His ITW after the game was great. I rarely watch them but his displayed his leadership qualities
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran hold a long overdue conversation about United's awful league form with 1 win in 7. They discuss a disappointing draw at Bournemouth, a not so disappointing draw against Liverpool and a crushing defeat at Chelsea - Is time nearly over for Erik Ten Hag?
Then in a special second half of the pod, Nik welcomes Natalie ( https://twitter.com/natalie_17) to discuss the fortunes of Manchester United Women as they booked a place in the FA Cup Final after a historic first ever win vs. Chelsea.
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Who cares about a few sloppy passes as long as he keeps up this level of productivity? Brilliant player. He's also the first proper leader we've had on the pitch since Vidic and it'll be a scandal if the armband isn't given to him at some point.
He actually doesn't he been making same movements and runs but no one other than Pogba (before Bruno arrived) would bother to either see them them or even when they did, have the confidence and ability to play the ball.
Rashford also wouldn't previously just shoot either
We have lacked creativity in our midfield for ages, so glad Bruno is here now, just a shame Pogbas form isn't good right now, but I think he will come good over the season if he stays fit. If only now we could fix the missing part of the midfield which would be an energetic ball winner or defensive minded player
I completely disagree with your assertion "The big gap in Bruno's game currently compared to other attacking midfielders who play similar roles is his relatively low involvement in any moves that don't see him shooting or assisting the actual chance".
Bruno's USP, if you like, is that he is a risk taker and he is happy to try passes he is not sure he can complete if it opens up a possibility for another players.
"The better option would actually be exercising patience, giving a more simple pass, retaining possession, which will lead to a better chance down the line".
Again, this I disagree with. We have plenty of players in the team who prefer to rotate possession (Fred, Matic, McTominay, Maguire, Shaw, AWB) and wait for an opportunity to arise. United's opponents prior to Bruno arriving knew this which is why we found it so difficult to break down stubborn defences. Bruno's more chaotic and forthright approach forces openings which we simply did not have access to before he came.
In short, don't ask Bruno to stop making risky passes and shooting from distance. That is the whole point of a Bruno Fernandes!
I thought he was excellent. You can tell players trust him to give him the ball in any position. He will give the ball away and have bad games, but he's a top quality player and has shown it so far in his time here. One of his best games for United that.
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The most pleasing thing is he looks back to his energetic, determined performances again.
After lockdown where he got burnt out I did get a little worried as he looked completely out of character, but it's great to see him back to his best.
I know the Cantona comparisons are a little silly but in personality at least he's the best we've had since Ibra / RVP.
It's nice to have a player that you know will come up with a moment of magic when the going gets tough, what a guy. His stamina and work rate really do make the difference when it gets late in matches.
After lockdown where he got burnt out I did get a little worried as he looked completely out of character, but it's great to see him back to his best.
I know the Cantona comparisons are a little silly but in personality at least he's the best we've had since Ibra / RVP.
It's nice to have a player that you know will come up with a moment of magic when the going gets tough, what a guy. His stamina and work rate really do make the difference when it gets late in matches.
I like how one of yesterday's highlights is smack in the middle of the total package.
A bit surprise with the tackles. Very complete player imo.
Ole agrees.
Captain vs PSG
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He kind of threw Ole under the bus saying he only found out there and thenBrilliant news, hopefully it's permanent.
Hmm..so now we know why Maguire isn't involved.
Lets not compare Turn Back Tony with Bruno!
both worked hard, but one of them had zero quality for the majority of his United career.
Yesss captain
Because he pulled his hamstring next to the touch line around about the 60 minute mark?
All of a sudden I feel more confident about tomorrow
Deserved.
Not only is he the best player in the team but he is also the only one with true leadership abilities. I suspect he will be the captain permanently sooner rather then later.
He has the respect from his piers of both his quality on and off the pitch.
Proud of you young man! Carry on!
Not only is he the best player in the team but he is also the only one with true leadership abilities. I suspect he will be the captain permanently sooner rather then later.
