Bruno Aguiar

[Clerry Jambo]

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football-news/scottish-football/spl-football/hearts-fc/2008/02/02/bruno-is-bearing-up-well-86908-20306724/

 

Nice to hear Bruno coming back shortly........BUT where does he fit into our midfield?

 

I thought Bruno was a bit hit and miss, nice passer of the ball but I thought he would go missing in games if he was having a bad one.

 

Thoughts?

[Coco]

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football-news/scottish-football/spl-football/hearts-fc/2008/02/02/bruno-is-bearing-up-well-86908-20306724/

 

Nice to hear Bruno coming back shortly........BUT where does he fit into our midfield?

 

I thought Bruno was a bit hit and miss, nice passer of the ball but I thought he would go missing in games if he was having a bad one.

 

Thoughts?

 

I think when he comes back he will add quantity rather than quality.

[Gigolo-Aunt]

I like Bruno, classy footballer.

 

Would have him in for Stewart at the moment if he was fit. Problem is, this season will be probably more or less a no go for him. Would imagine it will take quite a while to get back to match fitness after this injury.

 

Hopefully there are no reactions to his injury in training.

[Izzy]

Good to have him back. I've always rated him.

We have a number of decent midfielders actually... I hope Screpis can play left back, but I'm sure he's a midfielder also.

[sked21]

I like Bruno, classy footballer.

 

Would have him in for Stewart at the moment if he was fit. Problem is, this season will be probably more or less a no go for him. Would imagine it will take quite a while to get back to match fitness after this injury.

 

Hopefully there are no reactions to his injury in training.

 

Yeah agree with that.

 

Stewart has been way, way, way of the boil latley and in my opinion needs to be dropped.

[benny]

Good to see him back.Hope he stays fit.Better than Stewart,Ruben and Jonnson.

[paulyjambo]

Unfortunaely IMO he is just another player there who is on a long term deal who has never really stood out as a good player, seems to pick up injuries (in this case Brelliers fault)

 

I dont think he is the type of player we need if VR meant what he said a few years back

[Cigaro]

I like Bruno, classy footballer.

 

Would have him in for Stewart at the moment if he was fit. Problem is, this season will be probably more or less a no go for him. Would imagine it will take quite a while to get back to match fitness after this injury.

 

Hopefully there are no reactions to his injury in training.

 

Agree with that.

 

Stewart has been nowhere near where he was earlier this season, form wise.

 

Good to see him back.Hope he stays fit.Better than Stewart,Ruben and Jonnson.

 

Stewart yes. Jonsson hmmm I'd say no. Just. Ruben no way. Streets ahead of the rest.

 

IMO of course.

[vegas-voss]

Good to see him back.Hope he stays fit.Better than Stewart,Ruben and Jonnson.

 

Does not really say much for the rest.Bruno has done nothing to set the pulses races since he has been here bar a great game against a shocking Dundee Utd team that even the Bullet looked good against a couple of games against Celtic and a couple of freekicks.

 

Can't wait to get him back:eek:

[Ogi fae Gorgie]

Bottom line is he is a good footballer, by god we need one just now (and I am not saying we haven't got others) great to have him back in the squad sooner rather than later.

[Blizzard]

Bruno can pass the ball and can take a decent corner/freekick so he'll be like a new signing.

[Spellczech]

I reckon he?ll slot in beside Ruben and we?ll have a very classy central midfield. Stewart squanders posssession too much for my liking. Ruben and Bruno will have us playing a more controlled, less frantic style. Put Chesney or Kingston on the right and someone else on the left - Screpis if he can cross a ball, cos Miko and Driver can?t. Tasty. Could even have Chesney on the left if Screpis is no better than Miko and Driver.

[Jambof3tornado]

Good to see him back.Hope he stays fit.Better than Stewart,Ruben and Jonnson.

 

Better than Stewart I can agree with,better than Eggy,yes for now but Eggy has more potential,but he is nowhere near Ruben in terms of class,IMO that is!!!

 

Defo will add to the team when back fit,but I cant see it before the very tail end of the season.(you know when we are battling for 3rd spot!!!)

[Jambof3tornado]

I reckon he?ll slot in beside Ruben and we?ll have a very classy central midfield. Stewart squanders posssession too much for my liking. Ruben and Bruno will have us playing a more controlled, less frantic style. Put Chesney on the right and someone else on the left - Screpis if he can cross a ball, cos Miko and Driver can?t. Tasty.

 

Or Larry on the right and Chesney on the left.God thats got to be a decent midfield is it not??

[Rawrrrrrrr]

Bruno imo if playing week in week out will be a star

 

A brillant tactical footballer and I dont think we have a better passer of set piece specialist than an on form bruno, and I include larry in that

[benny]

Or Larry on the right and Chesney on the left.God thats got to be a decent midfield is it not??

 

Only if Chesney can start showing some form away from home.He is woeful away from home.Driver is going through a bad spell now but i have more faith in Driver in the long run than Chesney.

[souness1874]

I'd def put him in for Stewart, adds much more, and can actually take a set piece.

[bigwull22]

midfield of bruno, eggert, ruben and larry, no too bad

velicka and nade up front

anybody?, berra, karapidis, tall

banks

 

should be a damn good team only one position to fill, any ideas, not wallace or goncalves please

[Jambof3tornado]

Only if Chesney can start showing some form away from home.He is woeful away from home.Driver is going through a bad spell now but i have more faith in Driver in the long run than Chesney.

 

Driver has been pash poor but it IS just a form thing and I am sure that when the team start playing better he will get his form back.

 

Agree about oor Chesney though. If he could get 10 games back to back I am sure he would improve all round.

[Coco]

I reckon he?ll slot in beside Ruben and we?ll have a very classy central midfield. Stewart squanders posssession too much for my liking. Ruben and Bruno will have us playing a more controlled, less frantic style. Put Chesney or Kingston on the right and someone else on the left - Screpis if he can cross a ball, cos Miko and Driver can?t. Tasty. Could even have Chesney on the left if Screpis is no better than Miko and Driver.

 

Yes, a midfield where none of the players want to tackle (I haven't seen Screpis and may be damning him unfairly) is a recipe for success in the SPL right enough.

[bigwull22]

Yes, a midfield where none of the players want to tackle (I haven't seen Screpis and may be damning him unfairly) is a recipe for success in the SPL right enough.

 

but we're not allowed to tackle by the refs are we?

[Clarkserino]

Does not really say much for the rest.Bruno has done nothing to set the pulses races since he has been here bar a great game against a shocking Dundee Utd team that even the Bullet looked good against a couple of games against Celtic and a couple of freekicks.

 

Can't wait to get him back:eek:

 

Ran the show at Easter Rd last season in the 1-0 game. I can also recall a home game against Motherwell where he gave one of the best performances I've ever seen by a Hearts midfielder at Tynie. Harsh to judge anyone based on last season, when let's face it performance and ability had feck all to do with selection.

 

Can't wait ti get him back in the fold. Ruben and Bruno in the middle for me with Kingston and Driver on thr flanks - you know it makes sense

[The Merse]

He is neat and tidy on the ball, but offers little in terms of attack or defense.

[Buffalo Bill]

Classy player if he gets a good run in the team.

 

Looks like one of the few who actually care about the jersey.

 

Buffalo Bill

 

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[Spellczech]

Yes, a midfield where none of the players want to tackle (I haven't seen Screpis and may be damning him unfairly) is a recipe for success in the SPL right enough.

 

Aha the old "we must compete in the SPL and save the finesse for Europe" conundrum...The OF have been struggling with this one for years. However, complete midfielders like Ferguson and Brown are expensive and we don?t have one, plus referees come down on Hearts? last battler (Brellier) so IMO it?s a case of "been there, done that". I?d like us to use craft rather than graft - retain possession so we don?t have to hare around like a mad one like Stewart does. Pass the ball to tire out the opposition like the OF do - Rangers won on Wednesday as much because we tired after spending the first half harrying them, as any other reason...

 

Personally I think you may be right and the size of the Tynecastle pitch means we have historically had to be a team of brawn rather than brains but I wouldn?t mind seeing us try to change our style...

[Dr. Bapswent]

I like Bruno, classy footballer.

 

Would have him in for Stewart at the moment if he was fit. Problem is, this season will be probably more or less a no go for him. Would imagine it will take quite a while to get back to match fitness after this injury.

 

Hopefully there are no reactions to his injury in training.

 

Exaclty what I would have said.

 

If you want to talk about hit and miss players, then discuss Stewart.

 

Why does Velicka spend most of the time in midfield? Because Stewart is a liability.

 

He is out his depth, and blows hot and cold. His temperament also does not help.

 

Aguir would be a superior replacement.

 

Alongside Kingston, Eggy or Ruben, with Driver on the wing would be thebest midfield we have IMO.

 

Stewart is adequate cover. But not first choce.

[Custard]

He is neat and tidy on the ball, but offers little in terms of attack or defense.

 

Agree with that.

[ericb]

So very soon we will have the following to choose from in midfield

 

Kingston

Jonnson

Stewart

Screpis

Ruben

Mcann

Driver

Miko

Chesny

Driver

Bruno

 

Who plays?

[Clarkserino]

He is neat and tidy on the ball, but offers little in terms of attack or defense.

 

Don't think we've had that quality since Hartley left, and in all fairness players in that mould (Gerrard, Lampard etc) don't come easily or cheaply. Kingston is a quality player, but don't think he provides us much defensively and gets caught on the ball alot.

 

Bruno can tackle, take set pieces and pass a ball. That makes him superior to what we have in the middle of the park just now (can't see what Screpis will add, haven't heard glowing reports from his time in Lithuania).

 

Obviously excluding Kingston from this, as I believe he is at his best on the right of midfield or perhaps played in advance of 2 central midfielders. I reckon Bruno and Larry will link up really well (have they ever played in the same 11???)

[weegie jambo]

Don't think we've had that quality since Hartley left, and in all fairness players in that mould (Gerrard, Lampard etc) don't come easily or cheaply. Kingston is a quality player, but don't think he provides us much defensively and gets caught on the ball alot.

