Guest Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 2-3 years. :lol: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 2-3 years. :lol: This is why I'm saying, "where he's thinks...". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amir_9 Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newintoon Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Still in the hat Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Still in the hat Plates still spinning. It’s all positives. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 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 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 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 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Try winning at home to League 1 teams, you fucking rectangle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 “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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Unbearable whining prick Absolute melt. Can’t beat league 1 team at home, then moans about the replay. The brass neck on the cunt.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 “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. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 He fucking said "It is what it is" in his MOTD interview. Absolute clown. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Unbearable whining prick Absolute melt. Can’t beat league 1 team at home, then moans about the replay. The brass neck on the cunt.. 90 mins to score one goal against a 3rd division side, and he's moaning about having to play the replay. Try coaching some more effective attacking methods you gormless twat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Aye, he's supposedly taking the cup seriously and yet we were pretty lucky to get a replay at Rochdale and have just drawn 0-0 with Oxford. Tell me ma, me ma. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Why do people like him? ARGH. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armchair Pundit Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Why do people like him? ARGH. Cos he's a real Geordie ya knaaa! The fucking chewed toffee faced cabbage banger. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 I really hate how the local fish wrappers insist on framing any comment from this idiot as 'Steve Bruce hits out at...' or 'Steve Bruce has come out fighting' or 'Steve Bruce issues rallying cry' etc. You then actually listen to him speak and he sounds like the sort of bloke who would go home from a stag do early to watch Holby City. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugoinufc Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 We are hard to watch atm. Ugly football all over! That game at Everton was as bad as Pardews football in his prime here...only camouflaged by a miracle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 “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. My favourite bit was when they booed the players off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribesman Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 I have never watched a Bruce team and been impressed by their attacking football in fact I have not noticed any particular identity with a Bruce team. He keeps going about how he wants the team to be more attacking, but he hasn't made much effort to change it. He has been in charge for around 6 months now and that's more than enough time for a manager to have some of their ideas put across to the team. He can't complain about not having the squad to play the football he wants the squad to play because he has had two transfer windows which he has said he is happy with what he has got so he obviously has what he needs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 We are hard to watch atm. Ugly football all over! That game at Everton was as bad as Pardews football in his prime here...only camouflaged by a miracle. I don't think we ever played this bad under Pardew ( and I would say that along with Ashley those two are the worst thing that's ever happened to Newcastle) Collocini seemed to take control of games under Pardew and we then had some sort of ambition to attack, but under Bruce we have a back 7 that pass amongst each other which leaves Miggy and co isolated and when they do eventually receive the ball their options are limited so they play for a set piece which gets lumped in the box. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 We were fucking rancid at times under Pardew, like. Got battered all the time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 We were fucking rancid at times under Pardew, like. Got battered all the time. Aye. Pure revisionist. They are both shite but Bruce is slightly more likeable, probably because he doesn't think hes god. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samptime29 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 We need to be more flexible. We shouldn't be playing 5 at the back at home versus Oxford. We should be able to play 4-2-3-1 and have more of a coherent attacking threat. That's on Bruce. I think he's done a good job with our team spirit - we're not a team at war or with negative team issues. But we are uber defensive, and really don't have anything else. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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