“Bruno, Bruno, Bruno, He’s from Sporting like Cristiano, He goes left, He goes right, He makes the defenses look shite, He’s our Portuguese magnifico.” Oh, what a revelation Bruno Fernandes has been to Manchester United. I am not a movie fanatic, but I have wondered how a hero always comes in at the right time and at the right place and felt that this scenario happens only in the movies, not in real life. Well well, Bruno Fernandes proved me wrong.
There was a post by a Sporting Fan, who described Fernandes’s never-give-up ability and went on to say that we are getting a gem of a player. Not many realized that there was a Benfica fan who supported the Sporting fan as well. Well, this must tell you how good Fernandes is. I might seem to exaggerate here, but Bruno Fernandes has all the abilities and the capability to become a Manchester United legend. Some consider him already to be one.
In this DataViz, I focus on his shooting stats and his assist chart against individual teams. Please feel free to play around in the visualization. You can click on the Home icon on the top right to get back to the home page and navigate from there (also you could see Bruno’s lovely knee slide celebration on loop) or you can click on the right arrow beneath the viz to navigate to the next pages.
I am still in awe of the fact that Bruno has registered four assists post the 90-minute mark. If that isn’t a testament to the fact that he doesn’t give up until the end, I don’t know what is! He registered the most pressures by a Manchester United player and has a decent success rate of 25%. His fitness levels are mind-boggling too – he has played almost 91% of all minutes Manchester United has played and recovered lose balls on 239 occasions. Some serious player, isn’t he?
We needed a player who would give his heart for the badge, and we are fortunate to have got one. I hope he continues his stellar performance this season (and many more seasons to come) as well. If you are a United fan, be proud and happy to have a player like Bruno in our team!
PS: I know that I could have done a bit better. Please let me know what you think in the comments or if you know me, you also know that my DM is always open!