Jesus Navas

[asia fields]

It soon became obvious that after his first season he lost confidence and too often stopped and cut back playing an easy pass rather than getting to the byline, surely as a winger that’s not what you do every time your in possession and I don’t believe the manager advised him to do this. It was a lack of confidence nothing else.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

To which his legs were attached

You don’t play football then.

 

[Barcon]

To which his legs were attached

Haha.

 

[journolud]

You don’t play football then.

You don't do humour then.

To be fair I agree with you, he was limited in his impact for us but I liked him.

 

[Bill]

one of the hardest working wingers our club have every had, if not the hardest. not at todays levels but boy did he put a shift in.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Can’t think of a bad thing to say about him. 20 years ago he would have been a cult hero. Unfortunately for him, today we only seem to value world class players, which he wasn’t.

Worked hard, did his best, never complained. Find me 11 decent ones of those and I’ll build you a top 6 team!

 

[PepInYourStep]

A trier (some would say of patience) but a deeply limited player who wasn't good enough for us ultimately. Used to wind me up something chronic that Pellegrini kept picking him, I'll mostly remember him for being absolutely dreadful in front of goal.

 

[Stoned Rose]

Had the fucking lot apart from being able to pick a man out once in a crossing position.

Bit of a nightmare for an out and out winger that.

In fairness he was a grafter of Milner levels.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

He was a good pro (but a terrible crosser)

Good luck to him.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Wasn't he really homesick?

 

[kippaxchris]

I thought he was a great player with a great attitude who scored some important goals for us and always put a shift in for us be it RW or RB. Everybody slagged his crossing off but he actually created chance after chance for us.

 

[The Preacher]

A great and deserved honour for him. Though he wasn’t top class, he did a decent job for us and seemed happy to play whatever part he was asked. I liked him.

 

[Afterthefact]

Admired his attitude and work rate but the crosses into the first defender available were exhausting

 

[citytilllidie]

Grafted like mad in every game.
Always helped out the right back.
Blistering pace was always a threat and could get to that byline faster than anything.
It was just the final ball, should have shot at the keeper more, would have had better results

 

[Thomas Hearns]

Loved Navas. Always thought he was as mad as a box of frogs but he always put a shift in and when we played to his strengths he was very effective. I’ll never forget his clincher at Wembley and I loved his goal in the semi at Everton, fantastic breakaway goal - probably the only time he ever kicked the ball properly with his left foot. Used to amuse me how he was so one footed that he’d end up running round in semi circles with the ball as he couldn’t even lay it off with his left foot once he’d been forced inside.

He served us well and I hope he knows that he’s held in great affection by city fans. Be nice to see him back as a guest of the club one of these days.

 

[TonyM]

Luke into my ize.......

 

[portisheadblue]

In that six goal thrashing of Spurs, Navas scored after 14 seconds and he alsogot the last goal in the minutes added on, might have been the 4th or 5th.

So he scored two goals 93 minutes apart in the same game (plus added on minutes for first half) which is most probably some kind of record.

Well done Jesus Navas.

 

[Banned Tosspot]

Thought he was average.

 

[Shaelumstash]

I remember getting hounded on here when we bought him after I compared him to Aaron Lennon.

Turns out, that’s exactly what he was. A speed merchant who only went in straight lines, might as well have been on a train track. No final product.

He kind of summed up the period towards the end of Mancini’s spell, and beginning of Pellegrini’s, where we were buying players who weren’t quite of the same calibur of the ones we’d bought in the couple of years previous.

Seems like a lovely guy though, always did his best, great attitude, fantastic pro. Wish him nothing but the best, I’ll always give him a clap and a cheer if he ever comes back. One of the good guys.

 

[Love_Each_Day]

Very effective in his first season and had no problem finding players with his crosses when we played quick and expansive football. Last two Pellegrini seasons it was a lot of slow and boring buildup with no left side whatsoever most of the time, Navas a last resort when he had no space to work with and only Aguero in the box to aim for. Defensive intelligence and workrate immense, only Bernardo comparable from our current forwards.