Nolito - 2016/17 performances

[Deleted member 77198]

The lad never has the ball under control at any point, but he's got good movement and is a nuisance.

 

[01cravend]

Spanish Dickov

 

[jollylescott]

He is like a mozzie on steroids lol,keeps buzzing around,ilike him

Haha good description Kaz. And as others have said we have won every game this season when he has started. There is something about his frenzied energy that is infectious for the rest of the team. He'd better start against the Arse!

 

[MacD]

Has to start tomorrow. Watched the Watford & Celtic games today and his off the ball movement & general energy is a must in tomorrow's game

Still think our best football this season has been with him & Sterling hugging the touch lines although he may be needed up top tomorrow

 

[mosssideblue]

Is ten times the player Navas is

But he wouldn't force Navas out

 

[mosssideblue]

Gave us far more than nacho did up top alone. He never stops running and I think he's movement is very good. Has to start against Arsenal.

We agree :)

 

[shemnel]

will play against Hull i presume

 

[kaz7]

Hope so,it'll be a battle,also hope pep has told him that losing his temper is not on

 

[Rolee]

Hope so,it'll be a battle,also hope pep has told him that losing his temper is not on

He didn't start for two league games having returned from his suspension, thought at the time it was Pep laying down the law to him.

 

[Rolee]

Right all. I've got the very strong makings of a good chant here, but I need the second line.

Blondie's classc 'Maria' is the base for this.

"Nolitooooooooooo, from Celta Vigo"

And that's where I come up short. Need sumat mad for the second line, possibly referencing that he'll headbutt any bastard or sumat.

Blondie already wrote the next line mate.

'Go insane and out your mind'

And finish up with.

'For Nolito'

 

[domalino]

No one else has mentioned Nolito's performance on Friday but I was really disappointed.

When I saw him coming on I was rubbing my hands, thinking that his mad desire would be exactly what we needed to keep our foot on their throat. I thought he'd sprint out of the blocks and really keep the pace of the game up.

In the end I thought he really slowed the ball down, took loads of touches, looked hesitant and he didn't really do anything.

Guardiola has been going on about our need to move the ball faster, and when I saw nolito on the ball yesterday that's all I could think about - he's slowing us down.

Perhaps that's why he's not getting game time?

 

[Happy Feet]

Plays like an enthusiastic school boy

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Ran around like a blue-arsed fly in his cameo at the London stadium, to almost no effect. He has been better than that, and he will be better than that. A fine squad player, definitely not a first choice for the first eleven, in my opinion.

 

[Rolee]

Ran around like a blue-arsed fly in his cameo at the London stadium, to almost no effect. He has been better than that, and he will be better than that. A fine squad player, definitely not a first choice for the first eleven, in my opinion.

I think he provides us with a balance that we lack when he's not in the XI and as such we function better as a team with him in it.

Hopefully Jesus can provide the same balance.

 

[MarsLlama]

People are overlooking the fact that 6 goals and 4 assists for us in less than 1000 minutes is a remarkable return.

 

[richards30]

we need the nolito from the start of the season back!

 

[RandomJ]

So any reason why he seems to have been cast out into the wilderness?

 

[01cravend]

Only lost one league game in which he has played and won every one he has started

 

[CityFan94]

What on earth has happened to him? He was brilliant at the start of the season.

 

[City_Sean]

Has been dropped for absolutely no reason and he's been one of our better attacking talents this season.