Gilberto Silva and his mates are furious about Nani "showing off" in FA cup. Even Sir Alex says he went too far. Personally I think it was an entertaining show of skill which the fans don't see very often. Why should a player hold back on their talent? It didn't stop Henry and Ronaldo does it all the time.

Gilberto Silva and his mates are furious about Nani "showing off" in FA cup. Even Sir Alex says he went too far. Personally I think it was an entertaining show of skill which the fans don't see very often. Why should a player hold back on their talent? It didn't stop Henry and Ronaldo does it all the time.

He should get a medal for it especially if as I think, he was traveling towards his own goal line before turnig around. If thats not confidence in ones own ability I don't know what is.

Excellent skill, isn't this what we pay to see - rather than the shirt tugging? I decry this petulant side to Arsenal's game and think it's time Wenger saw what he should be seeing. Skill, not Gallas and co. kicking people off the ball. Rather think I want AC Milan to win this tie. As for Nani - keep it up son!

Complaining about showboating!

What a set of turds!

It's what makes football so fun to watch!

Excellent skill, isn't this what we pay to see


Not really; we pay to see our team win, which is achieved by scoring goals.

If his skills and antics are leading to - or likely to lead to - goalscoring chances, all power to his elbow. If he's merely showing off, he should be on Dancing on Ice or someplace.

I thoroughly enjoyed it, and such a refreshing change from watching the performances at the Lane.

just looked on you tube, i want to see more of that in footy! liked the flick to him as well..

just looked on you tube, i want to see more of that in footy! liked the flick to him as well..

Can you post the you tube link?

search for nani and arsenal, it will come up

Arsenal become nothing but spoilt little brats when things don't go their way, kicking and screaming.

I was delighted with Nani's antics.

Thierry Henry wasn't immune to such rubbing-people's-faces-in-it. Oh sorry, that was simply being skillful wasn't it?

Tough Arsenal, tough Wenger. Cut the whinging; it would make a refreshing change.

ARSENAL's Alan Ball once sat on the ball on the centre spot when the Blades were trailling 5-0 in 1972. At least Nani displayed some skill and kept the ball moving.
I agree Ousetunes, Arsenal can be a joy to watch and I was delighted when they went unbeaten in the Premiership but last Saturday, not for the first time, they were at their petulant best!
They'll lose a lot of support from neutrals if they carry on like that.
Remember the Barcelona final, Eboue was subsequently booked but he ought to have been carded earlier (thus dismissed in that game)for the dive that earned a free-kick from which Arsenal scored? Wenger failed to notice that particular incident - with his selective vision.

Wouldn't say this was skill that is hard to do from Nani, and it was at a time he could do something different. I personally see no problem with it at all though, football is meant to be a skillful game, so wheres the problem.

I like the comment by Motty about professional footballers not liking that sort of thing. I bet Hoyte liked it even less when he tripped up whilst fruitlessly trying to stop Nani. And the extra loud "Ole!" from the crowd as he hit the deck probably put the icing on the cake for him. Class.

The FA have announced that Gallas won't receive any punishment because kicking Nani from behind is suddenly deemed to be not worthy of a red card. The video of the incident was studied but apparently ""The referee was not satisfied that it showed evidence of violent conduct and no action will be taken."

I thought it was hilarious that he was taking the mick out of dirty, cheating, mardy Arsenal.

What I thought was a disgrace was the antics of the Arsenal players when they were kicking him off the ball.

Keep it up Nani (just don't do it against us in the FA Cup Final......)

Not really; we pay to see our team win, which is achieved by scoring goals.
Man Utd were already 4-0 up when he did that, so hardly a crime and you also would hardly expect Arsenal to bounce back and get to 4-4 at that stage? I think Nani is a bit of a show boat but then so was Ronaldo when he first came- remember? He did soooo many step overs that you did not know whether he was playing football or auditioning for Riverdance..
Anyway, Fergie and Arsene both agree it was a little too much and I am sure Nani has had the Ferguson 'treatment' since.



