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2024-25 Performances


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5.8 Season Average Rating
Appearances
56
Goals
13
Assists
19
Yellow cards
10
Red cards
3
Where? Also, there was no consensus that he was poor over long periods. He had a stretch of games where he was a good amount below his own high standards but even then he still looked like one of our only creative threats and this period wasn't as long as you seen to be implying. And he certainly wasn't poor for a whole half a season.

Also:

'I Don’t really want to do anything but praise Bruno at the minute though. I thought he was great last night, not even bothered that he seemed to be the one player who was a little sloppy at times'. You just can't help yourself can you?!
*You just can't help yourself can you?!…
So go back and see my initial post after last nights game. You will see no mention of sloppy pass, it’s like you have no context and see everything as new born child and need everything explained. funnily enough…biggest fan has just said exactly the same about Bruno last night.

Same guy who admit Bruno was ‘so poor’ first half of season.

As for general consensus look back game by game on here.
 
What a guy! What a captain!

We wont anything with Bruno... but without Bruno we probably dont get this far.

Good to see him have such a good impactful season.
 
I've been one of those fans who has been critical of Bruno but this season he has really stepped up. That's 19 for the season, joint top scorer in the Europa league with 7, and he's playing out of his skin. Absolute fair play to him. He's also just 2 away from 100 goals for United.

He deserves to lift that trophy, we simply cannot allow Spurs, SPURS, of all teams, to ruin this.

The league has been an absolute disaster but if any of us were told last summer United would return to the Champions League and win a trophy this season, I'm sure we'd have all taken that. So, based on that alone, you have to consider this season a success, should that happen. Get this trophy lifted, get where this club belongs, and get the players Ruben needs in the door quick smart. The next 3 months could be monumental towards the future.
 
It's inevitable that sometime soon someone will try to do down Bruno by saying he's nothing more than the best player at a club in mid table. Some people simply cannot enjoy how good he has been and continues to be for us. I don't get it.

I cannot put into words how much I want to see this lad lift the Europa League trophy in a few weeks time. He's given his best years to United and, for the most part, he's got f-k all back (except a bunch of YouTubers and pundits p-sing all over him at every opportunity).
 
It's not even like Bruno has drastically transformed his game or his body language over the past few months. It's just a lot easier for posters to say that he has evolved as a footballer instead of saying "I was wrong about him".


It's hardly a 'problem' or 'pathetic' to say "as a United fan, I have always rated this United player and now I've clearly been proven right".
If you think he was performing well at the start of the season like he is now there isn't much point continuing this discussion. It's actually praiseworthy of the player to say he's getting better, but somehow Bruno fans still somehow turn this into a negative.

You can look back at my posting history on Bruno, I've praised him when he's played well and criticised him when he's been bad. The problem is both his uber fans and haters are so hyperbolic about him that you can't have a balanced opinion about him.
 
There's something about the way he shoot and dribble that looks like a proper footballer thing, you see it and you know 'ok he is a footballer alright'. There are footballers who are good at those too but their posture and stance are all weird like they don't belong on this planet for football, maybe I was just high but it's true when you see it for what it is
 
Feck it. Might have forced his way into the top 10 of my favourite players ever. He's amazing. Best since Fergie retired by a fecking country mile. Adore him.
 
*You just can't help yourself can you?!…
So go back and see my initial post after last nights game. You will see no mention of sloppy pass, it’s like you have no context and see everything as new born child and need everything explained. funnily enough…biggest fan has just said exactly the same about Bruno last night.

Same guy who admit Bruno was ‘so poor’ first half of season.

As for general consensus look back game by game on here.
Who has said this?!

Also...'it’s like you have no context and see everything as new born child and need everything explained.' do you really have to post in such an obnoxious, confrontational manner?
 
Feck it. Might have forced his way into the top 10 of my favourite players ever.

Starting to feel the same way. I was too young to remember anything from Robson, but I imagine it must have felt something like this for the fans at the time.
 
To be honest I stupidly thought he would be less effective in Amorim's system. Always appreciated how he has carried us in recent years, but thought it helped him to play in a free no.10 role as he seemed to lack the restraint to play anywhere else positionally.

