What manager plays a 4-6-0 formation with 3 forwards on the bench, f..king ridiculous! Anybody care to predict his team for Swansea?
I posted on a thread last week suggesting 4-6-0, with the squad and the players we have, I still like the idea and it ought to suit us. It's also the way the modern game is going, read any book on football tactics -and not so modern either, it's called 'total football' and a version of this was played by Brazil in the 1970's, Germany's WC team last year played a similar system.
The only downfall is that Bruce didn't get the team to play well organized and systematic total football. From what I heard they just played a lot of hoofball towards a striker which didn't even exist.
I maintain that he's on a sliding scale with me, if and I know its a big if we beat Swansea then my BIB scales goes up a notch in favour. Vice versa if we lose. Im not Bruces biggest fan butI'm not quite ready to start burning effigies of him but I'm still swearing about the team he put out last night. Saying that, the team should still have won the game. If we beat Swansea we'll have 4 points from 3 ganes which is what I expected. If we lose we'll have 1 point from 4 games after Chelsea beat us, that could be a different story then. A question to anyone who was there last night, were there any anti bruce chants (ya don't know what ya doing, etc) from the crowd at any point
I support him as its only 3 games into the season, and chappaz we dont play hoofball like your lot and you can mention the derby or Brighton all you like but am proud to be a Sunderland fan and all the smug attitiude you guys have now will no doubt be wiped off your faces when Ashley strikes again. KTF and FTM!
It's not just about this season though, what we are seeing is exactly the same as last season since Bent left and let's be honest the only reason we stayed up in Bruce's first season was because of Bent and most managers at other clubs wouldn't have survived 14 games without a win that Bruce endured and he should be thanking his lucky stars that he has someone like Quinn behind him. Our results and performances since January have been nothing short of a disgrace and their is nothing I have seen that tells me Bruce can turn this around. Lost 9 out of last 11 home games 11 points out of last 16 games We have hurtled backwards at a frightening pace since Bent left and it just proves we were a one man team.
Seems to me that everyone has missed his glaringly obvious plan - he is going to get a 14 game winless run out of the way now, so that we can enjoy the latter part of the season. Simples.
If we were to lose to swansea badly 3 or 4-0 then I can see the fans being very vocal at the chelsea game and add a defeat in that game I think his fate could be seaed. I can hear the bruce out chants. However I think it would take Ellis Short to come in above Quinnys head to wield the axe.
I'm still a BIB, but I would like an explanation of last nights team selection? However, I still can't believe the knee-jerk reaction to an away defeat to a Brighton side who are undefeated this season...
I reckon the only downfall is that you cannot play total football with lads like Vaughan and Cattermole in your team.
I am not happy with the team selection last night. You cannot score goals if you do not play a striker. Other players may chip with the odd goal two but without a striker you have no cutting edge
RAW, It's not a knee jerk reaction to a tough away fixture in my book. It's a fully justified reaction to 5 wins in 31 games, millions spend and a still unbalanced side, and starting a game with a 5ft 6 in midfielder up front on his own and launching diagonal balls. This isn't knee jerk, more like the straw that finished the camel. We could rewind further and look at the previous seasons 14 game slump, or go back to his last season at Wigan where 9th at Christman becames 5th bottom and skin of teeth survival. We could look at signing good players and either not playing them, or playing them woefully out of position, we could point to the damage to an £8million teenagers confidence being overlooked for a flood of midfielders, only 3 of which are capable of goalscoring. The evidence is damning, this is not based on last nights game.
Yes i still maintain a support in him because he is the manager of our ****ing club. In my opinion there has been a massive over-reaction to 1 game the Newcastle game. If we had beaten the skunks nobody would give 2 flying ****s about the game last night. You simply cant sack a manger after 2 league games and a cup game. There are still 36 games to play plus the F.A. cup which is a much more prestigious cup than the league cup. Im pretty sure exactly one week ago we were all saying that Bruce was doing a good job after the summer signings and the point at Liverpool. But one week and two games later we want the ****er hanged, drawn and quartered. Bruce should in my opinion be given till the end of the season minimum, unless we are in the bottom 3 come christmas, then it will be time to get rid before its too late. I honestly think some fans need to get down off there high horse. I know the derby game hurts like hell and it will do for months but it aint the be all and end all of the season. If we finish top 10 again and again ahead of the mags weve had a succesful season. Hell we may even sign another couple of players before the end of the window and fans will be happy again. By the way I am ready for the barage of **** thats about to come my way.
