Newcastle suffered another defeat on Sunday as they lost 5-0 to Leicester in the Premier League.
After the game, Steve Bruce claimed that Miguel Almiron is not a centre-forward or a number ten, which makes it difficult to choose a position for him.
Twitter: Steve Bruce on Miguel Almiron: “He is not an out and out centre-forward or a natural number ten either, he is an ol… https://t.co/lf6FjrlZlE (@RobertoRojas97)
These Newcastle fans reacted to his comments…
Does Bruce know?
Twitter: @RobertoRojas97 @Joeeeeeee_96 He played a no.10 role at Atlanta and was amazing. (@idanzuk)
Just saying…
Twitter: @RobertoRojas97 He’s not even ever made a goal for us yet… Just saying (@G00DLAUGH)
Completely wrong…
Twitter: @RobertoRojas97 It’s even worse for Muto. He’s used completely wrong. (@Nipponbasse)
Embarrassing…
Twitter: @RobertoRojas97 Take what he says with a pinch of salt I don’t even think he knows who he’s talking about it’s embarrassing. (@BobblesTea)
Oblivious…
Twitter: @RobertoRojas97 Wow he sounds completely oblivious. (@rennrants)
READ NEWCASTLE VERDICT
Whilst you can make a case for Almiron not playing in his best position, there is no denying that he simply has not been good enough in his nine months at the club so far.
For a player who was signed for a club-record fee, at the time, he has not produced the quality expected of him – with zero goals and zero assists to his name. You cannot blame all of that on him simply playing on right instead of the left, as he has been in plenty of goalscoring situations in various areas of the pitch and failed to show any quality.
However, at this point anything is worth a go to see if Almiron can be the player the club dreamed he could be, so playing him as a number ten is worth a go for Bruce in the coming weeks.
