Goof man yourself. Refreshing to see someone revise their opinion on a player when so many others constantly double down instead (one of whom has been conspicuous by his absence from this thread over the last couple of weeks)
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- Appearances
- 59
- Goals
- 14
- Assists
- 13
- Yellow cards
- 12
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A genuinely brilliant pass which looks far easier than it actually was! To get that perfectly weighted into the path of martial first time is sublime.
With his weaker foot as well, whilst slightly off balance.
He feels like a really rare player. Ridiculously dogged and determined, does not stop running from start to finish, available for basically every single game season on season, and matches all that with first rate ability on the ball, vision, and finesse. He's on 23 goal contributions this season so far (according to WhoScored) so will likely end with 30+ which is impressive given he's been shunted much deeper for large parts of the season.
Agreed. He has been excellent and his decision making has been at a different level. The first time I noticed a change was the first game against Barcelona.
This is the reason I do not mind Bruno losing the ball time to time, most players who have a 90% pass accuracy there would recycle the ball
When the ball drops in the final third, Bruno only has 1 thing in his mind, put it through for someone. Ofcourse, as football fans, we know that they cant always come off, but when they do, its a goal scoring chance.
Even the goal Sabitzer scored, watching it live, most players would have played to Martial wide, safe easy option, but no, we have Bruno, he doesnt want the easy pass.
Yep. He's one of few who knows at that moment he has to play that pass first time. And not only does he spot it but he executes it flawlessly.
He also made so many runs through the middle that just weren't seen because players were running looking at their feet. Must be very frustrating.
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The funny thing about this is, Bruno is top 3 of that list in every season he been here with us, yet alot of our fans think he is super inconsistent and we cant win trophies with him.
Yeah, I'm one of the few who never had any issues with player losing the ball when they are trying to create, so i always defended the player/s who tries. But there is a good change in the player, he has retained almost all of his good qualities and added more, or at least showing it now.
He is measured in his approach, always helps when you have players like Eriksen and also Antony lately who has been very good in retaining, recycling possession with constant movement. EtH has done awesome job in general, even more so when it comes to elevating few players and their best qualities.
How does this guy play every game this season, and STILL manages to cover the most ground yesterday???
His fitness levels are unreal.
His fitness levels are unreal.
A poster points out that you have been overly critical of a United player: 'OMG you're so obsessed with me!'What a weirdo you are @MartialYou happen to be a certain poster's boyfriend by any chance?
Another poster makes the same point: 'OMG you must be that poster's boyfriend!'
The rationale of a child. No wonder your player assessments are so wide off the mark.
No surprise that he's looking better again with the re-introduction of Martial and Eriksen. Both help him immensely. Very enjoyable performance from him.
He will have a mandatory rest on Thursday, so he will probably run twice vs Brighton.
More than one has been conspicuously absent in the last few weeks - I just don't get it: you're dealing with a bunch of people on the internet, most of whom you'll never meet. Why the reluctance to put your hands up and admit you're wrong? I did it with Rashford and am now well on the way to doing it with Wan Bissaka.
Anyway, I agree that it is indeed refreshing to see some revising their opinion on Bruno. He's flawed, but it's scary to think where we'd be without him.
I think its very important to be fair. Ultimately any critique of a player should be based on us wanting him to do better / for United to do better. Its wholy weird to me to see posters seemingly getting annoyed when Bruno / De Gea / Maguire etc have a good game.
Yeah in all comps, Ole used to rest him a bit in some cup games.
That Opta tweet is interesting; I've normalised it for minutes played and surprise, surprise: Bruno is the best in the league.
- Gross and Rodri stand out as the two deeper midfielders, with the majority of their involvements being in build-up rather than chances created or shots taken. They play in the two of the best systematic attacking units in the league, so not surprising to see those two make the list
- Of the forwards in the list, Saka and March are very balanced, where Salah, Martinelli and Kane skew more towards shots
- Bruno and KDB are well clear of everyone else, Odegaard isn't quite on either of their level, when looking solely at attacking midfielders
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Just imagine if he had someone like Haaland to create chances for.
I hope that he will not be moved around the pitch anymore. He is top class no10
How come KdB play ~400 minutes less than anyone in that list? Has he been injured a lot this season?
Same same.
And when you’re wrong to write off a player at a club you support, surely admitting the error of your ways is something to look forward to?
Dalot looking like my next slice of humble pie. Fingers crossed!
There was a spell in Jan/Feb where Pep was trying to be clever by dropping him. I remember them losing 1-0 to Spurs whilst he was sat on the bench. Hopefully if we reach the FA Cup final Pep does something similar.
Not really, City have the luxury to not need him for 90 minutes every week. He was benched for 2 games so that's 180 minutes right there.
He was a bit off before WC and after WC so he didn't play as much for City either. City had the luxury to not play him. Now Foden has been off form and injured, if he is coming back to form he is another one to count on. Their depth is just insane in the midfield and attacking department.
If Duracell doesn't put him in their ad then they are doing it all wrong
Since some people are commenting about KDB, I read a few weeks ago that Pep stated that they wanted him to play a certain way. When I saw it, I thought it was funny because I thought he meant that KDB lost the ball too much. That's what we said when people complained about Bruno losing the ball. So if Pep started playing him again, it means KDB accepted Pep's way or that Pep had to swallow it and use him for his creativity.
Our finishing this season has been shocking at times. It's crazy to think what Bruno's assist count would be with a super clinical striker ahead of him.
Thanks for the thoughtful replies.
I like your optimism of us getting to the Final. Although he's more than likely stick to that formation that beat us by 6-3.
It seems like just KdB being off form for a while. RVP had that period with us, Carrick always started slowly, but they're all finish(-ed) the season strongly, when things reaching finale.
He's absolutely fecking mint. By far one of our best and most important players. He's been different gravy the last 4/5 games especially. Will miss him a lot on Thursday.
I’ve watched a LOT of football throughout the years and Bruno is the best I’ve seen at through balls. Quantity and quality.
I bought his shirt (Portugal version) a couple of weeks ago. Stud of a player
When he in form and "in control" (as in maintaining his composure/focus), he is an outstanding player to watch. When his emotions get the better of him, and he loses focus, then he is very annoying to watch. Either way, he is absolutely a key player for this team. How much was it? 50 million? A steal!
Some of his performances this season have been superb. He's not scoring as much, but he's put in the best performances of his United career IMO.
This reminds of that season with Zlatan where those Pogba compilations were floating around. It's been too long we had a seriously prolific attack
Some of his performances of late - Nottingham Forest and the home game awhile back where he played deeper (Leicester?) - has seen him show a level of control and precision to his game that I don’t think I’ve seen before. He’s been an excellent player for us throughout but this improvement is what he needs to become truly top class.
It’s not really been seriously prolific since 2012 if it not mistaken
Actually a really good idea
| S | GS | GC | GD |
| 12/13 | 86 | 43 | 43 |
| 13/14 | 64 | 43 | 21 |
| 14/15 | 62 | 37 | 25 |
| 15/16 | 49 | 35 | 14 |
| 16/17 | 54 | 29 | 25 |
| 17/18 | 68 | 28 | 40 |
| 18/19 | 65 | 54 | 11 |
| 19/20 | 66 | 36 | 30 |
| 20/21 | 73 | 44 | 29 |
| 21/22 | 57 | 57 | 0 |
| 22/23 | 46 | 37 | 9 |
| Average | 63 | 40 | 23 |
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