Bruno Fernandes interview: Winding up refs, beating Liverpool & his 'dream' Man United move (PART 1)
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- čas přidán 19. 04. 2024
- Bruno Fernandes joined Adam Crafton from The Athletic for an exclusive interview covering a range of topics, from his on pitch personality to winding up referees to how Manchester United have begun to turn their season around under Erik ten Hag.
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00:00 His family and early career
2:58 Standing near referees
5:50: Brentford defeat & beating Liverpool
11:29 Lisandro Martinez's impact
14:06 Moaning on the pitch
21:43 Tottenham interest & leaving Sporting
23:01 His 'dream' Man United move
29:30 Solskjaer and Ronaldo
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This man came to the club when United were DOWN & OUT. He has rejuvenated the entire club back then, and deserves to be the captain in our better times... Class act.
Honestly! He's a LEADER
NOT WITH DE GEA THERE! David De Gea carried the whole team single-handedly (pun unintended) through our worst periods in history! Bruno came in and carried us as well to be fair but for a season and a half.
@@haimainjauo242 Legacy wise DDG is a Utd legend, but no leader on the field I'm afraid.
Don't mean to sound like asshole but did united not finish second with Jose with some trophies. Is the rejuvenation just a feeling of fans ??
Ps ac Milan fan. I watch pl but don't really follow stories
@@abduraxmaan450 Jose didn't leave on a high after winning those trophies and finishing 2nd. We were in shambles when Ole took over and were slipping back in the weeks before we signed Bruno.
He always gives a lot of substance in his answers, more than you expect especially from active footballers. Very refreshing to hear!
🔥 ok
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Ppp
Guy is a leader. The way he responds to questions is quite telling.
His great speaks from the heart can't say that about 99 percent of footballers.
Much much better than "of course I'm the man United captain" maguire
@@jammybizzle666 Na Maguire is goodlooked, Bruno the cpt now, Maguire is a shit weasel!
His English is better than most scousers
@@jammybizzle666 "we wasn't good enough to a man today"
*HM every time
Bruno is a brilliant captain and a great representative of the club. I think having both him and Eriksen playing in midfield has been fantastic, because they are both calm and intelligent personalities on the pitch and they are always attempting to inspire and encourage their teammates. That has had a huge effect on the club this season, then you add in the stability at the back and the presence of Casemiro. Who will start more regularly when he adjusts to the system and the culture.
Him and Eriksen can't provide enough defensively together. Too slow as well. We can't throw Casemiro in there and hope he will stop everyone. We NEED to buy a midfielder in January, not only a striker!
Caicedo would be the perfect signing and would compliment the midfield, whilst also adding depth. Casemiro will thrive in the the holding midfield role once he is fully integrated into the first eleven. Eriksen and Bruno can play together though, because Eriksen is deadly in the deep-lying midfielder role he has been playing predominantly.
A striker is a major priority and is a position the team is sorely lacking in, Rashford has his moments but he isn’t a natural 9, he prefers to drift into wider areas, including the inside left zone. He just doesn’t seem totally comfortable up top at times and has a tendency to disappear from games when forced to stay in the central areas; preferring to make runs in behind the defense from wider areas. He could be more useful, perhaps as a shadow striker, with more license to roam. I reckon we need a deep-lying forward to improve the link up play. Perhaps one who is versatile at the top and can play a pressing forward role as well.
We don’t need big name signings at the club, I want to see talented young players who fit the system and are going to contribute to the collective build-up and transitioning phases of the game.
Agree apart from the Bruno being calm thing. What you smoking bro ?
Bruno? Calm on the pitch? 🤣🤣yr clearly not intelligent at all
Bruno calm and a great representative of the club?He's a petulant brat who spends his time diving,whining,feigning injury and complaining.
He came in and immediately smashed all sorts of ridiculous records and he always wears his heart on his sleeve. I don't give a shit about all the moaning that people complain about. It shows he cares. In fact, you want players screaming at each other. He reminds me of Rooney with his attitude and application. Far as I'm concerned, this guy should wear the skipper's arm band.
For some reason, it felt like Bruno was at the club for a long time but in reality, this is only his 3rd campaign wearing the reddevil shirt. It's honestly one of the best signing for Manchester United the past decade.
The Magnifico. Will go down as a legend. Came to club and carried it in its darkest moment. Wish you a title at United.
Bruno has proven himself as an intelligent honest captain
Really?
He seems to spend a lot of time bitching and cheating.
Is really articulate for someone who’s first language isn’t English and that bit about Malacia shows his thought process
I don't know about intelligent he makes so many bad decisions on the ball.
@@iq_insane there are different types of intelligence. I would argue he does have footballing intelligence, but perhaps not the most skillfull footballer.
