[Idxomer]

Gave the ball away (as he so often does) for their 2nd or 3rd, I can't remember anymore which. Had some moments, but had too many feck ups too.

He's really a creative player and has an engine on him, but he's got the burden of this underperforming team on his shoulders and has done since he arrived. He can no longer play without believing he's the one who has to do everything, try everything, everything everything, but this team would be better of without him and I think he'd be better off somewhere else where there's less pressure on him, where his tantrums might not have such a toxic effect on his teammates and where he could win something, or at least contend, which for the talent he has, would be right.

It was the 3rd. Easy ball on the wing but he tried the difficult through pass that he rarely pulls off. Raced back to make up for his mistake but was too weak to do anything useful.

 

[lex talionis]

Not a great performance overall but he did put himself in a position to score several times, each of which resulted in a missed chance. But as of right now, we need to keep playing him.

 

[Hugh Jass]

He is 30 as well. Will be 31 next september, so i think we have to be thinking beyond him.

 

[FrankDrebin]

Was way too trigger happy but he was the only player on the pitch along with amad who looked like a threat for our attack. Their goalkeeper was in good form, another day bruno bags at least 2 goals

Don't get the drama with people acting like he was the worse player on the pitch

Because they expect one player to practically carry a team.
They need to get off their PlayStations.

 

[Strats]

Really hate to see his "frustrated" facial emotion and body language throughout the whole game.
He always overreact and complain even when it is just a little foul or throw in not in our favor, it makes ref get annoyed and be biased against us even more.

He gives his teammate nervy feeling too

Yeh. One of the worst qualities a captain can have.

Don’t think the armband is doing him any good, as he probably feels more entitled to moaning.

Amorim has had balls with his way of dealing with the attitude from Rashford and Garnacho. I hope he sees how derailing and toxic Bruno’s is. Strip the armband off him next season.

Problem is that I don’t see anyone who would naturally take over it. Perhaps De Ligt(if he improves and becomes consistent) or Ugarte(in a few years time).

We need someone who leads by example and doesn’t throw toys out of the pram when we’re shite.

 

[Zlaatan]

It was the 3rd. Easy ball on the wing but he tried the difficult through pass that he rarely pulls off. Raced back to make up for his mistake but was too weak to do anything useful.

He lost it just prior to that as well when he failed a nutmeg. We won the ball back, gave it to Bruno so he could lose it again only for us to win it back a 2nd time so that Mainoo could have his go of giving it away.

All of this happened within about 20sec.

 

[klayton88]

Net loss overall and a shit captain.

 

[Gabriel Djemba-Bebe]

Thought he was the best of a bad bunch today. When Zirkzee is our number 9, Bruno essentially has to take on the role of our goalscorer as well as our creator. All of our attacks went through him. Just a shame no goals came from it.

 

[Lyng]

Thought he was the best of a bad bunch today. When Zirkzee is our number 9, Bruno essentially has to take on the role of our goalscorer as well as our creator. All of our attacks went through him. Just a shame no goals came from it.

Ugarte was our only good player today

 

[Dannn411]

He should be the next one to go after Rashford. Till he is out, no meaningful progress will be made as a football club on the pitch.

 

[Gabriel Djemba-Bebe]

Ugarte was our only good player today

It was noticeable how much we missed Ugarte after he was subbed off. I also think our xg would have been noticeably lower had we subbed Bruno off as well.

 

[fergiewherearethou]

He lost his magic and declined, that's the reality. No more killer passes, no more long range goals.
Probably still our best attacking player along with Amad.

 

[FrankDrebin]

Imagine crossing the half way line with the ball and your options are either Hojlund or Zirkzee uptop and Garnacho and Rashford on the wings.
Imagine trying to create something with those sorry options.

 

[Berbasbullet]

I don’t think this system suits him, but he’s probably still our only decent attacker.

 

[criticalanalysis]

Imagine crossing the half way line with the ball and your options are either Hojlund or Zirkzee uptop and Garnacho and Rashford on the wings.
Imagine trying to create something with those sorry options.

Those players each have their own issues but that's a generous perspective to defend Bruno. Imagine maybe Bruno could stop doing those first time through balls or crosses and instead keep the ball? Why try to 'create' when you're forcing the issue? He's as sorry of an option as our attacking midfield considering his age, profile and experience compared to those mentioned.

I don't fault his effort and clutch plays but he can definitely reign in his either a 1 or 10 execution of each moment.

 

[Bobski]

Seems like every year we have a player who is elected as the problem who if we get rid of them will mean immediate improvements.

