Nani will reignite our charge to the title

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Don't understand why everyone is shooting the OP down. We have been overly reliant on giggsy for the spark from the left hand side nay the entire midfield for a month now. But i don't think we're dire enough for someone to perform a "rescue" act. Nani will get his chance and hopefully puts in some consistent performances. Thats not beyond the realms of possibilities is it?.

Good god, a draw against a team not defeated in 12 matches in the premiership and a cup exits does stir some shit here.

We'll win the premier league or come runner up losing out on very few points. Not the end of the world really.

The debt though, is another story altogether. :(
 
Pogue Mahone said:
"The Hargreaves Effect" - nothing inflates a players reputation more dramatically than being unavailable through injury.

Don't think I've ever seen this kick in quite so quickly, mind you.
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The first part is true.

But all we ask from Nani is not miracles. I'm not expecting a ronaldo clone. Infact i'm quite willing to sit through the moments of hair raising stupidity if he provides moments of brilliance inbetween. Something like the first season would be allright and would go someway in goggs playing more than giggs.
 
He's on his way out if he doesn't step it up. I say give the lad a few games and see how he does. I'd love nothing more than see him step it up consistently and start to boss the left wing, he clearly has the potential but often enough, he just fecks it up. Give him a run of games and see how he comes on, we can't do any worse really.
 
Marcus said:
He is:

a) Our best dead-ball specialist (corners and free-kicks)

b) Our best long-range shot specialist.

c) Our most tricky winger.

All the above attributes help teams to win tight games. Hopefully he apologises to SAF, buries the hatchet with SAF and gets a run of a few games. We will all be suprised how well he can do.

Come on Nani.

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a) giggs or hargreaves by a country mile

b) gibson wins this hands down

c) defenders can read him like a book , giggs or obertan
 
I think it's pretty obvious that the OP is Nani.
 
Marcus said:
He is:

a) Our best dead-ball specialist (corners and free-kicks) Giggs and Hargreaves are better at this. Gibson is better at taking corners than him also

b) Our best long-range shot specialist. Gibson

c) Our most tricky winger. He knows feck all what to do with his reportoire of skills though. I haven't seen a more unintelligent player in a long time
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If there is anyone to reignite our title-challenge it's Rio Ferdinand imo. We look a completely different team when he is on form, not just at the back but going forward as well.
 
marchi-91 said:
Giggs can neither cross or take a corner to save his fecking life at the moment. As for reading him like a book, Obertan didn't really do much against a 3rd division full back did he....
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that was one game with obertan , from what i have seen of him looks more skillful than nani an doesnt ar*e about with the ball as much as nani
 
Marcus said:
He is:

a) Our best dead-ball specialist (corners and free-kicks)

b) Our best long-range shot specialist.

c) Our most tricky winger.

All the above attributes help teams to win tight games. Hopefully he apologises to SAF, buries the hatchet with SAF and gets a run of a few games. We will all be suprised how well he can do.

Come on Nani.

:devil:
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If that's what you're pinning your hopes on then I feel for you. Have we ever even been told what his 'injury' is?
 
I reckon he'll get his chance and prove the doubters wrong...if he doesn't get much of a look in, it will be interesting to see how he does in the World Cup. If he has a shitter, he'll be sold. Or he could play well and kick on for us! This is based on pure hope and nothing in particular.
 
Pogue Mahone said:
"The Hargreaves Effect" - nothing inflates a players reputation more dramatically than being unavailable through injury.

Don't think I've ever seen this kick in quite so quickly, mind you.
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Or moving to bitter rivals and hitting a bit of form.
 
Pogue Mahone said:
"The Hargreaves Effect" - nothing inflates a players reputation more dramatically than being unavailable through injury.

Don't think I've ever seen this kick in quite so quickly, mind you.
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I prefer to call it the Agger effect. Two seasons ago they would have won the league if Agger was fit, i think that was the first case i can remember of an injured player who was nothing special before his injury becoming a demi-god when crocked.
 
RedSky At Night said:
:lol: Sound like a scouser with your conspiracy theories.

Obertan has suddenly become a better player than Nani eh? The Caf is an amazing place sometimes.
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So you'd be able to tell me what injury he has and when he's due back?

Does my post say anywhere that Obertan is better than Nani?
 
Oh good. This season's Berbatov vs Teves is going to be Nani vs Obertan. Yay.

Here's a thought. How's about judging each players contribution on their own merits, as opposed to being unable to praise/criticise one without criticising/praising another?

Anyone who expects Nani to come back from his injury and suddenly turn into a world class player overnight is living in cloud cuckoo land. He's hasn't been good enough to hold down a place in the team for ages now, long before he picked up this injury. I doubt spraining his ankle has somehow improved him as a footballer.

It would be great to see him improve dramatically over the next few weeks - and it would make a massive difference to our attacking football if he did - but I'm not gonna hold my breath. It's not impossible but it's not very likely either.
 
