Kasper Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Don't really care who he replaces, just wanna see him start. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 1 hour ago, Kid Icarus said: N-O probably has an average age of 44 now. We remember. If @Mickreturns just alone, it jumps to 99! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amir_9 Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Seeing Willock improving and getting closer to what we saw last year is for me more important to be built upon than starting with Shelvey End of the day it solely depends on what role EH wants Bruno to bring and that'll ultimately decide who gets dropped Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDog Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 It's kind of insane to me to leave the world class midfielder out of the side because the current midfielders are in form. This guy was brought in to help ensure they stay up, so play him now. He got his feet wet yesterday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1tche Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Having him sit deepest in a midfield 3 is a waste, he has to play in one of the Willock or Joelinton roles. For me we should play Joe, Shelvey, Bruno and then Willock on late in the game up against tired legs and then rotate as needed. We need a proper DM in the summer for replace Shelvey and then we have a really strong midfield Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St1pe Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 1 minute ago, M1tche said: Having him sit deepest in a midfield 3 is a waste, he has to play in one of the Willock or Joelinton roles. For me we should play Joe, Shelvey, Bruno and then Willock on late in the game up against tired legs and then rotate as needed. We need a proper DM in the summer for replace Shelvey and then we have a really strong midfield As much as I don’t think Willock deserves to lose his place, Bruno doesn’t look like he’s built for sitting in the role Shelvey has and you can’t drop Joelinton given how he’s played recently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 2 minutes ago, M1tche said: Having him sit deepest in a midfield 3 is a waste, he has to play in one of the Willock or Joelinton roles. For me we should play Joe, Shelvey, Bruno and then Willock on late in the game up against tired legs and then rotate as needed. We need a proper DM in the summer for replace Shelvey and then we have a really strong midfield I like Joelinton, but if we want to really improve we need to have all three that started last night on the bench comw august. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 1 minute ago, M1tche said: Having him sit deepest in a midfield 3 is a waste, he has to play in one of the Willock or Joelinton roles. For me we should play Joe, Shelvey, Bruno and then Willock on late in the game up against tired legs and then rotate as needed. We need a proper DM in the summer for replace Shelvey and then we have a really strong midfield This is the best way to incorporate him I think, Howe taking off Willock for him last night might be as sign of things to come. Just not sure on the time frame of it, if he gets one start over Willock and plays well I can’t see Howe not starting him.. depending on the opponent he might put Willock back in occasionally. Fully expect Bruno to be a starter from next season onwards though when he’s been fully bedded in and has settled. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumbheed Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Apologies if already posted but this is now my favourite stat of all time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Pinkman Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 I like the Bruno stats but you have to remember he came on against an Everton side who were physically and mentally gone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 8 minutes ago, St1pe said: As much as I don’t think Willock deserves to lose his place, Bruno doesn’t look like he’s built for sitting in the role Shelvey has and you can’t drop Joelinton given how he’s played recently. You absolutely can, especially when Bruno does what Joe is currently doing to a much higher degree. 31 minutes ago, McDog said: It's kind of insane to me to leave the world class midfielder out of the side because the current midfielders are in form. It’s actually the opposite of insane. Especially when you consider the type of team spirit and cohesion Howe is fostering within the squad. If they’re in form, they keep their place. Which is good for us because it means they’re playing well and we’re playing well as a team. Everyone is playing for each other right now and it’s lifting the whole squad (a rising tide lifts all boats and all that). I wouldn’t want Howe to rock that balance and belief we have as a squad just as we finally get rolling in the right direction. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Howe has players filling out very specific roles (essentially trying to get our best players on the ball as often as possible - Trippier and ASM) and because of that I agree it's not as simple as just dropping any player. As a team we're better than the sum of our parts. With that being said I do think some of the roles being asked aren't going to be too difficult to pass on. Shelvey being one who I think could easily be swapped out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 1 hour ago, HTT II said: If @Mickreturns just alone, it jumps to 99! Mick, NE5 and HWTL takes it to 207. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Honest to god. This talk about this midfield being inform is ridiculous. We beat Leeds and Everton. Two bad teams at the moment. The bar is set really low if we feel like we want to keep these three in because they’re playing well. We need to have higher standards if we want to stay up and Bruno is clearly our best midfielder. You have to start him against Villa. