Good news. Will be good to have Nani available again as at times we have lacked that flair player that can break things open and take it to the defenders when teams have everyone behind the ball.
Luis Nani | 2012/13 Performances
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I wish someone would post Nani destroying Bayern Munich. He took the piss against one of the top teams in Europe.
And don't forget, Nani can play on both wings. Not sure where I prefer him. He seemed to score more goals cutting in on his weaker foot which is very impressive.
Champions League is coming, as are some huge league games.
Nani, the stage is set. We need a winger to take some of the burden off the strikers. If anyone can do it , it's Nani.
And don't forget, Nani can play on both wings. Not sure where I prefer him. He seemed to score more goals cutting in on his weaker foot which is very impressive.
Champions League is coming, as are some huge league games.
Nani, the stage is set. We need a winger to take some of the burden off the strikers. If anyone can do it , it's Nani.
Not being a twatty cnut on purpose, but I remember it got to a point where he would just constantly try the left foot piledriver and piss everyone off. Then Carragher nearly broke his leg and he cried.
All in all, I can't wait for him to come back because if he can find some form maybe he'll go on a left-foot goal rampage once again.
Hope he is ready to go against West Ham, then maybe on bench against Spurs - then to rip Soton apart much like he did to Hull - leading up to the type of form that saw him tear apart Bayern.
Come on Nani lad.
Remember the last time Nani's future was in doubt?
He came back from injury and proved himself as our most dangerous attacker after Rooney and played out of his skin.
He came back from injury and proved himself as our most dangerous attacker after Rooney and played out of his skin.
I would say ahead of Rooney. He picked up form in January 2010 in a dramatic turn around (summarized by our 3-1 win vs Spurs in April that year), and then he & Berbatov carried us from the start of 10/11 to about February of 2011, where Rooney took over once he returned from the contract saga just prio to when Nani was injured. He was our very best forward, if not player, that season. I'm sure he can better that this time round.
'Twas the new contract which doubled his wages too, don't forget that. That usually works in getting a player to perform.
I'm hoping they can sort out a compromise on the contract front soonish.
I'd really like to see things get sorted out with Nani. There simply aren't many wingers in the world who are better than Nani, on his day, and the few who are going to be priced well out of our budget. If we're going to even think about taking Barcelona down, I don't see how we do it without our best winger fit and in form.
When I read that I found that funny and I don't know why, it was a horrific challenge.
I think with Young hitting a bit of form it would be great for us to have Nani back in the same team as they're both capable of playing on either side. With Valencia in a slump it would make sense to stick Nani on the right to start with and see how he goes.
Oh I agree, was merely a mood lightener. Fully grown men crying on a football pitch, it'll always be funny especially when fortunately they're NOT seriously hurt. If he was, I would happily take anyone wanting to brand me a first class tosser.
The challenge did effectively end his form that season though, partly why Valencia started the CL final so in that respect perhaps it's not funny.
Either way, he's staying (for now) so hopefully Nani can come back, avoid injury, avoid tears and get a couple more medals around his neck. This contract thing is an issue though, he enters his final year next year...the club are playing a dangerous game considering the fact that he came in at a fairly premium rate.
In case you can't find any decent porn tonight, just imagine Nani, Rooney, Kagawa and v.Persie all interchanging.
We haven't had them all match fit for a single game yet this season (to my knowledge) hopefully we can see it in the 2nd half of the season.
We haven't had them all match fit for a single game yet this season (to my knowledge) hopefully we can see it in the 2nd half of the season.
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They played together for 10 minutes against Everton, but that's hardly anything to go by.
And then Nani takes a wild pot shot into the stands.
Hopefully he finds his form, but let's not let his long absense and Valencia's poor form make us forget how frustrating he can be. Hopefully we get the real Nani back. The next few months are his last chance with us, I fear.
Or he plays a one two with Kagawa then dinks it over the keeper. I'd take Nani's pot shots all day over Valencia's stop and do nothing routine. What the team are lacking at times is someone to shoot more, and it was evident against West Ham where we looked to be in total control, yet didn't have many chances.
It's what has always made Nani a great player to watch. He has the ability to shock outta nowhere. The thing I've always admired the most about him is his stubborn nature. He could be having a complete shocker but he will not stop trying the special stuff. Obviously this is frustrating as hell but as you said, unpredictable.
