Ruben Amorim had a turbulent start as a boss of Manchester United, but if he can solve the Matheus Cunha Conundrum, it can change everything for him to Old Trafford.
Mail Sport revealed on Monday that United gets closer to an agreement with the Wolves Forward, although they should always activate his release clause of 62.5 million pounds sterling. Cunha also had the interest of Newcastle but seems to have been influenced by the prospect of playing a key role in the process of reconstruction of Amorim.
And it’s Cunha’s key. To get the best out of the Brazilian, a coach must place him at the heart of his project and Cunha’s numbers make him tempting.
The reverse is its erratic defensive contribution and its unpredictable temperament. Clubs must decide whether the property prevails over the bad and 62.5 million pounds sterling is a lot of money to play with.
First, the points more. Cunha was directly involved in 19 of the 50 goals from the Wolves Premier League last season – with 12 goals and seven assists – and scored 14 goals and four assists, compared to a total team of 48.
Those who worked with the 25 -year -old consider him one of the most talented players they have seen, a quick and skillful attacker who slides on the field and can pass and shoot with one or the other foot.
Manchester United gets closer to an agreement with the Wolves Forward Matheus Cunha
The Red Devils looked closely at the Brazilian star during the recent Wolves trip to Old Trafford
Cunha likes the prospect of playing a key role in the Ruben Amorim reconstruction process
It makes an average of more than three shots per game and created more of four chances of shooting per 90 minutes – excellent statistics, especially for a team that has fought for large parts of the last two seasons.
When it is in good shape, Cunha is the kind of player that is worth the price of a ticket. At a time of ultra-intake tactical structures, it is backwards. Cunha can beat the opponents easily and send wild social media with its towers. It is not surprising that he idolized Ronaldinho and that he is always delighted when he receives a WhatsApp message from his hero.
Like Ronaldinho, Cunha plays on the instinct and can evoke moments that many players could not deliver if they tried 100 times. And as the former Grand Barcelona, Cunha can be a responsibility when his team does not have the ball.
The former Wolves boss, Gary O’Neil, worked tirelessly with Cunha to improve his full game. He would hold detailed meetings with his star forward, explaining the pressing structures of Wolves and how each player must perform a specific task to ensure that the plan has not collapsed.
For a while, O’Neil’s message was received. Sometimes Cunha could be difficult to manage during training sessions and would become frustrated when less talented teammates made mistakes. A sensitive soul, Cunha can criticize incredibly personally – not easy for a coach who simply tries to encourage a natural soloist to be part of an orchestra.
However, in 53 games under O’Neil, Cunha produced 22 goals and 12 assists and the race for three victories in 26 championship games that cost O’Neil, his work can hardly be blamed at the attacker.
Whoever signs Cunha must be convinced, however, that he can iron the folds which prevent a very good player from becoming exceptional.
Unfortunately for romantics, there are few possibilities for the Mavericks in modern football. Although Jack Grealish won the Lot at Manchester City, he never received the license to express he was at Aston Villa.
When it is in good shape, Cunha is the kind of return player that is worth the price of a ticket
Wolves star idolized Ronaldinho and, in the same way as the Brazilian legend, plays on instinct
Almost all the best attackers in the Premier League are required to be as effective without the ball as with him. If exceptions can be made for Mohamed Salah and Erling Haaland, it is because they produced 93 goals and 36 assists between them in less than two seasons.
The owner of the Wolves, Vitor, Pereira, criticized Cunha’s “body language” during the 3-1 defeat in Chelsea in January and he served two suspensions this season. The first results from an altercation with a member of the staff of Ipswich, in which he caught man’s glasses, after a home defeat 2-1 in Molinine last December – the last match of O’Neil in charge.
Cunha was prohibited for two games and sentenced to a fine of £ 80,000, reduced compared to £ 120,000 recommended after proposing to pay new glasses for the security manager.
Then there was the red card in the tie of the fifth round of the FA Cup in Bournemouth in March, when Cunha completely lost his cloth, seeming to aim for a head of the head of the Cherries Milos Kerkez and then be escorted in the tunnel.
Add publications on social networks and exchanges with fans on these platforms and you have a whole rap sheet.
A nicer reading is that Cunha sometimes acts as impulsively on the ground as him. His football intelligence is also reflected in other areas: as well as Portuguese – his first language – Cunha speaks English, Spanish and German.
Cunha’s temperament was criticized after receiving two suspensions during the season
Cunha received a ban on four games for the punch and the Bournemouth Milos Kerkez
Cunha’s father, Carmelo, is a chemistry professor and made the star of Wolves have not become a footballer, he may have moved into civil engineering.
He is part of a very united family and strongly feels the attraction of his hometown, the coastal city of Joao Pessoa in the northeast of Brazil. He spoke emotionally about the drop in his mental health after being excluded from the Brazil team for the 2022 World Cup.
Although Cunha is not the right choice for clubs like Manchester City or Liverpool, it could be ideal for United. In the best of cases, Cunha would take part of Bruno Fernandes’ creative pressure and form a productive understanding with the main man of United.
Where other players could collapse under pressure from playing for a football giant, Cunha spreads to the front of the stage. Whether in Old Trafford or elsewhere, he has the talent to shine in the largest arenas of football. In balance, Cunha deserves the possibility of showing it. The rest belongs to him.
