Coach DNA
Playing style
balanced profile
Style consistency
More consistent than 29% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
Blackpool
Sept 2024 – Jan 2026 · 84 matches
1.39 points per game in League One (70 matches).
Blackpool with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.47 (75 matches, 3 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +22 above the league average under him, +41 under the others.
Most used
- O. Casey6,591' · Elo 1,820
- A. Fletcher4,964' · Elo 1,806
- L. Evans4,954' · Elo 1,728
- A. Morgan4,671' · Elo 1,770
- H. Coulson3,898' · Elo 1,798
- H. Tyrer3,690' · Elo 1,758
- C. Hamilton3,690' · Elo 1,856
- O. Offiah3,672' · Elo 1,784
- R. Apter3,194' · Elo 1,797
- J. Husband2,998' · Elo 1,806
West Brom
Feb 2022 – Oct 2022 · 32 matches
1.10 points per game in Championship (30 matches).
West Brom with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.60 (229 matches, 10 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +29 above the league average under him, +65 under the others.
Most used
- C. Townsend2,454' · Elo 1,801
- K. Ahearne-Grant2,106' · Elo 1,888
- S. Ajayi1,972' · Elo 2,067
- D. O'Shea1,959' · Elo 2,267
- J. Molumby1,809' · Elo 2,052
- J. Livermore1,782' · Elo 1,556
- G. Diangana1,776' · Elo 1,814
- D. Furlong1,746' · Elo 2,121
- K. Bartley1,470' · Elo 1,860
- D. Button1,440' · Elo 1,463
Newcastle
Aug 2019 – Oct 2021 · 96 matches
1.07 points per game in Premier League (83 matches).
Newcastle with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.47 (189 matches, 3 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −119 below the league average under him, −30 under the others.
Most used
- M. Almirón6,812' · Elo 2,003
- Joelinton5,949' · Elo 2,329
- F. Fernández5,425' · Elo 1,493
- I. Hayden5,420' · Elo 1,860
- J. Shelvey5,046' · Elo 1,724
- J. Lascelles4,865' · Elo 1,970
- M. Dúbravka4,710' · Elo 1,905
- S. Longstaff4,590' · Elo 2,171
- A. Saint-Maximin4,445' · Elo 2,114
- C. Clark4,260' · Elo 1,575
Sheffield Wednesday
Feb 2019 – May 2019 · 18 matches
1.61 points per game in Championship (18 matches).
Sheffield Wednesday with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.30 (213 matches, 8 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +3 above the league average under him, +11 under the others.
Most used
- M. Hector1,620' · Elo 1,616
- L. Palmer1,530' · Elo 1,635
- B. Bannan1,356' · Elo 1,779
- K. Westwood1,350' · Elo 1,437
- T. Lees1,350' · Elo 1,748
- A. Reach1,300' · Elo 1,919
- S. Fletcher1,213' · Elo 1,239
- S. Hutchinson1,118' · Elo 1,325
- George Boyd892' · Elo 1,172
- D. Iorfa836' · Elo 1,669
Aston Villa
Oct 2016 – Oct 2018 · 102 matches
1.62 points per game in Championship (95 matches).
Aston Villa with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.60 (48 matches, 3 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +74 above the league average under him, +55 under the others.
Most used
- J. Chester8,694' · Elo 1,446
- Alan Hutton6,457' · Elo 1,469
- S. Johnstone6,300' · Elo 1,957
- A. Adomah6,259' · Elo 1,194
- C. Hourihane5,847' · Elo 1,713
- M. Jedinak4,982' · Elo 1,420
- J. Grealish4,382' · Elo 2,381
- Ahmed El Mohamady4,243' · Elo 1,516
- Jonathan Adjo Kodjia4,215' · Elo 1,495
- N. Taylor4,042' · Elo 1,635
Players under Steve Bruce
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- O. Offiah+672
in 42 matches · Blackpool
- Alan Hutton+598
in 77 matches · Aston Villa
- S. Johnstone+559
in 82 matches · West Brom
- H. Tyrer+452
in 41 matches · Blackpool
- J. Grealish+413
in 65 matches · Aston Villa
Fell most
- H. Lansbury−138
in 30 matches · Aston Villa
- D. Gayle−133
in 44 matches · Newcastle
- J. Rhodes−127
in 21 matches · Blackpool
- E. Hansson−127
in 24 matches · Blackpool
- F. Schär−99
in 48 matches · Newcastle
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−70J. Brownhill1919
in 8 matches · Burnley
−69A. Flint1641
in 3 matches · Mansfield Town
−57I. Diop2246
in 4 matches · West Ham
−52in 6 matches · Fulham
−52C. Connolly1885
in 7 matches · Stockport County
Nemeses
+201D. McGoldrick1438
in 9 matches · Barnsley
+141D. Pratley1403
in 4 matches · Leyton Orient
+133Joshua Keeley1935
in 4 matches · Luton
+128Jota Peleteiro1713
in 3 matches · Birmingham
+117P. Bamford1892
in 6 matches · Leeds
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −77
L. Johnson1733
in 5 matches · Bristol City
- −25
Carlo Ancelotti2447
in 4 matches · Everton
- −19
Michael Skubala2003
in 3 matches · Lincoln
- −18
S. Parker2035
in 3 matches · Bournemouth
- −16
Ralph Hasenhüttl2069
in 5 matches · Southampton
Nemesis coaches
- +109
Dean Smith2054
in 11 matches · Norwich
- +52
N. Clough1802
in 8 matches · Mansfield Town
- +47
R. Wellens1803
in 3 matches · Leyton Orient
- +46
Mikel Arteta2666
in 4 matches · Arsenal
- +46
M. Bielsa2155
in 4 matches · Leeds
Playing style
How Steve Bruce's teams play vs league-season peers (2016+)
Descriptive — how a coach's teams play, not how good they are.
Career average
One shape blending all 4 clubs (2016+).
The baseline — each polygon on the right shows how one club's style deviates from this.
-0.02style consistency across 4 clubs
More consistent than 29% of multi-club coaches.
A high score means the same playing style travels from club to club — well above the random-coach baseline (-0.01), so it's a signature, not the squads.
Aston Villa95 matches
Newcastle94 matches
Blackpool81 matches
West Brom32 matches