The easiest way to look at it, is who has made the biggest impact, and that is Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall. He’s been a regular starter, a key component of the three players who play behind the striker and someone the manager clearly trusts. It’s proved to be much more difficult for the the other three.
The lack of game time for Alcaraz has come as somewhat of a surprise, especially given how well he did during his loan spell last season. When he has come off the bench, he’s tended to make a bit of a difference as well, so it’s a bit of a puzzle.
Both Dibling and Barry are yet to impress, but there has to be caveats as to why. It’s clear that the manager wants to give Dibling time to settle and learn from those around him, but given the size of his transfer fee, fans automatically expect him to feature more and more from him. We’ve seen glimpses of what he is capable of, but it’s early days yet and judgement of him wouldn’t be warranted.
Thierno Barry is the one new permanent signing that fans have been most vocal about. Decent money was paid for him, so like with Dibling, instant success is expected. Both him and Beto have been given numerous opportunities to cement the starting striker position for themselves, with neither eager to do so. He’s a young lad and patience is needed. He certainly looked brighter when he came off the bench against Spurs. Once he gets his first goal, we hope the floodgates open for him.