Andy84 Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 The midfield balance is completely off. Bruno and Tonali aren’t comfortable and I think they know it before they go out onto the pitch. Confident we will fix it but I think there has to be personnel changes in there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
black_n_white Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 Wonder if he’ll revert back to Joelinton, Bruno and longstaff in the midfield three with Barnes, Wilson and Murphy up top with the champions league game the following Thursday in mind? One thing for sure is we will be seeing a lot more changes in the starting elevens first half of the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myleftboot Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 Could see there being a lot of changes with the Milan game in mind. Pope Tino. Lascelles. Shar. Targett Gordon. Longstaff. Anderson Murphy. Wilson. Barnes Then again we’ll probably be unchanged from Saturday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeloEmre Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 1 minute ago, Myleftboot said: Could see there being a lot of changes with the Milan game in mind. Pope Tino. Lascelles. Shar. Targett Gordon. Longstaff. Anderson Murphy. Wilson. Barnes Then again we’ll probably be unchanged from Saturday. 8 changes? Absolutely no chance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 1 minute ago, Myleftboot said: Could see there being a lot of changes with the Milan game in mind. Pope Tino. Lascelles. Shar. Targett Gordon. Longstaff. Anderson Murphy. Wilson. Barnes Then again we’ll probably be unchanged from Saturday. We'll prioritise the league over Europe. We won't be sticking a second string out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Andy84 said: The midfield balance is completely off. Bruno and Tonali aren’t comfortable and I think they know it before they go out onto the pitch. Confident we will fix it but I think there has to be personnel changes in there Tonali and Bruno can play together but they need the right player next to them and it's not Joelinton as much as I love him. It might be though, he didn't train all last week. Midfield is the least of my concerns as Eddie will have that figured out before we play Brentford. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 4 minutes ago, relámpago blanco said: Tonali and Bruno can play together but they need the right player next to them and it's not Joelinton as much as I love him. It might be though, he didn't train all last week. Midfield is the least of my concerns as Eddie will have that figured out before we play Brentford. I have a feeling that they’d be better as a 2 rather than a 3. we’d then need a number 10 and a move to a 4-4-1-1 or even a 3-4-3 type formation (we don’t have the players for the latter of course) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myleftboot Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 2 minutes ago, Colos Short and Curlies said: I have a feeling that they’d be better as a 2 rather than a 3. we’d then need a number 10 and a move to a 4-4-1-1 or even a 3-4-3 type formation (we don’t have the players for the latter of course) Isak would make a good 10. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 3 minutes ago, Myleftboot said: Isak would make a good 10. more the wise not quite wide midfielder, note quite full back, not quite wing back and a real athletic centre half that we’d need Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronson333 Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 I think Elliot Anderson could make a good number 10, worth a try this season at some point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timnufc22 Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 Whether he's on his own or with Tonali, I'd rather not see Bruno sitting deep and like to see him on the ball further up the pitch instead. Surely Tonali has/will have through game time the nous to sit deeper and be efficient with the ball in those area's? Seems like a no-brainer to me to at least try. Get Longstaff in there too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 21 minutes ago, timnufc22 said: Whether he's on his own or with Tonali, I'd rather not see Bruno sitting deep and like to see him on the ball further up the pitch instead. Surely Tonali has/will have through game time the nous to sit deeper and be efficient with the ball in those area's? Seems like a no-brainer to me to at least try. Get Longstaff in there too. They can both do both. Bruno was great at breaking a press, receiving it short, under pressure and making it look easy to find time and space to set us up forward. Tonali looks the same. It needs a forward dropping and full backs pushing on to make it work.... guess what ? But we know Eddie needs to have players up to speed, meticulously, to put them in (if Longstaff had been fit Tonali would have been subbed in over a few games). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 I think Wilson will start V Brentford fwiw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timnufc22 Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 24 minutes ago, madras said: They can both do both. Bruno was great at breaking a press, receiving it short, under pressure and making it look easy to find time and space to set us up forward. Tonali looks the same. It needs a forward dropping and full backs pushing on to make it work.... guess what ? But we know Eddie needs to have players up to speed, meticulously, to put them in (if Longstaff had been fit Tonali would have been subbed in over a few games). That’s normally the case re fitness yet Joelinton hadn’t trained all week but was still selected. Why betray your own fitness stipulations when the player in question has had a poor couple of games and has an able deputy - Longstaff - ready and raring to go? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 10 minutes ago, timnufc22 said: That’s normally the case re fitness yet Joelinton hadn’t trained all week but was still selected. Why betray your own fitness stipulations when the player in question has had a poor couple of games and has an able deputy - Longstaff - ready and raring to go? It's not just a fitness thing, it's a knowing the drill thing. The 433 we played had Joe or Joe on the left of Bruno, with one of the Joe's out the other played. Just shows to me he didn't trust Anderson while bedding Tonali in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 Drop Joe and Bruno. They are so out of form. Focus on getting our shape right. You’d think Steve Bruce sent that team out against Brighton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myleftboot Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 8 hours ago, timnufc22 said: Whether he's on his own or with Tonali, I'd rather not see Bruno sitting deep and like to see him on the ball further up the pitch instead. Surely Tonali has/will have through game time the nous to sit deeper and be efficient with the ball in those area's? Seems like a no-brainer to me to at least try. Get Longstaff in there too. Yeah agree Bruno needs to be further forward. It seems like ages since he’s scored a goal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattypnufc Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 Logged on out of curiosity, ballot now open for Members. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 9 hours ago, madras said: I think Wilson will start V Brentford fwiw. Might make sense to start Barnes with him. Wilson makes great runs when he sees Barnes flying down the wing, we saw it in the goal vs Villa, and the missed opportunity against Liverpool where Barnes hesitated on crossing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 It'd be absolute madness to drop Bruno, we've never won a game and look noticeably worse without him. It's fair to argue he hadn't been at his very best this season, but he really hasn't been THAT bad, particularly compared to others. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maineblue Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 Draw written all over this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 Got a work swap for this so I shall go to the match. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myleftboot Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 1-1. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancrate1892 Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 On 05/09/2023 at 01:17, madras said: I think Wilson will start V Brentford fwiw. Surely! The only player who looks like he wants to score a goal. Top scorer from last season and vastly underated. I'd play isak and Wilson whilst Joe willock is out as nobody else runs at a defence Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 Pope Trippier Schar Botman Hall Longstaff Bruno Tonali Gordon Wilson Isak/Barnes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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