Matheus Cunha

[Bostin]

Something special about players who can move with the ball at their feet and create chances.

A pleasure to watch

 

[WickedWolfie]

Cunha | 'I really want to play West Brom and make history'

Matheus Cunha says he cannot wait to experience a Black Country derby, after his extra time penalty finally saw off Brentford at Molineux.

www.wolves.co.uk

Impossible not to admire him. Class on and off the field. He seems to love it at Wolves.

He has also added numbers to his impressive all round play. Looks like every penny was well spent.

As for the thread title the answer is no and no.

And still the absolutely pathetic thread title persists.....

 

[WalsallWolf]

He has been brilliant Cunha, arguably our most consistent performer. It was only Bournemouth away I can remember him having a poor game in.

May be knit picking and this may have more to do with the work he does compensating for at time the bodies/lack of options surrounding him, but I just wish he wasn't so shattered by the 60-70min mark. This something for us to work on?

 

[sedgwolf1980]

MODS PLEASE CHANGE THIS TITLE.

Him and Lemina, for me, are the heartbeat of this team. Absolutely quality player whose personality seems to have helped galvanise the squad. Dare I say it, GON is the perfect manager for him right now, they seem to fit together so well.

I just ****in love him. If there is one player I would love to see score the winner next week it’s Cunha.

 

[Wignall 3-0]

Cunha one of many Wolves players who seem to be improving under GON and his team of coaches.

 

[WolfLing]

When Nathan Fraser came on for Bellegarde, it sounded from the comms as though we went to a 4-2-3-1, with Neto, Sarabia and Cunha operating off a central forward.

From what I heard, it sounded as though this opened the game up quite a bit having previously gone a bit flat. Cunha in particular appeared to get into the game more in this setup.

A peek at GON's future vision perhaps?

For those who went, how did we look playing that way?

 

[SuperGran]

MODS PLEASE CHANGE THIS TITLE.

Him and Lemina, for me, are the heartbeat of this team. Absolutely quality player whose personality seems to have helped galvanise the squad. Dare I say it, GON is the perfect manager for him right now, they seem to fit together so well.

I just ****in love him. If there is one player I would love to see score the winner next week it’s Cunha.

Yes change the title it’s so disrespectful

 

[Skrilla]

Our most important player. I said it in the transfer thread but I think if I had to choose who I’d keep next summer between him and Neto, it would be Cunha. He’s the biggest reason why we look a real threat going forward now. Everything runs through him.

 

[SuperGran]

How difficult is it to change the title? @Mutchy @bod pretty please

 

[brianm]

And still the absolutely pathetic thread title persists.....

"I've played in Brazil vs Argentina, atlético madrid vs real madrid, and now I really want to play the black country derby" and he's dead serious.

He's a guy who wants to be The Guy, and it's so perfect for Wolves.

 

[Northampton_wolf]

if it wasnt for semedo fluffing the first shot, cunha would have had two assists and a goal last night

Excellent return in truth if he can score maybe a goal more every two his stats would be unbelievable

 

[northnorfolkwolf]

Perhaps a more appropriate thread title as he looks like he will be really big for us over the coming seasons.

 

[Hanbury_Wolf]

Clicked with the team

Works his socks off

Great attitude

13 goal involvements in 23 games is an excellent return for a club of our standing

Still only 24

If he finds another level it will be a struggle to hold on to him

 

[Golden Arrow]

Superb player in so many ways.
Completely ran himself into the ground last night giving everything to the cause.

 

[A3wolf]

Absolutely love his character. The hug he gave GON after the final whistle was how I would love a son to hug me! ( I haven’t got one so not a dig there)

 

[Stourport wolf]

Sometimes players have loads of technical ability, other times they are work horses and give everything to the cause. Cunha has both, loads of technical ability and he sweats blood for the shirt.

 

[Fenrir_]

Some of his play last night was sensational and he should arguably have had a hat trick of assists (he did mess up the easiest pass of the lot to Sarabia!). His work for Fraser's missed chance was something else

 

[StaffordWolf]

Absolutely class player and you can tell he's amazing for team moral. Another one of our players who leads by example on the pitch with the effort he puts into every game.

 

[northnorfolkwolf]

My big concern is that we will get an offer for him in the summer that is too good to refuse. The same applies to Neto, Kilman Gomes and RAN.

 

[thommo1984]

Had a lot to do to live up to his fee and after an iffy start has more than found his feet.

Gives everything for the cause and is becoming more and more pivotal to how we play.

Absolutely love him, great character.

 

[VancouverWolf]

My big concern is that we will get an offer for him in the summer that is too good to refuse. The same applies to Neto, Kilman Gomes and RAN.

You may be right but it’s depressing to think we might be losing some great players in the next 12 - 18 months.

 

[Black Country Wanderer]

Well apparently we overpaid massively for him so yeah hes **** lol
Seriously we are too fast to bin players off on here and call the club out for a poor deal
It takes time for players to settle,or not as the case may be,and he has gradually improved over the season to be our standout player imo

 

[Stourport wolf]

You may be right but it’s depressing to think we might be losing some great players in the next 12 - 18 months.

