Who is better at football between Bruno and Eriksen?

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Fernandes is a player who thrives in chaos, tactically. He was Sporting’s best man for a few years when everything ran through him and he was able to put up great G/A’s which would mask the major flaws brought to his game.

Fast forward to the start of his career at Manchester United and the same sort of followed — Ole’s real lack of a system brought the best out of him and allowed the platform for him to do the best and the worst of what he can offer.

Some will say that having a coach like Ten Hag would improve the player, but I just think it would further exemplify his weaknesses. He’s not really a player who can play as a cog in the machine. He’s at his best free as a bird, making high risk high reward plays, breaking the pressing line to chase like a mad man alone. I.E. in “bad teams” like @giorno says. People can chuck chance created and most assists stats and whatever at your face, but honestly the more we resemble a team, the less impactful Fernandes will be.
 

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Eriksen was Spurs version of Utd Mata for much of his time there, maybe a little better. Good player, but not a game changer, at his peak.
Always struck as a more extravagant Mata and more refined Bruno. Mata was always neat and tidy in his passing as is Eriksen, but when needed, he can play that killer pass that Mata lacked, certainly in recent seasons. Re Bruno, to me he has Bruno's killer pass but doesn't try it every time he gets the ball. he is more selective in when to play it. I see people pulling out Bruno stats. of course they will look good, every pass he basically plays is an attacking pass. Throw enough shit at the wall, some of it is bound to stick. The problem with the amount of passes that go astray, is they create counters against us, which for a team lacking a true DM, pace at central defence and a keeper rooted to his line has been problematic.
 

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Always struck as a more extravagant Mata and more refined Bruno. Mata was always neat and tidy in his passing as is Eriksen, but when needed, he can play that killer pass that Mata lacked, certainly in recent seasons. Re Bruno, to me he has Bruno's killer pass but doesn't try it every time he gets the ball. he is more selective in when to play it. I see people pulling out Bruno stats. of course they will look good, every pass he basically plays is an attacking pass. Throw enough shit at the wall, some of it is bound to stick. The problem with the amount of passes that go astray, is they create counters against us, which for a team lacking a true DM, pace at central defence and a keeper rooted to his line has been problematic.
Yes, I think there are definitely issues with Bruno and I wouldn't be against moving in a different direction. The lack of discipline in his game can be a problem, don't just mean the erratic use of the ball, but the positions he takes up are a problem as well, will press at bad time and then not press when it might be more effective. Also the body language, oh the body language.

Eriksen is absolutely a good player, I just don't see him as the type who is going to make a major difference, but he would be basically replacing Mata so can understand the interest, clear upgrade.
 

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Certainly for G/A Bruno is one of the best around. But if you use your eyes we all know that’s not close to being the truth. Despite this, I wouldn’t say last season was the Bruno that he knows he can be.

Realistically he is somewhere in the middle of that atrocious Bruno and that World class Bruno. He isn’t World class and even if he regains form I can’t see those numbers remaining so high. But he is a decent player.

Eriksen is also a decent player. A better provider than Bruno and takes up better wide positions than Bruno. His crosses always caused us problems. Horrible player to defend against on form.

I doubt he would be a squad player. Definitely be starting games.
 

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Are you sure that's correct?

All the places Ive looked (May not be as accurate as your source though Infogol/ whoscored) say Bruno's was around 79% and Eriksen 81%.

Plus it looks like Eriksen never dipped below 80% in the premier league while Bruno never achieved 80% over a season.

I think their stats are actually quite close in their "Best Season" (for goals and assists).

2016/17 Eriksen scored 8 (0 pens) and assisted 15 while in 20/21 Fernandes scored 18 (9 pens) and assisted 12.

I think they were more or less the same age too.

So the Pens make the big difference, of course there is the fact that there is a skill in scoring them too.

I think people forget just how good Eriksen was. (16/17 highlights)


He could do all the flashy stuff AND control a game.

In saying that Eriksen is older and has his health issues to realistically he won't reach that peak again.
I used FBref for my passing stats.

