Well done Chris for addressing the problems with midfield why oh why can't Eddie see this he is the coach hate to say Bruno has got too comfy since be coming captain he needs a rocket up his backside
Perhaps if we weren't giving the ball away so often we'd be able to concentrate on our own strengths rather than trying to contain the other teams ? We are architects of our own downfall tine and time again. Watch how quickly a very ordinary Fulham team moved the ball around from front to back and how many numbers there were in support and compare it to us when playing out of defence. We used to be like that, now it's like watching Southgate's England at the euros, slow, boring and lacking method or real intent. No energy or desire, it's THAT we need to solve, not a number 6 in my opinion.
Excellent analysis Chris, the sad reality is many of us have been saying this for months and only now are the journos and other platforms jumping on the bandwagon. Outworking the opposition and high intensity press is only sustainable for so long and Howe seems wedded to one way of playing. In the current squad though, who do we have that could be an effective no 6.
Eddie Howe has not targeted a 6 since he came. I can’t see that changing any time soon, nor can I see him changing his approach. Can we clone David Batty maybe?
Agree, absolutely 💯 with everything you have just said Chris. It's actually very worrying. Chris, Mark - " So Fucking obvious Stevie wonder could see it " 😂.... All of the above, makes this channel to be the success it is. Shame the team weren't singing off the same hyme sheet...
😮I agree but what can we do solve this problem this instant (or until the window opens again? ) they need to work for each other, is it just the need to have glory 🎉
What we need is the players at their game , our midfield is a force to be recond with , we just haven’t got started this season mate . Bruno, big j, little j,longstaff, tonali, miley . Thats a class midfield both bruno and tonali played at cdm for long periods at their former clubs. We are just shit out of form and our goalkeeper is a liability so far.
Good video Chris. As you say having not bought a natural DM (in any window because Howe doesn't see the need for one) then this is a bit academic. But it's still a useful exercise. The other point you quite correctly made is because there isn't a natural DM then whoever we select there, then there will have to be trade offs. I like both the options of Schar or Trippier. The other two possibles for me are Kelly or Lewis Hall. Probably favouring Kelly at the moment. I'm also looking forward to your change of formation video later - which is actually the real solution. On that one my mind keeps drifting towards a Lewis Hall/ Sandro Tonali central two. Hall really reminds me of Gary Speed rather than Stuart Pearce and I genuinely think that could give us the left foot/ right foot deep lying balance of one going/ one staying that we need. From a trade offs point of view though, you would absolute need Schar, Kelly and Trippier in the back four to keep it right whilst they learn it.
This is why we should have bought in the window, however Chris you could make the same argument for every position in the side at the moment as we’re absolutely dire at the minute. The shit will hit the fan if we get beat tomorrow.
I personally think some of our players are massively overrated. Tonali the only person who is naturally comfortable on the ball. Maybe bruno too bit the rest couldnt trap a bag of sand
Eddie doesn't want to play a defence mid, he has said this in the past, and IMO that is so naive in this day and age, Fulham carved our midfield apart, and I don't want to hear this "he doesn't want to be a DM" Eddie needs to grow some balls and make Tonali or Bruno do it, the club are praying their wages to play wherever the manager dictates! 🤦 This Man City game is gonna be a painful watch.
Every one knows how long we needed a 6 but king eddie says no.needed a proper strike but got one who is crap.both our strikers are made of glass.dont even mention keepers.things are rotten at the club .has eddie lost the dressing room . Only time will tell .good vid as always chris
I'd just put Tonali there he's perfect for it and as you say has done it at AC Milan. This isn't rocket science but apparently it is for Eddie who refuses to play him saying he's not ready..... honestly this gaslighting from Eddie is so weird he's been doing it for the last 2 seasons now
the more obvious no 6 for me would be Lewis Hall. technically very good, excellent passer of the ball and can defend. played there before although not at 1st team level.
