Absolutely. After the ban you would have expected him to go straight back into the team, but he's hardly been seen since. It's these sort of things that confuse me regarding football managers, it's not as if the change in fortune wasn't obvious without him. Also, him being in the team kept Raheem on the right which is the only place he should ever be. He is also a fighter, something we are short of at the moment, as long as he keeps his head to himself.
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Nolito - 2016/17 performances
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OrigamiNinja
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Not a fan myself tbh. Looks busy without being busy. Decent squad player but that's it for me.
I think that's fine though, I doubt he was brought in to be anything more. The problem is that the team is performing so poorly that fans are now looking for a saviour and because Nolito has been out of the side people think he is it. He isn't, not by a long shot.
I think that's fine though, I doubt he was brought in to be anything more. The problem is that the team is performing so poorly that fans are now looking for a saviour and because Nolito has been out of the side people think he is it. He isn't, not by a long shot.
Can you show me an example of where anyone has claimed him to be a saviour?
Some are saying that we look a more balanced side with him in it, that's all.
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Can you show me an example of where anyone has claimed him to be a saviour?
Some are saying that we look a more balanced side with him in it, that's all.
Well nobody gives a toss where Nolito is or about the balance of the side when we win games but when we get beat all of a sudden its "Wheres Nolito" like him being out of the side is problem. When we beat Arsenal with Sane and Sterling I dont remember a consensus of "Oh didnt we look unbalanced though without Nolito". Everything on here is reactionary based on the latest result.
Well nobody gives a toss where Nolito is or about the balance of the side when we win games but when we get beat all of a sudden its "Wheres Nolito" like him being out of the side is problem. When we beat Arsenal with Sane and Sterling I dont remember a consensus of "Oh didnt we look unbalanced though without Nolito". Everything on here is reactionary based on the latest result.
So you can't show me an example I take it?
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At least he shows a bit of passion when he plays.
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The Arsenal game is a good example.So you can't show me an example I take it?
And from what I saw, I think he was benched after trying that second headbutt(Leicester?) Pep probably wasn't happy after Nolito didn't learn a thing from the suspension.
The Arsenal game is a good example.
And from what I saw, I think he was benched after trying that second headbutt(Leicester?) Pep probably wasn't happy after Nolito didn't learn a thing from the suspension.
But he's fine with Aguero and Dinho getting suspended over and over?
The Arsenal game is a good example.
And from what I saw, I think he was benched after trying that second headbutt(Leicester?) Pep probably wasn't happy after Nolito didn't learn a thing from the suspension.
Ermm, I asked for an example of where anyone is claiming him to be a saviour.
Oh and while I'm at it, the first post I responded to mentioned him being caught offside, just checked the stats as it wasn't something that particularly struck me about him, lo and behold Zabaleta has been caught offside more per game than Nolito.
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I think that's fine though, I doubt he was brought in to be anything more. The problem is that the team is performing so poorly that fans are now looking for a saviour and because Nolito has been out of the side people think he is it. He isn't, not by a long shot.
The sad thing is that Dortmund signed Ousmane Dembele for 16 mill Euro, while we signed Nolito for 14 mill pound !
I don't know why our expert scouts, chiefs and coaches decided to sign Nolito with this amount of money and not Dembele !
The only explanation I can think of is that either Pep's unhappy with his discipline (in which case why are Dinho and Aguero getting let off?) or that he's been poor in training. A shame because I like him as a player, clinical and has the fire in the belly that most of our older players lack.
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So you can't show me an example I take it?
No boss, I can't find an example of someone using the word saviour. I do apologise for causing you such consternation.
No boss, I can't find an example of someone using the word saviour. I do apologise for causing you such consternation.
Don't mean to be a dick but that is how these threads descend into extremes and posters become entrenched on one side or the other, people putting words in other people's mouths.
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I think that's fine though, I doubt he was brought in to be anything more. The problem is that the team is performing so poorly that fans are now looking for a saviour and because Nolito has been out of the side people think he is it. He isn't, not by a long shot.
He brings alot to the table. Just look at the record with him playing vs not playing.
A very clever and tenacious footballer. Him Silva and aguero have great chemistry.
That la liga intelligence, which I a not confident sterling will ever learn and is one of the reasons we are not fluid in the final third.
Where the fuck is nolito?
I am speculating that he probably lost his cool with Pep with one of the staff or Pep has written this season off and wants his young wingers playing as much as possible for the future.
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The sad thing is that Dortmund signed Ousmane Dembele for 16 mill Euro, while we signed Nolito for 14 mill pound !
I don't know why our expert scouts, chiefs and coaches decided to sign Nolito with this amount of money and not Dembele !
Their logic was clear enough to me: a seasoned international to give some stability while other things were changing. Not sure what's gone wrong in recent times though. Looks to have fallen out of favour and simultaneously lost his fizz.
He looked decent until he started trying to nut everyone and get involved in everyone's problems on the pitch. I wouldn't be surprised to know that he's not featuring because of indiscipline, he's another who has apparent passion when in fact he's naive and always just looking for an argument.
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He looked decent until he started trying to nut everyone and get involved in everyone's problems on the pitch. I wouldn't be surprised to know that he's not featuring because of indiscipline, he's another who has apparent passion when in fact he's naive and always just looking for an argument.
Every minute on the pitch is a minute taken from Sane or Jesus. Sell asap for a profit.
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Every minute on the pitch is a minute taken from Sane or Jesus. Sell asap for a profit.
We never make a profit will probably leave on loan.
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We never make a profit will probably leave on loan.
We only paid 12 million or so for him....
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Nolito,whoa,
Nolito,whoa,whoa,
He came from Celta Vigo,
To stick the nut on you.
Nolito,whoa,whoa,
He came from Celta Vigo,
To stick the nut on you.
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