As for Eriksen, good player, but let's also remember that Mata scored 19 and assisted 35 :eek: in 2012/2013 and yet we saw how he turned out for us a year later.

The reason I'm giving Bruno more leeway is because he played in a dysfunctional team with barely any coaching and managed to produce those numbers, where as Eriksen played in a well drilled Poch side in a balanced midfield and had very similar stats to Bruno.

Let's also remember that his stint at Inter didn't set him apart. Let's also remember that players like Lukaku looked WC, while Sanchez and Young who looked finished here were actually pretty good.

Not to shit on Eriksen, good player. But had Mata not played for us, would this place be saying the exact same thing in comparison to Bruno?
 

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Eriksen is the better footballer. Bruno is better at posting apologies on instagram.
 

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Really a question of who is the flavour of the day both in the media and amongst the fanbase. Both great players but will very different offerings. Bruno suits a more fluid role while Eriksen thrives in a tactically organised team
 

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Eriksen is the smarter player and technically better overall. He'll make any team play better but Bruno will gives/create more goals. In another word, you can say that Bruno's play are more individualistic. He was good at papering over the crack 2 seasons past, but last season shows how much he's value to the team plunges when he's off the boil.

Bruno is someone you put on top of already a stable foundation and gives you that edge. Eriksen is someone that will help build that foundation. They both can play together but not as midfielders.
 

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Love how fans have completely turned on Bruno, deserves a chance this season. He was awful last year and rightly deserved criticism, like the rest of them.

Eriksen is a good player, showed it in the league but he's slowed down. Even his last season at Spurs, didn't have the same tempo and Italy suited him. Great story him coming back after health issues at Brentford. Rather Bruno still everyday, rotation option is good but still baffled why this area is being looked at. We have areas literally everywhere to address before this.
 

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Love how fans have completely turned on Bruno, deserves a chance this season. He was awful last year and rightly deserved criticism, like the rest of them.

Eriksen is a good player, showed it in the league but he's slowed down. Even his last season at Spurs, didn't have the same tempo and Italy suited him. Great story him coming back after health issues at Brentford. Rather Bruno still everyday, rotation option is good but still baffled why this area is being looked at. We have areas literally everywhere to address before this.
It's just calling out their skills rather than turning on Bruno. At least for me, he is still a class act when it comes to his personality but I don't rate him that high. Also don't forget Bruno has only had what a year of top form in his career (at the top level).
 

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Bruno is being criminally underrated on here lately. Yes he’s been out of form for a while but people forget how good he was when he first came here, literally carried the team. Not taking anything away from Eriksen he’s a very good player, more of a system player I’d say whereas Bruno is a bit of a maverick. When both are at their best I’d say Bruno is much more exciting to watch.
 

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I think those continually referencing the G/A should probably show some consideration to the fact yhat a significant portion of Bruno’s goals are penalties. I appreciate penalties count as goals, but let’s not pretend they are real factors in determining the difference between two players. In his first 6 months I’m sure of his 14 goals, 10 were from the spot, and one was a free kick too. Using sweeping statements on the basis of stats is certainly synonymous with today’s football fan, but in open play, I don’t think Bruno is an outrageous goalscorer from midfield at all, although a good one by most standards.

This season that has just finished that has many holding their hands up saying ‘he had a terrible season’ would have a totally different narrative if you added another 10 pens to it. Certainly that seems to be the difference when comparing to the ‘brilliant 18 months where he carried us’. All O read is 28 G/18 A or something, but half of those are pens and not any reflection of how he has played. Pens cannot be a significant metric of how a player is assessed.
 

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I think those continually referencing the G/A should probably show some consideration to the fact yhat a significant portion of Bruno’s goals are penalties. I appreciate penalties count as goals, but let’s not pretend they are real factors in determining the difference between two players. In his first 6 months I’m sure of his 14 goals, 10 were from the spot, and one was a free kick too. Using sweeping statements on the basis of stats is certainly synonymous with today’s football fan, but in open play, I don’t think Bruno is an outrageous goalscorer from midfield at all, although a good one by most standards.

