My favourite United player at the time. Loved watching him.
Nani
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Thought this was in the transfer forum for a second
Jon Murtough in talks
That's amazing 
I miss that generation.
I miss that generation.
Likewise. Thought this is another last ditch signing effort.
Same here
kids were men back then.
these players can look back at their careers, feel proud and laugh about moments like this. No shame.
our current players on the other hand…
That’s a great watch
Loved the bit about training getting called off and Rio kicking him. Funny lads
kids were men back then.
these players can look back at their careers, feel proud and laugh about moments like this. No shame.
our current players on the other hand…
I can picture it. Years from now. Rasfhord and Pogba on the JLingz podcast just having a dance off!
Great to listen to these two.
Damn, we're like Liverpool 15 years ago, aren't we?
Damn, we're like Liverpool 15 years ago, aren't we?
Stick Nani up front like when we were down to 10 men against Bayern
You only have to watch this interview to know why we are crap. None of these players have any drive or determination. Not one bit of passion.
Thats brilliant.
That was fantastic, Nani seems like such a great guy
The funny thing is, people would have classed Nani as a 'lazy' player but he would have been the hardest working player in our team right now
The funny thing is, people would have classed Nani as a 'lazy' player but he would have been the hardest working player in our team right now
Such a shame for Nani that we got knocked out in that game. Genuinely one of the best performances I've ever seen from a United player, was a 1 man attack when we went down to 10. All somewhat forgotten because of the result though!
Man he was so good.
He never really developed on his decision making and was very frustrating as a player.
I did think we were due an upgrade but the sad part is when Nani departed, worse crap replaced him
I think him being shoehorned onto the left wing played into that to accomodate Valencia. I feel he just played there because he could, not because it suited him. That one period where he had an extended run on the right, he was one of the best wingers in the league and probably our best player along with Rooney iirc.
Anyway, was always one of my favourite players, he's the kind of footballer who makes the sport enjoyable to watch. Excited he's in Australia now, even though I support another team here locally, I'll be sure to catch some games of his when we play Melbourne.
Some players should be allowed to try the audacious. His technical ability was top level. He was world class consistently on the right. We shunted him to the left for Valencia, FFS. Had little to no leash with SAF either it seemed. With more confidence in his position in the team we would’ve seen much more from him IMO.
Have to disagree on the due an upgrade. He got much better with his decision making a season or so in to his United career. Lets not forget he was the best right winger in the premiership for a time. I remember seeing games where he outshone Ronaldo, having them on either wing both footed, able to swap wings mid game was something special. I can't think of anyone around at that time that would have been an upgrade on Nani, with the exception of Ribery.
It's absolutely bizarre to me that so many United fans still have a mixed view of Nani. A huge part of why I want Antony is because I get Nani vibes from him.
He was always compared to Ronaldo which is never going to end well, but he could be great at times. Good player on his day.
One of my favourite players. Could breeze past players at will.
And his decision making and all round play really improved - he was crucial for Portugal in their win in 2016. He was great in the final and held the ball up really well for Portugal.
And his decision making and all round play really improved - he was crucial for Portugal in their win in 2016. He was great in the final and held the ball up really well for Portugal.
Their best player by far that tournament despite Ronnie getting the award on rep.
He'd be our best winger if he was here now. His peak was miles ahead of Rashford or Sancho.
A best of a footballer when he was ours, but I will never forget the outrageous red card against Real. No malice was intended in any way, so give him a yellow card at worst for the high boot. But the Turkish ref, Cockir, took matters into his own hands and opened the door for Real to steal victory from the jaws of defeat.
Hopefully this is a deepfake, but if it's not listen to this cocksucker speak about the incident:
Hopefully this is a deepfake, but if it's not listen to this cocksucker speak about the incident:
He was immense.
Even in his darkest time under Fergie i remember Fergie saying he has a future here. This was after some booing.
He was a great winger but had faults. Frustrating faults but he could destroy world class defenders. A low block could not stop Nani, only his erratic decisions.
Even in his darkest time under Fergie i remember Fergie saying he has a future here. This was after some booing.
He was a great winger but had faults. Frustrating faults but he could destroy world class defenders. A low block could not stop Nani, only his erratic decisions.
Fergie always looked at Nani as the black sheep, he could never compare to his darling boy Ronaldo.
It's sad but true. I think if we never signed Ronaldo, Nani would have been given WAY more love. The 10/11 season he was truly world class.
10-11 season nani was unplayable and probably a top 3 winger in the world. He carried that form into 11-12 as well
Loved that season. Ronaldo long gone, Rooney taking a backseat (on the pitch anyway), Berbatov & Nani at the peaks of their powers, VDS' last hurrah, Vidic's last healthy season. Plus City was clearly on the rise but at that time we didn't know how devastatingly obnoxious & successful they'd become.
Liverpool 15 years ago had just lost a Champions League final so no, Liverpool are like Liverpool 15 years ago
I recall a interview many years ago where Nani said that his ambition was to surpass Ronaldo. Cant say he got close to that, but he certainly became a very good footballer
I was sure he was gonna to replace Ronaldo and be as good as him but it never was .
He did have that one great season which helped us massively and him taking the pen at moscow needed a ton of courageous and it eternalised his place club's history.
I absolutely adored him as a player and he seems to be a good player, shame he never quite get where I wanted him to be.
He did have that one great season which helped us massively and him taking the pen at moscow needed a ton of courageous and it eternalised his place club's history.
I absolutely adored him as a player and he seems to be a good player, shame he never quite get where I wanted him to be.