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Aye - two different players but impact on the team would be massive for both. If Bruno can have the same impact as Carrick albeit in a different medium (i.e. goals assists from the 10 role, rather than a screening standpoint) then it would be amazing.
Last point, the best thing about Keane was his ability to control tempo. Not his tackling, or aggression or late runs early in his career. He controlled games at the highest level and for three years in a row was unbelievable.
Yes you have.
Would be ideal! Who do you have in mind? I think Matic will add nice balance but will need to be sensibly used. Think he has been class since Solskjaer reintroduced him. As an aside, where do you see Fred and McTominay slotting in?Aye - two different players but impact on the team would be massive for both. If Bruno can have the same impact as Carrick albeit in a different medium (i.e. goals assists from the 10 role, rather than a screening standpoint) then it would be amazing.
Imagine finding a defensive screener to support Bruno/Pogba
During his pomp we won a few league titles and ventured into 3 Champions League finals in 4 years, losing the final only to what is arguably the best footballing side in football history. So yeah, lets just disagreee on that one
Please feel free to quote me.
Keane was marvellous, I agree. He was also part of a sensational and hardworking midfield unit, whereas Carrick was frequently more exposed. Before you misinterpret what I am saying, Keane > Carrick.
Hilariously, in Carrick, Rooney, Cantona and Scholes, we are debating my four favourite players
So Carrick was as good as Keane also ? OkDuring his pomp we won a few league titles and ventured into 3 Champions League finals in 4 years, losing the final only to what is arguably the best footballing side in football history. So yeah, lets just disagreee on that one
VP ‘Carrick was as influential as all of your named players’
When did I say this?
That doesn't mean that Carrick was a better player than Ronaldo/RVP. Respective to his role as a defensive screener, Carrick was probably in the top 3 in his position. RVP was probably top 3 strikers in the world. Jesus! I'm not trying to claim Carrick can hit left foot vollies into the top corner as a striker, or blast through players like Rooney. But he was extremely influential in his role and not a "minor" part player like you suggested.
That’s not the same as saying Carrick was as good as them.
Fecking brilliant player
What are your thoughts on him playing in a midfield with Pogba? I may have remembered wrong but before we got him, I think you said in a thread that he's not really a 10 and more a 8?
It was the opposite I think Bruno is better at 10 but I think they can play in tandem and interchanging during the match. I think he can play in both positions but a guy with Brunos shooting ability and goal sense along with his late runs into the box make him a big goal threat.
I know the question wasnt targeted at me but I'm excited to see them both in centre midfield atleast once simply because Bruno Fernandes work rate and defensive capacity is much better than I ever thought it would be.
Oh haha.
Yeah agree. On the one hand, Bruno's output and productivity is so ridiculous it would be a 'waste' to ask him to sit a bit deeper. Yet on the other, I think to move forward and be progressive, Ole needs to coach a more cohesive midfield (and to be fair, this applies to the team over). Credit to Ole and Ed to an extent on this but imo the fitness, atlethetic and technical level of the squad is off the charts, so there doesn't need to be high-level tactics and coaching; we should be beating 80% of teams quite 'easily'. However, to comfortably beat or compete against the 20%, you need to be playing a stragedy (coordinated pressing, patterns of play, positionining on and off the ball etc) when you're playing against those 80%. For that to happen, Bruno will need to be sitting deeper to interplay with Pogba more and figuring out how to control the tempo more. Of course that's down to Ole mostly too.
Jesus.
Mary and Joseph
This is related to Bruno how?
I love how Sporting fans still adore him and follow his every move. Really shows the impact he had on your club and league.
I have no idea. Just saw the posts at the top of the page and didn't even realise they are 2 months old.
I suppose it depends on the player . I have watched Ronaldo since he left here with nothing but admiration and I always want him to do well ( unless ofcourse he is playing against United) Dimaria for example I look at in a very different way.
When he left after the training ground incident and then came back a majority of fans hated him and he knew this. He promised he would fight for there love back and earn it back and he truly did that’s why it means so much to win the cup final last season 1 year after we lost it after the training ground incident. He cried immensely when he left and it just shows how much he loved the club especially after the incident and how hard he had to work to fight for the love of the fans back.
Oh I fecking hate Di Maria, there's very good reasons to be bitter about that cnut
Yes . Yes there is , I hate him tooOh I fecking hate Di Maria, there's very good reasons to be bitter about that cnut
Maybe I don't know the full story, but wasn't he right to leave after that incident?
Players like Rui, William, Leao, Podence among others were seen as ungrateful for everything the club did for them. Rui in particular who had to grow A lot when he became the starting keeper and he made countless mistakes and there club stayed by him and the moment a incident involving a minority of "fans" (it was set up) occurred they jumped ship and fecked the club financially. We lost so much money because players of our own academy left to other clubs for free. The thing is BDC the former president told them that if they wanted to leave after the incident they were allowed to and he would listen to offers but they decided to rip up there contracts and leave the club they "loved" with nothing. For those players I wish nothing but the worst in there footballing careers.