 

Bruno can tackle, take set pieces and pass a ball. That makes him superior to what we have in the middle of the park just now (can't see what Screpis will add, haven't heard glowing reports from his time in Lithuania).

 

Obviously excluding Kingston from this, as I believe he is at his best on the right of midfield or perhaps played in advance of 2 central midfielders. I reckon Bruno and Larry will link up really well (have they ever played in the same 11???)

 

completely agree, we hav'nt had a box to box attacking midfielder since Hartley departed. Stewart should have been that man but we can all see how little he does creatively and as for his temprement.....

Putting Larry in his prefered central role should be the answer leaving Bruno as the sitting creator with Eggart and or Ruben to break things up. Add the luxery of a winger (Driver, Chesney) and we may start to look a little better.

Screpis would appear to be a left sided midfielder but not an out and out winger so his inclusion may give us a little more balance in a 4 man midfield.

It would be interesting to see how a wingerless midfield of Larry, Ruben, Bruno and Screpis would perform?? our so called wide men are hardly whipping in dozens of telling crosses are they?

[Clarkserino]

completely agree, we hav'nt had a box to box attacking midfielder since Hartley departed. Stewart should have been that man but we can all see how little he does creatively and as for his temprement.....

Putting Larry in his prefered central role should be the answer leaving Bruno as the sitting creator with Eggart and or Ruben to break things up. Add the luxery of a winger (Driver, Chesney) and we may start to look a little better.

Screpis would appear to be a left sided midfielder but not an out and out winger so his inclusion may give us a little more balance in a 4 man midfield.

It would be interesting to see how a wingerless midfield of Larry, Ruben, Bruno and Screpis would perform?? our so called wide men are hardly whipping in dozens of telling crosses are they?

 

Think it was Eck Mcleish that made the comment last year about how hardly any team plays a 4-4-2 with out and out wingers anymore. Reckon that's justified to an extent, and I'd rather see a midfield that had a bit of balance rather than a need to have scrawny little midgets nipping at heals and hugging the touchline.

 

How does this look a formation

 

Banks

 

Neilson Karapidis Berra Wallace/Jose

 

Jonsson

Bruno Ruben

 

Kingston

 

Driver/Nade/Chesny/Miko

 

Velicka

 

I'd call that a 4-1-2-1-1-1

 

Would give Driver for example a free role behind Velicka to get in behind the defence and cause problems, but at the same time you could Kingston bursting forward from midfield. Having Jonsson in front of the back 4, effectively means that Bruno and Ruben could push out to the touchline more and put some balls in. It's a flexible formation, and could be modified to a 4-3-3, 4-4-2 or 4-5-1. Gives a good defensive/attacking balance IMO, and you could slot Stewart or Screpis in for Jonsson/Ruben/Bruno without having to change it too much. We have strength in depth in midfield when everyone's available, so we may as well use it rather than playing a lightweight 4-4-2 or 4-5-1 hoofball.

 

Too much time on my hands today, but I feel a need to do Frail's job for him.

[Thig Ar Latha]

I remember him always playing better when Hartley was out of the team, so I think he would come into his own as an attacking midfielder now.

[weegie jambo]

Think it was Eck Mcleish that made the comment last year about how hardly any team plays a 4-4-2 with out and out wingers anymore. Reckon that's justified to an extent, and I'd rather see a midfield that had a bit of balance rather than a need to have scrawny little midgets nipping at heals and hugging the touchline.

 

How does this look a formation

 

Banks

 

Neilson Karapidis Berra Wallace/Jose

 

Jonsson

Bruno Ruben

 

Kingston

 

Driver/Nade/Chesny/Miko

 

Velicka

 

I'd call that a 4-1-2-1-1-1

 

Would give Driver for example a free role behind Velicka to get in behind the defence and cause problems, but at the same time you could Kingston bursting forward from midfield. Having Jonsson in front of the back 4, effectively means that Bruno and Ruben could push out to the touchline more and put some balls in. It's a flexible formation, and could be modified to a 4-3-3, 4-4-2 or 4-5-1. Gives a good defensive/attacking balance IMO, and you could slot Stewart or Screpis in for Jonsson/Ruben/Bruno without having to change it too much. We have strength in depth in midfield when everyone's available, so we may as well use it rather than playing a lightweight 4-4-2 or 4-5-1 hoofball.

 

Too much time on my hands today, but I feel a need to do Frail's job for him.

 

That looks like a sound plan to me, I always thought even in the heady Burley days that a 4-4-2 with 2 wingers was a little risky. As soon as Rudi, Miko or Chesney went off the boil then you were in trouble! Good thing was we were usually 2/3 goals up by that time.

Like the look of your diamond formation with the option of a winger just behind the lone striker which could convert to 4-5-1 or a 2nd striker "in the hole" which would convert to 4-4-2. Having out and out wingers in the team makes us pretty light weight and we all know how crap they generally are at tracking back. Playing conventional midfielders (with or without a left or right side preference) makes out midfield a lot more solid.

Hey, "Are you watching Stevie Frail"???

Too much time here at work too!!!