At this point, Bruno can retire/leave the Premier League as one of the best offensive midfielders in 21st Century. There are loads of stats as him creating more chances than anyone else (including Kevin De Bruyne who’s also an amazing chance creator).

https://old.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/13u7px6/optajoe_119_bruno_fernandes_created_119_chances/

https://www.reddit.com/r/reddevils/comments/13uh0t2/bruno_fernandes_topped_the_charts_for_most/

https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/13c1gle/sky_sports_most_chances_created_between_teammates/

https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/14fyy4q/opta_most_chances_created_for_a_specific_teammate/

I really don’t get the excuses of Hojlund having ‘shit service’ in the Premier League given who’s playing next to, but Hojlund is suddenly a lethal goalscorer in the UCL.

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    11 months ago

    I half agree with this. I think the limitation of stats is often that they need to be considered alongside other relevent stats, or sometimes of course there is context that stats cant capture.

    In terms of Bruno his creativity stats are completely justified. I believe he is one of the most imaginative midfielders the premier league has ever seen and has the technique to capitalise on this. However, this comes at the cost of huge risk. His pass accruacy is usually around 75% which is really low and makes it much harder for United to control a game. Compare that to the likes of KDB (pass accuracy of over 80%) who may not create as much but helps his team win by choosing the right times to go for the killer ball.

    In this aspect that additional stat is what is needed to add the relevant context.