Sometimes with Bruno I forget that he’s still new to the league and like any other player has to adjust to the pace of premier league.
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Some of the posts in this thread are ridiculous! Especially considering they we had to endure Lin and Pereira most of the season...
He has just won POTM twice in his first 2 months in the league (first in Prem league history) and first twice in a row for Utd since Ronaldo. We haven’t lost a single game since he has been at the club. He has also got the most assists for Utd this season within 12 games, and since he’s been here he has had more G+A than any other player in the league in the same time frame, has been in the team of the week most weeks and has been MOTM more times than not.
I think Pep has brainwashed an entire generation on what attributes makes a good footballer.
He has just won POTM twice in his first 2 months in the league (first in Prem league history) and first twice in a row for Utd since Ronaldo. We haven’t lost a single game since he has been at the club. He has also got the most assists for Utd this season within 12 games, and since he’s been here he has had more G+A than any other player in the league in the same time frame, has been in the team of the week most weeks and has been MOTM more times than not.
I think Pep has brainwashed an entire generation on what attributes makes a good footballer.
Top player.
His poor pass almost cost us with the Palace ‘goal’ but his elevation of his teammates since coming in is remarkable.
His engine is also a key component, never stops running - can’t wait to see him live.
His poor pass almost cost us with the Palace ‘goal’ but his elevation of his teammates since coming in is remarkable.
His engine is also a key component, never stops running - can’t wait to see him live.
It's happened more in the last 2 games. I think it's mental tiredness, needs a bit of a rest but we have no depth there so it is what it is.
He's a top player, though I'm sure ole and team will work with him over time to try and slightly adapt his game where he can still keep those high risk passes going, without conceding possession in dangerous areas. Especially in our half and at crucial moments
Same issue with Pogba. They are trying a bit to hard maybe.
I've had enough of him taking risks. It's time we go back to playing it safe.
I'd drop him for the next few games and make him work on passing the ball. I'd have him train alone in order to not disturb the first team. Moreover I would have him tarred and feathered if he misplaces another pass.
I'd drop him for the next few games and make him work on passing the ball. I'd have him train alone in order to not disturb the first team. Moreover I would have him tarred and feathered if he misplaces another pass.
That would be really stupid and Ole said already he wants his players to have freedom and making mistakes. Otherwise you have LVG football. Lets not create a drama here
He is the one making us tick. Everything goes through him. He has two sub-par games and our team has struggled in both games. We need him at his best for the last few games if we want to finish in top 4.
Honestly i dont think a club in the world has backup of that calibre, but our problem is that our back ups at no 10 is not PL standard even.
With Brunos arrival, return of Pogba and our recent good run its easy to forget our squad is still paper thin in certain areas. Another good CB, a MF and a quality versatile attacker is needed if we want to complete on all fronts
He is tired. This is all.
Needs rest in the FA Cup.
Needs rest in the FA Cup.
Please Ole, if you happen to read this, rest Bruno on sunday
I understand what you mean but I think with maturity his sense of opportunity will improve and he'll have better judgement regarding the timing of those passes.
If it's a bother for the defense to deal with the risky passes all the time, imagine not even knowing when they're coming, that makes defenders insane.
Take David Silva for comparison, he tries a lot of difficult passes but he knows when to take the defense by surprise and when to do a more pedestrian play.
Of course, Bruno is still settling in the PL and I think a lot of these passes are him testing the waters and seeing what works and what not.
Eventually he'll cut out the most inefficient plays and work on the rest. The prospect of him evolving even further is so exciting!
I'm not sure why some people on here are going overboard and making out others are saying he shouldn't take risks at all. It's not all or nothing. Well, it shouldn't be, and that's actually the problem. For the last two or three games he's been going overboard with what he's attempting to do, and it's costing us possession and goal scoring opportunities because he's rushing and mishitting what should be fairly easy balls.
Of course he's always going to give the ball away a bit because he does try to force the play. That's exactly what we've needed. But that doesn't negate him from all criticism when he is consistently going overboard.
Hopefully he'll kick back into form soon.
Of course he's always going to give the ball away a bit because he does try to force the play. That's exactly what we've needed. But that doesn't negate him from all criticism when he is consistently going overboard.
Hopefully he'll kick back into form soon.
Wasn’t great but still getting assists.
Will never be annoyed at someone trying to create and be progressive even if it doesn’t come off. We’ve got enough side ways passers as is.
Will never be annoyed at someone trying to create and be progressive even if it doesn’t come off. We’ve got enough side ways passers as is.
Agreed, we need more sideways passing!
Totally agree, he's trying and making things happen and I love that about him, plus he's helping getting more from pogba. If they're not tired or Injured all the better because it keeps Lingard, mata and pereria from first 11.
