27 | Matheus Nunes - 2024/25

[Dax777]

Not really relevant to the claim we got 3rd despite him when i can only name 2 players that have been better than him.

But yes, i don't see why not. Don't think there's anybody obviously better and attainable. He has the perfect Attributes pep wants. Fast as fuck, willing runner off the ball, doesn't half arse things, tall and strong, technically proficient, all he's missing is better concentration and experience in the role.

if it wasn't for the fact it's Nunes who we bought as a midfielder who many have nailed their flag to the flop mast there wouldn't be any issue. If you saw the same performances from him but he was some relative unknown playing in a different league, they'd be loads of calls to go get him this summer.

What's cambiasso done that's better than what Nunes has shown? Too many just want the shiny new thing when it's not better than what we've got.

He is better than Cambiasso

 

[Bournemouth Blue]

He seems to have grown in confidence since the turn of the year, despite Pep’s wish to trim the squad, I’d give him another chance next season, although he might not on the pitch as much as of late.

 

[super_city_si]

A lot to like over the last third of the season. Still has a fuck up in him but hes improved ten fold in his passing choices and is a threat on the wing. Looks to me like hes trying hard to learn and improve and I can only praise him for that. I like his attitude and commitment.
I think he'd be a perfect foil for Foden who could play a kind of inside right. Nunes can take the fullback wide and give foden room to cut in and shoot which is his game.

I'd keep him - even if we buy a proper right back, he's a good cover.

 

[oldius]

Turned out to be a huge moment.

Brilliant by Doku too.

 

[Tevez City]

Can't tell if this is tongue-in-cheek (it probably is)...

But...

Great game against Fulham and best in our squad at RB... but let's not get carried away! :-)

I am not kidding

I think he is the best RB in the league this season


People keep speaking about his mistakes even though Dias & Gvardiol I think are making more mistakes than him.

 

[Blue_Lightsaber]

His passing and concentration levels are very poor.

People forget we spent 50 odd mil on Mendy, 15 odd mil on Gomez, 60 mil on Cancelo.

Cancelo was the best of those 3 but he had a grand total of 22 assists for City over 4 seasons.

Nunes already has 13 assists this season so he's far from a total waste.

Give the man some credit.. he's working hard and the resulting numbers are looking good where the club is getting actual value for money spent. He's not on Cancelo's 275k a week or have his attitude. And he's what 26?

He was what unusable by Pep before and if we have patience for the finished product (admittedly not many do), he'll be some player.

I think he actually has a good chance of being Pep's most improved player ever!

 

[hilts]

If you give me a choice between Nunes and Rico I'd take Nunes because he's quicker and physically stronger but I think they are both poor options. I think we will get a right back in the summer.

You need more than one though, I think selling him would be crazy.

 

[hilts]

Looking forward to seeing him defend against someone who is genuinely talented and quick. He's shown that he has a tendency to dive in and leave himself and us exposed, so the big test is seeing what he's learned from that.

Maybe our coaches can coach him, you have to accept he hasn't played RB that much.

 

[Gabriel]

Maybe our coaches can coach him, you have to accept he hasn't played RB that much.

Agreed, though why he wasn’t coached earlier in that position is another mystery. The very best teams will manipulate play to get someone one-one-one with him, but until it happens we’ll have to wait and see. In the meantime, he needs to be shadowing Doku in training, because the best teams in Europe have lads that are even faster than him over 25-30 yards.

 

[.db.]

Developing into a good right back.

He’s still learning the position (main weakness is getting drawn in too tight up high or out wide), but could save us a load of money. He’s better than Lewis.

 

[doobyedoobye]

Strange that Jack Gaughan would name check Nunes

 

[citytill1die84]

I'd definitely keep, I like him & he's very versatile & quick.

 

[Blue2112]

At the risk of being peltered by the recent Nunes love in supporters he just isn't good enough in my opinion. Yes he's improved but let's be honest he was starting from a low bar such was his early displays. And whilst he might look improved and a decent stand in doing a good job against the mid table fodder I really would would worry if he became our first choice long term. We are now an elite club that want to be pushing for the Premier League title and the Champions League and when he comes up against genuine top quality I really fear for him. If he wasn't at City be honest and ask yourselves would any of the top 10 clubs in Europe go in for him as their right back. If we sold him tomorrow would the likes of Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Inter Milan etc. be chasing his signature. I really do get we all want him to do well here especially after his start but come on we really do need to be pitching ourselves at a higher level if we want to stay there. Good luck to him but he's been the best we've had because we've had nobody else.

 

[pbueno16]

At the risk of being peltered by the recent Nunes love in supporters he just isn't good enough in my opinion. Yes he's improved but let's be honest he was starting from a low bar such was his early displays. And whilst he might look improved and a decent stand in doing a good job against the mid table fodder I really would would worry if he became our first choice long term. We are now an elite club that want to be pushing for the Premier League title and the Champions League and when he comes up against genuine top quality I really fear for him. If he wasn't at City be honest and ask yourselves would any of the top 10 clubs in Europe go in for him as their right back. If we sold him tomorrow would the likes of Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Inter Milan etc. be chasing his signature. I really do get we all want him to do well here especially after his start but come on we really do need to be pitching ourselves at a higher level if we want to stay there. Good luck to him but he's been the best we've had because we've had nobody else.

