Matheus Cunha has been slowly progressing at Wolves into one of the Premier League’s most elite forward players.
His output of goals and assists for the side are pushing them closer to remain in the top flight, so, how important would a new contract be for the Brazilian?
His output of goals and assists for the side are pushing them closer to remain in the top flight, so, how important would a new contract be for the Brazilian?
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00:00Charlie, looking at Wolves and star man Mateus Cunha, he's started this Premier League season
00:07fantastically well, an amazing run of games and getting him going and obviously some fantastic
00:13performances as well for the side. Gary O'Neill took a bit of credit for the way he's improved
00:21Cunha and across social media there's a lot of Wolves fans mentioning O'Neill's impact
00:27on him and when you look at it, O'Neill has had a fantastic impact, he's moved him into
00:32that 10 role, that position of false 9, 10 where he has more space on the ball to turn
00:38and assist and shoot from range as well which he's been doing fantastically well. So just
00:43how important is Cunha, I know there's obviously been echoes of a new contract, how important
00:48would that be for Wolves as well to make sure he is their player, especially come January
00:54but then 100% they need to make sure they keep him across that summer campaign window.
01:00He's absolutely vital and not just for the vast goals and assists he's contributing at
01:04a time when Wolves can't seem to score any goals whatsoever, especially at the start
01:09of the season. He is the man who steps up every week it seems and even when Wolves are
01:14losing games he is often the most impressive old goal player on the field. He was drifting
01:20wide a bit at the start of his Wolves career or playing a little bit further forward in
01:23the striker role and you're right Gary O'Neill has made such an impact bringing him a little
01:27bit deeper into that 10 role or the false 9 depending on the formation. It doesn't seem
01:31to matter if it's a back 3 or a back 4 or back 5, Cunha just occupies that space just
01:36behind the striker, picks up the ball, always has such great awareness of what's going on
01:40around him even when there's players pressing he can get away from them, plays one twos,
01:45takes a flick around a player. He's got so much skill, so much competence on the ball
01:49and his finishing ability as well as we've seen has been so, so impressive. The dribbling
01:54as well we saw away at Nottingham Forest last season, that goal coming from his own half
01:58running down all the way down the left and then somehow getting in at the near post and
02:02then his performance away at Fulham was just sensational, two goals and an assist in that
02:07match and a 4-1 victory before that game. Wolves had had their first win against Southampton
02:13before that, hadn't had any wins at all so it was a huge lift and so, so important was
02:17Cunha's impact on that game directly. But just his overall play, the way he makes his
02:22teammates feel a bit more confident, you need that kind of star player who can change games
02:27on his own at times as well. If the team isn't quite functioning as it should, if they're
02:31not quite linking up as they should, someone like Cunha can step up and make a difference
02:35so he's been so, so important for Wolves.
02:38And just how important is it that he is kept by Wolves in the windows? I'm sure he'll be
02:44attracting some attention from some bigger sides now he's finally getting applauded for
02:47his performances.
02:48He absolutely will and there have been huge clubs linked across the Premier League and
02:53talks for new contracts are very important. They need to get increased terms for Cunha
02:57to keep him at the club for many years to come.