I told everyone that we needed a holding midfielder (i refuse to call them a 6) on facebook and everyone reacted as if I thought Jimny Saville was a good person
Clearly somethings affecting the players and also EH, the players seem to now feel perhaps that they havent had the signings and ambition promised, and the effects of the civil war, combined with Amanda going are likely to have caused the lack of faith and confidence in both EH and the team overall. I also agree nonetheless that team choice and formation are a big issue. Just surprised that EH ( who i love) isn’t addressing and resolving these things so is he being affected more than we realise?
I tend to think it’s a question of drilling the players to ensure we don’t leave the big gap between the defence and midfield (Pope should be pushing the back line upfield). And then it surely isn’t rocket science for the midfielders to ensure one of them stays back during attacks. Discipline basically. A bit of familiarisation and communication and we will be good.
Bunce is clearly interfering on the training pitch and eales/mitchell are meddling off it, amanda/merdad were got rid of because they were on eddie's side. The team are struggling and eddie gets the blame which is unfair imo. When the board, directors & manager aren't on the same page it's always the manager who gets the sack.
For all the effort you’ve put in here Chris, and it’s admirable, bruno (central) willock (left) tonali (right) is an amazing mid 3, the issue is simple, the manager. He ain’t got a clue. Totally out of ideas, his one notion - run yourselves into the ground for 90 mins and tear your muscles to shreds - having been rightly discontinued, he doesn’t know what to do. He’s more interested in fighting his war with our director of football and practicing his England press conferences (how falsely modest should he go, given it’s either him and carsley? Questions questions…). The happy clappers will say Eddie till we cry and even the moderates do the whole ‘we’re not there yet’ but seriously, what’s going to change? Him n Mitchell going to become great mates? He’s suddenly going to stumble over tactical ideas he’s misplaced for over a year? He’s going to curtail his everlasting love for longstaff and Murphy? We’ve played well a few times in around year, otherwise just relied on individual brilliance and riding our luck. It’s clear he doesn’t have the honour of say a gullit to see it can never work and move on, he’s waiting for his fat pay off. I just hope the board make the decision soon because I’m really starting to dislike Howe and I want to remember the good times. He saved us from relegation and got us top 4. But he’s limited. His decision to keep Gordon when he wanted to leave - when we had joelinton Barnes and Anderson who could all play on the left and no one on the right - and to sell Anderson and minteh is footballing and financial illiteracy, though I blame Mitchell and co for not over ruling him. The fact he’s had and has too much power, ludicrously hanging on to out of form players, target lists that amount to one name, and he’s been indulged for way too long. Time to go.
We have some great midfield player at our club but Howe hasn’t figured out how to use them and what style of midfield play we are aiming for. I believe any top flight manager would love to have these players at his disposal.
Problem is the 4-3-3 we play at the moment does not have a player who is willing to be the single pivot at the base of the midfield staying back when rest are going forward. The single pivot would allow us to switch to 4-2-3-1 on defense more easily and we could in certain games switch to a 4-2-3-1 going forward with a double pivot or even 3-4-3 but we cannot do that as no one wants or is displined enough to stay back. I said last Jan we needed to buy in a DM and then use that experience to coach Lewis Miley to become a playmaking No 6 (in the style of kimmich) as well as EH said when asked last year that he saw Lewis as a becoming a No6 eventually. EH said we had 3 No6 but none the midfielders are doing that role or are displined enough to do it in a 4-3-3 or any other formation. For me short term you need to play Trips as the No 6 and in the January window go for a DM/CM who is displined enough to fill the centre of the park. Two names come to mind for me we should go for. Palacios at Leverhusen who we were linked to last Jan and who played in a double pivot with Xavi and did a lot of the dirty defensive work in the middle of the park last season. The other is Stiller at Stuttgart who just broken into the German team whos more of a player maker who uses positioning and blocks more to snuff out attacks. He was going to be understudy to Kimmich at BM but wanted 1st team football but went to Stuttgart a couple of seasons ago.
