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Samir Nasri

Javier Mascherano and Samir Nasri Should Hang Their Heads In Shame

by The Gaffer on December 20, 2009 · 174 comments

There’s no doubt that the Premier League season is heating up. The last few weeks have been extremely entertaining. And, for the casual observer, it’s wonderful to see the Big Four teams getting beat. But there were two incidents on Saturday that I found deplorable. The first was Javier Mascherano’s horror tackle on Portsmouth’s Tal [...]

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The Return Of Joey Barton: One Touch And 3 Minutes Of Controversy

by The Gaffer on August 30, 2008 · 10 comments

Joey Barton is never far from controversy and such was the case today when the Newcastle midfielder returned to professional football. In his game today for Newcastle, he only touched the ball once during the three minutes he played.
In those three minutes, he commited a controversial tackle, showed little respect, was purposefully tripped by an [...]

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Middlesbrough Dazzles With Opening Day Premier League Performance

by The Gaffer on August 17, 2008 · 2 comments

The most impressive side I watched, by far, on Saturday was Middlesbrough. The link-up play between Tuncay, Alves, Downing, Aliadiere and, later, Mido was sensational. Wheater was also impressive. At times, it was like watching Brazil with all of the backheels and blistering attacks. Seriously.
While Spurs controlled a lot of the possession in this match [...]

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Samir Nasri to Arsenal?

by tyduffy on May 20, 2008 · 15 comments

If the papers were to believed, Arsene Wenger would have a Solomonesque Harem of young studs at his disposal.  However, the rumors of OM star Samir Nasri moving on up to the Emirates seem to have some juice.
Nasri, 20, recently signed a four-year deal with Marseilles.  But, the deal contains a £13.5 million buyout clause, [...]

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