Matheus Cunha

[sillytuna]

As good was we were, the subs showed the difference. All 3 are better goalscorers than the starting 3x and we simply have to play silva or sasa from the start for a few games. Both made an immediate impact.

We may play slightly less well but without a goalscoring threat we lose anyway.

We need to see which player works best with cunha, and we know neither are 90 min players. Sasa's injury record says to me that he should be doing 60-70 mins and not 90.

 

[goldeneyed]

Cunha as a 10, Fabio up front for now - give them a six game run together then re-assess.....with Sasa becoming more and more match fit in the background.

 

[Mardenboroughs Shoulder]

I thought there was some confusion about who played where when Sasa and Fabio came on. Several times, including the penalty shout, where 2 players went for the same ball. It should be ironed out with more time playing together and probably results in their later introduction to training and preseason?

 

[astraltrader]

Seems to be our best player by a country mile...

 

[grumpywolf]

Seems to be our best player by a country mile...

Seems to me like the new Adama,no end product and cost 40 million plus.

 

[A wanderer from Bristol]

One thing from the interview Hobbs did re Bellegarde. He mentioned that Cunha had picked up the two new South American players, and brought them to training and made sure they are comfortable. He seemed to do the same with Joao Gomes earlier in the year.

I love him as a player, but really important not to underestimate how important he is to the whole wellbeing of the squad. From his first interview when he signed in January, it was clear that he had a positivity that appeared infectious to the other players in the group. No Small thing for a side bottom of the table with a group low on confidence.

I know he ultimately has to deliver on the pitch, but if he can maintain the form of the first two games, he really will be the all round package

 

[groundhogwolf]

One thing from the interview Hobbs did re Bellegarde. He mentioned that Cunha had picked up the two new South American players, and brought them to training and made sure they are comfortable. He seemed to do the same with Joao Gomes earlier in the year.

I love him as a player, but really important not to underestimate how important he is to the whole wellbeing of the squad. From his first interview when he signed in January, it was clear that he had a positivity that appeared infectious to the other players in the group. No Small thing for a side bottom of the table with a group low on confidence.

I know he ultimately has to deliver on the pitch, but if he can maintain the form of the first two games, he really will be the all round package

Yes agree, there are signs of a collective spirit amongst some of the players that will make it easier for the new arrivals to integrate.
We all have to recognise the massive change in circumstances for these young men, looking at Enso 18 years and three his stuff in a bag and flew to a different country, I hope we show them all the Wolves love.

 

[Cuban Wolf]

One thing from the interview Hobbs did re Bellegarde. He mentioned that Cunha had picked up the two new South American players, and brought them to training and made sure they are comfortable. He seemed to do the same with Joao Gomes earlier in the year.

In the Sasa video, Sasa referred to Cunha as helping him to settle in after coimng back from surgery, and that Cunha can speak five laguages fluently.

 

[Ercall Wolves]

One thing from the interview Hobbs did re Bellegarde. He mentioned that Cunha had picked up the two new South American players, and brought them to training and made sure they are comfortable. He seemed to do the same with Joao Gomes earlier in the year.

I love him as a player, but really important not to underestimate how important he is to the whole wellbeing of the squad. From his first interview when he signed in January, it was clear that he had a positivity that appeared infectious to the other players in the group. No Small thing for a side bottom of the table with a group low on confidence.

I know he ultimately has to deliver on the pitch, but if he can maintain the form of the first two games, he really will be the all round package

Bang on

 

[JadeWolf]

If you follow Cunha on Instagram (well worth it) his videos inside the dressing room are great. This week Joao Gomes has had some Portuguese-English vocabulary on his locker door to help him learn, Cunha has been ripping him about it.

 

[so-called fan]

Crystal Palace think we've sold him:

Wolves have lost some of their most familiar names of recent years in this window, with Ruben Neves, Joao Moutinho, Raul Jiminez and - as recently as this week - Matheus Cunha, the latter joining Manchester City.

A new era for an old giant: everything you need to know about Wolves - News - Crystal Palace F.C.

www.cpfc.co.uk

 

[Eastyorksyeltz]

Crystal Palace think we've sold him:

A new era for an old giant: everything you need to know about Wolves - News - Crystal Palace F.C.

www.cpfc.co.uk

He can sneak up on them and they won't suspect a thing.

 

[92WWFC]

I died at Cunha's car pool caption on Bueno's first day vid.

 

[Hsvwolf]

Can see he’s not an out and out goal scorer but offers more to the team …….Predict he’ll come good and be the next to be poached by a ‘big club’

 

[jrpb-3]

He can sneak up on them and they won't suspect a thing.

Can we tell city they’ve actually bought Cuhna not Nunes

 

[Eastyorksyeltz]

Can we tell city they’ve actually bought Cuhna not Nunes

Noooo! Well, not unless they shell out another 5 or 6 million for the difference in actual worth.

 

[Leominster_Wolf]

I died at Cunha's car pool caption on Bueno's first day vid.

I hadn’t noticed that, just rewatched it
Do love our media team

 

[SuperGran]

I hadn’t noticed that, just rewatched it
Do love our media team

They’ve been putting the overtime in over the last couple of days

 

[Dingle Chris]

He might not bag a load of goals but he’s one of our best players. I think the title of this thread is a bit disrespectful.

 

[SuperGran]

He might not bag a load of goals but he’s one of our best players. I think the title of this thread is a bit disrespectful.

Very disrespectful imo

 

[Ned]

For all the stick that Fabio seems to be getting, Cunha seems to be getting very little - especially for the fee we played for him. He’s clearly a good player but he’s not actually contributed much himself barring the Utd game at the start of the season.