We’ve needed a 6 for years, Eddie can’t see it and thought spending 70 million on a CB would sort out our problems. Mitchell seems to be the fall guy for the teams problems because he didn’t spend way too much on a CB. eddies stubbornness to address problems is a recurring theme, don't think it will end well for him as he hasn't got the allies he once had
I really hope eddie isn't spending any money, 500 million and we cannot pass 5 yards. We give the ball away more now than we did under bruce. Absolutely shocking football.
@yogihightower we'll go in for Guehi again. Palace may accept £5mill less now he has 6 months less on his contract. We'll dick about again, offering £15-£20million less than the asking price for the entire Jan window, and end up with fuck all
It seems to me that there is a hint of laziness in the team at the mo, they are living on past glories it seems, but from what you have shown is in a large part the two Brazilians are guilty of being out of position and Bruno being the captain should be spending a bit if time on the pitch barking out orders and organizing the game better. As captain it is also his role to make sure a gap is filled
I honestly think that Howe doesn't have the football iq to play another formation other than 4-3-3. And this is why I think he's not an elite coach, he's too stubborn to adapt a new style or even formation. With 4-3-3 we lack creativity in midfield, all we have is runners & grafters. We need a Madison style midfielder to open up the opposition.
I fancy a 4-3-2-1 next week and every week for the forsseable. Need to pick a team and stick with it. More compact. More lines. Fully committed, fully fit, players. Full backs provide the width. Yes they may make mistakes but let's cut them some slack. Tonali as the '6' / quarterback. Longstaff and Joelinton tackling and pressing in the middle. Murphy and Barnes linking up to press the 2 City 'pivots', provide service to Isak and get a few shots in. Tino Schar Kelly Hall Longstaff Tonali Joelinton Murphy Barnes Isak Bench: Bruno, KT, AG, Miggy, Willock, Burn.
Well to be perfectly honest, in my humble opinion, of course without offending anyone who thinks differently from my point of view, but also by looking into this matter in a different perspective and without being condemning of one's view's and by trying to make it objectified, and by considering each and every one's valid opinion, I honestly believe that I completely forgot what I was going to say.
Playing football without a defensive midfielder is like having no insurance. I think Trippier would be better because he is quicker than Schär and could give support to the fullbacks. Alternatively, play with a back 5 with Livra and Hall as Wingbacks, and have Krafth, Schär and Burn as centre backs. At the moment we have no clearly defined roles.
A lot of teams seem to play 4-2-3-1, maybe when playing 4-3-3, possibly being overrun in mid field. Plus, Dan Burn is a good defender but too slow when running back.
I was bleeping on about a DCM 2 years ago. I don't like dissing 4-3-3 too much - KK's 2nd spell for us showed that it can be mint. That was then though. We were better 2nd half in a shock horror 4-2-3-1; without a DCM!
Its Paolo Fonseca's time. The man who nearly beat Eddie to the post as NUFC manager in '21. Interviewed no less than three times by Staveley. Currently nabaging AC Milan. 7th in la Liga with a string of trophies behind him and only 51 years young. Self proclaimed attacking entertaining football is his DNA. Desperate to manage in EPL. Learned to speak English. Just led the Rossineri to win the Milan derby. He said "one day it will happen". Maybe now is the time.
We need to play our best players! Simple! Don’t know why Eddie continues to tinker instead of picking his best starting line up and sticking to it. Should pick and choose times to rotate, home games mainly but just pick our best players
There is enough quality in the midfield squad for selection, The Manager has a history of being to loyal to under performing players and performances are dropping because some players know they are safe, We will also get disharmony in the squad if others are not given a chance when those on the pitch are poor. Also when we have to make a certain player captain to influence his decision in staying when it is clearly effecting his game is mind boggling (if a player wants elsewhere then on ya bike as far as im concerned regardless of their name). At the moment we are like a luxury restaurant with enough quality ingredients (players) and not having a quality chef who can put it all together (Eddie). He did great for us yes, but he only has one way and that will not take us to the next level in my opinion. Wishing you all well.
i think you can add a right centre half to that list. i hope the hierarchy at the club have significantly lowered their expectations for this season because that squad isn't winning anything or qualifying for europe. so much for the trans formative summer Eales was talking about.
