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2024-25 Performances


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5.4 Season Average Rating
Appearances
29
Goals
6
Assists
12
Yellow cards
7
Red cards
3
Never understand ‘been our best player’ comments. Hes had majority periods of poor performance. Every season after 18 month.

Sunday was best performance in long time, for me it what should expect from player on Bruno wage every game. Because for his upsides there are also downside even in good performance.

Even Sunday he almost cost us game towards end twice in a minute. First he let fullback walk past him and almost score. Then from next corner let Mac Allister walk off him at front post to flick on to VVD who nearly score. It’s not good enough even though overall game was good.


Bruno is type of personality that many like, passionate, running but is also self-serving. Many are blinded by his traits they like. Critic others for same things and ignore when Bruno. Bruno will get credit in poor game because assist, where others will play well in game and get criticise for letting player run off them once…by same poster.

At 31 time is coming to move on. This period of time has been one of the worst for United and Bruno has many more poor performance than good last four years. Overall he’s been good player but no more than that, often he’s been terrible sometimes sublime.
This is like Souness saying "you expect 4 assists a game from a 100m player". He is obviously not going to play like that every game when so many of his teammates are well below par.

All of the best midfielders get dribbled past occasionally. For Bruno to get skinned once in an otherwise flawless performance, and for you to say that it wasn't good enough, feels like nitpicking.
 
This is like Souness saying "you expect 4 assists a game from a 100m player". He is obviously not going to play like that every game when so many of his teammates are well below par.

All of the best midfielders get dribbled past occasionally. For Bruno to get skinned once in an otherwise flawless performance, and for you to say that it wasn't good enough, feels like nitpicking.
Players should be perfect though, didn't you know!? But yeh, I think when you read 'Bruno has many more poor performance than good last four years' it probably tells you all you need to know about a poster.
 
This is like Souness saying "you expect 4 assists a game from a 100m player". He is obviously not going to play like that every game when so many of his teammates are well below par.

All of the best midfielders get dribbled past occasionally. For Bruno to get skinned once in an otherwise flawless performance, and for you to say that it wasn't good enough, feels like nitpicking.
Within 30 seconds Mac Allister walked off him for header too.

He should be responsible for his performance. Stop blaming others.

As for other poster…Good game Sunday. Look back over performance threads if you want to justify saying I’m wrong.
 
Within 30 seconds Mac Allister walked off him for header too.

He should be responsible for his performance. Stop blaming others.

As for other poster…Good game Sunday. Look back over performance threads if you want to justify saying I’m wrong.
I'll go with having watched the games myself, thanks. And to say he's had 'many more poor performance than good last four years' is ridiculous, with respect, and makes me think you've not been watching us.
 
I'll go with having watched the games myself, thanks. And to say he's had 'many more poor performance than good last four years' is ridiculous, with respect, and makes me think you've not been watching us.
People see matches in different ways though. Also they value things not in the same way, for some whining is a deal breaker, for some an assist outshines everything else. Some people consider a lobbed pass in behind magnifico, other people people consider a misplaced pass under no pressure on the halfway line a huge mistake. There is not one correct way to feel about things and thats something we should all remind ourselves when making a post. Some people will want to call him a legend, other people think he is the biggest hindrance towards us becoming a title contender. It's all just opinions about fecking football.
Thats the thing of this thread, sides have become so entrenched that they tend to not discuss the things on the pitch but attack other posters. Look how fast you are with "tells you all you need to know about this poster" and look at me feeling the need to type this post - it is the same stuff, feeling triggered by what we consider to be the wrong opinion. Just lets try to not get personal.

At the end of the day, we all want to see United being successful again by playing attractive football. Bruno can help with both but an overreliance on one player is never good, he doesn't get younger and he also has some characteristics that don't help with that. Both is true, no one is a hater by just pointing it out and no one is shortsighted for appreciating his keypasses.
 
Within 30 seconds Mac Allister walked off him for header too.

He should be responsible for his performance. Stop blaming others.

As for other poster…Good game Sunday. Look back over performance threads if you want to justify saying I’m wrong.
So let's just ignore all context then? Every top player at a mid table club should be responsible for dragging their average teammates to league titles otherwise they're not good enough in your book?
 
