Looking at the squad we have plenty options now.
You are basing your opinion on one game? Who put in the cross for the first goal?
I think we should replace Bruno with a deeper midfielder and move Mainoo up a bit (not as a #10 but the most advanced of the 3 midfielders)
I see Mainoo as a connecting midfielder: short passing, press resistant and dribbling. Not so much a creator who should play higher.
Eh, not really, Eriksen, Mount and Amad have been here for a while. Only Zirkzee is a new toy, but looking promising.
We actually dropped him and Rashford in carabao cup game and looked solid like a team. It was a weakened palace team but we basically lose to anyone these days. The same week we played them again in the league at home and lost with Bruno in the starting XI.
He did his 20% to make this goal, this is what I'd expect from him, and I like he was so close to the box to whip that ball in, means we pushed them nicely and also were using Bruno the right way, no more pushing him deep bs. Not sure what's so controversial here.
Maybe we can back to the topic on another day, you seem too agitated about this discussion and catching up on single words. I never meant "funny" in a bad way, I mentioned a few times already there's an aura around Bruno that he makes things that count, while Amad's biggest issue yesterday was other players not making enough of what he gave them. Anyway, the main point here is (and I'm glad you said this) is:
That's exactly the point, he is just a regular player now that can be replaced, or rotated at least. So is Rashford, Casemiro, and everyone else in this squad. We're in good position here. Not being fully reliant on Bruno opens up options for the future, and we don't even need to discuss "who we need to get to replace him". It also means we can play different style of football, and Soton game was a great example of that with Bruno role being minimalistic to put this nicely.
Our biggest issue for years has been having once creative out let at a time in the XI since we've been having very striker like wideforwards. We thought it was solved when we got Bruno to add to Pogba then Pogba started to physically fall apart. Then we added Eriksen in ETHs first season and it worked a treat. Then he got injured and never came back the same. Thus since the we have beeb suriving on Bruno's "Steven Gerrard routine" which IMO you can't become competive with it alone.
Either he is important and main creative force in a team that doesn't create anywhere near enough chances (in which case we absolutely need to chance things), or he isn't the main player (and can be replaced - especially since his impact outside of creating chances is net negative). Can't have it both ways.
He is creative or he isn't? Well then yeah, he is. That's factual. You want us to create more chances and your first step is to remove our most creative player? Okay, it's clear you aren't speaking rationally.
The thing with Bruno is he's the one player given ultimate freedom on the pitch to do whatever crazy stuff he thinks off. Which is imo the way he should be used so that's already progress to last season. But, that also means he needs to provide those key passes regularly, otherwise his presence on the pitch is in danger.
Which of our strikers have been scoring for fun on international duty, pray tell?
I think it's pretty clear what Bruno's problem is. He needs to stop shitting in people's cornflakes. He must be doing it based on the irrational hate, and he needs to stop. Only then will we move forward.
Yeah that's the only "natural" successor/replacement I see too at the moment. Someone who seeks the ball a lot and creates a lot.
This season he's just as creative as any other midfielder in the team tbh. This isn't good enough for a player given freedom in AM position.
Sure, and as a result he's retaining the ball more. What's you're reason for hating him now?
I should probably repeat myself with the previous post about "not dropping him", but that might hurt your feeling even more so I'll leave you alone.
