Haven't seen much of Portugal but could Bruno's minutes at United just as easily be attributed to a lack of other options, as demonstrated yesterday. I don't particularly rate him but if I was the manager I'd pick him every game.
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Season Average Rating
- Appearances
- 38
- Goals
- 8
- Assists
- 13
- Yellow cards
- 8
- Red cards
- 3
And how did we look?
Lucky to get away with not getting an all timer of a thrashing from Newcastle
As opposed to the top notch performances we've set all season with him playing! If he was there yesterday we would have won the game surelyAnd how did we look?
Lucky to get away with not getting an all timer of a thrashing from Newcastle
When they have attacking midfielders/forward options such as Bernardo Silva, Goncalves, Vitinha, Felix, Jota, Neto and Leao? Nope, they're pretty stacked in that department and yet Bruno starts every game.
If Bruno was playing for City he’d have TONS of more assists by now….. and people want this guy sold. Madness
Mad that you can so confidently predict alternative histories. What a skill!
And this is despite playing a more subdued role and cutting down on risky passes for months!
Although he has definitely declined as a player, he has still been relatively productive. I'm just not a fan of his. I find him to be far too sloppy in possession. Not even his overly speculative passes that needlessly turn over possession. It's the short simple passes that go astray and the unnecessary little flicks that often frustrate.
I wasn't happy with his recent contract extension. At the time, I said that we should have called his bluff and potentially cashed in on him if he refused to stay on his previous deal. No player at this club deserve to be on over £200k a week.
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His absence was obvious in that we did not see a team captain make a bunch of poor passes and continually lose possession. I really suggest you watch some top rated players or better yet some games from the SAF era. The guy is not fit for purpose and represents the lions share of this team. I am so sick of people making excuses for players who would have trouble making the bench in the past little alone the starting 11. C'mon man, call the spade a spade. Bruno Fernandes at his best was a decent player and that passed him by about 3 yrs ago, now he is MLS material. The same with Casemiro and Erikson. This is not a good team and they are where they are for a reason.
He is MLS material? This post is a joke and your post history and the fact that you can't even spell the name of one of our players gives a sense of how seriously it should be taken.
feck me do we need a performance from our captain on Sunday. He needs to earn his dough as both captain and provider/scorer, which both have been lacking this season.
I’m sure we will all be back here pulling apart another poor performance.
I’m sure we will all be back here pulling apart another poor performance.
That's the spirit. Nice to see you rooting for our captain.
Yeah I’m sure my honest appraisal of his season will be both read by him and affect his ability to turn the ball over constantly. FML.
Red card incoming. U know someone s gonna rile him up. Maybe VVD will give him a cheeky unpunished elbow to the face.
Such an easy player to target as he reacts so easily. Given who the referee is, a red card for a United player is nearly as more likely as a Liverpool 3+ goal win.
Christ, talk about hyperbole
I made a really conservative observation, your reply makes it seem like I called him fecking Pele or something.Your suggestion he is MLS level is delusional, whether he would make it in past teams is debatable, but SAF did love a player who would penetrate the opposition so it’s not hard to see him liking Bruno. As for the game in question, the guy who replaced him lasted 32 mins and had 30% pass completion, and the captain on the day was hooked after 60 mins whilst being heavily involved in gifting them 2 goals.
Not sure I said it would do either of those things, did I? I just find it weird that you're posting seemingly gleefully anticipating a poor performance from our best player
A joke, reality is this team is a joke. Those who continually make excuses and try to find positives, which are few and far between, follow suit. He is certainly MLS material, perhaps, he might not be at that level. As are most of the players who wear the kit. I am not speaking as a fan, more as a past player and coach. I would be embarrassed with the results and the players. Most lack grit and determination and watching Bruno flap his wings and put his hands out in front of him every time he doesn't get a pass is pure ludicrous, this is the leader. Then talking to fitness levels makes me laugh. This is a team that is where it deserves to be. As a fan who has seen lean times before, this team is worse than prior to the SAF era. Couple that with the Mickey Mouse management and directorship you get what you get. They are continually reactionary, not on the proactive side of things. Amorim coming in was akin to ETH, who thought he could take decent players from other leagues into the EPL and they would be stars. Then to put in a system, not based on the players he has but just a system he wants proves the point. You coach to win every game and put your players in a position to succeed. This back 3 does nothing but expose weaknesses. I feel sorry for Hojlund, every time he gets some service he has someone jumping on his back and has no where to put the ball, because the team is so slow and deep they have absolutely 0 transition. That is the reality. Every year it sinks to a new low. So you can think Fernandes is top EPL player and worry as much as you want about players names being spelled correctly, at the end of the day, neither wins games.
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This thread shows how discussions on line can become so polarised. We all (mostly) support the same team but get passionately divided on differences of emphasis. I’m not Bruno’s biggest fan but he’s not rubbish and gives his all but equally it’s not realistic to argue he’s played well last two years. Let’s take it for what it is he’s got a part to play for a bit more but he won’t be collecting Premier League medals with us. So we need to plan a future without him if we want to get back to the top anytime reasonable.
I’m not a big fan of his leadership on the pitch but he does seem well regarded amongst team mates and former team mates
I will respect your comment, well put. Winning is what it is about, it starts and stops there. Bruno was decent 10 yrs ago. At 31 your legs start to get heavy, you aren't as quick and need to rely on experiences more than anything. Heck, listen to Neville explain when he knew his time was up, in fact he wasn't that old. It is a tough thing to hang up the boots or call it a day in any sport, extremely tough to remove yourself from a sport that you love and are paid to play, but sometimes you need to be big enough to admit it. In any event, I will stand by my comment that player for player, this is one of the worst teams we have had in 40 yrs, actually I think the worst. The standings, the stats all speak to that.
All good but if they don't go in then that stat hardly matters
Hardly his fault though
I think 5 is a conservative number, but at least a start. Listening to Amorim talk about extending McGuire is a bit of a baffle. "He needs to be better"? What if that is all he has? Maybe he is now as good as he can be? How long do you have to wait to see if this is the guy, 10 yrs? I really wonder how they evaluate players? Antony at 90 mil to sit on the bench? Now to move him teams want half his salary covered. This is a train wreck. They have handcuffed themselves on future transfers throwing good money into bad.
They say we don’t create chances for Hojlund. It seems Hojlund is the only striker that Bruno couldn’t find.
Everything you see suggests he is a good guy off the pitch and a positive influence in the dressing room.
He owes us a performance today
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And he gave us one. His best performance in a big game for us.
Different level when he keeps his head on for a whole game
Like a different player today, is a week on the training pitch all it took for Amorim to unlock Bruno?
He was fantastic in the middle third and under pressure but made a few poor passes/choices on the transition with the final pass.
Very good performance but not in the traditional Fernandes sense. Strange one.
Very good performance but not in the traditional Fernandes sense. Strange one.
Calm and measured performance which is rare from him. Good game.
He was good. Probably one of his best in a "big game"
Captain's performance. Havent seen that in so long Bruno
Fantastic performance from Bruno. Needs resting more often because he looks invigorated today.
Silkiest performance I’ve ever seen from him.
That’s more like Bruno!
Much much much better from deep. His days as a 10 are over.
Proper captain's performance. Incredible composure on the ball.