Slim Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 4 hours ago, PauloGeordio said: What support? Everyone around me moaned and got on the players back all game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 I still think he’s top quality. But he’s been nowhere near as effective for us of late/most this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 2 hours ago, KaKa said: Whenever we're playing badly and the other team is getting stuck into us and causing problems, Bruno's reaction is to start trying to do too much and to start getting riled up. Considering he's the captain of the team, these are not good traits at all. More worryingly, we don't seem to have anyone in the team that tells everyone to calm down and keep their heads. Instead it's quite the opposite. Schar, Joelinton and Gordon are also more likely to lose their composure and force things. Botman and Tonali seem to have the right temperament, and the requisite level of experience, but don't seem the most vocal. We really need to sort that dynamic out. Couldn't agree more. Bruno loves whipping the fans up into a frenzy, which is ok I suppose, but I sometimes wish that he would keep calm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 5 hours ago, Rod said: Couldn't agree more. Bruno loves whipping the fans up into a frenzy, which is ok I suppose, but I sometimes wish that he would keep calm. Me too, don’t think it’s in his DNA to do so (then I think back to that spell when he was on a yellow card from a ban tightrope) and beyond all things he managed to do it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 14 hours ago, magorific said: Of course there’s no comparison between both at their best. But Bruno was as bad in that second half as Longstaff has ever been. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhog63 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 I dreamt last night that people were calling for Bruno to be stripped of the captaincy 😂😂😂😂😂 Unbelievable, our lot 😱😂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Is he doing a bunch of quiet work that I haven’t been noticing or has he been off the boil for the last couple of months? He has just seemed pretty anonymous recently. Maybe I’m missing something? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. TC Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 1 minute ago, cubaricho said: Is he doing a bunch of quiet work that I haven’t been noticing or has he been off the boil for the last couple of months? He has just seemed pretty anonymous recently. Maybe I’m missing something? Yeah, he looks exhausted Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzy Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 4 minutes ago, cubaricho said: Is he doing a bunch of quiet work that I haven’t been noticing or has he been off the boil for the last couple of months? He has just seemed pretty anonymous recently. Maybe I’m missing something? He's been average recently and we're just used to him being very good I think thats perhaps the best way I can describe it. Not up to his usual high standards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Think he’s been very good today to be honest Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Edgar Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 He is too fixated on winning individual battles at the detriment of how he functions within the team. Just play the game and stop obsessing over getting one over your opponent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 1 minute ago, gbandit said: Think he’s been very good today to be honest Eh? I'm staggered by that comment. He has to be the slowest footballer in the Premier League. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 1 minute ago, Rod said: Eh? I'm staggered by that comment. He has to be the slowest footballer in the Premier League. Well sure, he got left for dead by Gravenberch was it? We all know he’s slow as fuck but he’s also extremely press resistant and helped us retain possession a bunch of times when other players would have likely lost it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT24 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 2 minutes ago, gbandit said: Well sure, he got left for dead by Gravenberch was it? We all know he’s slow as fuck but he’s also extremely press resistant and helped us retain possession a bunch of times when other players would have likely lost it Konate. Unless it happened twice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Just now, JT24 said: Konate. Unless it happened twice. Nah, you’re right, it was Konate I was thinking of but I misremembered as I couldn’t remember Konate driving forward with the ball that well in the past, totally rinsed Bruno Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 He’s slow midfield is just as much about timing your interventions. If someone sprinting onto the ball and you’re facing the wrong way you’re dead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 I do think he needs a game or two off, he’s tired Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT24 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 2 minutes ago, James said: I do think he needs a game or two off, he’s tired I agree with this. I’d rest him this weekend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 He's not a player who tends to turn up against the bigger teams, sadly. I think his lack of pace is why he won't ever play for a truly elite team, as excellent as he is a player. Even his goal record suggests it, clincher v Arsenal in his first few months aside it reads like that of a flat track bully. Doesn't help that he plays virtually every minute of every game either, always seems to look tired as the season approaches it's end. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 think he needs some time out of the team really. He’s even slower than usual and he’s really struggling to have any positive impact on games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 It’s not so much the lack of pace as the slowness on the ball which is becoming an issue. He was never the quickest - but he’s taken up the unnerving habit of dawdling on the ball before languidly playing a simple pass, allowing the opposition to move back into position. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 He's done wonders for this club and I love the man. He's also one of the main reasons our midfield is sliced through with ease. A RCB that isn't slow as shit should help but won't solve it. We have far too many CMs to justify signing another, but if we can shift Longstaff and Willock it should be looked at. Peak delusion I know as PSR, and we need a GK and a right winger. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 56 minutes ago, James said: I do think he needs a game or two off, he’s tired He should definitely be rested, tired or not. Lewis Miley is a tailor made replacement anyhow, this is where Howe needs to use his squad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Time to give him a wee rest like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 have him on the bench against brighton then he has over a week off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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