Defo need up to change formation apart from every team working us out 4/3/3 doesn't now work we should play the system chelsea play 4/2/3/1 to stop the midfield being over run and also to stop Isak from being isolated up top
Problem is not in the middle, but in the front and in the backline . Gordon and Isak are poor from the beginning of the season. Burn is too slow as always, Schar is not as good defensively as attackwise
Tell you what let’s at least give what the majority assumed would be our strongest trio ie big Joe, Bruno and Tonali. Then if that doesn’t worked, then assess alternatives. The fan base is crazy.
Arsenal paid big for no.6 Rice….look at them noo😮Rodri no.6 for Citeh…look at them😮the modern game demands an extra defender/feeder as PL attackers are so rapid! Sort it oot Eddie ffs…
We are the worst footballing team in the league by a mile. Eddie can't get the lads to perform, and now the fixtures are becoming terrifying. We have Brazilian international that cant pass 5 yards. We have no control, opponents just waltz onto our 18 yard box at will. We are a bad team, playing bad football in a system that wont ever change. I really think eddie will be gone before December. We are making mediocre teams look like prime Real Madrid every single week. Isak has had no service, Gordon and barnes make runs but are never played in. The midfield is an absolute disaster.
Players just aren"t tracking back fast enough, jogging back behind the play hoping those at the back will manage is just plain laziness, give an average match points out of ten in a fans poll and deduct 10 grand from there obscene wages for every point below 8 that'll waken the lazy buggers up! I don't want pointless apologies after the fact thank you!
Intensity is no longer our identity - seems we’ve been overtaken by all the other EPL teams, copying us but better! Been a really poor start as far as the intensity element goes.
This is not a player quality issue it is a responsibility problem with nobody tasked with defense. This is Bournemouth Eddie 2.0, someone bring back the Simeone Eddie because i absolutely hate how gung ho we are.
I think Bruno is too lazy/slow to play it. Id play 3 8s all deep with 1 taking turns to break forward. Its not ideal but you cant get Tripps or Schar there
“That intro” (with all its bass) will be outdated and highlight better times at the Toon soon .A change will be needed at this rate.Even keeping that blinp view over the ground may be outdated if they decide on a new ground.its all changing….🧐…for the worse😮 👎🏼
Well done Chris for addressing the problems with midfield why oh why can't Eddie see this he is the coach hate to say Bruno has got too comfy since be coming captain he needs a rocket up his backside
Bruno was subbed in the last Brazil game.
Perhaps if we weren't giving the ball away so often we'd be able to concentrate on our own strengths rather than trying to contain the other teams ? We are architects of our own downfall tine and time again.
Watch how quickly a very ordinary Fulham team moved the ball around from front to back and how many numbers there were in support and compare it to us when playing out of defence.
We used to be like that, now it's like watching Southgate's England at the euros, slow, boring and lacking method or real intent.
No energy or desire, it's THAT we need to solve, not a number 6 in my opinion.
Excellent analysis Chris, the sad reality is many of us have been saying this for months and only now are the journos and other platforms jumping on the bandwagon. Outworking the opposition and high intensity press is only sustainable for so long and Howe seems wedded to one way of playing. In the current squad though, who do we have that could be an effective no 6.
Eddie Howe has not targeted a 6 since he came. I can’t see that changing any time soon, nor can I see him changing his approach. Can we clone David Batty maybe?
Agree, absolutely 💯 with everything you have just said Chris. It's actually very worrying. Chris, Mark - " So Fucking obvious Stevie wonder could see it " 😂.... All of the above, makes this channel to be the success it is. Shame the team weren't singing off the same hyme sheet...
