11 Sep 2026 14:10:01
Job done last night. Strange Bruno was taken off to rest up. I feel we have great players for when we have the ball and going forward, but you need workers when we don't have it. Hopefully Balaba is that player. Still worried about our work rate and closing down without the ball; it needs to improve all over the pitch.
Been really impressed with Kobbie so far he's just a class act. Wonder will we see a midfield 3 for tougher games, 4-3-3 to be more solid, but who plays in that team?
11 Sep 2026 15:44:00
I could see us playing a 442 diamond midfield with split strikers, especially if Baleba comes in, as he can cover a lot of ground.
Can't see us moving to a more traditional 433 with Bruno in the team, as I don't think he would want to play as one of the wide players, and he is so good as a number 10/second striker role.
11 Sep 2026 15:44:26
He was seen limping leaving the stadium.
11 Sep 2026 16:17:43
I get the impression that Bruno wants to play every minute of every game. Carrick needs to be a bit more proactive in resting him, especially with him being in his 30s.
Last night was an opportunity to start Santos and rest Tielemans. Then Carrick could have brought in Mount for Bruno at halftime.
11 Sep 2026 17:05:39
I thought Bruno could have come off around the 75 or 80 minute mark, once we had the win in the bag, tbh, but he's never been one to be injured or subbed, so not gonna happen.
11 Sep 2026 17:29:40
We do play 433 already.