Nasri Officially a City Player

[Sky Blue]

Aguero on 200k, you forgot to add...

How do you know that, Nasri is on 120k?

Why you bothered about MCFC? go focus on your own team.

See this is what i don' get....

I am a City fan and i say that i think the wages we are paying are over the odds and not sustainable in the long term. (i.e. Aguero, Nasri and Toure)

How the feck does that make me a rag supporter? So basically every fan that comes on here and says something negative, immediately fulls in to the 'rag department'.

You do know Boateng has left the club ?.......probably not.

 

[Blue Smarties]

What does he say in part 2? I'm at work, so can't listen!

Said... Not afraid of getting barc in draw not with the squad we have, wants to score lots if goals for us & will do his best, looking forward to playing spurs, love the new song we have about him, can't wait to get started, just loves n lives to play football.

We really have to pinch ourselves!!

Living under a rock right now, what is it?

 

[boateng]

Why you bothered about MCFC? go focus on your own team.

See this is what i don' get....

I am a City fan and i say that i think the wages we are paying are over the odds and not sustainable in the long term. (i.e. Aguero, Nasri and Toure)

How the feck does that make me a rag supporter? So basically every fan that comes on here and says something negative, immediately fulls in to the 'rag department'.

You do know Boateng has left the club ?.......probably not.

What's Boateng got to do with this?

 

[lee-mcfc]

Aguero on 200k, you forgot to add...

How do you know that, Nasri is on 120k?

Why you bothered about MCFC? go focus on your own team.

See this is what i don' get....

I am a City fan and i say that i think the wages we are paying are over the odds and not sustainable in the long term. (i.e. Aguero, Nasri and Toure)

How the feck does that make me a rag supporter? So basically every fan that comes on here and says something negative, immediately fulls in to the 'rag department'.

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Ok that was too easy.

 

[zeven]

Lol at the end when Samir said it was a pleasure to meet you (the interviewer)....:D

Wonder if he really meant that. :D c

he did not! remember in the first part, when he ask Nasri the same question twice, and he had to start with, like i said. the interviewer is sooo bad, it hurts

 

[JoeMercer'sWay]

What does he say in part 2? I'm at work, so can't listen!

Interviewer: When you scored against City last year you seemed to enjoy that, we're going to try and forget that *both laugh*, you do play with a smile on your face, is that just a pure love of playing football?

Nasri: Yeah, it's a pure love...y'know...I love football since I was a kid, I watch every game on TV, and I'm really passionate about it. Last year when I score against City I was really happy because the year before with Arsenal we didn't do well against *emphasis* big team. And er....for me Manchester City were *dunno* for the big 4 so when I score I really enjoy it.*both laugh* oh....I apologise to the all the fans of City...I will try to score a lot of goals for you.

Interviewer: And Arsene Wenger, he's good at finding and developing young talent, do you have a debt of gratitude for where you are today?

Nasri: I will never forget what he did for me, he was like a 2nd dad, he came to pick me when I was at Marseille, I was international but I become the player I am now because of him and he always trust me even when I was injured and came back he always gave me a chance. He was always there for me, he always talk to me and now er...I saw the newspapers and everything and people are a little bit harsh with him and you cannot forget what he has done for Arsenal and English football. Umm...Me I respect him a lot and will always be grateful for everything he has done for me.

Interviewer: And...erm...moving on to your career at City you've chosen #19, has that got any resonance, reason behind it?

Nasri: No I didn't have a lot of chance *laughs*. For me, no, it's a good number but...y'know...*shrugs shoulders* I think it will be nice.*both laugh*

Interviewer: Is that how many goals you've set yourself, the target for this season?

Nasri: err....I wish, I wish that I can score 19 goals yeah, it will be alright yes.

Interviewer: We've got the Champions League draw on thursday, erm....who knows who we might get...there's a lot of big teams in there as well as us...would you fancy Barcelona in your group?

Nasri: nooo...but no, I'm not scared about Barcelona *serious look on his face* with the squad we've got I'm not scared at all, but if I fancy one team I want to play Marseille, yes to get back to my city, to play against them.

