A smart club wouldn't overrule their hired manager on who should play for what game though, that should be purely the manager's purview, else they'll undermine his authority and cause bigger problems.
In my hypothetical scenario in the post you're responding to, we'd have a team full of other good, consistent players.
Besides Bruno's captaincy has hindered his performances in my view. There have been a number of times Bruno is so preoccupied...
If you had a team full of technically proficient players who keep and progress the ball well, a player like Bruno could be your maverick who provides incision with his unbelievable knack for chance creation. He is undeniably elite in that aspect...
Really appreciate the amount of patience you put into this - I have nothing against the fellow you're responding to, but this is a great post.
Q though - is the bolded part true? I've not seen that said officially anywhere. If it has, that would...
The ability to instill a defined, dominant, attacking style of play that's not thoroughly dependent to very specific players being available.
I know you asked for 1, but 2 would be meritocracy (also, I'd add Amad to your list of key future players)