Bruno Guimarães

[Yorkie]

2 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

Little word for the touch and pass to Willock for the Isak goal. 
 

A normal midfielder just knocks that to Willock’s feet to be safe, and Willock isn’t able to play the forward pass. 
 

But Bruno rolls his studs over it under pressure and plays it ahead of Willock, starting off the whole move. 
 

So many examples of those little added value things he does. 

 

It was great. @Scotty66's lass fucking loved it. 

[80]

3 hours ago, JNK said:

Bruno's topic is on the second page, that's unaceptable 

We need longer pages 

[midds]

He's now our fulcrum, everything revolves around him and he's absolutely fucking superb. Just adding 2 or 3 more players to this side will see him being given even more time, space to dictate things in the most important area on the park. I'd honestly not swap him for another CM in the PL right now and I'm including KdB, Bruno is at the exact right club at the exact right time under the exact right manager to allow him and us to grow and develop. He's insanely good and makes everything look just so easy and effortless. One of the best players to play in black and white and I genuinely mean that. 

[TheBrownBottle]

I’m another of the ‘prime Rob Lee still the best in my lifetime’ camp - but that position becomes less tenable with each game.  But Lee was a very different player from Bruno.

 

In terms of just phenomenal vision and ability, Gascoigne and Cabaye are the only ones I’ve seen in the same class. 

[duo]

The second he walked into the door he set the standard for others to follow.  The man just oozes class.

 

 

Edited April 23, 2023 by duo

[Super Duper Branko Strupar]

57 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

But Bruno rolls his studs over it under pressure and plays it ahead of Willock, starting off the whole move. 

 

He did it all day, even when we went (understandably) flat. Its not just that he plays and runs forward himself, but with the passes he plays he dictates others to do the same, all the time. 

[FloydianMag]

 

[NEEJ]

1 hour ago, FloydianMag said:

 

 Fucking hell.

 

His little futsal sole-of-the-foot rolls are absolutely disgusting. It's the exact type of touch you were told not to do as a British youngster in the 2000s on a wet pitch. Futsal FTW.

[r0cafella]

Spurs did a great job of demonstrating why every team nowadays asks someone to pick him up. 
 

The way he dictates play is world class. 

[Newcastle Fan]

He bosses games without breaking much of a sweat, does everything so well and you could see the minute he gets on the ball our players start making runs because they know he will find them.

[Lotus]

I think his finest ability is how important he makes himself. He always asks for the ball when we’re deep. He makes a very active effort to be the one who starts the attacks. And when we’re closer to the opposite box he always makes sure he’s in space to receive a pass should that be an option a wide player wants to take.

It seems like a small thing but that attitude is massive. The desire to imprint himself on the game. 
 

Fwiw I think Isak has a similar mentality but his position is that much higher up the pitch (obviously).

 

I’m still not sure about Gordon but this is one area he could actively look to improve himself. When he feels a bit more confident and feels like he belongs, I’d like to see him look assert himself more. I think he has it in him.

[AJ9]

11 hours ago, BlazeT44 said:

 

Who would he have to pass? i.e who do you have in #1 at present?

 

Not being a dick and suggesting Bruno is by miles #1 already. Genuinely curious as to who you have as his closest competition.

 

Question open to everyone 

 

His closest competition would be Rob Lee. I agree though, Bruno is comfortably the best midfielder I've seen in a Newcastle shirt, no question.

[The College Dropout]

On 16/04/2023 at 12:45, Lotus said:

It’s not just Bruno’s lack of pace, it’s that none of our midfielders ever effectively sit in front or back 4. With our system and our use of the high press, all the midfielders need to move up to cover the passing options through the middle.

It does mean though that a team can go diagonally from the back, miss out our press and then find a massive gap in front of our back 4. 
I mean, Bournemouth did it to us with some ease if we’re honest. They just didn’t have the quality to capitalise.

 

We need to be a bit more flexible tactically. I’m sure that’s kind of obvious by now.

EH will, I have no doubt seen it. Hopefully we’ll start to see the plan b and c options take shape next season.

This summer we need a few more options to gice us that flexibility.

 

1 hour ago, Lotus said:

I think his finest ability is how important he makes himself. He always asks for the ball when we’re deep. He makes a very active effort to be the one who starts the attacks. And when we’re closer to the opposite box he always makes sure he’s in space to receive a pass should that be an option a wide player wants to take.

It seems like a small thing but that attitude is massive. The desire to imprint himself on the game. 
 

Fwiw I think Isak has a similar mentality but his position is that much higher up the pitch (obviously).

 

I’m still not sure about Gordon but this is one area he could actively look to improve himself. When he feels a bit more confident and feels like he belongs, I’d like to see him look assert himself more. I think he has it in him.

"I'M HIM" energy.

[timeEd32]

The replies to this are enjoyable...

 

 

[KaKa]

Man City, Liverpool and PSG all lusting after him according to various reports over the last few weeks.

 

The goings on at the club right now are just too epic and special, and he adds another £50 million to his value every game he plays. Can't see him leaving at all.

 

Very satisfying to see these clowns all wanting him now. We were sat in the bottom three in the league when we signed him, while they were all fumbling about chasing the obvious names as usual.

 

Unlucky!

[r0cafella]

They can dream

[OverThere]

Only Man C would be any kind of threat, since the other 2 have no more to offer than we have.

[r0cafella]

Only way he goes is if he wants to. He can literally quite prices nobody can pay. 

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Only a superclub could get him got around £100m I guess. If so then fair enough, if he wants it. 
 

That’s just every player in football though, not worth worrying about it. 

[timeEd32]

Madrid is the only concern for me, particularly if we're in the CL.

[sushimonster85]

2 minutes ago, timeEd32 said:

Madrid is the only concern for me, particularly if we're in the CL.

 

Thing with Madrid is they can't/won't pay 100m for him. They will instead spend the Summer trying to unsettle him and get his head turned hoping we get forced into accepting a lower amount. It's something they have done for years and years. 

[Shays Given Tim Flowers]

Is he negotiating a new contract?

[sushimonster85]

Just now, Shays Given Tim Flowers said:

Is he negotiating a new contract?

 

That was rumour weeks ago. I have a feeling it's pretty much done and they're waiting on the confirmation/announcement of next seasons main sponsor so they can get a picture with Bruno holding a Newcastle top with SaudiA on the front of it. 

[The Prophet]

5 minutes ago, Shays Given Tim Flowers said:

Is he negotiating a new contract?

 

Him and his agent were teasing a couple of months back.

[Hovagod]

Cabaye was an incredibly tidy player built in the mould of one that fans love- compact, neat, guileful and French- but I don’t see how anybody could have him even close to Bruno, who is just screamingly, obviously elite and destined to go to the top, with either us or some other lucky bastards.