Player Topic: Jesus Navas (2015/16)

[ZZmaestro]

Navas is a powerhouse in regard to his defensive efforts and physical commitment.
Unfortunately, as i always say about him, he is a one trick pony, and opposition teams have figured it out already.
Sure, with his explosiveness he gets himself in good spots, but he hardly make any of it.
He always tries to take on his defender on the outside and bolts a cross in the legs of his opponent. That is his only contribution going forward.
99% of the times it doesn't pay off, like today, bar the odd occasions that you can count on one hand during a season ...

If we want to reach the next level, we have to get the same quality as Debruyne/Sterling in the right side of the team.
We went from Milner/A. Johnson to Navas : mediocre improvement me thinks.

 

[citymad]

Thought he had great game just very unlucky with some his crosses.I was more disappointed with the other side of the pitch. Sterling was poor today.

 

[Man city fan 72]

Thought he had great game just very unlucky with some his crosses.I was more disappointed with the other side of the pitch. Sterling was poor today.

You're easily impressed then mate, Navas was wasteful in the extreme.

 

[K10&S21]

sadly just dont think he is good enough to command a starting spot let alone a sub in a club like us who is trying to go places, just think is just too fucking one dimensional.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

100% agree.....can't believe some of the stuff on here about him. Never went missing. Kept trying to get ( and succeeded ) in getting to bye line and putting balls in.

Only 1 culprit for not scoring today - Mr Aguero..... He had a mare of a game.

Oh a Stirling did what exactly ?


So stop being one dimensional in your digs at the lad - he was far from being anywhere near our worst player tonight.

He wasn't the worst player, Kolorov won that one in the first half....

Aguero came second and Sterling came third.

Honourable mention to Bony who tried his hardest to win the award with his (non) cameo.

However, Navas has simply got to do better with his crossing and his shooting. He hasn't scored a goal for us now for over a season. That is not good enough.

 

[RichardDunneOwnGoal]

Thought he had great game just very unlucky with some his crosses.I was more disappointed with the other side of the pitch. Sterling was poor today.

Not having that.

So many opportunities to get the ball in early, always has to take a touch and gets crowded out. Rarely plays the ball first time, when a key pass is on.

I don't know if it's confidence, or if he just genuinely doesn't see it.

There was a moment where Yaya would've been on for a one v one if Navas played a quick square ball to him, instead he ran down a blind alley and to the byline to be closed out again.

There was another moment where he was played in and just had to play the ball across goal first time, he took a touch, a few more, hesitated and went to the byline, got closed down and could only find an opposition player's legs.

He's the single most frustrating player in this squad.

Solid defensively, can't fault him for work rate, but going forward, fucking hell.

 

[Scully]

Pointless.....

 

[Rhapsody in Blue]

Such a frustrating player, compare him to KDB that goes straight towards goal and tries much more difficult skills and passes with a much better success rate.

Think Navas lacks gaming intelligence totally. It's ALWAYS the same story, from the flank, pretending to go inwards, only to go out towards the corner flag and whipping it in, hitting the first defender that Navas haven't even passed. Must be amazing to defend against him as he does the same thing over and over again.

And why the hell does he take the corners when we have KDB and Kolarov on the pitch?

Carling Cup and cameos when we're in front, otherwise I don't want to see him in the team.

 

[Marvin]

You're easily impressed then mate, Navas was wasteful in the extreme.

Have t agree with you. I normally defend Navas, but today he was more wasteful than usual. He constantly beat his man, but the standard of his crossing and pullbacks was very poor

 

[lancs blue]

I inow what you mean but there were two Navas's out there today. Good Navas worked his socks off and always gave us a dependable outlet. Then when he got to the danger area, his evil twin took over who seemed determined to screw us over.

Agreed, he did most things right up to the final ball, it was summed up by one example late on when he did really well to get to the by-line, looked up to see 2 City players on the 6 yard line, one on the near post, one in the centre and promptly hit his cross straight at the keeper.