It was nice to see him being given some minutes on Tuesday, but you have to question why it's taken so long.How many times has Bruce pointlessly had 2/3 defensive midfielders sitting on the bench ahead of Bree (and other promising youngsters)?
Quote from: RussellC on September 20, 2018, 12:25:51 PMIt was nice to see him being given some minutes on Tuesday, but you have to question why it's taken so long.How many times has Bruce pointlessly had 2/3 defensive midfielders sitting on the bench ahead of Bree (and other promising youngsters)?Agree, looked good the other night when he eventually got on, obviously Bruce doesn't rate him
We clearly signed him with one eye on the future. At the moment Elmo clearly deserves the RB shirt ahead of him. Simple as that for me.
Why sign him then? It just makes no sense. Is this football management - throw enough shit at the wall and some of it might stick?
Quote from: sirlordbaltimore on September 20, 2018, 01:17:44 PMWe clearly signed him with one eye on the future. At the moment Elmo clearly deserves the RB shirt ahead of him. Simple as that for me.But what about when we played Tuanzebe there ahead of him?Quote from: Mossie Hennebry on September 20, 2018, 01:08:11 PMWhy sign him then? It just makes no sense. Is this football management - throw enough shit at the wall and some of it might stick?This is exactly what he means when he talks about things needing to gel. It's how he's worked at every club he's ever managed, he signs ~10 players a season and ends up relying on 4-5 of them and the rest disappear over 12-18 months and he rarely gets any money back for them.
I think Bree is as capable if not more suited that elmo but he won't shift his beloved
Quote from: footyskillz on September 20, 2018, 01:45:03 PMI think Bree is as capable if not more suited that elmo but he won't shift his belovedYou say that but personally i've seen nothing from Bree yet (who i rate) to suggest he can add assists or even goals from right back.Something, the ever unfashionable Elmo does. It's just a pity Bree isn't a left back. If Bruce could convert him to be one that'd be ideal for all.
Quote from: sirlordbaltimore on September 20, 2018, 01:48:26 PMQuote from: footyskillz on September 20, 2018, 01:45:03 PMI think Bree is as capable if not more suited that elmo but he won't shift his belovedYou say that but personally i've seen nothing from Bree yet (who i rate) to suggest he can add assists or even goals from right back.Something, the ever unfashionable Elmo does. It's just a pity Bree isn't a left back. If Bruce could convert him to be one that'd be ideal for all.Or alternatively, have bought a decent left-back instead...?
Quote from: RussellC on September 20, 2018, 01:53:32 PMQuote from: sirlordbaltimore on September 20, 2018, 01:48:26 PMQuote from: footyskillz on September 20, 2018, 01:45:03 PMI think Bree is as capable if not more suited that elmo but he won't shift his belovedYou say that but personally i've seen nothing from Bree yet (who i rate) to suggest he can add assists or even goals from right back.Something, the ever unfashionable Elmo does. It's just a pity Bree isn't a left back. If Bruce could convert him to be one that'd be ideal for all.Or alternatively, have bought a decent left-back instead...?You may recall we'd agreed a deal to sign one in the summer
Elmo needs to be in the team, he's a good player. He shouldn't be playing as high up as he has at times recently but a normal right side midfield or right back slot is fine. Bree looks like he will be good enough long term, especially at championship level but I'd pick Elmo first.
Quote from: sirlordbaltimore on September 20, 2018, 03:30:22 PMQuote from: RussellC on September 20, 2018, 01:53:32 PMQuote from: sirlordbaltimore on September 20, 2018, 01:48:26 PMQuote from: footyskillz on September 20, 2018, 01:45:03 PMI think Bree is as capable if not more suited that elmo but he won't shift his belovedYou say that but personally i've seen nothing from Bree yet (who i rate) to suggest he can add assists or even goals from right back.Something, the ever unfashionable Elmo does. It's just a pity Bree isn't a left back. If Bruce could convert him to be one that'd be ideal for all.Or alternatively, have bought a decent left-back instead...?You may recall we'd agreed a deal to sign one in the summerWe had a deal to sign a left-back set-up at the very end of this summer's window. Bree was signed in January 2017. Without totaling exactly how much Bruce has spend between then and now, it's not really stretching it to say that Bruce could and should have addressed the left-back situation rather than stock-piling right-backs is it?