Of course not, Bruce had him sat back defending, picking the ball up deep into his own half much like he has Saint-Maximin doing at present.
Steve Bruce is not even a manager any sensible owner would entrust to get a team into the play offs in the Championship, never mind win it. He has nothing going for him other than perhaps some vague respect for his playing career, although nobody under 30 can remember it and thus the current generation of players couldn't give a f*** about it. You wouldn't see Brentford, Swansea, Norwich, Bournemouth, Watford go anywhere near Steve Bruce. Yet we, the Premier League club did. Unbelievable man, our largely vilified owners don't get enough criticism tbh. Let off the hook for 10 years. Staring down the barrel of their third relegation. Good.