Weekly Tactical: Could Wolves play Matheus Cunha in midfield?

Matheus Cunha provided the assist for Hwang Hee-Chan’s eighth goal of the season, and the only goal in a 1-0 win for Wolverhampton Wanderers against Burnley, which saw the home side move to 12th in the table, 11 points ahead of Burnley.

Although Burnley tried imposing themselves at the other end of the pitch in the first-half, trying to play out from the back drew Wolves’ press closer. Dara O’Shea’s pass to Sander Berge triggered the press. Midfielder Mario Lemina pushed up to close down Berge, who took a heavy touch. Pablo Sarabia recovered possession and in doing so, cut the ball back to Cunha who had been occupying space on the edge of the penalty-area. Cunha quickly fed the ball to Hwang, who took a touch, and feinted before shooting.

Hwang has been enjoying a good run of goal scoring form, but in the latest Weekly Tactical, we are here to talk about Cunha.