It's a breath of fresh air listening to him. Not regurgitating worn-out cliches
Love how Bruno just remembers anecdotes and stories of basically every United game lol he has great memory
Love you Bruno, such a joyful player to watch and listen to..
Don't know bout joyful to watch
Joyful??? He is moaning every single game I m not sure you re talking about the same footballer. He is completely the opposite to a joyful and positive guy
He is like an angel sent by the boy jesus.
Bruno is a REALLY intelligent guy. And a leader to boot.
Nah
@@philmicrackin9464 What a well throughout response there Phil. You may have a point
@@Anonymuz21 Thanks
He is a moaner I've never seen him pleased in any game such a depressive footballer on the pitch I doubt any kid can take positive things of the way he behaves every single game
Bruno holds the record for the shortest time required to be established and recognized as a legend of Man United
Holds the record for most complains to the referee without actually being good at football too.
@@erikalsgaard8880 says the great footballer by the name of Erik ..wait ..i thought ..oh, just another random person on the internet, probably a wanker too ..too much wanking makes you blind, koz love or hate United, if you think Bruno Fernandes doesn't know how to play football ..you need Jesus lol
You must be a liverpool fan
@@erikalsgaard8880 I'll let Bruno explain this one, at 14:06. Cheers mate
@@qasim13 Im not.
Great interview answers and speaks honestly......breath of fresh air to hear a footballer that has enough braincells to give more than 1 or 2 sentence answers.
Lol 😂
People who make such statements must surely learn how difficult it is to learn a new language
@whyunounderstand not to mention it’s not his native tongue
*cough cough* Jack Grealish🤣🤣
One of the best interviews till date! Bruno is my captain!
Brunos is class, u can tell the love and passion he has for the club!
Hopefully he can eventually bring silverware as captain
This was great! Love Bruno ♥️ our most important & most valuable player 🙂 by most valuable I don't mean his market value but how important he is for us.
He speaks like his Manager👌🏾💯 ©
Clear
He shoulda been named Captain last season, gives his all every game, every minute..deserves the role and has the shoulders to carry the pressure that comes with it (arguably the hardest considering all the naysayers the club and this man has) with an entertaining personality at that , especially his sense of humour mixed with the no nonsense vocal leadership in game, intense attitude and respect towards the badge - brilliant,l...hope and pray after he retires , he's known as the captain who started the change in the right direction for United as a whole , on and off the pitch..
Too emotional. Captain Should be dalot
@@willgimenez5188 perhaps, he's prone to get emotional too at times , considering he's just 23 . I love how he's improved his overall game and IQ thanks to ETH. Let's see...
@@willgimenez5188 Dalot 🤣🤣🤣 Still need to sign a right back to replace him ffs
@@willgimenez5188 If by emotional you mean angry, I suppose Roy Keane shouldn’t have been captain either.
@@deangreen2567 Bruno literally cries over a decision and then starts to play score hero in real life
The real captain, love Bruno so much
I’m so glad to have this man on my team. Excellent player and he has the personality and mentality top players have
There's mutual maturity and hunger in the team and Bruno is just a sign of that .
Loved seeing this side of Bruno. This a much more honest and transparent interview than Harry Maguire has ever done. He speaks like a captain. I love that he gives real world examples and names people and players. Super insightful.
How refreshing to go through CZcams comments on not see a bunch of trolls and negative comments. So happy Man United have this guy, slowly building a likeable team
My favourite player ❤️ the best thing to happen to Manchester United after sir Alex retired… thank you Bruno ❤️ love you bro
Clearly the captain the team needed, Ten Hag trusts him and will improve him even technically.
Its crazy how much he has improved under ten hag. Him and erickson are gonna be a duo to deal with
@@CloudedIntentions Wouldn't be surprised if he elevates to a David Silva type talent. Technically he's not there because he's always prioritized numbers and successfull outcomes instead of quality but a technical coach will sharpen him up. He already has the mental attributes to adapt quickly, learn and improve which are sometimes harder to cultivate in players.
Love this guy.. so many said they didn’t want him as captain.. he’s perfect for the job
No one said that.
Yes, many said he wasn't a suitable captain because of his antics on the field. Now they understand why he does what he does and he is a leader of men despite his stature.
Many said they didn't want him as captain????? Which United fan said that fam??? Lol
@@telikanatik5799 Goldbridge said it. He only wants CR7 to become a captain. Amd he hates Bruno.
