Dr Jinx Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 It won’t be like before. Too much riding on it now. If things don’t pick up by end of this month he’ll be gone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Murphy just blurts out any old crap. Kept calling Dubravka "Dubrovnik"yesterday until the other pundits started taking the piss. He was narked by being called out on it too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Murphy just blurts out any old crap. Kept calling Dubravka "Dubrovnik"yesterday until the other pundits started taking the piss. He was narked by being called out on it too Missed that, what was said? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 He tried to brush it off with " I was waiting for someone to pull me up on it" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 TBF Celtic would be perfect for Bruce He'd probably get stabbed within 6 months Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty66 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 He tried to brush it off with " I was waiting for someone to pull me up on it" Then tried to make out he said it wrong once, when he had been saying it the entire game Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Murphy just blurts out any old crap. Kept calling Dubravka "Dubrovnik"yesterday until the other pundits started taking the piss. He was narked by being called out on it too Missed that, what was said? Just that he was waiting to be pulled up on it and that he got it wrong because he was cold. He was a bit defensive, prob doesn’t like being called out when he knows he knows nowt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 He tried to brush it off with " I was waiting for someone to pull me up on it" Then tried to make out he said it wrong once, when he had been saying it the entire game this too. I think he genuinely thought he was called Dubrovnik and was annoyed he’d been caught out Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 He the epitome of the type of shit punditry we get in this country nowadays. No research or knowledge needed of the actual teams you’ll be covering for the game. Rock up on the day, get a slap on the back from a couple of old football mates, and spout know-all shite for the entirety of the match. Would be nice to see broadcasters sack off some of the thick twat ex-players for, you know, some decent sports journalists. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awaymag Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 For me, the biggest problem that the team has is that Bruce has no conviction to stick to his belief on a formation, with the same players, week in, week out. The outcome of this is that the team has no pattern of play as the team never gets a chance to gel and get an understanding of each other. Bruce needs to stick to a formation and keep with it for the remainder of the season. He also needs to get more attacking intent into the minds of the players. I would with a 5-3-2 formation I would have. Jacob, Ferdanez, Clark, Lascelles, Ritchie M Longstaff, Hayden, ASM Gayle, Wilson If playing against top 6 you could swap out Ritchie for Dummet and also with ASM, swap with Almiron if ASM is unavailable Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marki Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dust-Suppression-Bottles-Industrial-Construction/dp/B06WRTLD1L/ref=sr_1_53?crid=1IJA2XBFF0XCM&dchild=1&keywords=dust+suppression+bottle&qid=1610282453&sprefix=dust+sup%2Caps%2C150&sr=8-53 a couple of these things on loan might do the trick steve,spray the players before kickoff then at half time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty66 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Imagine how the players feel under him. Constantly getting slated for sitting too deep when this twat plays 5 at the back and a defensive mid. Doesn't exactly scream push high does it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dust-Suppression-Bottles-Industrial-Construction/dp/B06WRTLD1L/ref=sr_1_53?crid=1IJA2XBFF0XCM&dchild=1&keywords=dust+suppression+bottle&qid=1610282453&sprefix=dust+sup%2Caps%2C150&sr=8-53 a couple of these things on loan might do the trick steve,spray the players before kickoff then at half time We should all buy dusters and get them sent to the training ground. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
astraguy Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Big sam and Bruce calling for a covid break i see Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dust-Suppression-Bottles-Industrial-Construction/dp/B06WRTLD1L/ref=sr_1_53?crid=1IJA2XBFF0XCM&dchild=1&keywords=dust+suppression+bottle&qid=1610282453&sprefix=dust+sup%2Caps%2C150&sr=8-53 a couple of these things on loan might do the trick steve,spray the players before kickoff then at half time We should all buy dusters and get them sent to the training ground. Shame there's no fans in the ground, we could wave yellow dusters like how Spanish fans wave white handkerchiefs to show they're pissed off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abra Dubravka Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dust-Suppression-Bottles-Industrial-Construction/dp/B06WRTLD1L/ref=sr_1_53?crid=1IJA2XBFF0XCM&dchild=1&keywords=dust+suppression+bottle&qid=1610282453&sprefix=dust+sup%2Caps%2C150&sr=8-53 a couple of these things on loan might do the trick steve,spray the players before kickoff then at half time We should all buy dusters and get them sent to the training ground. Shame there's no fans in the ground, we could wave yellow dusters like how Spanish fans wave white handkerchiefs to show they're p*ssed off. Would surely get media attention, and be able to highlight the clichéd bullshit merchant Bruce is. Bound to put Bruce at an awkward disposition in interviews, as he'd have to break a habit of a lifetime and try not to say 'dust off' as well as being on edge about the rest of his tired nonsense he's been saying for last 20 years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 "Rather than sitting deep and playing off a ‘low block’, it’s to try and get us higher up the pitch. Of course, that’s the difficult part and to win a game you’ve got to score goals. It gave us chances (at Arsenal) and we haven’t been able to take them. That’s the positive (to take from the 2-0 cup defeat) for me. We’re trying something different and it nearly paid dividends.” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 He just hasn't got a clue. He's trying to complicate things coming out with rubbish like that to try to justify his (lack of any) tactics. To get higher up the pitch you need to have possession of the football. If you rarely have the ball you are going to be defending and stuck in your own half more than anything else. It's hardly rocket science. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Yep, talking out of his arse. Common trait of absolutely shite managers: over-explaining some kind of alleged tactical choice. Competent ones tend to just let the actions speak for themselves. We pressed higher in the last two games, cool, what an effort. I liked the bit where they passed it beyond our players rather than just around and in front of them. Worked a treat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Took a season and a half to change ‘Rafa’s’ tactics to initiate a “high press”. Despite the fact he has (4?) non Rafa players in his team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 If he really is committed to playing in this revolutionary new way another massive hammering might not be too far off. Then back in our shells we go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 If he really is committed to playing in this revolutionary new way another massive hammering might not be too far off. Then back in our shells we go. Exactly what I thought. Every time he thinks he's got us playing further up the pitch, we get a hammering and off he goes crying about Rafa again . I think this is exactly what those of who want him out need tbh. Him thinking he knows how to change the way we play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackyboy Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 The high press is very difficult to execute and sustain, especially physically. You need exceptional midfielders and be very well organised. We have none of these things so if we try to play with a high line, at some point we'll be ripped to pieces Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 He just hasn't got a clue. He's trying to complicate things coming out with rubbish like that to try to justify his (lack of any) tactics. To get higher up the pitch you need to have possession of the football. If you rarely have the ball you are going to be defending and stuck in your own half more than anything else. It's hardly rocket science. I’m not defending SB or anything but is he not just talking about the higher pressing, thus winning the ball higher up the pitch? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 He just hasn't got a clue. He's trying to complicate things coming out with rubbish like that to try to justify his (lack of any) tactics. To get higher up the pitch you need to have possession of the football. If you rarely have the ball you are going to be defending and stuck in your own half more than anything else. It's hardly rocket science. I’m not defending SB or anything but is he not just talking about the higher pressing, thus winning the ball higher up the pitch? I think he means instead of it going back to our keeper from the oppositions 18yard box someone will have a speculative punt in the forward direction Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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