27 | Matheus Nunes - 2023/24

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Decent performance. I have always questioned his best role in a team. His touch, technique and speed are clearly big assets but he has never managed to transfer that into consistent performances. Deeper he is probably wasted as he is creative, but further forwards the final ball or shot is often lacking.

That's not going to suddenly change though and will take time on the pitch, gelling with others before we can truly judge. So far he has been pretty good though. On the turn and driving forwards he is a lovely player to watch.
 
Thought he was good tonight.
TBF he has hardly had any game time and it will be difficult to get that time too
 
His pace is really good. Would love to see him a bit deeper next to Rodri and do some deep runs into the box like Gundo. Perhaps this weekend?
 
WallyA said:
Everything is there physically.

He can run, either glides with the ball or is simply just fast and has an engine.

He uses his body well for his dribbling and ball control.

He just needs to fine tune a couple of things like passing and understanding where he should be, Both of which will surely improve with time.

Wouldnt be surprised next year to see him next to Rodri in midfield.
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He looks fantastic, just that final ball...
 
He's a bit narky and I'm not sure about his attitude at times but I'm pleased for him that he had his best game for us so far. That lung bursting run was thrilling and his link play was very decent. Good to see.
 
Fantasic game. You can tell he is has all the attributes to thrive under Pep. Seems unpolished gem at 25. The Wolves move and instability of playing under two manger in so many positions is good but could reach so much higher levels.

I can really see him playing at right back inverting into midfield doing the Yayaesque runs. More game time and he will continue to shine. Shocking he is has already been written off by some fans.
 
ninjamonkey said:
Said from the start he has all the attributes you could want. Just no idea how peps going to utilise him. Going to take a while to get it, hes not ready made by any stretch but hopefully he's just shown enough for people to not write him off after spending about as much time on the etihad pitch in a city shirt as I have.
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It takes year for players to adapt its harder in midfield. Rodri struggled so seeing flashes of what he bring is exciting but given time he will become that player Pep was raving about before he signed.

We need his athleticism and energy in midfield so many games on season. Hopefully get to see him on pitch this weekend to get that momentum going he has prior to injury.
 
His best performance in a City shirt, wasn’t the player I wanted us to sign but he is better player than Phillips and Kovacic and has potential which seems odd saying about a 25 year old. Hope he stays injury free, continues to improve and proves the doubters wrong. He’s not going to be gone in January and may have a big part to play this season
 
Blueroses said:
Fantasic game. You can tell he is has all the attributes to thrive under Pep. Seems unpolished gem at 25. The Wolves move and instability of playing under two manger in so many positions is good but could reach so much higher levels.

I can really see him playing at right back inverting into midfield doing the Yayaesque runs. More game time and he will continue to shine. Shocking he is has already been written off by some fans.
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I could see him being fairly effective as a wide player on the right in our system. Likes to run with the ball and cut inside and has plenty of pace.
 
Just ran past their defence with ease sometimes. Good game overall. Still standby he will get better and better, there's a top player in him.
 
Promising comments as did not watch the game, first one this season missed but my Son had a game.

Got to admit not sold, but I’m always reminded of Pep’s quote of can he dribble? This is supposed to be the first thing he looks for as it is easier to coach the rest and this guy can.

Hopefully he can push on, we need 1 of Kov, Phillips and Nunes to be an outright success as a min.
 
BlueindianNewcity said:
Can he play right back?
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I have thought similar myself. In that advanced wing back role Walker has played a few times this year he could be really dangerous. He has a very similar style / gate to Cancelo but seems more powerful. Just question marks on him defensively and how that would work out.
 
I thought he was the best player on the pitch yesterday and showed some real glimpses of what he can offer us.

There was a few instances where he was under pressure from two or three players with very little space to work in but still managed to get out of it and suddenly we were on the attack. The way he carries the ball and can drive us up the pitch is very similar to KDB which is something we've lacked in his absence.

I agree with those saying that there's aspects of his game he needs to work on like his final ball and when to release it but I think that will improve the more he gets used to our patterns of play. Holding on to the ball too long is possibly a sign that he's trying too hard to show what he can do in the limited game time he is getting which is understandable. Once he starts to feel like he belongs I think he'll be a lot better in that regard.

As for complaints about his body language and saying that he's always moaning, Grealish spends half the game having a go at referees and yet he's a fan favourite. What's the difference? Seems to me like some fans have already made their mind up about him and are just trying to find any negative to avoid praising a good performance.
 
Mcfc_110 said:
I have thought similar myself. In that advanced wing back role Walker has played a few times this year he could be really dangerous. He has a very similar style / gate to Cancelo but seems more powerful. Just question marks on him defensively and how that would work out.
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So he shares more in common with Cancelo than his gait…
 
Needs a lot of fine tuning but there is something clearly there. I just hope Pep can tweak him enough mentally and technically for him to have an impact here
 
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