Abra Dubravka Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Always thought a 'false 10' was sort of Fabregas for Spain at the Euros 2014 Essentially played up front/furtherest forward of a midfield, instead of a conventional 10 like Totti/Riquelme/Aimar who played off a striker. This fat loonball doesn't know what he's talking about, and has clearly no coaching ability to successfully carry out his hair brain schemes. What he's trying to say is he wanted Longstaff/Fraser to play behind Wilson, and infront of Hayden/Hendrick - like england at WC with Alli/Lingard/Rashford behind Kane. What ended up happening is a clusterfuck of four then three cloggers chasing Sheffield United's midfield and centerbacks moving forward like headless chickens. Even with Fraser on, not once did we put together any move involving Wilson/Longstaff/Fraser and a wing back in Sheff United's half that created anything. Blokes a total fraud. Totally redundant when it comes to being able to positively effect a PL game - it was bottom of the league, two points, zero clean sheets ffs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 He clearly just came up with it on the spot, conflating 'false 9' and 'number 10'. Just further demonstrates the lack of thought that actually goes into setting the team up. "You two lads just play a bit further forward yeah?" An 'instruction' like that means absolutely nothing in the Premier League today, where basically every opponent is at least tactically astute. He genuinely might be the worst manager in the division. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Completely sussed. Only the people that share his agent support him now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 False 10s. He's just heard tactical buzzwords elsewhere and tried to get away with inventing his own. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Its all about compensation now. Gets sacked and it'll be 12 months salary i bet. I wouldn’t pay him. Any other profession in the world and you can be dismissed for poor performance. It’s because he can get sacked and paid off that means managers like him won’t try, there is no accountability. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Just wait until they cart out the 'it's because he managed Sunderland' line. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Just wait until they cart out the 'it's because he managed Sunderland' line. Tom Huddlestone already has today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abra Dubravka Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 He clearly just came up with it on the spot, conflating 'false 9' and 'number 10'. Just further demonstrates the lack of thought that actually goes into setting the team up. "You two lads just play a bit further forward yeah?" An 'instruction' like that means absolutely nothing in the Premier League today, where basically every opponent is at least tactically astute. He genuinely might be the worst manager in the division. In his post match pressr, he essentially said he hasn't tried it yet, wanted to change it up a bit, Fraser was fresh, so hoped it could work. Him trying is totally redundant. I would try my best if I was in charge, but I wouldn't be any good either. In an ideal world, you could even imagine playing two behind Wilson could be able to press SU's center halves and stop them coming out and overloading us. I get that he's thought about it, and worked on it before on training, and wants to change it/get things working, but that doesn't hide the fact whatever he's trying is so poorly executed and ill-thought out. He's just not good enough. Second half we were completely destroyed by having 3 centerhalves still. Not enough bodies high enough up the pitch to press on 3 CB's and their midfield. It was obvious that we'd end up with 20% possession. Totally pointless throwing on a change of wing backs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishops Finger Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Warren Barton is a top lad and still gets it, even though he's been away for 20 years. Love it when ex players refer to NUFC as 'we' without a 2nd thought; Warren Barton is more of a Geordie than Bruce will ever be Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffJ Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 ‘We were playing two false 10’s’ is brought to you from the man who ‘doesn’t really do tactics’. Incredible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Two False 10s. What the fuck does that even mean. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Two False 10s. What the fuck does that even mean. It's incoherent garbage patter for his pundit mates and the fanboys. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Two False 10s. What the fuck does that even mean. I was actually thinking about this, isn't a false nine essentially a slightly more attacking CAM that brings wingers or inside forwards into play and allows them to get into positions to shoot. So is a false 10, a CM that brings the wing backs into play, but not in shooting areas? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 If you take 'false no 9' which is definitely a thing (and I have heard of false no 7s too, wingers who basically play more as strikers isnt it?) essentially all it means is that the players role is different from that which is traditionally indicated by his starting position on the pitch. So Bruce is saying that they both started directly behind the striker, which they did because we played very deep defensively to start with, and it differed from traditional footballing roles in that neither decided to play any actual football. See Bruce is a genius what are you talking about Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishMagpie Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 I tell you know.... I would have more believe in us stopping up even if we swapped managers and league position with last night opponents. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 False 10 is a thing. But it’s definitely not how Longstaff and Fraser (?) played last night and Bruce obviously doesn’t know what it is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
astraguy Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Assuming Lascelles was rested Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzz Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Only way 'false 10' makes sense is in some kind of 3-4-2-1 surely playing behind a striker Fraser was on the wing and Longstaff in CM in a 5-4-1 so no idea what that is supposed to mean. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianovthetoon Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Never mind false 10. We’re handicapped by having a false manager. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgarve Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 False 10 is a thing. But it’s definitely not how Longstaff and Fraser (?) played last night and Bruce obviously doesn’t know what it is. What is it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St1pe Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Genuinely annoyed he hasn’t walked/been sacked and really worried we’re facing the Championship again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 If a false 9 is a centre-forward who drops into the midfield to collect the ball from deep and be creative/draw fouls - and a number 10 is someone who plays behind the striker but in front of the midfield, linking the two - what the fuck is a false 10? A normal centre-mid? Absolute guff from Bruce. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 False 10 is a thing. But it’s definitely not how Longstaff and Fraser (?) played last night and Bruce obviously doesn’t know what it is. What is it then? Which other managers use it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 If Steve Bruce was our 11th choice, wonder who the 12th was. Mr Tumble. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 He is running out of excuses. hence the fucking 'TWO false 10' came out of his arse. Really need someone to dig up all his managerial career stats to emphasise how pathetic he is as a supposed football manager. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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