Nasri - 3 game ban

Well, it seems we didn't appeal.

Probably the right thing as they rarely overturn these things - just have to put it down to stupidity by Nasri, regardless of what the linesman thought he saw.

Funny though.....didn't Nasri miss the away match at Arsenal last season as well? Maybe I'm wrong.

He didn't touch Bassong but it was the head movement that cost him the ban.

Very foolish thing to do If he'd stayed on the floor rolling around in agony, as he initially did, then Bassong would have received a yellow card & maybe even a red & Nasri would have been playing the next 3 games

His stupidity let himself & the team down & what was going to be a straightforward 3 points turned into an unneccessary struggle

TMG wrote:He didn't touch Bassong but it was the head movement that cost him the ban.

Very foolish thing to do If he'd stayed on the floor rolling around in agony, as he initially did, then Bassong would have received a yellow card & maybe even a red & Nasri would have been playing the next 3 games

His stupidity let himself & the team down & what was going to be a straightforward 3 points turned into an unneccessary struggle

He's always had that side to him though. Ask the French National team.

nasri was an arse for what he did. bassong got away from the head touching incident scott free. his yellow was for the tackle which makes the whole thing a farce.

Well we can't blame Nasri for our poor defending set pieces/corners. Just watched the Norwich game again and we gave up 3 goals from poor defending. Stoke will do exactly the same to us - with the added benefit of their long throw ins too. See Shawcross will be back - so we'd better look out.