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Bruno: Stick or Twist?
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What do Dendonker, Ritchie, Fred, Osborn & Ceballos all have in common? They have all scored more FPL points than Bruno over the past five GWās. Who would have thought it?
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ThreadWhat do Dendonker, Ritchie, Fred, Osborn & Ceballos all have in common? They have all scored more FPL points than Bruno over the past five GWās. Who would have thought it?
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Months ago Bruno was charging ahead at the top of the FPL points list.He is now just 3 Pts ahead of Harry Kane in the list with Mo Salah & Son also closing in on Bruno.He is now ranked 84th for form on the official FPL site &surprisingly he is only ranked 37th amongst midfielders
Bruno is clearly going through a barren spell which has yielded just 12 FPL Pts over the past 5 GWās. You will probably have to go back a long time to see such a downturn in form. The question is with fixtures against Liverpool, Villa & Leicester coming up do you stick or twist?
To assist in your decision making I have drawn up a comparison for Bruno between GWās 1-28 (blue) & 29-33 (red).It appears as though there is very little difference but when you look at the underlying key stats there is a big difference.
Key Stats: GW 1-28 (Left) 29-33 (Right)
xG: 14.37 1.64
xA: 10.18 1.32
PPG: 7.25 3
GI: 50% 11%
: 16 0
: 11 1
Key Pass: 2.64 1.75
xG: 14.37 1.64
xA: 10.18 1.32
PPG: 7.25 3
GI: 50% 11%
: 16 0: 11 1Key Pass: 2.64 1.75
Looking at stats between 1st March &present on understat. com there are 31 players with a better xG90 than his 0.45. There are also 10 other players who have a higher xA90 than Brunoās 0.35.Thats besides Utd being ranked 6th for the number of goals & 4th for xG in the same period
No team has picked up more points than Man Utd over that period (17 Pts) with 5 wins & 2 draws from 7 games.Clearly Utd are producing the goods without a huge Bruno contribution.This is a remarkable stat *10 Utd players have scored MORE FPL points than Bruno over the past 6 GWās*
They are Greenwood, Rashford, Shaw, Lindelof, AWB, Henderson, Cavani, Maguire, Pogba and Fred. Greenwood tops the list with 38 Pts whilst Bruno has only picked up 15 Pts 
Greenwood has a higher xG than Bruno 2.99 v 2.25.
Greenwood has a higher xA than Bruno 1.97 v 1.57.
Greenwood has a higher xG than Bruno 2.99 v 2.25. Greenwood has a higher xA than Bruno 1.97 v 1.57.
Greenwood has taken more shots than Bruno 21 v 18. 4 Utd players have a higher GI than Bruno (Greenwood, Pogba, Cavani & Rashford). Even Fred has the same GI as
Bruno (11%).
Four Utd players have scored goals whilst Bruno hasnāt.
Bruno is joint 2nd for assists with 1 (Pogba has 3)Greenwood, Cavani & Pogba have also played significantly less minutes than Bruno during those GWās.
His last double digit PL haul was 6 games ago when he scored a penalty against Manchester City. His last goal from open was on 14th Feb (10 games ago) against West Brom in GW25. He has also only produced 2 assists since that West Brom game.
You can clearly see that there has been a big downturn in Brunoās performance but what is causing it? Bad luck, fatigue, the presence of Pogba? The other question is how long is it likely to go on before we see the āoldā Bruno and another double digit haul?
I touched on Utdās remaining fixtures earlier (shown below):
Liverpool have conceded the 2nd lowest number of goals (5) over that period behind Utd, Villa are joint 8th (11 goals) but played 1 game more whilst Leicester are joint 4th (7 goals).
Liverpool have conceded the 2nd lowest number of goals (5) over that period behind Utd, Villa are joint 8th (11 goals) but played 1 game more whilst Leicester are joint 4th (7 goals).
Since 1st March Leicester have the 2nd lowest xGA 5.40
Liverpool the 6th with 8.27 and Villa 14th with 12.26 so they are not exactly easy games. I would suspect that both the Liverpool & Leicester games could be low scoring affairs.
Liverpool the 6th with 8.27 and Villa 14th with 12.26 so they are not exactly easy games. I would suspect that both the Liverpool & Leicester games could be low scoring affairs.
Bruno always has the ability to produce a haul at anytime but given the fixtures &his form there is a good case to ask if you are getting value for the 11.6m invested or is it wise to cash in.He is still owned by 57.6% of managers but that figure is currently on a downward trend.
There is always going to be the fear of missing out and whether you are going to suffer as a result of a high EO. However given the fixtures & current form a good question to ask yourself is it worth sticking or twisting?
I hope that you have found this short thread useful in your decision making.
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