😮I agree but what can we do solve this problem this instant (or until the window opens again? ) they need to work for each other, is it just the need to have glory 🎉
What we need is the players at their game , our midfield is a force to be recond with , we just haven’t got started this season mate . Bruno, big j, little j,longstaff, tonali, miley . Thats a class midfield both bruno and tonali played at cdm for long periods at their former clubs. We are just shit out of form and our goalkeeper is a liability so far.
Pope is class unless going down to his left where he is gun shy! Obviously still worried about his shoulder
Good video Chris.
As you say having not bought a natural DM (in any window because Howe doesn't see the need for one) then this is a bit academic. But it's still a useful exercise.
The other point you quite correctly made is because there isn't a natural DM then whoever we select there, then there will have to be trade offs. I like both the options of Schar or Trippier. The other two possibles for me are Kelly or Lewis Hall. Probably favouring Kelly at the moment.
I'm also looking forward to your change of formation video later - which is actually the real solution.
On that one my mind keeps drifting towards a Lewis Hall/ Sandro Tonali central two. Hall really reminds me of Gary Speed rather than Stuart Pearce and I genuinely think that could give us the left foot/ right foot deep lying balance of one going/ one staying that we need. From a trade offs point of view though, you would absolute need Schar, Kelly and Trippier in the back four to keep it right whilst they learn it.
Could put Kraft in there.
Lewis Hall is the answer for the No 6
Play 4-4-2 Hall,Bruno, Tonali and Big Joe in the midfield. Isak and Barns up top
This is why we should have bought in the window, however Chris you could make the same argument for every position in the side at the moment as we’re absolutely dire at the minute. The shit will hit the fan if we get beat tomorrow.
I personally think some of our players are massively overrated. Tonali the only person who is naturally comfortable on the ball. Maybe bruno too bit the rest couldnt trap a bag of sand
Yeah Anthony Gordon is just all pace . Zero trickery
Eddie doesn't want to play a defence mid, he has said this in the past, and IMO that is so naive in this day and age, Fulham carved our midfield apart, and I don't want to hear this "he doesn't want to be a DM" Eddie needs to grow some balls and make Tonali or Bruno do it, the club are praying their wages to play wherever the manager dictates! 🤦
This Man City game is gonna be a painful watch.
Every one knows how long we needed a 6 but king eddie says no.needed a proper strike but got one who is crap.both our strikers are made of glass.dont even mention keepers.things are rotten at the club .has eddie lost the dressing room . Only time will tell .good vid as always chris
I'd just put Tonali there he's perfect for it and as you say has done it at AC Milan. This isn't rocket science but apparently it is for Eddie who refuses to play him saying he's not ready..... honestly this gaslighting from Eddie is so weird he's been doing it for the last 2 seasons now
the more obvious no 6 for me would be Lewis Hall. technically very good, excellent passer of the ball and can defend. played there before although not at 1st team level.
And those that know football would agree with this, based on his attributes and ability.
I told everyone that we needed a holding midfielder (i refuse to call them a 6) on facebook and everyone reacted as if I thought Jimny Saville was a good person
To me as an oldie, the DM is the most important player on the pitch, he is the pivot that should control the game
Correct lads. All the best teams have or had a serious DM.
Clearly somethings affecting the players and also EH, the players seem to now feel perhaps that they havent had the signings and ambition promised, and the effects of the civil war, combined with Amanda going are likely to have caused the lack of faith and confidence in both EH and the team overall. I also agree nonetheless that team choice and formation are a big issue. Just surprised that EH ( who i love) isn’t addressing and resolving these things so is he being affected more than we realise?
I tend to think it’s a question of drilling the players to ensure we don’t leave the big gap between the defence and midfield (Pope should be pushing the back line upfield). And then it surely isn’t rocket science for the midfielders to ensure one of them stays back during attacks. Discipline basically. A bit of familiarisation and communication and we will be good.
