27 | Matheus Nunes - 2023/24

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waspish said:
The difference is pep has started Nunes in a game we had to win pep hasn't started Philips in any game that we have to win! This means pep trusts Nunes he knows he can improve him, he takes what pep tells him on Board!
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This is true.
I like the analogy of Rodri someone mentioned, remember when some City fans were calling him Plodri.
Now look at him.
There is some reason why Pep won't play Kalvin, maybe he refuses to adapt or something whereas Nunes is following Pep's instructions in training so he's getting chances. I personally think Nunes will fit well for us eventually.
The last few posts disappoint me, he's only been here 5 minutes.
It's not easy slotting into the worlds best team.
 
I watched Nunes particularly closely this game because i was curious what skill set city saw in him . He's got great control and pace over a short distance. He can dribble. His short range passing is quick and forward usually but 50/50 accuracy. He loses possession easily when under pressure. He has a shit shot. Works hard. Has a quality dentist. The Jury is adjourned until 2024.
 
lunebleu said:
I watched Nunes particularly closely this game because i was curious what skill set city saw in him . He's got great control and pace over a short distance. He can dribble. His short range passing is quick and forward usually but 50/50 accuracy. He loses possession easily when under pressure. He has a shit shot. Works hard. Has a quality dentist. The Jury is adjourned until 2024.
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Hi Garth.
 
nunes was unfortunate he came in in the worst possible game and then got injured, now he is finding his feet, but I do think he is the type that needs a run of games to get his rythm going not in and out
will he come good? he has shown attributes to say he can flourish in a team playing our style, it is if he tkes on the opportunity to.


Him and Kova has only just arrived in what is a squad managed by the most intense manager there is, both have done fairly well but both are still adapting and only time will tell, but both can do a job for us
 
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I'm convinced this guy can do a job for us.

He's never going to put up flashy numbers of goals and assists, but his runs create massive spaces for everyone and tie defenders in knots.

He's not going to be KDB, Gundogan, Rodri or anyone like that but it's almost like he's the Gabby Jesus replacement with his industrious hard working nature and running all over the field.

We definitely can use someone like that in our squad as Bernardo sometimes looks fatigued over the course of a season.
 
Impressive performance today, hoping he builds on this now, the energy he brings can he useful
 
More game time he gets, the more I'm certain he should be played out wide perhaps permanently but at least until he's settled. His running would be much more useful if he's playing out wide. Will also be more useful now kdb is back and can find him. Expect him to step up a level soon. The talent is there.

Needs to stop being a mardarse though, he's so weak for somebody of his size.
 
Bluesince1979 said:
What agenda?
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Agenda may have been a poor choice of word but people seem to have this obsession with wanting to right players off before they're even been given a chance. Instead of objectively trying to look at a player and see what they could bring they're instantly deemed a level below and not good enough time and time again. Thats despite what we've seen with adjustment periods etc. I just find it strange how threads are flooded with negativity after certain games but then after a good performance people are reluctant to praise. Players can look below par and have bad games but I just can't get on board with the black and white answer of he's crap or not at our level. Would much rather try and take positive and look for signs of where players can help a team / be an important player. Nunes today showed for me what I've said for a while that he has some really good tools and it was only highlighted having de bruyne around him.
 
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Agenda may have been a poor choice of word but people seem to have this obsession with wanting to right players off before they're even been given a chance. Instead of objectively trying to look at a player and see what they could bring they're instantly deemed a level below and not good enough time and time again. Thats despite what we've seen with adjustment periods etc. I just find it strange how threads are flooded with negativity after certain games but then after a good performance people are reluctant to praise. Players can look below par and have bad games but I just can't get on board with the black and white answer of he's crap or not at our level. Would much rather try and take positive and look for signs of where players can help a team / be an important player. Nunes today showed for me what I've said for a while that he has some really good tools and it was only highlighted having de bruyne around him.
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You need to factor in the opposition. When he performs against a challenger either domestically or in a meaningful match in the champions league you may have a point
 
Mcfc_110 said:
Agenda may have been a poor choice of word but people seem to have this obsession with wanting to right players off before they're even been given a chance. Instead of objectively trying to look at a player and see what they could bring they're instantly deemed a level below and not good enough time and time again. Thats despite what we've seen with adjustment periods etc. I just find it strange how threads are flooded with negativity after certain games but then after a good performance people are reluctant to praise. Players can look below par and have bad games but I just can't get on board with the black and white answer of he's crap or not at our level. Would much rather try and take positive and look for signs of where players can help a team / be an important player. Nunes today showed for me what I've said for a while that he has some really good tools and it was only highlighted having de bruyne around him.
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I think you read too much in to it.

Its a football forum and people have opinions.
Its fair to say nunes has had a below average start to his city career. I know it can take some time for players to find their feet in a very detailed system , gundo a perfect example of this. But we are allowed to call out and question players, and managers, and owners. It is, after all, our club, not theirs.
So to say people have an agenda because they are saying it as they see it isnt great.

Kovacic is only now showing rare glimpses of what he can maybe do.
Gvardiol looks cumbersome at left back.
Nunes is still a confusing buy to me.

there … i said it. No agenda. Just opinions and i hope more that anything they prove me wrong
 
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