@@telikanatik5799 pretty much all the United CZcams channels.. they said because of his moaning to referees.. it was Ronaldo has to be captain or ddg who doesn’t talk
Bruno is the real Captain of Man Utd
He is channeling his inner Roy Keane
Should be Ronaldo tbh
That Malacia bit shows how great he is
@@rainingentertainment3104 so you want utd captain to be another non-starter as it stands...replace Harry on da bench with CR7 on da bench...makes sense lol
@@emmz4251 should’ve been* when he returned. Having Harry as captain is ridiculous when you have Ronaldo who’s played more games for United than most of that team not to mention his experience in football. Also if you want to talk about this season, captains don’t have to be the ones starting.. being a captain is far more than just the 90 minutes on the pitch… Ronaldo is a role model for millions. Also Ten Hag has hinted plenty of times that Ronaldo will eventually be brought back into the line up once he hits form and understands the way he wants United to play. Ronaldo’s last seasons at Madrid under Zidane and Ancelotti they were the type of coaches that did not use tactics.. they allowed the players to dictate the way they play all he would really do was select the team. Same way he did last season and continues to do this season with Madrid. It proved to be very successful and clearly when Ronaldo went to Juventus they tried to do similar except majority of Juventus’ play was to strictly play for Ronaldo as they don’t have the obvious quality of Madrid. Also clearly with Man United last season it also wasn’t working because United have no where near the quality to play that style, they needed structure. Enter Ten Hag and Ronaldo has been so accustomed to taking the game as it came and being free in his decision making etc. Now they have a clear structure and Ronaldo is being asking to do different things and once they learn to play as a unit as opposed to individually I see no reason why he wouldn’t get back into the line up. Also if you know anything about Ronaldo is that he has always had these spells where he wouldn’t score for several games but once he scored that first goal to break his drought he would go on a streak. Happened last season as well. Started off terribly but picked up form and was scoring weekly. Comparing Harry to Ronaldo, in all honesty.. you didn’t even deserve my reply. Lol good day
This is why I rate Bruno even as a rival says it as it is
The details he gives and instances,naming players and giving honest experience and being genuine🤝what an interview 👏 🙌
My Captain. Glory, glory Manutd. Bruno, Bruno, the Portuguese Magnifico
Brilliant interview. Bruno is class and seems like a really nice guy. Great to see him enjoying the captaincy this season (should be made club captain ahead of Maguire) and it'll be good to see how he develops further under a proper coach in Ten Hag...
After a lot of years ,this current United squad is likeable again ….You can clearly see in this interview,they all know that they are not the best right now and working towards being better is the only option
Bruno and Licha , my favourites from the current team
I've been hearing that every single season since 2014
Licha bringing back Herrera vibes, wants to play for the badge and loves a tackle, Scott does to an extent as wel
@@WakaWaka2468 There have been likeable squads since 2014 so it’s no surprise you’ve heard it. It’s the most likeable squad we’ve had for a good 3 or 4 years though in my eyes.
I saw Marcus Rashford also not selfish anymore, I love it. Football is not about playing with star players or Star players scoring, it's all about whole team play so give assist when someone easy to score. Thank you bruno
Bruno should be the next Captain. His temperament, demanding nature, dedication, and his vision and reading of the game ticks every elements of a good leader 💪💪💪
Captain of Sporting and loved by the fans there. Proven himself a worthy Captain of United. Take the pressure off Maguire and see if his form improves. Anything else is just gesture politics.
Bruno is going to win us the league and UCL in the coming years!!!🤞🏿#MUFC
Aww.. really love bruno~ a really sweet guy yet works really hard on the pitch. Hope he can be the permanent Captain.
Can already see that Bruno will be a brilliant manager after he retired from playing time. Passionate, speak well, intelligent, discipline, strong believe in team spirits. 🔥👍
Such a likeable guy, it’s easy to get annoyed at the moaning etc but he clearly has genuine passion and really cares, top player, glad united have him
Love Bruno. Give him the captaincy permanent please
Brilliantly done Adam. Always love your articles and your preparation, questions brought forth this gem from the United Captain. Loved it.
Thank you
As United fan i want this type of personality in players at United. He just gets it.
My two best united players are Rashford and Bruno, Rashford cuz I watched his debut against arsenal and I've been a huge fan of his ever since, but Bruno Rejuvenated our team when we probably would have finished outside of the top 4 and he was the driving force that got us to third position that season,and that is the kind of player we Need at Manchester United .
A gem of an interview.
Captain Bruno ... surely.
This is another level of class.
Great interview, insightful and very well handled by the interviewer too, giving the player breathing room to speak freely. Loved it, waiting eagerly for Part 2.
what a guy 🥰🥰
our Portuguese magnifico 🔥🔥
What a fantastic interview. It's always interesting to get the players perspective of decision making in real time, the communication aspect, and the connections with other players both as players and as friends/colleagues
I will always love Bruno for acknowledging his faults. Everyone bashes him but he accounts for it. My captain 👏🏾
I was impressed with BRUNO from his first interview as a 😈 I'm from Wales and he speaks better English than Me!... Also Hand's Down 👏👏👏😎 thank you. thank you. THANK YOU!!! To the Athletic for getting the Interview. CLASS Organisation.. 👍👏👏👏⚽
This guy is smart on an and off the field... His articulation is on another level!
