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Embarrassing
Not really when City are apparently having 60-70% possession.
Not really. You yourself said City are averaging 60-70% possession which means they're obviously playing against parked busses. Unless you were telling a porky pie, brother?That's a KO.
What bruno has done!
Well, because it's true. Grealish played against stronger teams who parked the bus. Wolves and Leeds didn't even park it against us. They went toe-to-toe. So, yes, not only have they faced stronger teams, they've faced more busses, too.
I know. It's about as ridiculous as asking "what has Grealish done?" .What bruno has done!
Ah, the better team.
That is just not true. Leeds isn't a team known for parking the bus, they didn't do it against us, they were trying to play their usual style but were not able to have anything close to their usual intensity. Southhampton pressed like hell, just like last year. Wolves stayed compact to attack us with fast transitions - if that is parking the bus, then our "great performance" against City, where we won 2:0 (I think...) was a park the bus performance as well. Yesterday was the first time, we played against a bus. It is really weird to suggest otherwise.
The number of possession isn't closely connected with the defensive playstyle. Just because City had more of the ball, doesn't mean, that their oppoinents defended deep with 10 men behind the ball. Remember LVG days, we had incredible amounts of possession by passing it between the CB and the Fullbacks as we had no penetration what so ever.
Bruno isn't the sole reason, we often have issues controlling the midfield but he is a contributing factor. When he is missing as a passing option during built-up play and the manager isn't making somebode else to relieve pressure (often on either Fred or Pogba to find somebody to pass to without wanting to go long) then I think, it is an absolutely reasonable thing to point out.
I don't even think I've used that as a criticism of Bruno's. Maybe I have but I don't recall doing so, so I'm happy to be proven wrong. My only criticism of Bruno has been when he goes into Gerrard Hollywood mode because I think that hinders us as a team in general when he tries things that aren't on. He's twice the player when he keeps things more simple.
Well Grealish in 62 games had 14 goals and 16 assists. Bruno played in a better team but theres no guarantee that playing in a better team will increase a players numbers unless if theyre playing as forwards. If anything, the way that Bruno walked into a team lacking a leader, kept producing goal after goal that won United matches shows the type of player he is. A reliable player. If i want my team to win more points I know who I'd rather have in my team, Ole sees it as well thats why he plays Bruno more as a SS than AM. You can buy good players but to have someone that thrives under pressure is a rarity. I would not trade Bruno with Grealish in million years. Not after the expensive signings that we had over the years that didnt work or failed to lift the team up due to their attitude/mentality. Bruno ticks all the boxes for me. He is the better player number wise and the better United player overall.
No, he's definitely better, and we are as a team when he is. Keeping it simple doesn't mean NEVER trying something. It means keeping it until there's actually something on instead of just trying and trying, resulting in giving the opposition the ball back. Especially when we're under pressure and need a breather at times.
I think, it is a pretty cheap exit in a discussion. Especially as an argument against City having a tougher start than we did by playing Arsenal, Leicester and Spurs.
That's all fair enough, brother.
Again, I was being facetious with that. I do think people overestimate his importance in that, though. We were already looking alright before Rashford's injury and just needed an upgrade on Pereira and Lingard. We got that, and yes, he took the league by storm and helped the loss of Pogba and Rashford not be as damaging, but after we returned from lockdown, he wasn't that influential in us getting into the top 4 as, bar the first game back against Sheffield, we weren't that good, but we had GD and Leicester's meltdown on our side. It certainly wasn't some Cantona like effect like it's portrayed. If anything, Martial was our most influential player in the 2nd half of the season with Rashford in the 1st.
Nothing new. By now I've accepted that his general play will always be terrible so there is no point coming here every weeks and having a rational discussion about the football (and because our fans get extremely emotional and defensive as soon as his footballing credentials are questioned)
I'll take your advice and leave it be.
Man for man I don’t think city have the better team anymore. They are the better collective though due to the manager so I guess you might still be right. Only team with a better 11 than us in the league is Liverpool.
I’m telling you right now. You don’t know anything about football and that’s a FACT. Seriously there’s no way you know anything about football. I’m just stunned
He is, dare I say? A wind-up merchant
