theboyangel Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 (edited) Sorry but Bruce Out. enough is enough. has all the attacking players he needs but chooses to play five at the back. hopeless, clueless and embarrassing Edited February 11, 2017 by theboyangel 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 3 at the back at home is diabolical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 (edited) 3/5 at the back isn't necessarily defensive. Clearly Bruce isn't doing a good job with the formation (or indeed any formation) but people need to get it out of their heads that it's somehow defensive by default. 4 minutes ago, dudevillaisnice said: Something really rotten at this club. Another managerial change will probably keep us up in the short term but going forward I'm not sure what it is. Mental issue? Players scared of performing? Really crazy. Yep. Something fundamentally rotten at the club and has been for probably a good 5/6 years now. Don't know what it is but changing managers, players, coaching staff and even the owner haven't really done anything. I think it is mostly mental. Over the last few years we have become so closely associated with weakness and defeat that of course that's going to have an effect on any manager or player that steps into the club. Not that Bruce hasn't been diabolical. Edited February 11, 2017 by Mantis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam3773 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 I'm not sure I'm for getting rid.. But now would be an ideal time. We're not getting promoted this season, some brilliant managers are available in Warburton and Rowett and more. Would be ideal timing to bed a new manager in ready for next seasons campaign. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 3 goals in 2017, 3 goals ffs. Of course how are you going to score when the manager takes a cowards approach to games. No game plan apart from sit back and hoof to Kodjia or Hogan and hope they pull something out the bag. Wigan have scored 2 away today, Cardiff score 2 at Leeds and win ffs. Norwich have just scored 5 against Forest, a team we could only get 1 past. The football is atrocious, amongst the worst in the league. Bruce was getting away with it before christmas, as we scraped some wins against shit like Wigan, Burton and Blackburn due to some great bits of individual play. But having no game plan and doing no work on shape, movement etc (because its pretty clear from games none of that is worked on in training) is always going to catch up with you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 1 minute ago, DK82 said: 3 at the back at home is diabolical. I'd accept 3 at the back but it's more like 5 in reality. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TrentVilla Posted February 11, 2017 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted February 11, 2017 Impossible to defend him. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Field Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 (edited) I rank Bruce up there with McCleish and Black of managers that I've disliked the most. Dinosaur manager, who does not believe in tactics. It's not enough to choose the 11 right players, you need to give them the correct instructions too. I wish I could just close my eyes and this season finished.. nothing to play for except survival now. Will be furious if Bruce is manager for us next season, unless he gives me serious reasons to believe otherwise. Edited February 11, 2017 by Chicken Field 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 I think it is reasonable for any manager to need time to fix a problem like ours. but there are things in the fabric of the play that is really questionable. However ,I think he will do well to survive this at this rate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 how many times do we need to change manager? We have had all types of managers and they have all failed. Don't know who is out there that id have 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Out 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 I'd put Bruce out of our misery and ask warburton to prove rangers were wrong to let him go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 The problem with Rowett etc I fear the club is too big for them and again would be lost in the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 1 minute ago, andym said: 3 goals in 2017, 3 goals ffs. in his defence he has only had access to the 3 most expensive strikers in the league 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 1 minute ago, TrentVilla said: Impossible to defend him. Its certainly getting that way. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Just now, dudevillaisnice said: The problem with Rowett etc I fear the club is too big for them and again would be lost in the job. Honestly, I'm at the stage now where I think whoever we get is almost certain to be lost in the job within half a year. Every manager ends up looking clueless and the majority of them gradually get more and more negative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasoncb Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Reminds me of when Lambert fielded 5 at the back at home to Stoke. Shows a lack of confidence and a lack of ideas which the players are realising. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSV Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 He's not the the right man for us. He's managed small clubs his entire career and has a small club mentality. Too defensive. 5 at the back in the championship at home with the players we now have. Pathetic. Bruce out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael118 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Next Villa Manager thread. October 3. Quote Can it get any worse than RDM? Yes it can if we appoint Steve Bruce. October 4. Quote I don't see Steve Bruce as someone capable of turning this ship around. There is more chance of him sinking it further than turning it around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Field Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 1 minute ago, dudevillaisnice said: The problem with Rowett etc I fear the club is too big for them and again would be lost in the job. I think this mentality is one of our major problems. Rowett has proven that he can do a job for a below average championship, which is what we are at the moment. We are playing big fish in the league, by buying all the stars from our rivals, maybe we should have seen that we were a championship side instead and bought championship players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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