The one last night he knew a bit more about, granted. And he actually had to finish it. The QPR one hit him. He was a passive object who deflected the ball into the goal. However the point remains. He was in the right place for the ball to deflect off him following the defensive cock-up. He could have been somewhere else and then we wouldn't have scored. Being in the right place at the right time is a skill. It's not just a random event.
Oh I agree, this morning's one was definitely a case of him being in the right place, like a lot of Hernandez's goals early season. I'm just making the point that you don't get many instances over a season where a keeper fails to catch the ball and just drops it in his box.
This is a joke right, as if Bruce knows that Snodgrass will bale him out with a wonder goal in the 93rd minute when we have forced a bad goalkeeper into making maybe 2 saves all night
I think this is known as a "fixed belief" which is infecting this board. Dyche makes a sub, he scores its marvelous management. Bruce does it and its just a clueless lucky decision.
We won it very late last night. Poor but we'll take it, as we've played better and lost, as happens every season to very team. Bit like Jurgen Klopp did the other night, except we didn't concede 3 first, and get all emotional about it.
I couldn't disagree any more with this Chazz, there have been many times i have seen Bruce make very good tactical substitutions, yesterday was just a complete fluke and the whole game was a mess tactically from start to finish
Unfortunately he made his own life difficult when he assembled this squad and released players from the last one. I'm really disappointed in Steve Bruce, he's a decent guy, he understands football, but he has a management ceiling well below where he is currently operating. He has been exposed in his inability to put his wrongs right - there can be no injury excuses this season. I hope he goes, as his bones are well and truely picked over.
Perhaps he was returning the favour ( and goal) McGregor gifted them at their place earlier this season ?
Remember Tony Norman doing it once too & a keeper playing for a team from Goole, dropped it right at my feet. We won the league unbeaten that season, that was my only goal.
We should have been exploiting their goalie and defence all night long, would have been a perfect way to build confidence going forward yet we got what we got, the flukiest 3 points ever against a team that were there for the taking. Beyond me how people can defend Bruces decisions last night. Not playing Harry and dropping Huddlestone were the first two mistakes before the match even kicked off, leaving Diame out was a decision I could accept so we were lacking attacking intent even before the match even kicked off. How Bruce thinks playing his lad in front of a ball-playing defender like Harry who gets us going further up the park is a good idea I don't know. Livermore and Meyler can't pick passes if their lives depended on it so you end up with a sulky Uruguayan and unproven Norwegian hunting for scraps up front, serviced by an out of form Egyptian and poor Clucas who is the new whipping boy of choice
Not claiming any superior knowledge but I have always thought Meyler adds nothing; he detracts with his slothlike back/sideways shuffle
I think Meyler could perform an Ashbee- like role for us with the right coaching, but it will take a new manager to implement that idea, he was back in last night because Bruce has run out of options. He did his job yesterday after being out for ages but the passing remains terrible and I'm not sure how he is captain if he is not taking on the captains role of rousting the team and getting us going on the pitch.
Meyler was tripe again. I have no idea how he is rated on the hand ful of games he played ok for us. Huddlestone has been our better performer recently not hard). Should not have been dropped. By the looks of Livermore you would thin he would be a monster in midfield but he just isnt. I'd rather have Ashbee. More determination than our entire side last night
He did his job.....the central mid...but his passing is terrible. I'm confused. If his job is to be a crab and to sprint like someone twice his age than he did a sterling job. Id love to see meylers heat map. it would just be a straight line just behind the half way line
I agree with you - in the limited footballer but potential leader that we need ( like Ashbee) Apologies - it's so obvious
I'm sorry Bojak… but he will never have the prowess or influence or leadership that Ashbee provided. Ashbee would batter people for whats going on right now!!! and as has been said, thats the difference between where we are and where we might be.
