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| Monday, 12 December 2011 14:23 |
Portuguese abroad: Nani at the doubleRudy hits the net again, Joao Carlos Pereira off to a flyer in Switzerland  After the shock of Manchester United’s Champions League elimination last week, Nani helped put a smile back on the face of Sir Alex Ferguson with two goals and an assist in a big win over Wolves, while Portuguese forward Rudy also found that net as he continues his excellent form in Belgium.
While it was a disappointing Saturday for Ronaldo and the rest of Real Madrid’s Portuguese contingent, as Barcelona got the better of the Merengues once again, there was better news for Portugal’s other golden boy – Nani.
The Seleccao winger scored a brace, the first one a typically spectacular individual effort, and provided an assist, as United thumped Wolves 4-1 at Old Trafford to move to within two points of local rivals Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table.
In Belgium Portuguese striker Rudy was at the heart of Cercle Brugge’s 2-0 away victory at Mons-Bergen. “I’m happy with the result at a difficult pitch to play football on. For the first goal I managed to score with my left foot, and then I got an assist for 2-0,” Rudy told Makefoot.
“We put pressure on our opponents, we were tactically astute and we got back to winning ways. We want to keep this rhythm going for the two games that remain before Christmas,” added Rudy. Portuguese delight at Servette
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Nani is argubly Manchester United best player, only perhaps Rooney is better.
Scored the winner against City in the pre season cup(whatever its called) destroyed Arsenal a couple seasons back.
Bosnia isnt great, but the game was huge for Portugal and he played great.
Sorry but you are a hater, when was the last time Ferguson benched Nani for a big game?
Carling cup does not count, no one cares about that trophy.
I won't be drawn into that!
There's a reason why Alex Ferguson more than often than not chooses not to play him in big games and when he does he's always a disappointment.
Of course he will play for Portugal, because we don't have any quality alternatives but unfortunately, i don't expect him to win any games for Portugal in Euro 2012.
Suggested reading. For instance:
http://thisisfutbol.com/2011/07/blogs/could-this-be-the-perfect-solution-to-the-nani-problem
So all in all, nice for United but i am not impressed as to his value.
Nani is playing well, and hopefully he'll be able to hold form and remain on the field this season.
In regards to Young, in my opinion he's very much like Walcott. A lot of promiss from two players that tease a lot. The problem is that it seems as if pace is the only attribute that can be counted on, dare I say, very much like Djalo.
Yes, there's still time.
Rudi deserves a call up, especially since we are in need of striker help. He does move around a lot up top, but he's not a winger. In 16 league matches he has 7 goals and 3 assists. He is exactly the type of player that should be called up in order to gain Int'l experience.
It won't happen.
I love it that Roderick is getting much needed experience and hopefully developing. He's started and finished in the last nine games.
He seems to have such a better partnership with Antonio Valencia than he does Ashley Young, and with Nani and Valencia playing like they were on Saturday, Young is going to struggle to get into the side IMO.
Oh and Nani scored a tap-in! Puts a fade on his swag though...