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Does Brucey Really Know His Best Side?
Topic Started: Feb 28 2007, 10:19 PM (332 Views)
Codnorbluenose
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or his he just rotating the squad??

Its a good job the defence is looking assured, though Jaidi must come back in to partner Tiny.
Sadds is great when he isnt confronted by pace as he was at Hull.
Kelly is fine.

Midfield - we just aren't right. We havent got a forward thinking Central midfielder - maybe Kilkenny is but he doesnt get the starts. Clembo is nailed on IMO to play but wide Sheffers has been injured/ poor for about six games and Larsson has been poor the last two. Again apart from Sheffers we dont have a really good wide option (Is Stan available?)
Up Front...
I like Vine and I like Nik when he is on song - I say give them a three / four game run together with DJ and Cam coming on late if necc. Also Forss is back though I cant see him getting back in this season unless injuries / suspensions.

Talking about suspensions the frustrating Muamba picked up a stupid booking - he kicked out at a Leeds player and the ref tracked him until the ball went out of play then appeared to be letting Fabrice off until he was backchatted and talked himself in to the book.
I'm really not sure about him... it is a rarity if he comes forward and still hasnt scored for Blues.

Well that's my opinion
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DEdblue
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Well if he does he never picks it :applause:
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I think the thing with Bruce is if a player performs really well he will stick with him, even if that player starts underperforming. Like with bendtner at the moment, he shouldn't really be starting okay so he scored the goal against Leeds but he hasn't really been performing at his best.

It was the same with Heskey last season. If Heskey was taken off and Pandiani started... Who knows.
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To be honest i dont think its about the best 11. I really think its about the best 16 or so and this can rotate and change according to oppostion and their tactics. Bearing in mind some players have different strenghs and weaknesses. So bringing other players on or starting different players for a match makes sense when dealing with certain situations :Blues: . So for me i agree he dont know his best 11 because nowadays there aint such a thing its all about squad rotation and i think brucy knows his best 16 players that he can use at his disposal.
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Probably his right side. :P
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fathead
Feb 28 2007, 11:15 PM
Probably his right side. :P

Not his back side, well some one had to say it :whistle:

I think we have a lot of players who are much of a muchness and we can interchange. The trouble is some combinations just don't work and we generally fall flat when Bruce picks those.

I would think our best line up, with everyone on top of their game, to be the one that started Tuesday but with Jerome, about the closest we have as a target man, instead of Vine.
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I'll give Bruce credit. I think Bruce does know his best side. I just don't agree with it.

The problem is, as you say, he seems reliant on certain players, week in week out.

With DJ out the mix, you can pretty much pick Brucies lineup. Unless he is resting certain players, like Clem & Muamba (his 1st choice central partnership). This will happen, despite fans being baffled as to why certain players play where.

A big problem is where to accomodate DJ, if he wants to play Larsson too. He then shifts the whole shape of the team. Instead of picking like for like.

Currently defence picks itself, until Jaidi is back then N'Gotty should go sub. The rest pick themselves as we have no competition for the other spots.

Midfield is IMO Brucies problem!

Strikers, are different as they need freshening up more. This tho is our strongest group. If only we could provide better service. All have differing attributes, if we can utilize them.

As for Bendtner being off form. We could have taken him off Tues, yet in a moment of brilliance, had it not been for the woodwork, that goal off the post could have sealed victory. Stoke would have ended 0-0, if it wasn't for the dribble and pin-point cross. Henry is non-existent, then bam. Arsenal are winning. sometimes, you have to give the benefit of the doubt.



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Mash
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Bookemdanno
Mar 1 2007, 08:38 AM
I'll give Bruce credit. I think Bruce does know his best side. I just don't agree with it.

The problem is, as you say, he seems reliant on certain players, week in week out.

With DJ out the mix, you can pretty much pick Brucies lineup. Unless he is resting certain players, like Clem & Muamba (his 1st choice central partnership). This will happen, despite fans being baffled as to why certain players play where.

A big problem is where to accomodate DJ, if he wants to play Larsson too. He then shifts the whole shape of the team. Instead of picking like for like.

Currently defence picks itself, until Jaidi is back then N'Gotty should go sub. The rest pick themselves as we have no competition for the other spots.

Midfield is IMO Brucies problem!

Strikers, are different as they need freshening up more. This tho is our strongest group. If only we could provide better service. All have differing attributes, if we can utilize them.

