Bruce's Interview
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I'd add he needs to identify two quality centre forwards in January. We are significantly under resourced in that area.
it wasnt just the defence.it was the lot of them.not enough determination.and that must be a massive worry for bruce. the management need to be honest with themselves now.there are too many players not at it.livermore is bang average again as well.much as i agree with those who say brucie is our best manager to date.can he get these players playing to their maximum or not . I'm begining to believe his time has come.who we could bring in I've no idea. but if he ever plays aluko again hes lost my vote
pudseytiger
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Just beginning to wonder , if everything's o.k. behind the scene off the field I'm aware we have no divine right to win every week but we should at least fight for the full 90mins.if we are going to get beat lets go down fighting.
A team captain should ideally have some fire in his belly, and that should be evident in the way he and the team plays. Anyone who's witnessed one of Huddlestone's interviews surely recognises the fact that he isn't that sort of person at all.
I don't blame Tom for being made captain, it's obviously the fault of the manager, what the **** he was thinking when he made that decision God only knows! I appreciate that the whole dynamic of the team altered when Meyler got injured but Steve Bruce has certainly added plenty of fuel to that particular fire!
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True enough, but some have needed to do that for the best part of two years yet Bruce has carried on selecting them, and in certain instances making them captain. So who's fault was that Steve?
It would also have been good to ask him why, after he'd recently dropped him for five games, all of which we won without conceding, did he deem Huddlestone worthy to be named as team captain.
Maybe he'll ask him next time. Personally I'm hoping that that question will never need asking in the future, as Bruce will be committing managerial suicide if he continues to select Huddlestone as captain!
Meyler said he might be back for Rotherham. It's an awful (but possible) thought that Huddlestone might not be the player to make way for him.
Indeed. I said that was a distinct possibility yesterday. The thought of Steve Bruce still seeing Huddlestone as the first name on his team sheet wouldn't shock or surprise me, or I suspect anyone else. As someone else posted, if he does he's almost asking for his P45.
Bruce should ask himself why he dropped Huddlestone before that five game winning run. Do you think in Bruce's mind it was only because he felt Huddlestone was playing badly, and not for tactical reasons? It's as though he can't see that if H plays you get a whole different rhythm and pattern to the team. I don't believe he's that blind so maybe he thinks he can find a better way of playing.
Pride maybe comes in here as well. He stumbled on a winning formula and so he didn't get a sense of ownership about it.
Pride maybe comes in here as well. He stumbled on a winning formula and so he didn't get a sense of ownership about it.
Hull City have been known for a long time to believe in not having enough strikers. We are saving our money and risking not getting promotion.
January shopping list
1 x goalkeeper as cover
1 x left back - we only have Robertson
1 x centre back - we only have Dawson, Davies and Maguire - irrespective of what I think about Junior - he's a permanent sicknote
1 x centre midfield - one that can challenge for the ball and actually pass would help
2 x attackers - we all hope that Diomande will be a success but looking at Brucies track record with strikers, I'm not that convinced
Brucie has totally ****ed up in the last three transfer windows, releasing players who arguably he should have kept, losing players who have fell out with him, signing players who were already injured when they arrived, signing players then not picking them and loaning them out, managing to give his son one of the longest contracts on the book, ****ing up Europe, ****ing up cup competitions and ****ing up the Premier League, we all hope he isn't going to **** up this season as well and with supposedly one of the best squads in the League we should be playing much better than we are - the quality of play is garbage - and even after all of this there's still the performing seals who sing his name - Bruce definitely out, lets get someone in, anyone in, who can get this squad to play football to their potential, someone who will attack, move the ball forward and try to win games rather than constantly trying to stop teams scoring against us, defending and constantly passing the ball sideways and backwards - I'm sick of people saying ' who can we get better than Bruce' - anyone ffs, whatever Bruce had, he's lost it and looking at performances, it aint coming back
