Bruno Guimarães

[GeordieDazzler]

2 hours ago, LionOfGosforth said:

By the way, I was stunned to learn Bruno has played for us 132 times already, scoring 24 goals (!!!). Time flies with this magnificent man in our colors.

 
He’s played in 168 out of 177 games he could have been selected for and until he was rested vs Bournemouth had played 67 games in a row. He’s the emotional heartbeat of this team. 

[GeordieDazzler]

Also love the fact he’s clearly been learning how to win a coin toss over the summer

[The College Dropout]

2 hours ago, LionOfGosforth said:

By the way, I was stunned to learn Bruno has played for us 132 times already, scoring 24 goals (!!!). Time flies with this magnificent man in our colors.

Lads missed less than 10 games since he's joined I bet. Definitely the case in the league. 

[The College Dropout]

23 minutes ago, GeordieDazzler said:

 
He’s played in 168 out of 177 games he could have been selected for and until he was rested vs Bournemouth had played 67 games in a row. He’s the emotional heartbeat of this team. 

Ah here we go.

 

 

He's the literal heartbeat of the side.

 

I don't get annoyed at some fluctuation in performance levels. Lad is a machine. I'm sure he's played 95% of the minutes we've played in the league over the last 3 seasons. Does anyone know?

[timeEd32]

Bruno is #7 on ESPN's top 50 players of the season so far:

 

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You can think of the opposition defensive lines this way: The attacking line is the easiest to bypass, but it also carries with it the highest penalty for failure. The defensive line is the hardest to break through, but it also comes with the smallest penalty for failure. The midfield line, meanwhile, is the worst of both worlds: harder to break through than the attacking line, and a much higher downside than a failed pass through the defensive line.

 

Per Gradient's data, only nine players have completed at least 25 passes that broke the opposition midfield line, and only one of them has completed at least 80% of his attempts at breaking the midfield line. That would be Bruno Guimarães, who also leads the league in both passes attempted (20) and passes completed (9) that break the opposition defensive line.

 

He's just a brilliant player who understands the risks and payoffs of the different areas of the field as well as anyone in the league.

 

https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/46785166/premier-league-top-50-ranked-best-players-2025-26-season-liverpool-arsenal-man-united

 

Tonali is way too low but he does say this: As always, this is biased toward players who do things that are quantifiable -- there is a lot that happens on the field that we still can't count, but I'm more likely to be wrong by chasing after them too aggressively -- but it's also not a purely data-based list.

[TheBrownBottle]

4 hours ago, magorific said:

Overrated? Did you see him run games for us, surrounded by the likes of John Cornwall? Ask Alex Ferguson if he was overrated - he saw Gazza give Robson and co the runaround vs Man Utd more than once.

Then the season he had for Spurs following Italia 90 was just off the scale.

An absolute cock of a human being - as evidenced in the ‘91 cup final. But a sensational, genuinely generational talent.

He could literally do almost anything (very decent in the air, which gets forgotten).

Overrated? Wow…

 

In terms of raw talent - no argument from me.  In terms of what he actually became - yes, overrated - he didn’t become what everyone knows he should’ve become. 
 

edit: yes, I did see him in B&W

 

 

Edited October 31, 2025 by TheBrownBottle

[elbee909]

5 hours ago, GeordieDazzler said:

 
He’s played in 168 out of 177 games he could have been selected for and until he was rested vs Bournemouth had played 67 games in a row. He’s the emotional heartbeat of this team. 

 

Imagine if he had some athleticism!

[GEFAFWISP]

4 hours ago, timeEd32 said:

Bruno is #7 on ESPN's top 50 players of the season so far:

 

 

https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/46785166/premier-league-top-50-ranked-best-players-2025-26-season-liverpool-arsenal-man-united

 

Tonali is way too low but he does say this: As always, this is biased toward players who do things that are quantifiable -- there is a lot that happens on the field that we still can't count, but I'm more likely to be wrong by chasing after them too aggressively -- but it's also not a purely data-based list.

Isak at #13?

[kenlau88210]

4 hours ago, elbee909 said:

 

Imagine if he had some athleticism!

sadly his athleticism remains one of his main weaknesses despite his incredible durability 

[Shearergol]

3 hours ago, kenlau88210 said:

sadly his athleticism remains one of his main weaknesses despite his incredible durability 

Have you checked the definition of the word or are you just trying to say he’s slow?

[Coffee_Johnny]

On 30/10/2025 at 11:34, PauloGeordio said:

 

 

Need to vote here. https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/4449748/ea-sports-premier-league-player-of-the-month-october-2025-shortlist

[kenlau88210]

5 hours ago, Shearergol said:

Have you checked the definition of the word or are you just trying to say he’s slow?

haha yes i meant lacking pace and power/explosiveness. But agree he has high degree of athleticism in attributes like stamina, durability/natural fitness, decent agility and strength. Obviously very good technical and mental attributes. One of our best players for sure 👍 

[NSG]

Just realised the Brazil games for the next international break are being played at the Emirates stadium and in Lille, so no long haul flights for Bruno and big Jow.

[Playmaker]

On 31/10/2025 at 13:56, LionOfGosforth said:

 

Brilliant player but never even came close to representing Newcastle and has no links to us at all.

 

 

On 31/10/2025 at 14:07, jack j said:

Aye 

Never ever heard Bryan Robson called a geordie 

He was a Newcastle fan as a kid, in the opening of his documentary(Robbo) he said he would have loved to have played for Newcastle.

 

https://www.itv.com/watch/robbo-the-bryan-robson-story/10a6514a0001B/10a6514a0001

[WilliamPS]

On 31/10/2025 at 17:17, GeordieDazzler said:

had played 67 games in a row

Hugely hugely impressive, but absolutely impossible to keep playing every game in a season with European football, so glad Howe has started rotating early in the season. Only way with the fixture list.

[Lush Vlad]

Such a weird player. Looks world class one week. Then pub league the next. 
 

Been the worst player on the pitch. 

[RUHRLYASLEEVESUP]

2 young kids, nappy changes, bottles etc

Can't be easy for the lad, bound to be tired like 

[Lotus]

Been quite sloppy. Hope he sharpens up 2nd half. We need him.

[Miggys First Goal]

He’s been shite. 

[Lotus]

 He has to try and force it every time. Has been no creativity in front of him. 

[Newcastle Fan]

I echo what i said about him a week back, for someone starting every game for us and Brazil he can't keep having games when he's one of the worst players on the pitch regulary.

[The College Dropout]

3 minutes ago, Lotus said:

 He has to try and force it every time. Has been no creativity in front of him. 

Really needed to lighten the burden of progression and creation this season on him. Woltemade was a half step there 

[andycap]

5 minutes ago, Lotus said:

 He has to try and force it every time. Has been no creativity in front of him. 

He's meant to be our creativity isn't he? 

[Lotus]

2 minutes ago, andycap said:

He's meant to be our creativity isn't he? 

 
on his own? Even WHam have Bowen ahead of Paqueta. 

[andycap]

Just now, Lotus said:

 
on his own? Even WHam have Bowen ahead of Paqueta. 

Well who else because Gordon and Murphy aren't the answer.