Gosh is he pleased with his new defense. Even referencing Bailly as his preferred defender. Our previous defensive pairing cost us a lot last season. Never again
He said Bailly was his preferred defender?
@@Keith1118Mc he didn't say that
Bruno amazing personality I love him to bits..
Very good interview! Good job, Adam! And Bruno is really intelligent person. I enjoy the interview so much. Can't wait for the part 2! Thank you so much!
I love Bruno. Such an amazing guy
Damn I wasnt sure about having him as captain but this changed my mind. Guy has a leader mentality.
I just love Bruno, my Captain. He is a natural leader
It's so good to hear this man everytime. Genuine leader.
Bruno Fernandes the best quality first signing Manchester United made after the Ferguson Era no doubt
Really appreciate us having Bruno
I luv this guy what a player
Brilliant piece…. No short answers and he always gives examples. 👏
Leader and a legend already for ManUtd 🔥
This is a super interview.
He's the real captain 🔥
I loved every bit of this interview,great job from Adam and Bruno,got more insight from this 💯
My Guy gets unnecessary hate he is indeed one of our better signing in recent year's.
Looking forward to Part 2🙂
the beat that plays in the first 10 seconds of the video touches my soul
Thank you for this interview Bruno we appreciate you! Man U for life!
Love you Bruno, real man united captain
Love this Bruno 🔥🔥🔥
The past few games ive come to really like some of these man u players much more than I have before. I cant believe I'm saying this but for once im excited to see us play again.
what a legend!
Great format, love the video! But the lighting needs sorting out lol
good thing the athletic exists as an oasis in a desert of dogshit that sports journalism is these days.
I love this fellow. Always have and, unlike some, believe he has earned the right to make an errant pass now and again. He has done so much for our team.
This interview is so good very honest with a good insight on how real people play football on a pitch
Thanks for the great interview with Tom Green!
This is an amazing interview. Its great to hear him say these things. I believe he's a great captain. Feels quite weird im not gonna lie, but lets not break anything we polished already.
Bruuuuuuuuuno 😍😍 love his mentality! Make them fans proud now, i believe 🫶
Man I enjoyed this interview 🔥
Great interview!
Great interview 🔥
amazing reporter asking the correct and vital questions to bruno. Big Up 👍🏽
Awesome interview. Bruno is a true captain and leader. His talking is just WOW.
Great interview.. You feel a captain speaking..
Instant impact was incredible. At the time, the only comparison was to Eric but even then, Eric came into the best team in the land. We all know what bloody state we were in that January! He delivered (Spurs, ha ha) but also lifted everyone and we were 3rd, 2nd, semifinals as opposed to 6th or 7th. If only we could have had a few signings instead of our revenue going on dividends and interest...
They were unbeaten that 2nd half of the season right that Bruno coming in season for 6 month is still Incredible but the media forgets that easily
Very good interview. Not the usual fluff and non answers. Hope Bruno keeps the armband long term.
He speaks brilliantly.
This guy got asked about moaning to the refs. He then proceeded to snitch on all other players that moan at the referees😂👏🏽
I must say that I have been one the fans that has been incredibly frustrated with Bruno at times. He has so much quality but would give the ball away far too many times. You look at players like KDB, Scholes, Pirlo, Xavi, Iniesta who wouldn't be afraid to ignore a potential "Hollywood" pass in favour of keeping the ball and trying again when the time is right. I've always wanted Bruno to just be a bit more disciplined in his play. This season he's playing with more discipline and I've been really pleased with his captaincy when given it. Well done on a solid start to the season and when you see Lisandro again please give him a big kiss from me because he is an absolute game changer for us! GGMU
Awesome Interview. Actually surprised how eloquent he is with his English. Great mentality and came across quite honest and sincere in his responses.
Obrigado Most Portuguese are fluent with English these days it's fantastic
10:40 "Nobody was betting on Man Utd in that game" - Speak for yourself Bruno, I won £200 :)
Haha
Same here... Well, not £200 though
W
This guy is a top man. Make him permanent Captain. #mufc
Bruno ♥️
That's leadership right there.
CLASS!
"Honestly" Great guy & Great Footballer 🤩
For sure this video is hitting a million views
The guy speaks like a real leader and takes the blame when it's required
Unlike harry’s arrogant saying every manager is picking me I must be doing right.
After that interview he never gets picked 😅