tolmie's hairdoo said:Whenever I see Pellegrini pulling someone to one side, it is always Nasri he is passing the instructions to.
For me both him and silva need to add a little more consistency to there game which will see them popping up with bigger numbers in goals and assists.tolmie's hairdoo said:I slagged this guy off for over 18 months because he simply flattered to deceive and always took the safe option in my opinion. He's proved me badly wrong.
He has been superb for over 12 months, although his technical prowess has never been in question.
For me, he is now showing all the hallmarks of being a proper captain. He is thriving with the responsibility of being one of our main go-to guys in the last year.
He's a winner, he speaks passionately and candidly about the club and the team, he tells it how it is.
It's a decision that would surely never be made, because Komps is the figurehead, but I feel Nasri is more of a natural leader than him because he doesn't try to be someone he isn't, whereas, I feel Komps has become slightly effected and pays lip-service to the role, and it subsequently impacts performance?
Nasri is a bad loser and has the street fighting smarts of the ports of Marseille to back up is talent and mouth.
At very least, would Blues consider him a decent vice-captain, in light of the new contract he signed last year?
Regardless, Nasri deserves huge credit for turning his City career full circle and proving clowns like me wrong.
Silva would need to overtly demonstrate a better command of English for that to be the case.Manc in London said:I am not suggesting we should make Silva captain but I would suggest he is a better candidate than Nasri.
OrigamiNinja said:I still think he takes the safe option far too often Tolm. Lets be honest, his goal last night where has picked the ball up in the middle of the park, driven forward, beating men and smashing it in from 20 yards isn't the norm. if he had taken 6 touches to move 5 yards and then played a 3 yard pass to Silva, that would have been the norm.
I like Nasri, he is a very good player but for actual contribution in terms of goals/assists for an attacking player he doesn't produce what someone of his ability should. On this basis I think you will find as many City fans who would happily replace him as would make him captain!
OrigamiNinja said:I still think he takes the safe option far too often Tolm. Lets be honest, his goal last night where has picked the ball up in the middle of the park, driven forward, beating men and smashing it in from 20 yards isn't the norm. if he had taken 6 touches to move 5 yards and then played a 3 yard pass to Silva, that would have been the norm.
I like Nasri, he is a very good player but for actual contribution in terms of goals/assists for an attacking player he doesn't produce what someone of his ability should. On this basis I think you will find as many City fans who would happily replace him as would make him captain!
gordondaviesmoustache said:Silva would need to overtly demonstrate a better command of English for that to be the case.Manc in London said:I am not suggesting we should make Silva captain but I would suggest he is a better candidate than Nasri.
gordondaviesmoustache said:Sounds like my kind of guy tbh.FantasyIreland said:“From time to time, I'm a jerk,” Nasri said in an interview with L’Equipe 21.
“Sometimes it is better to buckle but it is something I can't do.
“I managed when I was younger and sometimes I went home with a knot in my stomach. Afterwards, you go off, but not with the right person.
“I’d therefore prefer to say everything I think, even if it means I'm not liked, even if it means I sound arrogant and a little prick. At least the folk I do like don't have to suffer.”
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I'm warming to him....;-)
He is, without a doubt, one of the most intelligent members of our squad. I think he'd make great company over dinner. I also think he 'gets' the club.
I think making him skipper would be too fraught with risk, however, not least because of the effect that stripping the captaincy could have on Kompany and his acolytes within the dressing room. It's not like he hasn't delivered the goods since he got the job in the summer of 2011.
That said, there are established players within the squad far less suited for the role than Nasri and there have been players in our past who have held that position who have been less equipped for the job too eg Redmond, Tevez, so not the worst suggestion I've ever heard by a long stretch.
gordondaviesmoustache said:Silva would need to overtly demonstrate a better command of English for that to be the case.Manc in London said:I am not suggesting we should make Silva captain but I would suggest he is a better candidate than Nasri.