Football Special Report: Lessons Learned from the Gunners vs. Citizens Match (Part 2)
Article Continued from Part 1.
He has speed, control and skills with the ball, he can pass, shoot and these are the areas of expertise that the Gunners seem to be short on and now Nasri is emerging like a shining star and is believed to make things better for them.
Even the French coach, Arsene Wenger commented on this player by saying that he is a more physical player now and this was major problem that he was facing on the field before, as the English Premier League is one of the most physical leagues in the world.
Samir Nasri has been a part of the French National team for a long time now as he started with the French under sixteen and then gradually came to the first squad national team in 2007.
What makes this player stand out is that he has played in every age group team of the national squad from sixteen to twenty one every consecutive year.
He was a part of the team that won the UEFA under seventeen Champions ships in 2000, in which he netted the winning goal. He made his first appearance in the first national team on the twenty eight of March 2007 against a friendly fixture against Austria.
In this match, he made a low free kick from in the box when he got a pass from Karim Benzema and scored the only goal of that match. Samir Nasri was also made a part of the Raymond Domenech’s squad for the Euro 2008.
He was one of the youngest members of the French national team. He was left out of the thirty man squad for the French World Cup squad in the summer but was recently called for a friendly match on the eleventh of August 2010 against Norway.
Joe Hart
Joe Hart is the twenty three year old English goal keeper for the Citizens and in spite of the fact that he left three goals right past him in the last match, he performed very well in the match.
It was not his fault and the area in front of him was not being controlled the way it should be, still the goalie was doing all he could and was doing his best to minimize the problems in front of him.
He made a good save when Cesc Fabregas took a penalty shot and kept the score one to nil and his quick saves and numerous punches to deflect the ball showed every one exactly why he is both the clubs and the National team’s first choice goal keeper.
He did initiate some attacks and made countless counter attacks by making acute passes to his players. He is only twenty three years old and is not having to deal with the issues that most English goalies have to face.
He is playing regularly in the club as a part of the first team, and is still improving keeping both the Manchester City and Three Lion fans pleased with him.
Manchester City Rely On Carlos Tevez
Carlos Tevez is the twenty six year old Argentinean captain of Manchester City and plays as a forward. He has been struggling for some time now and got injured in the last match.
He did show his might on the field as he constantly was everywhere doing whatever he could. He is a very vital part of the team as the Citizens don’t look so threatening without Carlos Tevez in the starting squad.
Article Continued in Part 3.
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