Quote Originally Posted by Nasri Scoreng View Post
I think you and Boss are confusing 2 issues.

Yes - agitating for a bigger pay day/wanting to win things are pretty standard for footballers these days, and given that a lot of Gooners are losing/have lost faith with AW you can't really blame players for feeling the same.

But the real issue here is whether Nasri merits being the highest wage earner at the club. He was on fire for 4 months last season, but if people really think he compares, consistency and performance wise to the likes of Rooney, Drogba - hell even VDV who for most of last season was Spurs' most important player, then they are much mistaken. As I said earlier, if you talk the talk you need to walk the walk, and Nasri's loss of form was perhaps the most conspicuous of anyone's during our dismal collapse.

The bottom line is that fingers would not be pointed at all if Nasri hadn't made himself into the latest in a long line of Arsenal players who show a single season or less of top form, and then think that they have made it. People slag off Cesc as well, but how many seasons of good form has he given us? Compare and contrast the likes of Adebayor, Flamini and Hleb.

Interestingly, since Bale and Modric have been brought up, Bale signed a 50K a week deal in 2010, and increased this to £70K in March following a pretty amazing 2 seasons. Modric signed a 7 year 70K pw deal in 2010. Nasri refused to sign last year and wants £110K plus pw or he's threatening to run his contract down and join our fiercest rivals. I don't think its too difficult to see where the antipathy is coming from.
The 'him wanting 110k per week or threatening to walk' is all based on press nonsense, nothing else. One week they say he'll leave, one week they say he'll stay.

Both times he's spoken out in the press he's been clear about what he wants. Van Persie had the same thoughts last season. PnG has given various reasons why Nasri isn't the type to be a mercenary - now this may be nonsense and he may only be in it for the money but PnG's reasons are far more valid than any press bollocks.

If we strengthen our squad and then he leaves, I'll abuse him for the mercenary he'll have proven himself to be. If you expect him to tolerate Wenger's garbage when none of the fans are, I don't see how he can be accused of being greedy.