NANI

So according to SAF David Gill has been in contract talks for a few weeks with Nani's agent about the signing of the new contract that Utd have offered which is believed to have been on the table for some time but as yet they have been unable to reach an agreement as Nani wants to be guaranteed a starting position. Well i would have loved to have seen SAF face when he had that put to him in fact it may well have been the moment that Sir Alex thought this boy does not want the fight,where is his desire? Where is his hunger?

Of course Sir Alex has said publicly that he wants Nani to stay and there is no doubt that the boy has an abundance of talent the only trouble is this season that talent has not been shown anywhere near enough but last Monday against Reading after coming on as a sub he put in a rare man of the match performance of which we know that he is more than capable of.

 

  

For me over the last few seasons Nani has been the most frustrating player we have ever had at times he can be quite brilliant, with his strengths being his ability to run with the ball at great speed his trickery and of course his shooting skills with either foot which even in this day and age is a rare talent. But more often that not we get the inconstant Nani who gives the ball away cheaply and too often our attacks break down because of one of his lazy passes. By far and away the most annoying part of his game though is his final ball (or lack of it) and his quite atrocious crossing which time and time again his cross fails to get past the first defender.

It really does bug me that a professional footballer who gets paid an amazing amount of money can fail to deliver a decent cross on so many occasions now this could also apply to Valencia this season so it's not just Nani that is guilty of this most simple of football tasks.

So what happens to Nani now? Well Sir Alex has said that he wants him to perform consistently so the challenge has been put to him and we shall see if he is up to that challenge. I personally don't think he is and with the imminent arrival of Zaha in the summer the fight for the wing positions will become even more fierce and i am not sure if Nani has the stomach or desire for that fight and i think Sir Alex knows it.

So over the next few games i think that Nani will play a prominent role in the team especially if his level of consistency increases in no uncertain terms Sir Alex has told him to prove himself worthy of the contract which may well have a positive affect on his level of performances but i think deep down Sir Alex knows that he has to and will sell him in the summer which if he does we will still get a good price especially if he up's his game over the next few weeks.

It's a shame as he has so many times promised so much but not delivered but like every other united fan if he plays well and scores against QPR on Saturday all the bad games will be forgotten.......Well until he miss hits another cross anyway!!