Could Bruno break the PL record for goals from midfield?

[Schmeichel's Cartwheel]

Record is Lampard with 22, Bruno is currently on 6 from 8 games, so he’s got 30 more games to get 17 goals. Think he can do it?

* Ronaldo 07-08 doesn’t count as he played several games in a front 3.

 

[ClaytonBlackmoorLeftPeg]

Only scores penalties apparently...

 

[United58]

Record is Lampard with 22, Bruno is currently on 6 from 8 games, so he’s got 30 more games to get 17 goals. Think he can do it?

* Ronaldo 07-08 doesn’t count as he played several games in a front 3.

You could also argue Lampard played in a front 2 a lot

 

[Mr PG]

Some UTD fans have a "misplaced passes stat and Only scores penalties stat" for Bruno...

 

[Barnslig]

Only scores penalties apparently...

Just out of curiosity, anyone know how many penalties Lampard scored in the season he broke the record?

 

[Schmeichel's Cartwheel]

You could also argue Lampard played in a front 2 a lot

If you can make that argument for Lampard you’d have to make the same argument for Bruno.

 

[VeevaVee]

God it’s nice to have a goal scoring midfielder again isn’t it?

 

[Member 90887]

Just out of curiosity, anyone know how many penalties Lampard scored in the season he broke the record?

Found this, apparently 10 from the 22 were penalties.

In 2009/2010, Frank Lampard scored 22 goals, 10 were penalties. . He played 11 penalties, scored 10, missed 1.

 

[Schmeichel's Cartwheel]

Just out of curiosity, anyone know how many penalties Lampard scored in the season he broke the record?

11 taken 10 scored. Not sure if that’s PL or all comps though.

 

[Annihilate Now!]

How many did Yaya get that one year?

 

[cyberman]

If you can make that argument for Lampard you’d have to make the same argument for Bruno.

Bruno is all over the pitch though. Lampard was further forward playing off Drogba who who holding it up and laying it off for him. Brunos role is nire dynamic.
The assist record alone kills this argument. Hes genuinely a midfielder.

 

[Flexdegea]

Absolute whopper player.


First signing in a long long time ive got genuine fan boi love for.


Need to head over to see the fan page where your man was saying he does nothing special, cant remember his name but hes comedy

 

[Schmeichel's Cartwheel]

How many did Yaya get that one year?

20 goals. 6 of them pens.

 

[Member 90887]

Record is Lampard with 22, Bruno is currently on 6 from 8 games, so he’s got 30 more games to get 17 goals. Think he can do it?

* Ronaldo 07-08 doesn’t count as he played several games in a front 3.

You can specify that 10 out of those 22 goals for lampard were penalties. It'll help shut the discussions around them.

 

[UNITED ACADEMY]

Not easy to break Lampard’s record though but I think he’s capable since he’s similar to Lampard in term of their type of goals they scored.

 

[United58]

If you can make that argument for Lampard you’d have to make the same argument for Bruno.

Absolutely - Bruno and Man United Ronaldo are as much attackers as each other

 

[Schmeichel's Cartwheel]

Bruno is all over the pitch though. Lampard was further forward playing off Drogba who who holding it up and laying it off for him. Brunos role is nire dynamic.
The assist record alone kills this argument. Hes genuinely a midfielder.

Lampard played some games in a 4-4-2 as a CM & as a CM in a 4-3-3. He wasn’t exclusively a 10.

 

[Schmeichel's Cartwheel]

Absolutely - Bruno and Man United Ronaldo are as much attackers as each other

Well if that’s the case the record is 31. Good luck Bruno

 

[Ali Dia]

Box to box striker. He’s 100% our leader and our talisman

 

[Schmeichel's Cartwheel]

You can specify that 10 out of those 22 goals for lampard were penalties. It'll help shut the discussions around them.

I don’t remember anyone labelling Lampard a pen merchant in 2010 either

I guess it was pre the big twitter boom though wasn’t it

 

[Offside]

Ronaldo not technically a midfielder 07/08?

 

[Schmeichel's Cartwheel]

Ronaldo not technically a midfielder 07/08?

Played more than half of his games to the right of a 3 man attack, so no.

People forget Rooney played LW that season & assume him & Tevez played up front.

