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1 hour ago, skygod said:

He used to shoot on sight under SC too.

Either he was encouraged to do it or he was defying SC’s instructions, which seems unlikely. 

 

I doubt it was ever as black or white as you’re trying to portray. I guess like most managers SC will have weighed up the positives and minuses in Brophy’s game and took a decision on whether he could tolerate the shoot on sight habit. When he was working hard, pressing from the front and running his baws off it would be far easier to tolerate than the lethargic, petulant, shoot on sight Brophy we have now. 

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3 minutes ago, Sam said:

His ego is the most important thing to him.  s**te tattoos and pushing his self appointed nickname. We all know the only reason he got a cap was because Clarke was being nice to him.

I do think he can do a job for somebody,  just not us. 

Aye cos tattoos and a nickname mean you have a massive ego. Geez peace. 

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He should be screaming to get a transfer. If he's not getting picked above a guy who hasn't scored in open.llay since August and has scored the same amount as him in over double the playing minutes why would he stay and rot away on our bench. 

He is a better player than the guy we pick ahead of him in every single aspect. Don't blame him if he kicks up a fuss to force through an early move this month. We won't get money for him as he can't get in our team.

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26 minutes ago, Zorro said:

I doubt it was ever as black or white as you’re trying to portray. I guess like most managers SC will have weighed up the positives and minuses in Brophy’s game and took a decision on whether he could tolerate the shoot on sight habit. When he was working hard, pressing from the front and running his baws off it would be far easier to tolerate than the lethargic, petulant, shoot on sight Brophy we have now. 

I think he was encouraged to shoot on sight under SC, rather than it just being tolerated.

It seemed to be a tactic for him to take shots on early and he had a decent success rate.

More recently though, it has become almost farcical how one-dimensional he has become, and how low his success rate is. 

Another coach might have had more success in trying to get Brophy to mix it up a bit.

It's almost like it's part of his persona - tattoos, nickname, shoots on sight. Someone will take a chance on trying to develop him into a more rounded player. Whether they succeed will depend largely on Brophy himself.

 

  

 

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2 hours ago, Ngonge88 said:

Really? I can remember him clean through against Hibs and Hamilton under Clarke and didn't even hit the target. Was a great strikers run on both occasions but composure was terrible 

Look at Boyd .... 1-on-1 with the keeper and he goes to pieces most of the time.

 

Devils advocate.... Maybe part of Brophy's problem is trying too hard to score? He might appreciate his scoring rate is low and in trying to improve it he is snatching at every half chance he gets.  If he is more aware of folk around him and plays them in instead of hitting a shot from 25yrds into a group of 4 defenders then he would get less flak.... well from some fans.

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15 minutes ago, Blackislekillie said:

To sit on the bench while Doidge and Nesbit start ahead of him? You could well be right but why would he do that?

Cause Nesbitt is already attracting attention from down South? There may be an opening at Hibs and if it was me I'd rather play for them with their creative brand of football

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1 hour ago, skygod said:

I think he was encouraged to shoot on sight under SC, rather than it just being tolerated.

It seemed to be a tactic for him to take shots on early and he had a decent success rate.

More recently though, it has become almost farcical how one-dimensional he has become, and how low his success rate is. 

Another coach might have had more success in trying to get Brophy to mix it up a bit.

It's almost like it's part of his persona - tattoos, nickname, shoots on sight. Someone will take a chance on trying to develop him into a more rounded player. Whether they succeed will depend largely on Brophy himself.

 

  

 

I disagree, mostly because I don’t think SC would encourage a tactic which delivered so little. How many of those blasts from long range flew in the top corner? Very few I’d suggest. In his one “decent” season, his goals all seemed to come from the penalty spot or were more controlled efforts than we’ve seen for a while. 

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Interesting Herald piece on Brophy from a full year ago:

WHAT a difference a year can make. This time 12 months ago, Kilmarnock striker Eamonn Brophy was lapping up plaudits, and rightly so. The forward was Killie's top scorer with the Ayrshire club just one point behind Rangers in the Premiership standings, Steve Clarke was getting the best out of him and his side were seemingly destined for European football in the following campaign.

And while 2019 will likely be a year that Brophy will look back on fondly - he finished the season as the sixth-top scorer in the top flight and made his international debut for Scotland - the Killie striker has been unable to replicate his form this season.

