Nani couldn't convert a penalty.
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How has he played apart from that?
Missed a pen and I'll probably lose my bet now. Great. 
Keeper ain't letting anything in tonight. Nani's penalty saved.
What you'd expect from him really, not good not terrible.
What you'd expect from him really, not good not terrible.
Hmm.. Only first game so he'll get better once he gets a run of games. Hasn't really had one for a few years now. His United career is probably done with Di Maria coming, but I'd still want him to do well for his sake and get back to his best, or close to it.
Yeah, had a few good crosses but the team is not playing well overall although they have most of the possession. As said above, not good, not bad.
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Btw. He got subbed earlier.
Just started watching at Min:81 did not see him
Sporting look more or less in control.
Pretty exciting from what I saw. Nice goal by Sporting at the end. seems like I will probably watch a few of their matches this season.
He looked very annoyed with himself after being subbed which was good to see I suppose. Had a few decent touches, dribbles and crosses but nothing exceptional. Sporting seemed to have no plan at all though, just crossing when they didn't have any decent header'ers in the side. Thought Nani did a bit better second half when he linked up with Mané (he looked very explosive I thought). I reckon he just needs to calm down a bit and stop trying too hard. Probably needs a goal for confidence soon too.
It was an average performance. We are currently struggling under this new manager but i expect the team to play better as they get used to his methods. Nani was one of the most dangerous players along with Carrillo and Mané but his decision making was underwhelming. He should improve as he gets used to his new teammates and tactical setup. He shouldn´t have taken the penalty, was annoyed by that. Adrien has a 100% conversion rate and should remain as the penalty taker. Hope this nonsense doesn´t happen again although i understood the will for Nani to score on his debut. Thing is the collective should be always in front of individual interests. I hope he learned a valuable lesson. Last time a player did that at our club (Bojinov), the next week he was being negotiated to another team.
3 IMO, just behind Messi and Cristiano.
And with Cristiano having injuries lately and Messi other problems (taxes, being small) we could see Nani topping both of them, shame Rooney doesn't see it and won't give him chance to prove his true worth in United shirt but at the same time he didn't hesitate for a sec giving himself captain armband, arrogant prick!
Completely agree with the Rob Smyth article.
Nani was never a good penalty taker, very silly to have him do that.
I think he just took the ball from Adrien. There were no instructions from the manager. I´m just glad we ended up winning the match or else it would become a big deal. Won´t happen again though.
Been a while since I've been on the forum
First off I am delighted that Nani is back home and it was great to see him in a Sporting shirt ..I thought he had an ok performance we have to keep in mind he only had 3 training sessions with the team he seemed to drift in to the middle of the field behind the striker a lot during the game looked dangerous at times but not the best decision making he tried to hard since it was his debut. The team does have another spark with him on the field tho and I am sure with more games and him getting used to his teammates he will perform better ( hopefully he puts on a show vs Benfica next weekend ). Was frustrating that he took the penalty when Adrien Silva is the best penalty taker in the team he only missed 1 penalty last season he has a very good conversion rate but it seemed Nani wanted to steal the show but I am sure that will be taken care of and wont happen again. Nani and Carrilo will give a lot of defenders a hard time with there pace and skill was also very happy with how Carlos Mane came into the game looked lively and brought a lot of pace in the middle of the park was delighted with his goal and the win . The team is struggling at the moment with Marco Silva but I think we will get better but I don't think Sporting is ready for Benfica next week but we will see . We were missing William Carvalho this game and I am hoping Marco Silva realizes that Joao Mario needs to start and not Andre Martins there is a lot of work to be done ( we need a striker!) ...Nonetheless I am happy with Nani being back and I am sure he will have a great season .
First off I am delighted that Nani is back home and it was great to see him in a Sporting shirt ..I thought he had an ok performance we have to keep in mind he only had 3 training sessions with the team he seemed to drift in to the middle of the field behind the striker a lot during the game looked dangerous at times but not the best decision making he tried to hard since it was his debut. The team does have another spark with him on the field tho and I am sure with more games and him getting used to his teammates he will perform better ( hopefully he puts on a show vs Benfica next weekend
). Was frustrating that he took the penalty when Adrien Silva is the best penalty taker in the team he only missed 1 penalty last season he has a very good conversion rate but it seemed Nani wanted to steal the show but I am sure that will be taken care of and wont happen again. Nani and Carrilo will give a lot of defenders a hard time with there pace and skill was also very happy with how Carlos Mane came into the game looked lively and brought a lot of pace in the middle of the park was delighted with his goal and the win . The team is struggling at the moment with Marco Silva but I think we will get better but I don't think Sporting is ready for Benfica next week but we will see . We were missing William Carvalho this game and I am hoping Marco Silva realizes that Joao Mario needs to start and not Andre Martins there is a lot of work to be done ( we need a striker!) ...Nonetheless I am happy with Nani being back and I am sure he will have a great season .C'mon now, Nani himself doesn't think that.