 

[Offside]

Played more than half of his games to the right of a 3 man attack, so no.

People forget Rooney played LW that season & assume him & Tevez played up front.

Wouldn’t say he was a forward at all like the modern day Salah’s and Mane’s. He was still more of a winger.

 

[cyberman]

Lampard played some games in a 4-4-2 as a CM & as a CM in a 4-3-3. He wasn’t exclusively a 10.

Almost always though. Makelele, Essien, Ballack all played behind him for the majority of those seasons. He never went deep to get the ball, drift wide etc. He was there making late runs into the box or playing off Drogba to get up the pitch.
He was as much of a midfielder as Scholes was before he was dropped back.

 

[Green_Red]

He got close to it before in his previous league so don't see why it wouldn't be possible. It would be a nice goal for him to set himself.

 

[united for life]

Some UTD fans have a "misplaced passes stat and Only scores penalties stat" for Bruno...

some people are just dull and negative

 

[Sandikan]

How many of Lampard's 22 were either non pens or non deflections?

 

[Green_Red]

How many of Lampard's 22 were either non pens or non deflections?

He used to take a lot of penalties for Chelsea didn't he?

Just checked.
32 of his 177 total goals were penalties.
10 of his 22 in a season were penalties.

 

[el3mel]

It should be possible, no reason why it won't happen as long as he stays fit.

 

[Hoof the ball]

He used to take a lot of penalties for Chelsea didn't he?

Just checked.
32 of his 177 total goals were penalties.
10 of his 22 in a season were penalties.

I just checked. Of the remaining 145 goals that weren't penalties, 2/3 of them were either minor or major deflections.

 

[Schmeichel's Cartwheel]

How many of Lampard's 22 were either non pens or non deflections?

There is no way to find stats on “deflected goals” unfortunately

10 were pens

 

[TMDaines]

Think it is unlikely. Bruno’s scored half of his goals from open play for us against Everton and tonight. He needs to work on those Lampard-esque late runs to become really prolific. Promising signs in recent weeks though.

 

[Mainoldo]

Good shout he could do. Would need about 10 pens and I can see him getting outfield goals. But if anyone can do it.

 

[The United]

He needs to be more selfish though. He seems more eager to set up for others at times.

 

[Inter Yer Nan]

Barring injuries I think he more than likely will beat that and probably with less pens than Lampard.

 

[Web of Bissaka]

Lampard primary role is to score goals no?
Bruno's is to create and assist primarily, to join in scoring whenever he had the chance is secondary.

Both of course are on penalty duty mainly, but there's a chance Bruno will concede to Rashford or others. Don't remember other Chelsea players than Lampard who took the penalties. Bruno is more of a playmaker while Lampard is an attacking goal seeker.

Interestingly even with that, he has very good chance.
So what if he scored a lot of penalties. Plenty have missed it anyway, it's not that easy. As other said, even Lampard scored a lot of pens in his record breaking season.

EDIT: Also VAR is here to help. Easy.

 

[Web of Bissaka]

I don’t remember anyone labelling Lampard a pen merchant in 2010 either

I guess it was pre the big twitter boom though wasn’t it

I still remember a lot of people alluded to that.
Not "penalty merchant" exactly, but always mention something like "well many of his goals are from penalties", so essentially what Bruno is getting nowadays.

Even the caf often mentioned that I recalled at that time.

 

[Number32]

Think it is unlikely. Bruno’s scored half of his goals from open play for us against Everton and tonight. He needs to work on those Lampard-esque late runs to become really prolific. Promising signs in recent weeks though.

He is already doing that, but we have at least 2 ball hogging forwards playing every match. Would be a different story if he played with Kane or Haaland, or may be we should start Cavani.

 

[meamth]

Records are there to be broken, Bruno will take it.

 

[Schmeichel's Cartwheel]

I still remember a lot of people alluded to that.
Not "penalty merchant" exactly, but always mention something like "well many of his goals are from penalties", so essentially what Bruno is getting nowadays.

Even the caf often mentioned that I recalled at that time.

Fair. I do remember everyone the jokes about all of his goals being deflected potshots.

It didn’t seem as obnoxious as the “Penandes” stuff but I guess it’s always gonna be amplified with the rise of social media