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Watch the Dwight Gayle miss for Newcastle which Steve Bruce referenced in spiky interview
Steve Bruce and Dwight Gayle have become embroiled in a war of words, years on from their time together at Newcastle.
The latter recently spoke about the 64-year-old in damning fashion to the Open Goal podcast, claiming that he sent Newcastleπ players to play at Manchester City with the message: βI donβt do tactics, just put your boots on and work hard.β
πThen, the current Blackpool boss hit back, telling BBC Radio Lancashire: βIs that the legendary Dwight Gayle, who missed the chance in the (FA Cup) quarter-final against Manchester City? Is that the same Dwight Gayle? Interesting.β
"I'll let other people make their mind up, who are a bit more established than Dwight ever was" π¬
β Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD)
βSteve Bruce has fired back after Dwight Gayle criticised his coaching methods at Newcastle π
It was a very specific moment for Bruce to refer to β so letβs take a look at how bad that miss against Manchester City really was.
Steve Bruce clutching at straws with Dwight Gayle remark
π¦The way the man from Corbridge spoke about this miss, you would be forgiven for thinking it was an open goal in the last minute, with the score at 0-0.
However β after some digging β TBR Footballπ₯ have found the moment on X (previously known as Twitter) and it really isnβt as bad as Bruce makes out.
How did he miss?!
β Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD)
Dwight Gayle hits it over from close range and misses the opportunity to get Newcastle back on level terms with Man City π¬ live:
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π₯As you can see above, the 35-year-old admittedly ought to have scored, although Newcastle were 1-0 down at the time with 23 minutes still to play.
πTherefore β even if that chance goes in β Newcastle still had a lot to do to knock the Citizens out, and given how scarce attacks were for the Magpies under Bruceβs management, it feels unlikely they would have gone on to advance into the last four.
Newcastle were hammered by Manchester City in 2020 FA Cup clash, making Steve Bruceβs comments even more embarrassing
πΈThe numbers from this FA Cup quarter-final make damning reading for Bruce, who is up there with the worst Newcastle managers of the 21st century.
πAt home, with a chance to progress to a semi-final at Wembley, he could only motivate his Newcastle side enough to register one shot on target and 23% possession, with Manchester City making 703 passes to Newcastleβs 223, while winning eight corners compared to none for the Magpies.
If Bruce really feels Gayle β who used to fight with Matt Ritchieπ β was responsible for Newcastle losing this game, he should take a lengthy look in the mirror.