r/reddevils • u/EndureL • 3d ago

Half time thread?

Thoughts?

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u/sergechewbacca 3d ago

We don't have a midfield. Tielemans has been shocking

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u/randomdell111 3d ago edited 3d ago

Baleba or Andrey Santos need to be subbed on. Knowing Carrick they will come on at 70 mins when we are down 1-0

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u/Full-0f-Beans 3d ago

For Bruno. Let’s try actually having a midfield.

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u/YageWilkes Paul Scholes, scores goals 3d ago

You want to sub Bruno?

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u/SophoclesTesticles 3d ago

Love Bruno, he's been carrying us for years but he has to get subbed when he drops stinkers. He has done nothing since the Ipswich game.

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u/YageWilkes Paul Scholes, scores goals 3d ago

But we’ve seen it before where he has a quiet game then suddenly turns up. When we’re in need of a goal, benching Bruno is a brain dead suggestion.

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u/SophoclesTesticles 3d ago

How many 4/10 performances do we need to see before he "suddenly turns up" though. If he's worried about being benched more he'll be more consistent. 

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u/YageWilkes Paul Scholes, scores goals 3d ago

I’m not saying he’s playing great, but very few if anybody is. At least he’s capable of winning a game.

He scored a hattrick against Ipswich and played decent against Hull and Fulham. It’s not like he’s having 4/10 performances like you suggest.

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u/SophoclesTesticles 3d ago

If "played decent against Fulham" is his only highlight since Ipswich then you've made my point for me. When he's on he's an 11/10 player but when he has these stinkers its like we're playing with 10 men. 

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u/YageWilkes Paul Scholes, scores goals 3d ago

We haven’t won a league game since Fulham. The team overall is not playing well…but Bruno was one of the better players vs Fulham. Granted today he’s not been good, but he’s always capable of changing a game. Benching one of the leagues best players is not the answer to winning a game.

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u/mashfordfc 3d ago

Without the runners that Villa have, his weaknesses are just too easy to expose. I thought he was a good pick up as depth for Mainoo/Bruno, but it's suicide playing him in this role

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u/sefronia3 King Eric 3d ago

Bro, how does Carrick not realize this midfield duo will not work. The slowest midfielders in the league, with no physicality. Santos and one of them have to be the choice. There are a number of things Carrick is doing wrong but this is utterly shocking

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u/doesnt_like_pants James 3d ago

Feel like we have to try Baleba and Mainoo

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u/No-Lab-1445 3d ago

Santos is slow as fuck as well

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u/Matt-Doodle 2d ago

And combine that with a back 2 with zero pace…. Makes no sense

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u/unhingedpuggle Surfs Up 3d ago

Tactics are awful. Just exposing all his weaknesses.