There’s something in the air, like he’ll get untapped potential from fit players that were left totally underwhelmed by being managed and coached by Bruce… I’ll be watching Joelinton, I’ve felt bad for the lad with the price tag and the expectation, and then seeing the difference he made at Brighton I just thought there’s a player there that I could support again - was he just crushed by Bruce and style and complete lack of direction… A 90-minutes fit squad will make a big difference.
He’s took Bournemouth from nothing to top flight football with limited resources. He’s learned the ropes and he knows how to manage it. He has earned the right to be here. The best thing is he appreciates that his hard work has given him the opportunity. I honestly believe this is the right appointment and actually think AS and MG have made the right choice. A lot of people (externally) do not really appreciate how good he was and he could get better. There is a serious issue with the belief that foreign managers are better when actually it’s totally irrelevant where they come from. Football has changed and EH has clearly stated that this last year he has used to reflect and learn. It’s about progress. That’s all this is about.
He has a free hit. He can literally go Gung Ho and throw the kitchen sink at Brentford because he has a clean slate. He also has two weeks to see what pieces of the jigsaw fit in with his ethos. I don’t expect anything but I wouldn’t be surprised if result aside we end up with 15% more possession than normal and more attacks. That in itself and result aside again I would welcome that. You can see and hear it in his voice. I bet he is going home at night time and looking in the mirror saying “I am manager of NUFC- holy ****”. Then cast your mind to Bruce. This right here and right now is where we all get on the train and enjoy it win lose or draw.
Longstaff was being touted for a £50m transfer to Man Utd when Rafa was getting a tune out of him! You don’t just become a **** player overnight…he’s (along with a number of others) been well and truly brucified! Our players look lost, frustrated and just down right down on motivation in a big way and have done for a long time! Hard reset now tho, onwards and upwards!
Positive things don’t often happen in my life. And I have always leaned on nufc and the football to give me happiness. The last 14 years have been purgatory. I shouldn’t live my life that way but what can I say. It’s in the blood. So this last 5 weeks have brought me back from the dead. I just want to watch good football and get excited again. The results don’t really matter for me.
Brucified is being added to the English dictionary. “to be brucified is to lose one’s skill, quality, all sense of ability and ultimately hope” - Brucified! We could get this trending it may happen.
it’ll be a fascinating football study if these same players, or at least a fair proportion of them, start improving…. and I’d hope the media would pick up on the implications for Bruce - the man seems to be stealing a living
I’ve seen a lot of people saying they’ve enjoyed watching those training snippets more than they’d enjoyed most matches the last few seasons… I know what they mean there’s such a good feel everywhere GG
Brucification - the process of being moved from a point of adequacy or showing potential, to quickly underperforming, and being viewed as having no ability Brucified - the observable end result of Brucification “Had a right ****ing Bruce of a game” - an otherwise capable player at any club has a one off poor performance which is good naturedly commented on by his (or her) own fans “Get out there and get ‘em Bruced” - the exhortation of a club manager that wants his (or her, ffs) players to overwhelm the opposition and paralyse their football instincts “FFS don’t Bruce this” - speaks for itself
Imagine your a player and the motm gets a Brucy bonus. No wonder some players where inexplicably playing awful.
