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Five Things Steve Bruce Has To Do For The Boro Game

By Jonathan Northall

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 12: Villa manager Steve Bruce reacts after a near miss during the Sky Bet Championship match between Aston Villa and Middlesbrough at Villa Park on September 12, 2017 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 12: Villa manager Steve Bruce reacts after a near miss during the Sky Bet Championship match between Aston Villa and Middlesbrough at Villa Park on September 12, 2017 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) /
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COLCHESTER, ENGLAND – AUGUST 09: Aston Villa players celebrate their first goal, scored by Scott Hogan (3rd R), during the Carabao Cup First Round match between Colchester United and Aston Villa at Colchester Community Stadium on August 9, 2017 in Colchester, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
COLCHESTER, ENGLAND – AUGUST 09: Aston Villa players celebrate their first goal, scored by Scott Hogan (3rd R), during the Carabao Cup First Round match between Colchester United and Aston Villa at Colchester Community Stadium on August 9, 2017 in Colchester, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) /

Must Play Two Strikers Up Front

Keep playing one up front is just not working.  With a return of just FOUR goals from strikers this season, Bruce needs to change the formation.  It’s arguable that Adomah’s goals had led us to a false position in the league. Something has to change to get more goals from the forwards. Keinan Davis has been asked, without support, to lead the line. For such a young player, this cannot be utilising him effectively. Injuries have not helped matters but Scott Hogan’s fitness should mean that the two can play up front together.

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