I agree with that. I’ve said before but regardless of what you think of the quality of the respective players, I believe a team that has VDB looking his best will likely be a better team than one where Bruno is considered the best player. Bruno isn’t conducive to any top system and must be sold.That's true but he is still talented and a way above average player. The point that I'm trying to make is more about how he doesn't match with any team oriented logic, all of these players are soloist.
Pogba is soooo much more of a functional player than Fernandes. There’s a spot for Pogba in title winning systems (as both France and Juventus have shown, heck even here winning the Europa and FA cup). Fernandes is the dime a dozen no.10 who thrive in chaos lower down the ladder like the players you’ve compared him to.I feel the same about him as I do about Pogba. He has talent, he has qualities that most players don't have but his flaws from a tactical standpoint are glaring. I don't know how you deal with it in the context of a team, for Pogba I saw Conte, Allegri and later Deschamps find a solution but when it comes to Bruno, I really see Van der Vaart/Coutinho and no top teams have found a way to make it work or even tried.
The club doesnt care about that, they prefer to sign and extend players randomly and 'preserve' their value for some reason. They would have even more liked it if Ten Hag didn't have a veto over transfers. I don't know who the main guy and driver is for this, someone has to be in the last decade, but that person is fecking clueless.A contract extension which glaringly demonstrates the lack of strategy and vision at the club. Any senior executive knowing a new manager/coach was in the pipeline would have surely waited on this sort of business until the guy was at least in position and could assess the entire squad with Rangnick advising on what’s he’s seen.
Same. At the most basic level where there is no Opta, he’s never looked like a player I’d see on a Saturday morning at my nephew’s football and instantly think ‘that guy is clearly the best player out there’. There’s always a player who you notice within 2 minutes as being better than everyone else - touch, ball control, speed, passing - Bruno could never be that guy. A player like Greenwood, or Sancho for example - you can just see basic footballing talent immediately. It’s visible in everything they do.I was one of the very few on here to call him out for his lack of the basics and poor all round play even when his stats were through the roof. I got laughed at of course.
He's never impressed me as a footballer.
I've just never seen it with BrunoHe has talent, he has qualities that most players don't have
You have a point, we have seen Pogba not wreck a team system but he has still done it at times, particularly for France before 2016.Pogba is soooo much more of a functional player than Fernandes. There’s a spot for Pogba in title winning systems (as both France and Juventus have shown, heck even here winning the Europa and FA cup). Fernandes is the dime a dozen no.10 who thrive in chaos lower down the ladder like the players you’ve compared him to.
Indeed, I think a lot of people got carried away with his stats. He has nowhere near the quality of players that they compared him to.I was one of the very few on here to call him out for his lack of the basics and poor all round play even when his stats were through the roof. I got laughed at of course.
He's never impressed me as a footballer.
Wake up.What a load of bollocks
Can Bruno stay on his feet when he has the ball? Falls at every contactSuch a dumb move. New manager not in place, plenty left on his deal, and this has been his worst season by far. How was this thought of as a good idea?
He will probably be good under a competent managerSuch a dumb move. New manager not in place, plenty left on his deal, and this has been his worst season by far. How was this thought of as a good idea?
we are run by fools who got in their positions due to nepotism.Such a dumb move. New manager not in place, plenty left on his deal, and this has been his worst season by far. How was this thought of as a good idea?
Then moans at his players. The guy is a twat.Can Bruno stay on his feet when he has the ball? Falls at every contact
Let's hope so. He'll need to relearn a lot. No way a competent manager can have him wasting possession with Hollywood balls all game, and most definitely not deep in his own half under the cosh.He will probably be good under a competent manager
He was close to elite under ole who people said was the worst manager in the league so ETH will have to get a tune out of himLet's hope so. He'll need to relearn a lot. No way a competent manager can have him wasting possession with Hollywood balls all game, and most definitely not deep in his own half under the cosh.
Yeah, he was a revelation. But he was playing in a underdog-footballing side, where we never dominated a game. Can he play sensibly in a dominant team, that's the question.He was close to elite under ole who people said was the worst manager in the league so ETH will have to get a tune out of him
No, he wasn't and he has already been below average for almost a year when Rangnick took over.He was close to elite under ole who people said was the worst manager in the league so ETH will have to get a tune out of him
People should watch the early games of Bruno again, he rarely played well for 90 minutes and masked his poor performances with goals, usually inflated with set peices. He also had a free role which caused us tactical problems because the gaps between attack and midfield were huge.No, he wasn't and he has already been below average for almost a year when Rangnick took over.
Ye he was. Good luckNo, he wasn't and he has already been below average for almost a year when Rangnick took over.
