And that's a problem in itself with no disrespect to Rashford and Bruno .
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Went right over my head. Thanks!
I think he's right there in the middle of our issues on the ball. Building a possession comfy midfield around him is a nightmare. He's pretty much press-phobic so we need 2 unicorn midfielder partners that are not just competent on the ball but skillful enough to outplay 3 man midfields. That rules out even good midfielders like Casemiro. It's not that we won't ever win a midfield battle, it's more that we will never be consistent at it, not against the tougher midfields.
Quality footballer. Just wish we had a Scholes like player next to him to dominate games while he produces moments to affect the score line. That way his weaknesses would be less glaring.
It's never good when the description of an ideal partner basically translates to a player that's basically better than you. If one even exists the team might as well even just build around the new player. Like if we get a unicorn of a CM that can control games we won't need Bruno limiting their effectiveness every other possession.
Completely agree. If someone thinks we would magically transform our midfield play if we got Frenkie de Jong, they are in for a surprise. Replace Bruno with another competent, technical midfielder then we're talking.
The double sliding challenge to keep the ball for the counter attack was bloody amazing...the guy can run all day!
Love Him!
Love Him!
That holds true for many great players. Casmeiro in part had such an amazing career and performance levels because he had Modric and Kroos who suited his qualities well. It’s a team sport and there’s nothing wrong with building a cohesive unit that elevates it’s respective or parts.
Also I said Scholes type. So it could be anyone who can playmake to a decent level.
And opponents love to rough him up, I hope he continues to stay fit.
Pretty sure the 'leg injury' was getting battered by hooligans when they stormed the Sporting training grounds.
He's never been actually injured.
He's never been actually injured.
Has a few obvious flaws but the man is a warrior, and a creative machine. Cant understand those who don't think he should be our captain.
I'm not sure who we need to buy or how we need to play in order to consistently control games whilst keeping Bruno in the side, but I do know that I don't want a super boring midfield of recycling passers who retain the ball at all costs. Football is boring enough now with 'systems'. This is Man United, I want some excitement in the midfield.
I'm not sure who we need to buy or how we need to play in order to consistently control games whilst keeping Bruno in the side, but I do know that I don't want a super boring midfield of recycling passers who retain the ball at all costs. Football is boring enough now with 'systems'. This is Man United, I want some excitement in the midfield.
I don't agree, you need a Carrick type who can sit deep and then someone like Essien who will be the B2B and link everything whilst Bruo has that drifting 10 role. They don't need to be as good as Carrick/Essien mind you, it's more the player characteristics. I honestly think you would get a good balance with the Hojlund transfer + McT + Bruno but then you really call into question the player quality.
Casemiro can work with Bruno, we saw it last season but it is sub optimal because it puts a huge amount of pressure on the other midfielder to link everything up and control the possession. Eriksen did this well despite some of his weaknesses but it's clear ETH is trying to move away from that setup.
Yeah those stats dont lie. We should build our midfield to get the best out of this, to use KDB's words, creative machine.
By all accounts he had a good game on Saturday. As is typical that has not been disputed, it’s largely the consensus and this is typically the case week in week out. The consensus of his performance is rarely polarised. Good or bad.
saturdays game was just a weird one, and hard to take a lot out of for looking at performances. With forest going up 2 so early, they went into an absolute shell for most of the rest first half. So stat wise our players just started to absolutely dominate because of that ball possession. Even 2nd half forest were sitting deep for the most part and just trying to hit a long break generally i thought (could be misremembering this part). Once we finally got the red card and eventually lead though seeing out the game was a joke from our players, way too many chances given to a 10- man squad. Overall i applaud their comeback to at least get the 3 points but i dont really look at the stats much from that game
Bruno for my money is easily one of the best footballers we’ve ever had at the club. Wouldn’t look out of place in any of our great teams.
Saying Scholes or Carrick etc are miles better is just not true. Bruno has consistently performed near their regular standards basically since he joined.
He’s been a United great but sadly played for us in the down time so gets more dirt thrown at his skillset.
Try playing Scholes next to McTomminay for a season…
Would expose Scholes weakness badly playing a pivot with someone who doesn’t shield a defence well.
It’s all about your teammates end of the day not just talent.
This obsession with Bruno not being the type of player some people think a #10 has to be is just tunnell vision in my view, missing the bigger picture. The man has been creating big chances more than any other player in the PL, and he's been doing it consistently for more than 4 seasons. For most of that period he's also been putting up goals and assists like a good striker. He works his butt off all across the pitch, is captain and plays virtually every game. Clearly a player who can do that isn't holding this team back.
Best, Law, Charlton, Edwards, Stiles, Crerand, Robson, Whiteside, Hughes, Pallister, Schmeichel, Bruce, Irwin, Ince, Keane, Giggs, Cantona, Beckham, Scholes, Neville, Stam, Yorke, Cole, Ole, Rio, Vidic, Evra, Ruud, Ronaldo, Rooney, RVP, DDG, VDS.
Off the top of my head working through, these would be in the argument for the greatest team.
As good as Scholes? Just no. Scholes was unbelievable.
So is Bruno. They're just different kinds of player. Also, he's flat out better than several names on that list. Beckham, for example.
8 goals 8 assists
10 goals 6 assists
Last two seasons.
These are not the stats of a good striker?
Hahahahahahahahahanahahah sorry but hahahahahhaha
I never really understand why someone posts a link that shows how many chances Bruno has created as if it's meant as a "in your face" to posters who criticise him as if they're claiming he doesn't contribute offensively and aren't aware that he's a chance creating machine.
That does not make him a world class midfielder. He's just world class at creating chances.
That does not make him a world class midfielder. He's just world class at creating chances.
What the feck is this?
Beckham? Is there some other Beckham who has played for us?
Imagine a Keane-Scholes-Bruno midfield. Dominance, tempo, creativity, and all three goalscorers too.
You really want to have a discussion over that fundamental point?
Since arriving, he's got 45 PL goals and 34 assists in 124 games. You're not going to find a large number of players with better output than that.
I stand by that. I'd rather have Bruno than Beckham. Not that Beckham wasn't great.
There's obviously room for disagreement there, but if you think that's a view that warrants laughter, that just shows what's already clear - that you're hugely underrating Bruno because you've backed yourself into a mental corner where you don't see the value he brings, because he doesn't correspond to some idea you have in your mind about what a player in his position should be like.
Tell me how many of those goals are penalties. Context, you know? Those numbers are incredibly inflated due to penalties.
They're also incredibly deflated due to terrible team mates and management. No one creates more chances, big or small, than Bruno.
Context, you know?
That goes for a lot of other good attackers too. 16 PL goals were penalties.
Yes, but he is a midfielder. James Maddison got better stats than him over the last two years playing for a Leicester team that got relegated last season.
We need a top goalscorer for Bruno. He deserves it. In his time here he's had to play with an ageing Cavani, an ageing Ronaldo, and Martial (who admittedly had a good season when Bruno first arrived) and Rashford (who's had seasons of top performances with seasons with abject performances).
I'm hoping Hojlund is the perfect foil for Bruno and they bring the best out of each other.
I'm hoping Hojlund is the perfect foil for Bruno and they bring the best out of each other.
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