RonaldoVII said:
Doesn't produce as much either. Or track back as much, or at all.
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Doesn't give posession away as much or fall down clutching his back as often either. Nani is a hateful individual and will always attract more stick than others because of this. Coupled with his appalling form means he'll be very unpopular with a lot of people.
 
a) Our best dead-ball specialist (corners and free-kicks). His Corners are consistently shit and I hardly recall seeing him take a free kick...

b) Our best long-range shot specialist. Not really.

c) Our most tricky winger. Obertan

All of this, coupled with his poor decision making, all round inconsistency and God awful hair cut make him shit. We all know he has the potential but he's so frustrating - If he hasn't learned what the Premier League is about soon then I doubt he even has a future with us, let alone will be 're-ignite' our Title hopes. Admittedly Obertan hasn't done much yet, but I've been more impressed with his contributions so far. I don't even think our Title hopes have gone yet, we're a point behind Chelsea (potentially 4). We can only play better, surely.
 
acnumber9 said:
So you'd be able to tell me what injury he has and when he's due back?

Does my post say anywhere that Obertan is better than Nani?
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The second sentence wasn't in relation to your post but the fella above you. Appoligies for the confusion ;)

Just makes me laugh how Obertan has suddenly become our most 'tricky' winger when he's done sod all since joining us apart from a few flashes of skill. I'm sure he'll eventually become a good player for us, but the hype with Obertan is ridiculous.

Nani's had an ankle injury, reported on the 18th (just before the Fulham game) and he was reported to be out for 2 weeks. Which is about right considering he's just started to train.
 
I think Giggs might not have the same energy for the second half of the season and hopefully Nani can get a run and score a goal to give him confidence. Himself and Berbatov and Anderson have no excuses if they don't make an impact and all should be sold in the summer if they fail to make the grade now! The time is now and I hope everyone of them makes it but very unlikely yes! All of them could take a leaf out of Tevez's book and start busting a gut for the team!
 
acnumber9 said:
Doesn't give posession away as much or fall down clutching his back as often either. Nani is a hateful individual and will always attract more stick than others because of this. Coupled with his appalling form means he'll be very unpopular with a lot of people.
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Did he run over your dog? feckin ell hateful individual :lol:
 
acnumber9 said:
Doesn't give posession away as much or fall down clutching his back as often either. Nani is a hateful individual and will always attract more stick than others because of this. Coupled with his appalling form means he'll be very unpopular with a lot of people.
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:lol: Jeez, no he's not, even though he has not been great this season by any means , since that game againt West Ham in 2008 I swear alot of criticsm for Nani comes from non-footballing reasons. Maybe I'm paranoid as he has been shocking at times. What on earth is a hateful individual?
 
To be fair we are missing a player like Nani. Whether or not he can really provide on the pitch is debatable. However undoubtedly we would be much better off if he were fit and available for selection.
 
Pogue Mahone said:
Oh good. This season's Berbatov vs Teves is going to be Nani vs Obertan. Yay.

Here's a thought. How's about judging each players contribution on their own merits, as opposed to being unable to praise/criticise one without criticising/praising another?

Anyone who expects Nani to come back from his injury and suddenly turn into a world class player overnight is living in cloud cuckoo land. He's hasn't been good enough to hold down a place in the team for ages now, long before he picked up this injury. I doubt spraining his ankle has somehow improved him as a footballer.

It would be great to see him improve dramatically over the next few weeks - and it would make a massive difference to our attacking football if he did - but I'm not gonna hold my breath. It's not impossible but it's not very likely either.
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Tell that to Mcfeckwit
 
Marcus said:
He is:

a) Our best dead-ball specialist (corners and free-kicks)

b) Our best long-range shot specialist.

c) Our most tricky winger.

All the above attributes help teams to win tight games. Hopefully he apologises to SAF, buries the hatchet with SAF and gets a run of a few games. We will all be suprised how well he can do.

Come on Nani.

:devil:
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Aye, he is a complete footballer our Nani....
Truth is as long as he is unable to make even the simple decisions right he could have the
abilities of Maradona and Pele combined and still not cut it here.
 
I think Nani is the type of player that will get better with age.

Unfortunately people are expecting wonders from him now...he's a frustrating little fecker at the moment but I'd love to see what he turns out like when he's 25 and that decisioning making part of his game has matured.
 
Boss said:
:lol: Jeez, no he's not, even though he has not been great this season by any means , since that game againt West Ham in 2008 I swear alot of criticsm for Nani comes from non-footballing reasons. Maybe I'm paranoid as he has been shocking at times. What on earth is a hateful individual?
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He's been criticised because he's been shit. But due to being incredibly unlikeable fans would be less inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt. Fans are happy to have cnuts in your team as long as they perform on the pitch as they are effectives cnuts. Playing as Nani has just leaves the cnut.
 
antsmc21 said:
a) giggs or hargreaves by a country mile

b) gibson wins this hands down

c) defenders can read him like a book , giggs or obertan
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a) Ok, maybe I should have separated "corner" and "freekick". But Giggs sucks at delivering corners. As for freekicks, ok Giggs and Hargreaves are not bad from short distances, but from further away, Nani has the better technique.

b) Gibson? Ok, he has had a few good strikes, but you must admit that Nani can do the business or have you forgotten.

c) He needs to gain some self-belief. You can't force skill, it flows when you don't constantly feel like everyone is just waiting to pounce and criticise.
 
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