Gotta agree, no matter how many times Nani loses the ball or takes a wild shot, he's going to do it again and again. When it works it works wonders but when it doesn't, it is almost unbearable.
It's all a matter of taste as I've said many times before, I love it, cause I know he's trying something. I get much more frustrated with an off form Valencia cause it's just safe, safe again, safe again, stop, think, safe again. I like wingers to try stuff and be positive.
I don't see it as special stuff, I see it as he'll continue trying to do it all himself, or he'll continue with his traits of dallying and taking too much time.
I see your point about the confidence to keep going when playing poorly, but to keep doing the wrong things out of stubbornness is just stupid to me.
Would you prefer him doing 270 degree turns and passing back to the full back instead?
Come on Nani, with Valencia's current form he should get to play his favorite right winger position.
Im definitely finding that absence makes the heart grow fonder. Thinking back to some of the things I have posted in this very thread, and some of the conversations I have had with friends and family about Nani, it is hard to believe it is the same player I am now longing to see back in the team.
Is that the only other alternative?
People exaggerate his greediness or dallying on the ball, he was the only one on the same wavelength as Kagawa at the beginning of the season and he has featured in most of our best team goals. I think he could be even better than we've seen so far with the less static midfield we're now using and the forever improving Rafael.
Edit; that isn't a negative view of Rafael although it sounds like it.
Edit; that isn't a negative view of Rafael although it sounds like it.
Come on Nani let's go party.
I can feel the tension building. I bet he's fecking rubbish when he returns
It's an extreme example, but we've seen recently how utterly predictable and ineffective an off form Valencia or Young can be, we've also seen a few months ago how devastating an off form Nani can still be (the goal against Chelsea).
If Nani wasn't unpredictable he wouldn't be half as good when on form, he's just not the sort of player who does the "simple" things all the time. Why would he, with all the talent he has?
The good thing is, he's going to get a real shot at that right wing, now that Valencia is going through the worst patch of his career. He was brilliant there for Portugal in the Euros and has put in some very solid performances when he's played there for us.
Agreed and yeah you don't just want the simple things. When it's not going for him though I don't think he needs congratulating for stubbornly continuing to do the wrong things. That seems just as predictable as Valencia to me.
If you're not playing well you mix it up, do the opposite to what's not been working. That's intelligence though and that's his weak point.
I agree with that. When things aren't going his way, he tends to make things harder for himself, instead if going back to the basics. I wouldn't want him to completely lose that risky side of his game, but he does need to tone down on it too.
It's not like every single time he gets the ball he tries to do something amazing. He usually always averages over 80% pass completion per game, and a lot of the time he does just try and do what a winger does, beat his man and ping in a cross. He tries to be a lot more accurate with his crossing than Valencia though (who generally just drills it into the six yard box) so it can look crap when it doesn't come off. I'd say he averages around 2 or 3 long shots per game nowadays, if even, but when they don't come off people will instantly take notice and get angry and rabble on about him doing the wrong things.
That's not what I see, I wish he would sometimes keep it that simple, especially when he's off form. Just get a yard and deliver it into the right area. What actually happens though is he become desperate to beat his man, then tries to beat him again and come inside, all so he can get a shot off or produce some magical through ball. What I'm saying is that sometimes it all becomes about him, unfortunately it's nearly always to his detriment.
I think you should look back over more of his games. When he's on the right wing he primarily tries to hit crosses in. When he cuts inside he looks to play one-twos and make runs into the box, he's one of our best players at that but when off form it doesn't come off as much.
If Nani kept it simple more often than not would he have scored that goal against Spurs?
If Nani kept it simple more often than not would he have scored that goal against Spurs?
That for me, was the Nani pre what we say last season when he for me he started building on form and ability to get injured and slow down this term... expect big things when he is back
Probably not, but you could also argue that we might not have crashed out of the Capital Cup at the hands of Cheslea, had he just kept it simple and helped us maintain possession.
Whoever finds last season Nani selfish, he hasn't probably watched him then.
Selfish is the last word to describe his performances from last season.
Selfish is the last word to describe his performances from last season.
He wouldn't have scored that goal either, would he?
Besides, there were loads of factors in the goal, obviously Nani was partly to blame but even after that, Rafael and Keane (I think) fecked up too.
Exactly, nobody else in the team would have been capable of what Nani done to score that goal, he even started the move next to our own box.
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