I can't believe all you lot! How is Nani inconsistant..please tell me one player at United that has a good game every time! When Nani does what he usually does people lick his bum! I don't think Valencia is in front of Nani and Young in the pecking order and I feel he is just on a patch of form! In the last 2 seasons, Nani and Rooney were our best attackers! FACT

Ross Crapnell:

Nani and Theo Walcott are very similar, in my opinion...

Both of them are living off reputations for what they HAVE done.

People still would take Theo to the Euro's because of what he did vs. Croatia, for example.

Nani has scored a few wonder goals in his time and we think that, because he's done it, he can do it again etc.

I've never really been convinced by him and if somebody came in with a £30m bid for him, I would not say no.

I think Young/Valencia is a much more effective pairing, too.

I like your analysis in fact it is one of the best that I have read this season. Young and Valencia are our true and best wingers, Nani isn't good enough but considering the fact that he does very well with Portugal team may be his performance at UTD is undermined by the weak and snail paced midfield of Scholes Giggs and Carrick. I think it's good if can move on to a club with plenty of good young and active players in the midfield but not UTD only strong players like Valencia and Young can shine.

its not about money, he wants reassurances he will not be a bench player. cannot blame as he is approaching the peak of his career and is one ot the best wingers in the world

Still waiting for him to sign his contract offer, rumour has it he's stalling for more but Untied unwilling to make improved offer. So have to wait and see what happens this transfer window.

Nani and Theo Walcott are very similar, in my opinion...

Both of them are living off reputations for what they HAVE done.

People still would take Theo to the Euro's because of what he did vs. Croatia, for example.

Nani has scored a few wonder goals in his time and we think that, because he's done it, he can do it again etc.

I've never really been convinced by him and if somebody came in with a £30m bid for him, I would not say no.

I think Young/Valencia is a much more effective pairing, too.

tommythecat:

alexstepneys_milkman:

jasper99:

tommythecat:

...where does Nanis future lay?

left wing mate,where he should always be when fit....

i have always preferred him on the right, but either way he should stay. form is temporary, class is permanent and he is still young

that's all well and good but how does he fit into our team structure? Like I said Rooney plays better with young and Valencia was our best player, so do you believe Nani would be happy starting on the bench?

I think either Young or Nani could play as a support striker if you wanted both on the pitch at the same time. Valencia is strictly an out and out winger and can only play in the right. If anyone is going to lose out it is:

1. park for not being good enough recently

2. Hazard for not signing for United.

people should remember that nani has had a stop start season this year they should also remember when he carried us last season with rooney and his antics i am 80% sure he has played a fair few games with an injury this season simply because we lacked so many already so am hoping he signs the contract and shows countinues the potential that flowed out in the chelsea game what was that 100 game stat that they had compared him with ronaldo that day? same goals more assist? anyway nani need to stay.

xmas:

Aalleyne:

I honestly think that Nani and Thomas Ince would pair tremendously...........their style of play is close and would inter-play perfectly.................would help nani, and the pair would also help Man Utd

Thomas Ince.....just what we need.....another middling English player clogging up the pitch. I love how if you're a young English player you only have to be halfway decent in order to get headlines, accolades, international call-ups, and onto fans' player wishlists. What a snooze.

Harsh but true. Thomas Ince hasn't shown me any sort of potential that will tell me he will become a good player. His finishing isn't great, his runs aren't that great either, and he's not even that good at his passing and link-ups. What helps him out big time is his pace, as he can easily run past the slower defenders and into space.

Aalleyne:

I honestly think that Nani and Thomas Ince would pair tremendously...........their style of play is close and would inter-play perfectly.................would help nani, and the pair would also help Man Utd

Thomas Ince.....just what we need.....another middling English player clogging up the pitch. I love how if you're a young English player you only have to be halfway decent in order to get headlines, accolades, international call-ups, and onto fans' player wishlists. What a snooze.

