27 | Matheus Nunes - 2023/24

[JewelZee]

Really?

Where do you get "very poor"? Up and down, maybe. Average, OK.
Very poor is a gross exaggeration...

 

[Lavinda Past]

Really?

It could be argued that in 'elite' terms, he's not a good player. I certainly can't imagine him getting a regular place in any of the 'top' sides in the major European leagues.

He's the sort if average player a bottom five or six PL team or Championship team looks to to bolster their squad.

He's definitely well off the level we should be expecting to see at City, particularly at his age.

I would feel sorry for the lad if he wasn't getting about £100k a week.

 

[lunebleu]

Is Nunes the new Kalvin Phillips?

 

[Blue Bogey]

Any chances he gets to play from now until season end he needs to deliver whether that be goals, assists, performance or defensively really good because City will buy at least another midfielder in summer.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Is Nunes the new Kalvin Phillips?

He is amongst the know nothing intelligentsia on here!

I wish Sterling was still here to give the poor lad a break!

 

[Silva2021]

He had a very nice turn and shot tonight.

I’m stuck on him he has a pace and power that our team lacks, but yet we don’t play that way and you wouldn’t change our play for him.

His directness has a bit of KDB about it, but miles of the quality.

Just don’t see where this guy fits, unless Pep does some weird FB/ midfield/ wing hybrid with him.

 

[Keeper!]

Is Nunes the new Kalvin Phillips?

Nunes has more talent in his little finger than the Yorkshire Pirlo

 

[GaudinoMotors]

Convinced there's a player that can come good for us.
But he needs to be played. Good pre-season and who knows.

 

[NQCitizen]

Obviously bought for a more transition-based gameplan (note how kovacic, nunes and gvardiol are exceptional dribblers) than we've ended up playing, as we returned to total control.

There's simply less breaking, running and bursts to do in these tactics. A similar situation to Grealish and Bernardo in their first seasons.

Clearly possesses a lot of quality, technique and drive. Still think he's got a role to play in the coming seasons.

 

[roach3]

I don’t think I’ve seen enough of him to make any sort of claim, will be interesting to see who we are linked with or purchase in the summer this will give us an idea to see if the club sees him the future or not.

 

[jamielowndes]

I see flashes of something there with him but he's still figuring it out.

But I've said a thousand times, there's so many players who take a season to acclimatise.

 

[neel]

Not sure if he’s the answer

 

[Jonas.shaffer]

Not sure if he’s the answer

The answer to what?

I thought he played well.

 

[neel]

Not sure if he’s the answer

Number 8 , Gundos replacement , doesn’t have passing awareness

 

[WallyA]

Use him as a winger sub.

I dont see the midfield sub, although he replaced Alvarez so he just needed to press.

 

[fuskarn]

The answer to what?

I thought he played well.

"who comes on when the match is dusted?"

 

[OrigamiNinja]

Not sure if he’s the answer

If he is, I have no idea what the question is. Other than the odd penetrative run (which usually leads to absolutely nothing), I have no idea what he’s good at. He’s never gonna be regular here and although it might seem premature, cutting our losses on him in the summer might not be the worst idea.

 

[Gabriel]

Out of a possible 4,050 playing minutes this season, he’s now gathered 1,240, which is actually fewer than Rico Lewis and only a smidgen more than Stefan Ortega.

 

[B\connellblue]

"who comes on when the match is dusted?"

Doesn't stay dusted long once he comes on.

 

[jamesha]

Out of a possible 4,050 playing minutes this season, he’s now gathered 1,240, which is actually fewer than Rico Lewis and only a smidgen more than Stefan Ortega.

I'm actually surprised that he has played that much.