sam-caddick said:
Little bit of a bold statement but I would go as far as saying that since those Chelsea games in The States back in May, Nasri has been on a whole better than Silva.
Nasri's biggest weakness however is that he keeps the ball for too long and misses his chance to pass an incisive ball, he still gets assists and he scores more than Silva, but if he got this problem out of his game he would be right up there with the best offensive midfielders in world football in my opinion.
I disagree. Especially with the last portion. It is often not Nasri, who is the problem, but the recieving player. Nasri, is often looking to make a quick pass, but players never move quickly.
And I have been saying this for years, there simply isn't anyone in the league as good as Nasri "off the ball." His movement is exceptional. The # of times one City player or another failed to get the ball back to Nasri after a quick pass and incisive move by him, is nauseating. This is why he is good with Yaya. Yaya will one touch it back to you, if you do anything resembling a "barcelonaic" movement. Nasri knows this and likes drifting in around Yaya who gets it. Lots of our players often don't get what he is trying to do when he passes to them. They just put their heads down and burly on (Yes
Aguero, Milner, Jovetic, and Kolarov I am talking mostly to you guys).