Think you may have missed the sarcasm in the post here
Reading his stats at the top of the page is ridiculous. Id defo have him rested from the beginning vs Chelsea (though im thinking start Pogba).
Then its just 2 matches left (and hopefully we put ourselves in a position to take him of vs West Ham).
Then its just 2 matches left (and hopefully we put ourselves in a position to take him of vs West Ham).
This guy was chasing and pressing in the 101th minute. Not the best of games, but what a fecking guy, I love him.
I take it his ball for Rashford's goal won't go down as an official assist as it nicked a Palace player?
He has started all our matches since he came. This guy just wanna play all the matches I think.
Even in my FM save he's exactly the same. Great leader, my best player for years despite my world class squad. Always highest number of assists, highest average rating whatever it's PL or CL, most MOM etc. But tbh he's a pain in the a** to manage. He always has the highest number of matches started, second only to DDG yet he's constantly moaning about lacking of game time. It's incredibly hard to keep him even "satisfied" with his game time. Every once in a while he shows up and complains about his game time. It's driving me nut. I really wish in the chat options I would have something like "get off my a** will you, you already have the highest number of games started possible. I need to keep you fit and our backups need some fecking game time once a while fps. They barely play at all"
Great play from Bruno. Seemed tired but was always on the run. This guy just won't be beat. It's this winning mentality that we needed so much all this time. On a poor day he'll still hit the post and have an assist. Incredible.
Our last two managers don't rest, they love our players tired and knackered. Jose and Ole have no clue about squad management/rotation. Yes Bruno is an important player, but you have to have priorities, imagination, tactics and organisation. If you want to win every game every 3 days, playing the same players every game for months won't cut it.
Maybe because he does not trust the rest of the squad. Its not like he gave Lingard and Perreira ample opportunities this season.
What are you on about? The season restarted less than a month ago. Ole never played the same players for months. And he has shown plenty of desire to rotate, including since the restart, it's a matter of priorities, as you said. He just prefers to win games and get to the highest position possible, not necessarily giving Mata, Lingard and Pereira game time.
I have to agree with this as well, he’s only played what...10-12 games in England? He for sure will be feeling it out and with his coach like mentality he will start to tailor his game or know what works and what does not sooner rather then other. He still is not in his prime and he can only get better which is an enticing though!
Poor performance. Being a risk taker is not an excuse for missing what should be fairly easy passes for you main number 10. He's obviously allowed leeway given he's been absolutely brilliant for us but in the last two games we've suffered from his inability to execute passes that are supposed to be the link between midfield and attack. Hope he returns back to his best for the next two games as it's possible that Martial and Rashford have an off day upfront. Particularly Leicester will swamp our midfield if ours doesn't turn up.
Its what I have noticed. When I think he is playing rubbish he will somehow register a goal or an assist. weird player
Agree. Also think the tarring and feathering might be going a bit overboard, as it would maybe make him look bad to the rest of the team and probably take a long time to clean afterwards.
The issue is we aren’t able to rotate and play against the teams we have been playing against. We’ve struggled to break down teams all season and have only been able to dominate games with Pogba and Bruno on the pitch. Thats exactly why there are rumours that we’re after someone like Grealish.
Ole has played different teams in every game pretty much all season, but now we HAVE to win and there’s only one way to do it. Having our best players on the pitch. However I can foresee us resting a player or two against Chelsea because we play better against them when we sit back and hit them on the counter.
Signing of the season!
Agreed, it's so exciting watching him play.
Just had a dream where he went studs up / kung fu kicked some opponent's chest and got a straight red and we lost. Still fuming. Sack Ole, sell Bruno!
It is funny you would say that. He used to get a bit of stick for rotating to much when he was at Molde.
Probably shows that he is really not confident with his squad.
Bollocks. We haven’t had a manager who understands the importance of a first XI since Ferguson decided to recklessly tinker with the first team (to our detriment in big games). Ole is that man. Gone are the days of ludicrous selections and incessantly pointless rotation. It’s fantastic.
It’s also worth pointing out that our cover options for Bruno are Championship players. It makes necessary rotation even more difficult. We won’t win many football matches if we replace Bruno with the likes of Pereira and Lingard. Ole knows it, too.
My favourite player. What an impact this guy has had. Walked in the dressing room and immediately everyone followed him. Takes risks, even when he is quiet he is creating chances, having assists. It is essential we keep Pogba to play alongside him.
Man Utd 1:3 Chelsea
Was poor, and still our best player... But really he shouldn't have been playing. He quite obviously is playing on fumes.
Not at it for the 3rd game in a row and our performance suffers badly. It’s really not good that our entire performances rely on him playing well.
He was still our best player.
He was still our best player.
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