I've honestly stopped caring where he plays. AM/CM/"wide" forward in 3-4-3... It doesn't matter, he'll just make it work.
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Season Average Rating
- Appearances
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- Goals
- 7
- Assists
- 13
- Yellow cards
- 8
- Red cards
- 3
I've honestly stopped caring where he plays. AM/CM/"wide" forward in 3-4-3... It doesn't matter, he'll just make it work.
Great finish that, he must have got an absolute bollocking after that Wolves game because he's screwed his head back on. Don't blame him for the yellow, my reaction back home probably warranted a yellow so can't imagine how beyond seething he must have been.
Happy to see Bruno showing character after the Wolves debacle. He has been playing amazing. United's driving force for a rest of a good season if he keeps it up.
Love him. Always fighting and giving the team something.
Great performance, but needless yellow (he was of course fouled). Needs to learn from his red cards this season that we need him on pitch.
Nah feck it, it's worth the yellow some times to make it clear to the ref that he made a travesty of a decision. We need to be bigger cnuts sometimes and put refs under pressure for shit like that.
Awesome in a controlled system where he doesn't have to spam hail Mary passes.
Just like Portugal, I believe he will be better if forward line is improved
Just like Portugal, I believe he will be better if forward line is improved
I feel like we're seeing the Bruno that plays for Portugal lately. Much more composed, better decision making, doesn't look for the 5% chance killer ball every time.
His last two performances have been brilliant. I think he was MoTM again today, with Maguire and De Ligt right behind him.
We, as a fan base, have often critiqued his big game performances, but today vs Arsenal he was really good, and I think last weekend at Anfield was his best performance in a United shirt.
What's notable since Amorim has come in is his increased positional discipline and he is taking that extre half second on the ball. Usually you'd say that's a bad thing, but for Bruno it's what many of us have wanted and I think Amorim is bringing out the best of him at the moment.
Maybe he's now entering his peak years with some much needed maturity on the pitch, bar that episode today. Think Amorim's words on leadership hit home for the likes of him, Maguire etc.
We, as a fan base, have often critiqued his big game performances, but today vs Arsenal he was really good, and I think last weekend at Anfield was his best performance in a United shirt.
What's notable since Amorim has come in is his increased positional discipline and he is taking that extre half second on the ball. Usually you'd say that's a bad thing, but for Bruno it's what many of us have wanted and I think Amorim is bringing out the best of him at the moment.
Maybe he's now entering his peak years with some much needed maturity on the pitch, bar that episode today. Think Amorim's words on leadership hit home for the likes of him, Maguire etc.
Another great game by him today. He ran his socks off
Kind if agree, but didn't work today did it... refbkept dishing out cards like it was still Xmas *Dalot's were deserved though.
Just think Bruno could have made his point without giving ref no choice. Anyway worked out well in the end!!
Yeah, I can't be the only one who thought he was heading for another red. Credit to him though, reigned it in, channelled it and put it a second leader's performance on the trot. If it's fair to give the captain shit when we're all over the gaff, he has to get massive credit for leading 2 huge, passionate, heart filled team performances like the last 2 weeks. Good on him.
Fantastic today! I actually loved that he was having a go at the ref. Showed passion and what he thought of a shambolic ref. Same with Maguire.
I agree with this, my biggest issue with him has always been that he never played well in big games - he almost said as much himself after the Liverpool game that he needed a big performance. He’s been excellent the last 2 weeks. Hopefully he will keep up that level or close to it for the rest of the season
The finish was definitely exquisite. An absolute peach from a difficult position.
Why because he did throw a tantrum because he didn't get a call?
Its obviously understandable getting as aggrevated as he was but the extent and length of the tantrum was a bit off. In my personal opinion at least. I was worried, that this will be start of another heads-gone performance but this time he managed to reign it in. Especially in 2nd half. Haven't expected him to do that, especially since the ref did so much to raise the frustration levels. And if it raised mine, the players must have been in the red zone for most of the game. So very very well done to him!He was singled out for the Liverpool game a lot, so that part doesn't really fit. Today, he had a good game, with no obvious mistakes but with a fantastic finish and a showing of containing himself and his temperament. I think, the performance against Liverpool was way better, todays views (also visible in the ratings) are very much influenced by the outcome of the match. I don't think, any team played particularly well but given the conditions, being away from home and with 10 man for such a long time, we did very well based on that.
Pretty sure the mentions of that piece of play wasn't because he shouldn't talk to the ref but because he shouldn't throw a tantrum. Whether you think it is understandable or not, I would agree to you, doesn't matter because we had to deal with this bad ref and with this rather stupid yellow he had to walk a thin line for quite a long time. Which he did so well today - but we've seen it play out differently as well. If he had to make a last ditch tackle and then walk down the tunnel, we'd be at 9 men. So while the scene in this particular match wasn't an issue, even a reason to praise him for the level of containment he showed, the behaviour is not ideal.
Definitely. Completely agree. Another reason to believe that we are seeing the beginning of a trend, which would be aweseome for whole team.
When he plays well, the team plays well. Very important player for us in my opinion. Hopefully this good run continues.