If his skills and antics are leading to - or likely to lead to - goalscoring chances, all power to his elbow. If he's merely showing off, he should be on Dancing on Ice or someplace. Again, I would say depends at what stage a player decides to showboat. I think fans want to see some skill and confidence, so lets have some more I say- albeit at the right time.

I am surprised that Gallas got away with kicking at the back of Nani the way he did. Nani had the last laugh though.

The FA have announced that Gallas won't receive any punishment because kicking Nani from behind is suddenly deemed to be not worthy of a red card. The video of the incident was studied but apparently ""The referee was not satisfied that it showed evidence of violent conduct and no action will be taken."

I was amazed and annoyed as well. A Scottish rugby player also got off recently following a clearly seen head-butt. Hardly sending out the right message.

If it had been Ronaldo everyone wouldve been purring about it,if uve got the skill use it,no one ever had a go at Ronaldo,Henry,Di Canio,Ronaldinho ect so why start now

Again, I would say depends at what stage a player decides to showboat.


If he "decides to showboat," he's in the wrong place. He's there to play football, not to faff about.

If he "decides to showboat," he's in the wrong place. He's there to play football, not to faff about.

So Ronaldos in the wrong place then???
Jeeez u dont half talk some crap at times mate

I thought it was quality and he didnt do much in the way of showboating anyway.

If he "decides to showboat," he's in the wrong place. He's there to play football, not to faff about.

What if a goal came directly from his showboating?

His "showboating" involved the ball, so I see no problem.

Henry in his prime used to 'showboat' all the time when Arsenal were leading as did Pires, anyone remember Pires passing his penalty to Henry? iirc Wenger defended them from accusations of disrespect at the time.

He's a wonderful manager but Wenger doesn't half **** me off with his blatant hypocrisy, one moment he's whinging about legitimately hard tackling teams like Blackburn and then he's defending his players for trying to injure Nani off the ball simply for being so much better than Arsenal on the day.

The FA have announced that Gallas won't receive any punishment because kicking Nani from behind is suddenly deemed to be not worthy of a red card. The video of the incident was studied but apparently ""The referee was not satisfied that it showed evidence of violent conduct and no action will be taken."
How can blatantly and deliberately kicking someone off the ball conceivably not be 'violent conduct'?

If he "decides to showboat," he's in the wrong place. He's there to play football, not to faff about.
He kept possession of the ball, he was playing football, besides why shouldn't players put on a bit of a show if they're 4 nil up?

Beats me how anyone could complain about what Nani did. Far more entertaining than just running to the corner flag and faffing about to waste time. The game was effectively over; he brought a bit of light relief, and good on him for that.

I thought it was hilarious that he was taking the mick out of dirty, cheating, mardy Arsenal.

What I thought was a disgrace was the antics of the Arsenal players when they were kicking him off the ball.

Keep it up Nani (just don't do it against us in the FA Cup Final......)

Spot on!
Silky skills like nani,ronaldo,cruyff etc are a joy to watch.
What is destructive in football is the snide kicking and diving of which arsenal were plenty guilty on sunday. Diving cheats!

ARSENAL's Alan Ball once sat on the ball on the centre spot when the Blades were trailling 5-0 in 1972. At least Nani displayed some skill and kept the ball moving.
I agree Ousetunes, Arsenal can be a joy to watch and I was delighted when they went unbeaten in the Premiership but last Saturday, not for the first time, they were at their petulant best!
They'll lose a lot of support from neutrals if they carry on like that.
Remember the Barcelona final, Eboue was subsequently booked but he ought to have been carded earlier (thus dismissed in that game)for the dive that earned a free-kick from which Arsenal scored? Wenger failed to notice that particular incident - with his selective vision.

I saw Alan Ball do this several times in the sixties for Everton he used to give the opposition several chances to get the ball.
It was entertainment, lots of footie supporters like to be entertained.

Can you post the you tube link?

Here you go.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC-8SDgOwAs
Lovely skill, I must admit.:D
Then the tackle. Tut tut. :nono: