Nani played the last 20 minutes of the Champions League final last month, after coming on for Fabio Da Silva in the second half.
The winger admits he was disappointed to miss out but trusts Sir Alex Ferguson to make the best decision for the team.
“Last season I played more games than ever at United,” said Nani. “That’s why, maybe, in the last games I didn’t look the same as in the first games. It was boring not playing in the Champions League final because you want to play, everyone wants to play. Finals are for playing, but the manager makes the decision. He knows who is better for the team and I have to respect that. Now I’m on holiday to rest and get my power back. At the start of the season I will be fine to start strong again, start to do what I know.”
Man Utd News 24/7
Well said Nani!
Your excellent attitude to United, despite the nay-sayers, is appreciated. You have worked very hard to improve and grow as a United player, and we believe in you. Thank you!
That’s the way Nani! Now all u have to do is mesmerize them again like u did beginning of last season!
We need u in the team!
Most talented player in the PL. This will be his best season.
Surprise surprise!! Feels good to hear this coming out from our Nani… The lad’s been criticized a lot, hope he stays! He’s got what it takes, just needs to improve in areas like on pitch behaviour
All this crap about nani being shipped out is Bullshit, he is technically superior to both ashley young and valencia, if he could step his game up, add extra consistency to his game (he improved on that last season) then i honestly think he is capable of being world class.
He has all the attributes, if he steps his game up further, valencia e.t.c won’t get near him, he is a match winner and should have started against barcelona but hey what’s done is done.
He has all the attributes, if he steps his game up further, valencia e.t.c won’t get near him, he is a match winner and should have started against barcelona but hey what’s done is done.
What on pitch behaviour? is he the only player that falls dramatically? lets face facts, every team does what it takes to win this days, victimising players is not the way to go, nani is a skillful player and in england, players like this are not giving much credit, only sprinters with no technique get praised.
Well said Samuel – united WE stand at 10:48!
well said lad! keep working and your gona be a world beater!
Off topic, it’s nice to hear bednap say they need to sell to raise funds! Guess Daniel Levy is playing mindgames with us, after all. Giving us the crap about how nobody will be sold, then Mod goes ahead and reacts to the rejected bid by Chelsea. Wonder how it’s going to pan out towards the end of the transfer window!
Well said Luis Nani! Expect him to step up another level this season – the guy is absolute quality and a real match-winner. Nani on the right and Young on the left – something very exciting and mildly orgasmic about that!
Nani gets benched because hes to inconsistent, blowing hot & cold, he’ll be a much better player if stops diving, falling over with the slightest touch.
Top lad Nani. You still have so much to offer United and don’t you forget it.
smartalex – Good morning my friend. Hope you are well.
off topic
thx for the mobile version
@Samuel – united WE stand: Well said lad. When our players fall too softly people criticise him. But just look at barca, their players on pitch behaviour is disgusting falling on the ground like getting shot without getting kick and they are not the only one i am telling you. But look at what happened, they won the spl and champions league and everything is forgotten. Their fans adore their idols again forgetting what had happened apparently. Sometimes to avoid getting hurt players just have to do that and i’m not approving player to dive but there are situations when running at full pace a tackle come in and it’s unavoidable that they fall softly. I believe NANI will be better than ronaldo in years to come. His attitude already better than him. Let him show it on the pitch he will be good! Cheers!
Excellent attitude from Nani. Love it when we have players like this while arsenal is struggling to keep their “loyal” captain from leaving LOL.
Nani also has to improve his shooting a bit. He had SOO many chances last season when he cuts inside the defender but then he blasts over most of the time. Could have scored more than 15 last season. Good luck Nani and hopefully you improve.
Good morning Kings! I’m well, thanks! How are you this fine day?
I see we have bill knob back. Guess he never left.
