Nasri's apparent outburst (The Sun)

[Blue Philistine]

Just seen this on B/R and having attended the game then later watched Mancini in the PC, I have to say it seems farcical.
I think perhaps we should try and squeeze a decent deal out of him, but I reckon he could perform for someone else as he did for Arsenal.
Thoughts?

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sp ... ncini.html

[DoomMerchant]

whatever.

if you asked me to give you a quote in response to Mancini i'd have said something similar. Doesn't bother me one fucking bit.

ahoy.

[Pretty Boy Lee]

Link not working here, what's he said?

[sidSmith]

Is this a case of Mancini should keep his mouth shut and count to 10 before speaking as his English still isn't great (yes, better than my Italian, but still)?

Or is it another case of poor man management.....?

I'll go for the former, but ffs.

[Peter Doherty (AGAIG)]

Nasri disagrees with Mancini that he's only played at 50% for the most part this season. Oh, and Arsene Wenger is the best coach he's played for (in a different part of his interview). This is from the Guardian,so don't know his exact words in the scummer.

[Beefymcfc]

Samir gets Nasty

By VIC HOLLY
Last Updated: 02nd April 2013

SAMIR NASRI last night launched an astonishing attack on Roberto Mancini — which could spell the end of his Manchester City career.

The unsettled star taunted Mancini after the City chief admitted he was so frustrated with the French ace he wanted to punch him.

Nasri said: “If he wants to hit me then he should hit me.”

He then stuck the knife in by declaring that his former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is “the greatest coach I ever worked with”.

Nasri’s fury was sparked after he starred in Saturday’s 4-0 demolition of Newcastle. He has rarely played so well since his £24million move.

And Mancini said: “I’d like to give him a punch. A player like him should play like this every game.”

Nasri has scored just once in 21 league appearances this season.

[Beefymcfc]

Actual quotes for the Guardians 'Manchester City's Samir Nasri says Stan Kroenke forced Arsenal to sell' story.

"I don't regret leaving Arsenal. I won the league while Arsenal have difficulty finishing fourth."

"Wenger told me that, if Cesc [Fàbregas] left, I would stay but Kroenke wanted the money. The coach told me we'll only take Gervinho, Cesc was already gone, I had only one year left so I decided to leave,"

"I am aware that I have not had a good season. There are many reasons. But when Mancini said that I'm training at 50%, this is not true. I felt comfortable against Newcastle. It's been a while since I felt good. I do not have regrets, I do not regret joining Manchester City. I want to play and perform. My departure from Arsenal was purely for sporting reasons."

"Wenger is the best coach I've worked with. I only regret not having more discussions with Arsène Wenger when I left," Nasri said. "He's the one who understood me the most and made me the player I am. I'm thankful."

[john@staustell]

[Beefymcfc]

Very true J@StA. What is interesting is how Kronke forced Nasri out for the money. He's been asset stripping the club for a few years now and it will be good to see what happens if they don't make the CL.

Saying that, I'm 100% confident that they'll make the CL one way or the other. Remember how they got there last season?

[Wooders]

nasri in quotes being taken out of context shocker

[Beefymcfc]

nasri in quotes being taken out of context shocker

I've read it from a few different outlets now and every one of them have a different take on the interview. Luckily there are a few more reputable outlets that actually say it as it is instead of spinning it for their own means.

[ant london]

Don't blame him at all...why can't Mancini shut the fuck up sometimes. He'd already done some soapboxing about Nasri's season a few weeks back..."a great performance from Samir today" was all that was required but he has to mouth off again. Silly cunt

[freshie]

Don't blame him at all...why can't Mancini shut the fuck up sometimes. He'd already done some soapboxing about Nasri's season a few weeks back..."a great performance from Samir today" was all that was required but he has to mouth off again. Silly cunt

And this on the back of him having a go at Vinny for playing for Belgium mid week. I'm seriously starting to worry about his (lack of) man management skills

[Socrates]

Was a witty riposte, not reading anything into it at all and I doubt Mancini will either.

[Blue Since 76]

The problem with quotes is you don't see the question leading into it or how it was said. From those, Mancini could have been laughing when he said about punching Nasri, who could have been laughing when responding. Or they could have both been shouting.

I recall a quote from Mario about Mancini wanting to punch him and he said something like 'he can try, I do kick boxing'. It didn't seem sinister, although it didn't seem normal language about your boss.

