

HAVE left, not of left.

[@E6hosting]

It's a shame that Rodgers felt the urge to join Leicester as Burke is the type of player he'd have been able to coach the shit of.

[@smiley-gz8hw]

His misses, his football career, everything about this bloke baffles me🤯 some luck his got

[@NedLudd717]

"the lure of Tony Pulis and the West Midlands" love it

[@TheLastOilMan]

Lovely player can’t believe he went to the Baggies and didn’t really produce

[@Jonn3371]

If he put as much effort in on the pitch as his Instagram account he’d be a world beater

[@fargodavilleitnotd6729]

Too impatient, left too early thinking that was it, maybe a mix between the hype and his talent got the better if him. I cant say Im gutted especially when players leave the garibaldi too soon, lots in the past couldn't wait to get out of forest, we have players there now who are just showcasing themselves in order to get a different club in the premier league, I personally im disillusioned with forest right now, no matter how good we get, when we have a decent player they always get ripped from us, whenever and wherevever, look at Johnno, one season in the prem? now MGW is gonna go, Murillo, I dont see the point in being in the premier league just to showcase the talent we have

[@subodeibaghatur4300]

Remuneration

[@ilyantresong]

I remeber watching him at the albion, he just had speed, that was all! Wasnt overly impressed by his quality. Have to agree about your summery. Speedboat without a driver.

[@laoch5658]

like rashford

[@reggiebanks7627]

Looking at his wiki career my dudes had a better life then 99 percent of the people watching this. Spain! Germany. Celtic. Scotland National and so forth.

[@ScratchyBaws]

Should have mentioned his salary each time he signed for a new club then you would have another big reason why his career was in decline, obviously made his money far far to young and his hunger disappeared later on. What a waste.

[@Bugdenl]

if you ended the video at 30 seconds, that'd work.

[@antonjames8589]

We had him at millwall good player

[@highnoon7097]

looking at his natural size at 17:49 he has the perfect genetics to get into bodybuilding when he retires. I imagine clubs prohibit him from spending too much time in the gym as putting on size works against you when you're reliant on pace.

[@jack8988]

Shagging Megan Mkenna is his only highlight

[@bashonfire]

You should make a video about Barry Ferguson to be fair.

[@CodPatrol]

Maybe he’s had a good career and people are putting too much thought into it, plenty of players get shipped every year or so and can still be decent

[@theawfulgambler]

Looked decent at times for Millwall… maybe he needs to drop down one league for a year?

[@flashbackfootball1367]

I think that maybe league one IS his level unfortunately.

[@AdamT28]

I was genuinely excited when he joined Albion, but it was a disaster and it should never have happened. He was never a Pulis player, the club then went on free fall with Pardew and, compared to the other players we had, he was nowhere near. He had pace...and that was it. Zero end product...he just always looks like he gets somewhere and becomes stuck on what to do next. League 1 player at best.

[@williamthompson2941]

Needed to eat more of those amazing 😆pork pies

[@anthonyleighton4754]

The best pork pies....now they aren't overhyped...

[@jamie6758]

Can't believe he's 27 already. Not going to get any better now and going by some of the comments, he's not even good enough for the Championship.

[@SeanSidious]

I think social media hypes players into something they’re not nowadays. No doubt on his day, he’s a very good footballer, but the inconsistency screams third tier.

[@Sam-qz2by]

He’s at my club Birmingham currently and he is soo bad

[@NotSoSqueezy]

KRO lad

[@lil-g4879]

Is he really that bad?? I’ve never seen him play apart from this video.

[@PeteBaldwin]

​@@lil-g4879- He's utterly bizarre to watch. It's as though someone went to the local athletics club, found the fastest sprinter and said "do you fancy having a go at professional football?" As a Birmingham fan, I've seen a lot of shit players in my time but I've never seen anyone who seems to understand the concept of playing football less than Burke.

[@BRITANNIAProductions]

@@lil-g4879I’ve seen him play one or two times. Gets the ball, loses it, and spins in a circle for about 5 seconds looking for it before realising its at the other end of the pitch

[@StevenHooke]

@@PeteBaldwin he is shite mate, lets hope the new gaffer gets a tune out of him we bloody need something, still cant believe they sacked John, he steaded the ship we would have been happy mid table this year and pushing on the season after, now back to square one kro

[@TGFLdn24]

No offence but this is why John Hartson is an average pundit and not a coach. Leipzig had/has a great track record for coaching great young talent and know they usually sell after 2 seasons. But, a kid from molten maybury settling in at Germany.....it was going to be a stretch, I think the playing time was an excuse.

[@service2204]

He's didn't have the mentality simple as that skill gets you so far but the top players have the right mentality

[@jasonsmith7737]

Forest fan. Gutted when he left , was one of our most promising players. Gutted how his career went . Such a waste

[@explainingexplained7526]

He was never good enough, you dodged a bullet

[@jonpeley]

I remember him from Alavés. He hardly played.

[@wasteofspace20]

A total cancer at Werder Bremen, would go out drinking on the night before critical match days already weeks into his arrival.

[@jimmynorris1314]

Fun fact. The RB in RB Leipzig doesn’t mean Red Bull. It actually means RasenBall Sport.

[@stephenlynch6389]

And that means lawn ball 😂

[@mingulay29]

Here's the answer from a comment below: "would go out drinking on the night before critical match days already weeks into his arrival. I suspected booze as the video was playing.

