"Fernandes is struggling to perform this season Bruno Fernandes looking upset against Man City (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images) Under Amorim's current 3-4-2-1 system, Fernandes has been pushed back into a more holding or box-to-box position, relinquishing much of the attacking freedom he enjoyed as a No.10. Scholes argued that a player of Fernandes' quality deserves to play further forward, closer to the striker,"
"But then you get a little bit bored of going back into position to defend. I did both roles. As a No.10, the last thing you want to think about is defending. Once you go back into a two in midfield, all of a sudden you are thinking about defense, about what your runner is doing. It's a totally different mindset."
Bruno Fernandes is being deployed in a deeper double-pivot role rather than his preferred No.10 position behind the striker. The deeper role reduces his attacking freedom and imposes defensive responsibilities that change his mindset to focus on defense and teammates' runs. This positional shift has coincided with reduced creative impact and struggles this season. Continuing to play him away from the No.10 position risks under-utilising his creativity, causing frustration or disenchantment, and potentially diminishing the team's primary creative spark and attacking threat.
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