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Starting to get pissed off at 5 at the back especially today.

 

It’s fine imo if the two outside CBs are Schar & Lejeune.

 

It's also fine if your wing backs can get forward and link effectively with the players ahead of them.

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Starting to get pissed off at 5 at the back especially today.

 

It’s fine imo if the two outside CBs are Schar & Lejeune.

 

It's also fine if your wing backs can get forward and link effectively with the players ahead of them.

 

Aye.

 

Miss you Jetro.

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After Chelsea he was saying as we improve the quality of players, the football would improve. I wasn't expecting 1970 Brazil but you'd have thought playing against a League 1 side at home in front of a full house, you'd have at least seen a glimpse of what he's working towards. If that was it then God help him.

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I wonder what Ashley makes of these full strength teams in the cup, after he was allegedly shaking with rage after the Hull QF (yes, we were a penalty shootout away from a domestic semi-final with Rafa, not that it's ever recalled amid the pro-Bruce/anti-Rafa agenda).

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I wonder what Ashley makes of these full strength teams in the cup, after he was allegedly shaking with rage after the Hull QF (yes, we were a penalty shootout away from a domestic semi-final with Rafa, not that it's ever recalled amid the pro-Bruce/anti-Rafa agenda).

 

Tbh he's probably encouraging it this season. After stifling us for over a decade, he's probably thinking it's a way of keeping the minions onside with Bruce.

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I'm in no way shape or form saying hes not faultless because for his one quality that anyone rates him for here (motivation/man-management) he clearly failed to get that to work in this game given how dire it was

 

But what I am saying is - Lascelles and Almiron's chances are down to them and them alone, that is what lead to us not winning more than any shithousery from Bruce and his incompetence. They were clear cut chances right in front of goal that they are players of the quality to be able to finish that.

 

You do realise they also missed chances yes? Or does that not come into your equation?

 

Of course not, but the point of being a Premier league player in comparison to a League 1 player is to be more clinical overall. Especially against lower opposition.

 

Anyway, of course I'd rather have anyone half competent as a manager at this level than him. I tried making a point demonstrating the players also share a big responsibility for today in the wrong manner.

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After Chelsea he was saying as we improve the quality of players, the football would improve. I wasn't expecting 1970 Brazil but you'd have thought playing against a League 1 side at home in front of a full house, you'd have at least seen a glimpse of what he's working towards. If that was it then God help him.

 

Sorry, quickfire double Rafa post (but the suggestion that Bruce is doing better than him really riles me), but the last time we decided to offload a load of cheap cup tickets out to the masses - with the theory it might generate a good atmosphere and maintain the momentum of the time - we absolutely twatted Preston 6-0. In spite of everything I honestly expected something similar today. Again the current set-up continues to surprise.

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After Chelsea he was saying as we improve the quality of players, the football would improve. I wasn't expecting 1970 Brazil but you'd have thought playing against a League 1 side at home in front of a full house, you'd have at least seen a glimpse of what he's working towards. If that was it then God help him.

 

What is he working towards though? In the match thread I was saying his forte is man management, not coaching players on movement and passing drills. Kaka made a good point that it could still work if he had some decent coaches working with him instead of his pie eating mates, all called Steve. I think his philosophy is simply buy some good players and let them get on with it.

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To be fair, that team he put out tonight should have won the game. I don't think this result is on him.

 

To be fair??? Why the fuck should any-one be fair to an areshole like Bruce???

 

Or are you making excuses for a shite performance against a poor team? Is it the fault of the players or the manager? Who trains, motivates, pushes the players? Oh, our useless idiot of a dinosaur manger.

Fair to him? Never in my lifetime will I be fair to him.

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After Chelsea he was saying as we improve the quality of players, the football would improve. I wasn't expecting 1970 Brazil but you'd have thought playing against a League 1 side at home in front of a full house, you'd have at least seen a glimpse of what he's working towards. If that was it then God help him.

 

 

 

What is he working towards though? In the match thread I was saying his forte is man management, not coaching players on movement and passing drills. Kaka made a good point that it could still work if he had some decent coaches working with him instead of his pie eating mates, all called Steve. I think his philosophy is simply buy some good players and let them get on with it.

 

“To be fair, we’re not great to watch, but that’s the next step and at the moment we’re suited to playing that way.”

 

So he clearly thinks there’s more to come somehow. Today should have at least been a glimpse of where he thinks he’ll have us in 2-3 years time.

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To be fair, that team he put out tonight should have won the game. I don't think this result is on him.

 

To be fair??? Why the fuck should any-one be fair to an areshole like Bruce???

 

Or are you making excuses for a shite performance against a poor team? Is it the fault of the players or the manager? Who trains, motivates, pushes the players? Oh, our useless idiot of a dinosaur manger.

Fair to him? Never in my lifetime will I be fair to him.

 

I've already replied to this. And I've already said I've demonstrated what I really think in the wrong manner. You make it sound like I don't already know he is out of depth and shouldn't be here.

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The 5-3-2 formation really doesn't work. It needs to be 5-2-3 in my opinion but that means Almiron gets shunted to the right

 

Got to be Rafa's front three

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“I could give you many excuses, but a big crowd played their part, and we haven’t done enough for them. We just huffed and puffed all day and didn’t do enough.”

 

Support the team, but not too much.

 

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“I could give you many excuses, but a big crowd played their part, and we haven’t done enough for them. We just huffed and puffed all day and didn’t do enough.”

 

Support the team, but not too much.

 

 

I think you are misreading that. Hes actually saying that the fans played their part but the players didnt.

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