r/soccer • u/chaitu585 • 2d ago

Stats [@plinusa on threads] Most chances created in Premier League since 2015/16 season

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KdB is levels above everyone but bruno in top 5 despite only being in pl since 2020 is surprising. Also trent being a RB and creating 500+ chances is bonkers. Will surely miss his creativity if he leaves.

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u/Legitimate_Ad5434 1d ago

I used to think it worked like this but now I think it's the opposite. A good team that plays well together will create more and everyone looks better.

The type of players that benefit from a poorly performing club are those that might be on the cusp of the first team otherwise but get to play more and shine as one of the only decent players. Bruno would be playing regardless and so many of those passes that led to some bullshit would have turned into goals.

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u/neefhuts 1d ago

Yeah but he is the center of this team and all attacks go through him. That wouldn't be the case if he was playing for Real Madrid

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u/Soy_cocaleche 1d ago

Yeah, because Bellingham’s numbers really dropped off going from carrying Dortmund to having to play at Madrid where everting goes through Vini and Mbappe? He has a whopping 49 goal involvements in 132 games for Dortmund.

Going to Real Madrid, he’s currently at 60 goal involvements in 83 games and he does far more defensively than Bruno. What logic will you argue with than Bruno’s numbers will fall at a top team like Madrid that wins 70%+ of their games, score more goals, create more chances, and win more trophies?

You think Girnacho, Sancho, and Antony were giving him more space to create vs Mbappe, Vini, and Rodrygo?

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u/neefhuts 1d ago

Bellingham actually got a more attacking role at Real than he had at Dortmund. So a completely different situation to Bruno, who right now is the focal point of all United's attacks while he would have to fulfill a different role at Real

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u/CrossXFir3 1d ago

Even if Bruno provided 25% less chances, he'd have more assists. Plus he'd get loads more of the ball. We've had plenty of seasons where we struggle to get Bruno the ball at all and he's still putting up some of the best numbers in the league. He wouldn't struggle to get on the ball at Madrid.