Bill bob get over it, you still stuck in the dinosaur era, every team has players that will do whatever to win, nani is not the only one, plus when you get hacked down by hatchet men like carragher with little sympathy from fans, i think you too will start going down quickly.
in a way nani is protecting himself with this so called diving,ronaldo did the same and he is hardly injured
i prefer a fit “diving” nani
@ rat1p – Do you mean the RoM app? Or is there an RoM mobile version site now?
Been hacked down & diving are different things… a player is better on his feet than his face in the mud, we’ve see Nani dive when he would of been better push the ball forward.
@marchin red
there is a mobile version, im happy with that
@redsofmanchester – i totally agree, because barca play there ticky tacka football, people seems to have forgotten how many cheats they have in the team, but when its united things get highlighted more.
I personally think diving is wrong but the pressure to win has increased immensely, hatchet men like de jong are every where trying to snap the skillful players into two rather than stopping them in a legal way.
If they wanna eradicate players going down easily then picking on one player isn’t going to help, it should be done with every team, but hey that’s asking much.
@Bill bob
agree his decision making is questionable sometimes but the amount of knocks he gets in a game has to be considered aswell
Great Attitude !
We have the best wingers in the country in Nani,Young & Valencia.
All we need to do now is sign Bale oh No not Gareth, No Christian Bale ! He’ll glide down the wings for us as he is our favourite neighbourhood Bat.
@bill bob
I havent met you on here before so Im guessing your one of these trolls that everyone is talking about and getting upset over. I see by your comment that you have the mental capacity of a 10 year old and by the way you type your probably still suckling. Nani was tired last season and the last 20 odd games was too much for him to take. We had injuries to Valencia and Giggs at the beginning of the season meaning Nani was called up for every match. When Giggs was fit and his form came back we lost Park first to Asian cup then to injury plus we lost Fletcher who could have helped on the right if need be. Meaning Nani had to take the majority of the work on yet again. Also last season we suffered with niggling injuries to the Da Silva twins so no aid on the left was fourth coming from Evra on the left. Nani by the time Valencia was fit was knackered and needed a good break. Unfortunately we never really got the lead up in the league to allow that rest. To criticise Nani is just stupid and ignorant. Get a grip son or youll slide right of that booby.
Cant wait for pre-season
Bill bob – i think you’ll find there’s a link between hacking down and diving, to avoid bad injury, a player does what it takes, Also everyone wants to win so they do what it takes, football mentality has changed, the honesty you are looking for are long gone. yes its wrong but no player wants there career ended.
I thought this weird, text from the Nasri in an Arsenal shirt link.
“The shirt may look like a Monaco copy, but according to Arsenal the diagonal line represents the gnomon (the pointer) which casts the shadow on a sundial – to commemorate the original Dial Square sundial”
Not that the word GNOM and Nasri is in the same sentance rather that they get som bean flicking, ponce PR department to overly anylise a pretty poor strip design. The only problem with their analysis is the sun is in the sky and it casts a shadow on the dial. Surely then the darker blue shadow should be beneath the lighter sky, fucking retards.
on his day nani can do what ronaldo can do the problem is the frequency of those days is very much not good.
“Psychologically it was not easy because to go from United to Sampdoria and to fight to avoid the drop was a difficult situation,” Macheda said to Sky Italia.
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/federico-macheda-relishes-england-return-2303838.html
Why cant anyone make a negative comment about anything associated with United, without being called a Troll or thick? @bill bob has a valid point. Nani does go to ground too easy at times, yes other players do it, but Nani does it more and more dramatically. That’s not to say he doesn’t get fouled though. Its the people who are totally blinded by loyalty who have the “mental capacity of a 10 year old”. Everyone’s entitled to an opinion, we are on an open comment board after all!!
As for Nani, I’m glad he isn’t going anywhere because he can produce some magical displays, but as @bill bob said, he needs to improve his consistency. He had a great season last year and now he needs to push on and be better.
