{"id":1131537,"date":"2020-02-18T17:34:34","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T17:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1131537"},"modified":"2020-02-18T17:34:34","modified_gmt":"2020-02-18T17:34:34","slug":"bruno-fernandes-man-utd-midfield-creativity-set-piece-analysis","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/bruno-fernandes-man-utd-midfield-creativity-set-piece-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruno Fernandes: Man Utd&#8217;s new set-piece specialist already easing Solskjaer&#8217;s creativity worries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Fan hype, highlight reels and a hefty price tag can put a heavy burden on any footballer, but Bruno Fernandes has enjoyed a convincing start to his <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-iy2kin2bcpzkrfy0lfm3lexsbb6nenhc\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/manchester_united\">Manchester United<\/span> career.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Granted, the Portuguese ace has featured just twice for his new employers, but in no profession is judgment passed quicker than in football, and thus far, the ex-Sporting captain has acclimatised to <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-1iqxy68rf4r7bxt9urn7kpke1ux4g2cd\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/premier_league_2\">Premier League<\/span> grass like a duck to water.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7494632\/embed\/v4\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In that regard, it would be amiss to not assess his recent showing against <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-lepblu5tj4odrnr7a5qj6sg869etwxoo\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/chelsea_f-c\">Chelsea<\/span>; a proverbial six-pointer that will have huge implications on the race for Champions League football come the end of this present campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Amid the obligatory VAR controversy, a heart-stopping injury to <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-ojgmq7zj0k9g8f7lq0tjgiwr40kypgzf\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/ngolo_kante\">N&#8217;Golo Kante<\/span> &#8211; if you\u2019re a <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-deedov7a25f1s7pt5vrk5etl3akq2dyj\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/chelsea_f-c\">Chelsea<\/span> fan that is &#8211; and Odion Ighalo nearly making himself an immediate cult hero at the death, Man Utd fans would have been buoyed by the elegant yet effective work of Fernandes in west London.<\/p>\n<p>There were neat touches, slick transitions and jinks aplenty as the hosts bossed proceedings for large sections of this age-old encounter. But, in-between those moments of splendour, there was one particular aspect of Fernandes\u2019 game that caught the eye: his set-piece deliveries.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-040mn93scpw2g2ffmqb1v86x0aavc7t4\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/manchester_united\">Man Utd<\/span> have historically possessed a rich lineage of deadball specialists, from David Beckham to Wayne Rooney, but under <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-9mf2jisf3lv0vsj7c6cc71iazfktoxqv\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/ole_gunnar_solskjaer\">Ole Gunnar Solskjaer<\/span> they\u2019ve flattered to deceive from set-pieces. That, however, could be about to change\u2026<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Man Utd from set-pieces<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Before we can put\u00a0Fernandes under the microscope we must first establish just how good (or bad) <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-yapm5quata7yd73ec14593llyf3cg389\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/manchester_united\">Man Utd<\/span> have been from set-pieces since\u00a0<span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-al06t4rirlls83ms8bzpfg0vgeomun01\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/ole_gunnar_solskjaer\">Solskjaer<\/span> pitched up at Old Trafford just over a year ago now.<\/p>\n<p>This season <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-eoqxl3c842b57zstn00dr4wtpwa48nlz\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/manchester_united\">Man Utd<\/span> have created just 30 chances from set-pieces, only <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-vmwdlh2e0zh047u5m5n6b44a693yjsfl\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/crystal_palace_fc\">Crystal Palace<\/span> (27),\u00a0<span>Tottenham Hotspur (23) and Watford (19) have fashioned less chances from deadball scenarios.\u00a0<\/span>In fact, <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-1l0v1g19u5282ww2nonj46xttf9qbwes\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/manchester_united\">Man Utd<\/span> rank second-last for goal assists from set-pieces with just two, and one of those is Fernandes, whose precision cross was guided in by Harry Maguire against <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-18gljh1pwxvhpm2c2i9d0fifk2r1ivbf\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/chelsea_f-c\">Chelsea<\/span> on Monday night.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1131442\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/chelsea-0-2-manchester-united-match-analysis-fernandes-bailly-batshuayi\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1131442\" class=\"wp-image-1131442 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/02\/17221628\/chelsea-0-2-manchester-united-featured.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/02\/17221628\/chelsea-0-2-manchester-united-featured.