"I'm looking at the man in the mirror....." Danny loses the Jacko stand-off
The latest reports, rumours, conjecture and tweets suggest that everyone’s favourite Michael Jackson circa 1984 lookalike Luis Carlos Almeida Da Cunha could be on his way out of Old Trafford.
The Mirror notes:
Nani fears that he is being forced out of Manchester United after being stunned by the club’s reluctance to hand him a new contract.
The Portuguese winger still has two years left on his existing deal, but was hoping to get a pay rise that would bring him more in line with the club’s top earners.
But talks have become deadlocked – even though Nani has reduced his demands twice in a bid to broker an agreement.
Now the 25-year-old is starting to feel that perhaps United are getting ready to cash in on him while his value is at its highest.
Sir Alex Ferguson has Ashley Young and Antonio Valencia to play on the wings and the United boss felt that Nani’s form suffered last season
For starters I’m fully aware that the entire Mirror story could be about as accurate as one of Nani’s poorer shots but there may be some credence to the idea the Portuguese man is far from happy.
If Nani were to depart, it could be a disastrous blow to United and here’s ten reasons why we need to keep the former Sporting Lisbon man.
1. 28 goals and 32 assists in his last two seasons shows Nani is one of the most effective wingers in the world.
2. Do we want to win the Champions League? Then surely a man who on his day is capable of tearing apart any defence is worth keeping.
3. If Antonio Valencia or Ashley Young get injured, who’s our next option if Nani leaves? Danny Welbeck out wide? Ryan Giggs? Kagawa? None of those players are best suited to the wings and it would be detrimental to the side to play them there.
4. THAT celebration- still the best I’ve ever seen at Old Trafford- remember the cringeworthy Ince and Giggs routine days?
5. “The Nani Show”- You know what I mean, the sheer unpredictable drama that comes with every single Nani performance. The theatrics, the trickery, the arguing and the sublime. Yes, he can frustrate but Nani is one of only three or four United players that you can call an out-and-out match winner.
6. Forget Ronaldo. Let’s stop expecting Nani to emulate one of the greatest footballers that’s ever played the game and just appreciate the fact he’s a hugely gifted footballer we’re fortunate to have.
7. He’s improving and will only be better next season. Nani’s goals/assists per game ratio has increased over the past few seasons as he’s become more and more influential. Do we really want to see him enjoy his best years elsewhere?
8. He brings out the best in Wayne Rooney Tom Cleverley and Danny Welbeck. The quick ‘no time to think’ football Nani often plays with Rooney and Welbeck, brings out the best in Rooney and highlights Welbeck’s superior two touch ability. I’ve not given up hope that Cleverley can make an impact on United’s first team next season and he certainly seemed to shine with Nani linking up with him.
9. Where do you think the money will go if we do sell him? A bid for Messi perhaps? Or maybe a new tier for the stadium? No. The money will go to furnishing the club’s debts or maybe buying the Glazers a new wing to their mansion.
10. You cannot rely on Ashley Young all season. I’m sorry but despite it being a good first season for Young, the former Villa man did go through a somewhat mediocre spell for a large chunk of the season, should he do that again, Nani will be needed more than ever.
There’s my reasons for not wanting to see Nani leave, feel free to expand, reiterate or disagree below:
as a utd supporter, sell nani & bring in an out & out winger….the likes of bale. he’s too inconsistant & cuts inside/drifts into the box too much. get a winger who can supply quality crosses on a consistent basis…..we have the forwards to score double what they did last season, given the right ball. he could also be used as bargaining tool to bring in a top central midfielder. While also on the subject of players, i’d like to see chicarito start more often. he’s a better finisher/poacher than wellbeck (who has improved dramatically last season)
very talented, very frustrating, and unless he can become a lot more consistant will not remove tony v from the right wing berth therefor surely cannot ask for more money than a guy who is keeping him on the bench or out of position to get a run out?
hope we keep him, hope he improves.
Thanks RedScot for the Young stats at Villa – I am not impressed with them really, although 16 assists in his 1st season is not too bad at all. Young so far in the Euros is doing his usual ‘I cant stand on my two legs at all, if somebody tackles me, and I can’t get or keep the ball’ – harsh assessment, not to me it isn’t. Nani on the otherhand is stormin in the Euros so far, and would have had a good few more assists than he has, if Ronnie had been more on his form. Nani is always mostly excellent for Portugal, and deserved those assists from Ronnie, as he put Ronnie thru one on one with the goalie several times – wake up Ronnie!
ronaldo has waken up!!
Fergie should cancel any idea of selling nani ooh,if he has seen a better replacement in nani’s wing he should go ahead nd buy him.Nani is a great promising nd talented player so i wil love 2 see him play 4 man utd next season.nd the idea of selling Anderson should be rolled off bcos we stil nid his services at man utd.<pls Sir Alex should try nd do anytin he can 2get modric nd Bale-especially modric despite the interest of Barca,Madrid nd PSQ.
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i guess nani is really really inconsistent, if we can get bale or someone like james rodriques then i think it would be bettter!
i completely agree with what u said..nani offers us something special..something young nd valencia cant provide..he has that extra bit in him nd i would surely want him to b at united next season nd even further.
hey you just say d ryte thing. selling of nani is not any better idea
Who is this Twiggy guy? Love the way you comment on this post. I wonder why United Supporters are the ones castigating Nani! The saying ‘You don’t know what you have until you lose it’ should be Man United’s new motto, cos I know not why we have to keep making similar mistakes n terms of selling players – I was especially gutted when Nistelrooy left. Nani is the only player in Man United with that exotic style of his, u’d wanna want to watch him regularly. See what he’s turned the EURO ’12 to? Whenever Bento subs him, you’d notice that something is missing. I’m with y’all Nani supporters all the way…
No one is pafect in the pich wat if somthing hapen to thos 2 wignas no one nos abaut tumorwo pliz cip nani for us