You don't actually believe that the intention is to have him be our first choice right back, do you? It was his first season playing right back and he was thrust into the position because our first choice decided to fuck off to Milan when the going got tough and anyone else capable was injured or new and not trusted yet. We're surely in for a new starter so Nunes will go back to being a rotation and squad player. Every club needs them regardless of their level and he's good enough to be in that role for us.

 

[Snape]

Strange that Jack Gaughan would name check Nunes

Has he been asked if he is happy playing RB?

 

[Blue2112]

You don't actually believe that the intention is to have him be our first choice right back, do you? It was his first season playing right back and he was thrust into the position because our first choice decided to fuck off to Milan when the going got tough and anyone else capable was injured or new and not trusted yet. We're surely in for a new starter so Nunes will go back to being a rotation and squad player. Every club needs them regardless of their level and he's good enough to be in that role for us.

I've genuinely got no idea. Anything could happen with Pep. To be honest I don't think he is good enough for City in any position, even as a rotational squad player, thats if we want to try and win a Premier League and a Champions League and under Pep I believe he will continue to try and win every trophy whilst he remains here.

 

[noseve]

These days, with seemingly every single second of football caught on film, any player can put together a decent highlights reel.

At a lower level, players are generally defined by these highlights.

At the top, though - and this is the case for every player at City, nailed-on starter and occasional sub alike - players tend to be defined by their mistakes, as tight title races are usually decided (and remembered) by such things.

This is therefore the yardstick by which Nunes has to be judged, and by which it's pretty difficult to class him as anything but a failure. He seems a really nice, honest lad - and lately he's shown a couple of flashes of what could be, if he only had the confidence to trust himself and play on the front foot more.

The problem is that even when he makes us doubters eat our words, such as the explosive run leading to Gundo's Fulham goal, it's only a matter of time before he does something like run the ball out of play without anybody within 20yds of him. I mean, that was frankly comical, wasn't it? Harmless on that occasion though, unlike quite a few of his other aberrations. He's definitely cost us a lot more points than he's won.

Maybe a loan out to where he'd be a bigger fish for a season could light some sort of fire in him? Failing that, I can't ever see him changing anybody's opinion, not while he's still here, anyway.

 

[Dax777]

I am not kidding

I think he is the best RB in the league this season


People keep speaking about his mistakes even though Dias & Gvardiol I think are making more mistakes than him.

Gvardiol far more costly mistakes. And Dias's mistakes increased towards the end of the season.

Im totally not fussed about RB. Leftback on the other hand os a must get. If for no other reason than i want Gvardiol only playing in the middle

 

[alexmcity]

These days, with seemingly every single second of football caught on film, any player can put together a decent highlights reel.

At a lower level, players are generally defined by these highlights.

At the top, though - and this is the case for every player at City, nailed-on starter and occasional sub alike - players tend to be defined by their mistakes, as tight title races are usually decided (and remembered) by such things.

This is therefore the yardstick by which Nunes has to be judged, and by which it's pretty difficult to class him as anything but a failure. He seems a really nice, honest lad - and lately he's shown a couple of flashes of what could be, if he only had the confidence to trust himself and play on the front foot more.

The problem is that even when he makes us doubters eat our words, such as the explosive run leading to Gundo's Fulham goal, it's only a matter of time before he does something like run the ball out of play without anybody within 20yds of him. I mean, that was frankly comical, wasn't it? Harmless on that occasion though, unlike quite a few of his other aberrations. He's definitely cost us a lot more points than he's won.

Maybe a loan out to where he'd be a bigger fish for a season could light some sort of fire in him? Failing that, I can't ever see him changing anybody's opinion, not while he's still here, anyway.

Any player makes mistakes, including the very best, such as Walker, Ake and Dias. Players are defined by what they contribute to the team, not by their mistakes.

Nunes has made mistakes, but has also contributed to 14 goals this season. He made vital contributions in the final few games of the season. The assist at Everton and the winner vs. Villa helped us big time.

Did he make fatal mistakes in the last month or so? Not really. His contributions have far outweighed his mistakes.

 

[Earlyriser]

As usual some fans employing their usual double standards and loading onto a player who has been asked to play in a position he was not recruited to do. As somebody has just commented Gvardiol gets a free ride for his mistakes and he's now been playing full-back for 2 seasons. Yes Nunes has made mistakes but remember G''s mistakes in the Feyenoord and how costly that turned out to be. Give the guy a break and thank him for having the balls to play when asked. A certain highly paid CF bottled out of taking a penalty in the Cup Final when that was his job.