Bruno Fernandes’ creativity, Matheus Cunha’s kind and Antonee Robinson’s overlapping runs in The Debrief | Soccer Information

Bruno Fernandes had not scored a purpose all season previous to Erik ten Hag’s exit however it’s now 4 objectives in 4 appearances since. In 250 video games for Manchester United, the Portuguese has registered 83 objectives and 72 assists. They’re particular numbers.

He was not flawless towards Leicester. He not often is. It’s half of what’s so spectacular. There had been a poor cross and a botched go again to the thrower simply earlier than his opener. Fernandes nonetheless had the self-belief to crack one in from exterior the field.

He was concerned within the second and claimed an help for the third, creating seven possibilities in complete – two greater than some other participant over the Premier League weekend. He has created as many in two video games beneath Ruud van Nistelrooy than 9 beneath Ten Hag.

A bit extra freedom has helped, roaming round from that No 10 place on Sunday somewhat than being restricted to the suitable as he had been at instances earlier this season. However that hints on the looming problem for Ruben Amorim – how greatest to deploy the captain.

The incoming United boss favours a 3-4-3 formation and Fernandes’ greatest route into that system comes as an inside ahead however it isn’t supreme, notably with competitors from the wingers for these roles. Wouldn’t it restrict his affect if he was working from the flank?

The proof of this season suggests so however Van Nistelrooy was in no temper to sort out the query when the problem got here up within the press convention. “I cannot comment on that,” he stated of the brand new man’s system. Not his drawback. It’s one for Amorim to unravel.

Lone wolf Cunha nonetheless starring

In what had been billed as a must-win recreation for Gary O’Neil, Matheus Cunha arrange the primary purpose and scored an excellent second to safe a 2-0 win for Wolves over Southampton at Molineux. It was a primary win of the season for O’Neil’s aspect. Cunha was the distinction.

His supervisor used the press convention to remind the Brazilian of the necessity to enhance off the ball however that appeared churlish given his contribution on it. There is no such thing as a proper foot within the Premier League that has scored extra objectives this season – and Cunha creates too.

Regardless of Wolves’ kind, solely Erling Haaland, Mohamed Salah and Bryan Mbeumo have scored extra from open play, whereas solely Bukayo Saka and Cole Palmer have created extra huge possibilities for others. He has laid on 9 such alternatives this season.

Most had been missed, Pablo Sarabia squandering two one-on-one possibilities towards Crystal Palace earlier than seizing upon his through-ball early within the recreation towards Southampton. Cunha ranks third for accomplished through-balls, by the way in which, eleventh for accomplished dribbles.

Solely Salah has made extra most from quick breaks and Cunha seems greater than able to preserving Wolves up if they might simply tighten up on the again. O’Neil might want extra from his star participant however letting him play with this freedom seems more likely to reap rewards.

Talking to Cunha in the summertime, hinted as a lot, suggesting this was his nature. “I do not want to go to the pitch and be a robot, I want to enjoy it.” There was little for Wolves to take pleasure in thus far, however the performances of Cunha have been a notable exception.

Robinson’s overlapping runs

Antonee Robinson is nominally a left-back however his attacking significance to Fulham can’t be overstated. After offering the help for the profitable purpose towards Brentford, he adopted up with one other superb efficiency in a 2-0 defeat of Crystal Palace.

He’ll take credit score for his function within the clear sheet, making twice as many interceptions as some other Fulham participant. Robinson ranks among the many prime 10 Premier League gamers this season for each tackles and interceptions, a testomony to his combative method.

However it’s his willingness to drive ahead that units him aside, little question attracting curiosity from the golf equipment proper on the prime finish of the sport. The US worldwide had 16 final-third entries towards Palace, by far essentially the most of any participant on the pitch.

Whether or not it’s Alex Iwobi or extra just lately Reiss Nelson, Fulham boss Marco Silva encourages his left-sided ahead to float inside, utilizing Robinson to supply the width. Overlapping runs are a characteristic of his recreation, as revealed by the Genius IQ information.

That monitoring information exhibits that Robinson has made 53 overlapping runs this season, which is the second most of any Premier League participant, putting him simply behind Milos Kerkez. No defender, Kerkez included, has made extra high-speed runs than he has.

The results of these all-action shows is that no defender has extra assists than the 27-year-old Robinson both. The power is with the person who calls himself Jedi, nonetheless flying slightly beneath the radar on this superb Fulham aspect – however for a way for much longer?

Beforehand in The Debrief

GW1: Salah’s sprints, Saka’s one-on-ones, Mount’s urgent
GW2: Calvert-Lewin’s runs, Odegaard’s urgent, Pereira’s corners
GW3: De Bruyne’s place, Gravenberch’s runs, Dawson’s return
GW4: Nuno’s masterclass, Duran’s strike price, Nketiah’s capturing
GW5: Diaz’s ending, Traore’s finish product, Archer’s points
GW6: McNeil’s function, Kulusevski’s creativity, Gravenberch’s carrying
GW7: Saka’s creativity, Kovacic’s capturing, Mitoma’s return to kind
GW8: Rashford’s kind, Buonanotte’s tackling, Gvardiol’s passing
GW9: Palmer’s positioning, Iwobi’s passing, Savinho’s field entries
GW10: Semenyo’s dribbles, Salah’s box-skills, Caicedo’s tackling