Seems silly now. If anything he has looked better than ever lately, whether in either the 10 or 6 roles.
 
What goes under the radar with Bruno is the timings of his runs into the box.

His reading of the game is incredible, always knows when to time his runs into the box, always seems to be a step ahead of the play.

An absolute fantastic player, anyone who really says otherwise is just blinkered.
 
What goes under the radar with Bruno is the timings of his runs into the box.

His reading of the game is incredible, always knows when to time his runs into the box, always seems to be a step ahead of the play.

An absolute fantastic player, anyone who really says otherwise is just blinkered.

I just want to see him in a well functioning team with good players around him for once. There is always the nagging suspicion that hes part of our overall team issues but there is a far bigger suspicion that without him we would be truly lacking any elite talent in the side.
 
He's the best player in the league.
 
This might be the best Bruno's season since his first full season in Utd. He was very good yesterday and he's been our best player this season by far. 37 G/A is very good for a player who is playing for a team that is falling apart. He didn't really start well this season but since Ruben arrived he has been sensational.

I have to admit that I was starting to become sceptical about Bruno because he didn't really play that well the last season and at the beginning of this one.

Just like Casemiro, Bruno has drastically improved his form and performances in the last couple of months. I am still not sure if he's a captain material yet but you cannot doubt his footballing abilities and the quality that he has.
 
100% penalty conversion this season (7/7), which includes two high-pressure ones against Lyon and Bilbao. He's ice cold. Underrated ability to have.
 
He's the best player in the league.

I still think it's Salah. But apart from him, you're probably right. I guess you could make arguments for Rodri, Van Dijk and Alisson, but it's very even regardless of who you pick.
 
100% penalty conversion this season (7/7), which includes two high-pressure ones against Lyon and Bilbao. He's ice cold. Underrated ability to have.
The biggest compliment I can give him is that I just have zero doubt in the big games he will convert the penalty. I was already celebrating before he’d even converted because hes just ice cold from the spot.
 
If you think he was performing well at the start of the season like he is now there isn't much point continuing this discussion. It's actually praiseworthy of the player to say he's getting better, but somehow Bruno fans still somehow turn this into a negative.
Hardly anyone was performing well at the start of the season, hence why Ten Hag got sacked. As captain, I can understand why Bruno took some flack, however it seemed very over the top considering the circumstances. I still think his playing style isn't dissimilar from what we've seen previously. No doubt he has reached new heights with his performance levels, but we're hardly watching some average footballer become world class. He's always been quality.
 
Hardly anyone was performing well at the start of the season, hence why Ten Hag got sacked. As captain, I can understand why Bruno took some flack, however it seemed very over the top considering the circumstances. I still think his playing style isn't dissimilar from what we've seen previously. No doubt he has reached new heights with his performance levels, but we're hardly watching some average footballer become world class. He's always been quality.
Agreed. His lows have always been massively exaggerated. He's certainly had a few poor patches but they've not been lengthy and even during them he always threatened and looked like one of the few capable of doing something. It's not like we're seeing a totally different player now - he's certainly improved since the start of the season but the depths of his floor performances are always exaggerated by some.
 
Agreed. His lows have always been massively exaggerated. He's certainly had a few poor patches but they've not been lengthy and even during them he always threatened and looked like one of the few capable of doing something. It's not like we're seeing a totally different player now - he's certainly improved since the start of the season but the depths of his floor performances are always exaggerated by some.

I find it funny when I see people saying he isnt all that, then bring up arguments like he treats the ball like hot potato and has no composure...

You do not take high pressure penalties like he has done, without having composure.. its always failed logic when it comes to rating Bruno.

He also has the fitness attribute, which cannot be underrated. Him being available all the time, ofcourse he will have some poor patches, he runs himself to the ground.

This is why managers love him, he does not shy away from things, even when its not going his way, he will want the ball and try something for the team.
 
He's our only hope so when he doesn't perform and no one steps up somehow that's his fault.

Great player.
 
I find it funny when I see people saying he isnt all that, then bring up arguments like he treats the ball like hot potato and has no composure...

You do not take high pressure penalties like he has done, without having composure.. its always failed logic when it comes to rating Bruno.