Interviewer: Would you get a good reception there from the supporters as well?

Nasri: Normally...yeah, yes, wait and see *laughs*, yes I'm from Marseille errr....I try to do everything for them when I was running out of contract, I signed a new contract extension to go to Arsenal to make them win money because they er...I joined Marseille when I was 9 and left when I was 20 so it's my club and it's my city so I would love to play against them and score against them *laughs*...and beat them *both laugh*, no...no feelings when you play...after the game yes...during the game no.

Interviewer: And your possible debut against Tottenham, so erm...*both laugh* you must have a great relationship with their supporters *laughs*

Nasri: yeah I think I will have a good reception there...but is a team who last year who I won against, I scored 4 goals in 3 games so er...I would love to play against them, we know always good crowd in White Hart Lane, good atmosphere and er...it will be good.

Interviewer: There's a rumour...that you like cricket?

Nasri: what *confused*?

Interviewer: Do you like cricket?

Nasri: Na...

Interviewer: Been set up again...basketball?

Nasri: Basketball *nods head* yeah I like it, I like it and tennis obviously and err....cricket...the thing is I cannot say I like or not like, I just don't understand the rules *both laugh*.

Interviewer: It's a difficult one to explain, and er...you've got a big twitter account, do you think social networking is like a new medium for players to get their thoughts out straight away?

Nasri: For me yeah it's good when papers say think about you which is not true, for when I can verify it, you can always say something...you know...can repair what the newspaper has said before so now after that I will tweet that I am a Manchester City player and I'm really happy because er...yesterday some of my teammates tweet about it but it was not official so I did not say a word, but now I will do it...it's good.

Interviewer: And what do you think about the song they've already invented for you? *both laugh*

Nasri: it's really...it's good, it's really good yeah...they've got plenty of imagination and that's perfect, I love that.

Interviewer: There'll be more *both laugh* Well best of luck with your career here at City Samir and it's been a pleasure to meet you.

Nasri: And it's been a pleasure to meet you to, thank you so much and I will try to do really well for the club and...win the title together.

Interviewer: That'll be nice...thank you.

Nasri: thank you.

 

[DSonBlue]

I think the question we all need answering is what was the "new song" we've created for him? I've seen a few of the ideas posted (and suggested a couple of my own) but were the fans outside the ground yesterday singing something?

 

[Tricky_Trev]

What does he say in part 2? I'm at work, so can't listen!

Interviewer: When you scored against City last year you seemed to enjoy that, we're going to try and forget that *both laugh*, you do play with a smile on your face, is that just a pure love of playing football?

Nasri: Yeah, it's a pure love...y'know...I love football since I was a kid, I watch every game on TV, and I'm really passionate about it. Last year when I score against City I was really happy because the year before with Arsenal we didn't do well against *emphasis* big team. And er....for me Manchester City were *dunno* for the big 4 so when I score I really enjoy it.*both laugh* oh....I apologise to the all the fans of City...I will try to score a lot of goals for you.

Interviewer: And Arsene Wenger, he's good at finding and developing young talent, do you have a debt of gratitude for where you are today?

Nasri: I will never forget what he did for me, he was like a 2nd dad, he came to pick me when I was at Marseille, I was international but I become the player I am now because of him and he always trust me even when I was injured and came back he always gave me a chance. He was always there for me, he always talk to me and now er...I saw the newspapers and everything and people are a little bit harsh with him and you cannot forget what he has done for Arsenal and English football. Umm...Me I respect him a lot and will always be grateful for everything he has done for me.

Interviewer: And...erm...moving on to your career at City you've chosen #19, has that got any resonance, reason behind it?

Nasri: No I didn't have a lot of chance *laughs*. For me, no, it's a good number but...y'know...*shrugs shoulders* I think it will be nice.*both laugh*

Interviewer: Is that how many goals you've set yourself, the target for this season?

Nasri: err....I wish, I wish that I can score 19 goals yeah, it will be alright yes.