It is good to have a great team, but it takes more to replace a great team with another great team and that has what we have done.

 

[MickHolmesFanClub]

I was probably in the minority at the time but I absolutely loved the look of him as soon as I saw him live for the first time away at Forest last January. He came on as a sub and was pivotal in us getting back into that game. I turned to my mate and said " we have a player on our hands here".
He didn't quite kick-on from that but we were always a better team with him in it last season than when he didn't play.

He's now well and truly settled here and is one of the 'leaders' of the team on the pitch.

He seems a great bloke off the pitch too and I hope we can keep hold of him for a few more years yet. He's our best player in my eyes.

 

[Oldskooldayz]

Looks like he's really enjoying his football here working with GON and has a rapport with the fans. Sometimes it just clicks for players at certain clubs and hopefully that's what we're seeing here.

 

[WW1963]

Must surely have at least doubled in financial value but his value to our chances of future 'success' in the Premier league and Cup competitions doesn't have a price.

He has that same effortless glide across the pitch that we only saw fleetingly from Nunes. His spatial awareness and weight of pass, his improving finishing, other's understanding of where and when to be making runs - it's all coming together and painting a picture of an absolute bargain for what they paid.

As for his personality and character, you couldn't ask for more from what I've seen from his interactions with the squad on match days and in the many Wolves media releases.

GON has got the best out of him, no doubt because he's also got the best out of those who play off him. Lopetegui was a different style with a quite a few different players. We play with much more movement, power and pace these days.

 

[SuperGran]

Looks like he's really enjoying his football here working with GON and has a rapport with the fans. Sometimes it just clicks for players at certain clubs and hopefully that's what we're seeing here.

Both him and lemina too

 

[The Pie Poker]

Perhaps a more appropriate thread title as he looks like he will be really big for us over the coming seasons.

Yeah hate the title of the other thread, cringe at the thought of him somehow reading it.

Love Cunha and his attitude, it must be infectious. Him and Lemina give you those Coady and Saiss vibes, loved by team mates and great for team spirit..

We've sorely missed that since Nuno left. The team is fighting for each other once again and last night proves it.

 

[Golden Arrow]

POTS material, that's for sure

 

[Krispy Kreme]

He's a beast.

More worried about him going than Neto.

 

[JohnB]

He's a beast.

More worried about him going than Neto.

Great player - we can see Neto going to Arsenal, Liverpool or City for £50-70m.

Where could Cunha go for similar price as a no. 10 or left sided forward? United? Back to Spain (but no-one could afford him)?

 

[Krispy Kreme]

Great player - we can see Neto going to Arsenal, Liverpool or City for £50-70m.

Where could Cunha go for similar price as a no. 10 or left sided forward? United? Back to Spain (but no-one could afford him)?

Would be perfect for Liverpool in my eyes.

The ball he slipped in for Sarabia last night, the vision was unreal, if it was Salah on the end it's a goal.

Cunha would play the Firmino role, pressing creating, bringing others into play.

 

[brianm]

Would be perfect for Liverpool in my eyes.

The ball he slipped in for Sarabia last night, the vision was unreal, if it was Salah on the end it's a goal.

Cunha would play the Firmino role, pressing creating, bringing others into play.

Nah he would be terrible anywhere but at Wolves, where he's great.

 

[Wolf in the Lions' Den]

Perhaps a more appropriate thread title as he looks like he will be really big for us over the coming seasons.

He's obviously pleased that his thread title has finally been changed!

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[JohnB]

Would be perfect for Liverpool in my eyes.

The ball he slipped in for Sarabia last night, the vision was unreal, if it was Salah on the end it's a goal.

Cunha would play the Firmino role, pressing creating, bringing others into play.

I was thinking they had Jota and Diaz (plus Nunez, Gakpo and Salah) so was discounting them.

 

[glorybox]

Class in a glass.

 

[Matt]

He is just quality, everything about him. On the pitch, off the pitch. We’re really lucky to have him and if he continues as he is will go to the very top. Absolutely love him. The heart and soul of the team.

 

[Hawkguy]

You could tell how gassed he was after the penalty with his celebration.

Great player. Took huge strides under Gary. He really excels in this system where him and Sarabia basically free roam at the front of the pitch.

 

[SteveBullsKnee]

For me he’s now our most important player (certainly our most important attacking player). When he plays well, we play well. His ability to carry the ball past players creates so much space for other players and his work rate is top notch. Again personally over any single player in the squad he’d be the last id want to see either leave or get a long term injury

 

[Golden Arrow]

For me he’s now our most important player (certainly our most important attacking player). When he plays well, we play well. His ability to carry the ball past players creates so much space for other players and his work rate is top notch. Again personally over any single player in the squad he’d be the last id want to see either leave or get a long term injury

Tend to agree with this.
I'm looking for his name first these days when the teamsheet is released.