Bruce's Interview

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Tony Harper said:
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!
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Hard to disagree with any of that.

Plus maybe Livermore can't keep up the energy levels he set when he was just "grateful to be back".
 
Smartarse™ said:
Hard to disagree with any of that.

Plus maybe Livermore can't keep up the energy levels he set when he was just "grateful to be back".
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Livermore is having to cover double the ground he was now Thudd is lumbering around in midfield, that i suspect has effected his performances since his hunting partner Meyler got injured. When playing in the Premier League together Livermore`s performances always improved when Thudd either wasn`t playing or went off.
 
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Castro's Coffin said:
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.
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I think we probably do, but they just look totally different hanging back desperately clinging on for a clean sheet, rather than taking a chance at the other end and trying to score a goal.

Just look at Robbie Brady.
 
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Mr. Hat said:
I think we probably do, but they just look totally different hanging back desperately clinging on for a clean sheet, rather than taking a chance at the other end and trying to score a goal.

Just look at Robbie Brady.
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Robbie Brady's never looked happier but to be fair to Bruce and his tactics he did look decent for us towards the back of end of last season when a lot of them seemed to go missing
 
Castro's Coffin said:
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.
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We were an attacking force for a few games. We dismantled Middlesbrough for example.
 
pudseytiger said:
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.
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I'm wondering this too.
 
look_back_in_amber said:
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!
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He's cleary done it to motivate Tom. A gift if you like, to see if he can step up to the plate after 18 months of ****e performances. It was a good idea in theory, genuinely nothing wrong with trying everything, it just hasnt worked and it's time to drop him.
 
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Bum_Chinned_Crab said:
He's cleary done it to motivate Tom. A gift if you like, to see if he can step up to the plate after 18 months of ****e performances. It was a good idea in theory, genuinely nothing wrong with trying everything, it just hasnt worked and it's time to drop him.
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I doubt Bruce thought Huddlestone was ****e for 18 months otherwise even he would have dropped him much earlier. The trouble is Bruce clearly sees decent performances from him when they aren't happening.
 
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ElTigre-HCAFC said:
I doubt Bruce thought Huddlestone was ****e for 18 months otherwise even he would have dropped him much earlier. The trouble is Bruce clearly sees decent performances from him when they aren't happening.
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So we - those of us who believe Hudds has a style of play detrimental to our overall performance - are out of kilter with the thinking and appraisals of Bruce, Phelan and the rest of the coaching staff? Are the majority of the playing staff in agreement with their coaches or does their displayed motivation signal more sympathy for our view. Or is there dissent through both groups, coach and player?

Whatever your thoughts, it must be recognised that something is wrong with tactics and team selection; round peg square hole syndrome, early substitutions to fix that (so not really necessary in the first place), players praised then overlooked, anger at unnamed players without any real clarity of who did what wrong.

Before players can be pilloried for their individual performances, it would be good if the head coach could select a team that plays them in a manner that allows reasoned criticism. The only times we have had that type of team selection, the critical comment of both manager and supporters has been gushing in both praise and positives of developing players - now we are both negatively critical - but some of us, can see through the misdirection of a manager who is tactically inept when the team does not pick itself.
 
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Fez said:
So we - those of us who believe Hudds has a style of play detrimental to our overall performance - are out of kilter with the thinking and appraisals of Bruce, Phelan and the rest of the coaching staff? Are the majority of the playing staff in agreement with their coaches or does their displayed motivation signal more sympathy for our view. Or is there dissent through both groups, coach and player?

Whatever your thoughts, it must be recognised that something is wrong with tactics and team selection; round peg square hole syndrome, early substitutions to fix that (so not really necessary in the first place), players praised then overlooked, anger at unnamed players without any real clarity of who did what wrong.

Before players can be pilloried for their individual performances, it would be good if the head coach could select a team that plays them in a manner that allows reasoned criticism. The only times we have had that type of team selection, the critical comment of both manager and supporters has been gushing in both praise and positives of developing players - now we are both negatively critical - but some of us, can see through the misdirection of a manager who is tactically inept when the team does not pick itself.
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What a load of absolute drivel! We play better football without Huddlestone and Davies (two players who joined the club to get into the England team) Davies always looks half asleep and panics when it comes near him and we might aswell stick a cone in midfield as play Huddlestone.
 
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Come on Bruce, if we're short of centre backs, time to dip into the u21's by recalling Aimson or Clappison from their loans!
 
,Elmo in the HDM this morning say its wasn't the attitude of the players that cost city the game on Saturday, if that's the case then I'd love to know what what the reason was, it would appear that this article and SB post match interview with Burnsy are at odds with each other, just wondering if there's something going on, off the field, just find it strange that on Saturday SB slams the attitude of the team, come Monday Elmo in the press saying nothing wrong with the teams attitude .
 
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pudseytiger said:
,Elmo in the HDM this morning say its wasn't the attitude of the players that cost city the game on Saturday, if that's the case then I'd love to know what what the reason was, it would appear that this article and SB post match interview with Burnsy are at odds with each other, just wondering if there's something going on, off the field, just find it strange that on Saturday SB slams the attitude of the team, come Monday Elmo in the press saying nothing wrong with the teams attitude .
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This is Elmo's post match interview, it was done at the same time as Bruce's.
 
Maybe Elmo is right, nothing wrong with the attitude, maybe certain players are just s**t....I can think of 4 off the top of my head now.
 
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