Probably the best of a bad bunch in the 2nd half. Doubt it will be enough to salvage his United career. Showed signs of the old Nani with a few of those runs near the end.
Nani | Contract & Transfer talk
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
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Very little composure from anyone in the second half, including Nani, but he tried to keep the ball moving at the right times, and tried to take matters into his own hands towards the end when we needed someone to do so. Not brilliant by any means, but certainly not as useless as some on here would have you believe.
Looked good enough in the second half imo.
One of the only players other than Adnan that can actually make things happen from out wide really. Though he doesn't do it nearly enough
He was surprisingly good today. 94% passing accuracy and didn't have a single turnover of possession. Struggled to get involved at times but had a few driving runs at the end and created space for a few decent crosses. Did better than anyone else out there probably. Still can see him leaving, don't think he's going to be one to rely on anymore, it's been too long since we've consistently seen the good side of him and a lot of fans minds are already made up.
Was good in the last period when he finally started running at players. Went missing for periods of the game. May still be hope for him in the team.
Didn't think he was all that. I like Nani and he had his moments, but plenty of room for improvement.
Better than I was expecting. Certainly a lot better than Mata.
Made a couple of good passes, then went quiet like the rest of the team.
His combination with Young down the left was terrible, but when Januzaj went to the left for the last 10 mins or so he didn't fare any better. Young seemed to want to do it all himself
His combination with Young down the left was terrible, but when Januzaj went to the left for the last 10 mins or so he didn't fare any better. Young seemed to want to do it all himself
Nani was good. Young was good when going forward too. Some positive from the wingers.
He'd be good in a 4-3-3 so he can be more closer to his forward players, link up and create fluid football. When his role is to stay out wide we are not getting the best out of him. Didn't get the ball enough and when he did he started running at players and getting our attacks going.
Showed some spark at least. Not sure what will happen before the end of the window or what Van Gaal's expectations will be. But this is serious business now and he was one of our few players in the game that looked like they had the pace to drive forward and make something happen.
Thought he did well really. Looked dangerous and put some decent balls in the box, and certainly seemed up for it.
Not a wingback really.
Did Okayish today and better when we changed formation again but still not enough.
Did Okayish today and better when we changed formation again but still not enough.
Good cameo from him.
Van Gaal does not rate any of the United wingers apart from maybe Januzaj for his preferred formation. Disappointed United did not get Sanchez.
All this nonsense saying how good he was today and best of a bad bunch etc, he is not a match winner. He is not good enough for United. The longer we persist with him the further our decline.
He was better than most that's for sure. He actually tried to make things happen at the end instead of just lumping it or passing on the responsibility to someone else.
Nani was quite good for the first 10 minutes or so after he came on. I missed the final 10 minutes, but from what others have said it sounds like he finished that way as well. During the rest of the half he was rather quiet though.
He is still not good enough though, he along with many others need to be packing their suitcases.
I'm not saying he's been good enough, but today he might have impressed LVG and in a proper competitive game that's where it matters most.
Did ok, about time he earned his money, I forgot he played for us.
He's a big bag of average, he always has been. Apart from an 18 month spell where he pulled his head out of his hole for a while, but it got stuck back up there again a few years ago and looks firmly lodged.
If LVG was impressed with today, then LVG should be fired.
I thought the LOOKED good, but nothing whatsoever came of his runs. Each time he ran into trouble and got the ball taken off him. There was 1 little neat bit where he played the ball into Rooney in the box who messed it up but apart from that, he didn't really create anything else. Story of our team that really and it saddens me that we have nobody who can grab the ball and change the game for us on a regular, like Ronaldo.
I think it was more like a run of about 10 games that he looked alright. I remember Phelan saying "the penny has finally dropped", maybe the penny dropped into his hole and he went looking for it and cant find it. Explains why he is still up there.
There lies the problem. He is a Manchester United player, to be a Manchester United player he must make a difference. Otherwise let him play for Everton or some club like that where he can shine for 10 games a season.
Well, Nani was kind of viewed as a Ronaldo replacement for a while. Now that we know he is not at that level and never will be, its time to ship him away.
The longer this player remains at our club as anything other than a squad player, the more trouble we are in. Anybody still making excuses for him need to wake up and smell the coffee, our standards are seriously dropping.
He finished the last 10 min even better, he really carried the ball forward and was pretty much the reason we managed to push for a goal at the end. Glad to see him back with confidence to take on players (only Januzaj and Nani can get past players with pace and skill like that in our squad). He really can be a joy to watch.
A seal juggling a ball can be a joy to watch, no end product though. Not good enough at this stage of his career. We are Manchester United, we expect better. This running with the ball nonsense aint good enough. We need players that can make a real difference, players that can change and win a game.
If you talk end Product, Nani is better than almost eveyone in our squad. Don't let stat's stop you though.
Stats smatchts. He's not good enough for United. Its time people copped on to reality. I agree about certain other members of of squad in a similar position (wingers). Young needs to pack his suitcase also.
10 games? Seriously? He was our best player in 2011. Was good in 2010 and was good in 2012 up until his injury. He's been crap for about two seasons and should leave though. He still did well today.
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Wow, he was consistently brilliant between January 2010 and January 2012 for the most part. After that he went down hill. To say it was 10 alright games is just wrong.
He did ok today. Nothing great but he tried.
Decent performance.
Anybody else notice that Nani was playing with more urgency and making decisions faster than usual?
Anybody else notice that Nani was playing with more urgency and making decisions faster than usual?
Yep, noticed that as well. Hope it continues.
Yeah he played well I thought. Given that Hernandez doesn't suit van Gaal's system, I wouldn't be against playing a 4-3-3 with him and januzaj on the wings, with Rooney in the middle and mata part of a midfield trio. Just seems so well balanced going forward as it was for the first 20 minutes or so until we brought Herrera off. Oh and it would help to have good fullbacks too, but the front 4 could be deadly. Not sure if nani has a future but as an actual winger he's still better then anything we have bar januzaj.
Did well tonight, our best winger in a 4-3-3 with Januzaj and they'd do a whole lot more for our team offensively than having Chicarito and slightly more offensive full-backs.
I wish over the years Nani had been given a chance as a No.10. Dribbling skills, short passes and two-footedness I think are attributes that would make a great No10. It would also allow him not to have too much time to think on the ball. Alas the handwriting is on the wall, He is a goner.
We must have been really terrible if most of you say he was good. Or I don't know what "decent", "well" and "good" mean. I do not expect anything from him on the pitch (well, he could leave the club with Anderson, we need to move on). Didn't you feel strange yesterday seeing him come off the bench? Seriously, we've tried that too many times. No. If we're going to rebuild the club, it should be done by selling Nani and Anderson.
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