A few of them need to consider how their quotes could be used, especially when given to foreign press. It only seems to be a few who's media presence isn't great, but there's no reason it can't be improved to keep things in house

[DoomMerchant]

Don't blame him at all...why can't Mancini shut the fuck up sometimes. He'd already done some soapboxing about Nasri's season a few weeks back..."a great performance from Samir today" was all that was required but he has to mouth off again. Silly cunt

Mancini is just mad that he lost the league. I kinda like that he's a spoiled child about it.

[Beefymcfc]

The problem with quotes is you don't see the question leading into it or how it was said. From those, Mancini could have been laughing when he said about punching Nasri, who could have been laughing when responding. Or they could have both been shouting.

I'm not sure about Nasri but Mancini was certainly laughing when he said it and I thought it was a way of giving praise rather than having a dig; a sort of 'Well Done *wish he could do that every week*' sort of thing.

One thing that did stick out for me with Nasri is that he is a bit soft and needs that arm around the shoulder to help him along. Mancini doesn't seem to be that type of manager and leaves that down to the likes of BK and DP so I don't think he's going to get any help from Mancini anytime soon.

He's showed in brief patches that he can be excellent but on many occassions he becomes just another player. If he can just up his game and produce more often then he'd be a real asset to the team and would be played every game. That will only come with a change of mentality and a little more balls. Will he ever be the player he promises to be?

[carl_feedthegoat]

The problem with quotes is you don't see the question leading into it or how it was said. From those, Mancini could have been laughing when he said about punching Nasri, who could have been laughing when responding. Or they could have both been shouting.

I'm not sure about Nasri but Mancini was certainly laughing when he said it and I thought it was a way of giving praise rather than having a dig; a sort of 'Well Done *wish he could do that every week*' sort of thing.

One thing that did stick out for me with Nasri is that he is a bit soft and needs that arm around the shoulder to help him along. Mancini doesn't seem to be that type of manager and leaves that down to the likes of BK and DP so I don't think he's going to get any help from Mancini anytime soon.

He's showed in brief patches that he can be excellent but on many occassions he becomes just another player. If he can just up his game and produce more often then he'd be a real asset to the team and would be played every game. That will only come with a change of mentality and a little more balls. Will he ever be the player he promises to be?

Nasri is a wimp and thats a fact but Mancini has ZERO idea how to manage players ,hes fuckign clueless more often than not and in todays football management you need to know when to put an arm around a player and when to be hard on them.

[DoomMerchant]

The problem with quotes is you don't see the question leading into it or how it was said. From those, Mancini could have been laughing when he said about punching Nasri, who could have been laughing when responding. Or they could have both been shouting.

I'm not sure about Nasri but Mancini was certainly laughing when he said it and I thought it was a way of giving praise rather than having a dig; a sort of 'Well Done *wish he could do that every week*' sort of thing.

One thing that did stick out for me with Nasri is that he is a bit soft and needs that arm around the shoulder to help him along. Mancini doesn't seem to be that type of manager and leaves that down to the likes of BK and DP so I don't think he's going to get any help from Mancini anytime soon.

He's showed in brief patches that he can be excellent but on many occassions he becomes just another player. If he can just up his game and produce more often then he'd be a real asset to the team and would be played every game. That will only come with a change of mentality and a little more balls. Will he ever be the player he promises to be?

Nasri is a wimp and thats a fact but Mancini has ZERO idea how to manage players ,hes fuckign clueless more often than not and in todays football management you need to know when to put an arm around a player and when to be hard on them.

did you say hard-on?

yr a real boner, you know that?

[Nigels Tackle]

The problem with quotes is you don't see the question leading into it or how it was said. From those, Mancini could have been laughing when he said about punching Nasri, who could have been laughing when responding. Or they could have both been shouting.

I'm not sure about Nasri but Mancini was certainly laughing when he said it and I thought it was a way of giving praise rather than having a dig; a sort of 'Well Done *wish he could do that every week*' sort of thing.

One thing that did stick out for me with Nasri is that he is a bit soft and needs that arm around the shoulder to help him along. Mancini doesn't seem to be that type of manager and leaves that down to the likes of BK and DP so I don't think he's going to get any help from Mancini anytime soon.

He's showed in brief patches that he can be excellent but on many occassions he becomes just another player. If he can just up his game and produce more often then he'd be a real asset to the team and would be played every game. That will only come with a change of mentality and a little more balls. Will he ever be the player he promises to be?

Nasri is a wimp and thats a fact but Mancini has ZERO idea how to manage players ,hes fuckign clueless more often than not and in todays football management you need to know when to put an arm around a player and when to be hard on them.

did you say hard-on?

yr a real boner, you know that?

he was thinking about soccs as he was typing