Shelveys Hair Posted Saturday at 07:55 Share Posted Saturday at 07:55 He's playing like he has his wife pregnant again Expecting number 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Edgar Posted Saturday at 14:28 Share Posted Saturday at 14:28 Shite. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiotes Witch Doctor Posted Saturday at 15:00 Share Posted Saturday at 15:00 What's his role in this current midfield 3 setup? Genuine question. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted Saturday at 15:15 Share Posted Saturday at 15:15 14 minutes ago, Tiotes Witch Doctor said: What's his role in this current midfield 3 setup? Genuine question. He's getting pelters for Brazil as well, so not sure it's just about what role he's playing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEFAFWISP Posted Saturday at 15:17 Share Posted Saturday at 15:17 Not captain material. Doesn't need the additional load. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Edgar Posted Saturday at 15:50 Share Posted Saturday at 15:50 Shambolic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amir_9 Posted Saturday at 15:52 Share Posted Saturday at 15:52 Has been bang average for long enough now, today was downright shite. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiotes Witch Doctor Posted Saturday at 15:55 Share Posted Saturday at 15:55 Should have been him going off for Tonali, another poor game from him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearljam10 Posted Saturday at 15:56 Share Posted Saturday at 15:56 To much chocolate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted Saturday at 15:56 Share Posted Saturday at 15:56 His lack of pace is so infuriating Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotus Posted Saturday at 15:57 Share Posted Saturday at 15:57 I think he's playing too deep. He's not a good 6 for the way we play. We leave BIG gaps in midfield and he hasn't the pace to get across and close down. Our midfield plan in general looks disjointed tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubteam Posted Saturday at 16:08 Share Posted Saturday at 16:08 In hindsight, making him captain may not have been the best idea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibierski Posted Saturday at 16:11 Share Posted Saturday at 16:11 Captain or not, we just need to play him in a proper position and not this bit of everything CM role we want all our CMs to be. Either have him as the CDM, taking ball of CBs and recycling play. Play him alongside a CDM, where he’s the progrsssive ball carrier between the CDM and attackers, or play him ahead of CDM where he’s mostly in and around opposition box and not needed to make recovery runs (which he doesn’t have the pace for). He’s got to take responsibility, but he’s not helped (like many others) with how we set up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronson333 Posted Saturday at 16:13 Share Posted Saturday at 16:13 16 minutes ago, Tiotes Witch Doctor said: Should have been him going off for Tonali, another poor game from him. Were you the guy that made that sick disabled joke in BBC 606? You’ve got exactly the same username and that’s why I ask. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted Saturday at 16:21 Share Posted Saturday at 16:21 23 minutes ago, Lotus said: I think he's playing too deep. He's not a good 6 for the way we play. We leave BIG gaps in midfield and he hasn't the pace to get across and close down. Our midfield plan in general looks disjointed tbh. You will always get gaps in a midfield where your no 6 is noticeably slow. When he pushes up he's never going to have the pace to recover if we lose the ball. Not sure how you fix that other than just don't lose the ball as much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted Saturday at 16:23 Share Posted Saturday at 16:23 Poor today, but he wasn't the only one. Looks really out of form. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiotes Witch Doctor Posted Saturday at 16:26 Share Posted Saturday at 16:26 12 minutes ago, Ronson333 said: Were you the guy that made that sick disabled joke in BBC 606? You’ve got exactly the same username and that’s why I ask. 🤣 Certainly not me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibierski Posted Saturday at 16:28 Share Posted Saturday at 16:28 No problem being slow as a 6, you just need your defence to have recovery pace and your team showing passing options. Rodri and Busquets are slow, yet the greatest CDMs in recent years and helped by being in systems that cover their weaknesses and maximises their strengths. We are not doing that with Bruno, and expect him to be just like Longstaff and co. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohmelads Posted Saturday at 16:28 Share Posted Saturday at 16:28 14 minutes ago, Sibierski said: Captain or not, we just need to play him in a proper position and not this bit of everything CM role we want all our CMs to be. Either have him as the CDM, taking ball of CBs and recycling play. Play him alongside a CDM, where he’s the progrsssive ball carrier between the CDM and attackers, or play him ahead of CDM where he’s mostly in and around opposition box and not needed to make recovery runs (which he doesn’t have the pace for). He’s got to take responsibility, but he’s not helped (like many others) with how we set up. Agree. He's unfortunately not doing any of those roles well at the moment and looks like he needs a rest. After Man City, I reckon he needs a rest for a week. On his form this season, he isn't undroppable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyBartoon Posted Saturday at 16:29 Share Posted Saturday at 16:29 Towing a Caravan just now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted Saturday at 16:31 Share Posted Saturday at 16:31 He’s quite a bit off the pace at the moment. Anyway, came on to say, again, he often strikes the ball like he’s pushing it with his foot. It’s how he gifted the 3rd goal, you expect him to ping it or strike through the ball and instead he looks like he’s shovelling coal. It’s very annoying. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted Saturday at 16:32 Share Posted Saturday at 16:32 Don't understand how a lad in his mid 20s with a huge amount of stamina and technical ability in the world is so slow Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouldy_uk Posted Saturday at 16:36 Share Posted Saturday at 16:36 Nowhere near a £100m player Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted Saturday at 16:38 Share Posted Saturday at 16:38 1 minute ago, mouldy_uk said: Nowhere near a £100m player He never was, but the lad is just out of form at the moment, it happens Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted Saturday at 16:44 Share Posted Saturday at 16:44 8 minutes ago, joeyt said: Don't understand how a lad in his mid 20s with a huge amount of stamina and technical ability in the world is so slow Have you seen how he runs and how uncoordinated he is generally with his arms? Its pretty remarkable, I’d love to see him with a golf club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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