[@iwgp4nagata]

An awful player. Could run quick and that's about it. As soon as he went to Germany his lack of technical ability was something pace couldn't hide. It's amazing how a player so limited technically made it so far in the game. RB accepted a bid as they realised what a huge mistake they made so staying there wasn't an option. He was never going to make it at that level.

[@CodPatrol]

Salah avi lol

[@DjMarkyBatch]

his problem is his own motivation, most expensive scottish player - tick - big salary - tick... so, his work rate suffers, he never turns up, speed boat without a driver is spot on, hes fast strong, but , his brain cant keep up with his feet. Does he drink a lot, is he fit ? moving that muscle around athletically for full 90mins takes effort, with that speed , he should be rinsing the opposition. If he had a goal to be best in the world and worked towards it. I think he just lacks HUNGER. and the appetite to put a shift in. Maybe there are injuries he is nursing constantly, pain we dont know about. But there is something... something aint right.

[@gregoryboatswain1605]

5:05 minor point but they're not actually called Red Bull Leipzig. I'll see myself out now.

[@spacedoge6540]

Looked like Keita missed it at first

[@Matthew-bu7fg]

hahaha we had Leipzig's pants down tbf he was very good as he broke out for us and was yet another player on the long line of successful graduates from Gary Brazil's academy (where both Brennan Johnson and Matty Cash came from amongst others). just a shame his career fell off a cliff after he left us

[@philsblogs8527]

What happened to the Scottish Messi who went to Sporting Lisbon?

[@mofaizanuar8220]

Ryan Gauld? The video is already made

[@mcharrisment4765]

Those fees paid - wow 😳

[@mofaizanuar8220]

Now he's just another Alen Halilovic

[@gbalis79]

What a shame.😢 I had high hopes for him. I too thought he would be a good player. That goes to show how an innocent choice can cripple a career. Would be interesting to see the story of another lost talent though: Jordan Rhodes

[@DG-rb7bo]

You missed one thing He is shit at football , not a shame at all

[@dscwac396]

Pace merchant like Daniel James

[@Llekamania]

He should've stayed for more than one season at Leipzig. He had bad advisors, it seems.

[@Carson-pv4hr]

Very strong Scottish accent

[@flashbackfootball1367]

Nearly as strong as Scott McTominay's...

[@Discoretrox]

Shouldnt have left forest so early...

[@MrKillers87]

He left forest way too soon that was the issue

[@chrismattravers5434]

Yep he should have stayed at Forest. However football, has lots of cases of players who had unfulfilled potential or had a couple of seasons and dwindled . The video suggests is only real succes was when he broke through at Forest and a few games for Leipzig. Maybe he wasnt best managed, maybe he nade poor choicez or naybe he flattered to deceive - he just wasnt as good as he initially appeared?

[@explainingexplained7526]

Yeah, he was just a physically superior player at youth level that got rewarded with an early breakthrough. Technically and tactically woeful

[@davidmcmonagle6559]

Physically he is always light years ahead of most players but technically and footballing IQ he's just not close to elite Sad to say as a fellow Scotsman and a Celtic fan, for whom he actually had an ok goal return in a short loan spell on but no special ability with the ball at his feet

[@theFijian]

Ryan Gauld, Islam Feruz etc etc

[@FIFAxPROxRxUMADBRO]

Ultimately he had some potential but let it go to his head and didn’t put enough effort into developing himself.

[@UncleMort]

No mention of his agent who is paid to look after his clients development and best interests?

[@scottjohnston7373]

He looked like someone had been good at another sport and never played football and someone thought they could turn him into a footballer. Once that first ridiculous transfer fee came in, every club he went to thought they could get something out of him. Very poor footballer to play at that level

[@54stevemac]

He left Forest for big money in Germany.

[@PatrickTCAPIreland]

The Next/Nationality + Messi/Other great player is a curse

[@lemmy3167]

One of the worst transfer decisions Chris Wilder has ever made swapping Burke for Callum Robinson (and this is a guy who spent over £40 million on Oli McBurnie & Rhian Brewster!)!

[@FulhamboyH]

Who 🤷‍♂️

[@kelso120]

Wrong choices have held him back developing as a footballer

[@explainingexplained7526]

Or his lack of talent

[@Dmanz67]

His first touch was horrendous.

[@MackemdownsouthF.T.M]

A case of too much to soon Shame...a long stint under a top coach may of been the best thing, it just never happened.

[@NedLudd717]

Should've stayed at forest, unfortunately we needed the money at the time

[@jamesmorton4443]

Nothing went wrong he just didn’t have what you all thought, simple as that.

[@makingmiracleshappen]

He looks like Wayne Rooney's and Jack wilshere's son

[@kieranmccabe]

Your title and Gordon Strachan comparing him to Gareth Bale says it all could you imagine how much pressure that puts on young players. People need to stop comparing young players to world class players who have won massive amounts of trophies in their careers. It happens all the time with young players being compared to Messi and Ronaldo they they end up having dead careers

[@marioncharleston]

Ppl seem to forget he was only good in the championship

[@capio78]

We always over value who develop physically early, got o any under 14's team and its full of ids that are 6 foot, not many Xavi's, when the other kids get their man strength, their lack of ability shows their true level.

[@shortclips4023]

Declaring for Scotland instead of England tells the whole story, lack of confidence

[@BourneIdentity45]

So long story short he was overhyped and through poor decisions via his transfer moves he never really developed into something other than a player who had the “potential to become x player” this is why I hate when the media and coaches hype up a player to become the next type of a player it’s doesn’t incentivise the player to continue his work and it puts even more pressure on said player to become something they’ll never become

[@MrMontythemouse]

Levels, thats all it was. is.