Player thread: Samir Nasri (2014/15)

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the understanding between him and yaya is superb. you can see that when someone of them scores, the other one seems always to be very happy. i guess because of the mother language of the two, they developed some kind of a friendship.
The one-twos between them are joy to watch
 
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He is virtually unplayable as far as the opposition are concerned these days, I was one of the Nasri doubters last season but more than happy to eat humble pie now and acknowledge what a fantastic player he really is. West Ham gave up challenging him in the end last night, he was that good.
 
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He's a really good player. I actually never rated him too highly for quite a while when he was at Arsenal but then when France beat England at Wembley a few years ago and he and Benzema tore England a new one i really noticed the lad's talents.

In the latter half of our title winning season he was our best player and this season he's arguably been one of the top three best players.
 
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He has been excellent this season in general with just the odd off day. I think the style of football city play has been afforded them to a large extent because flair players such as Nasri, Navas, Aguero and even to an extent Silva have been willing to work hard when we don't have the ball. Nasri and Navas particularly are often helping out the full backs and allowed us to get away with "2" in the middle. His absence is also noticeable as out passing becomes much more lateral without him, clearly the counter attack remains potent but against well organized teams who defend with 10 and 11 behind the ball he is the player who most often is facing the goal when he receives the ball. Silva is more likely to run laterally and look to thread a pass on the angle, which he is fantastic at, but in packed defenses it becomes less frequent that he finds the killer ball.

Just my take on it, they offer something different and when both are on their game will unlock most if not all defenses.
 
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Danish Blue said:
He has been excellent this season in general with just the odd off day. I think the style of football city play has been afforded them to a large extent because flair players such as Nasri, Navas, Aguero and even to an extent Silva have been willing to work hard when we don't have the ball. Nasri and Navas particularly are often helping out the full backs and allowed us to get away with "2" in the middle. His absence is also noticeable as out passing becomes much more lateral without him, clearly the counter attack remains potent but against well organized teams who defend with 10 and 11 behind the ball he is the player who most often is facing the goal when he receives the ball. Silva is more likely to run laterally and look to thread a pass on the angle, which he is fantastic at, but in packed defenses it becomes less frequent that he finds the killer ball.

Just my take on it, they offer something different and when both are on their game will unlock most if not all defenses.
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Agree 100%. They have started to work together really well and along with the Navas/Zabs partnership on the right wing, it's taken our offence to another level.
 
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He has been absolutely fantastic. It's such a pleasure to see Pellers work with what he already had at the club in cases like with Samir and to see the player really thrive. He looked so dangerous against the hammers, always a threat.

I also really like his attitude and demeanor. He really seems to believe in the project, he had to deal with a lot of people giving him shit over his switch from le arse and he rode it out well for the most part. Always has a smile on his face and he gives a decent interview as well.
 
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My favorite player this season. Hasn't done much wrong. Always put in his best in all games.
 
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green pennies said:
He has been absolutely fantastic. It's such a pleasure to see Pellers work with what he already had at the club in cases like with Samir and to see the player really thrive. He looked so dangerous against the hammers, always a threat.

I also really like his attitude and demeanor. He really seems to believe in the project, he had to deal with a lot of people giving him shit over his switch from le arse and he rode it out well for the most part. Always has a smile on his face and he gives a decent interview as well.
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Pellers is the Gladiator,,

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IPzpaD4UOE[/youtube]

And it looks like the whole team has bought into it, long may it continue :)
 
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I'd say Nasri is the most improved player I've ever seen at City, and all in the space of a summer.

Zabaleta has made the same kind of progress, but that was steady over the course of 2 or 3 years. But Nasri is a man transformed in every way from his first couple of seasons.

Seems in integral part of the dressing room now, too.
 
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At the end of last season, I would cheerfully have driven Sami to the airport myself for his flight to wherever next. His performances and demeanour showed his unhappiness at City under Mancini. Couldn't see his value to us.

This season, he is a new man. His energy is evident, as is his desire to put in the very best performance he can. He's up and down the pitch like a terrier on speed. Always smiling and you can sense there's a real team dynamic going on out there, no matter which 11 are playing.

Kolarov is another one in my opinion. Totally revitalised and an asset not to let go. They showed what the insiders at City were aware of under Mancini. The atmosphere was not pushing us on. Pelegrini is working miracles....re-igniting the talent we had and bringing in additional gems.

I wouldn't be surprised if we saw some established names going this year mind...players who haven't fulfiled their potential.
 