Interviewer: We've got the Champions League draw on thursday, erm....who knows who we might get...there's a lot of big teams in there as well as us...would you fancy Barcelona in your group?

Nasri: nooo...but no, I'm not scared about Barcelona *serious look on his face* with the squad we've got I'm not scared at all, but if I fancy one team I want to play Marseille, yes to get back to my city, to play against them.

Interviewer: Would you get a good reception there from the supporters as well?

Nasri: Normally...yeah, yes, wait and see *laughs*, yes I'm from Marseille errr....I try to do everything for them when I was running out of contract, I signed a new contract extension to go to Arsenal to make them win money because they er...I joined Marseille when I was 9 and left when I was 20 so it's my club and it's my city so I would love to play against them and score against them *laughs*...and beat them *both laugh*, no...no feelings when you play...after the game yes...during the game no.

Interviewer: And your possible debut against Tottenham, so erm...*both laugh* you must have a great relationship with their supporters *laughs*

Nasri: yeah I think I will have a good reception there...but is a team who last year who I won against, I scored 4 goals in 3 games so er...I would love to play against them, we know always good crowd in White Hart Lane, good atmosphere and er...it will be good.

Interviewer: There's a rumour...that you like cricket?

Nasri: what *confused*?

Interviewer: Do you like cricket?

Nasri: Na...

Interviewer: Been set up again...basketball?

Nasri: Basketball *nods head* yeah I like it, I like it and tennis obviously and err....cricket...the thing is I cannot say I like or not like, I just don't understand the rules *both laugh*.

Interviewer: It's a difficult one to explain, and er...you've got a big twitter account, do you think social networking is like a new medium for players to get their thoughts out straight away?

Nasri: For me yeah it's good when papers say think about you which is not true, for when I can verify it, you can always say something...you know...can repair what the newspaper has said before so now after that I will tweet that I am a Manchester City player and I'm really happy because er...yesterday some of my teammates tweet about it but it was not official so I did not say a word, but now I will do it...it's good.

Interviewer: And what do you think about the song they've already invented for you? *both laugh*

Nasri: it's really...it's good, it's really good yeah...they've got plenty of imagination and that's perfect, I love that.

Interviewer: There'll be more *both laugh* Well best of luck with your career here at City Samir and it's been a pleasure to meet you.

Nasri: And it's been a pleasure to meet you to, thank you so much and I will try to do really well for the club and...win the title together.

Interviewer: That'll be nice...thank you.

Nasri: thank you.

Cheers for that! I actually read it in their respective voices, i couldn't help it!

 

[gaudinho's stolen car]

See this is what i don' get....

I am a City fan and i say that i think the wages we are paying are over the odds and not sustainable in the long term. (i.e. Aguero, Nasri and Toure)

How the feck does that make me a rag supporter? So basically every fan that comes on here and says something negative, immediately fulls in to the 'rag department'.

You do know Boateng has left the club ?.......probably not.

What's Boateng got to do with this?

That's right, what have you got to do with it. Away with you to Rag Cafe it didn't work.

 

[shadygiz]

Lol at the end when Samir said it was a pleasure to meet you (the interviewer)....:D

Wonder if he really meant that. :D c

he did not! remember in the first part, when he ask Nasri the same question twice, and he had to start with, like i said. the interviewer is sooo bad, it hurts

i think you'll find he didnt ask the same question....he asked how much of an influence did clichy and kolo have on his decision to join.

to which sami answered they were a big influence but more so it was paddy that he listened to, etc.

This sort of spoilt it for the interviewer as he had purposely left paddy's name out of the first question, in order to ask a specific 2nd question on how much on an influence Paddy was.

 

[dref619]

just watched part 2, its fair to say, i fooking love samir nasri

 

[city stew]

Any body know what the song is that that nobba interviewer asked "do you like the song the fans have made for you ?" ....

 

[Blue Haze]

Any body know what the song is that that nobba interviewer asked "do you like the song the fans have made for you ?" ....

I'm assuming he referred to the **** song.