People see matches in different ways though. Also they value things not in the same way, for some whining is a deal breaker, for some an assist outshines everything else. Some people consider a lobbed pass in behind magnifico, other people people consider a misplaced pass under no pressure on the halfway line a huge mistake. There is not one correct way to feel about things and thats something we should all remind ourselves when making a post. Some people will want to call him a legend, other people think he is the biggest hindrance towards us becoming a title contender. It's all just opinions about fecking football.
Thats the thing of this thread, sides have become so entrenched that they tend to not discuss the things on the pitch but attack other posters. Look how fast you are with "tells you all you need to know about this poster" and look at me feeling the need to type this post - it is the same stuff, feeling triggered by what we consider to be the wrong opinion. Just lets try to not get personal.

At the end of the day, we all want to see United being successful again by playing attractive football. Bruno can help with both but he also has some characteristics that don't help with that. Both is true, no one is a hater by just pointing it out and no one is shortsighted for appreciating his contributions with goals and assists.
Sorry, but to say he's had more bad games than good over the past four years is ridiculous and an opinion that doesn't merit serious consideration.
 
Sorry, but to say he's had more bad games than good over the past four years is ridiculous and an opinion that doesn't merit serious consideration.
Fair enough mate, but for me, that would tell me more about you than it says anything about Bruno. The statement is hyperbol. But if that irks you, you'd have to react on almost every post in here.
 
Sorry, but to say he's had more bad games than good over the past four years is ridiculous and an opinion that doesn't merit serious consideration.

To be fair, it all makes sense when you learn the Bruno Out Club's Rating System™. Behold!

Bruno was MOTM
"Good game from him but..."

Bruno was one of our best performers in a comfortable win
"Decent enough but..."

Literally any other performance
"Awful! We shouldn't have given him a new contract! We can never win the league with him in the team!"
 
Fair enough mate, but for me, that would tell me more about you than it says anything about Bruno. The statement is hyperbol. But if that irks you, you'd have to react on almost every post in here.
Eh?! What does it tell you about me? That I disagree with what is a patently nonsense opinion? Correct if so.

To be fair, it all makes sense when you learn the Bruno Out Club's Rating System™. Behold!

Bruno was MOTM
"Good game from him but..."

Bruno was one of our best performers in a comfortable win
"Decent enough but..."

Literally any other performance
"Awful! We shouldn't have given him a new contract! We can never win the league with him in the team!"
Yep, that's about the size of it! But to say he's been more bad than good for four years is another level of madness.
 
To be fair, it all makes sense when you learn the Bruno Out Club's Rating System™. Behold!

Bruno was MOTM
"Good game from him but..."

Bruno was one of our best performers in a comfortable win
"Decent enough but..."

Literally any other performance
"Awful! We shouldn't have given him a new contract! We can never win the league with him in the team!"

:lol:
 
At the end of the day, we all want to see United being successful again by playing attractive football.

Even when we do play well, the anti-Bruno club are being miserable wums. Your posts are self-referential.
 
To be fair, it all makes sense when you learn the Bruno Out Club's Rating System™. Behold!

Bruno was MOTM
"Good game from him but..."

Bruno was one of our best performers in a comfortable win
"Decent enough but..."

Literally any other performance
"Awful! We shouldn't have given him a new contract! We can never win the league with him in the team!"
As if such piece of "comedy" couldn't be done from the other perspective as well.

after a good game
"Look, a good game, let me look for the Bruno is a legend-thread".

after an average game
"well he was still probably the 2nd best player on the pitch, look at his keypasses and how much he ran around. If his team mates would be better, we wouldn't have drawn 0:0 to a bottom-table-club"

after a bad game
"wasn't great but given that he is never injured and always works his socks off, he should be forgiven. definitely the best player in the last 5 years"

Eh?! What does it tell you about me? That I disagree with what is a patently nonsense opinion? Correct if so.
It tells me that you think, that your opinion holds more value than other ones. And if you really think that, why would anybody want to debate with you - to feel inferior to you? You don't have to agree to an opinion, you know? You don't have to question peoples motives or intelligence about it.