Now there's a name I hadn't heard in a while. Apparently only 28 years old still and currently playing in the Bulgarian league. Think he had some bad luck with injuries. I remember he used to be talked about as a future world beater when he broke through in the Serie A.
Started watching second half of Portugal - Albania.
Nani is the captain (Ronaldo injured) and in my opinion he is the best Portugal player on the pitch. Still hoping that he can do well in Sporting and came back in our team. How is he doing for Sporting? I had watched a game against Benfica but Nani was anonymous.
Nani is the captain (Ronaldo injured) and in my opinion he is the best Portugal player on the pitch. Still hoping that he can do well in Sporting and came back in our team. How is he doing for Sporting? I had watched a game against Benfica but Nani was anonymous.
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As usual really (Apart from when it's against Albania)
Which is exactly why I don't want him back in our team. He's had his time, did well for a couple of years but was absolutely gash towards the end.
Albania is not a bad team. He was injured a lot and never had time to come back n the team in recent years so i wouldn't judged him on that. As i said, i still hope that he can come back on top and become useful player for us.
Good to see that he is at least playing all the time, for Sporting and Portugal, that's all he needed, so hopefully he'll not end up injured soon as it was the case over these few seasons(along with being dropped). I am guessing if he stays injury free that he'll become better and better, altough I am not sure if he'll ever be good as he used to be.
Watched the whole game on tv. Disappointing result, Portugal needs a really good No9. Nani, however, looked classy. It was good to see that his close ball control and dribbling skills have not deserted him. I maintain on is day he can make any defender look foolish.
I think he's a good player but come on
It´s a shame - with Nani at his best and the purchase of Di Maria we could have one of the best pairs of wingers worldwide.
I hope the same. Nani will be only 28 after this season so it would be great to see him back in form for us next year.
He was unhappy, hopefully he starts to feel happier & gets his form back for next season:
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/fo...ar-reveals-dip-in-form-was-due-to-UNHAPPINESS
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/fo...ar-reveals-dip-in-form-was-due-to-UNHAPPINESS
Well I'd be unhappy too if I was rich, and still being paid a 100k a week despite not performing, had a banging girlfriend, was fairly famous and was all pampered ...
oh hold on!
What a tit. You, not Nani.
Because that's exactly how the human mind works isn't it. Our mental state is determined by our wage & if our partner is good to look at. fecking hell
Yep.
That's why I'm feckin miserable.
Was reading that brilliant stats thread...
That Nani has a comparable assists record to Beckham and Giggs no less, despite not getting a consistent run in the team for his 1st 2.5 seasons, and then for his last 2 seasons, speaks volumes about his ability. At his peak, was a genuine menace to the opposition, someone you couldn't control easily since had a good 1st touch, deadly whipped cross, an eye for a creative pass, pace, tricks, and a powerful shot. The real deal. Why SAF dropped him in the middle of his best runs- at the tail end of his glorious 2010/11 season and then midway through the 2011/12 season (at its beginning he was on fire, playing easily his best match ever vs Chelsea at OT) is a mystery to me. He never hit those highs again- but he was never trusted again, despite consistently delivering when he was.
The shoulder barge vs Ivanovic at 0:22 with the big Serbian left on the floor was a genuine I-am-amazed moment. As for Ashley Cole, he simply ignored him at 0:35, 1:05 (the whole play is great) 1:14 (awesome deep cross), then at 2:57 he leaves him on his backside, then again at 3:07 (dreadful cross though), draws a penalty from him at 3:35 after an effortless dribble and cannonball shot, and again Cole is on his backside at 3:58. I don't think the best English player of the Golden Generation has ever been shown up like that- not by Ronaldo, not by Messi. Both struggled against Cole.
Also featuring a glorious pass at 0:55, and a beautiful disguised pass at 4:12. The chest control at 4:20 belongs to a Zidane highlights reel.
Seriously, one of my favourite United players. I know I will be ridiculed for saying this but if he kept that level (maybe if he was just shown the same confidence again?) he would be considered in the tier just below di Maria, Robben and Hazard. He had the talent, and, for 2 years, he had the application and the backing from his manager, and in those 2 years he delivered, majorly.
Hoping somehow he can recapture that but have prett much given up by now.
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The correlation between his getting dropped from the team and the increased shitness of our general play is hard to miss as well.