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Didsbury Dave said:
I'd say Nasri is the most improved player I've ever seen at City, and all in the space of a summer.

Zabaleta has made the same kind of progress, but that was steady over the course of 2 or 3 years. But Nasri is a man transformed in every way from his first couple of seasons.

Seems in integral part of the dressing room now, too.
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To be fair, he's just transformed himself from the rather uninspiring Nasri we have seen much of, back to the incredible Nasri we saw in his last season at Arsenal when he was playing in the central Cesc role. He never really lived up to that since joining us... until now. He has his mojo back big time and I have to assume it's Pellegrini that has made the difference.
 
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This has a lot to do with the freedom the players have to express themself. Nasri picks up the ball in all areas of the park. He is especially good in the centre just behind the forwards. I think having real width in our play has helped in that matter.
 
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Another player playing how he should and I again can only reason it down toe Pelle, the man is a fucking genius with players like Nasri and its a joy to watch Nasri when he is playing the way he is. His movement is sublime this season he always has time and space
 
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Didsbury Dave said:
I'd say Nasri is the most improved player I've ever seen at City, and all in the space of a summer.

Zabaleta has made the same kind of progress, but that was steady over the course of 2 or 3 years. But Nasri is a man transformed in every way from his first couple of seasons.

Seems in integral part of the dressing room now, too.
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Good to see you saying that ;-)

I think Nasri maturing has been the biggest factor in his development but I have no doubt that Pellgrini's arrival has helped the process.

It does demonstrate the importance of the mental side of the game: Nasri obviously had the technical ability but, in a couple of respects, was not being brave enough.

I think that there is still more to come from Nasri; as there is from Aguero. A worrying prospect for our opponents.
 
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Not sure why people think he's so vastly improved, he's always been a top class technician, his footballing ability and performances for City have rarely deviated. This season he's been in top form, but last season's form wasn't exactly a mile away from this. The difference I'm seeing now is a willingness for his teammates to play his way, it seems that Nasri and Pellegrini are on the same wavelength and it's taken Pellegrini's arrival to force the side to play combination football the way Nasri likes to. You can however see how confident he is at the moment, sumptuous to watch.
 
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OB1 said:
Didsbury Dave said:
I'd say Nasri is the most improved player I've ever seen at City, and all in the space of a summer.

Zabaleta has made the same kind of progress, but that was steady over the course of 2 or 3 years. But Nasri is a man transformed in every way from his first couple of seasons.

Seems in integral part of the dressing room now, too.
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Good to see you saying that ;-)

I think Nasri maturing has been the biggest factor in his development but I have no doubt that Pellgrini's arrival has helped the process.

It does demonstrate the importance of the mental side of the game: Nasri obviously had the technical ability but, in a couple of respects, was not being brave enough.

I think that there is still more to come from Nasri; as there is from Aguero. A worrying prospect for our opponents.
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Agree mate. He looks to me like an "arm around the shoulder" rather than a "punch in the face" player if ever there was one ;-)

I never thought he was as good as he is even when he was at Arsenal. Amazing turnaround. He used to look backwards when he won the ball, now he looks forward. It's been a bit of a perfect storm for him - a good, confidence building manager, attacking play, lots of movement from good players.

Some lemon sucker on this forum yesterday was doing that old "They earn £100K a week, they don't need to be mollycoddled" line that people with no idea of management, sports or psycology do.

Tell that to Samir Nasri.
 
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Joburg Hero said:
Not sure why people think he's so vastly improved, he's always been a top class technician, his footballing ability and performances for City have rarely deviated. This season he's been in top form, but last season's form wasn't exactly a mile away from this. The difference I'm seeing now is a willingness for his teammates to play his way, it seems that Nasri and Pellegrini are on the same wavelength and it's taken Pellegrini's arrival to force the side to play combination football the way Nasri likes to. You can however see how confident he is at the moment, sumptuous to watch.
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Agreed. Nasri strikes me as the kind of player who really desires approval from teammates, managers, etc. Inside the frankly terse atmosphere last season, that kind of player will be hesitant because they don't want to put a foot wrong and they end up not making choices. All credit to Pellegrini for understanding how to motivate the different kinds of players in the squad and to take the time to do that.. And credit to the players for responding, including Nasri.<br /><br />-- Fri Jan 10, 2014 9:37 am --<br /><br />
Tricky_Trev said:
Dare i say it... even more technically gifted than Silva. And Silva's a master!
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Differently gifted perhaps. They make a great partnership as their styles are complementary.
 
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