15-02-2022, 00:12
I think tonight's result is confirmation that we can write the season off...
I was excited for the game. I thought against Sheffield United we showed some signs of improvement and expected us to have a real go at home today.
Unfortunately I was wrong and it was dreadful.
And while it would be harsh to turn on the manager already. I am already starting to think that my initial disappointment when Bruce was given the job might be justified.
In one sense, I sympathise with him. The squad Bruce inherited is desperately short of quality and giving him the job the day after the window closed (and Snodgrass released) was doing him dirty. While we were all pretty much unanimously rejoicing about Livermore and Phillips being out, I'd go as far as to say their replacements are just as bad if not worse than they are.
I can't think of another team who has done such shambolic dealings in the transfer market as we have in past few years.
But at the same time, I'm already having some problems with his selections. Mowatt is far too deep considering he's the only player in the midfield who has shown any ounce of creativity this season. Then you've got Adam Reach, who frankly looks like a Sunday pub player, doing his headless chicken act just off the striker. The only time Reach started and looked even halfway decent was the game he played at centre half. He has no vision, can't dribble, can't weight a pass, so how on earth is he picked at the head of the diamond? Gardner-Hickman would surely be a better choice. In fact, I'd pick him over Molumby too, who frankly brings nothing to the party.
Today's game was no better than the dross Ismael served up.
The players, IMO, look like they know they're not good enough. There was no effort from anyone to try and win the game. They just wanted the ground to open up and eat them.
We need a complete rebuild and tbh, Steve Bruce wouldn't have been my choice for that...
I was excited for the game. I thought against Sheffield United we showed some signs of improvement and expected us to have a real go at home today.
Unfortunately I was wrong and it was dreadful.
And while it would be harsh to turn on the manager already. I am already starting to think that my initial disappointment when Bruce was given the job might be justified.
In one sense, I sympathise with him. The squad Bruce inherited is desperately short of quality and giving him the job the day after the window closed (and Snodgrass released) was doing him dirty. While we were all pretty much unanimously rejoicing about Livermore and Phillips being out, I'd go as far as to say their replacements are just as bad if not worse than they are.
I can't think of another team who has done such shambolic dealings in the transfer market as we have in past few years.
But at the same time, I'm already having some problems with his selections. Mowatt is far too deep considering he's the only player in the midfield who has shown any ounce of creativity this season. Then you've got Adam Reach, who frankly looks like a Sunday pub player, doing his headless chicken act just off the striker. The only time Reach started and looked even halfway decent was the game he played at centre half. He has no vision, can't dribble, can't weight a pass, so how on earth is he picked at the head of the diamond? Gardner-Hickman would surely be a better choice. In fact, I'd pick him over Molumby too, who frankly brings nothing to the party.
Today's game was no better than the dross Ismael served up.
The players, IMO, look like they know they're not good enough. There was no effort from anyone to try and win the game. They just wanted the ground to open up and eat them.
We need a complete rebuild and tbh, Steve Bruce wouldn't have been my choice for that...