Even when we do play well, the anti-Bruno club are being miserable wums. Your posts are self-referential.
Yeah well if you are working with labels such as anti-Bruno club and miserable, then I guess there isn't anything to talk about. The last time, such tones were around was when Ole was at the wheel. People were called miserable, talk was of negativity, everybody was a hater. And it took nothing than a sequence of really bad results for everybody to turn on him. It is as if people never learn, that conflict and different opinions aren't an attack on somebodies identity. But its not even that, that is the really funny thing about all of this - it is rather the obliviousness shown by some fans. Acting as if it is only "the other side" who holds agendas, is blinded by their bias's and feels triggered to respond.
 
As if such piece of "comedy" couldn't be done from the other perspective as well.

after a good game
"Look, a good game, let me look for the Bruno is a legend-thread".

after an average game
"well he was still probably the 2nd best player on the pitch, look at his keypasses and how much he ran around. If his team mates would be better, we wouldn't have drawn 0:0 to a bottom-table-club"

after a bad game
"wasn't great but given that he is never injured and always works his socks off, he should be forgiven. definitely the best player in the last 5 years"


It tells me that you think, that your opinion holds more value than other ones. And if you really think that, why would anybody want to debate with you - to feel inferior to you? You don't have to agree to an opinion, you know? You don't have to question peoples motives or intelligence about it.


Yeah well if you are working with labels such as anti-Bruno club and miserable, then I guess there isn't anything to talk about. The last time, such tones were around was when Ole was at the wheel. People were called miserable, talk was of negativity, everybody was a hater. And it took nothing than a sequence of really bad results for everybody to turn on him. It is as if people never learn, that conflict and different opinions aren't an attack on somebodies identity. But its not even that, that is the really funny thing about all of this - it is rather the obliviousness shown by some fans. Acting as if it is only "the other side" who holds agendas, is blinded by their bias's and feels triggered to respond.
Dude, you said yourself that the other poster was dealing in hyperbole. Surely you can't be too surprised that I scoff at it as a result...?
 
Dude, you said yourself that the other poster was dealing in hyperbole. Surely you can't be too surprised that I scoff at it as a result...?
Scoff at opinions as much as you want. Just try to keep it sober and impersonal (not sure, whether thats the best translation, in german it is "sachlich" ^^ but the direct translation "factual" doesn't ring with me, as I am well aware that there is no such thing as objectivity and facts when we are talking about football fans opinions) and don't bring up intentions, limitation in knowledge or agendas into it. Call hyperbole out as hyperbole. It will end the discussion more quickly than assuming a hate campaign anyway.
 
Scoff at opinions as much as you want. Just try to keep it sober and impersonal (not sure, whether thats the best translation, in german it is "sachlich" ^^ but the direct translation "factual" doesn't ring with me, as I am well aware that there is no such thing as objectivity and facts when we are talking about football fans opinions) and don't bring up intentions, limitation in knowledge or agendas into it. Call hyperbole out as hyperbole. It will end the discussion more quickly than assuming a hate campaign anyway.
A hate campaign?! I feel like you're taking all of this rather too seriously mate. I think you tend to your garden and I'll tend to mine.
 
I can comfortably say that Bruno would be good enough in Liverpool & arsenal starting XI right now.
 
A hate campaign?! I feel like you're taking all of this rather too seriously mate. I think you tend to your garden and I'll tend to mine.
I am the one taking it too seriously? :lol: You were the one who came in here after Brunos great game against Liverpool to talk about poster who were wrong the week before... This is exactly what I meant with my last posts. You are adressing personal stuff instead of the posts and you seem to be oblivious that you should take your own good advice.

And yes, when critics motives are questioned, agendas are assumed and cluelessness gets attested, then one could come to the conclusion that there is no interest in a normal debate. Being fecked up with hyperbole and BS arguments is completely understandable, but fighting fire with fire doesn't make sense. Will only make sure that you'll have to complain about negativity and crazy posts after the next bad game. Or could it be that this is what you enjoy?

Understatement really for this poster in this thread.
Why don't you put me on ignore if you have a problem with my posts? Its easier to jump next to somebody who is in an argument I guess, right?
 
