TodwickOwl Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 Hopefully today is the green light to drop players, change our tactics and style. Nothing to lose now - we can’t even manage to pull together half a dozen shots at the minute, so it’s clear we are so lacking in creativity when phasing from defence to attack. Inject some pace - start Aarons and Iorfa. Get men forward earlier in the attack - why are we pinging it to Fletcher on his own up top? Sick of seeing Hector launching 40 yard passes that are miles off. I honestly don’t think we manage to get shots off because there are f*ck all of our players in the final third - they’re all blowing behind or sat in our half incase we lose possession. And Hutch and Bannan can’t play together - one needs to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northeastowl Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 We need more than a big shake up. We have too many players that are happy picking up their wages and don’t want to put any effort in. We need to clear the decks and start again. However I’m worried that an embargo is going to stop this happening and we are going to end up in the massive poo this summer. Hope I’m wrong and we can give Bruce the money he needs to sort this poo out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogerwyldesmullet Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 If the players don’t care, why were they so chuffed at the end? The lack of legs/ energy/ youth - call it what you will means we couldn’t do a gegenpress for 5 minutes never mind 90. To boot, the promble of pace and midfield muscle has been with us since the first play off final. I think Steve Bruce knows this and will refresh the squad to that end. Wheel deal and loans - just watch. Meanwhile the imbalance of the team will continue to frustrate not just fans but the players in it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRightSide Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 Gegenpress Too much TV 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belfast Owl 2 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 So start the loan players and if they don't perform who do we blame? Bruce is the one looking at the squad and making decisions. Show some faith in him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonofbert2 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Fletcher didn't play today. Sillytwat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S36 OWL Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 This squad is stale and not good enough . It needs a major overhaul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash60s Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 New broom sweeps clean? It'll take time & lot of effort but SB is nobody's fool. Problem I see is who's gonna take our rejects? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrosbyKitchens Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Bannan and Hutch can both go for me. Love them both for what they've done, but their time together in the middle for us had been a failure over a number of seasons. Completely agree it's time for a big overhaul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowl Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 I'd get rid of Bannan before Hutchinson. I'd long thought of Hutchinson being the main problem to our midfield's dynamism, but it doesn't really seem to matter who Bannan plays with in the centre, or even how things are set up, his will to get on the ball is stronger than his will to be effective in the final third, and as such he'll pretty much always come deep and sit deep so that he can receive and then give the ball without much hassle. I'd love to see Bannan in a more forward role, but even when we seemingly set up like that, as the game draws on Bannan just ends up sitting deep. We need in a midfield partner to Hutchinson a player that doesn't feel the responsibility of dictating play all the time. It's a shame we've not been able to get a consistent tune out of Onomah thus far, whether that be for injury or form. We'll rail at his work rate at times, but at least that's a player whose will is to get into the final third, and that's a will that he feels far more strongly than the will just to be on the ball, as is the case with Bannan. Bannan could potentially fetch us in some money too in a way that I doubt that Hutchinson ever could (due solely to injury history). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james o connor Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 I’d happily see the back of anyone bar 5 or 6 of the defence . Hutchinson , bannan , reach, Forestieri , fletcher ... the list goes on are earning mega bucks yet do f all . It’s embarrasing to be honest . We are the most stale and poorly run club in the league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue and white Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 4 hours ago, Rogerwyldesmullet said: If the players don’t care, why were they so chuffed at the end? The lack of legs/ energy/ youth - call it what you will means we couldn’t do a gegenpress for 5 minutes never mind 90. To boot, the promble of pace and midfield muscle has been with us since the first play off final. I think Steve Bruce knows this and will refresh the squad to that end. Wheel deal and loans - just watch. Meanwhile the imbalance of the team will continue to frustrate not just fans but the players in it. Nailed it mate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socialist_Owl Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 7 hours ago, McRightSide said: Gegenpress Too much TV Exactly. Too much watching Lineker and his band of idiots spout off. fizz gegenpress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coe_22 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 For me this will be the first summer that I genuinely believe we will get our transfers and releases right! SB is the best signing we’ve made in the past 15 years at least! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopparberg Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 11 hours ago, Rogerwyldesmullet said: Meanwhile the imbalance of the team will continue to frustrate not just fans but the players in it. Yep. The characteristics of the players don’t go all that well together. Trying to make an actual style of play looks like a big task to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenbrookseyowl Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 9 hours ago, sonofbert2 said: Fletcher didn't play today. Sillytwat. ,,,,,,,,oh yes he did - was a sub for the ineffective joao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BARMYARMY2010 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 8 hours ago, ash60s said: New broom sweeps clean? It'll take time & lot of effort but SB is nobody's fool. Problem I see is who's gonna take our rejects? If the rejects are the ones "out of contract" who cares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Of The Roasters Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 7 hours ago, james o connor said: I’d happily see the back of anyone bar 5 or 6 of the defence . Hutchinson , bannan , reach, Forestieri , fletcher ... the list goes on are earning mega bucks yet do f all . It’s embarrasing to be honest . We are the most stale and poorly run club in the league I know there's a lot of venom for Jos Luhaky at the moment, but jesus wept Carlos has a lot to answer for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorian gray Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 4 minutes ago, Roy Of The Roasters said: I know there's a lot of venom for Jos Luhaky at the moment, but jesus wept Carlos has a lot to answer for. luhkay was a sticking plaster, and not a good one at that. this lot is carlos' fault, but not totally, at some point the bloke in charge has to agree the 'one idea' route, or cuts carlos free to do as he wishes, either way the blame is not all coco's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 I’d rather the coach work with the players he has All this talk about a mass clear out is totally unrealistic. Yes we have players who are out of contract, and many of those have rarely contributed in recent times, so it makes sense that they should go. However, it would be unreasonable for us to think that we could attract any more than say, half a dozen quality recruits. That means that most of the others will stay, and the manager will have to work with them. That is the sensible way to do things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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