Before the 2 previous games I mentioned that for all his attacking abilities, he isnt a decent dribbler and hasnt improved on it since he came to United. Sometimes he wouldnt even move the ball when confronted with a defender who would just take it it from him
These past 2 games he's had a couple of nice dribbles and shown clear improvement in that area. Against Arsenal he had 4 dribbles. Very unlike him but nice to see him still adding things and improving areas that werent strengths before.
These past 2 games he's had a couple of nice dribbles and shown clear improvement in that area. Against Arsenal he had 4 dribbles. Very unlike him but nice to see him still adding things and improving areas that werent strengths before.
A lot of Bruno’s changes in style of play would be due to Amorim’s coaching team too. I feel they don’t get enough credit.
Big game player.
More and more I am of the firm believe Bruno was playing as the manager asked of him, ie the Hollywood spamming was something ETH wanted.
He is completely different now under Amorim and definately world class against both Liverpool and yesterday. Both matches against big teams, where he had massive issues under Ten Hag.
A great player meets a great manager and great things happen...who would have thought it!
18 G&A in 29 games this season. Some are talking about selling him. We will be relegation fodder if he had left at the start of the season.
Love him.
Another great performance from him today, seemed to be all over the pitch, energy levels are incredible, long may it continue.
Yeah i think this is really what makes the difference in his performance. And kudos to Amorim for making this happen
It's becoming clearer and clearer that Bruno does what the manager says. Bruno playing for Ole, ETH, Amorim and even Portugal look like 4 different players.
And that is why I always found the notion of Bruno being a one-note player/specialist/luxury player (or whatever you wanna call it) hilarious.
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2 big performances in 2 big away games. What a performance, what a goal as well.
We are quick to criticize Bruno but last few games he has been brilliant, he has shown maturity.
The one thing we know Bruno will do is give it his all, he played LAM, LCM and DM in that game and he gave it his all in all 3 positions.
We are quick to criticize Bruno but last few games he has been brilliant, he has shown maturity.
The one thing we know Bruno will do is give it his all, he played LAM, LCM and DM in that game and he gave it his all in all 3 positions.
Always said he'd be a much better and much more effective player if he played with more composure and control. The last two weeks he's been excellent, love it when he plays like this.
That finish for the goal was just superb, to hit it with that power and swerve on the run, just unstoppable. The angle from behind the goal in slow motion is lovely to watch.
That finish for the goal was just superb, to hit it with that power and swerve on the run, just unstoppable. The angle from behind the goal in slow motion is lovely to watch.
Think the midfield 4 are understanding their roles now - with Bruno specifically I get the impression he has reigned in his shooting and its benefitting the team a tonne. Could well be wrong but glancing at FBref he's made a remarkable change in attempts since Amorim came in.
If you look at # of shots he's had, the only Amorim game he's been wasteful (7 shots) was Bournemouth which was a shocker - that's actually his most all season - but the next 10+ games are all ETH/Ruud. I feel like he's still getting the ball in similar situations as before but Amorim has definitely calmed him down a bit.
He certainly seems to be a bit more composed the past couple of games, picking the correct option more often than not.
Like I said I hope it’s a new trend and continues on, he’s been fantastic the past couple of games.
Leave off with having a go at people who dared to criticize him. The reason he came under such harsh dissection was because his top level is out of this world, but too often we would see things that just didnt make sense for a top level footballer to even try, he was just so chaotic, and even this season he’s has some shockers. But, like every player, he is coachable, and we are seeing the very best of him recently and it’s up to him to maintain that. He can do things that only world class players can do.
That strike was really satisfying to watch, great technique.
One thing he deseerves credit for, even though he's 30, is that he is still willing to change and adapt his game according to what the manager asks. If he was told to play right back he would. Compared to some players who dont shut up about what their preferred role is, its a good trait.
Great finish yesterday. Ridiculous ref decision which led to his booking too. Good to see him score open play goals against the biggest sides too, something he’s struggled with at times.
The captain’s comments are great, but look at the captain’s proud look towards the end. priceless
Bruno has really stood out and impressed me recently. Maybe the Portuguese can turn it around and make United decent again.
Ladies and gentleman, I give you, the problem, Bruno Fernandes:
I disagree. Starting 11 every game, not a chance.
Then here you have it, I disagree, there are multiple reasons he would not be an everyday starting 11. I would go into them, but you still wouldn't comprehend the "why".
The under pressure referee then gave us a red card, and few minutes later, gave non existent penalty to Arsenal. I'd say, it no longer works. These referees know they are protected like endangered species.
Anyhow, came to say, when he plays with discipline, he is such a crucial player for this team.
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The way he can sometimes behave on the pitch would drive me nuts if he was my captain on a team, but you see things like this, and the way he tries to encourage younger players and he comes across so well. Proper Jekyll and Hyde!
I had countered your reasons and one of your response to my counters is ‘’Robertson being Scottie, tough to the bone’’. You had stated that yours is just based on your opinion without fact to back it up so you can stick with it.
While I could use fact to backup my statement. One of the fact that I could use is Bruno has more goal contributions (G&A) than Odegaard and Curtis Jones.