That Nani has a comparable assists record to Beckham and Giggs no less, despite not getting a consistent run in the team for his 1st 2.5 seasons, and then for his last 2 seasons, speaks volumes about his ability. At his peak, was a genuine menace to the opposition, someone you couldn't control easily since had a good 1st touch, deadly whipped cross, an eye for a creative pass, pace, tricks, and a powerful shot. The real deal. Why SAF dropped him in the middle of his best runs- at the tail end of his glorious 2010/11 season and then midway through the 2011/12 season (at its beginning he was on fire, playing easily his best match ever vs Chelsea at OT) is a mystery to me. He never hit those highs again- but he was never trusted again, despite consistently delivering when he was.
The shoulder barge vs Ivanovic at 0:22 with the big Serbian left on the floor was a genuine I-am-amazed moment. As for Ashley Cole, he simply ignored him at 0:35, 1:05 (the whole play is great) 1:14 (awesome deep cross), then at 2:57 he leaves him on his backside, then again at 3:07 (dreadful cross though), draws a penalty from him at 3:35 after an effortless dribble and cannonball shot, and again Cole is on his backside at 3:58. I don't think the best English player of the Golden Generation has ever been shown up like that- not by Ronaldo, not by Messi. Both struggled against Cole.
Also featuring a glorious pass at 0:55, and a beautiful disguised pass at 4:12. The chest control at 4:20 belongs to a Zidane highlights reel.
Seriously, one of my favourite United players. I know I will be ridiculed for saying this but if he kept that level (maybe if he was just shown the same confidence again?) he would be considered in the tier just below di Maria, Robben and Hazard. He had the talent, and, for 2 years, he had the application and the backing from his manager, and in those 2 years he delivered, majorly.
Hoping somehow he can recapture that but have prett much given up by now.
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The correlation between his getting dropped from the team and the increased shitness of our general play is hard to miss as well.
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Did never ever put in a half-decent, or even quarter-decent, performance for us again after the outrageous straight red against Real Madrid?
It's clear from that short article that it's a crisis of confidence. Hopefully, he will get back his mojo and come back renewed.
He was my favourite player after Giggsy in his pomp.
Just watched the video again, breaks my heart to see his treatment and decline over the past couple of years.
He was my favourite player after Giggsy in his pomp.
Just watched the video again, breaks my heart to see his treatment and decline over the past couple of years.
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He was unreal, imagine his level if he continued improving from those hights until now...
The very next game against Chelsea in the FA Cup, he was looking pretty good until going off injured just before half-time. When he had that run in the team under Moyes I'd say he was half-decent in some games, but nowhere near his best.
Against Chelsea in the FA cup next match. We were winning 2-0, he picked up an injury late in the first half and Valencia replaced him. We pretty much didnt attack again that game.
Edit: Bloody hell, this is what happens when you have threads open and reply later without refreshing lol. But yeah lol
Nice post. I agree with almost all of it. I think the decline started with the Carragher tackle and the following injuries after that. He never got a consistent run after that.
It's rough for flair players to perform consistently when they don't start consistently. And you can factor nani having brain farts not helping. He also can be selfish at times.
It's all a shame really. Nani can't be accused of shying away from the ball and slow tempo - the current problems plaguing the team for the last 2 seasons. He always tried to make things happen but this style frustrates like Rooney and Giggs.
I would have given him an extended run through his poor form but that's just me. I think his skill level and past form and production should have offered him more chances.
I think vs West Brom early last season, when we went 2-1 down, amongst all the big names (Rooney, RvP, etc), he was genuinely driving us forward and started making things happen. He created 2-3 chances- Rooney, Hernandez and Rvp messed them up. In particular in one period of play he was completely dominant- he played a good ball to Rooney in space, but Rooney felt compelled to play a 1-2 instead of taking an (easy) shot- and his return pass was badly off. I remember letting out a roar of frustration at the TV. This was still the early Moyes era, when shit football as the norm hadn't yet sunk in.
I thought for the st time Nani had shown genuine leadership and drive trying to get us back in the game...Of course, dropped for the next game.
EDIT: this game was nowhere near his best level - a couple of nice dribbles and some crosses that an on from striker would have attacked and converted, but nothing outrageously good. The reason I remembered it so well was because of how amazingly shit the rest of the team was, and because Nani seemed to show a real will to win (in contrast to everyone else), and because I am a huge Nani fan and keep looking for the next false dawn to get my hopes up
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I maintain I have never seen any other winger make so many defenders fall on their backside. Even in his recent match with Portugal he made 2 dribbles that caused defenders to slip.
No but if he was truly unhappy, then he could have not signed a new deal that kept him here last year when Moyes offered it to him and taken up the other offers he had when his contract was almost up. You know force a move away like Welbeck did this summer as he wasn't happy at being 3rd, 4th or 5th choice...
..you super tit.
As far as I'm concerned he is just providing an excuse for his poor form and work ethic the past 2 years. If you're not happy at your job and actually have alternatives you take them..or you stay and do the job, not complain the first chance you get. Given he's also technically our player still, it's poor form again, but off field this time.
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