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Bruno Guimaraes was outstanding on Sunday.
No surprise there, it is what we have been watching all season.
Against Brentford, both Alexander Isak and Bruno Guimaraes rubber stamping their world class status.
For any doubters out there, a few key statistics from this past season.
The Newcastle United talisman absolutely outstanding.
Bruno Guimaraes 2023/24 season stats compared to all others in the Premier League (Stats via NUFC and Football 365):
Most distance covered – Top!
Bruno Guimaraes – 423km
Making the most progressive passes in the Premier League this season – Fourth
Rodri (Manchester City) – 376
Martin Odegaard (Arsenal) – 344
Pascal Gross (Brighton) – 302
Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) – 297
Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle) – 283
Making the most passes into attacking penalty area in the Premier League this season – Sixth
Martin Odegaard (Arsenal) – 130
Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) – 89
Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham) – 73
Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) – 73
Pascal Gross (Brighton) – 73
Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle) – 70
The most touches in the Premier League this season – Ninth
Rodri (Manchester City) – 3988
Pascal Gross (Brighton) – 3534
Lewis Dunk (Brighton) – 3481
Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) – 3233
William Saliba (Arsenal) – 3093
Cristian Romero (Tottenham) – 2923
Ruben Dias (Manchester City) – 2876
Pedro Porro (Tottenham) – 2786
Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle United) – 2732
The most successful dribbles in the Premier League this season – Third
Mohammed Kudus (West Ham) – 124 (221 attempted, 56.1% success)
Jeremy Doku (Manchester City) – 86 (168, 51.2%)
Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle) – 72 (130, 55.4%)
The most ball recoveries in the Premier League this season – Top!
Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle) – 236
Rodri (Manchester City) – 235
The most fouled in the Premier League this season – Top!
Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle) – 108
With the likes of Joelinton, Sandro Tonali and Joe Willock (to name but a few) missing so many matches, Bruno Guimaraes has had to carry a massive responsibility in that Newcastle United midfield.
Lewis Miley did exceptionally well in such circumstances but that sums it up, for months on end, a 17 year old having to step up and play pretty much every game for half the season, with Bruno Guimaraes having to look after him and raise his game even further, without the likes of best mate Joelinton alongside him.
On Sunday at Brentford, it just showed that with Joelinton alongside him, Bruno Guimaraes then having the freedom to be even more devastating in attacking areas.
Only the 40 days now until the Bruno Guimaraes £100m release clause is no longer live…

 
