STM Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Especially since there is a high likelihood that one of the 3 central players will pick up a knock in the next couple of weeks. Let things happen naturally. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mighty__mag Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 1 hour ago, ExiledGeordie said: Why would Shelvey get dropped at the moment? For me because Joelinton is probably the best in the middle right now, Willock would offer more advanced, and it's the best way to get Bruno into the side, Shelveys doing ok at the minute granted, but we have an alleged top class player here sat waiting, if any of those three make way for Bruno, it would be Shelvey for me, otherwise were not going to be seeing Bruno establish himself. Plus I'd like to see Joelinton and Bruno partnered up for a full 90, until its tested we'll never know though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRaspberryJam Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 1 minute ago, mighty__mag said: For me because Joelinton is probably the best in the middle right now, Willock would offer more advanced, and it's the best way to get Bruno into the side, Shelveys doing ok at the minute granted, but we have an alleged top class player here sat waiting, if any of those three make way for Bruno, it would be Shelvey for me, otherwise were not going to be seeing Bruno establish himself. Plus I'd like to see Joelinton and Bruno partnered up for a full 90, until its tested we'll never know though. I think Shelvey has done more than OK. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Anyone else pondering a bit of shoehorning the formation into a Dubs Manq Schar Burn Targett Shelvey Bruno Big Joe Willock Wood ASM Know width issue hah Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Nope. Not sure Howe has used a diamond much, has he? Do many teams still use it? I think since Howe has come in. We have attacked down the flanks a lot and seems to be where we have a good chunk of our possession. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Jinx Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 You can’t drop Joelinton and you can’t drop Willock currently but Shelvey has had a couple of good games.. history suggests he’ll go off the boil again so why not freshen things up with Bruno in for him. We’re going to dominate the midfield here (feels weird even typing that) so perfect game to throw him in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solitude20 Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 3 minutes ago, Dr Jinx said: You can’t drop Joelinton and you can’t drop Willock currently but Shelvey has had a couple of good games.. history suggests he’ll go off the boil again so why not freshen things up with Bruno in for him. We’re going to dominate the midfield here (feels weird even typing that) so perfect game to throw him in. Bruno isn’t a holding midfielder. Bruno/Joelinton/Willock isn’t a balanced midfield. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Only way Bruno starts is if Willock gets pushed up into Frasers spot. Unless Howe completely changes the formation which is highly unlikely to happen against Brentford. I think Willock wouod do well there but there's probably little point changing things. It's just that we all really, really want to see Bruno Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisJbarnes Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Just to say, if anyone has 1 or 2 spare tickets to this and has to drop out at short notice, I am based in SW London and able to meet you on the day. Would love a ticket! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 28 minutes ago, mighty__mag said: For me because Joelinton is probably the best in the middle right now, Willock would offer more advanced, and it's the best way to get Bruno into the side, Shelveys doing ok at the minute granted, but we have an alleged top class player here sat waiting, if any of those three make way for Bruno, it would be Shelvey for me, otherwise were not going to be seeing Bruno establish himself. Plus I'd like to see Joelinton and Bruno partnered up for a full 90, until its tested we'll never know though. Each to their own but I disagree. I’m sure we’ll see Bruno eventually no less due to the volume of fixtures coming up and I don’t doubt his quality. But the midfield 3 currently have earned their place and we’re on a great run. Shelvey is playing his best football for ages, I just don’t see Howe taking him out of the side, nor should he. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 1 minute ago, Solitude20 said: Bruno isn’t a holding midfielder. Bruno/Joelinton/Willock isn’t a balanced midfield. Would you have said Joelinton, Shelvey and Willock was a ballance midfield a couple months ago though? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Bruno’s not a holding midfielder, ok, but Shelvey is? I mean maybe just maybe, he could adapt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, Shays Given Tim Flowers said: Bruno’s not a holding midfielder, ok, but Shelvey is? I mean maybe just maybe, he could adapt. Injuries at some point sadly will probably force changes. I could easily see Bruno playing with Shelvey and either Joelinton or Willock slightly ahead as a 3. Or Bruno with Joelinton and Bruno together with Willock further forwards. Good players can adapt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 From everything I've watched, Bruno can play either as a DM or as a box to box. He can pretty much do anything in the middle but he won't get you goals. It doesn't really matter who he replaces. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solitude20 Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Shays Given Tim Flowers said: Bruno’s not a holding midfielder, ok, but Shelvey is? I mean maybe just maybe, he could adapt. Bruno could definitely learn, he reads the game well, and look how Howe made Joe learn a new position. But the issue is how that would be a wasted opportunity to not use Bruno in a position where he could offer a better value. We lack a player who offers those key passes in the final third, and that’s one of the reasons why we signed him in the first place, as that was (and still is) a big area of improvement. We rely heavily on set-pieces and crosses for scoring because our midfield isn’t that creative. J7 is a typical box to box midfielder now (think Vidal). Willock does not have that vision. Bruno offers the vision, passing, dribbling, tackling, and off the ball movement. That’s why he was one of the best midfielders in Ligue-1. Edited February 20, 2022 by Solitude20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattoon Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 I've said from the start that Bruno needs to replace Shelvey at some point, Willock is the only one capable of scoring goals and with Bruno's eye for a threaded early pass it could really unlock Willock's ability. We replace Willock with ASM and Wilson out then we offer no goal threat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledGeordie Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Willock is crucial to our survival because he’s the only person other than ASM who looks like he’ll get a goal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 2 hours ago, STM said: Especially since there is a high likelihood that one of the 3 central players will pick up a knock in the next couple of weeks. Let things happen naturally. We’ve got 3 away games in 7 days in a couple of weeks, so pretty sure that’s when we’ll see Bruno come into the starting line up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 The ‘you can’t drop x, you can’t drop y’ crowd are going to get a shock once we’ve got a full squad of players who can start a premier league game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awaymag Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 1 minute ago, Dr Venkman said: The ‘you can’t drop x, you can’t drop y’ crowd are going to get a shock once we’ve got a full squad of players who can start a premier league game. makes a change from 'please drop fuckin everyone' crowd we all were 4 months ago Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 We're still 2/1 to win here. Big price. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzy Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 It's obvious to all that Shelvey is the worst of the 3 so that's not even up for debate that if Bruno had to replace someone it would be Shelvey. However that's not the situation we are in, Howe wants to keep the team as settled as possible and Shelvery for all his flaws has had a decent run of games and he knows the system, the players he's playing with and the league far better than Bruno does. Team will be the same for this one other than hopefully if Manquillo and ASM are back then obviously they come in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amir_9 Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 If he starts Shelvey I hope he brings on Bruno in the 60th instead of 80+ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
greydos Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 I’d swap Bruno in for Shelvey for this game. I don’t want to win the midfield battle because we out-pressed them, I want to win it because we out passed and outplayed them! Let Bruno get 60 minutes from the start in a game we can win, so he’s up to speed before throwing him in for 90 minutes during our killer run of fixtures next month. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 I'd say we're pretty much safe if we win this. Means we go above Brentford, who have other relegation candidates in their next couple of games, so there will be points dropped for someone there. A draw would be fine, a loss means we're looking over our shoulders again, but we should still not panic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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