"Smalling lack of passing ability"
"Ronaldo can't press"
"Maguire is Maguiring"
"De Gea stops us from playing modern football"
"McTominay hides from the ball"

Don't doubt that Bruno is a frustrating player but it is never as simple as people make out, and Bruno is the highest performing player of all those who have become "The Problem"

 

[Lyng]

It was noticeable how much we missed Ugarte after he was subbed off. I also think our xg would have been noticeably lower had we subbed Bruno off as well.

Yeah I wouldn't have subbed him off either. He didn't play well but was involved in the good stuff we did.

 

[Idxomer]

He lost it just prior to that as well when he failed a nutmeg. We won the ball back, gave it to Bruno so he could lose it again only for us to win it back a 2nd time so that Mainoo could have his go of giving it away.

All of this happened within about 20sec.

Yep, watched it again. Two of his biggest flaws are on display in that sequence. The lack of physicality which allows Bournemouth twice to get past him and his bad decision-making trying a dumb nutmeg and a low percentage through ball when he had better options.

 

[Rex Banner]

We're in a shit situation cos we clearly need to move on from him, but he's also our only creative spark (minus Amad). A bad as we are with him, we're even worse without him.

Hopefully we're in a position next year where we can start to phase him out

 

[Ish]

He’s most useful position for us is as an 8 next to Ugarte, where Bruno is instructed to keep it simple and slow it down. Unfortunately none of our attackers are of use so he’s needed in one of the 10 positions. Long term we really should be moving on from him.

Also, on that third goal, Mainoo had a chance to recover the ball but he also gave it away. So not entirely on Bruno.

 

[Valencia Shin Crosses]

Yep, watched it again. Two of his biggest flaws are on display in that sequence. The lack of physicality which allows Bournemouth twice to get past him and his bad decision-making trying a dumb nutmeg and a low percentage through ball when he had better options.

Yeah. His play when chasing games has always been far too hectic, he'll sit there in the 60th minute making decisions as if it's the 89th minute. Always been a frustrating trait.

 

[Valencia Shin Crosses]

He’s most useful position for us is as an 8 next to Ugarte, where Bruno is instructed to keep it simple and slow it down. Unfortunately none of our attackers are of use so he’s needed in one of the 10 positions. Long term we really should be moving on from him.

I do think overall this season that he's better served playing as the more attacking 8 instead of further forward. Gives him more space to operate, and he can still create in the final third but isn't tasked with the tight space operation that the 10 has to be able to do. We lose physicality in the midfield with him there but it's not like any of the other options are nailed on successes either so might as well.

 

[Lu Tze]

Won't move forward without him either.

We did exist before Bruno and we will exist after. He's never going to be part of a successful league side because he's so tragically inconsistent even within games. Also he's whatever the opposite of a mentality monster is.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

It was the 3rd. Easy ball on the wing but he tried the difficult through pass that he rarely pulls off. Raced back to make up for his mistake but was too weak to do anything useful.

Trying to blame that goal on a misplaced pass deep in the opposition half - when he wasn’t even the last United player to touch the ball before we conceded - is so fecking absurd, yet typical of this thread.

 

[Desert Eagle]

We did exist before Bruno and we will exist after. He's never going to be part of a successful league side because he's so tragically inconsistent even within games. Also he's whatever the opposite of a mentality monster is.

A mental midget. The guy is part of our worst ever losses and our worst attacking performances. Give the club 50 million to sign any decent attacking midfielder and we will improve massively by replacing this guy.

 

[Ish]

I do think overall this season that he's better served playing as the more attacking 8 instead of further forward. Gives him more space to operate, and he can still create in the final third but isn't tasked with the tight space operation that the 10 has to be able to do. We lose physicality in the midfield with him there but it's not like any of the other options are nailed on successes either so might as well.

Yeah that’s my thinking as well. He has the passing ability to do well from there as well. I think that was probably the hope if Mount could stay fit, as none of the other attackers/mids have covered themselves in glory.

 

[lsd]

There is no more annoying sight than watching Bruno take every single free kick knowing chances are it will go straight into the wall or nowhere near the goal.

He's got to stop taking every set piece we surely have players who can deliver better.

 

[devilsadvoca8]

"Who do we have to replace Bruno?" "Who can we buy to replace Bruno?" "We'd be worse off without Bruno" This is all I hear when I say we should sell him. We should sell him while we can still get good value for him. He's not taking us anywhere, he'd cook in a team that can cover his deficiencies, we can't do that. We need system players that fit this new style of play, he simply doesn't nor does he have the discipline to. Love Bruno and what he's done but we have to ruthless with thus squad, no compassion must be shown. The same way you guys ruthlessly want Rashy out is the same way we need to act towards players who simply won't take us forward. We've changed managers and it's still the same chap, common denominator is most of these players. Push Mainoo alongside Amad in the no 10 roles and let them work. In the summer get a Kvara, Cunha or Marmoush and we move.