Brophy has just three goals to his name at the halfway point of the campaign and while the chopping and changing in the Rugby Park dugout can't have helped his cause, Killie fans should be concerned about the drop-off in the 23-year-old's form. There is little doubt that the decline has been dramatic.

Last season, Brophy was simply far more lethal in front of goal. His goals per 90 minutes in the Premiership was three times larger last season (0.52 per 90) than it is this year (0.17). He was attempting an extra shot per game on average, which is clearly useful for a striker, but it is the slump in the former Hamilton striker's conversion rate that is perhaps most worrying.

After hitting 55 shots in the league this season, just three have gone in; that gives a shot conversion rate of around five and a half percent. Last season, that figure stood at 12.5 percent, which is a decent return, all things considered. Similarly, Brophy's shot accuracy has dropped from 36 percent to 31 and his expected goals per 90 - a metric that determines both the number and quality of chances that a forward is presented with - has halved.

What this all means is that not only is Brophy becoming increasingly profligate in front of goal, but he is also being presented with fewer goalscoring opportunities - and the ones that he does get generally have a low probability of resulting in a goal.

It would be unfair to lay the blame for this entirely at Brophy's door, though. Kilmarnock are now on their third manager in less than a year and this inconsistency in tactical approach is clearly not beneficial. It is worth bearing in mind, too, that Killie are the second-lowest scorers in the league this season with just 17 goals after 21 games. And after the series of first-team departures last summer, there is a serious lack of creativity at the club.

But the real turning point for Brophy arrived last January when Greg Stewart's loan at Rugby Park expired. The two forwards had an excellent understanding on the pitch and combined well; eight of Brophy's 11 league goals last season arrived in the first half of the campaign.

Once Stewart moved to Aberdeen on loan, Brophy was often partnered with Kris Boyd up front and for all his qualities, the former Rangers striker wasn't exactly a dynamic player. Brophy was tasked with doing most of the running in the Kilmarnock front line and the goals dried up.

This season, Brophy has primarily been deployed as a lone striker and the evidence would suggest that this is a role that simply does not suit the 23-year-old. Brophy's best form arrived when he had a partner to play alongside and it appears as though he struggles being the focal point of his team's attack.

It is no secret that Killie are in the market for another striker during the transfer window and finding the right player could ultimately be the deciding factor in whether or not Brophy can rediscover his scoring touch. Under Steve Clarke, he showed that he can be a superb forward at this level and Alex Dyer will surely be hoping that he too can bring the best out of Brophy. With goals hard to come by at Rugby Park, it could be the determining factor in the Ayrshire club's season.

 

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2 hours ago, historyman said:

I don’t mind him shooting so much - he’s a striker and sometimes we don’t shoot enough but it infuriates me when there are players In better positions and he still shoots when the shot is clearly not the best option. It’s very childish and it certainly isn’t good team play. 

Agree. Shoot on sight, take the ball early, is fine if there is a realistic chance of beating the keeper but to do so repeatedly either when there’s nothing on or a better option for a teammate is just selfish. 
 

As for him moving on, yes, if he’s going to a bigger club and getting paid a good bit more then who would blame him. Even if as a off the bench option then you can see him being interested as it’s not as if he’s a regular starter with us just now. He’s gone backwards in the last year which is a puzzle and a great shame. 

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Barnsley and Luton Town are interested in signing Kilmarnock forward Eamonn Brophy, according to TEAMtalk.

After making strong starts to the Championship season, both Barnsley and Luton will be keen to strengthen their squads this month.

One player who is said to be on their radar is Kilmarnock’s Eamonn Brophy, whose future at Rugby Park looks uncertain.

Brophy has scored three goals in 15 SPFL appearances for Kilmarnock this season, scoring nine goals in 28 league appearances last term.

The 24-year-old is out of contract at the end of the season, though, and a host of clubs are said to be eyeing up his signature before then.

Aberdeen, Hibernian, Hearts and St Mirren have also been credited with an interest in Brophy, with the January transfer window now open.

It remains to be seen whether or not Kilmarnock look to cash in on Brophy in January, rather than potentially lose him for nothing at the end of the campaign.

The Verdict

I’m not too sure about this one, particularly from a Barnsley perspective.

The Tykes already have some decent attacking options, and look set to bolster those options with the addition of Carlton Morris.

Luton could do with another striker to add more firepower going forward, but Brophy has struggled for goals this season and you have to wonder whether he’d be capable of hitting the ground running in the Championship.

It’s a tougher division than the SPFL, I’d argue.

 

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