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Just now, Flip said: Honest to god. This talk about this midfield being inform is ridiculous. We beat Leeds and Everton. Two bad teams at the moment. The bar is set really low if we feel like we want to keep these three in because they’re playing well. We need to have higher standards if we want to stay up and Bruno is clearly our best midfielder. You have to start him against Villa. Plus Everton played through us too easily at times imo. Not a lot but some scenarios where they got through too easy imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 36 minutes ago, Jesse Pinkman said: I like the Bruno stats but you have to remember he came on against an Everton side who were physically and mentally gone. Thanks to the team and the fans in the stadium Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1tche Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 1 hour ago, Nine said: This is the best way to incorporate him I think, Howe taking off Willock for him last night might be as sign of things to come. Just not sure on the time frame of it, if he gets one start over Willock and plays well I can’t see Howe not starting him.. depending on the opponent he might put Willock back in occasionally. Fully expect Bruno to be a starter from next season onwards though when he’s been fully bedded in and has settled. If he's not starting within 2 or 3 games ill be massively shocked, if he trains as good as that cameo was it's impossible to not start soon him reguardless of whats happening on a matchday. I can see a rotation being used though, depending on who we're playing. He might play the 3 without Shelvey for the odd game as well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 (edited) 12 minutes ago, M1tche said: If he's not starting within 2 or 3 games ill be massively shocked, if he trains as good as that cameo was it's impossible to not start soon him reguardless of whats happening on a matchday. I can see a rotation being used though, depending on who we're playing. He might play the 3 without Shelvey for the odd game as well Hoping thats what Howes thinking Edited February 9, 2022 by Nine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro111 Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Any slick reaction to last night video from Bruno yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDog Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, cubaricho said: You absolutely can, especially when Bruno does what Joe is currently doing to a much higher degree. It’s actually the opposite of insane. Especially when you consider the type of team spirit and cohesion Howe is fostering within the squad. If they’re in form, they keep their place. Which is good for us because it means they’re playing well and we’re playing well as a team. Everyone is playing for each other right now and it’s lifting the whole squad (a rising tide lifts all boats and all that). I wouldn’t want Howe to rock that balance and belief we have as a squad just as we finally get rolling in the right direction. We'll have to disagree. I personally believe he'd fire everyone up, look at the teams reaction since he turned up? It's Howe's call obviously and he is closest to the situation. If the team spirit and cohesion would be disrupted or destroyed by dropping Shelvey or Willock for a world class midfielder that the team and fans buzzing then they have a beyond fragile cohesion. Just my opinion. Edited February 9, 2022 by McDog Grammer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 35 minutes ago, M1tche said: If he's not starting within 2 or 3 games ill be massively shocked, if he trains as good as that cameo was it's impossible to not start soon him reguardless of whats happening on a matchday. I can see a rotation being used though, depending on who we're playing. He might play the 3 without Shelvey for the odd game as well Yep. We’ve been on about our poor central midfield all season and now we’ve signed a Brazil international for big money. Of course he should start games, and he will. That’s what he’s been brought in to do, just like Trippier. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 20 minutes ago, McDog said: If the team spirit and cohesion would be disrupted or destroyed by dropping Shelvey or Willock for a world class midfielder that the team and fans buzzing then they have a beyond fragile cohesion This is assuming that it's either of those two getting dropped when in reality it'll be Joe, who has worked his fucking bollocks off for us and puts in 110% each shift. Unfortunately the position he currently is sitting in is where Bruno fits best into the system. Dropping a player like Joe right now is a delicate balancing act. Why work your ass off if someone can just come in and take your spot? Sends the completely wrong message to the one that Howe is instilling in the squad. If someone gets injured then it's the golden opportunity for Howe, but unless that happens, Bruno will likely be slowly integrated into the matches until eventually starting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDog Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 8 minutes ago, cubaricho said: This is assuming that it's either of those two getting dropped when in reality it'll be Joe, who has worked his fucking bollocks off for us and puts in 110% each shift. Unfortunately the position he currently is sitting in is where Bruno fits best into the system. Dropping a player like Joe right now is a delicate balancing act. Why work your ass off if someone can just come in and take your spot? Sends the completely wrong message to the one that Howe is instilling in the squad. If someone gets injured then it's the golden opportunity for Howe, but unless that happens, Bruno will likely be slowly integrated into the matches until eventually starting. I do think chucking 5 new guys would be a mistake but Trippier/Bruno are the best new additions so he'd get added in my world. Guess we'll see on Sunday! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Ah god misclicked thread Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonScotman Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 I don’t see why Joe Willock should be dropped when he is just starting to recapture his form. I think we all know shelvey should be dropped but there’s a chance he drops big JL as he had an ongoing injury but would be sad to see big JL lose his place. What’s weird is by putting Bruno in for any of those 3 it won’t weaken us it’ll firmly improve us which is hard to get the head around but his time will come. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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