Tiresias Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 I honestly think he thought all he had to do was come in, say "time to take the handbrake off lads" and we'd cruise to top 10 and a cup or something. Moron. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 I’m not having this Pardew revisionism Pardew was just as clueless as Bruce, the smarmy wife-toucher. They are both a pair of absolute doyles who should never have been anywhere near this club. The most impressive thing Pardew ever did was get to 28 points or so after 19 games that season he left. Think we won 6 in a row or something. Rivière up top. Pardew could muster up some wind behind the teams sails and could ride it. He got one last note out of Cisse iirc and Ayoze scored big goals. That team was awful, relegation fodder and he did a decent job in those circumstances. As smarmy as Pardew was he showed at times he could motivate or catch good squad morale enough for a few wins. We added Mitro, and Wijnaldum to that team and SMC relegated us. Also had Thauvin and Townsend at different points. SMC thought he was smarter and a better coach than he was. And couldn’t motivate the team at all. Bruce has the tactical and coaching acumen of Pardew with the motivational skills of SMC. With a squad as bad as the days of: Sissoko Colback Anita Jonas De Jong Rivière We’ll be adrift and beg Rafa to come back when it’s too late. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 All down to this mans planning and tactical brain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Steady on, there's still 10 mins to go yet. Actually more like 15. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Steady on, there's still 10 mins to go yet. Long terms, he'll take us down. Getting the odd win will make sure talk of sacking him is kept to a minimum. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Edgar Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Fuck off you imposter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Bruce lapping it up like it was all down to him the daft blob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Fair play, he's absolutely done himself after comments this week Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 huh actually his first win against man utd at the 23rd attempt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 He's going to be unbearable now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Absolutely the perfect time to sack him now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Absolutely the perfect time to sack him now. Ole ? Yeh sure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 He'll be comparing how many points he's got compared to Rafa at the same stage last season. Along with his local press fanboys. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Noone needs to panic, this fucker is still going to crash and burn Christ sunderland prolly could have beaten that mess Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Using Rafa’s 5-2-3-1, P5 W2 D2 L1 F4 A4 (the loss and 3 of the goals against being Liverpool away) Using Bruce’s 5-3-2 or 4-3-3, P3 W0 D0 L3 F1 A9 He literally didn’t have to change a thing. I’m not expecting him to be as meticulous as Rafa but had he just stuck to his framework he’d have probably been ticking over. Arsenal & Leicester May have still beaten us but Norwich may have been worth an extra 1-3 points. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Off the ball it was a lot like Rafa's system, like, you could tell by the way the CMs pressed. On the ball we still looked pretty lost and basically just relying on the more technically capable players to just sorta 'do something'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest covmag Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Off the ball it was a lot like Rafa's system, like, you could tell by the way the CMs pressed. On the ball we still looked pretty lost and basically just relying on the more technically capable players to just sorta 'do something'. That was exactly the same under Rafa mind. Pie face will be gutted tonight Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Off the ball it was a lot like Rafa's system, like, you could tell by the way the CMs pressed. On the ball we still looked pretty lost and basically just relying on the more technically capable players to just sorta 'do something'. That was exactly the same under Rafa mind. Pie face will be gutted tonight It definitely wasn't, like. It was pretty counter-attack oriented when we had Gayle and Kenedy as the most potent attackers but last season, with Rondon-Perez-Almiron, it was a pretty dynamic set-up that wasn't solely reliant on pace and skill. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Off the ball it was a lot like Rafa's system, like, you could tell by the way the CMs pressed. On the ball we still looked pretty lost and basically just relying on the more technically capable players to just sorta 'do something'. That was exactly the same under Rafa mind. Pie face will be gutted tonight It definitely wasn't, like. It was pretty counter-attack oriented when we had Gayle and Kenedy as the most potent attackers but last season, with Rondon-Perez-Almiron, it was a pretty dynamic set-up that wasn't solely reliant on pace and skill. Exactly, we looked really good in attack at the end of last season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Off the ball it was a lot like Rafa's system, like, you could tell by the way the CMs pressed. On the ball we still looked pretty lost and basically just relying on the more technically capable players to just sorta 'do something'. First time they’ve played as a front three tbf discounting Spurs when he lasted 10 minutes. I think given time they’ll gel as long as he doesn’t fuck about too much with it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Off the ball it was a lot like Rafa's system, like, you could tell by the way the CMs pressed. On the ball we still looked pretty lost and basically just relying on the more technically capable players to just sorta 'do something'. First time they’ve played as a front three tbf discounting Spurs when he lasted 10 minutes. I think given time they’ll gel as long as he doesn’t f*** about too much with it. ASM should be on the right,. almiron on the left. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Off the ball it was a lot like Rafa's system, like, you could tell by the way the CMs pressed. On the ball we still looked pretty lost and basically just relying on the more technically capable players to just sorta 'do something'. First time they’ve played as a front three tbf discounting Spurs when he lasted 10 minutes. I think given time they’ll gel as long as he doesn’t f*** about too much with it. ASM should be on the right,. almiron on the left. It's early days but I don't really see how those two and Joelinton work as a trio in any way, shape or form; none of them seem remotely suited to each other. It's difficult to tell what sort of striker Joelinton is at this point, but he doesn't seem like your orthodox target man; Almiron meanwhile needs to be able to come more central more often (where his pace and movement can cause the most havoc); whilst ASM looks, to me, like a left-sided winger in a 4-3-3. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 One thing I’ll give him credit for was dropping Dummett for Clark. Amazing how much more comfortable we looked when we didn’t have someone in the back three shitting themselves with the ball at his feet. Hope he keeps Clark in now until Lejeune comes back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Clark never lets us down when he plays. Comes in and does a job. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Clark never lets us down when he plays. Comes in and does a job. He’s a similar level defender to Dummett and better on the ball. I think he’s average but I’ve never hidden that I think Dummett is poor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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