Bruno Fernandes may be the most bloody player of Mu Song Song and also the “hexagram” link in Ruben Amorim's squad.
96 minutes at Old Trafford, Bukayo Saka down the ball on the left. The next cross of 7 Arsenal opened up the opportunity to finish the city for two teammates inside. But the chances of the visitors were neutralized by the tip of Bruno Fernandes. The captain of MU rushed back to the shot to intervene in time in front of the goal of Altay Bayindir.
Ruben Amorim can turn back and forth in the video ball in video meetings. A situation of blocking in the last second, with extreme efforts, of a player tended to attack rather than defense. That warrior spirit could blow the vitality of a team. And that's why Bruno Fernandes is always here, wearing a captain in the trust of coach and teammates.
Unfortunately, the reason for Bruno Fernandes “not here” is equally large. The Portuguese midfielder could not take the spirit to compensate for the defect in the role of 8 that required very high intensity of labor and defensive skills. The match against Arsenal once again showed the risk when Amorim arranged Bruno to kick the midfielder next to Casemiro (and then Manuel Ugarte). Bruno is not a calm and rhythmic midfielder, and Casemiro or Ugarte is not enough to compensate for the defensive burden.
Even when MU dared to spend £ 120 million in Carlos Baleba, Bruno Fernandes was still a problem in the middle area. Saying that does not mean disregarding the ability of the Portuguese talented midfielder. Bruno can play well in the next few matches, with a higher consciousness of defense like the way he stepped back to the last minute in the match against Arsenal. But in essence, a midfielder tends to play freely like Bruno cannot undertake a bunch of complex tasks and requires a high discipline of a number 8.
Song Bruno also has many opportunities to return to the familiar household position in Amorim's 3-4-2-1 scheme. Maheus Cuha, Bryan Mbemo is playing too well and Mason Mount is not bad. And when Benjamin Sesko officially takes on the role of a striker, Cunha and Mbeumo will be the ideal pair of households. Read bluntly, Bruno could not be mutated by Cunha or drilled by MBEumo.
So there is only the central midfielder for Bruno. A role can expose the biggest limitations in the Portuguese player's play. As the head coach, Amorim understood those issues. But he could not eliminate Bruno from the starting lineup by the influence of the MU captain, moreover Amorim still sowed hope for the adaptability of the compatriot midfielder. Anyway, Bruno also played 110 matches in 592 professional matches as the central midfielder.
However, the possibility of Bruno continues to “get lost” in the No. 8 role is very high. And maybe at some point Amorim will knock this player on the bench. In the plan of a coach, that is called “naturally natural”.
