Mister Appointment said:
Of course he is mate. I love Jimmy, top pro etc. However he isn't as good a footballer as Nasri, plain and simple. They both however are important to our squad and should both be respected equally. Only it seems Nasri struggles to gain the respect of some because he's a "French fanny" or whatever the xenophobic putdown of the day is from the cheap seats.
Personally I will start Milner over Nasri. I have observed Nasri for a few years now and the same problems seems to persist. He does not have that mental composure and mental integrity to be called upon when it really matters especially against particular teams. So I will rather choose a player that is at least reliable and trustworthy and always fully involved and not detached or goes missing when things gets tough.
Nasri is a good player and has been involved with the team over the past few years of success but I will say that he has had a good role but not a deciding or significant role.
Milner on the other hand has been consistently underrated and undervalued manifested in phrases used to describe him such as ''hard worker'', grafter, team player and all this cloaks his technical ability and his footballing talent. He has showed it consistently especially in the big games that he has the dribbling ability, and technical ability as well as the integrity of approach and professionalism.
