its year 2020 and "fans" still moan about his none contribution to the team and hes been here too long bla bla bla.
the funny thing is that he can STILL contribute to the team more than others. Townsend is a league one LB and Brunt is a better option. People constantly say that Brunts legs have gone yet no one ever mentions Barry.
Boro at home Barrys legs had gone after 20 minutes !!
Brunt should be a back up option at LB after Gibbs/Ferguson and should be back up to Sawyers/Livermore.
i find it an absolute joke Brunt has been here over 10 years yet some fans still question his ability and input into the team/squad.
thankfully Bilic doesn't share your view.
He
was a very good player for us, he
used to have a wand of a left foot.
He can't play in centre midfield and is too slow for a LB.
He started poorly against Charlton but improved as the game went on and was really unlucky to hit the bar with a great piece of skill (the delicate chip) but it was against a very inexperienced and quite poor Charlton side which shouldn't be forgotten. Against better opposition I think he would have struggled.
What he has done over the last 10 years should be remembered and respected but shouldn't influence decisions being made for the here and now.