Jesus Navas

[Big-P]

Ridiclous decision, was hoping for a great year next season but just find his extension dejecting. He's a good lad I'm sure but I really dislike him as a player I think he offers nothing. Rather give Zabba another year or Sagna tbh. May commit Seppuko in protest outside the ground.

 

[Gabriel]

Not surprised by the offers to Toure and Navas.

We allowed the situation with the fullbacks to develop over a number of years, so the likelihood of solving the problem in one window was never great. Similarly, the drop off in ability to the youngest players is too great, so having experienced versatility (Tour/Navas/Clichy) makes sense for another season.

 

[kaz7]

Ridiclous decision, was hoping for a great year next season but just find his extension dejecting. He's a good lad I'm sure but I really dislike him as a player I think he offers nothing. Rather give Zabba another year or Sagna tbh. May commit Seppuko in protest outside the ground.

Zabba appears to have turned it down as 1 yr not enough and sagna is nearly 35,it' appears to be a decent idea as navas is a cheap half decent back up to a new first teamer

 

[Tricky_Trev]

If you have to cross the ball low on the ground how many time would any player get past the first defender?

De Bruyne has no problem hitting low crosses into dangerous areas - because he's prepared to play the ball early. Navas takes half a dozen touches, lets the defender block the angle and then tries to smash it through him. The only way it gets through is with a nutmeg or nice deflection.

 

[shevtheblue]

I really don't see the problem in this, we're losing both Sagna and Zabaleta this window, that means we need a full back and a back up full back, how can we be expected to pay 30+m on a starting full back then also pay for a back up that would be a fair chunk of our budget gone on one position surely it is better to retain Navas as he is a cheap option so we have more money to use on other areas of the pitch that are in desperate need of reinforcements. After all, it's not like he'll be starting 30/40 games a season, he might not be the most technically gifted player ever to grace the pitch but he puts a shift in and could do a job a few games a season.

I suppose this just outlines how poor we have been in the last few markets in terms of squad management, we are in the situation where we need 4 new full backs and we might not be able to get them all so we're seriously considering having a winger who has played 4-5 games at right back for us as the back up. Just imagine if our new signing (if we have one) gets injured and Navas is the RB for the rest of the season? Your backup in the squad is supposed to provide pressure on the first team, i can't see Navas doing that tbh.

 

[gocity]

I suppose this just outlines how poor we have been in the last few markets in terms of squad management, we are in the situation where we need 4 new full backs and we might not be able to get them all so we're seriously considering having a winger who has played 4-5 games at right back for us as the back up. Just imagine if our new signing (if we have one) gets injured and Navas is the RB for the rest of the season? Your backup in the squad is supposed to provide pressure on the first team, i can't see Navas doing that tbh.

Completely agree, if we want to encourage people to renew their season ticket, this is definitely not the way to do it. Living in hope of a brighter future and this if true is totally deflating .

 

[Gundogan's Moustache]

Navas is a push as he's not too bad at right back but I can't take another year of watching Gael Clichy

 

[goatersnipple]

It makes you think do we actually know what we're doing.

 

[Chippy_boy]

The only place I'd play him is in goal instead of Bravo.

 

[Jacob Smith]

You'd have thought Navas would be a good defender given the amount of times he's let a defender get the better of him when trying to cross the ball