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/02\/17221628\/chelsea-0-2-manchester-united-featured-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/02\/17221628\/chelsea-0-2-manchester-united-featured-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/02\/17221628\/chelsea-0-2-manchester-united-featured-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/02\/17221628\/chelsea-0-2-manchester-united-featured-66x37.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/02\/17221628\/chelsea-0-2-manchester-united-featured-620x350.jpg 620w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/02\/17221628\/chelsea-0-2-manchester-united-featured-940x530.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1131442\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">READ MORE:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/chelsea-0-2-manchester-united-match-analysis-fernandes-bailly-batshuayi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cTammy Abraham is gold dust\u201d \u2013 Five things learned as Man Utd complete league double over Chelsea<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>The other has come in the guise of Juan Mata, who has only made eight <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-7tkrkq2378hw0ridgj9f1i16jjk3gss6\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/premier_league_2\">Premier League<\/span> starts this season, while another of their so-called set-piece specialists in Ashley Young &#8211; who created the most chances in the above metric of any <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-8hrqpzv7kc7a4x6fnsnm9n8nz412i8t8\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/manchester_united\">Man Utd<\/span> player in the league last season (19) &#8211; has since departed for Inter Milan.<\/p>\n<p>If\u00a0<span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-dh992kbspkfddhciwh7mhea5amf37ue6\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/ole_gunnar_solskjaer\">Solskjaer<\/span>&#8216;s deadball dilemma has been exacerbated by the sale of\u00a0Young, then it has been completely mitigated by the arrival of\u00a0Fernandes, who could yet prove the perfect\u00a0balm to his set-piece wound.<\/p>\n<p>But, looking a little more closely at those numbers and <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-4v35rtfbf2e0d2jscfii06aucfy1qsny\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/manchester_united\">Man Utd<\/span> have only registered three goal assists from set-pieces since\u00a0<span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-1hzupa7kj9a0gohjzxyokkd2x8huklap\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/ole_gunnar_solskjaer\">Solskjaer<\/span> took over in December 2018. Of the four teams who rank lower than them, two have gone down &#8211; <span>Huddersfield Town (two) and Fulham (one) &#8211;<\/span>\u00a0while Norwich (one) currently sit bottom of the table.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sancho, Haaland, Hakimi &amp; Brandt | Meet Borussia Dortmund&#039;s Fantastic Four\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OpOpxJuRT0U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC_QgsfA8W1TdLADOz0txpTg?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On the reverse side of that coin, <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-pm6niczexwsvtmwnqwwpgcp58lldbxk3\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\">Liverpool<\/span> have registered<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>the most goal assists (20) since <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-8y4ncogavrle891cq1ukwlzybzaifxux\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/ole_gunnar_solskjaer\">Solskjaer<\/span>\u2019s appointment, illustrating yet another string to their bow and proving that matches don\u2019t always have to won with Hollywood passes and by walking the ball into the back of the net.<\/p>\n<p>This will not be what <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-4qu4gocx3ynwv3wfct6nawwhd0n6sntw\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/manchester_united\">Man Utd<\/span> fans want to hear, yet more gushing over the league leaders, but there\u2019s a reason Jurgen Klopp\u2019s side are so formidable, and it\u2019s not just because of their insatiable play in the attacking third.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Beat the first man<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>And so, we now turn our attention to the man who can bring a new dimension to <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-w1964rat0ysdwfp6hh2z855laeyl0bcp\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/ole_gunnar_solskjaer\">Solskjaer<\/span>\u2019s game. A playmaker capable of zipping in consistently dangerous crosses that could add a new threat to <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-2tgd5uhcq81tlde26sbcm89g0kx3c8vy\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/manchester_united\">Man Utd<\/span>\u2019s attack.<\/p>\n<p>That Maguire only netted his first league goal for <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-yl0z449iyfqxorpia9hehx5024weghnu\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/manchester_united\">Man Utd<\/span> earlier this week is telling, while <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-chs2g0szsfqa6drperrr4tvie9kf2trv\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/chelsea_f-c\">Chelsea<\/span>\u2019s disallowed goal at the other end of the pitch only worked to further highlight the club\u2019s vulnerabilities from set-pieces &#8211; <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-b0nwsme2xbqfzgk2vqon26fln9bq5s77\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/ole_gunnar_solskjaer\">Solskjaer<\/span>\u2019s side have won the fourth-least aerial duels of any club this season (408).<\/p>\n<p>In Fernandes, however, they are getting a man who has already created 18 chances from set-pieces in the Portuguese Primeira Liga and the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-cks9izokajwdck9w77zudm8jd37exd21\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/premier_league_2\">Premier League<\/span> this season &#8211; remember Young topped the charts last campaign on 19 &#8211; and we still have a third of the season to play.