Both are replaceable too. Rashford for me isn't a big loss because he can barely play as a striker, and we can probably get a decent LW for the money we get for Marcus. Bruno doesn't need to be replaced in the first place, selling him should get us some decent money to get CB/CM and maybe we can make it work with the offensive players we have + new LW and CF (that we need anyway).
Exactly this especially the last paragraph. They are both easily replaced but it will require cahones from the people upstairs. Just like when ETH first arrived myself and plenty others said how he handles these two players will determine how successful he is as manager, the same will be true for the ineos regime. The best thing will be to get rid of both asap and reinvest into a new vision of the football we want to play. If like ETH they choose to make these two the focal point of their project then we're fecked.
This is just untrue. Rashford did more defensive work and offered a lot more going forwards. Off the top of my head, Rashford put in two really dangerous crosses, played a nice first time pass into Bruno to create space (who should have set Garnacho through) and released Hojlund with a lovely bit of skill and through ball (who should have got a shot off). He also had nearly twice as many touches despite playing 10 minutes less.
The tactics are catering to both of their style of play. He won’t play a more controlling, possession based style because it doesn’t suit our supposedly best players.
The state of this, feck me. He doesnt even start for England. Why are you comparing him to a load of centre forwards?
You honestly think these tactics cater to anyone?
You must be laughing at yourself, because he is completely correct.You honestly think these tactics cater to anyone?
It’s bringing out the worst version of every single one of our players, besides possibly Onana who’s getting a lot of work.
Every single manager that has come in post Fergie has done the same. Anyone thinking we are going to shift Rashford and Bruno on their salaries are in for a rude surprise. Both won’t leave, same as Sancho.
Garnacho was more industrious than Rashford yesterday I thought? Neither did any damage anyway.
You're clearly overrating Rashford. He has never been the level you say he is including last season.
Again overrating Rashford.
19/20, 20/21 and 22/23 all very good seasons for Rashford
Nar, their best performances by far have come when we’ve had some control and our transitional game has been on point.
Bruno’s issue isn’t effort. Its application. Yeah he runs around a lot…some might say too much - to the detriment of the team when he’s pressing when he shouldn’t be because the team isn’t with him and subsequently leaves a big hole. But more worrying is his ball retention. He gives it away far too much. Look at Bernardo and Odegaard. How they look after the ball but still threaten is night and day to what Bruno offers
How can you be sure you are not under-rating him? He scored 30+ last season, this season he really missed Shaw I think, Wan Bissaka has been very poor with providing attack support.
Both Bruno and Rashford are capable of playing in a possession based team. At present, it’s probably our CBs, AWB, Casemiro and Hojlund who would cause the most problems in that system currently.
That's pretty much every player. In competitive football at a high level, there aren't many players who are consistently good for a full 90 minutes every game.
I have literally heard the opposite every time.
Rashford has basically only done well when we are defensive and player counter attacking.
Same here. Id play Bruno more in a free role as attacking midfielder who tracks back / adds pressure as he runs a lot. Then also buy a holding defensive midfielder to get the best out of him. With Mainoo and a sound central midfielder we would get to see his best in attack.
What other teams do that though?
Rashford also did well under LVG, we played lot more controlled football.
Thomas Müller plays a similar free role for Bayern for about 15 years now. The big difference is that "Radio Müller" really takes care of orchestrating how the team presses and sets up while Bruno often just runs on his own in headless chicken mode. He just hasn't the awareness how he should position himself (and others) when playing this free role.
You don’t have to play 1:1 the same setup as other top teams, do you? Chelsea, Leicester, Liverpool have all played in different ways than the “mainstream” / most popular way when they’ve won the league.
Ahhhh, the classic LVG counter attack.
Even last year, his only Premier League brace came against Leicester, where we had almost 60% possession.
I'm not sure why you are bringing up lvg tbh.
Did he? Not how I remember it.
Scored 2 on his debut, then went on to score 5 and assist 2 in 11 PL games, with winning goals versus City away and Arsenal at home in there.
Yeah, Cole Palmer for Rashy and Bruno
Yea that's good for a kid in terms of goals, but it doesn't mean much. You are trying to take so much from a few goals.
Not even remotely similar roles in their teams. Muller has a free attacking role and only has defensive responsibilities in the attacking half of the pitch.