 

[Narfolk Wolf]

Unfortunately for him it seems team shape and ponderous attacking play is more important than encouraging risk taking in possession.

 

[SA Wolf]

For all the stick that Fabio seems to be getting, Cunha seems to be getting very little - especially for the fee we played for him. He’s clearly a good player but he’s not actually contributed much himself barring the Utd game at the start of the season.

Cunha 3 goals in 21 games. Most full(ish) games.
Silva 4 goals in 57 games. A lot of bit-part games.

Cunha certainly contributed more than Fabio, but would agree, not enough taking into account the fee.

 

[YouGottaRaulWithIt]

Cunha is by far our most exciting player. Took Man United apart with driving runs from midfield. However, he can go missing and we can't expect him to score many goals. Great to watch, but not worth the fee we paid.

 

[Sussex Wolf]

Cunha is by far our most exciting player. Took Man United apart with driving runs from midfield. However, he can go missing and we can't expect him to score many goals. Great to watch, but not worth the fee we paid.

Funny, I could have read the exact same thing said by one or two Wolves players in recent years!

 

[wolfslair]

Cunha is by far our most exciting player. Took Man United apart with driving runs from midfield. However, he can go missing and we can't expect him to score many goals. Great to watch, but not worth the fee we paid.

We had to pay a higher than the summer January transfer fee, plus a tax on the fact they knew we were desperate……

Quality player but is worth the fee we paid for fabio, not £45m. He does so much of the good work we see and if we lose him for any extended period of time, we really are in trouble.

But players have nothing to do with their fees, so it is harsh to judge and criticise them for this. Criticise the club for over paying, not the player for not living up to an overpriced fee they have no part in.

 

[WickedWolfie]

Crystal Palace think we've sold him:

A new era for an old giant: everything you need to know about Wolves - News - Crystal Palace F.C.

www.cpfc.co.uk

A January prediction.... lol

 

[WickedWolfie]

For all the stick that Fabio seems to be getting, Cunha seems to be getting very little - especially for the fee we played for him. He’s clearly a good player but he’s not actually contributed much himself barring the Utd game at the start of the season.

It's almost like he's been told by the coaching "master-crew" to rein himself in....

 

[WickedWolfie]

Funny, I could have read the exact same thing said by one or two Wolves players in recent years!

"By" or "about"? If the latter l agree. Does beg the question about whether it's the players or how we play which is the issue.

 

[Sedgley Gold N Black]

Last two games he's been a completely different one to the player we saw against Utd and Brighton and not in a good way.

We've not seen him carrying the ball in either game nor his out of possession work rate, setting the press, both which worked really well for us.

I'm hoping the knock he took v Everton might be more the reason rather than the new coaching staff.

 

[Chisels_n_ommers]

Last two games he's been a completely different one to the player we saw against Utd and Brighton and not in a good way.

We've not seen him carrying the ball in either game nor his out of possession work rate, setting the press, both which worked really well for us.

I'm hoping the knock he took v Everton might be more the reason rather than the new coaching staff.

Cunha has noticeably been playing as the furthest forward with Fabio seeming to drop deeper.

We all feel that he is far more effective playing a deeper role to carry the ball into and just not play up against 2 cfs with his back to goal all the time.

We can only assume that our coaches must have spotted the same. It's one of the most obvious spots in all of this.

Which would mean, by logic, that Cunha has taken it upon himself to play this way, for his own reasons.

 

[Monketron]

He had a poor game against Palace but more often than not he's the best player on the pitch for us. Don't think he's been helped by having to play with Silva who just isn't working.

 

[WeAreTheWolvesII]

Last two games he's been a completely different one to the player we saw against Utd and Brighton and not in a good way.

We've not seen him carrying the ball in either game nor his out of possession work rate, setting the press, both which worked really well for us.

I'm hoping the knock he took v Everton might be more the reason rather than the new coaching staff.

I think it's the athleticism of Everton and Palace.

Gueye and Onana at Eveton.
Lerma and Doucoure at Palace.

Both those midfields can nullify any pace/power, so not overly concerned by that yet, as there won't be many other midfields that have such pace/power and defensive ability with both players.

 

[AndyY]

Cunha is by far our most exciting player. Took Man United apart with driving runs from midfield. However, he can go missing and we can't expect him to score many goals. Great to watch, but not worth the fee we paid.

We need to get him on the ball and running at defenders (and Neto, and RAN and Doc!)

 

[MickHolmesFanClub]

No doubt in my mind that he's our most talented player. It's up to the coach to get the best out of him.

His attitude is good and seems to be a 'character' around the dressing room and training.

He's still a relatively young player also and can only get better.

 

[Fenrir_]

Love Cunha and think he's a very talented player but do think he set the tone for our attacking performance on Sunday with a couple of really poor, lazy passes early on giving the ball away very cheaply in promising positions

 

[Mile End Wanderer]

Love Cunha and think he's a very talented player but do think he set the tone for our attacking performance on Sunday with a couple of really poor, lazy passes early on giving the ball away very cheaply in promising positions

I’d drop him

Clearly needs a wake up call

Strolls around like he’s Ronaldo never see any urgency in his game which I find very, very frustrating whilst watching Wolverhampton Wanderers

 

[WickedWolfie]

I’d drop him

Clearly needs a wake up call

Strolls around like he’s Ronaldo never see any urgency in his game which I find very, very frustrating whilst watching Wolverhampton Wanderers

Looked bloody good against ManUre. Been "Garyed" since.....

 

[Mile End Wanderer]

Looked bloody good against ManUre. Been "Garyed" since.....

Him and Nunes looked world class but it was one game and more JL prepared them

Gary needs to find solutions and quickly

 

[Oh When the Wolves]

Over reaction

He’s struggled in tighter games where teams have played 2 cdms

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