Completely agree. My somewhat 'detailed analysis' of his display in last nights MoM thread was 'Absolute shite for the first 75 minutes, abdolutely superb for the last 15'.
I wasn't 'Bruno bashing' - I absolutely love Bruno - he is real class, and a truly exciting player to watch.
However...
Millwall - Draw
Reading - Win
QPR - Draw
Bolton - We're loose
Ipswich - Win
Sheff Wed - Draw
Middlesbrough - Win
12 points - will put us on 58 altogether (one back from where we were this time last year).
I have to agree, especially on last nights showing.
More so than in any other game this season I felt we played in a very Poyet-esque style, very patiently passing out from the back, in to the midfield and then back again. Very patient, but very predictable.
On several occasions there was a...
Agree - however, it was about this time last season when Gus realised that simply keeping possession and making it difficult for the opposition to score would not be sufficient for us to push on in to the top 6, (as we needed to convert the steady flow of draws in to wins). This led to us...
We were 2nd from bottom on this list last season (despite finishing 4th).
Bristol City and Peterborough were 1st and 3rd - respectively - Didn't do either of them much good.
He's been excellent when fit this season, although if he sometimes chose the more simple option when available, i.e. Short pass / not shoot from 25 yards, maybe this would be more effective for the team.
I would also like to see him use his blistering pace to run on to through balls a bit...