Bunce is clearly interfering on the training pitch and eales/mitchell are meddling off it, amanda/merdad were got rid of because they were on eddie's side. The team are struggling and eddie gets the blame which is unfair imo. When the board, directors & manager aren't on the same page it's always the manager who gets the sack.
For all the effort you’ve put in here Chris, and it’s admirable, bruno (central) willock (left) tonali (right) is an amazing mid 3, the issue is simple, the manager. He ain’t got a clue. Totally out of ideas, his one notion - run yourselves into the ground for 90 mins and tear your muscles to shreds - having been rightly discontinued, he doesn’t know what to do. He’s more interested in fighting his war with our director of football and practicing his England press conferences (how falsely modest should he go, given it’s either him and carsley? Questions questions…). The happy clappers will say Eddie till we cry and even the moderates do the whole ‘we’re not there yet’ but seriously, what’s going to change? Him n Mitchell going to become great mates? He’s suddenly going to stumble over tactical ideas he’s misplaced for over a year? He’s going to curtail his everlasting love for longstaff and Murphy? We’ve played well a few times in around year, otherwise just relied on individual brilliance and riding our luck. It’s clear he doesn’t have the honour of say a gullit to see it can never work and move on, he’s waiting for his fat pay off. I just hope the board make the decision soon because I’m really starting to dislike Howe and I want to remember the good times. He saved us from relegation and got us top 4. But he’s limited. His decision to keep Gordon when he wanted to leave - when we had joelinton Barnes and Anderson who could all play on the left and no one on the right - and to sell Anderson and minteh is footballing and financial illiteracy, though I blame Mitchell and co for not over ruling him. The fact he’s had and has too much power, ludicrously hanging on to out of form players, target lists that amount to one name, and he’s been indulged for way too long. Time to go.
We have some great midfield player at our club but Howe hasn’t figured out how to use them and what style of midfield play we are aiming for.
I believe any top flight manager would love to have these players at his disposal.
@@zulu3621In that, is very *WORRYING....
Problem is the 4-3-3 we play at the moment does not have a player who is willing to be the single pivot at the base of the midfield staying back when rest are going forward.
The single pivot would allow us to switch to 4-2-3-1 on defense more easily and we could in certain games switch to a 4-2-3-1 going forward with a double pivot or even 3-4-3 but we cannot do that as no one wants or is displined enough to stay back.
I said last Jan we needed to buy in a DM and then use that experience to coach Lewis Miley to become a playmaking No 6 (in the style of kimmich) as well as EH said when asked last year that he saw Lewis as a becoming a No6 eventually.
EH said we had 3 No6 but none the midfielders are doing that role or are displined enough to do it in a 4-3-3 or any other formation.
For me short term you need to play Trips as the No 6 and in the January window go for a DM/CM who is displined enough to fill the centre of the park.
Two names come to mind for me we should go for. Palacios at Leverhusen who we were linked to last Jan and who played in a double pivot with Xavi and did a lot of the dirty defensive work in the middle of the park last season. The other is Stiller at Stuttgart who just broken into the German team whos more of a player maker who uses positioning and blocks more to snuff out attacks. He was going to be understudy to Kimmich at BM but wanted 1st team football but went to Stuttgart a couple of seasons ago.
This is a problem we have had for quite some time unfortunately I don't believe Eddie believes we need one.
Why don't we go to the Saudi market for a Loan what's that lad from Lazio who went to saudi who's a 6 get him im sure he's called Savic
We’ve needed a 6 for years, Eddie can’t see it and thought spending 70 million on a CB would sort out our problems. Mitchell seems to be the fall guy for the teams problems because he didn’t spend way too much on a CB. eddies stubbornness to address problems is a recurring theme, don't think it will end well for him as he hasn't got the allies he once had
Sorry but everyone is scared to criticise Bruno he has been shit so has most of the players apart from barns and tino
January can't come fast enough
Why? We'll fuck about all month and buy nobody again..