He has the respect from his piers of both his quality on and off the pitch.
Proud of you young man! Carry on!
This is why I want him to play CM if we have other players like VDB needing to play CAM.
That's too much power ! but he looks and behaves like a proper captain
! but he looks and behaves like a proper captainclearly you are very biased.
he deserves to be our deputy captain, and nothing will change soon.
what is does highlight is how poor our leadership has been over the past 5 years. The two players who have captained us recently both were at the club less than a year.
we were desperate when Valencia captained is, easily the worst captain of the club in 50 years. Truly shocking. That we didn’t have anyone who had been at the club longer than 6 months when we sold Young shows the lack of leadership.
I’m glad we have Bruno, and think he will relish the challenge, but Maguire is our captain. I would love to return to the days when we had 5 or 6 players on the pitch who could hold the armband.
Exactly. Just McT and Fred are "lucky" to have Bruno being decisive. Players doing their job
Even without the penalties he's obviously become our talisman in a very short time. He's not the best number 10 in the league, although he's certainly top 3 in my opinion, but his attitude, grit and determination is what makes him so important to us. He fully deserves his chance at being captain tomorrow. I think he's the sort of player even SAF would have loved.
Agree with that... well sort of. He was average going forward and finding end product. Not zero quality, just less than we needed or was on offer by our other options. But just because a player isnt the type you'd want or choose doesnt mean he does have some qualities he did bring to the team. For Valencia that was hard work, covering ground and competing for the ball. If he was good with the ball once he got it he'd have been an amazing player. Not to be
He’s one of the kind, wouldn’t swap him for any other playmaker in the league.
He’s got that arrogance that our players have had down the years.
The arrogance to play a pass when maybe you shouldn’t.
The arrogance and belief to not let anything effect you even when maybe it would effect most players
However he seems a great guy too which some our best and most arrogant players probably weren’t.
Wouldn’t have any other AM.
Get us a win captain.
The arrogance to play a pass when maybe you shouldn’t.
The arrogance and belief to not let anything effect you even when maybe it would effect most players
However he seems a great guy too which some our best and most arrogant players probably weren’t.
Wouldn’t have any other AM.
Get us a win captain.
I hope so but even if he doesn't get it permanent it won't matter much, as you already know he gives his best no matter what.
Deserved. He might as well get a statue already. I haven’t seen a player that has had such an instant and huge impact to a team than Bruno has had at United.
As I stated before, we have such a great team. Maguire as slow as he is, is still a good leader for United. I m not sure if Bruno should be our permanent captain or not once Maguire is fit again.
As I stated before, we have such a great team. Maguire as slow as he is, is still a good leader for United. I m not sure if Bruno should be our permanent captain or not once Maguire is fit again.
Easily top 2 surely? Him and De Bruyne are in a class of their own In the Prem I think.
Yeah, you're probably right, I was including James Rodriguez but that doesn't make sense considering he's playing on the right.
As much as I like Bruno, KDB is far and away a better player. That’s no slight on Bruno, I’m not sure there are any/many better midfielders than KDB in the world.
I think Bruno has a few more months to go to prove he’s not just a form player. But on the assumption he carries on that form, aside from KDB, I don’t see anyone else better?
It’s been so easy to get behind this guy, he’s the real deal.
I think he is a bigger voice on the pitch is all. Inevitably I do believe he will be the captain at United. He checks all the boxes biased or not.
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KDB is the better player .. but I think in goals, assists, statistics Bruno is ahead
Reminds me of how it went down at Sporting. Nani had come back that summer and since he is one of our prodigal sons he was given the armband.
Well it was very clear to see that even though Nani had the armband it was Bruno who was the captain and leader on the pitch.
Thus when Nani left the club the armband went immediately to Bruno’s arms.
I believe the same will happen at United.
When is he getting a new deal then? Seems weird to say but he’s our best player and now captaining the side. Won’t be long, even if he’s not driven by money, before he looks at some of the players on £200k+ and goes “hold on....”
Safe to say he was right
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