This season that has just finished that has many holding their hands up saying ‘he had a terrible season’ would have a totally different narrative if you added another 10 pens to it. Certainly that seems to be the difference when comparing to the ‘brilliant 18 months where he carried us’. All O read is 28 G/18 A or something, but half of those are pens and not any reflection of how he has played. Pens cannot be a significant metric of how a player is assessed.
Also the penalties were being won by others, mostly Martial. If he was winning his own penalties at least you could say that he was doing something in open play.

This is why his goals dried up quick when Martial lost his form and was benched, Rashford started to be benched and #11 was dropped from the squad. It was clearly not sustainable even 2 years ago yet whenever you tried to put his numbers into context people would just throw out these baseless G/A spreadsheets and accuse you of a agenda. Even the majority of his assists at the start where basic passes which were turned into something by our front three but it didn't matter. In open play he has never been that good.
 

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Bruno has better individual abilities but as a manager, I'd pick Eriksen.

Eriksen is simply smarter, more efficient and mentally stronger, I believe. Also more of a team player.
 

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If Erikssen can pass to a team mate successfully he is already more of an asset than Bruno
 

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I have nothing against Bruno, great player when he feels like it. But Eriksen is just the footballer player in my opinion. He just has the better skillset for the 10 position
 

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As an attacking midfielder, it's not even a contest. Bruno can't even circulate the ball at a high level. At the moment, hes a SS and in that role he's better than Eriksen.
In general, I prefer Eriksen. He's the kind of player that elevates those around him. Bruno puts his teammates in trouble.
 

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They are very different players. Bruno can pull magic out of a hat but is also very risky at times.
Eriksen isn't flashy but can provide a platform for his team to shine.

If we end up having both and Ten Hag gets them working together they can be very difficult to handle for teams.
In other words I would love watching them play together.
 

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They are very different players. Bruno can pull magic out of a hat but is also very risky at times.
Eriksen isn't flashy but can provide a platform for his team to shine.

If we end up having both and Ten Hag gets them working together they can be very difficult to handle for teams.
In other words I would love watching them play together.
Is it really pulling magic out of a hat when you attempt 2938293 through balls per game? IMO he is the type of player who thrives in a team where his teammates are average players and he has a license to just do whatever he wants in terms of positioning, shooting and through balls. However, put him in a better team that wants to hold possession and have cohesive teamplay, and well he is a disaster.

In saying that, I will admit my posts have an agenda when it comes to Bruno because I absolutely detest the way he plays football.
 

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In the last 5 seasons, Bruno had 43 goal contribution per season. Insane number.
 
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well comparing Lampard and Bruno is also ludicrous but you see his point
No I don’t.

None of the other 3 players are anything like Scholes, they are all attacking midfielders, none of whom can hold a candle to Scholes in terms of dictating a game and it’s tempo. None of them even play in that position.

Comparing fecking Eriksen to Bruno is nothing like comparing another attacking midfielder to Scholes. Eriksen has never ever reached the heights of Scholes to be granted such a nonsensical argument in his favour.
 

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Both are great CAMs. Different playing styles and qualities, but very good at what they are doing.
 

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No manager is going to do that at highest level but, i think if you give Bruno a free role as some kind of second striker, he would score a lot.
 

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That's what he's got for a while now.
its clear that is expected he would be a link midfield-attack and he's heavily criticized for not doing enough defensive effort. You only need to read the match threads. I'm talking about a scenario of Bruno playing for a smaller but more or less competitive club, that would defend with two lines and leave Bruno and a striker up front.
 

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Also the penalties were being won by others, mostly Martial. If he was winning his own penalties at least you could say that he was doing something in open play.

This is why his goals dried up quick when Martial lost his form and was benched, Rashford started to be benched and #11 was dropped from the squad. It was clearly not sustainable even 2 years ago yet whenever you tried to put his numbers into context people would just throw out these baseless G/A spreadsheets and accuse you of a agenda. Even the majority of his assists at the start where basic passes which were turned into something by our front three but it didn't matter. In open play he has never been that good.
Really?? What's his number without penalties?