Nasri To City - Done Deal!
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A summery? Anything about United in it?
feck! What a Judas. I fell sorry for Arsenal...so close and now everybody want's to move on to win medals and earn more money. What a world we are living in say's a Ronaldo fanboy.
City looking to get Clichy as well? had no idea about that. Only 7m as well it seems, great signing.
Arsenal on the otherhand are looking fecked going into the season.
Arsenal on the otherhand are looking fecked going into the season.
They have been on him for almost two days now. His value has dropped but that is due to his performances over the last couple of seasons which have not been good at all.
Listen to it man. Auclair is fantastic journalist.
For most of the first half. They created almost nothing, I'll give you that but with Torres up front that was only to be expected. Ferdinand and Vidic were imperious and Carrick did a lot of donkey work but we did not dominate the midfield which was my original point.
From the BBC's minute-by-minute of the night: Chelsea have bossed the half - but they face an uphill struggle to reach the semis now
BBC's report: ...the early signs looked good for Chelsea as they took the game to United with ambition and purpose in pursuit of the goal they required... As Chelsea neared the end of a first half they would have regarded with a measure of satisfaction, United struck a devastating blow that underlined the importance of those missed chances.
From ESPN's report: With Ramires the driving force in midfield, it seemed only a matter of time before Chelsea were back on level terms
See? It's not just me. If you want to see how we dominated Chelsea's midfield, watch the league game. The CL game was much less convincing.
Dear god.
I have now given up all hope. feck you Nasri, you're shite anyway.
What are you thinking a player's prime years are? Because you've listed Rio alongside four players who are 29-30.
So you think at age 20, the twins are as good as they're going to get? Fascinating.
Why is that unlikely? Not only are they as good as they're ever going to be, but they're as healthy as they're ever going to be? Again, fascinating.
Smalling and Jones, both U21 players, "might" improve.
Wow.
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I love your type. A few disparaging remarks with a couple of smileys thrown in and there, you've spared yourself the time to actually read what I wrote.
I'll try again though it's pointless to argue with your type of posters. But I'm an eternal optimist.
The performance level of the whole squad is made up of the performance levels of the individuals. If we expect significant improvement in the overall performance in the team, that follows that some individuals will be significantly better and more important the next season.
In that context: will Hernández's potential improvement (I'm not taking into account the possibility of a second season syndrome or something because you clearly believe a young player WILL be better, no matter what happens. It's a theory supported by absolutely zero evidence of course but I'll go along with it, don't want to overtax your brain) mean a significant improvement for the squad? Not really, because he was very good last season. He's a poacher, he'll score goals but he did that last season, too.
Will the twins elevate the team's performances to the next level? No. They'll get more consistent, more mature, maybe have fewer injuries but won't make much of a difference. They were good last season, we barely had defensive problems. Same goes for Smalling: his performances were fine and though he might get better (again, not certain, see Evans), it won't make much of a difference for next season's expected performance.
Our problems were, mainly, in midfield. Can we expect a lot of improvement there? We can, from Anderson and from Fletcher. Can we expect improved performances from Carrick? Unlikely, he'll turn 30 this summer, he might keep this level up for a while but he probably won't be a lot better. Maybe a little more consistent. Can we rely on the potential improvement from Fletcher and Anderson? No, we can't. That's it.
Understand? Thought not.
Reports coming in left right and centre now that he is going to City. Mercenary feck
If he chooses city over United (and this goes for any player), then he's not of the calibre of person I would want at the club. Purely in it for the money.
From reliable sources or from Twatter?
One point Auclair makes and it has been largely ignored - there is no way Wenger would sell him to us. And all of this "if the player wants to go to United there is nothing Arsenal can do" stuff is nonsense. Case in point, Heinze.
I don't think you understand. Nasri can sit and wait.
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Ignore the reports...it's based on the same bs rumours. That's all we've had from the start. I don't care what some pleb says. Why don't we wait until someone official comes out and say something, not some attention seeking feckwit
Mods, please delete this thread and relieve me of further suffering.
