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2022-23 Performances

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6.1 Season Average Rating
Appearances
59
Goals
14
Assists
14
Yellow cards
12
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Sheriff Tiraspol 0:2 Man Utd
He has been kind of terrible in the last two games.
 
He’s slipping back in to that pattern of not being in the position he should be. The amount of times McT, Martinez, Eriksen and the like were pointing at space or looking for him to be there for the easy pass so they can progress play and he wasn’t there.

I do think he has improved already from the player he was 5 months ago but still a lot of work to do on his reading of the game and positioning.
 
Is it me or people want to run with an agenda about Bruno.



Its actually pathetic. For someone who says they dont have issue with players, things like this is the reason player FC is formed.

There is nothing wrong with Bruno, if there was, he would be on the bench.
 
Thought he did well against Sheriff. His defensive work-rate has been a revelation. Playing with Ronaldo definitely blunts his game though.
 
The dinked pass into Jota deserved a goal but the Spanish goalie had other ideas.
 
Man City 6:3 Man Utd
Another big game where he spanks the ball round with no respect for it whilst elite opposition puts us out of sight.
 
I know most people consider this blasphemy but for any team with aspirations to compete for titles, he's a poor footballer. He just lacks most qualities you could find in great playmakers.

Ederson is a better footballer than he is.
 
He can't make a midfield function.

He's an old fashion 10 but can't dribble or hold the ball. This position in the modern game is done.

He will be ok against lower teams but that's it.
 
RedDevilCanuck said:
He can't make a midfield function.

He's an old fashion 10 but can't dribble or hold the ball. This position in the modern game is done.

He will be ok against lower teams but that's it.
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Which actually doesn't make him that, all the great no. 10s of the past could do that with ease.
 
Very poor. He’s been improved of late, but he’s just not very good. Never an elite player that a team would say ‘we did everything but you just have to hold your hands up because you can’t defend him’ - and worryingly inconsistent at the basics too.
 
Idxomer said:
I know most people consider this blasphemy but for any team with aspirations to compete for titles, he's a poor footballer. He just lacks most qualities you could find in great playmakers.

Ederson is a better footballer than he is.
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Yeah, both technically and match intelligence he is sub par. He looks like he has lost his mojo, sadly.
 
Really don't get ETH's insistence on playing both him and Eriksen. One of the two should be the way to go. Certainly in an expectedly difficult game like against City. Really really don't get it.
 
RedDevilCanuck said:
He can't make a midfield function.

He's an old fashion 10 but can't dribble or hold the ball. This position in the modern game is done.

He will be ok against lower teams but that's it.
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He’s the opposite of an old fashioned 10. Bernardo Silva is an old fashioned 10. A 10 is a player you watch within seconds, wherever they get the ball on the pitch and think ‘that’s the most gifted player in the team’.
 
Remember the KDB stats comparisons?
Oh i member :annoyed: :(
He's half the player KDB is
 
Love his effort and energy but technically has looked so limited for a while now. Eriksen in the number 10 role would probably make us look a lot better
 
He'll score on Thursday and this thread will be flooded with "Where are his critics now?".

We would be much better off with a balanced 3 man midfield. Especially in these tough matches.
 
Another game where the gap in quality between him and KDB and Bernardo Silva shows.

He always gets shown up in these type of games and it shouldn't be a surprise anymore. I hope this is his last season as a starter here.
 
I just don’t get why he is always so high up the pitch recently. He’s always been better with the game in front of him.

I feel similarly with him as with De Gea now. The manager who leads us to success will have long left him and De Gea behind. You can’t play like they do and compete at the top. He either evolves or dies. We can’t carry a player like this, our captain even.
 
RedDevilCanuck said:
He can't make a midfield function.

He's an old fashion 10 but can't dribble or hold the ball. This position in the modern game is done.

He will be ok against lower teams but that's it.
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hes the opposite of an old fashioned 10, he’s an anti 10, his compatriot Rui Costa probably pukes watching the way he performs the same role
 
GlasgowCeltic said:
hes the opposite of an old fashioned 10, he’s an anti 10, his compatriot Rui Costa probably pukes watching the way he performs the same role
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The funny thing is one of his few qualities is working hard which was very rare for a no. 10 back then.
 
Needs to learn to calm down at times instead of forcing the ball. Can't do that against City.
 
Honestly, I think he might be my least favourite player at the club.
 
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