Quote Originally Posted by baggieal View Post
There will always be room for improvement even had we scored ten. Nobody is doubting the contribution Brunt makes much of the time, but he's not a central mid player - he has no pace, energy or creativity! Brunt is a better full back than centre mid player and to be honest, he was skinned for pace in this position on a number of occasions. I don't do sentiment even if a player has served 20 years with us - either he's still good enough in the chosen position or he's not.
Clearly, in this current position - Brunt is poor!

You need your best central mid players when we play the decent teams ( Boro and Stoke ) coming up, and certainly Field would add more to this position than Brunt. Will Brunt play in every position for the team - what next in goal?
Agree - always room for improvement. My main area for concern for us is on defending set pieces - especially against a physical Pulis team.

Not sure Brunt's game has ever been about pace and energy, admittedly he's been out wide for most of his career, but I think with legs around him he would be useful in the middle. Also, disagree with you regarding his creativity.

I guess that's what these forums are for!