As for Bendtner being off form. We could have taken him off Tues, yet in a moment of brilliance, had it not been for the woodwork, that goal off the post could have sealed victory. Stoke would have ended 0-0, if it wasn't for the dribble and pin-point cross. Henry is non-existent, then bam. Arsenal are winning. sometimes, you have to give the benefit of the doubt.

I agree with most of that
Midfield is the biggest problem
As the midfield dont provide the strikers with enough service.
The strikers do well but Bendtner should be taken off a bit more often when he cant be arsed.

Imo Kilkenny needs to be involved more to show what he can do and we all know what he can do
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did somebody post midfielders and strikers in the same post surely there is no connection between the two when we play :banghead:
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Codnorbluenose
Feb 28 2007, 10:19 PM
Sadds is great when he isnt confronted by pace as he was at Hull.

Don't agree with this assessment on Sads.

He's one of the quickest full-backs we've had for a while. IThe part of his game he needs to work on is his crossing/distribution when running with the ball IMO.
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Thought he had a torrid time when Carlos Edwards of Sunderland was bearing down on him.
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Mar 1 2007, 01:55 PM
Bookemdanno
Mar 1 2007, 08:38 AM
I'll give Bruce credit. I think Bruce does know his best side. I just don't agree with it. 

The problem is, as you say, he seems reliant on certain players, week in week out.

With DJ out the mix, you can pretty much pick Brucies lineup. Unless he is resting certain players, like Clem & Muamba (his 1st choice central partnership). This will happen, despite fans being baffled as to why certain players play where.

A big problem is where to accomodate DJ, if he wants to play Larsson too. He then shifts the whole shape of the team. Instead of picking like for like.

Currently defence picks itself, until Jaidi is back then N'Gotty should go sub. The rest pick themselves as we have no competition for the other spots.

Midfield is IMO Brucies problem!

Strikers, are different as they need freshening up more. This tho is our strongest group. If only we could provide better service. All have differing attributes, if we can utilize them.

As for Bendtner being off form. We could have taken him off Tues, yet in a moment of brilliance, had it not been for the woodwork, that goal off the post could have sealed victory. Stoke would have ended 0-0, if it wasn't for the dribble and pin-point cross. Henry is non-existent, then bam. Arsenal are winning. sometimes, you have to give the benefit of the doubt.

I agree with most of that
Midfield is the biggest problem
As the midfield dont provide the strikers with enough service.
The strikers do well but Bendtner should be taken off a bit more often when he cant be arsed.

Imo Kilkenny needs to be involved more to show what he can do and we all know what he can do

Thats my biggest gripe. I'm not saying all the time, but Kilkenny's involvement could be great, when we struggle to keep possesion, or fail to break teams down. Like the Luton, Southend, type games. You need that option and his non inclusion on the bench is baffling. Even more so than not starting.
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Mash
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Mar 1 2007, 02:06 PM
Thought he had a torrid time when Carlos Edwards of Sunderland was bearing down on him.

The reason Sadler was murdered against Edwards was because he was too scared to put his foot in. Not once did he try and tackle edwards he just kept backing off and jockeying him.
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I htink we look more solid at the back with kelly at right back & n'gotty in centre should be with jaidi when back as im not a fan of tiny, midfield we lack a creative player in the middle, my midfield would be McSheffrey Kilkenny Clemence Larsson/DJ upfront i think jerome should always start atm and bendtner atm but id love forssell to get 100% and play upfront this season.
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well we are 1st, what more is their to say. theres no pleasing some blues fans lol
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Mash
Mar 1 2007, 02:21 PM
Bookemdanno
Mar 1 2007, 02:06 PM
Thought he had a torrid time when Carlos Edwards of Sunderland was bearing down on him.

The reason Sadler was murdered against Edwards was because he was too scared to put his foot in. Not once did he try and tackle edwards he just kept backing off and jockeying him.

Completely agree Mash. Edwards, knew he had the beating of him, when he kept backing off. He was afraid to jump in, as Edwards would be gone.
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Codnorbluenose
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I stick with my assessment of Sadds - both against Sunderland and at Hull he was unsteady, but looks great when not defending against speed.
I also dont think the partnership with Sheffers is what it could be.
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Yes, I think he does know his best team, and it's the same team that a majority on this forum would pick. Unfortunately this isn't the problem. The problem is Bruce's tactics, or lack of them.
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Tiny has been one of the best performers this season
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