@redtwins
Last year was an exception to the rule mate. Injuries to all the wide players payed there toll and Rooneys start to the campaign was woeful. Im just happy we cleared the hurdle and made it No19. It wasnt pretty at times but the important thing is we got the job done. Ronaldo to be fair had a young Nani who could come of the bench to relieve him, Tevez and a bright Rooney to do all the running and grafting allowing Ronaldo to conserve energy. And being compared to the most naturally gifted player English football has ever seen is unfortunate to say the least.
Next year will be vastly different and we will see a much brighter and fitter Nani.
@LackyMUFC
Bill Bobs comments were unneccesarily negative. A coment isnt valid just because its made, it has to be balanced and show some understanding and explanation. His comment was just negative and that constitutes an attack. And P.S mental age of a 10 year old, I wish.
I am getting to like Nani more and more. He has amazing character and attitude much like Berba. He knows what it means to be part of a squad and contribute to the team even though he could’ve sulked like a No. 7 we had not so long ago.
Regarding on-pitch behaviour, I don’t like it when Nani does that. But who doesn’t nowadays, it has become part of the football lifestyle. My general opinion is that action should be taken against people overacting for the sole purpose of making the referee produce a card. But that is not going to happen. Like I said, I don’t like that aspect of Nani’s on-pitch displays but I cannot complain since it is part of the game now.
The only football-related aspect Nani has to improve is his decision making. Although like Paul Parker has posted before, while Nani is wasting time on the ball, no one is making the run he wants them to so that he can pass the ball. With the addition of Young and a change in formation and tactics, that may change. I am only nitpicking here since Nani is awesome otherwise. If he improves that one aspect of his game, then you can expect a beast of a footballer next season.
TL:DR, I think Nani has awesome character and attitude and is going to be the second most important attacking player in our team next season behind Wayne Rooney.
@ rat1p – I wasn’t aware of the mobile version. Thanks for pointing it out!
I can’t seem to find the mobile version. Quite internet-challenged. Could you please post the link?
What’s remarkable is how many — so many! — of our players understand and accept that (a) the manager’s word is law, (b) we have a rotation system which means that, with very few exceptions, no-one has a guaranteed starting place, and (c) to run onto the pitch wearing our proud shirt means you are one of the best players in the world and that’s something you must fight for and earn every step of the way — that there is no point when you can sit back and say “I’ve made it, my place is assured”. That, in fact, there is no point at which can sit back at all. Nani, Berbatov, Hernandez, the da Silvas, Park, Fletcher — in fact, the entire squad, except for maybe Rooney, the #1 goalie, Vidic and Evra and (depending on fitness) Rio — all know and accept that that’s the way it is.
Given the egos that are rampant in this business, what a remarkable achievement this is by SAF. It’s good. It’s healthy. It breeds success. And at least publicly, it appears to breed very little in-fighting and jealously (probably because the SAF, the Leader of the Pack, doesn’t allow that).
It also adds another quality to consider, when we talk about transfers. There’s almost no room here for players who think they’ve made it. Anyone who comes here expecting regular, week-in, week-out play better think again. Of all the players in the world right now, I can think of only maybe 3 or 4 who might be good enough to guarantee themselves a starting place in our team.
@marching red
if i guess right there is no link just look at the bottom of the page
Balaji Sivaraman – well he was a sulker for a different reason has everyone knows, and we had to put up with his drama queen antics for a whole season, it just annoys me he never gave us everything in his last season, especially how he plays for the virus.
But I agree with his annoying habit of holding onto the ball to long, that is why valencia has been ahead of nani, valencia just drives at defences and he give ashley cole the biggest skinning of his life.
dannysoya – arsenal have another CR7 on their hands
Lacky – Bill Bob is a Liverpool fan mate. Go check one of the threads, the night of the champions league final. 28th May. That’s enough on him now.
Nani doesn’t go to ground without being fouled,the only thing that bothers me is the length of time he stays on the ground.
premier league’s most effective player. fact.
@FITB, Yeah, Ronaldo acted like a total dickhead in his last season with us. IMO, if Nani improves his decision-making or has more outlets to pass to and receive from next season, he could the answer to our creativity problems without even signing a new mid-fielder.
