As opposed to many of our stars of recent years who would happily have played for us for freeHe was the definition of a mercenary,he was here purely for the money.
Agreed.How was he a ****? We poached him from a club who were way ahead of us. On his debut he watched Dzeko score an outrageous goal v Spurs and his face was a moment captured on camera.
He was successful for us. He didn’t go on strike or take the piss. A few did back then.
Rubbish.Heart of a mouse who could not give a fuck too often.
Yes, they are.Loved Nasri on the pitch, bags of ability and had a habit of scoring in important goals for us. West Ham and the Sunderland goals were belters.
Felt weird seeing his picture today, only because of him being shamed. Not a fan of anybody being shamed for how they look and some of the comments on here are really poor.
Why is it frustrating?Incredibly frustrating. One of the most talented footballers I’ve ever seen. Can’t help but feeling he didn’t reach his potential though. Good job he came to City or he’d have not won very much.
Yep - that and his 'commitment' to the team shown in the wall (the 2 and a half men comment from Mancini) against the scum are the 2 things that come to my mindI hope nobody shows a pic of me compared to my hayday :) ,I thought he would thrive under pep,,the perfect player for a pep team, but he didn't fancy it imo,
When I think of him with city one thing comes to mind immediately, when he let the ball go out for a qpr throw in haha,luckily that turned out ok
Sadly he never reached his potential (partly through injury and partly through having the wrong attitude) but he still achieved a lot in his career and helped us win some big trophies. He was impossible to tackle on his good days, he was brilliant at recycling the ball, and he was a beautiful player to have alongside David Silva in those Mancini and Pellegrini teams. He was vital in the title charge in 2012, then vital again during the last 2/3 months of the season in 2014. He was never quite the same after that ankle injury at the start of Pellegrini's second season, which seemed to start a chain of injuries that he never got over, and by the time Pep arrived the standards were much higher than he could keep up with. But still, that doesn't mean he wasn't a classy player. He came in handy, had some great games for us, scored a goal in a League Cup final, and did that amazing celebration with Djibril Cisse after the Aguero QPR goal. Not a legend, but still a key member of the first City team to win the Premier League, so absolutely deserves a warm welcome whenever he comes back on a visit.
P.S.: He has one of the most underrated debuts in City history. 3 assists away at White Hart Lane, during a period where they were a bit of a bogey side for us, is one hell of a showing.