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1131440\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/chelsea-man-utd-player-ratings-maguire-martial-var\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1131440\" class=\"wp-image-1131440 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/02\/17221354\/feature_image-x-2-pictures-13.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/02\/17221354\/feature_image-x-2-pictures-13.png 1920w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/02\/17221354\/feature_image-x-2-pictures-13-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/02\/17221354\/feature_image-x-2-pictures-13-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/02\/17221354\/feature_image-x-2-pictures-13-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/02\/17221354\/feature_image-x-2-pictures-13-66x37.png 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/02\/17221354\/feature_image-x-2-pictures-13-620x350.png 620w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/02\/17221354\/feature_image-x-2-pictures-13-940x530.png 940w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/02\/17221354\/feature_image-x-2-pictures-13-1200x675.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1131440\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">READ MORE:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/chelsea-man-utd-player-ratings-maguire-martial-var\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Lucky\u2019 Maguire dominates headlines: Full player ratings as Man Utd beat frustrated Chelsea<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<span>Nine times out of ten he will deliver a good ball,&#8221; were the words of former <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-8ieh0azff7yyn5dqsmk3kh2yid2aj3a2\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/chelsea_f-c\">Chelsea<\/span> striker\u00a0Tony Cascarino in his column for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/edition\/sport\/talking-points-bruno-fernandes-is-manchester-uniteds-free-kick-specialist-39ttnbfpc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Times<\/a> following\u00a0Fernandes&#8217; sumptuous free-kick,\u00a0which\u00a0cannoned of the post, and his assist from a corner at Stamford Bridge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>During the previous meeting between these two sides in the League Cup earlier this season, <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-ic7vc3svnyc30whorvy8tyo9hsnolao0\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/marcus_rashford\">Marcus Rashford<\/span> stole the headlines with a bullet free-kick, but the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-vnd0ovho9ehet3gy0id9hqjm4lki2zej\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/england\">England international<\/span> may now find his positioning in the free-kick pecking order diminished following <span>Fernandes&#8217; arrival.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>But, there is certainly more to this Portuguese phenom than meets the eye. Very rarely do marvels of such rare talent and exquisite skill possess the iron-nerve qualities of a leader. Creative types like Fernandes are so often mavericks of the game, mercurial magicians who often refuse to conform to stereotype and make the improbable normal.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1131544 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/02\/18130947\/PA-50398274.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3500\" height=\"2333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/02\/18130947\/PA-50398274.jpg 3500w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/02\/18130947\/PA-50398274-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/02\/18130947\/PA-50398274-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/02\/18130947\/PA-50398274-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/02\/18130947\/PA-50398274-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3500px) 100vw, 3500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>However, Fernandes, for all his innate qualities with the ball in his orbit, appears to boast the characteristics of a team player rather than a solo artist; he did after all don the captain\u2019s armband during his Sporting Lisbon days, while his current skipper, Maguire, has lavished praise on his shoulders in that particular regard.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cObviously, Bruno helped with a nice delivery and hopefully there will be more to come between now and the end of the season,&#8221; he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manutd.com\/en\/news\/detail\/harry-maguire-reacts-to-chelsea-0-man-utd-on-17-february-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. &#8220;You can see what Bruno makes, the quality on the ball that he brings, his technical ability and he\u2019s a presence as well. He demands things off players, he&#8217;s a leader and he\u2019s nice to have around the dressing room so long may that continue.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Encouraging words. It may be that <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-gs5sfoq3qnfiegbmji1ktr6kijhpn3ti\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/manchester_united\">Man Utd<\/span> are not only getting a set-piece virtuoso, but possibly a future captain. Early days, of course, but promising nonetheless.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fan hype, highlight reels and a hefty price tag can put a heavy burden on any footballer, but Bruno Fernandes has enjoyed a convincing start to his Manchester United career. 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