27 | Matheus Nunes - 2024/25

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ninjamonkey said:
Don't see the issue with what Pep has said. Given the comments about him on here by others over the season, I'd probably be considered one of Nunes' biggest fans but I said exactly the same thing about Nunes in midfield ages ago. Pep doesn't trust his mind and his first touch to play him in midfield.

I do think its something he could work on and improve drastically if given the opportunity though. if he concentrates for 90 minutes his problems wont be there. It's a mentality thing and I don't believe that's something a player cannot sort out. Doesn't seem like pep is going to give him the opportunity though.

Nunes can be a great fullback for us imo. he's got absolutely everything pep wants from a fullback he just needs the experience there and to stay switched on. If he's happy to play predominately in that position I don't see him going anywhere.

We've had delph, zinchenko, Rico Lewis, gvardiol, Ake and now O'Reilly as fullbacks for pep despite none of them being fullbacks and most of them have done well for us and we've been very successful with them. Nunes has got more ideal attributes than any of those players for fullback.
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Can't he just get a bloody Fullback ?
 
neel said:
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That’s crazy. After Grealish another statement. Not clever enough „ too dumb „. In every other team Nunes would be a normal CM only in pep’s system you have to be slow as fuck and 32 years old to play in the middle.

He will buy any player though before going for a normal fullback like every other club in this world does just to be different
 
odd thing to say front of press.

also this thing he is not quick enough and not good enough first touch to be a midfield under him. is he blind or not seeing what KDB, Gundo, Kovacic, Foden doing this season?
its all about shit composure, bad first touches losing possession too much etc.

for some reason if Nunes does this thats horrible mistake if Gundo thats ok.

spending 50m+ on a not clever midfielder as a panic buy last day of the window, sadly these kind of recruitment decisions handed us the bill this season.
 
TheBlueCat said:
Another bizarre post.
Sentimental clap trap. He was signed for £60M as a central midfielder.
Pep has conceded this was a huge error (not clever enough).
He is a crap midfielder and even worse right back.
It clear we need a right back and we will get one. We can then say goodbye to Nunes.
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No sentiment from me mate. I've always said he wasn't good enough for this level.

The problem lies with Pep.
 
Nunes isn't good enough for city, but outrageous of Pep to say someone's not good enough to play midfield to the media embarrassing the lad when his favourites drop stinkers every week and he pretends its not happening. Wouldn't be surprised if Nunes puts in a transfer request tomorrow lol
 
Chak19 said:
Can't he just get a bloody Fullback ?
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I'd like one too, well preferably more than 1 actually but Pep seemingly doesn't really want one.

We don't use fullbacks in any of their traditional roles so it doesn't really help us to have them. He always wants something else or different from them, it's typically what midfielders have so why get a proper fullback and try and teach them to be a midfielder at fullback when he can just have an actual midfielder and get them to learn how to play fullback. Seems easier doing it that way and it gives more flexibility in where they can play.

Even walker who is the only genuine out and out fullback we've had at the club for years was unique amongst fullbacks with his supreme pace and 1v1 ability offering us something other fullbacks couldn't. Cancelo was a winger at fullback.

Danilo and angelino are the only proper traditional fullbacks we've signed under pep to my memory and neither lastest long.
 
K-Bo said:
Nunes isn't good enough for city, but outrageous of Pep to say someone's not good enough to play midfield to the media embarrassing the lad when his favourites drop stinkers every week and he pretends its not happening. Wouldn't be surprised if Nunes puts in a transfer request tomorrow lol
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Nunes has more transfer value than Gundo, Kova, Bernardo, Grealish and Walker.

Infact he might be the easiest to sell since he's young, fast, and a workhorse for a team looking for one.
 
ninjamonkey said:
I'd like one too, well preferably more than 1 actually but Pep seemingly doesn't really want one.

We don't use fullbacks in any of their traditional roles so it doesn't really help us to have them. He always wants something else or different from them, it's typically what midfielders have so why get a proper fullback and try and teach them to be a midfielder at fullback when he can just have an actual midfielder and get them to learn how to play fullback. Seems easier doing it that way and it gives more flexibility in where they can play.

Even walker who is the only genuine out and out fullback we've had at the club for years was unique amongst fullbacks with his supreme pace and 1v1 ability offering us something other fullbacks couldn't. Cancelo was a winger at fullback.

Danilo and angelino are the only proper traditional fullbacks we've signed under pep to my memory and neither lastest long.
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Funny because Nunes and O'Reilly were very good as traditional attacking fullbacks just last week against Bournemouth.
 
Id prefer we just buy an actual good full back whose primary position is full back and call it a day
 
Reading the full transcript, I felt that Pep was complimentary. Reactions on here can be very extreme at times, as if the headline is the full picture.
 
K-Bo said:
Nunes isn't good enough for city, but outrageous of Pep to say someone's not good enough to play midfield to the media embarrassing the lad when his favourites drop stinkers every week and he pretends its not happening. Wouldn't be surprised if Nunes puts in a transfer request tomorrow lol
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Result!
 
The Nunes comments are poor from Pep IMO. He’s been one of our more consistent players this season and has always been available - which is more than can be said for a lot of the squad.

Ridiculous that he would call him out - unnecessarily after being involved in keeping another clean sheet (2 on the bounce) - when there’s a lot of other shit that needs mentioning first.
 
oldius said:
Reading the full transcript, I felt that Pep was complimentary. Reactions on here can be very extreme at times, as if the headline is the full picture.
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Well there was a compliments in there but he has still just said a career midfielder isn't clever enough to be playing in midfield, even if the rest of the statement was complimentary.

If he doesn't make a good right back and it comes time to sell, good luck getting a great fee for him as a midfielder now his own manager has said point blank he's not clever enough to play there. That manager happens to be the most highly regarded in the game today, people listen to his words.

I like how blunt Pep is but I bet Nunes isn't over the moon with what he said, even if was sandwiched between two compliments
 
Crooked_rain said:
Well there was a compliments in there but he has still just said a career midfielder isn't clever enough to be playing in midfield, even if the rest of the statement was complimentary.

If he doesn't make a good right back and it comes time to sell, good luck getting a great fee for him as a midfielder now his own manager has said point blank he's not clever enough to play there. That manager happens to be the most highly regarded in the game today, people listen to his words.

I like how blunt Pep is but I bet Nunes isn't over the moon with what he said, even if was sandwiched between two compliments
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Let's face it, Pep stabbed him in the back. Just like he did Kalvin Phillips.

No professional player deserves that.

His arrogance is appalling.
 
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