Player Topic: Navas.....

Not his biggest fan but he's contributing to the team nicely at the moment. He's a shoe in to play the away tie in Madrid.
 
Tracks back and is direct , granted the final ball is not good enough , just like players who try to go forward , maybe a right back under Pep
 
pride in battle said:
Has anyone noticed how Sergio doesn't want to give him the ball?
Happens regularly & it's out of order in my opinion...
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It's not just Sergio.... Yaya will only pass to him as the very last resort, often he will turn inside and take on defenders rather than lay a ball out to Navas.... I guess he knows what the outcome will be as a result of setting Navas up to cross...
 
ethan23 said:
Wingers that play consistently for elite clubs should be providing 10 goals and 10 assists minimum. Now I don't know his stats but I can't imagine he's even hit 5 goals or assists


Edit. Just checked his player profile he has made 45 appearances in all competitions this season providing 6 assists and zero goals. That is quite frankly terrible especially playing in such an attacking side. If we managed to get someone like Bale or Costa they'd add an extra 20 goals to the team
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Capital one semi final 6th January goodison park ... Score 2-1 to Everton. Navas scored our 1. ;)
 
Don't know about you guys but he's probably the one player who has me screaming at the TV more than anyone else.

My intense frustration is that unlike certain other players who I won't mention, he most certainly is NOT useless. Pace, check. Skill, check. Work rate, check. Attitde, check. Willingness to get back and defend, check. He does so much right and really helps stretch play.

He's got everything in the kitbag to be a really top drawer wing player.. well, almost everything. He has the footballing brain of a two year old, i.e. not a fucking clue. When it comes to decision-making, he is absolutely fucking inept.

He'll cut back inside when the obvious play is to run on and get to the by line. He'll try and pick out crosses that will come off once in a millenium. He'll dick about in front of goal instead of shooting, or he'll try and blast a shot into row z with no composure whatsoever. Take yesterday for example. Nasri, through on goal, prods the ball goal-wards, the keeper spills it and it falls to Navas who - faced with a keeper out of position, a 10ft barn door of goalmouth yawning and no defenders in sight - decides to arse about for precious seconds and then pass the ball to someone else. Just shoot, FFS.

So the big question is, can he be coached into becoming the player we all want him to be? Or is this just the way he is, destined to be always someone who promises so much but never really delivers?
 
He put some brilliant crosses in yesterday but no-one was there, the crossing seems to have improved over the last month

I'd keep him, he's no world beater but is a very good squad player
 
It's much better now KDB is playing centrally and behind Aguero. Now he gets forward, but loads of times there's no one in the box except Aguero who has 2 central defenders on him
 
Played well again yesterday and will be in the starting 11 when we win the Champions League in the San Siro
 
You forgot to add:
Excellent ball retention
Very rarely gets injured, and retains a high energy level despite playing practically every game
Simultaneously doesn't complain if dropped to the bench.

Nor every player needs to be Messi - navas is brilliant at what he is, a £15mn squad player who doesn't look out out of place playing alongside the superstars.
 
Chippy_boy said:
Don't know about you guys but he's probably the one player who has me screaming at the TV more than anyone else.

My intense frustration is that unlike certain other players who I won't mention, he most certainly is NOT useless. Pace, check. Skill, check. Work rate, check. Attitde, check. Willingness to get back and defend, check. He does so much right and really helps stretch play.

He's got everything in the kitbag to be a really top drawer wing player.. well, almost everything. He has the footballing brain of a two year old, i.e. not a fucking clue. When it comes to decision-making, he is absolutely fucking inept.

He'll cut back inside when the obvious play is to run on and get to the by line. He'll try and pick out crosses that will come off once in a millenium. He'll dick about in front of goal instead of shooting, or he'll try and blast a shot into row z with no composure whatsoever. Take yesterday for example. Nasri, through on goal, prods the ball goal-wards, the keeper spills it and it falls to Navas who - faced with a keeper out of position, a 10ft barn door of goalmouth yawning and no defenders in sight - decides to arse about for precious seconds and then pass the ball to someone else. Just shoot, FFS.

So the big question is, can he be coached into becoming the player we all want him to be? Or is this just the way he is, destined to be always someone who promises so much but never really delivers?
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so many times i have washed my hands of him, and then the next moment he plays a blinder....he just cant seem to unlock his own potential.

a lot of the attributes you list above are the cornerstone for a very good footballer, if pep can coach his decision making he may yet become one of the best wingers in the league. its hard to say if pep will succeed, coaching bad decisions out of a player is the hardest thing, shit decisions seem (for most players) to be hard wired into their psyche.

maybe the change in playing style will suit navas more and we will see his final ball improve.

so in conclusion, ive not got a scooby doo what to do with him, but here's hoping!!!!
 
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