MX23RW : Friday, November 8 13:39:53| >> :60:2999:2999:
Manchester City logo
Premier League
Mar 30, 2013 at 3pm UK
 
Newcastle logo

4-0

Kompany (56'), Silva (45'), Touré (69'), Tevez (41')
FT(HT: 2-0)

Roberto Mancini: 'I'd like to give Samir Nasri a punch'

Mancini: 'I'd like to give Nasri a punch'
© PA Photos
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini jokes that he would like to punch Samir Nasri after an inconsistent season at the Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has joked that he would like to give Samir Nasri a punch following his inconsistent second season at the Etihad Stadium.

Nasri was in fine form last weekend as City recorded a comfortable 4-0 win over Newcastle United in the Premier League.

The Frenchman has been disappointing for large parts of this season and Mancini has admitted that he is frustrated by Nasri's performances for much of the campaign.

He told the Daily Mail: "I would like to give him a punch. Because a player like him should play like today always. Always. Every game. Maybe one game sometimes he can play badly but with his quality that is all.

"I don't know what the difference was today. I can't understand sometimes a player with his quality doesn't play like today every game. I think that the second year is always difficult to win again. And sometimes a player can think it is enough to play 50%t. Probably we had this problem this year.

"I don't know if Samir agrees but I think that every player is intelligent and is clever to understand his performance. I think that today he knows that he played very well."

The 25-year-old has scored three times in 29 appearances for City this season.

ID:77128: cacheID:77128:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2210:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Patrice Evra and Samir Evra battle for the ball on December 9, 2012
Read Next:
Mancini wants Nasri improvement
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
FT
Bengals
34-35
Ravens
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool108111961325
2Manchester CityMan City1072121111023
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest10541147719
4Chelsea105322012818
5Arsenal105321711618
6Aston Villa105321715218
7Tottenham HotspurSpurs1051422111116
8Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton104421714316
9Fulham104331413115
10Bournemouth104331312115
11Newcastle UnitedNewcastle104331010015
12Brentford104151920-113
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd10334912-312
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham103251319-611
15Leicester CityLeicester102441418-410
16Everton102351017-79
17Crystal Palace10145813-57
18Ipswich TownIpswich100551021-115
19Southampton10118719-124
20Wolverhampton WanderersWolves100371427-133


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!