Pretty good interview with Nani here, where he talks about criticisms of him diving, as well as Scholsey's return.
BBC Sport - The Big Interview - Nani on diving and Scholes
BBC Sport - The Big Interview - Nani on diving and Scholes
He really does. He did a joint interview with Carrick and Young for Betfair (still up on that link, starts around the 5m mark) and he gave some good answers.he seems like a nice chap
that was more to do with his on pitch persona, although he's a million times better now after cutting out a lot of the tantrums and diving stuff.Excellent answers all around. I've always found it funny how people called him unlikeable and arrogant, when he's everything but. Also ridiculous to still be asking him about diving, when he goes down far less than most wingers or players of his style.
Agree on all counts. A little wasteful in the first but some great delivery in the second. And his overall play was brilliant. Did something positive almost every time he had a chance to have a go at their right back. What I like about Nani is that sometimes it's actually irrelevant who he is up against. His natural ability is such.Unlucky today, overall a great performance. His final ball was much better in the second half and should have had three assists had the finishing been on point. Hopefully his injury isn't serious.
Yep. Absolutely owned djourou tonight. Fantastic to watch. Hopefully not a serious injury, him and valencia look great atm.Unlucky today, overall a great performance. His final ball was much better in the second half and should have had three assists had the finishing been on point. Hopefully his injury isn't serious.
He should have had three assists today from the second half had the finishing been better and he almost scored in the first half. I don't think it's a concern.Hmmm... Been quite a while since he last created or scored a goal. Fulham game would be the most recent, right?
Especially Valencia should have done better when Nani played him the ball into the box. Fergies reaction was class though.He should have had three assists today had the finishing been better and almost scored in the first half. I don't think it's a cpncern.
tbh thats his only real flaw,more often than not he finds it so easy to beat people only to be let down by his final pass,one day i hope it all clicks for the lad as the hard work he's put in in his overall game and in his attitude deserves big results.He owned the left today. Unfortunately, his balls into the box weren't getting there.
Not at all true.tbh thats his only real flaw,more often than not he finds it so easy to beat people only to be let down by his final pass,one day i hope it all clicks for the lad as the hard work he's put in in his overall game and in his attitude deserves big results.
Especially Valencia should have done better when Nani played him the ball into the box. Fergies reaction was class though.
How stink it must be for Djourou that an 18 yo has to make his debut against Nani to save his ass.Yep. Absolutely owned djourou tonight.
Considering he's actually a CB, it was pretty poor to say the least. looked absolutely incapable of stopping nani..How stink it must be for Djourou that an 18 yo has to make his debut against Nani to save his ass.
his final ball was shocking today, he should've had us a few goals up before half time if he had his brain in gear. Djourou had no clue hence carrick could get the back to nani so many times, first time giggs got on the left wing and got a decent ball in, we scoredHe really dominated his side today, much more so than Valencia on the right. Unlucky that his involvement didnt result in goals or assists.
but it is,his final ball does let him down more so than any other part of his game,no-one expects him to have scholes like accuracy but his final ball could be improved and hopefully one day he'll get his stats up to an even higher level.Not at all true.
You think he was off form tonight?his final ball was shocking today, he should've had us a few goals up before half time if he had his brain in gear. Djourou had no clue hence carrick could get the back to nani so many times, first time giggs got on the left wing and got a decent ball in, we scored
wish he'd hurry up and get back to form
Maybe you're frustrated because you feel with his vast range of ability he could emulate that other Portuguese fella we had.I've always wondered why I haven't really warmed to Nani the same way I have to most of our players and I've decided it's because he's the one winger in the club that stands out from the rest in one area - fannying around. Of all the wingers we've had in my lifetime I think he does it to a significant degree more than the rest. Beckham, Kanchelskis, Giggs, Ronaldo, Valencia and Sharpe; they're the only players to establish themselves in the first team out wide during my lifetime, and they were all extremely direct. Sure, Beckham liked fannying about on the halfway line, Giggs would piss about with the ball out wide picking out the wrong ball over and over again and Ronaldo would love his fancy tricks, but they were all single-minded and direct.
