TBG Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 He'll just blame Rafa again. Couldn't get his tactics over with the team. Same old shite about players being too used to playing defensively for years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 "Its not my fault the players can't play 442 if the previous manager didn't teach them" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nepharite Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Was it definitely 442 yesterday though? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh74 Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 match of the day had it down as a 4-2-3-1. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 You know hell has frozen over when you are on the same side as phil fucking Thompson. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 You know hell has frozen over when you are on the same side as phil fucking Thompson. What did big nose say? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 You know hell has frozen over when you are on the same side as phil fucking Thompson. What did big nose say? Bruce is protecting ashley by not complaining about the recruitment - january in particular. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nepharite Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 match of the day had it down as a 4-2-3-1. It looked like that to me as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Luque Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Was it definitely 442 yesterday though? Not really. Joelinton was playing primarily as a long ball outlet in a LAM position. Gayle up front with Almiron behind, but the three of them interchanging positions at random and to no real effect. Fluidity a la Bruce. Ritchie was further back wide right, playing a lot infield, Manquillo was wingbacking, but they were still getting in each others way. Rose staying back doing fuck all. Shelvey doing his usual. Hayden being invisible, but I guess doing some tackling in midfield. Honestly forgot he was even playing. Always do. A sort of 4-2-3-1 or a narrow lopsided 4-3-3 would be more accurate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomson Mouse Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 You know hell has frozen over when you are on the same side as phil fucking Thompson. Yep, he was bang on as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 Good point that, Isaac. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribesman Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 I watched the 2nd half of the Burnley match last weekend. The pattern of play appeared to be either let the back four pass among themselves then one of the defenders or Dubravka would boot it up to Joelinton or just let Almiron run with the ball in order to make something happen. A real lack of off the ball movement as well with players just standing there waiting for the ball to come to them, never attempting to lose their marker and then the player with the ball would have to do something magical which often resulted in them losing the ball. It was awful football. That apparently required an extra days training for Bruce to drill that into them. He must be one of the laziest managers in the league if that's what he is working on at the training ground. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 Must have missed this It's almost like the manager knew what players would fit his system. Who'd have thought. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 Who'd have thought spending £40m on Rondon, new training facilities and securing a world class manager would have been the better choice over hiring "one of our own". What a bunch of fools we are. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nepharite Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 I'm really struggling to remember the last time we really played well, the whole game? Not results wise there have been a few good results, just not down to good football? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 You could count it on one hand at best Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 Who'd have thought spending £40m on Rondon, new training facilities and securing a world class manager would have been the better choice over hiring "one of our own". What a bunch of fools we are. £44m. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 MA and LC sat around and said yaaa, if we give this team to Steve Bruce we will be fine. Rondon wants too much money js and is old, no way we can profit on his exit. Let’s throw a ton of money at a new striker. How many has he got last season? Oh wow, 11 in all comps. Yah I think he’s ready to lead the line for us. Let’s also cash in on Ayoze too and replace him with a winger who doesn’t score much either. Steve Bruce should manage these lads too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 It doesn't make any sense. For the money we paid there must be bucketloads of actual 'likes scoring goals a lot' strikers we could have bought. Even if we bought him to play in his best position off a main striker, why didn't we then buy a main striker? The whole thing is just stupid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackyboy Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 He is not good enough or mobile enough to play of the main striker plus he doesn't seem to have any anticipation. He is no good on the wing either for all of the aforesaid reasons. If he did come with anything at all then Bruce will have it all rinsed away by now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomson Mouse Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 MA and LC sat around and said yaaa, if we give this team to Steve Bruce we will be fine. Rondon wants too much money js and is old, no way we can profit on his exit. Let’s throw a ton of money at a new striker. How many has he got last season? Oh wow, 11 in all comps. Yah I think he’s ready to lead the line for us. Let’s also cash in on Ayoze too and replace him with a winger who doesn’t score much either. Steve Bruce should manage these lads too. Poty for me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 btw on those hayden quotes, there's some truth to that but it's not the whole truth - until near the turn of the year under rafa we launched balls up to rondon, he was very isolated and we struggled badly to score goals and get support to him a change in CM and then almiron coming in in january made a massive difference, not just rondon's sudden ability to take down a 40 yard pass on his chest Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 btw on those hayden quotes, there's some truth to that but it's not the whole truth - until near the turn of the year under rafa we launched balls up to rondon, he was very isolated and we struggled badly to score goals and get support to him a change in CM and then almiron coming in in january made a massive difference, not just rondon's sudden ability to take down a 40 yard pass on his chest To be fair, Rondon wasn't just a big target man, he scored goals, and could hit the ball pretty hard. He was a real threat from set pieces both taking free kicks and being on the end of them. He's a pretty big miss, along with Perez. If you are Hayden or any other player relying on your front man, you are going to miss that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 for sure, but lets not pretend we played the same way and rondon just was suddenly able to control passes he previously couldn't we played higher up the pitch and supported him better, but you know this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 for sure, but lets not pretend we played the same way and rondon just was suddenly able to control passes he previously couldn't we played higher up the pitch and supported him better, but you know this Rafa insisted on buying players suited to how he wanted to play, so he took full responsibility for both the style of play and the results. The problem with Bruce is, he isn't taking any responsibility at all. Not for style of play, not for signings, not for results. If we lose it's because the players aren't good enough, but he won't come out and say why he didn't insist on signing players like Rondon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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