AP's play is “long-term”. They know a 22-year-old buying a $400 pocket watch today isn't their customer. But that 22-year-old will be 35 in thirteen years, and he'll have spent more than a decade looking at that octagonal bezel. When he has money, where do you think he's going to walk first?
The collectors calling this "brand suicide" are missing the math.
AP isn't selling out.
AP is buying the future at wholesale prices.
🚨🎙️ Robin van Persie on Bruno Fernandes chances not been converted:
🗣️ “Bruno Fernandes has created 132 chances in the Premier League this season, yet only has 20 assists to show for it?
In fact, he's created 670 chances in the Premier League alone since he joined Manchester United. Now imagine if 40% of those chances were all converted.
Our forwards seriously need to step up next season, because you just have to imagine what these guys have done to Bruno.
If our frontline possessed even an ounce of elite, cold-blooded composure, Bruno would be sitting on a completely untouchable assist tally right now.
Instead, he has to practically double his workload just to drag us over the line, casually creating 58 more chances than any other player in the league this season just to equal the 20-assist record.
Our boys have to do much better next season. We cannot keep wasting the peak years of the most creative playmaker the Premier League has ever seen.”
🚨🎙️ Roy Keane on Kai Havertz tackle on Burnley’s Lesley Ugochukwu
“It’s the inconsistency that drives me mad. Week in, week out we see these challenges and nobody knows what a red card is anymore. Studs up, over the ball, from behind — that’s a leg-breaker. In my day that’s a straight red and you’re lucky if you don’t get a ban on top of it. But VAR has another look and says ‘nah, only a yellow’. What are they watching? The referee bottles it, VAR bottles it, and once again it’s Arsenal who get the benefit of the doubt. Shocking. The standard of officiating in this league is gone. Absolutely gone.”
For those who still haven’t fully grasped how elite Bruno Fernandez is…
Bruno officially became only the THIRD player in Manchester United history to record 100+ goals and 100+ assists.
He did it in 318 games.
For context:
Messi did it in 319 games for Barcelona.
Ronaldo did it in 325 games for Real Madrid.
Now pause and think about the environments those two operated in.
Messi had Xavi, Iniesta, Eto’o, Henry.
Ronaldo had Benzema, Bale, Di María, Kaká.
Bruno?
He spent most of his United career creating chances for strikers who needed 4 opportunities to score once 😭
No superteam.
No luxury setup.
No dominant era.
Just pure responsibility every single week.
He arrived at 25, walked into the chaos of the post-Fergie era, became the tactical engine, emotional leader, chance creator, goalscorer, and still produced numbers faster than the two greatest players football has ever seen.
At some point, people need to stop debating whether Bruno Fernandes is elite.
The numbers already settled that conversation ❤️🏆🔴
I'm sorry but if you think Bruno Fernandes hasn't been the best player in the league this season then football really isn't for you.
Easily the best player and nobody comes even slightly close to him.