A section of West Brom fans have taken to Twitter to slam Chris Brunt for his performance in the 2-0 win against Millwall at The Hawthorns on Saturday.
The Baggies moved up to third in the Championship table, one point behind leaders Leeds United, thanks to second-half goals by Dwight Gayle and Kieran Gibbs, but that wasn’t enough for some fans.
Baggies supporters took to social media after the game to blast club captain Brunt, with one saying that the ex-Northern Ireland international was “woeful”.
This is Futbol has rounded up some of the best tweets below:
https://twitter.com/MattRickett8/status/1043548495779700737
https://twitter.com/Churchster81/status/1043556129404596224
Drop Brunt and I’ll be well pleased. Love him but he’s done.
— RichardH (@Geordiebaggie) September 22, 2018
Hope I'm allowed to have an opinion but think Livermore & Barnes didn't have the freedom today and team didn't play with same flair. Honestly can't see what Brunt gives us. He may be a long stand8ng professional but all he's doing now is stopping Field #wba
— Scott (@FuzzybuttTaz) September 22, 2018
https://twitter.com/tardellie/status/1043550835609948160
https://twitter.com/tardellie/status/1043548225729380352
A stodgy, yet in the end assured victory. The defence was much better today albeit Millwall lacked any quality in attack. Hegazi was very good and Dawson much improved too. Brunt still struggling, the least he can do is play routine passes well, but he was quite untidy.
— Dan Nash (@DanNash86) September 22, 2018
Decent win … Kept at it … Brunt is the weakest link in cm .. Dunno how dave cor c it ! Fak off milwaww #wba
— Bobby ? (@RobHancox2) September 22, 2018
OPINION
Brunt was nowhere near as bad against Millwall as he has been on other occasions this season, it just seems like the midfielder can do no right in the eyes of some supporters and they simply have to have a go at him. The 33-year-old has gone through a lot at The Hawthorns and he is probably as disappointed by his form as anyone. A lot of fans want Sam Field to play above Brunt in the midfield but Darren Moore has to be trusted because West Brom are now third in the table thanks to his leadership. Field obviously isn’t convincing Moore enough in training or hasn’t shown the progression needed from a youngster to start big games. Everyone knows that Millwall are a tough team to play against and the experience in the midfield probably was the right way to go. The game is over now anyway and the Baggies have won all three points. Just some fans don’t give up with the negativity.