It was me who kicked this thread off again.AshtonBlueMooner said:He's a very good defender. He reads the game well, distribution is good, wins a good percentage of headers and stays on his feet thus doesn't usually dive in. That said, he is 20 and is therefore liable to make mistakes. The best players in the world make mistakes. What MP needs to do is pick the games when he can rest Nastasic so he isn't being overworked and he can also develop, particularly removing the little pushes that he tends to do and invariably leads to a free kick being given away. This lad is going to be with us for a long time and will be a tremendous asset, let's not be too harsh with knee jerk criticism, yes he was poor yesterday but that doesn't make him a bad player.
I was looking past yesterday's performance. He may have had an off day, but the whole team had an off day and luck wasn't with us. But, that specific performance aside, I have noticed that Nastasic gives away a lot of what I'd regard as unnecessary free kicks with these "little pushes" and trips. Yesterday he did it in a very dangerous area and they scored with a wonder free-kick. If neither of their first two goals had been given/given away I think we would have gone on to win comfortably. As it was, Nastasic gave away another free kick by the half way line that allowed them to waste a minute and a half at the end of the game. I just wish he'd cut this unnecessary niggling part out of his otherwise excellent play!Plaything of the gods said:He commits too many unnecessary fouls and gives away free kicks in dangerous areas.
Any player would miss Kompany along side them , especially a 19yr old learning the game .nellyonthewing said:panzer1311 said:mansour's tow ropes said:yes he had a bad game but some of these comments are pathetic! 'cant defend' 'cant head' 'too slow' 'no threat in opposition box' 'likely to give away penalty' 'likely to get 2 bookings'
if these are real flaws in his game, why have they not been exposed until now, and why haven't you lot piped up before about all his shortcomings?
because there's some fuckin morons support City , :(
Look' Moron' his flaws get exposed everytime Kompany is injured or banned. Yesterday even Kompany failed to bail him out..
As others keep saying he's going to be world class on that basis so will Lescott ?? When ,how can you be sure. If he is slow at 19 what the f ... is he going to be like at 27........
panzer1311 said:Any player would miss Kompany along side them , especially a 19yr old learning the game .nellyonthewing said:panzer1311 said:because there's some fuckin morons support City , :(
Look' Moron' his flaws get exposed everytime Kompany is injured or banned. Yesterday even Kompany failed to bail him out..
As others keep saying he's going to be world class on that basis so will Lescott ?? When ,how can you be sure. If he is slow at 19 what the f ... is he going to be like at 27........
So he's slow is he ? , Vinny bails him out does he ?..... after statements like that ,perhaps its you who's the moron
^^^thisAshtonBlueMooner said:He's a very good defender. He reads the game well, distribution is good, wins a good percentage of headers and stays on his feet thus doesn't usually dive in. That said, he is 20 and is therefore liable to make mistakes. The best players in the world make mistakes. What MP needs to do is pick the games when he can rest Nastasic so he isn't being overworked and he can also develop, particularly removing the little pushes that he tends to do and invariably leads to a free kick being given away. This lad is going to be with us for a long time and will be a tremendous asset, let's not be too harsh with knee jerk criticism, yes he was poor yesterday but that doesn't make him a bad player.
Hear hear.vintiz said:^^^thisAshtonBlueMooner said:He's a very good defender. He reads the game well, distribution is good, wins a good percentage of headers and stays on his feet thus doesn't usually dive in. That said, he is 20 and is therefore liable to make mistakes. The best players in the world make mistakes. What MP needs to do is pick the games when he can rest Nastasic so he isn't being overworked and he can also develop, particularly removing the little pushes that he tends to do and invariably leads to a free kick being given away. This lad is going to be with us for a long time and will be a tremendous asset, let's not be too harsh with knee jerk criticism, yes he was poor yesterday but that doesn't make him a bad player.