[Red Royal]

Hope Portugal are knocked out by England to keep him a much neeed rest. Apologies to any Portugal fans, but dont see them winning it anyway (nor England for that matter, hope I am wrong).

 

[Raredaredevil]

Hope Portugal are knocked out by England to keep him a much neeed rest. Apologies to any Portugal fans, but dont see them winning it anyway (nor England for that matter, hope I am wrong).

Never understood defeatist posts like this. Players who win a major tournament especially in a Euros or World Cup will have so much confidence and this will only be good for the player going into the new season.

 

[charlenefan]

Never understood defeatist posts like this. Players who win a major tournament especially in a Euros or World Cup will have so much confidence and this will only be good for the player going into the new season.

I agree, our players aren't winning feck all with us maybe winning something with their national team can help address that

 

[TrustInOle]

I agree, our players aren't winning feck all with us maybe winning something with their national team can help address that

There is a snide joke surround Pogba to be had from this post.

 

[OrcaFat]

Granted he's good but is he actually good?

Yes he is actually good. What I want to know is if he is actually actually good. I’m not so sure.

 

[#07]

How dare Ducker bring this up. Obviously Bruno should be able to play 100 games without rest and without any impact on his performances. He's clearly a fraud.

Sack Fergie, sell Giggs. Am I doing this right?

 

[Idxomer]

Maybe Ole should give him a break the 1st few weeks of the league and let Lingard play before selling him late in the window.

......

 

[charlenefan]

How dare Ducker bring this up. Obviously Bruno should be able to play 100 games without rest and without any impact on his performances. He's clearly a fraud.

Sack Fergie, sell Giggs. Am I doing this right?

nah not buying it he's trash

 

[UnofficialDevil]

Mourinho on Bruno
“we need to play with eleven players. In these two matches, Bruno Fernandes was on the pitch but not playing”
https://www.express.co.uk/sport/foo...e-Mourinho-Bruno-Fernandes-Euro-2020-Portugal

 

[Tony247]

Mourinho on Bruno
“we need to play with eleven players. In these two matches, Bruno Fernandes was on the pitch but not playing”
https://www.express.co.uk/sport/foo...e-Mourinho-Bruno-Fernandes-Euro-2020-Portugal

Jose needs a long break and probably a therapy. Nothing comes out of his mouth recently makes sense.

 

[Schmeichel's Cartwheel]

dropped tonight. Deserved but massive call. He’s been absolutely shocking.

 

[lost7]

dropped tonight. Deserved but massive call. He’s been absolutely shocking.

Now I don't have to feel bad in hoping Portugal gets battered

 

[Brwned]

Jose needs a long break and probably a therapy. Nothing comes out of his mouth recently makes sense.

Think his view is more credible now in light of the team selection?

 

[Teja]

dropped tonight. Deserved but massive call. He’s been absolutely shocking.

Thought he was good against Hungary actually, not sure what the fuss is about. Haven't watched the Germany game.

 

[charlenefan]

dropped tonight. Deserved but massive call. He’s been absolutely shocking.

You're absolutely shocking

 

[Idxomer]

He has been disappointing and losing his place to Renato Sanches must hurt.

 

[Ronaldo's ego]

Don’t care about Portugal so glad he’s getting a rest along with Rashford and Sancho.

 

[VorZakone]

They'll find out that Renato Sanches is bang average and should have started Bruno.

 

[Mainoldo]

dropped tonight. Deserved but massive call. He’s been absolutely shocking.

Agreed. Team looks more balanced in midfield too. They might grab something tonight.

 

[MyOnlySolskjaer]

dropped tonight. Deserved but massive call. He’s been absolutely shocking.

Sadly it’s true. Renato deserved a start.

 

[Dan_F]

They clearly want to match up France’s three in midfield. Makes sense.

 

[El Jefe]

Hopefully this serves as a reality check to him. Ole has mentioned how poorly he reacts to being asked to sit out games. Maybe now he can see there's an element of self preservation to managing minutes over the season.

Hope he comes off the bench to get the winner.

 

[bosnian_red]

Shocking a bit harsh. He was fine in the first game, wasn't bad at all but didn't pull up any trees either. Created a few chances (and a sitter for Ronaldo) and kept possession well enough. 2nd game they were all shocking and he couldn't get involved at all. They were unbalanced in midfield though so are going for more solidity.

 

[UNITED ACADEMY]

Another player that benefit from playing in our manager's system. And people think it's only individual brilliance.

 

[el3mel]

He was shit. Deserved to be dropped for this game. Probably will regain his place later but the selection made sense.

 

[Shark]

Another player that benefit from playing in our manager's system. And people think it's only individual brilliance.

He has been underwhelming in Ole's system for a while now performance wise too though. Maybe he's just tired and out of form currently rather than it being anything system related.

