It's like the Rooney situation at the start of last season.
Nasri To City - Done Deal!
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It's like the Rooney situation at the start of last season.
I could never understand the interest in Nasri and Sniejder, both great players and both very creative, but both play in a very advanced role in midfield, almost behind the striker. A role that Rooney occupied, and excelled in last season.
Given the players that we currently have in the squad, i don't really see us shifting away from playing 4-4-2 in the majority of games, or the 4-4-1-1 that Fergie seemed to prefer in the bigger games towards the end of the season.
So surely Nasri does not fit the bill for the certain player we're looking for? I don't see him as a player who can play deeper in the midfield and be comfortable in a two man midfield. He does not really have a defensive side to his game and i think his passing range is limited to players that are immediatly near him, he's certainly not a player who we'll see putting a 30 yard ball over defenders head for Hernandez to run onto.
As i said, great player, but i just don't see him in a United side. Unless Fergie plans to alter tactics.
Given the players that we currently have in the squad, i don't really see us shifting away from playing 4-4-2 in the majority of games, or the 4-4-1-1 that Fergie seemed to prefer in the bigger games towards the end of the season.
So surely Nasri does not fit the bill for the certain player we're looking for? I don't see him as a player who can play deeper in the midfield and be comfortable in a two man midfield. He does not really have a defensive side to his game and i think his passing range is limited to players that are immediatly near him, he's certainly not a player who we'll see putting a 30 yard ball over defenders head for Hernandez to run onto.
As i said, great player, but i just don't see him in a United side. Unless Fergie plans to alter tactics.
Rooney is not going to play every game & he isn't going to play well in every game. We need back ups & more than anything we need extra options.
This is obviously not going to happen, folks.
I know Rooney is not going to play, but do you think Nasri would be an extra option or a back up. We've just brought Ashley Young, who like Nasri, can play on the wing or in an advanced midfield role.
We have this over and over again.
Our best football last season was with Giggs next to Carrick and Rooney in the hole. We'd simply swap Giggs for Nasri or Sneijder.
I can just about understand the reservations with Sneijder despite the fact that he played in a 2 at Real Madrid most of the time but I don't get it with Nasri. For France he occupies that role with Gourcuff in front of him in the Rooney position.
Ashley Young is that extra option. He can slot in behind Hernandez and provide creativity and goals if Rooney wasn't fit.
I tend to agree with those who think we need a Xavi/Iniesta/Scholes/Fabregas type player to keep us ticking over in CM.
I also think we need an Essien type in there as well.
Spot on.
Agreed. Most probably, Fabregas will leave then Nasri will signs a new contract and Arsenal fans will be happy because they lost one player instead of two...
First! We will never buy Sneijder. To expensive, we talk about £35-45m and 175-225 000/week for a 27 years old playboy with a fancy celebrity wife. Can you see Yolanthe hanging with Sir Bobby and the other top brass on Old Trafford VIP. Don't think so. Forget him.
Second. I agree with your thought's regarding Nasri playing alongside Carrick. My only concern is Ando. He's also part of the future and would he fit in together with Nasri or is Carrick his only suitable partner?
This has been dragging for quite some time now. There may be something to it.
Evra and Vidic to leave United both dragged on for quite some time.
Anderson would be able to play in a midfield three. Plus if you go on the principle that Giggs will retire in a year, Nasri would be his replacement in the centre, which wouldn't effect Anderson.
Don't worry too much about "how this would effect player a", if the player in question is good enough then he'll force his way into the team. I rate Anderson highly and he'll get more than enough games anyway. Could he play alongside Nasri in a 2? oooh I don't know, I never liked the Scholes/Anderson combination so I'm not sure, both players do have more in their engines than the Scholes of the past few years though, would be interesting to see.
Btw, I'm still in the camp that think this will NEVER happen, but.... it is rumbling on and it must be pissing Arsenal fans off something rotten
. If only Fabregas wasn't destined to go this summer then I'd be more confident of pulling this off.who cares what anyone thinks? The fact is we're all pissing in the wind. The guy with the 'vision' is Sir Alex. Seek assurances from the man. He ain't an idiot. Why worry, for a start we're dealing with speculation.
"Arsenal new away kit photo hints at Samir Nasri Man United transfer snub"
Arsenal new away kit photo hints at Samir Nasri Man United transfer snub | Metro.co.uk
Doesn't mean much in truth but Fabragas not being there says a lot. If neither had attended however the Gunners fans would be going ape.
Arsenal new away kit photo hints at Samir Nasri Man United transfer snub | Metro.co.uk
Doesn't mean much in truth but Fabragas not being there says a lot. If neither had attended however the Gunners fans would be going ape.
He's staying then.Now there's a surprise.And how can you snub something that never happened.
That actually just means that they have accepted that Fabregas is gone but they still hope to keep Nasri.
Pretty certain it won't be the first time a player has paraded a new kit and then fecked off. Obviously Arsenal hope to keep Nasri, but if he doesn't sign that extension then I can't see him staying, simples.
Doesn't hint at anything. Just shows Arsenal's new away kit. Pretty awful too.
Fabregas paraded the new Arsenal home kit recently. Just saying..
Dont they pose for these before the season ends?
and I dont expect us to sign him anyway.
and I dont expect us to sign him anyway.
So Arsenal's shirt is made of recycled plastic bottles? That'll help rid them of the 'bottlers' tag then?
And Evra recently admitted there was some truth to it.
shhhhhhhhhhhh
If I were Nasri - Fabregas leaving would not be the news I would want to sign a new contract. Rather the opposite actually
They even help make the shirts.
There's 2 ways to think about that though, if Fabregas leaves then he will no longer be shunted out to the wings, he will instead play in the centre where he wants to.
He's not on the video commercial though, only on the photo, which could very well be photoshopped
Desperate mode on
Desperate mode on
But still nothing came of it is what I'm saying. Just because stuff stays in the press doesn't mean anything will happen.
It happens often that when a rumour is going around for a long time, there's probably some truth in it.
Not saying we'll sign him, I don't think we will, but I think we're interested and he might be too. Arsenal is the big stumbling block.
Oh I'm sure we're interested, but I'm also pretty sure that all the stuff from him/his agent is just pushing for more money from Arsenal.
Or maybe he wants to join a team that's constantly winning trophies . Wage demands are probably more likely, I agree.
. Wage demands are probably more likely, I agree.Or maybe he wants to join a team that's constantly winning trophies
Or maybe he just wants to swap women's clothes with Hernandez!
This is on the United website:
Manchester United Official Web Site - Papers: United to make a move for Samir Nasri
Do you think we are just shit stirring or the fact that its on the official website mean there must be something in it?
Manchester United Official Web Site - Papers: United to make a move for Samir Nasri
Do you think we are just shit stirring or the fact that its on the official website mean there must be something in it?
It's in the 'what the papers say' section on the official site, which is like Ronseal. It means nothing more than it did when seen on the back page of the mirror.
Fair enough, but why would they post up a story about Nasri on the official website if there was nothing in it?
Think about the name of the section it's in, Colin......
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