 

[DWelbz19]

Seems like every year we have a player who is elected as the problem who if we get rid of them will mean immediate improvements.

"Smalling lack of passing ability"
"Ronaldo can't press"
"Maguire is Maguiring"
"De Gea stops us from playing modern football"
"McTominay hides from the ball"

Don't doubt that Bruno is a frustrating player but it is never as simple as people make out, and Bruno is the highest performing player of all those who have become "The Problem"

All of those assertions are and were correct, though — we just got the recruitment and replacements incorrect, as always.

 

[kouroux]

Thats actually very kind of you to say, so thanks and it is appreciated. Have to attribute that to Redcafe as well, reading and writing here played a big part.

Agree, it started early today and I guess, it is those games where we are battled from the first minute onwards. I think, he struggled today and this, as on other occasions brought out some of his worst features, exemplary his shot from 25meters away despite a packed box. I have to acknowledge him positively though, actually made him man of the match given there were no real alternatives, because while I thought he'd go completely rampant he managed to get it together in the 2nd half and in a deeper position, kept a little calmer, played a little smarter. Really think, taking Ugarte off set us off to handing the midfield over to the opponent today, it was always going to be chaotic from then on.

As a captain we need him to be a calming influence on the pitch. He is anything but that

 

[Bobski]

All of those assertions are and were correct, though — we just got the recruitment and replacements incorrect, as always.

It is more that we project our problems overwhelmingly on to one(or a few) player then are completely disillusioned when their removal doesn't really change things.

No argument that the recruitment has been diabolical for years.

 

[Baneofthegame]

I’d like him to not be shit at shooting and delivering a set play, if that’s not too much to ask.

 

[DON’T PANIC ™]

He’s simply not the player many believe him to be. Can’t hit the target from the edge of the area, can’t take corners, can’t dribble, can’t hold up play, 50/50 with his passing. Moaner and a bit of a diver.
We don’t have anyone better. That says it all.

 

[hobbers]

We're not getting back into the top four or anywhere close to it until Bruno is no longer playing for us.

In this system he's too erratic, error prone, reckless in possession and defensively lazy to play in the midfield 2, this was proven dozens of times under Ole and under ETH. And he's not good enough with the ball at his feet to play LF or RF.

So when people talk about the "difficulty" in replacing Bruno, they are obviously not taking account of Amorim's system. There's no end of midfielders who would be a better fit partnering Ugarte. And there's no end of inside forwards/wingers who are quicker, stronger, can take on a man and are more clinical than Bruno. He will simply never fit into Amorim's formation.

 

[TheRedDevil'sAdvocate]

Nice scene with the child escort (or whatever they're called) in the tunnel before kick-off. Can't fault him today, really, since he was truly surrounded by a sea of mediocre performers. Made some good runs playing higher up the pitch. If Mainoo's pass was better, he could have equalized right before half-time. When Garnacho came on and started making runs in-behind, thus returning to what is known to this team, he (and the team) also looked more effective. Whether we should be relying on this type of football to win football matches or not, it is a question that needs answering, though.

 

[Thom Merrilin]

I thought he was pretty good today, one of our better performers. I understand the criticism he gets, however I feel we are always less dangerous if he doesn't play. Hopefully we can phase him out over the next season or two as we become more of a cohesive system/team.

 

[NinjaZombie]

People will say he's the only out there trying to do something which could be true. But that's because the team is built around him. It's just not working. He loses his head once we're down, whinges at every perceived injustice and most importantly, has been missing chances that should be easy (especially for someone who Manchester United is built around on) in crucial moments of matches.

For every good move he makes, he fecks up at least one more, often at crucial t

He's not the level of player you build around if you're serious about winninhg league titles.

And he needs to stop taking corners.

 

[RedIan]

Chaotic, erratic but at least he tries.

 

[RedDevilCanuck]

Bizarre match to make that point. Although, of course, he gets crucified by the usual suspects after every game we lose

One of maybe 2 or 3 players in a red shirt who turned up today. Should have converted at least one of those chances but otherwise a really good performance.

A really good performance eh?

I suppose you think his set pieces were good too?

He can't keep the ball. He doesn't convert chances. He is slow and weak. He gets crucified because he's a huge issue with how the team functions.

 

[Red the Bear]

I do like him but I've come around, if any Saudi or similar offers came along we should look to part ways, Ole ball (whatever that was) suited him but several of his qualities will probably mean he'll never be able to be an integral part of a more dominant system.