 

[George Bright]

I believe his biggest problem is being too far away from midfield. You're going to get overran when your midfielder refuses to help out.
Sanches has being fantastic though.

 

[Mcking]

They'll find out that Renato Sanches is bang average and should have started Bruno.

They started Fernandes in their first two, and he was bang average. Probably wish they started Renato Sanches in those games.

 

[UNITED ACADEMY]

He has been underwhelming in Ole's system for a while now performance wise too though. Maybe he's just tired and out of form currently rather than it being anything system related.

You might want to go deep for fact that Bruno doesn't score goals or assists so often in National Team compares to at Man United. Not just this Euro 2020.

 

[el3mel]

You might want to go deep for fact that Bruno doesn't score goals or assists so often in National Team compares to at Man United. Not just this Euro 2020.

Has to do with the fact that he gets to shoot the pens with Man United while Portugal has Ronaldo.

 

[Mcking]

You might want to go deep for fact that Bruno doesn't score goals or assists so often in National Team compares to at Man United. Not just this Euro 2020.

It is a system that, probably not by design, sacrifices balance to get the best out of him, and him alone. He is allowed to do whatever he wants here, just as he was at Sporting. It allows him to rack up the numbers which clouds the bigger picture.

With Portugal, he is just one of the pieces in there, and his limitations come to the fore. I see him as a player that would struggle in a team where the going is not all about the hero carrying the underdogs.

 

[GlasgowCeltic]

Obviously look more balanced without Bruno's pseudo striker routine

 

[UNITED ACADEMY]

Has to do with the fact that he gets to shoot the pens with Man United while Portugal has Ronaldo.

Making more assists has nothing to do with Bruno gets to shoot the pens. Let’s not hide the fact I mentioned assist in the argument.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

It is a system that, probably not by design, sacrifices balance to get the best out of him, and him alone. He is allowed to do whatever he wants here, just as he was at Sporting. It allows him to rack up the numbers which clouds the bigger picture.

With Portugal, he is just one of the pieces in there, and his limitations come to the fore. I see him as a player that would struggle in a team where the going is not all about the hero carrying the underdogs.

Such a bizarre take. We all know how much easier it is to carry a bunch of underdogs, right?

 

[Shark]

With Portugal, he is just one of the pieces in there, and his limitations come to the fore. I see him as a player that would struggle in a team where the going is not all about the hero carrying the underdogs.

Or maybe international football is not always the best way to judge footballers. Since when are United underdogs also? Very few times in a season.

 

[Brwned]

Such a bizarre take. We all know how much easier it is to carry a bunch of underdogs, right?

Some players and characters are much more suited to the team being built around them and relying on them as the leader, with no competing personalities and no-one else to hog the ball. It gives them freedom to make mistakes over and over again and still have the confidence of their team-mates, and usually involves the team being set up to cover for his weaknesses in a way they can't be in a more evenly distributed team. Big fish in a small pond is a well-worn phrase for a reason.

This article talks a bit about why it suits some players and works in some scenarios but is not currently favoured by modern teams.

https://theathletic.co.uk/2173528/2020/11/01/fernandes-united-arsenal-no10/

 

[Amar__]

It's bit ridiciulous that he is benched for Renato Sanches, isn't it? Our best player benched for Swansea level player. What's even more ridiculous is that it's proving to be a right decision. He is just very inconsistent, and not every manager can watch that every game like Ole can.

 

[el3mel]

Making more assists has nothing to do with Bruno gets to shoot the pens. Let’s not hide the fact I mentioned assist in the argument.

So you want to take the part of your argument that proves your point right and ignore the other one which is wrong ?

And even with that, he only started 22 games for Portugal in his career so far, with 9 others coming from the bench.

 

[Mainoldo]

Such a bizarre take. We all know how much easier it is to carry a bunch of underdogs, right?

That’s why Gerrard is better than Scholes.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Some players and characters are much more suited to the team being built around them and relying on them as the leader, with no competing personalities and no-one else to hog the ball. It gives them freedom to make mistakes over and over again and still have the confidence of their team-mates, and usually involves the team being set up to cover for his weaknesses in a way they can't be in a more evenly distributed team. Big fish in a small pond is a well-worn phrase for a reason.

This article talks a bit about why it suits some players and works in some scenarios but is not currently favoured by modern teams.

https://theathletic.co.uk/2173528/2020/11/01/fernandes-united-arsenal-no10/

Big fish in a small pond is a well worn phrase which doesn’t apply here. Le Tiss at Southampton, Grealish at Villa, sure. Not Bruno Fernandes at Manchester United.

Whether he fits in better with managers/teams that rely on individual brilliance vs those that rely on “patterns of play” is a different discussion.