Bruno Fernandes ‘obviously not a leader’

Former Liverpool midfielder Graeme Souness has informed William Hill’s new podcast, Up Entrance with Simon Jordan, that Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes “clearly” doesn’t have the attributes to be a frontrunner on the sector, describing his perspective throughout United’s 7-0 defeat to Liverpool in March as “appalling”.

Talking on William Hill’s Up Entrance with Simon Jordan, a brand-new podcast hosted by the previous Crystal Palace proprietor who speaks to sports activities stars and celebrities and challenges their opinions while scrutinising their careers, Souness stated: “Bruno Fernandes is clearly not a frontrunner, it’s as plain because the nostril on the top of your face. His perspective once they went 3-0 down at Liverpool was appalling. You definitely wouldn’t need to be within the trenches with him.

“Once you develop into a captain of a soccer crew it’s about setting an instance on the pitch and off it. To have a profitable soccer membership, you want good senior gamers and professionals. I have a look at myself once I walked via the door in Liverpool, how I modified within the seven years I used to be there, and what I used to be like once I left. I wasn’t one of the best participant once I walked via the door, however I realized from some very severe soccer gamers, and 7 years later once I develop into a senior, I prefer to suppose that I handed that data on. 

“Within the case of Bruno, you’ll see him be a star while you’re on prime of the opposition and on the entrance foot, and he could be a actual expertise, however he confirmed a facet to him that day at Anfield which was very unattractive. Erik ten Hag has then chosen to miss it as a result of he is aware of going ahead that Bruno will win him video games and rating objectives. However he’ll suppose, the following time he comes up in opposition to a very tough scenario, is he going to go lacking? I believe he already is aware of the reply to that.”

Man Metropolis greatest English crew I’ve seen – their gamers lead from the entrance

Increasing on his views about Bruno Fernandes’ perspective on the sector, Souness referenced the success of Manchester Metropolis this season, who discover themselves within the operating to finish a historic treble with a month of the marketing campaign to play.

“I believe the truth that Erik ten Hag backed Bruno up is one other instance of contemporary administration – the tail wags the canine in soccer lately,” he stated. “There’s just one membership within the nation the place that doesn’t occur and that’s Manchester Metropolis, the place the supervisor is omnipotent, and the gamers respect him.

“Metropolis proper now have one of the best group of gamers that I’ve ever recognized in my 50 years within the English recreation. There are gamers in there that lead from the entrance. You solely really ever want one to steer from the entrance and the remaining will pile in behind. Once they make a substitution, apart from with Ederson, Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland, it’s a like for like when it comes to high quality.

“One of the best gamers are sometimes those that you simply don’t must spend time on, you simply information them, and also you don’t actually must have any harsh phrases with them. A part of the explanation they’re prime gamers is as a result of they realise when you ought to be coaching tougher, what you ought to be doing on a match day, and nobody must inform you that, so in that respect the supervisor has a better experience.”

You may watch the complete episode right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-ulRsiYgqQ.