You could say that about nearly every flair player. Ronaldo's free-kicks come to mind...
Anyway, Nani is a risk taker, and I'm okay with that, need him back here.
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Anyway, Nani is a risk taker, and I'm okay with that, need him back here.
Yes, because Nani scores world-class goals only semi-regularly, and we don't want that. We want the team we have now -- consistently pedestrian all of them.
Get him back to OT. We look ridiculously predictable at the moment apart from when Di Maria has the ball. Play him and Di Maria at the same time, full stop.
I absolutely agree with you on that.
Ah my sweet forgotten Prince.
Away to Blackburn(?) in 2012 was a scorcher.
The big concern about Nani is his mental toughness. Unfortunately, no amount of brilliant goals or performances back in his comfort zone in Portugal will ease those concerns.
Does look like a bad decision to let him go though. His best ever form came after a low ebb when he looked to be on his way out. It's not impossible he could have done the same again. Plus, at the very least, he's be a great option off the bench. He's come out and said he went against the clubs wishes but perhaps more could have been done to keep him. Feck knows. That goal is just another kick to the nuts in this godawful season.
Does look like a bad decision to let him go though. His best ever form came after a low ebb when he looked to be on his way out. It's not impossible he could have done the same again. Plus, at the very least, he's be a great option off the bench. He's come out and said he went against the clubs wishes but perhaps more could have been done to keep him. Feck knows. That goal is just another kick to the nuts in this godawful season.
I dont see Nani back as brillaint as he could be for us. He just isnt van Gaals type of player in that sense that he couldnt play the way he wants him to play, more thinking less instinct. In that sense a bit like Rafael.
Not just the goal mate. He has been consistent and productive in 80% of the season (20% wasn't as good because he got injured and had less impressive performances after that). I think him and Di Maria could be an interesting duo for your wing options. They would be very hard to close down when on good form. Might be painful to watch when both are having their usual decision making problems. But like you said (fortunately for us) he was the one who wanted to leave.
He got a much better goal in a Carling Cup game. Can't remember who it was against? Feck it, might not even have been the Carling Cup. Was a screamer off the underside of the crossbar from a fair distance out. Can anyone remember it?
Anyhoo. He's never been capable of scoring goals as spectacular as Nani. Not many players are. Obviously, that's not the key issue here though.
Coutinho's goal
Coutinho's goal
And about hundred more goals too, there have been many cracking goals in the PL where tons of space was awarded to the shooter.
Meh, he was always going to be great in Portugal though. He's comfortably the best and most talented player in the league. I'm not sure there's any point in looking back and thinking we should've kept him this season. Given how badly LvG has managed our attackers so far this year I really can't imagine things would have gone any better for him than in recent years, especially when he issuch a mentally fragile player who needs to feel like the manager has confidence in him.
Right decision to let him go, now it's all about whether to bring him back or cash in.
I actually remember him scoring a screamer from outside the box in a reserve game a few years back. Always wondered why he doesn't try and smash one from far, and then I remember his crosses don't beat the first manCan you imagine Valencia doing that?
How about the last goal we fecking conceded?!?
Even if he comes back and does shit, at least you know he will try and take responsibility for stuff.
1 in the carling cup years back against aldershot and 1 against blackburn.
Why you gotta be so cruel ?
I'm not sure I understand your response. My point is Di Maria's just as inconsistent as Nani ever was, and Nani was putting up the numbers for fun when given a run. So basically, yes, I'd have Nani in my team every day of the week. I'd take his combination of quality and frustration over the garbage we're watching at the moment any day...
Score a beauty for Wigan against City a few years back
Amen. At least Nani can never be accused of hiding under a rock. When shit gets tough, he wants the ball, for better or worse...
Why do you guys always talk in hyperbole?
That's one of things i´ve always liked about Nani. I remember when he was 19 and taking responsability in Sporting's Champions League games when other seasoned players went into hiding mode.
Haha yh but Im sure that was meant to be a cross, and that was his only goal myself I can remember of my head of his
You can see though hes built like a tank, and he must have some powerful shots, if only he would shoot at goal more, he never even tries to score
Put a set of shins in the bottom corner and he'd hit double digits easily...
Funnily enough, that is the game that I always remember when thinking of Nani's time at OT. He was bloody excellent. That was him at his absolute peak, one of the very best in the world at the time. I remember thinking that I wouldn't have had Robben, Di Maria or anyone over Nani at that particular period. Seems ridiculous now, but he was sublime back then, and on that night in particular.
Not sure if performances in Portugal can be said to represent an up turn in form, but from what I've seen of him lately, he has been better than any of our wingers. I'd take him back in a second, even just for the sake of competition. I mean, who do we actually have who can play on the wing? Valencia is shit these days, but versatile and hard-working, thus his omnipresence in the squad. Di Maria, in theory, is one of the very best in the world, but hasn't shown that kind of form since September. Januzaj, and people will disagree with me on this one, isn't a winger. He hasn't got the pace for it. I've said all along that he's an attacking midfielder, but if he ends his career as a winger then I'll never watch football again as it would mean that I know even less than I thought.
Even if we don't keep him we will probably sell him for about 5 million pounds or something like that and buy some more overrated players for ridiculous money.
Imagine if he's actually not an United player, how much are we going to pay this summer to get him.
As Nani a goal as you'll ever see, has a knack for popping up with his fair share of worldies
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He absolutely tore Van Gaals Bayern to shreds so he's seen first hand what he is capable of.
He absolutely tore Van Gaals Bayern to shreds so he's seen first hand what he is capable of.
I'm not sure Valencia's got a left foot.Can you imagine Valencia doing that?
I kinda disagree. Look at the goal we conceded on Saturday..
Edit. Bugger, Pogue got in first with this comment, the feck.
Makes me delighted but also very sad to see him score these type of goals, he should be doing them for us!. The type of magic we need to win those gritty away's to Swansea and the like
He's exactly the player we're missing, so frustrating that he's on loan.
What a goal! Sign him up, Van Gaal. Oh wait..........
Made me smile that did. You watch us try to attack at the moment. It's slow, predictable and we struggle to even test the keeper at times. Then Nani goes and does that. Too much instinct and bravery has been taken out of our game. We're playing regimented stuff with players determined not to take enough risks. Who knows whether we will take him back, but surely he can't do worse than what we've seen this season.
Nani and Depay for next year will do us good, especially since we will only have to buy one of them.
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