Pogue Mahone
The caf's Camus.
I think his performances have been overall decent this season. In the context of a badly misfiring team. And the misfiring is for reasons that have nothing to do with Bruno. Forwards who can't finish. Midfielders who can't get a grip on the game. A constantly makeshift defence. An overall dysfunctional nightmare to play in. He has had a few poor games but at this point in the season every player in the league has had a few poor games. Because of all the toxicity around him/the team, there have been plenty of good performances getting called out as shite by his critics (sometimes patiently corrected by @justsomebloke) which creates a false impression of him playing much worse overall than he actually has. This has happened after every single defeat, bar none. And there's a been a lot of them this season!So basically you think Bruno has been good this year? I agree he's had some moments and his stats hold up well, but there have been more a few below-average performances.
The one criticism I do think is fair for this season is his tendency to lose his head when things are going against us. There have been some exceptions (comebacks against Forest, Sheffield and Villa) but there's been a definite trend of him playing worse towards the end of games when we're desperate to get a result. I don't think being captain suits him, as I don't think he's calm enough for the role and gets too emotional when we need a calm head in charge. A flaw in his mentality that the responsibility of being captain seems to have exacerbated. But, as I said higher up, there are no other more obvious candiates. Which sums up the train wreck of a team he's playing for.
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