Nani is one of those players who tends to greatly divide opinion amongst football fans, and that’s why there were mixed reactions when Manchester United decided to offer him a new 5-year deal.
Much-maligned under Ferguson, to the point of being flogged all over Europe last summer, the Portuguese winger has suddenly found himself with a new lease of life under Moyes at Old Trafford.
Nani is still a class-act
Though at times very irritating with his decision-making, he is still a very good player, who can be unplayable on his day.
As much as every football player needs confidence and game-time to thrive, the 26-year old is one of those whose performance levels dip drastically when starved of minutes.
Ferguson clearly didn’t fancy him, and this must have hit the Portugal international’s self-belief hard. Moyes, however, seems to rate the player highly, and fingers crossed, the Nani of 2010 might just turn up this season.
Manchester united missed their major transfer targets
It’s been an open secret, for quite some time now, that the red devils are badly in need of a creative force capable of unlocking the tightest of defences. This was evident by United’s summer pursuit of attacking midfielders.
Although Fellaini is a very talented player, he doesn’t have the craft of say, a Fabregas or Thiago Alcantara for that matter. He more of adds steel to the United midfield.
With the retention of Nani, the Manchester giants have given themselves an extra option to fill the problem position.
He is better than Young
Another reason why Moyes was right to retain Nani is because he is better than some of the options Manchester United currently have on the wings.
Even though Zaha has bags of potential, he is still very raw and would require at least a couple of seasons before he can become the player we all expect him to be.
While Valencia might be more consistent, there is no way Ashley Young is better than Nani!
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