Jesus Navas

McfcMK said:
Not really sure what you mean by taking on his man. He gets the ball in 8/10

Well, Barca, Madrid and Bayern have the best wingers in the world so it's a pretty bad comparison. Could he get into Chelsea? He probably would but everyone knows what Mourinho is like...
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And thats the point. He's not world class. You even said it yourself.
 
IF this is true... then the question to all those claiming him to be better than he is is why are we selling him? Answer: Because we can do a lot better.
 
McfcMK said:
Just proved what I was saying, he is so undervalued by some of our fans. Was our main creative outlet, behind Silva. He is fantastic. If he leaves, I can guarantee people here will be saying we shouldn't have sold him. I'm 100% positive of that.
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You can't be because it all depends on who comes in doesn't it?
 
I think Navas gets a bit of a raw deal from some City fans. As others have pointed out, he works hard for the team and had our joint most assists last season, ahead of both Silva and Milner.

His reluctance to take on his full back frustrates at times, but our system is based on a patient approach and retaining possession. It's possible that he's under manager's orders not to risk losing the ball by continually trying to dribble.

He's not perfect, and it's an area we are clearly looking to strengthen in, but at under £15m I think he's represented decent value for money.
 
thereWasATime said:
I hope he stays, love his die-hard attitude both in offence and defense. Great rapport with Zaba. If he going means Nasri is staying, I would be hugely disappointed. Nasri's attitude is his biggest hindrance IMO. Also we would be loosing our only pace outlet down the flanks and without any incoming not sure how it would pan out.
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Huh????
 
Bruun said:
And thats the point. He's not world class. You even said it yourself.
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Do you need to be world class? Milner got rimmed last season by City fans and he wasn't that good and he certainly isn't world class
 
BlueDeadHead said:
You can't be because it all depends on who comes in doesn't it?
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I haven't seen us linked to a out and out winger like Navas. Wouldn't class Sterling as an out and out winger. It will be like when we got rid of Johnson. Even though he wasn't good, he still gave us a different dimension to our game.
 
I thought he had a better first season than second for us but generally I rate him. Found him very frustrating at times last season but only because I feel he is capable of so much more. I certainly hope we don't sell him, he gives us options that nobody else does.
 
If we're replacing him with a younger/more talented player, then fair enough. Otherwise, he's a useful player to keep, and particularly handy against better teams when we've got to be more defensive. But with him and Milner going, that's 2 wide players we'd have to bring in. If we replace them with Sterling and De Bruyne, then fair enough.
 
Ric said:
I think Navas gets a bit of a raw deal from some City fans. As others have pointed out, he works hard for the team and had our joint most assists last season, ahead of both Silva and Milner.

His reluctance to take on his full back frustrates at times, but our system is based on a patient approach and retaining possession. It's possible that he's under manager's orders not to risk losing the ball by continually trying to dribble.

He's not perfect, and it's an area we are clearly looking to strengthen in, but at under £15m I think he's represented decent value for money.
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That is clearly the case. It would be nice to see him given the freedom to cut inside now and again and get a shot in - if only to keep the defenders guessing
 
Ric said:
I think Navas gets a bit of a raw deal from some City fans. As others have pointed out, he works hard for the team and had our joint most assists last season, ahead of both Silva and Milner.

His reluctance to take on his full back frustrates at times, but our system is based on a patient approach and retaining possession. It's possible that he's under manager's orders not to risk losing the ball by continually trying to dribble.

He's not perfect, and it's an area we are clearly looking to strengthen in, but at under £15m I think he's represented decent value for money.
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Agree. I honestly reckon he's instructed to hold the ball in that area. God only knows why.

If he leaves, he'll have done us proud while here.
 
TheRisingoftheNorth said:
That is clearly the case. It would be nice to see him given the freedom to cut inside now and again and get a shot in - if only to keep the defenders guessing
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What a load of tosh. He is not under managers instructions to not take on players. The reason he doesn't is he lacks the ability and is gash at decision making.
 
McfcMK said:
I haven't seen us linked to a out and out winger like Navas. Wouldn't class Sterling as an out and out winger. It will be like when we got rid of Johnson. Even though he wasn't good, he still gave us a different dimension to our game.
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I expect if he is going the club has someone lined up. It may not be like for like but I would expect it to be an overall upgrade.
 
Regardless, only a couple of unreliable Twitter accounts are reporting this so there's probably nothing in it.
 
RandomJ said:
What a load of tosh. He is not under managers instructions to not take on players. The reason he doesn't is he lacks the ability and is gash at decision making.
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I don't suppose we will ever know for sure but it has often crossed my mind that he looks under instruction to put retaining possession ahead of the risk of running with the ball and potentially losing possession. Could just be a confidence thing though I suppose.
 
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