27 | Matheus Nunes - 2023/24

[carlosthejackal]

Come on blues I know we back our players and absolutely want them to succeed but the guy is nowhere near it.

His highlights today were giving the ball away their goal and falling over every 5 seconds.

He’s average and he doesn’t fit our style.

Hope he proves me wrong but can’t see anything that justifies his place in the squad.

 

[the old abbey]

Give him the benefit of the doubt in his first season. Don't hold much Hope.bang average at best.

 

[vincent]

Come on blues I know we back our players and absolutely want them to succeed but the guy is nowhere near it.

His highlights today were giving the ball away for their goal and falling over every 5 seconds.

He’s average and he doesn’t fit our style.

So that’s 100m wasted (him and Phillips). Piss poor recruitment from City that.

 

[Stoned Rose]

So that’s 100m wasted (him and Phillips). Piss poor recruitment from City that.

Can’t argue with you mate.

 

[RayCTID]

You’re not setting the bar high there. Why not Rico Lewis?
Squad depth has to mean more than 624 league minutes, 3 complete games (one of which was when we were down to 10), and 2 assists. His full games have all come at the Etihad and we only have Wolves and West Ham yet to come, and his only start away in the League in ‘24 was at Everton. Unless our contenders implode, we might not see him start another game, making a fuller judgement harder.

Paqueta isn't much better in the grand scheme of things. Certainly not worth letting Nunes go after a season for. With Rico Lewis Pep doesn't see him as a midfielder at present.

 

[Gabriel]

Come on blues I know we back our players and absolutely want them to succeed but the guy is nowhere near it.

His highlights today were giving the ball away their goal and falling over every 5 seconds.

He’s average and he doesn’t fit our style.

If true, then he presumably cannot remain. What with Phillips, then, those higher in the club should rightfully be asking questions about how we are identifying and handling transfers. To paraphrase: “To lose one central midfielder, Mr. Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.”

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Come on blues I know we back our players and absolutely want them to succeed but the guy is nowhere near it.

His highlights today were giving the ball away for their goal and falling over every 5 seconds.

He’s average and he doesn’t fit our style.

You’re wrong. Watch and see.

 

[Gabriel]

Paqueta isn't much better in the grand scheme of things. Certainly not worth letting Nunes go after a season for. With Rico Lewis Pep doesn't see him as a midfielder at present.

I know you’re unconvinced by Paqueta, but he’s arguably better suited to our style of play and certainly not short on self-belief. West Ham fans acknowledge that he has been their best player since the turn of 2023, yet Wolves fans were unperturbed about losing Nunes (1 goal and 1 assist in 2,758 minutes ), confessing that he had never fully convinced and that they didn’t know where his best position was. Those confessions already sound uncomfortably familiar.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

Come on blues I know we back our players and absolutely want them to succeed but the guy is nowhere near it.

His highlights today were giving the ball away for their goal and falling over every 5 seconds.

He’s average and he doesn’t fit our style.

This is how I feel.

Philips vibes. I feel a bit sorry for him but he’s just not our level.

Poor recruitment and a bit of a panic buy.

 

[RayCTID]

I know you’re unconvinced by Paqueta, but he’s arguably better suited to our style of play and certainly not short on self-belief. West Ham fans acknowledge that he has been there best player since the turn of 2023, yet Wolves fans were unperturbed about losing Nunes (1 goal and 1 assist in 2,758 minutes ), confessing that he had never fully convinced and that they didn’t know where his best position was. Those confessions already sound uncomfortably familiar.

And yet at times he does look like a liabilty. The recent performance vs Bayer Leverkusen being the latest example. Plus the looming betting charge hasn't disappeared which means if found guilty he will be looking at an Ivan Toney sized ban which is no good to us as we will be short of a player.