He also has the fitness attribute, which cannot be underrated. Him being available all the time, ofcourse he will have some poor patches, he runs himself to the ground.

This is why managers love him, he does not shy away from things, even when its not going his way, he will want the ball and try something for the team.
Yep, two parts of his game that are often ignored by many non-united fans(and some of our own!) He never hides or goes missing and will always run his heart out. The definition of leading by example.
 
So he isn’t playing better is what you’re claiming? Even Bruno biggest fan was scathing of him first half of season.

Truth is he is playing well since Feb. Those appraisals of him game to game from August to Jan were not wrong then because he plays well now. It’s ridiculous to claim he hasn’t had atrocious games and long periods of poor performance every full season, including this. Even biggest fan critique this.

It’s quite something when people can’t even just agree that the guy is playing great at the minute though and this is brought on by people who can’t accept he ever played bad. Those who have criticised seem to be in agreement that he’s playing great. So that’s strange one isn’t it. Almost like child.
No, that's a very silly jump from one piece of logic to the next. What I actually said was that he hasn't cut out his "erratic play". Because it was never really that erratic to start with, it's just a function of his role.
That’s the thing. He actually gave the ball away carelessly a few times last night as well. He almost always does. If it wasn’t for the good result - due to him, for once, not being the only player to step up - you can bet your arse the hardcore Bruno critics would have used those losses of possession to twist the overall performance into a bad one. Obviously, the goals also help silence critics. They always do.
Yep, this. Players playing in that position do give the ball away, they're playing a role where they need to take risks and it's supposed to be high enough up the pitch that for a functioning team the reward is worth that risk.
 
What goes under the radar with Bruno is the timings of his runs into the box.

His reading of the game is incredible, always knows when to time his runs into the box, always seems to be a step ahead of the play.

Definitely the most underrated part of his game. People have finally started to notice his defensive contributions (which was there under Ten Hag too), but his movement off the ball is even more impressive. It's this awareness that helps him regain possession so often.

The loudest critics used to hint at Bruno being good at one or two things and average/poor at everything else. The reality is that he is good at almost everything and average/poor at very few things.
 
He's found his shooting boots again after a pretty long lean spell in that regard.

And that really shifts the perception of his performances. Goals are amazing like that. For individuals and teams they are often what dictates opinion.
 
He's found his shooting boots again after a pretty long lean spell in that regard.

And that really shifts the perception of his performances. Goals are amazing like that. For individuals and teams they are often what dictates opinion.
I mean sure. If you're shooting a ton and not scoring, then that's not very good. Especially if you're missing big chances in a team struggle to create much.

On Bruno: It's the best football I think he's ever played. Certainly at least for us. He's seemed to restrain himself and smoothen out the gunslinging side of his game to a much more reasonable standard. It's no longer a lot of hit and hope balls and he's far more composed than I've seen him in years past in his play. His positional discipline is fantastic compared to what we used to watch a few years ago where he'd seemingly just chase the ball all over the pitch both in and out of possession.

Awesome to see.
 
I mean sure. If you're shooting a ton and not scoring, then that's not very good. Especially if you're missing big chances in a team struggle to create much.

On Bruno: It's the best football I think he's ever played. Certainly at least for us. He's seemed to restrain himself and smoothen out the gunslinging side of his game to a much more reasonable standard. It's no longer a lot of hit and hope balls and he's far more composed than I've seen him in years past in his play. His positional discipline is fantastic compared to what we used to watch a few years ago where he'd seemingly just chase the ball all over the pitch both in and out of possession.

Awesome to see.

I've always been a big fan. Felt sorry for him at times when he's expected to be those cerebral play maker in a team as badly functioning as ours.

Just glad he's looking a goal threat again. Massive boost for us.
 
I've always been a big fan. Felt sorry for him at times when he's expected to be those cerebral play maker in a team as badly functioning as ours.

Just glad he's looking a goal threat again. Massive boost for us.
I'm self admittedly one of his bigger critics on here I think. Just didn't like how he played often times (when he was "out of form") and thought the approach he took to games would hinder a great team more than it helped. But to his credit he's evolved and matured his game to go along with the constant ludicrous production he's always had.