@StatesideAussie, Well said. That also has a lot to do with the respect he commands in general because of his time in football. I wonder whether whoever takes over from Sir Alex will be accorded the same amount of respect. I don’t think so. But that is arguably the most important thing that has kept us at the top all these years – The respect that people have for Sir Alex.
As he himself said something along the lines of – The moment a manager is not the unanimous authority of football matters in a football club, it becomes a major issue. – We are already seeing the effects of this with Chelsea. Let’s hope the planning for Sir Alex’s successor is properly done but there is no reason to worry just yet, the Old Footie Knight has a long way to go yet. More trophies to win, Barcelona protocol to crack and so on.
It seems to me, that the red tops are pursuing this non story of Nani wanting out. Just a shame, that some on here fell for that old chestnut. It’s not a case of Nani feeling the pressure of the Young signing. No, can young displace Nani? That’s the real issue. It’s healthy having competition for places. That’s what keeps us at the top of the tree.
Balaji Sivaraman – the only reason why united need a new CM, is to dominate more games especially away from home, when you think about it its when valencia returned we saw more veriaty about the team especially away from home, has we had more drive and thrust from the team. The new midfield signing for me, is for the team to do better away from home in the premiership more than europe for me
Don’t know if it was boring or not, but the whole game was torture to watch.
@Goat
Yeah mate. He is one of those trolls. And a Liverpool fan.
I still think Nani has so much talent that he is only just scratching the surface, from the moment he bounced the ball on his head and he took the mickey out of Arsenal, I thought this boy has talent even when he had his slump in the second season, I always said this boy is special he will come good. There is no way he should be sold, no way.
Last season Nani improved so much on his assists. Being 2 footed, he’s more versatile than TV.
Just hope he improve on his shooting accuracy this season. The power in his shots is likely to result in goalkeepers spilling his shots and with our Lil Pea always near the 6 yard box to pick up the loose pieces.
Look forward to the new season already.
IMO, Kiko hasn’t really played enough first team football in United colors for us to say he isn’t good enough just yet. I would not say he “is” good enough, the same way I wouldn’t say he “isn’t”. He really hasn’t had any first team games to show us what he can do.
Spending the next year on loan at an English club and then being provided a chance at United is the way to go. If and when he gets the chance, if he doesn’t perform, then only I will think about saying he isn’t good enough for us.
OOOOPS.
This is what happens when you have a billion ROM tabs open.
Ignore my previous comment lads. Wrong thread.
If @Bill Bob is a Liverpool Fan = My bad!
Fuck off Bill Bob you cunt. You are not welcome here son.
LackyMUFC – bill bob has no point mate. He is a fucking dipper and we know he is.
Im wearing a silky blouse that shows of my ample man boobs. With just a whisp of hair around each nipple that gentle tickles the nose when trying to excite man milk. What are you wearing.
Oops sorry, thats what happens when you have too many chat windows open.
Ignore my previous comment lads. Wrong thread.
easy done Balaji Sivaraman
Goat – Ha. Quality mate. What an image.
@Samuel – United we stand:
No mate, I wasn’t referring to his “theatrics”
I was referring to how he sometimes cuts a frustrated figure and maybe better his judgement on when to cross and when to shoot… It’s annoying sometimes how long he keeps the ball and misses out on passing to players in better positions! But he’s getting there, and if he can dribble like Ronaldo, I wouldn’t complain
It doesn’t matter what people say about him and his theatrics, as long as he’s playing well!
In retrospective, I think the worst time of last season for Nani supporters was probably when he missed that penalty against Fulham and we went on to draw the game. Fans do go overboard with emotions and it’s natural for us to be that way!
@goatinaunitedshirt:
ROFL!
For the record, it’s not wrong to point out the flaws in our players. I’d be a liar if I didn’t say that Nani’s antics at the start of last season got on my nerves. Especially against Liverpool at OT. What people tend to forget though, is that he’s made an effort to cut out that part of his game. Honestly, I don’t remember a lot of instances in the 2nd half of the season where he made the most of a challenge. More often than not, referees were too harsh on him actually.
