MrRaspberryJam Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 29 minutes ago, 500bhp said: Prime Tiote was much better than Bruno, as was Batty who was massively underrated. No fucking way would relegation threatened Luton and Forest run through the centre of our midfield with them playing. We will know the answer in the next 12 months or so. If Bruno moves to Barcelona or whoever and kicks on then I'm wrong. If he doesn't then.... we got relegated with Tiote and Batty lost 1-2 at home to Forest in 97. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 47 minutes ago, 500bhp said: Cant see him making a traditional top 4 PL team; Manchester x2, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal. certainly not based on this season's performances particularly away from home as things stand. But bizarre things happen in football. Say Liverpool sell Salah to SA for £200m, or Arsenal with Rice then who knows what happens then? I never ever said he was shit. Just not as good as some people make out. I dont follow international football but does his mate from West Ham still get a game before Bruno. He's a very important player for us and been a fabulous signing but not beyond criticism. He's not as good as Lee, Batty, Speed, Tiote and maybe Cabae. Not as good as Speed and Tiote? Dear me. Technique-wise, Cabaye is more debatable. He’s clearly a better footballer than Lee, but Lee was superb for us for a lot of his time here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 Gibbs-White stuck very close to him today and in possession Bruno was out paced by him. Bruno needed Longstaff to help him out and unfortunately Longstaff was way off the pace today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 he's been great the past few games. finally caught up with him today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 Think he's largely been class for months now, tbh, and he was the only player in the CL run that looked properly up to it in each game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 1 minute ago, huss9 said: he's been great the past few games. finally caught up with him today. Yeah, I think he’s played pretty well too. Off today today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 2 hours ago, 500bhp said: He's not as good as Lee, Batty, Speed, Tiote and maybe Cabae. I've read some rubbish on here over the years. This is right up there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
magorific Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 1 hour ago, 500bhp said: Prime Tiote was much better than Bruno, as was Batty who was massively underrated. No fucking way would relegation threatened Luton and Forest run through the centre of our midfield with them playing. We will know the answer in the next 12 months or so. If Bruno moves to Barcelona or whoever and kicks on then I'm wrong. If he doesn't then.... Prime Tiote much better? Dear me. Bedwetting on here is out of hand. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 He's fucking world class, much better than the names mentioned above and i love them, its not like he's playing in a midfield three with Pirlo and Seedorf at the moment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 some people on this board not been taking their lithium. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
500bhp Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 16 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said: I've read some rubbish on here over the years. This is right up there. Time will tell. As I said above if he is a Madrid/Barca/Man City/etc regular in 6-18 months I'll admit I was wrong ??. I've watched him since he signed and in my opinion he peaked in his first 25 games or so. Not been the same since his ankle injury. Maybe it's as simple as he needs his own Tiote next to him to do the tackling and break up play that he cant do. He's our main midfielder and we've been soft as shite all season in centre midfield teams running through us. Brighton, Wolves, Everton, Spurs, Luton and now Forest. I'll ignore Bournemouth as Bruno didn't play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keggy_Keagal Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 A few are still off their faces on eggnog I see Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 1 hour ago, Tsunami said: Gibbs-White stuck very close to him today and in possession Bruno was out paced by him. Bruno needed Longstaff to help him out and unfortunately Longstaff was way off the pace today. Bruno was nowhere near him defensively which is worse. MGW won that battle easily and it was a massive reason for the L. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcmk Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 2 hours ago, 500bhp said: Prime Tiote was much better than Bruno Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 15 minutes ago, 500bhp said: Time will tell. As I said above if he is a Madrid/Barca/Man City/etc regular in 6-18 months I'll admit I was wrong ??. I've watched him since he signed and in my opinion he peaked in his first 25 games or so. Not been the same since his ankle injury. Maybe it's as simple as he needs his own Tiote next to him to do the tackling and break up play that he cant do. He's our main midfielder and we've been soft as shite all season in centre midfield teams running through us. Brighton, Wolves, Everton, Spurs, Luton and now Forest. I'll ignore Bournemouth as Bruno didn't play. After he signed the new contract hes been massive for us. After the Manu game he faded like everyone else. We are nothing without Bruno..nothing. He dominated the midfield against Manu and Chelsea not long ago, and I dont want to think how the Fulham game would have gone without him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 That dude is clearly a mackem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 Is he suspended for Liverpool after his yellow card? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 Watching MOTD For the MGW chance after HT he’s closest to MGW and his natural marker and makes no attempt to track him. For the second goal he just watches as Elanga runs past him and through the midfield. It’s awful from him and Eddie. They were waltzing through the midfield in the first half and it got worse in the second. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLvOR Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 1 minute ago, The College Dropout said: They were waltzing through the midfield Been the general feel for most of the recent games tbh. We just get ran through by every team. Depressing as fuck when it's the likes of Luton, let alone Forest Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 25 minutes ago, Pilko said: Is he suspended for Liverpool after his yellow card? no he;s already had 5 yellows and served his ban.... against bournemouth i think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 He’s not a defensive mid imo. I think we’re desperate for one so that he can move into one of the advanced midfield positions. Has he always been this slow? Feel like i’ve never noticed it until this season but it looks like he’s barely moving when at full pelt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 3 minutes ago, Jordan said: He’s not a defensive mid imo. I think we’re desperate for one so that he can move into one of the advanced midfield positions. Has he always been this slow? Feel like i’ve never noticed it until this season but it looks like he’s barely moving when at full pelt. No, he’s never been quick. He’s got a good ‘engine’, but he’s not fast. I’d also like to see him pushed further forward again. I’d like to see someone like Kalvin Phillips come in, and allow Bruno to be further forward / rested from time to time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 People laughed when I said he looked slow from his comps when he joined. He is slow. But he’s usually super sharp and aggressive. Today he was passive and not aggressive at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 It's almost like you don't need to be lightning quick to be a top class midfielder. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 3 hours ago, The College Dropout said: People laughed when I said he looked slow from his comps when he joined. He is slow. But he’s usually super sharp and aggressive. Today he was passive and not aggressive at all. Gibbs White was tasked with man marking him and he was much quicker to the ball than Bruno. He ran the show Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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