dcmk Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Did he sort out his ankle / foot issue post season? Or has he just rested it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Thought he was OK,personally. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Looked sloppy today, hopefully he'll get sharper and he's had great help from Joelinton and Tonali. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 He was alright, someone called him 1 out of 10 which was ludicrous (as he is perfectly capable of a rash red card now and then lol). He will get there, and to be honest his infectious personality probably counts for more than you think on the pitch. His celebrating all the goals... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Thought he was solid tbh, drove forward and great positioning and raking passes. A couple of wayward balls, buy overall very good Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 1 minute ago, Tiresias said: He was alright, someone called him 1 out of 10 which was ludicrous (as he is perfectly capable of a rash red card now and then lol). He will get there, and to be honest his infectious personality probably counts for more than you think on the pitch. His celebrating all the goals... Teams will be looking to press him this season, as he's been caught a few times hanging onto the ball a fraction too long. By the same token, if they don't get the ball off him then we are just as likely to punish them on the counter like we did today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Below his best but still had some good moments. As Tonali gets more and more time on the ball it’ll help Bruno as teams won’t be able to target both of them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 I don’t think he’ll ever stand out for us as much as he did in his first 9 months or so. nothing on him but he’s now surrounded by players of a similar standard. can’t wait until everyone is totally on the same wavelength Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 He's been below standard for a while in all honestly. I hope with Tonali being here elevates his play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 33 minutes ago, Colos Short and Curlies said: I don’t think he’ll ever stand out for us as much as he did in his first 9 months or so. nothing on him but he’s now surrounded by players of a similar standard. can’t wait until everyone is totally on the same wavelength Yeah he’s not going to be obviously the best player every week anymore, and he doesn’t really need to be. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 I thought he was pretty fine today but for getting caught on the ball once. He didn't stand out as Tonali did, but was by no means poor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Begging for this lad to get back up to scratch at some point. Starting to wonder if pre-Matteo was just a purple patch; we've very seldom seen those incredible levels since that run of brilliant results in Autumn 2022/23. Tonali helped him out big-time against Villa imo but today's trio has unbelievable potential as a unit, if Bruno can sort out the maddening sloppiness. It just didn't exist this time last year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotus Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Bruno will be fine. Less responsibility on him which is good but he’ll get back to his levels. He’s super competitive and he’ll sharpen up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Lenny said: I thought he was pretty fine today but for getting caught on the ball once. He didn't stand out as Tonali did, but was by no means poor. Absolutely this. So long as he’s got a smile on his face and over celebrating goals it’s all good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Looked best when rotating into the CM position today. We made some lovely switches between the 3. Tonali will help him as teams adjust to figuring out how to deal with him which will open space back up again. Bruno had some excellent games at the back end of last campaign and does so much grunt work for us but sides had figured out ways to limit his space & influence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiseman Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Bruno's role has changed a lot since that first 6 months with us, he's still the most gifted player we have, but with alot more people focusing on him, it makes his game alot harder. Also with alot more quality in the squad he doesn't stand out the way he did. Hes still the first name on the team sheet for me, and with Tonali now I think he's going to start to gain some space back again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Puppets Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 His all round game was good. Played a big role. He’s just getting into a nasty habit of being caught in possession once or twice per game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 I thought he was really poor and it was the only downside of the day tbh, sorry . Maybe it’s because I expect so much more from him, but he lost possession a lot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Didn’t look good at all today, but Tonali looked absolutely disastrous against Aston Villa just a few weeks ago and was really good today. Remember him having a terrible game at Brighton away last season as well and the next game he was great again. An important thing is that for him its okay to have a bad game when the others are doing well, but a great game when everyone else is off could still win us matches. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 3 hours ago, STM said: Thought he was OK,personally. He was crap. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 I thought he was good like, people just fixate on his mistakes for some reason. Maybe because we naturally appreciate the people who play simple first-time passes. But if Bruno doesn’t allow himself to take those extra touches he’ll never be able to get turned and hurt teams the way he does. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 He was decent. Started off slowly and grew in to it,nowt spectacular but when we were having trouble bringing the ball out he does what he does and breaks the press when we needed it. A 6.75 out of 10 game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 (edited) Sorry like, but you don't beat a 3/4 star team 5-1 with passengers like. He may not have been the standout player but the whole team were solid 6 or 7s today at bare minimum Edited August 12, 2023 by Heron Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Yorkie said: Begging for this lad to get back up to scratch at some point. Starting to wonder if pre-Matteo was just a purple patch; we've very seldom seen those incredible levels since that run of brilliant results in Autumn 2022/23. Tonali helped him out big-time against Villa imo but today's trio has unbelievable potential as a unit, if Bruno can sort out the maddening sloppiness. It just didn't exist this time last year. I think sometimes he tries too hard - where before he was keeping things simple. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEFAFWISP Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 I see a new boo boy has been found now ASM left... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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