People wouldn't be that keen on Nasri if he didn't play for Arsenal. He had an excellent three or four months followed by an average rest of the season. He's not the answer to any of our midfield questions.
Nasri To City - Done Deal!
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Arsenal won't sell anyway. They will already lose Fabregas, how can they replace two players of this quality within a season? And they won't certainly sell to us and if they do, they will squeeze us.
Arsenal really are up shit creek now. They can't stop Fabregas anymore and now Nasri seems unwilling to sign a new contract either.
I wonder if the departure of Fabregas may convince him to stay though, seeing as that's his preferred position and all.
I wonder if the departure of Fabregas may convince him to stay though, seeing as that's his preferred position and all.
Out of interest, would people prefer Nasri or Young?
Nasri by a mile.
Not dissing Young or anything, but a player like Nasri is needed so much more.
And he is better too.
Not dissing Young or anything, but a player like Nasri is needed so much more.
And he is better too.
Obviously Nasri.
Nasri. Definitely Nasri.
Ill happily go against the trend and say Young, i think he suits our wide play much more than Nasri would hence why Sir alex is in for him and not Nasri.
Ill happily go against the trend and say Young, i think he suits our wide play much more than Nasri would hence why Sir alex is in for him and not Nasri.
We don't really know what's happening. It's conceivable he's interested in Nasri as a central player, in which case he could come in addition to Young.
I like both players - prefer Nasri if I had to choose though.
What role are we getting the player for.
As a winger, Young.
as a #10 or the attacking player in a 3 man midfield, Nasri
Not too keen on either. Wouldnt mind them either
As a winger, Young.
as a #10 or the attacking player in a 3 man midfield, Nasri
Not too keen on either. Wouldnt mind them either
And most would mate, im just really not sold on Nasri myself he had a great spell of about 3 months where he destroyed a lot of fodder but i still have huge question marks over him against proper opposition and in the crunch games, he dissapeared when Arsenal needed him most and was plainly average from around feb onwards as were most of the Arsenal team in fairness.
Youngs been consistently one of the most creative players in the league for about 4 years now in a very modest team hes a quick skillfull winger who suits our play to a tee and obviously Fergie agrees, put him in a United shirt with the forwards we have and i really think youd see a really top player much like we have with Valencia, hes showing signs of that for England now, probably been Englands best player over the last few months to.
That's all irrelevant, if Nasri wants out there is little Arsenal can do about it.
There is no way this will happen surely?
Nasri wants money.
One of them will bend over. (signing a 90k/week isnt exactly bending over tho)
One of them will bend over. (signing a 90k/week isnt exactly bending over tho)
Spot on - the powers that be wont want him to move on a free next year.
That said, I'd imagine Wenger would not be happy at being overruled. Might cost them their manager as well.
Seriously? Nevermind Young, i'd take Nasri over Modric or Sneijder.
Can i ask why? seeing as Sneijder has looked a world apart from Nasri on the biggest of stages for some time and Modric can play in a position we desperately require a high quality player that Nasri cannot.
Nasris best position is where we have a certain Wayne Rooney.
What?
People are seriously overrating Nasri here.
He's been very inconsistent for Arsenal.
Some wonderful moments but he was a senior player in a team that bottled it and he didn't exactly stand up and get counted.
I've covered this all before, but Nasri has shown he can be a success in a 4-4-2 which we predominantly play in the league, whereas Sneijder's best position is clearly in a 4-5-1 in Rooney's role. Nasri can tackle, has outstanding technique and awareness and is the creative passer that we crave. He's not shy to putting his foot in either.
Also, Sneijder has stamina issues in a 2 man midfield that were displayed at Madrid. Great player, just not suited to us.
I think Nasri's a better player than Modric quite frankly, although not significantly by any means. He'll also get you more goals, is more versatile and is a younger and significantly cheaper option with room to improve. How can you say no?
For what its worth, I think Sneijder is better than both players, but the least suited to us than them all, and thats what matters at the end of the day.
Only because he's always played in the wrong position. In Fabregas absence when he was played in a central role he was brilliant.
Central in a 3 though, can he play central in a 4-4-2?
Can i ask when? hes never used there for Arsenal so whens he supposed to have proven this? ive never seen Nasri play in a 2 man centre midfield, 3 at times yes, predominately 99% of the time out wide yes in a midfield 2 never.
I don't see why not. We've never been over reliant on our midfielders defensive responsibilities in a 4-4-2 and with Carrick beside him I wouldn't see much of a problem. I couldn't see us playing him in a 4-4-2 is really big games though, no.
I think the whole 2 man midfield thing is being a bit overdone really.
Finally. The obsession with 4-4-2 and two-man midfields here is bizarre, as if there was no other way of playing football.
Its not really when you consider its the system we play in about 55 games in a 60 game season even more so now with the emergence of the Rooney-Hernandez partnership.
It becomes kind of important we have 2 central midfield players who are capable of playing there afterall.
Him and Young as our midfield signings, we are done for the summer along with Jones and a goalkeeper. As easy as on FM
People said the same thing about Modric. Nasri clearly has the abilties to fulfill the role.
Fabregas has always played in a 3 man midfield, do you doubt he cant play in a 4-4-2? If Anderson can, Nasri is beyond capable, there should be no doubt.
Little bit of momentum behind this at the moment, fuelled primarily by Twitter, but most interestingly by actual agents etc.
Also, Nasri said on his official twitter don't believe the rumours but he will inform people if something was to happen.
So what that suggests is, something is going to happen. Which indicates this is possibly on the cards.
I'm not really saying anything new, but there is certainly a wind behind this.
Let's just hope it isn't flatulence.
Also, Nasri said on his official twitter don't believe the rumours but he will inform people if something was to happen.
So what that suggests is, something is going to happen. Which indicates this is possibly on the cards.
I'm not really saying anything new, but there is certainly a wind behind this.
Let's just hope it isn't flatulence.
Sparked by FootballAgentPM's tweet:
You're sort of missing my point here. I said he'd work in 4-4-2 apart from in very big games. That's still 45-50 games a year.
So yeah, it is being overdone. We can still play 4-4-2 without too much defensive responsibilities against MOST teams.
You think Carrick and a 37 year old Giggs was any more defensively capable than Carrick and Nasri would be?
How I'd lmao.
Arsenal will offer him to an Italian club anyway, unless he has his heart set for a move to United I can't see him coming. Stranger things have happened though.
Hearing the same rumours from people. I want this to be true... yet I still can't believe it will happen.
See below. When I say he's shown he can play there, i'm talking about his attributes and how they're clearly suited to a central role.
Its funny. People are asking the same questions about him, yet his road to success in this is so similar to that of Modric. Didnt Luka start out wide left also?
Its uncanny. I also think that people are going overboard on saying weve no chance in getting him. If the boy wants to play for us and we want to sign him, he'll be wearing a United shirt next season, its that simple.
I would be shocked.. seriously
So wed drop him in the big games? pretty pointless signing him as our scholes replacement then isnt it seeing as hed not fit in the games that matter?
Look im not trying to be argumentative i just dont see Nasri as the guy to replace Scholes, Modric on the other hand is a far better fit in my view.
Cocks out for the third time this week?
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