The Goat has been unleashed, be afraid, be very afraid…….. And just when you think we skipped through all this ‘man crush’ stuff he comes up with an image like that
Nani seems to have really matured in recent months – in what he says and what he does. Openly respecting fergie’s decisions demonstrates this. Remember Scott’s interview with him -a modest, shy guy came across. (Nani – no idea whether STR is modest and shy!) His stats for last season and players’ player of the year award speak for themselves
@Goat, Wait, what????
Costas and Warwick
Great posts lads. Both sides of the discussion, for everyone to see and read.
I don’t question Sir Alex alot but he was a DAMN FOOL for not starting him at Wembley. Anyone else think Valencia is overrated, predictable and one dimensional? He’s everything Nani is not but he’s 100% the opposite of that statement.
thats a refreshing attitude.. i think he should be employed more centrally.. .atleast switch with rooney and valencia.. he has a great skill set so he can be very effective there as well.. i believe a switching 3 behind hernandez is gonna be the formation for majority of the season…
hope we get a young and budding cm rather than splashing on a bigger name.. even if we sign thiago with barca getting first refusal rights its great.. he’ll be sold back after say 5 years or so.. and till then morrison pogba and tunncliffe will be ready to step up and carry forward.. also we’ll get good cash for him whereas modric and sneijder’s value will depreciate every year..
@KR valencia is predictable and one dimensional but he’s really good at what he does.. he also knows how to use pace to his benefit rather than that twunt at l’arse…. that’s why he’s so good
also he defends tons better than nani thats why he was chosen over nani..
nani has a better skill set and is tons more creative.. he’s one of those players who create something from nothing and literally terrorises wing backs.. ask clichy..
@KR
Sadly, we could make that arguement about other players too. Anderson, Fletcher or even Berbatov. I don’t know if a different line up would have given us a better shot, but as rohan says, there was a reason Valencia was prefered. And I think it had to do with his directness, as well as the fact that he defends a lot more.
@not to deliberately drift off topic but i feel if we had played with three defenders and all three of them being cb’s we could have had a chance… messi always plays in the false 9 position and hence there’s no real striker.. but i guess that was too much of a risk to have been taken in such a match.. maybe he’ll do that on july 31st
If Nani and Valencia played roughly the same amount of games on the right wing- they’d get roughly the same amount of assists, maybe Nani would get a few more, but it’d be close. (when Valencia played regularly in 09/10 he got 14…Nani played regularly this season and got 18). So you probably couldn’t separate them much on assists.
You look at other areas though- Nani I think is more of a goal threat than Valencia. And he’s less predictable, which means we as an attacking force are less rigid. Nani can come in off the flank and interchange, it makes us more fluid.
Obviously Valencia offers more defensively- but in 80% of the games we play, we generally dominate possession etc, so door openers like Nani are more valuable IMO. That’s why Park is generally so successful in big games, where we’ll be under more pressure, so workrate is more important. In the other games where we’ll dominate anyway, Park is less useful, coz it’s more about being able to create rather than tracking back.
I’d have a slight preference for Nani over Valencia tbh, however you can’t deny that Valenica is bloody brilliant at what he does! He’s in the Ecuador squad for Copa america though- finishes near the end of July (if Ecuador progress well)- does anybody know if this’ll impact on when he starts the season with Utd?
smartalex – I’m good thanks my friend. Yeah I see that vermin cunt is rearing his ugly head again.
King Eric – ‘Fuck off Bill Bob you cunt. You are not welcome here son.’ Could not have put that better myself my friend.