Nani beats one man and then another, leaves one on his arse with a fantastic show of balance and then gets to the byline and does the same thing again, on the same player...and even if it is the right choice in the end, it still irritates me in the process of it. Not that I'm trying to justify me not warming to him, and I might well be talking out of my arse there because you could make an argument for every one of them fannying about in some way, because that's what wingers do, and Nani does go straight for the kill plenty. It's just the only explanation I could come up with. Maybe there are just lingering feelings of frustration from when he was at his low point in his career with us, but it seems a bit farfetched given what he's gone on to do for us since then that I'd still hold some sort of grudge. I just warmed to Valencia much easier than I did to Nani and I think it's because he was more like what I was used to.
It just seems a bit ridiculous though when I think about the player that he is, with all of the qualities that he possesses and regularly puts on show, that I don't absolutely love the bloke. He's probably the second most gifted player we've had under Sir Alex in terms of his ability to beat a man, it's remarkable how easily he can cut through a defence these days. He's technically excellent by any standard, with a fantastic first touch, wonderful close control and an excellent shot and cross. He's absolutely rapid with the strength to match, and he works his bollocks off. It just makes no sense why he isn't my favourite player in the squad, really...he just isn't.
He was fantastic yesterday. Made a mockery of djourou who's actually a specialist CB..I think he's been poor since at least the Blackburn game in all honesty. Want last season's Nani back.
Yes there is something in that.I've always wondered why I haven't really warmed to Nani the same way I have to most of our players and I've decided it's because he's the one winger in the club that stands out from the rest in one area - fannying around. Of all the wingers we've had in my lifetime I think he does it to a significant degree more than the rest. Beckham, Kanchelskis, Giggs, Ronaldo, Valencia and Sharpe; they're the only players to establish themselves in the first team out wide during my lifetime, and they were all extremely direct. Sure, Beckham liked fannying about on the halfway line, Giggs would piss about with the ball out wide picking out the wrong ball over and over again and Ronaldo would love his fancy tricks, but they were all single-minded and direct.
Nani beats one man and then another, leaves one on his arse with a fantastic show of balance and then gets to the byline and does the same thing again, on the same player...and even if it is the right choice in the end, it still irritates me in the process of it. Not that I'm trying to justify me not warming to him, and I might well be talking out of my arse there because you could make an argument for every one of them fannying about in some way, because that's what wingers do, and Nani does go straight for the kill plenty. It's just the only explanation I could come up with. Maybe there are just lingering feelings of frustration from when he was at his low point in his career with us, but it seems a bit farfetched given what he's gone on to do for us since then that I'd still hold some sort of grudge. I just warmed to Valencia much easier than I did to Nani and I think it's because he was more like what I was used to.
It just seems a bit ridiculous though when I think about the player that he is, with all of the qualities that he possesses and regularly puts on show, that I don't absolutely love the bloke. He's probably the second most gifted player we've had under Sir Alex in terms of his ability to beat a man, it's remarkable how easily he can cut through a defence these days. He's technically excellent by any standard, with a fantastic first touch, wonderful close control and an excellent shot and cross. He's absolutely rapid with the strength to match, and he works his bollocks off. It just makes no sense why he isn't my favourite player in the squad, really...he just isn't.
Well that's wrong. He nearly scored bar a fine save, got clean through for another poor shot, set up Welbeck twice I think, set up Valencia's horror shot (I think), played a magic through ball to Evra who was clean through. He created more chances than Valencia did yesterday, his just weren't converted, and he arguably should've scored himself but his finishing wasn't at its best.Yes there is something in that.
Yesterday was a good example. The ease with which he was getting in behind... Yet he didn't create that many actual opportunities. He should have. In terms of his ability and the circumstances he should have been more productive. As it was he amply demonstrated his superiority without translating that into anything much.
And then you have Valencia. More limited, marked by the better defender, and yet he scores one and assists the other.