1 x goalkeeper as cover
1 x left back - we only have Robertson
1 x centre back - we only have Dawson, Davies and Maguire - irrespective of what I think about Junior - he's a permanent sicknote
1 x centre midfield - one that can challenge for the ball and actually pass would help
2 x attackers - we all hope that Diomande will be a success but looking at Brucies track record with strikers, I'm not that convinced
Brucie has totally ****ed up in the last three transfer windows, releasing players who arguably he should have kept, losing players who have fell out with him, signing players who were already injured when they arrived, signing players then not picking them and loaning them out, managing to give his son one of the longest contracts on the book, ****ing up Europe, ****ing up cup competitions and ****ing up the Premier League, we all hope he isn't going to **** up this season as well and with supposedly one of the best squads in the League we should be playing much better than we are - the quality of play is garbage - and even after all of this there's still the performing seals who sing his name - Bruce definitely out, lets get someone in, anyone in, who can get this squad to play football to their potential, someone who will attack, move the ball forward and try to win games rather than constantly trying to stop teams scoring against us, defending and constantly passing the ball sideways and backwards - I'm sick of people saying ' who can we get better than Bruce' - anyone ffs, whatever Bruce had, he's lost it and looking at performances, it aint coming back
I think you'll find they were - is anyone happy with the goalkeeper situation - no - is anyone happy with just one left back - no - is anyone happy with just Livermore and Huddlestone as centre midfield - no - is anyone happy with no attackers - no - the only one I end up disagreeing with anyone is central defence where some people on here think Junior should be playing top six in the Prem and I think not - other than that I think I've been pretty conservative
It's strange really, when Huddlestone hasn't played we always win and win in a style that gets everyone excited for the next few games. When Huddlestone does play we lose/draw and play in a style that lacks any motivation, lacks attitude and Bruce always saying "that's the worst we've played in my time at the club".... I believe the problem is with Huddlestone but how can one man make such a difference.
I think the loss of Dawson is huge aswell but he's played with Huddlestone before and we still look s**t. Livermore seems to go at the same rhythm as Huddlestone in midfield. elmo is always covered because it's obvious where Huddlestone is going to play it. strikers are always under pressure coz Huddlestone and Livermore are in la la land and won't support them and defenders are left bare because there's no desire to win the ball, not to mention the amount of times I saw Huddlestone caught in possession in the first half.
the fault has to lay with Bruce, I understand the game of football, I'm not manager but I can see the obvious things but why can't Bruce! What makes him pick Huddlestone let alone make him Captain!! Poor management and the fact he's raging, I guess he's doing that to save face because no manager should put that c**p out we saw in the fitst half in a Derby!!! Not all Bruces fault, the players need to be counted, because for a local Derby, that first half was an embarrassment!
I think the loss of Dawson is huge aswell but he's played with Huddlestone before and we still look s**t. Livermore seems to go at the same rhythm as Huddlestone in midfield. elmo is always covered because it's obvious where Huddlestone is going to play it. strikers are always under pressure coz Huddlestone and Livermore are in la la land and won't support them and defenders are left bare because there's no desire to win the ball, not to mention the amount of times I saw Huddlestone caught in possession in the first half.
the fault has to lay with Bruce, I understand the game of football, I'm not manager but I can see the obvious things but why can't Bruce! What makes him pick Huddlestone let alone make him Captain!! Poor management and the fact he's raging, I guess he's doing that to save face because no manager should put that c**p out we saw in the fitst half in a Derby!!! Not all Bruces fault, the players need to be counted, because for a local Derby, that first half was an embarrassment!
Watching Bournemouth you couldn't help comparing their work rate and willingness to have a go instead of hanging back hoping for a draw. That is down to their manager, who hasn't had the best of luck with injuries to key players either.
Looking at some of the players at Bournemouth, Leicester, Watford and others and what they paid for them you have to wonder why we can't identify and sign some of them.