At this point, Bruno can retire/leave the Premier League as one of the best offensive midfielders in 21st Century. There are loads of stats as him creating more chances than anyone else (including Kevin De Bruyne who’s also an amazing chance creator).

https://old.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/13u7px6/optajoe_119_bruno_fernandes_created_119_chances/

https://www.reddit.com/r/reddevils/comments/13uh0t2/bruno_fernandes_topped_the_charts_for_most/

https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/13c1gle/sky_sports_most_chances_created_between_teammates/

https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/14fyy4q/opta_most_chances_created_for_a_specific_teammate/

I really don’t get the excuses of Hojlund having ‘shit service’ in the Premier League given who’s playing next to, but Hojlund is suddenly a lethal goalscorer in the UCL.

  • KY--@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Sure but also because Man United’s “system” seems to be attacking the wide channels. But Rashford, Antony and Garnacho will either try to beat a man or recycle backwards. If we had a stout midfield trio, and wingers that knew how to COLLABORATE with their midfielders, Bruno would have more space and smarter runs to pick out his attackers. If you were to plug and play Bruno into KDBs role at City, he’d be rolling in assists. If you plug and play KDB into United right now, he’d struggle.

    *disclaimer, I think KDB is far more controlled / poised than Bruno so this is not to say that they’re exactly the same player - more that the systems help and hinder them each respectively.