 

[mancityscot]

Any body know what the song is that that nobba interviewer asked "do you like the song the fans have made for you ?" ....

I'm assuming he referred to the **** song.

Yeh mate, his favourite song

 

[TFC]

Really good interviews, the lad doing them wasnt bad either (for once ;)

One thing that struck me about Nasri is what a happy lad he is, dont remember seeing a new player having a laugh in his interview like Samir did. Long may the smiles continue :)

 

[red sun]

Sorry, a bit long, but I want to know what you guys think of this. My mate has a blog and posted his theory as to why you guys signed Nasri from us. What do you guys think of it? Honest discussion. Not meant to annoy. Sounds interesting. A clever off the pitch assault if true. One of those chess moves that you can't read into. You keep wondering why it was made, but when you are check mated, then you realize it was a killer move. Is Mancini capable of such strategy? (ignore the slight diggs he takes at Nasri. I could have deleted them but then it wouldn't flow)

Let’s put bitterness and recrimination to one side for a moment and accept that Samir Nasri is quite a good player.

His close control is excellent, he can beat players for fun, he likes attacking the danger areas and he has an eye for goal.

On average, based on last season, he’ll provide an assist once every 10 games, which made him an important player for Arsenal.

Admittedly, not as important as Fabregas, Arshavin, Van Persie, Walcott, Rosicky and Wilshere, who all had more assists last term.

He’ll also get you a goal once every five games, based on his scoring record for Arsenal, which isn’t bad. If he starts, say, 15 games for Manchester City this season he’ll notch up a grand total of three.

He is effective out wide but, if given the greater responsibility of a central midfield role, is left badly floundering as we found out several times last year.

I would have preferred him to stay at Arsenal because he is a decent attacking option, although far from being world-class.

For some of the reasons outlined above, you can see why Man City bought the little Frenchman. They have been accused of having more graft than guile and, on his good days (which were few and far between when it really counted in the second half of last season) he has the skills to unlock an obdurate defence.

But for the money spent on him, City might well have bought any one of several talented outside forwards (Juan Mata, Gareth Bale and Franck Ribery to name but three). Instead they doggedly pursued Nasri all summer long (indeed from January, if some reports are to be believed).

In my mind it raises a question.

City have the resources to buy anyone, so why spend so much effort on a player who has been not much above average apart from one purple patch that lasted less than half a season?

They don’t really need his footballing gifts. It’s not like he’s a game changer for them (as Aguero may turn out to be).

Which brings me to my theory:

City are embarking on this season with aspirations, of course, to become champions of England. But also with a pragmatic ambition to, at the very least, stay in the Champions League with a top four finish.

If Financial Fair Play proves to have any teeth, City will need ECL income if they are to continue to compete at the top-level (and pay the stratospheric wage bill they have accrued).

So, to my mind, a crucial element in their move for Nasri was to weaken one of their rivals for the top four slots: namely, us.

I suspect the same motivation behind their acquisition of Clichy, too.

In a summer when everyone in the know in football was aware that Cesc was undoubtedly leaving Arsenal, I believe the temptation to kick us when we were down was too much for City to resist.

Mancini must feel that he has severely weakened Arsenal, and in the process gained yet another decent squad player in Nasri. Money, of course, is no object. I’m not going to criticise City for it. It’s great tactics – and Machiavelli (no, he didn’t play with Mancini at Sampdoria) would certainly approve.

 

[svennis pennis]

The bitterness in that theory of "your mates" is astounding. Take a bow son.

 

[Akai]

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[FantasyIreland]

''Let’s put bitterness and recrimination to one side for a moment''


Yeah right.....

 

[JoeMercer'sWay]

we signed Nasri because he's a talented player who needs to be around quality players and a modern thinking manager and a forward thinking club to develop and go up that level that a number of City players(Kompany, Hart, De Jong, Richards, Silva, Tevez to name but a few) have done since joining the club.

We're going to take the very good Nasri, and like we did with Silva, Tevez and the like, turn him into world class Nasri, that's what we do, and I honestly believe we'll achieve it.