I think Nani frustrates us all at times but there is no way I would want him to leave, whoever arrives this summer. On his day he is devastating, one of our best players IMO. Also, he still has room to improve and mature thus becoming that little bit more consistent you would hope. I think despite the fact that he lost his place in the last couple of games that Fergie likes Nani very much and knows he has that little something different that few, if any in our squad can provide, so I would be very surprised if he were to leave.

I honestly think that Nani and Thomas Ince would pair tremendously...........their style of play is close and would inter-play perfectly.................would help nani, and the pair would also help Man Utd

ronan99:

jasper99:

tommythecat:

...where does Nanis future lay?

left wing mate,where he should always be when fit....

nani is better on the right, all his deadly balls have come from the right, he is less effective on the left. nani is right footed

nani is left and right footed

jasper99:

tommythecat:

...where does Nanis future lay?

left wing mate,where he should always be when fit....

nani is better on the right, all his deadly balls have come from the right, he is less effective on the left. nani is right footed

89cruefan2:

Nani will be staying, I think United are in the process or sorting out a contract extention... Again with Nani showing his loyalty this is one of the things which will be done when its done, ie not rushed through.

With Park looking likely to maybe leave and Giggs not getting younger, then there would be space for Valencia, Nani, Hazard and Young.. 2 main players competiting on each wing spot and also leaves us in a strong position as Nani, Young, Hazard would all be able to play in the AM/SS role if god forbid Rooney got injured or if he was rested.

Kagawa though having played in the CM many times before in his career could slot in there and could actually then mean we could start creating a lot more chances through the middle, like we were at the start of last season, then we would have 2 means of attacking and creating chances.

Yes, with Park and Giggs looking like they can play fewer matches, we will only have 3 wingers to look upon for the season. We have managed well with 3 of them so far (albeit with at least one of them being injured most of the time).

Now, to put in a player like Hazard who has a bad attitude will not work well if we don't start him. He has stated that he wants regular first-team football at a top side, so benching him for a few matches as a result of rotation will bring up his bad attitude. He doesn't want to compete for a spot; he wants to be given a spot. As a result, if you want 4 wingers competing for 2 spots, one of them shouldn't be Hazard.

Now, I know that Young and Nani do often get injured through impact injuries, so we will need someone else to fill in for them when they do. Then there's always the risk of Valencia getting injured, too. So, if we do need a winger (which I don't think we need), then we must get one who will accept rotation and not starting a few matches if off form. Hazard is not such a player, and even then, he isn't a winger but more of a wide forward.

Now, about Kagawa, he hasn't played a central midfielder many times in his career (unless you're talking about him in Japan when he was coming through). He's always played as an attacking midfielder with Kehl and Bender covering him. Gundogan's more of a central midfielder than Kagawa is. If we get him to play as a central midfielder, he will have to take some time to adapt, like Modric and Kroos did when they were converted. So we shouldn't get him as a central midfielder if we plan to change him to that role and give him some to adjust to that and the physicality and tenacity of the Premier League (hope he isn't like van der Vaart if we get him).

It's better if we get cover for Cleverley and Anderson or a central midfielder to replace Anderson, not an attacking midfielder to convert to a central midfielder. And for the wingers, bring up Brady, or get cover for the wing positions rather than a Hazard-like player.

fansincegeorgie:

tommythecat:

So watching them play you haven't noticed that Rooney and young have a lot better understanding? As opposed to Rooney shooting filthy looks at nani all game, I don't want to see nani go but I think he himself is doubting his place in the scheme of things.

Absolutely right. Football is a tema game with Rooney our star. You need a team who make him play. That rules out Nani. should have sold him last year when good money was being offered. if we wait another season he will get as much as we will for Berbatov. And remeber Bale said he wanted champions league football...

With 8 goals and 10 assists how can we not have him in the team? As a comparison, b/c of injury he played fewer games than Welbeck, our first choice strike partner for your beloved star Rooney, and not in his preferred right wing position and yet impact-wise did almost as well Welbeck did!!! To say nothing of his role in build up play, his ability to play on the right and left, to use both feet, etc. Who cares if Rooney gives him dirty looks? We need Nani in our team.