IS THE CAPTAINCY AT MANCHESTER UNITED A CONVERSATION THAT WILL BE REVISITED OR WILL THE STATUS QUO REMAIN?
Here is an interesting topic that has been circulating around Manchester United since the start of the 2020/21 Premier League campaign: is Harry McGuire the rightful captain of Manchester United or is there a certain Portuguese player who is more deserving of the role instead of the current Manchester United center-back Harry McGuire?
The idea of the Manchester United captaincy being taken away from Harry McGuire and given to a more deserving leader who in this case happens to be Bruno Fernandes is certainly an idea that has not gone unnoticed within the Manchester United fan base. For the past months, while picking up on a handful of comments made by the greater part of the Manchester United fans, the desire that seems to be transmitted from the Manchester United fans is to see Bruno Fernandes wearing the captain's armband on a permanent base for Manchester United as move forward into the future.
While the decision is yet to be acknowledged let alone considered by current Manchester United manager Ole Gunner Solskjaer, today’s article will be centered on who exactly is more deserving of the captaincy at Manchester United?
Why do the fans regard Bruno Fernandes as the deserving captain over Harry McGuire? Today’s article will also touch on some things that have been said concerning the captaincy eligibility at Manchester United over the past few months.
So, there can be little doubt that Portuguese midfielder Bruno Fernandes is regarded as the undisputed captain of Manchester United football club even though the captain's armband currently remains around the arms of Manchester United’s center-back Harry McGuire. The current unanimous decision amongst various Football analysts and the current unanimous decision amongst the Manchester United fan base appears to be that the ever so talented Portuguese midfielder Bruno Fernandes is regarded as the undisputed leader of Manchester United because of the level of quality and the level of the leadership role the Portuguese midfielder continues to display on the pitch every match day.
Despite the impressive performance and the equally impressive leadership quality displayed by Bruno Fernandes on a weekly bases, the official title of captaincy continues to rest in the arms of Manchester United defender Harry McGuire but the big question remains is Harry McGuire more deserving of Harry McGuire or should the touch be passed to Bruno Fernandes to lead Manchester United into a hopeful future filled with trophies and success on the pitch and success off the pitch as well?
According to recent information gathered here at Manchester United Channel, the Portuguese playmaker has had such a massive effect on the current Manchester United squad that other Manchester United players on the field appear to look to Bruno Fernandes to either spark plays or direct players on what works best for the team. There are really no statistics needed to see just much of a positive impact Portuguese playmaker Bruno Fernandes has had on Manchester United since he arrived at Old Trafford.
The Portuguese midfielder has shown constant tendencies to be the most vocal player on the pitch for Manchester United with his constant hand gesture and verbal communication to his teammates making sure that each Manchester United player remembers what the team needs to do to succeed on the pitch on any given match day.
Qualities that are usual attributed to the captain of the team in any normal situation. With that being said, should the leadership qualities display on the pitch by Bruno Fernandes earn the Portuguese winger the captain's armband in the current Manchester United team?
According to English journalist James Cooper, Bruno Fernandes certainly has a very solid case to present in support of his candidacy as Manchester United captain should Bruno Fernandes choose to run for the title.
In a recent one on one sit down conversation, renowned English journalist James Cooper had this to say regarding the positive Manchester United are currently experiencing through the input of Portuguese midfielder Bruno Fernandes:
"I think the team spirit is pretty good and I think there's mutual respect between the players in a way that hasn't been there before. I also think there's a brittleness there that needs to be dealt with when things aren't going right.
"But in terms of leaders on the pitch, look no further than Bruno Fernandes. He does the unexpected, not only with the ball at his feet but also with the ball in his hands giving it to Rashford. I think he revels in doing the unexpected, he said afterward it was a deal, he said he would do that as he did similarly last season with Anthony Martial when he needed goals.
(Pitch to Post podcast-James Copper, Sky Sports. Nov 27, 2020).
The above words from popular English journalist James Cooper certainly capture the inspiring, positive, change injected into Manchester United with the catalyst of such change the Portuguese midfielder Bruno Fernandes. A challenge which Bruno Fernandes has successfully accomplished so far not just through the raw talent Fernandes exhibits on the pitch night in and night out for Manchester United but also through his ability to be vocal on the pitch by letting his teammates know of the possible way each player can improve his individual performance during each match day.
As a result, the idea of at least a talk about a possible change in captaincy certainly should be had inside the dressing rooms at Old Trafford.
Manchester United have certainly thrived through the ingenuity, creativity and tireless leadership attributed exhibited by their midfield maestro Bruno Fernandes While the positive, additional efforts of players such as Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford, Paul Pogba, Nemanja Matic, Victor Lindelöf, Harry Mcguire, David De Gea and a handful of other players in the current Manchester United roster must not go unrecognized, there is little doubt that Bruno Fernandes has certainly shown more than enough evidence to earn him the captains role at Manchester United.
There should be an interesting scenario to unfold at Old Trafford in terms of how Manchester United plans to delegate the role of captain as we move to the future. At the moment, the Red Devils are yet to take to implement any serious change on the player tasked with the captain's role in the Manchester United team.
