Gundogan had 1,230 minutes in his injury-curtailed first season, Bernardo had 2,795, and Rodri had 3,709. Those three also had the excuses of coming to a new country and new league, but Nunes had already had a year at the Wolves. We should presumably, therefore, be expecting more. We all hope that he will find his feet and flourish, but with only two back-to-back league starts (and he was hooked at Molineux), he now seems to be reduced to substitute appearances when we have comfortable leads, which means it’s getting harder not to draw comparisons with Phillips.He's seemed more confident in his little cameos lately, hopefully that is a sign of a player figuring it out.
Whether he makes it here or not, it's tough to judge a midfielder in their first season under Pep. Even Rodri, Gundo, Bernie, etc were the local boo boys at one point
I'm actually surprised that he has played that much.
Most likely because he's done the sum total of next to nowt in 1,238 of those minutes.
He looked average at Wolves. How anyone expects him to reach that level at City, I'll never know. He's out of his depth.
Hear, hear.I despair when I see criticism of a player who only just joined us. Grealish took a season to get used to the system, as many others. Give the lad a chance, it feels like any player that doesn’t reach top level in their first half a dozen games gets slated by people who have never played the game
Grealish played 2,730 minutes in his opening season and arguably carried greater pressure on account of both the price tag and the fact that he was our only significant signing, until Alvarez arrived. It’s not criticism to wonder why a player who cost £53 million has played so few minutes in a largely injury free season, nor is it criticism to wonder why Guardiola has favoured Rico Lewis over him in recent matches. After all, nobody seems to be able to identify Nunes’ strongest position, and unlike other players, say Delph/Zinchenko, he hasn‘t been able, so far, to carve out a new niche for himself.I despair when I see criticism of a player who only just joined us. Grealish took a season to get used to the system, as many others. Give the lad a chance, it feels like any player that doesn’t reach top level in their first half a dozen games gets slated by people who have never played the game
He's the new Jack Rodwell.
So we loan nearly £100mill worth of players out because Phillips and Nunes aren’t good enough to play in City’s 1st team. A great bit of transfer business by City. Not to mention their wages. No wonder season ticket prices increased between 5 and 10%. We could have kept Gundo and Mahrez for nothing, with offers of more money and a 2 year contract instead.He needs more playing time. But City obviously cannot provide him with enough time. If the situation continues, he will become the another Phillips. I think he should seek a loan in the summer of 2024 or transfer in the summer of 2025. This will benefit both him and the club.
He needs more playing time. But City obviously cannot provide him with enough time. If the situation continues, he will become the another Phillips. I think he should seek a loan in the summer of 2024 or transfer in the summer of 2025. This will benefit both him and the club.
Agree, the usual people writing a player off after their first season.The criticism of him was utterly bizarre. I thought he was great on and off the ball today. He's got a ton of upside.
I spoke too soon clearly hahaAgree, the usual people writing a player off after their first season.
So we loan nearly £100mill worth of players out because Phillips and Nunes aren’t good enough to play in City’s 1st team. A great bit of transfer business by City. Not to mention their wages. No wonder season ticket prices increased between 5 and 10%. We could have kept Gundo and Mahrez for nothing, with offers of more money and a 2 year contract instead.
Don’t know about Mahrez but having read the article on Gundo, he was going. So nothing you can do.So we loan nearly £100mill worth of players out because Phillips and Nunes aren’t good enough to play in City’s 1st team. A great bit of transfer business by City. Not to mention their wages. No wonder season ticket prices increased between 5 and 10%. We could have kept Gundo and Mahrez for nothing, with offers of more money and a 2 year contract instead.