I love that he not only said he wanted to stay, but admitted that he was probably right to be benched since he KNEW he wasn’t playing his best. Glad he didn’t let those idiots in the papers get to his head. Personally I prefer him over valencia, but at that point in the season Valencia was just the better option. Cool he can understand that that doesn’t mean he can’t start next season.
let’s start a kill bill campaign…
Waiting to see the magic of Nani and Young on the flanks ! GGMU
Kings – Hello mate. Hows things? Yeah he needed telling. Thanks pal. Why the fuck is he masquerading on a United site as a United fan anyway?
@rohan19: I (along with some others, I think Denton Davey was a proponent) have been banging on about that for ages…playing 3 central defenders against barca…
GK
Rio Vida Smalling
Rafael Carrick Ando/Fletch Giggs Fabio
Rooney
Hernandez/Berba
twins as wingbacks, more steel to the mf with fletch/ando, affording giggs the freedom to drift wide or central, and the plan doesnt leave rooney with so much defensive work to do. I would like to see someone try out a 3-5-2 against barca with proper players.
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@Lacky: bill bob is dippers. JUST check out his username: BILL BOB (Bill Shankly Bob Paisley) THAT is why nobody on ROM likes him…
If there’s one thing I absolute Love about this club is the fact that not a single player is “too big” for this club and everyone knows that! Stars were bread through the hands of the gaffer and left for so called greener pastures but one thing remains absolute United will always remain United!!
Nani is an excellent player and has so much more to offer the club through consistency!
I’m glad he is willing to stay and fight for his position he has the potential of becoming a true red!
Some info and analysis on our new signing Ashley Young for those interested: http://mufcthoughts.blogspot.com/2011/06/ashley-young-profile-and-evaluation.html
King Eric – Hello mate. I’m good thanks. How’s things? I know full well that he is a fucking vermin cunt. I saw that bastard repeatedly posting comments on the European Cup Final live blog, expressing his delight as each of Barcelona’s goals went in.
Jeet – I think you’ve cracked the Barca code, mate.
He is a far better and more versatile player than Valencia (as good as Valencia is!). He scored some great and important goals last season, it was his injury at Liverpool that knocked his confidence and then resulted in a sudden loss of form which he never regained. If he starts as he did last season, and we have Rooney firing on all cylinders like he was at the end of the season, then we have a great chance of winning number 20!
I know it’s not a competition but I prefer Nani to Tony V by far. Horses for courses though and all that.
Respect to both men (but especially Nani!) :devil:
Oh, there’s no such smiley as :devil:
I meant
WE LOVE YOU, NANI!
Isnt this the best thing he has ever said? It shows maturity.
Good morning MyCowIsTheBest! Nice to see you here. I read about your unhappiness on RoM, and hoped you would still return. We miss your contribution buddy!
Steven Gerrard is apparently happy to see Charlie Adam linked with Liverpool, although he doesn’t sound altogether convinced: “We have a lot of good midfielders here. For example, I think Lucas Leiva was our best player last season, but whoever I play with, it’s not a problem.”
And we think we have midfield woes!
yeaah its me lorenzo von matterhorn. Apart from everything else, I believe we must must must have sjneider to beat the greatest side in the world and become the greatest side.
Well said. He come a long way now. I supported him when everyone scolded and wanted him off, Now im so happy that persistent is what you need to succeed.
When you face obstacle, dont run, stay and go along, that will lead you to be a stronger person.
Same applies to Berbatov =D
I don’t have a problem with Nani going to ground to draw attention to dangerous tackles. I think his real problem is in his decision making.
Every player out there has to make split second decisions all game and occasionally pick the wrong one. You can forgive someone taking a shot instead of passing every once in a while when they get a rush of blood to the head. But he does it way too often. If you get to the point where Rooney is throwing up his hands, then you know you’ve gone too far. He doesn’t seem to have any awareness of this.
18 assists tells me his decision making isn’t that bad tbh….
Top class the guy nani. Has a bad rep but seems a nice chap who keeps his head down off the field. Technically gifted with plenty of pace. Decision making has obviously improved big time. A bit of upper body strength wouldn’t go a miss. Great player. Will be massive next season. Love the guy.