I can comfortably say that Bruno would be good enough in Liverpool & arsenal starting XI right now.
Not sure about that one. Bruno at 31 is not what I would consider quick and both teams have good speed. I can see him coming off the bench and starting the odd game with maybe 65 min of playing time, however he wouldn't be wearing the armband and more a bit player. The reality is, United have no one else. They are stacked with old players post 30 at mid and that in itself is a major part of the problem.
 
Not sure about that one. Bruno at 31 is not what I would consider quick and both teams have good speed. I can see him coming off the bench and starting the odd game with maybe 65 min of playing time, however he wouldn't be wearing the armband and more a bit player. The reality is, United have no one else. They are stacked with old players post 30 at mid and that in itself is a major part of the problem.
He'd be starting for both
 
People see matches in different ways though. Also they value things not in the same way, for some whining is a deal breaker, for some an assist outshines everything else. Some people consider a lobbed pass in behind magnifico, other people people consider a misplaced pass under no pressure on the halfway line a huge mistake. There is not one correct way to feel about things and thats something we should all remind ourselves when making a post. Some people will want to call him a legend, other people think he is the biggest hindrance towards us becoming a title contender. It's all just opinions about fecking football.
Thats the thing of this thread, sides have become so entrenched that they tend to not discuss the things on the pitch but attack other posters. Look how fast you are with "tells you all you need to know about this poster" and look at me feeling the need to type this post - it is the same stuff, feeling triggered by what we consider to be the wrong opinion. Just lets try to not get personal.

At the end of the day, we all want to see United being successful again by playing attractive football. Bruno can help with both but an overreliance on one player is never good, he doesn't get younger and he also has some characteristics that don't help with that. Both is true, no one is a hater by just pointing it out and no one is shortsighted for appreciating his keypasses.
Decent post. One thing I will state, and this is fact, this is a poor team compared with other years. In fact the team Ole had was better. Is Bruno the only issue on this team? Certainly not. Is he part of the issue? Most definitely. As I have said prior, the standards have dropped at Manchester United. Bruno is a decent player, but at 31 not a player you build a team around. There are too many things at this stage of his career that are starting to dwindle. That is fact and not opinion. Talk about work rate all you want, but he who is everywhere is nowhere. Tomorrow will be an interesting test. Will this team over or underachieve? I am hoping for the former, yet expecting the latter.
 
Not sure about that one. Bruno at 31 is not what I would consider quick and both teams have good speed. I can see him coming off the bench and starting the odd game with maybe 65 min of playing time, however he wouldn't be wearing the armband and more a bit player. The reality is, United have no one else. They are stacked with old players post 30 at mid and that in itself is a major part of the problem.

Current Bruno isn’t slower than Odegaard and Curtis Jones. So in term of speed, Bruno shouldn’t have problem to start in both teams if both teams have no problem with Odegaard and Curtis Jones starting. In term of age, the likes of Salah (2 years older), van dijk (3 years older), and Robertson (few months older) are currently starting for Liverpool so that means Bruno’s current age shouldn’t be an issue for him to start in Liverpool team.

He won’t wear the armband at Liverpool but he doesn’t need the armband to start because regardless he would start over Curtis Jones or Szoboszlai based on current level. And he would also start over Odegaard based on current level. Bruno would be good enough in Liverpool & arsenal starting XI right now.
 
Current Bruno isn’t slower than Odegaard and Curtis Jones. So in term of speed, Bruno shouldn’t have problem to start in both teams if both teams have no problem with Odegaard and Curtis Jones starting. In term of age, the likes of Salah (2 years older), van dijk (3 years older), and Robertson (few months older) are currently starting for Liverpool so that means Bruno’s current age shouldn’t be an issue for him to start in Liverpool team.

He won’t wear the armband at Liverpool but he doesn’t need the armband to start because regardless he would start over Curtis Jones or Szoboszlai based on current level. And he would also start over Odegaard based on current level. Bruno would be good enough in Liverpool & arsenal starting XI right now.
I wouldn't say he is faster than either. Its not as much about the age in years as it is in what the body can handle through those years. Bruno is slight, Salah is a bit of a beast, VVD is a large body and Robertson is a Scottie, tough to the bone. I would take any of those players over Fernandes. They all have sandpaper and can be impact players. Hence why Liverpool is where they are. I am saying this biting my tongue btw.