Probs chuck in a desperate £60million bid for Chris Wood at about 10pm on deadline day
I really hope eddie isn't spending any money, 500 million and we cannot pass 5 yards. We give the ball away more now than we did under bruce. Absolutely shocking football.
@yogihightower we'll go in for Guehi again. Palace may accept £5mill less now he has 6 months less on his contract.
We'll dick about again, offering £15-£20million less than the asking price for the entire Jan window, and end up with fuck all
To be honest I’m not even sure 4-3-3 works for us anymore. I would go for a 4-2-3-1 instead. This can then change to a 4-4-2 or a 4-3-3 quite easily.
It seems to me that there is a hint of laziness in the team at the mo, they are living on past glories it seems, but from what you have shown is in a large part the two Brazilians are guilty of being out of position and Bruno being the captain should be spending a bit if time on the pitch barking out orders and organizing the game better. As captain it is also his role to make sure a gap is filled
I honestly think that Howe doesn't have the football iq to play another formation other than 4-3-3. And this is why I think he's not an elite coach, he's too stubborn to adapt a new style or even formation. With 4-3-3 we lack creativity in midfield, all we have is runners & grafters. We need a Madison style midfielder to open up the opposition.
I stand by that Maddison would've been excellent for us. Would've created so much for Isak.
If you want to put our midfield right.. ask Alice, probably the most knowledgeable tuber out there
I'm sure she'd appreciate that praise mate but I don't think she watches us tbh so you may have wasted it. 🤣
I fancy a 4-3-2-1 next week and every week for the forsseable.
Need to pick a team and stick with it.
More compact.
More lines.
Fully committed, fully fit, players.
Full backs provide the width. Yes they may make mistakes but let's cut them some slack.
Tonali as the '6' / quarterback.
Longstaff and Joelinton tackling and pressing in the middle.
Murphy and Barnes linking up to press the 2 City 'pivots', provide service to Isak and get a few shots in.
Tino Schar Kelly Hall
Longstaff Tonali Joelinton
Murphy Barnes
Isak
Bench: Bruno, KT, AG, Miggy, Willock, Burn.
Isak played well in the Nations League, but he was assisted by a another top player( Viktor Gyökeres), something is not right at the moment ...
Joking aside Chris..... My humble opinion is that if they'd signed Paqueta at the same time as Bruno ( he was available) the midfield would be solid.
Well to be perfectly honest, in my humble opinion, of course without offending anyone who thinks differently from my point of view, but also by looking into this matter in a different perspective and without being condemning of one's view's and by trying to make it objectified, and by considering each and every one's valid opinion, I honestly believe that I completely forgot what I was going to say.
Playing football without a defensive midfielder is like having no insurance. I think Trippier would be better because he is quicker than Schär and could give support to the fullbacks. Alternatively, play with a back 5 with Livra and Hall as Wingbacks, and have Krafth, Schär and Burn as centre backs. At the moment we have no clearly defined roles.
A lot of teams seem to play 4-2-3-1, maybe when playing 4-3-3, possibly being overrun in mid field. Plus, Dan Burn is a good defender but too slow when running back.
I was bleeping on about a DCM 2 years ago. I don't like dissing 4-3-3 too much - KK's 2nd spell for us showed that it can be mint.
That was then though.
We were better 2nd half in a shock horror 4-2-3-1; without a DCM!
Please send this video to Eddie Howe
Its Paolo Fonseca's time.
The man who nearly beat Eddie to the post as NUFC manager in '21. Interviewed no less than three times by Staveley.
Currently nabaging AC Milan. 7th in la Liga with a string of trophies behind him and only 51 years young.
Self proclaimed attacking entertaining football is his DNA.
Desperate to manage in EPL.
Learned to speak English.
Just led the Rossineri to win the Milan derby.
He said "one day it will happen". Maybe now is the time.
J7 played very well against Fulham, watch the replay.
