Rafalove Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Like McClaren all over again, doubt we'll even sack Bruce though We didn’t sack him last time did we? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 He’s a lucky boy that we can’t have fans in. What would they do if they were in? Give him endless abuse presumably. We all know they wouldn't Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Ah right. But what I was saying was that Bruce can never have two different styles for different opponents. Don't think he's even got one style tbh. Just pick a big striker and get the ball in the air. Haven't seen much else since he's been here, at least not by design. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInfiniteOdyssey Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Like McClaren all over again, doubt we'll even sack Bruce though We didn’t sack him last time did we? We did Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Problem is you can’t become a hoof team one week and a passing team the next. We just don’t know how to play with the ball. Weird how Brighton managed it when Potter took over. Irony of course being that the system Brighton play is similar to the one Bruce inherited (3-4-3, two ball playing defenders, two sitting midfielders, two wing-backs and three forwards), that was preventing Bruce from playing the nice, attractive, attacking football he wants us to play. I said in the match thread, he said he played that system last week to match West Ham’s physical approach. This week we played a technical team whose best player was a nippy right wing-back. Even if we’d been shite, if he’d countered that with Almiron in place of Carroll from the start, his pace and work rate might have helped to nullify that. The commentator seemed surprised when in the second-half there was a moment Almiron did exactly that. I know some people don’t like him but I reckon Eddie Howe would get a tune out of this squad. I don’t think he’d be unrealistic for a Mike Ashley Newcastle either given he’d have two of his best players from Bournemouth here to work with. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 The only thing we have for 4-4-2 is two strikers. And one of those is a statue that might break down at any time. It’s silly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Fucking look at them, man. The Three Steves of the Apocalypse. You could probably fit everything they know about tactics on the back of a tab packet. Mightn't be as bad if he had two decent coaches with him, but he just gave jobs to his mates. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Who’s the middle one? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny36 Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Would personally love to see Howe as manager. No compo to be paid either Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Problem is you can’t become a hoof team one week and a passing team the next. We just don’t know how to play with the ball. Weird how Brighton managed it when Potter took over. Irony of course being that the system Brighton play is similar to the one Bruce inherited (3-4-3, two ball playing defenders, two sitting midfielders, two wing-backs and three forwards), that was preventing Bruce from playing the nice, attractive, attacking football he wants us to play. I said in the match thread, he said he played that system last week to match West Ham’s physical approach. This week we played a technical team whose best player was a nippy right wing-back. Even if we’d been shite, if he’d countered that with Almiron in place of Carroll from the start, his pace and work rate might have helped to nullify that. The commentator seemed surprised when in the second-half there was a moment Almiron did exactly that. I know some people don’t like him but I reckon Eddie Howe would get a tune out of this squad. I don’t think he’d be unrealistic for a Mike Ashley Newcastle either given he’d have two of his best players from Bournemouth here to work with. Spoken like the squad isn't chock full of talented players that shouldn't even dream of having its arse handed to it,particularly at home to run-of-the-mill mid-table outfits. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Who’s the middle one? The incompetent son of former England and Liverpool keeper Ray Clemence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Possibly underestimated our chances of going down. No tactics, lucky last season, signings which are OK but may not meaningfully improve our stats. ASM being a known quantity. Can see it getting a bit grim. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 After all his shite about wanting to get on the front foot, he's still brought players in much more suited to the counter game. Keep the team compact, get ASM, Fraser, and Almiron buzzing about behind Wilson, and hope for the best. Anybody sane can see Andy Carroll just isn't made to start games in 2020 - he's an impact sub at most. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Possibly underestimated our chances of going down. No tactics, lucky last season, signings which are OK but may not meaningfully improve our stats. ASM being a known quantity. Can see it getting a bit grim. Ah, hang on, this must be why Bruce stuck him in an orthodox left-wing position today. Mix it up a bit, keep the opposition guessing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Logic Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St1pe Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 I get that it isn’t the best start but what an awful defeatist perspective to have with 85 minutes of the game left to play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Problem is you can’t become a hoof team one week and a passing team the next. We just don’t know how to play with the ball. Weird how Brighton managed it when Potter took over. Irony of course being that the system Brighton play is similar to the one Bruce inherited (3-4-3, two ball playing defenders, two sitting midfielders, two wing-backs and three forwards), that was preventing Bruce from playing the nice, attractive, attacking football he wants us to play. I said in the match thread, he said he played that system last week to match West Ham’s physical approach. This week we played a technical team whose best player was a nippy right wing-back. Even if we’d been shite, if he’d countered that with Almiron in place of Carroll from the start, his pace and work rate might have helped to nullify that. The commentator seemed surprised when in the second-half there was a moment Almiron did exactly that. I know some people don’t like him but I reckon Eddie Howe would get a tune out of this squad. I don’t think he’d be unrealistic for a Mike Ashley Newcastle either given he’d have two of his best players from Bournemouth here to work with. Howe would definitely get us playing football, his stock has gone down a bit due to some weird signings and lack of progress at Bournemouth. Still would be light years ahead of the local messiah though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 I get that it isn’t the best start but what an awful defeatist perspective to have with 85 minutes of the game left to play. No no, they scored 2 goal early. In his mind its all lost then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 You're not allowed to come back and score goals once the other team scores. Didn't you know? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Can’t believe I’m back to absolutely despising the inept manager. Pardew all over again. What’s the fucking point... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Why did we concede the goals anyway? Because we left ourselves badly exposed against Lamptey due to not being prepared. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Needs binning but who the fuck would take this job atm who's any good? We have a canny squad with a garbage manager. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 The real baffling thing is that Brighton did the same down our left hand side up here last season. If ASM wasn’t fully fit it was a good game to rest him and play Almiron. Bruce would have got pelters for it but it would have made sense. Really poor tactically today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 I get that it isn’t the best start but what an awful defeatist perspective to have with 85 minutes of the game left to play. Aye Steve. Imagine what it's like watching it, unable to do anything to change things. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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