Once some people make their mind up on a player they'll never change their mind and refuse to admit they might have been wrong.
He was? I didn't follow his time there but do recall some comments about him being a bit underwhelming at Sporting.
Yes, it was myth. He was well disciplined in this regard and had good work ethic.
Nah, Sly kept raving about him during his loan spell.
feckn hilarious. Pure comedy gold.
I don't hate Nani.
Learn how to read if you want to discuss. I NEVER said Lingard is useless. I said he is useless WITH BALL. Because everything he does that is good is without the ball. He is under average passer. He NEVER dribles. He has almost no crosses. He rarely plays one-twos. All hes talent is very good workethics, to cover space and attack the box without the ball.
You think Nani will improve his game no end if he's managed by Mourinho? He's almost 30 and he will only decline from now on. Maybe he can learn some tactical skills. But as they say "you can't teach an old dog new tricks". I'd much rather use your logic and hope Mourinho will improve Memphis to no end so he reaches his potential.
Payet was inconsistent for years before he transformed into who he has been for these 2 seasons (?).
Haha, I didn't know Rio had nicknamed Nani, "naan bread".
Nani was far better than Memphis. He wasn't particularly good defensively, but he always got back and tried to help.
What happened to 29-32 being pure peak, now it's like a player is dead at 30... mental.
Going back worked alright with Sparky.
Funnily I actually posted that on another thread in this forum on the same topic before
I forgot my own lesson!Firstly, when considering the peak form of footballer you have to separate by position, so comparing Nani to Scholes/Xavi/Lampard/Zidane is absurd as midfielders of that ilk can play for a lot longer at a high level. Payet is a better example in that he is a winger. The major difference is that Payet is very much a late bloomer where he's only reached this sort of level from his final season at Marseille 2 seasons back. Nani on the other hand was a fantastic young talent as a teenager from his time at Sporting and he peaked around 2011/2012, which is around 5 years back now. He has effectively been on the decline since. So in other words buying a near 30 year old Nani and expecting him to suddenly improve markedly is likely to end in disappointment.
Sure Liverpool fans were pleased enough with Rush too, and I'd defo go back for Pique or PogbaFunnily I actually posted that on another thread in this forum on the same topic before
Yeah but Nani is no Zidane, Scholes, Lampard, Xavi and not even Payet. He's never been incredibly good and there's a good chance he's already peaked. And if he hasn't, well, he's not going to get much better. Better to bring in someone else younger who could potentially be great (ie Embolo or the like).
Agreed.
No. Just the usual of United fans wanting us to buy back every single player we ever sold.
Defensive discipline and closing down I imagine. But Nani wasn't terrible at that either. For me I'd take Nani anyday. I always liked the player. In form he was devastating. And even when not, his numbers were usually good as he was capable of producing good moments.
Man Utd is just not his lover and Nani is too good to ever stop until he gets enough
That bugs me too. Players peak at different times, for example Rooney peaked at like 26, whereas Ibra has been playing at his peak for the last few years. There's no law in science that says players become shite after 30.
Plenty of sprinters have personal bests around that age and the football World has been littered with players who peaked between 28-32. Now we have this bizarre situation that if we're linked with a 28 year old then it's not good enough "cause it's only downhill from here".
FIFA generation. This has literally happened since about FIFA 11 when any player you signed on Career Mode literally died on their arse once they hit 30.
Or Football Manager, moment they hit 30 their attributes melt.