It's crazy how poor we look this season lessons not being learned tonnali hardly playing
We need to play our best players! Simple! Don’t know why Eddie continues to tinker instead of picking his best starting line up and sticking to it. Should pick and choose times to rotate, home games mainly but just pick our best players
There is enough quality in the midfield squad for selection, The Manager has a history of being to loyal to under performing players and performances are dropping because some players know they are safe, We will also get disharmony in the squad if others are not given a chance when those on the pitch are poor. Also when we have to make a certain player captain to influence his decision in staying when it is clearly effecting his game is mind boggling (if a player wants elsewhere then on ya bike as far as im concerned regardless of their name). At the moment we are like a luxury restaurant with enough quality ingredients (players) and not having a quality chef who can put it all together (Eddie). He did great for us yes, but he only has one way and that will not take us to the next level in my opinion. Wishing you all well.
i think you can add a right centre half to that list. i hope the hierarchy at the club have significantly lowered their expectations for this season because that squad isn't winning anything or qualifying for europe. so much for the trans formative summer Eales was talking about.
Defo need up to change formation apart from every team working us out 4/3/3 doesn't now work we should play the system chelsea play 4/2/3/1 to stop the midfield being over run and also to stop Isak from being isolated up top
Problem is not in the middle, but in the front and in the backline . Gordon and Isak are poor from the beginning of the season. Burn is too slow as always, Schar is not as good defensively as attackwise
That screenshot of Gibbs-White is shocking
How much space? 🤢
@@EverMoreNUFC1-0 up at the point, why we pushing so hard? Extraordinary
Howe doesn't want a "6" so while he's manager that won't happen unfortunately.
The baron of bacon😂😂😂😂😂
Tell you what let’s at least give what the majority assumed would be our strongest trio ie big Joe, Bruno and Tonali. Then if that doesn’t worked, then assess alternatives. The fan base is crazy.
Arsenal paid big for no.6 Rice….look at them noo😮Rodri no.6 for Citeh…look at them😮the modern game demands an extra defender/feeder as PL attackers are so rapid! Sort it oot Eddie ffs…
We are the worst footballing team in the league by a mile. Eddie can't get the lads to perform, and now the fixtures are becoming terrifying. We have Brazilian international that cant pass 5 yards. We have no control, opponents just waltz onto our 18 yard box at will. We are a bad team, playing bad football in a system that wont ever change. I really think eddie will be gone before December. We are making mediocre teams look like prime Real Madrid every single week. Isak has had no service, Gordon and barnes make runs but are never played in. The midfield is an absolute disaster.
Players just aren"t tracking back fast enough, jogging back behind the play hoping those at the back will manage is just plain laziness, give an average match points out of ten in a fans poll and deduct 10 grand from there obscene wages for every point below 8 that'll waken the lazy buggers up! I don't want pointless apologies after the fact thank you!
Intensity is no longer our identity - seems we’ve been overtaken by all the other EPL teams, copying us but better!
Been a really poor start as far as the intensity element goes.
This is not a player quality issue it is a responsibility problem with nobody tasked with defense. This is Bournemouth Eddie 2.0, someone bring back the Simeone Eddie because i absolutely hate how gung ho we are.
I think bruno should stay but Joel should be replaced. He would be great off the bench but he can't do full matches anymore.
I think Bruno is too lazy/slow to play it. Id play 3 8s all deep with 1 taking turns to break forward. Its not ideal but you cant get Tripps or Schar there
Blame J7 give Bruno a pass...cya.
“That intro” (with all its bass) will be outdated and highlight better times at the Toon soon .A change will be needed at this rate.Even keeping that blinp view over the ground may be outdated if they decide on a new ground.its all changing….🧐…for the worse😮 👎🏼
Well as we don't work for the club, or indeed can tell the future it will stay as is mate but thanks for..erm..whatever that was. 👌
@@EverMoreNUFC haha.
Your full of bs..it's defence.