Holmowl Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Did you notice how tall our side were compared to Blackburn on Saturday? In the pre-match walking hand-shake line we towered over their side it was obvious we held a very significant height advantage. And that was without Nuhiu in the starting Xl. Both Bruce and Mowbray refered to it in the post-match comments, with Mowbray admitting they struggled to cope with it. Our attacking set-pieces are now a huge threat. In normal circumstances defences have to cope with Fletcher, Hector, Lees, Iorfa and Hutchinson. That’s some threat. If Nuhiu (or Joao If fit) is on too it only increases our impressive threat. At defensive set-pieces, our phenomenal height combined with Bruce’s defensive nous ( he was only a modest height for a CB but highly intelligent and effective) we can anticipate a very successful approach to defending corners and free-kicks. Compare this to where we were. An unusually short back four before Hector arrived (great loanee) and Iorfa the beast signed. What a transformation. And it hasn’t turned us into a Pulis-ball side. Iorfa and Hector can both play and we look so strong on the floor and aerially now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james o connor Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 One of two obvious issues we had, along with a lack of pace. Funny how it took Bruce less than 48 hours to address what neither previous manager could see in the entire tenure 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OWLERTON GHOST Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 (edited) Blackburn are a very small team .... Said this last week "pre build up" Proves Bruce reads Owlstalk .... Edited March 18, 2019 by OWLERTON GHOST 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Holmowl Posted March 18, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 18, 2019 1 minute ago, james o connor said: One of two obvious issues we had, along with a lack of pace. Funny how it took Bruce less than 48 hours to address what neither previous manager could see in the entire tenure Scale and Pace. One for the younger fans. 2 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue and white Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 (edited) Thats because we're MASSIVE. Edited March 18, 2019 by Blue and white 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mkowl Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Just to prove size is important Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmowl Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 9 minutes ago, mkowl said: Just to prove size is important Heres me sweating blood to start deep-thinking, high-quality threads....and you do a kernob joke on page 1. Im wasted on here. I drive a Polo btw. Need I say more? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OWLERTON GHOST Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 The Management. .... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Yorks Owl Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Interesting post by the OP, I was thinking the same after reading Mowbra’s post match remarks. Also reminds of what I felt was ultimately the telling difference between us and Hull in the 2015/16 season, namely their midfield with the likes of Livermore, Diame and Huddleston looked so much bigger and more powerful than ours. Didn’t take Bruce long to make some necessary changes to our squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morepork Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 (edited) Size isn’t everything...... No doubt we’ve added a couple of big units and we have the benefit of that in certain situations. I did feel that it was emphasised more by Blackburn fielding a team of Hobbits. Edited March 18, 2019 by Morepork 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OWLERTON GHOST Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 (edited) 36 minutes ago, Holmowl said: Heres me sweating blood to start deep-thinking, high-quality threads....and you do a kernob joke on page 1. Im wasted on here. I drive a Polo btw. Need I say more? You must be minted ?......... Pants off legs open ......... Edited March 18, 2019 by OWLERTON GHOST 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando_Trustful Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 It is great to see. We physically dominated them in all aspects on Saturday. If was very similar at Wembley with Bruce's Hull side with the likes of Livermore, Huddlestone, Diame etc destroying our midfield that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HirstWhoScoredIt Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 53 minutes ago, Holmowl said: I drive a Polo btw. Need I say more? You like getting tongued up your hole? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mkowl Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 57 minutes ago, Holmowl said: Heres me sweating blood to start deep-thinking, high-quality threads....and you do a kernob joke on page 1. Im wasted on here. I drive a Polo btw. Need I say more? It beats talking about ruddy Brexit in the Politics section though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latemodelchild Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Said on Saturday that Blackburn looked small compared to some teams. Especially their defenders. I wouldn't say we were in the land of the giants territory but we've definitely added some height which is good. So, height, pace, organisation off the ball and hard work. I reckon that's the secret to this league. Add in a wild card like FF on his day and a few wonder goals from Reach and thats a top 6 position most seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shandypants Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Nuhiu’s and Iorfa’s goals could have been Steve Bruce himself 30 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 It's a Bruce traight, likes big, powerful, pacey players. Nothing wrong with that, sprinkled with a Bannan or two we'll be looking good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Snooty Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Using Nuhiu as guide you can see the increase size wise . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S36 OWL Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 2 hours ago, james o connor said: One of two obvious issues we had, along with a lack of pace. Funny how it took Bruce less than 48 hours to address what neither previous manager could see in the entire tenure Spot on mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazowl55 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 1 minute ago, Lord Snooty said: Using Nuhiu as guide you can see the increase size wise . Even Reach is 6 foot plus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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