madras Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 He's the one having to adjust his game more than anyone else with Tonali coming in. If they can read each other it'll be a treat, if not there'll be times when it misfires and we'll need a back up plan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 I rate Bruno G very highly, but he has to be critisised as any other player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Young Anderson came on and looked far more effective I thought. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 I feel like he’s been off it for ages, aye. By “it” I mean his superb opening half-season of form, though, which was genuinely unbelievable. Maybe that’s just not his permanent level? Maybe other sides have clocked how to play him? Maybe he’s not suited/chuffed to be the deep-lying player every week? Maybe fatherhood has claimed another victim? Just want the old Bruno back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Most touches, most passes, highest pass accuracy, most duels won, most fouls won and yet he was poor to some. He wasn’t fantastic by any means, but he was one of our better (or less worse) players tonight imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sempiternal Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 For whatever reason he seemed to not want to play the riskier/more progressive passes he was constantly playing previously. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 1 minute ago, Flip said: Most touches, most passes, highest pass accuracy, most duels won, most fouls won and yet he was poor to some. He wasn’t fantastic by any means, but he was one of our better (or less worse) players tonight imo. He’s probably our best player. The demands are high. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 1 minute ago, Flip said: Most touches, most passes, highest pass accuracy, most duels won, most fouls won and yet he was poor to some. He wasn’t fantastic by any means, but he was one of our better (or less worse) players tonight imo. Stats don't tell the full story though and this is a prime example. Thought Tonali looked better tonight but in all honesty they just overran our midfield. We have a long way to go to get anywhere near their level. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubteam Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 I think Bruno will always be judged by the impeccably high standards he is capable of, he was below that today but so we're a lot of players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAK Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 8 minutes ago, gbandit said: Thought Bruno had a much better game personally than others are seeing, that scuffed shot and a poor pass that I recall were the only things that come to mind. His touch, use of his body, his general passing etc was sharper in my opinion He was OK in general but fluffed his lines at the crucial points. That’s what sets the great players from good players they do it when it counts. He was doing it last season until he got himself banned before the final but not been at that level since. Confident he’ll regain those levels again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 1 minute ago, Sempiternal said: For whatever reason he seemed to not want to play the riskier/more progressive passes he was constantly playing previously. Which explains his high pass accuracy. As I said sometimes these stats can be a bit misleading. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 1 minute ago, Collage said: He’s probably our best player. The demands are high. Isak is our best player - he’s the one player we could ask for £100m+ and get it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 It feels a bit like people are used to him now, tbh. He's old news. He still plays very similarly to when he first arrived but we're used to it - his stats are actually better. He had some class games to close out last season which seem to never get mentioned. Brighton, Man U, Spurs etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sempiternal Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Just now, Wallsendmag said: Which explains his high pass accuracy. As I said sometimes these stats can be a bit misleading. It was weird, like you could see passes that you expect him to try and it was like he’d turn away from them and play safer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Bruno Tonali and Anderson… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgarve Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 1 minute ago, TheBrownBottle said: Isak is our best player - he’s the one player we could ask for £100m+ and get it Not after todays viewing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 He’d have scored more than Haaland with the same supply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sempiternal Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Just now, tgarve said: Not after todays viewing Don’t think Isak could take a breath without being smothered by city players, he was way too isolated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holloway Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 He certainly wasn"t noticeably effective, perhaps his emotional state has become a weakness of sorts Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Last week in the first half we defended in a narrow 4. We needed to do similar today. Alvarez and Foden kept popping up in the half spaces. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Just now, Wallsendmag said: Which explains his high pass accuracy. As I said sometimes these stats can be a bit misleading. Bruno plays as an old fashioned half back these days - he’s the most likely player to receive the ball off the back four, and most passes will come in his own half. If he isn’t reasonably accurate and doesn’t have the most passes then something is going badly wrong that day Any of our midfielders playing as ‘number 6’ (still think it should be a number 4) would be likely to top some of those stats. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemtizz Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Needs to put that kid up for adoption to get his form back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRaspberryJam Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Just now, nemtizz said: Needs to put that kid up for adoption to get his form back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 2 minutes ago, tgarve said: Not after todays viewing Yeah, he was fitful first half. Wasn’t exactly getting much service though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 As discussed in the match thread, played well tonight. Was the best of the midfield three against a relentless City press. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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