Every club has press rules, what you can and can’t say to the press/public. SAF was very strict on it. Criticising teammates in public is a no go area. Although I’m unconvinced if he really pulled anyone up but I’ve heard he has had two run ins with ole (press talk so again unsure if true) so another run in won’t be good. Ole can’t afford to lose him and I think Bruno knows it. So he’s going a bit rogue.What club rules?
I wasn’t aware of any club rules regarding players talking to press.
He didn't "hang out his players/defenders". He said "we" throughout his comments. Players in the Fergie era used to talk like this all of the time. It's actually a very Roy Keane type statement. That was a time when United had a top class winning culture.You're not getting my point. It's the forum he chooses to hang out his players/defenders. He can call out his teammates as much as he likes, but leave it to the dressing room, traning ground or whatever.
Stripping someone of captaincy is a huge risk. Unless you've got a compelling reason then you can fracture the dressing room pulling a stunt like that. Solskjaer doesn't seem like the type to do that, certainly not for performances. He had the perfect opportunity to strip him of captaincy during his Greek arrest but stood by him.Why isn't Bruno captain? Does Maguire have a sneaky clause in his contract that guarantees him captaincy for the foreseeable future?
It has nothing to do with how long he was at the club. If Phil Jones said that what would be your reaction?
No problem with this and I'm thinking why?
Difference is he was with us for 9 yrs. When he made the interview he'd been our captain for almost 5 yrs and as captain had led the team to 6 EPL titles, 3 FA-cups, 1 CL . After that he went on to add 1 more EPL title and 1 more FA-cup to the list.
Bruno has been with us just over 1 yr and has won feck all yet!
For those of you bringing Roy Keane into the picture and making the same comparison!
You didn’t have to even use a player who hasn’t played in over a year . If Rashford or Martial said this I’d be fuming.It has nothing to do with how long he was at the club. If Phil Jones said that what would be your reaction?
The reason Keane can say it is because he walks the talk. He leads by example and nobody could ever accuse him of switching off or showing a lack of desire.
Bruno is the same type of character. Whether he's done it for 9 years, 1 year or 5 games, he has proven that he will back his words up with his own performances. That gives him the right to make those comments.
Pogba makes the "we need to improve" comments all the time and not one person thinks he means a word of it.
The softness of people these days is astonishing.basic comments hahahaha what a thread
Solskjaer is playing it down but you can tell he's desperate to win something, he just doesn't want to put extra pressure on the players. Do you not think that playing for Manchester United, with the insane levels of media scrutiny, fan expectation etc isn't enough pressure already? But our defenders and goalkeeper have crumbled when it has counted so either they toughen up or they get replaced with players that CAN take the pressure or better still - enjoy it, like Bruno does. Absolutely nothing wrong with what Bruno said. That result was absolutely fecking infuriating, as was the Sheffield United and Champions League results. When it's come down to it our players have got scared.I don’t get why some are saying he should have said this. Your coach doesn’t seem that bothered about winning the league so it’s good that someone is. He set the game up for 3 points, an easy 3 points, and the duds let messed it up. He’s every right to call them out. More of that and he’ll end up going somewhere to win. You can tell he’s desperate to win.
Yes it goes both ways. When the team have kept clean sheets and we haven't scored, the defenders don't go out and back stab Bruno in media for being poor.Don't like him calling out teammates honestly. He needs to have a look at his own performances in the nil-nil against Liverpool and Arsenal, games in which we should have won as well. Our defence was great in both matches, but where was he? Constantly giving the ball away and failing to have any positive influence whatsoever.
Don't be so dramatic.Yes it goes both ways. When the team have kept clean sheets and we haven't scored, the defenders don't go out and back stab Bruno in media for being poor.
Haha, are you serious?Don't be so dramatic.
I think he is (rightly) beginning to get pissed off at doing so much to get us into a good position only for it to be given away. I've watched his face carefully at the end of games and he isn't happy with the team - well, we have to make sure he is happy. No one can doubt he's single-handedly changed the team so if he upsets the others, they need to stop upsetting him. I know what you are saying but the last thing we want is to be chancing losing himWithout naming any names he openly hung out a certain section of his teammates. Yes he was disappointed, but his comments aren't going to have a positive effect on the players he's targeting.
Those comments should come from the manager. Not a player surely!!
Yeah.Haha, are you serious?
Cavani comes across, to me, like Zlatan - hates to lose and will let others know when they've screwed it up. Same for Bruno. Same in past for Keano and Cantona. Some players don't seem to mind losing as much - you can bet SAF wouldn't want them in a side...You think he didn't. I bet the atmosphere in there was red hot. Bet Cavani had a lot to say as well. They come out with the same stuff everytime something like this happens, 'It wasn't good enough', 'We need to learn from this'. Nice to hear someone being brutal for a change. They need a red hot boot up the arse.
He signed 5 .5 year contract with an option of one more year. Him not signing a contract is least of our worries now.Just read a article saying he doesn’t want to sign a contract extension just yet. He wants to wait until the end of the season to see how we do.
100% he will leave if he doesn’t see us winning anything. He has a elite mentality and the club will have to match him.
It must be pointed out that Pogba was literally the player of the tournament the last time we won in Europe & got plaudits league wide in TOTS since.Pogba makes the "we need to improve" comments all the time and not one person thinks he means a word of it.
Just because players don't go public with there disconsent, doesn't mean they don't mind losing. Rashford for example contributes just as much as Bruno. Undoubtedly our 2 most important players. He doesn't hang out our defensive players in public. You bring in SAF to the equation: If SAF was in charge now and a player went public critisizing like Bruno did and bearing in mind he's been with the club 1 year, he wouldn't be happy I can tell you that!Cavani comes across, to me, like Zlatan - hates to lose and will let others know when they've screwed it up. Same for Bruno. Same in past for Keano and Cantona. Some players don't seem to mind losing as much - you can bet SAF wouldn't want them in a side...
Because he doesn't need an armband to be a leader. Boring hang up.Why isn't Bruno captain? Does Maguire have a sneaky clause in his contract that guarantees him captaincy for the foreseeable future?
Yes and man never landed on the moon...Why isn't Bruno captain? Does Maguire have a sneaky clause in his contract that guarantees him captaincy for the foreseeable future?
I keep seeing this. Yes, you don’t have to be captain to be a leader, but you do have to be a leader to be captain. Saying Bruno doesn’t need to be captain only works if he have a leader as our current captain, which we don’t.Because he doesn't need an armband to be a leader. Boring hang up.