Isn't he supposedly leaving Arsenal because he wants more money?
So if Nasri gets better contract at City he's a mercenary, but if it happens at United it's perfectly okay?
In response to the thoroughly sensible point that young players tend to get better, you assured us that only players on a relatively young squad can possibly improve are Anderson and maybe Fletcher. If you think I'm gonna devoted a 5000-word essay to explaining every aspect of how that's bollocks, you can go do one.
An optimist who thinks the Da Silvas are at their peak.
You seem to be under the impression that I've made some statement to the effect that I expect significant improvement in the overall performance of the team.
Amazing. You are literally incapable of holding two separate concepts, that young players tend to improve, and that individual performances neither prove nor disprove this tendency, in your head at the same time. And that's not even the least intelligent point you've made in this paragraph, given your argument that Hernandez getting better has no potential to improve the squad for the bizarre reason that "he's a poacher"
The "next level"? Do fullbacks not earn enough XP? Do they need centerbacks and a creative midfielder to help with the dungeon raid? Bloody hell, I'm not even reading the rest of this shite. Let me know if you feel like talking about football.
Yes because he might as well play for any old shite club. If you have no pride in who you play for, your a tool.
Not necessarily. He may think that City will be the stronger team this coming season.
And with him joining them (if he does), and with no doubt yet more expensive signings by City to come this summer, it's at least arguable that he could be right if that's what he does think.
Heinze is different. Nasri has a year on his contract. If he kicks up a fuss about joining us then Wenger has no choice because he'll lose him on a free next year.
If Nasri is open to either City or United then Wenger will be more inclined to sell him to City.
But make no mistake Nasri has more power than Heinze ever did because of the contract situation.
I think that's a narrow-minded and arrogant view (not picking on you, it's the general United response to a player choosing City or Chelsea over us).
Yes, there's the money. But if they're doing their job properly, the folks at City will be telling Nasri, Sanchez etc that they have the chance to be part of a revolution. Okay, United have a history that cannot be matched, but arriving at City now means - possibly - being a part of history in the making. Being a part of a seismic shift in the game of football. And the chance to be one of the first true legends at this great, new footballing dynasty, to have your name etched in the memories of football fans around the world for generations to come.
Now, as a United fan, I'd just want to throw acid in their face, but if I held the cheque book at City that's what I'd be telling potential targets. If you have no particular affinity with United, I can see why - along with a pay cheque that will set you up for life - you might just go for that. City are going to win things. They are going to be a force to be reckoned with. Maybe not next season or the one after, but for a young player that's of no concern. So I can see every reason why Nasri would choose City over us and it's not all about money.
That was just his thoughts he had no grounds except a personal opinion. I don't see how he comes to that conclusion but then thinks Wenger would sell to City?!
Agree. All football players on earth should play for Manchester United.
Well if it's all about pride maybe he should take a pay cut to play for United. Let's see if that happens.
Nasri is French. What does he care if it's City, United, Chelsea or Arsenal. Players are about three things: 1) money, 2)trophies, and 3)playing time.
GUYS ALL MAY NOT BE LOST YET..........
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News: All of tomorrow's papers are full of the Nasri and Clichy story we brought you earlier this evening. The Guardian claims Manchester City are distancing themselves from the reported interest in Nasri.
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News: All of tomorrow's papers are full of the Nasri and Clichy story we brought you earlier this evening. The Guardian claims Manchester City are distancing themselves from the reported interest in Nasri.
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Happens all the time.
You should work for the Daily Mirror. False predictions of United's (possible) doom.
I've merely referred to an arguable case ... and will wait until the window has closed (or nearly so) before making any predictions.
Well if thats the case maybe he'll go and play for Roma!!
I'll make one now. City and Utd will both finish above Spurs.
first time I'm seeing this. As for Nasri, hope we get him. I can't see a reason why he should move to Shitty, other than money. If that is what he's after, good riddance...
not so sure about it. Arsenal and city compete for.the. same 3rd spot in the league, at least they would be if Le Prof lost both/ either Nasri and Fabregas. so it makes more sense to sell to us.
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