Dougie Freedmans got the easiest job in the world next 3 days, get his lads working on 10 men behind the ball, playing on the break and it's a point at worst for them as I can guarantee our next starting 11 is going to be mcgregor, robertson, davies, dawson, dave, clucas, livermore, meyler, snodgrass, diame and hernandez. For a change
We certainly lacked any kind of aggression- today's game would have suited Meyler alongside Hayden. We were too easily bullied off the ball in the first half especially
Garbage, Meyler is our worst midfielder by a stretch. Id rather maguire in there. Starting Clucas there was shocking with Tom on the bench.
I'd suggest 3-5-2, something has to change as we look very very easy to play against with our current tactics and formation, we've been figured out and if a a team as limited as MK Dons can get a pretty easy point at our place, anone can. I'd personally play, maguire, davies, dawson, dave, robertson, hudd, powell, meyler, aluko and hernandez, I just can't see him changing the formation.
Maybe he is. but he can scrap - today was a scrap and we were piss weak in midfield. They were crap but bullied us all over 1st half
Clearly we need the Ex-Spurs lads in for that steel they bring I didn't particularly notice us losing 50:50s or anything. I thought we were just generally really wasteful today all over the pitch.
He can shuffle his pack yet again. Rearrange the deckchairs on the titanic. For a start, it would help to have round pegs in round holes. BUT, the biggest problem is that, on top of his previous wastes of time & money with strikers, he spunked £10 mill on a striker to play in the PL who now looks ordinary (being kind) even in the Championship, he wasted the bit of money he did have on an unheard of Norwegian striker who is maybe L2 level and a couple of unnecessary waste of time bit part players for areas where we had enough options, and to date he's used up 3 loan attempts the owners have allowed him. So how exactly is he going to fix that on top of his other failings at this late stage? It's been obvious for more than a year that he's not the man we need. He's lost the plot I tell thee.
He is normally passing the ball backwards to get in a scrap. He is garbage. He had a few good games like anyone would just by the odds. Problem is Bruce's tactics. We are so one dimensional. Even watching the highlights bored me. The passing is so slow, conservative and boring. We play like MK Dons. Fulham are better on the ball than us. Why do we keep these tactics up. I'm not a Bruce out guy, but if he cant get us out of this league against the crap that occupy it then he really will have fd up
What highlights We needed to be quicker out of the blocks today and why we didn't start the 1st half like we started the second I don't know - maybe the players mentality was wrong. Fulham must be **** off the ball then - look where they are. Maybe it's time to go 3 -5- 2 as other teams have clearly found a way to neutralize our threat as a 4-4-2. Agree on your last couple of points - I'm not a Bruce out guy, but I'll be gutted if we don't go up in the automatic places.
SB said they feared the worst yesterday (ligaments) but the scans show no damage. I just can't see him being back within a week
Someone needed to get close to that ****ing annoying 14 in CM. Whining annoying little ****. He was screaming at the ref wen silly **** akpom raised his hands to their player. Clucas and Hayden sat off them
Ability wise he certainly is. But when he plays well we win. Him and Livermore strangle their midfield. Something none of the others are capable of.
He had his annual purple patch. When any of our non defenders play well we normally get a result. However at the moment we are just one collective turd
Which ever 11 players he picks I hope he tells them how bloody miserable they are making us all show some bottle and find a way to win again. Who ever plays up front I want to see movement and be desperate to get on the end of any crosses and when I say desperate I mean be prepared to get hurt, from the wide men I want to see decent crosses from the by line so the forwards cant say they didn't get the service. The midfield through the middle have got to create more and anybody not doing it on that pitch I want to see a leader rollicking him. I also want to see a crowd what are desperate for a win a crowd that are so ------ off after todays performance that are going get behind them and not let this happen again. We have done it enough times this season been top of the league for a reason but at this moment in time forget all this promotion talk and get back to winning ways. Regarding what team I would put out Hernandez because he's our only goal scorer but its about time he booked his ideas up and started getting more involved again, his partner tell me who's been consistent in that position Diomande, Aluko and Akpom don't seem calm enough in front of goal, so do you go with an inconsistent Diame probably so and hope its one of his good days or move Aluko/Clucus in there and the other on the wing and let them switch around? Midfield again who of late is consistent I would be tempted to bring Harry into the defence letting the two full backs to push up and have clucas, Huddlestone and Haydon in there. I think its very difficult for us all because consistency amongst the squad we are not seeing at the the moment. Are we scoring from open play no so something as to change tactically. When we were playing well Livermore and Myler before his injury had a good partnership but Mylers loss of form as been a big loss