Its an opinion man, but if either team wants him, they can certainly pony up 60 mil he is apparently worth and give some transfer breathing room. Heck, I would bargain him out for 50 mil. The team needs a change of direction.
 
I wouldn't say he is faster than either.

That’s the point isn’t it? He’s not faster and he’s not slower than Odegaard and Curtis Jones. So that means Bruno’s current speed wouldn’t be an issue of him get into their starting XI. But you said he won’t make it to XI because of that.

It’s not as much about the age in years as it is in what the body can handle through those years. Bruno is slight, Salah is a bit of a beast, VVD is a large body and Robertson is a Scottie, tough to the bone. I would take any of those players over Fernandes. They all have sandpaper and can be impact players. Hence why Liverpool is where they are. I am saying this biting my tongue btw.

Its an opinion man, but if either team wants him, they can certainly pony up 60 mil he is apparently worth and give some transfer breathing room. Heck, I would bargain him out for 50 mil. The team needs a change of direction.

Bruno is one of the most fittest player out there right now.

You’re replying my post about Bruno would get into their starting XI. Whether the team needs a change of direction by selling Bruno is irrelevant to Bruno is currently better no 10 or attacking midfielder than Odegaard and Curtis Jones, therefore he would get into their starting XI.
 
That’s the point isn’t it? He’s not faster and he’s not slower than Odegaard and Curtis Jones. So that means Bruno’s current speed wouldn’t be an issue of him get into their starting XI. But you said he won’t make it to XI because of that.



Bruno is one of the most fittest player out there right now.

You’re replying my post about Bruno would get into their starting XI. Whether the team needs a change of direction by selling Bruno is irrelevant to Bruno is currently better no 10 or attacking midfielder than Odegaard and Curtis Jones, therefore he would get into their starting XI.
Its an opinion man, I disagree. Is he fit, sure he is, but he rarely runs flat out and has no pull away power. Is he as good as either yes, is he better, not in my opinion. So would they spend the dough to sign him, no way. That says it all.
 
Its an opinion man, I disagree. Is he fit, sure he is, but he rarely runs flat out and has no pull away power. Is he as good as either yes, is he better, not in my opinion. So would they spend the dough to sign him, no way. That says it all.
This discussion is about whether he would get in their team, not whether they would buy him, he would get in their team if he was already there but they wouldn't buy him
 
Its an opinion man, I disagree. Is he fit, sure he is, but he rarely runs flat out and has no pull away power. Is he as good as either yes, is he better, not in my opinion. So would they spend the dough to sign him, no way. That says it all.

Like what @Red in STL mentioned, the discussion is about whether he would get in their starting XI, not whether they would buy him from their rival. If Bruno already at Liverpool or arsenal now, he would get into their starting XI over Curtis Jones & Odegaard.

If you replied to me saying ‘’I disagree’’ full stop and that’s it. I wouldn’t need to question it because it’s based on your opinion without bias reasons. The issue is that you started mentioning his age (which doesn’t matter since the likes of Robertson, Salah, and van Dijk are older than him), his speed (which is wrong because Bruno isn’t slower than Odegaard & Jones) and Robertson being Scottie, tough to the bone (which is very ridiculous reason).
 
Arsenal 1:1 Man Utd New
World class finish, some people might think it was a simple chance but if you look at it properly he had to bend that around the defender. Bruno's gotta keep it up, been brilliant the last 2 games against top opposition
 
I thought he was fantastic today. Clearly pissed off with the ref, and I don't blame him. But, he stood up when we needed him. Very happy for him.
 
feck the haters, brilliant player who has been unfortunate to have played under a few shit managers but he's playing his best stuff since Amorim has come in, and haven't thought of him as a wasteful through ball spammer once. Amazing what some instructions can do eh..
 
This is one of the games im citing when the anti bruno brigade lose their shit when bruno complains to mainoo for a misplaced pass again, or when he raises his arms and rolleyes to the ref
 
Never stopped running and what a finish. A great game despite us being on the back foot for most of the game.