Yes be can and he's been on good form for a while... Since Jones came in he's been much better. You see it just makes no sense.. Is it the players ( Longstaff) or Bruce? You can't blame Bruce for schlongstaff and then blame Joelinton and not Bruce
Longstaff I've seen play well. Joelinton I'm yet to. He might do well under a different manager, but I think someone who can't even trap a ball probably isn't a footballer
As with everything it’s both and more, eg Ashley, Charnley, scouting etc. Ultimately, if you’re wanting to blame the main person then look at Ashley.
I blame Charnley. Ashley has set certain parameters and Charnley has ****ed up mainly by splashing the cash on Joelinton and giving over the top wages
Charnley has ****ed up in every area for years, Ashley has been complicit in the demise of the running of the club by not getting rid of Charnley and appointing competent people.
If Charnley isn't fit to carry out the role, his boss is to blame for not addressing it. Who is his boss again? Is he fat? Is he ****? Yes he is. One man is to blame - Ashley. Since he arrived we've been the football club equivalent of Sports Direct. Without the success.
Joelinton had 3 goals in his last 6 prem starts... He's had a few good games and many shockers.. Longstaff has been useless for 2 straight seasons Not one good game .
You make a good point. We have two players who underperformed under Parker, Jean Seri is showing why we paid 25 mil for him , he is playing the role that Kante does for Chelsea. Mitro last season was a brooding presence, however under new management he is a revelation, scoring goals and, more importantly he is enjoying his football and it easy to understand Bruce when he said that, had he been manager at the time he would not have sold him. How can a player who cost 40 mil regress as Joelinton appears to have done?, I have seen him a few times and I believe that there is a decent player there but the problem seems to be that he doesn't know what his role is and by extension, neither does Bruce. Perhaps he is a play maker rather than a natural scorer.
I always wanted us to try for that Seri when he didn't get it right at Fulham. Thought he was a real coup at the time, the likes of Barca and most of Europes top clubs were chasing him at one stage. Seems to me if you give him a very basic blueprint, destroy the oppo and play a simple ball, he is very very effective. How old is he now?
He is 30 now and is playing like the guy we paid the big bucks for. This is solely down to Silva, a manager who was inauspicious at Watford, Hull and Everton, yet seems to have hit the ground running, but more importantly he has retained the contracted players from last season and added premiership players to the squad. Final point on Seri he has only played in clement conditions for us. How he performs at Teeside in February remains to be seen.
