Nani: Saya Bukan Tukang Diving

Nani menilai tuduhan tersebut dilontarkan oleh orang-orang yang iri dengan kualitasnya.

Gelandang sayap Manchester United Nani menegaskan dirinya bukanlah pemain yang suka melakukan aksi diving.

Nani membantah tuduhan tersebut dan mengklaim fans klub lain yang menyebarkan kabar tersebut.

"Itu lucu. Saya tidak tahu. Kualitas yang saya miliki membuat banyak orang iri. Tentu saja orang yang mengatakan hal tersebut bukan fans Manchester United," ujar Nani kepada the Daily Star Sunday.

"Mereka bukanlah fans saya. Jika saya menghadapi Tottenham, Liverpool atau Chelsea dan seseorang menekel dan mendorong saya, saya akan jatuh."
"Tetapi mereka akan mengatakan kalau saya akan jatuh dengan mudah. Ya, tentu saja itu bukan pelanggaran. Tentu saja, mereka akan membela pemain tersebut. Karena itu mereka mengatakan saya jatuh dengan mudah."

“Tetapi jika anda menanyakan rekan-rekan saya, orang-orang yang bekerja sama dengan saya, mereka mengenal saya. Mereka tidak akan mengatakan bahwa saya jatuh dengan mudah."

MANCHESTER UNITED'S NANI: I WON'T BE CITY FALL GUY

NANI has had the final word on the Vincent Kompany red card challenge which saw the Manchester FA Cup derby explode in controversy.

The United star didn’t react to the City defender’s two-footed tackle which left boss Roberto Mancini furiously denying that it was a sending off.

But Nani has claimed if he hadn’t jumped out of the way he could have suffered serious injury.

“I jumped,” said the Portugal star. “I jumped in that tackle. If I didn’t jump I might not be here to play. It was a very dangerous challenge. It was two feet.

“He didn’t touch me, it’s true – but sometimes you see very bad tackles on the legs and it’s just a yellow card. Or no card.

“That was the referee’s opinion and we have to respect that.”

Nani, who has been accused of going down too easily, strongly denied he’s a serial diver and claims other players and fans are jealous of his talent.

He added: “This is funny. I don’t know. The quality I have got makes people jealous. Of course the fans who say that are not Manchester United fans.

“They’re not the ones who like me. If I play against Spurs, Liverpool or Chelsea and someone gives me a tackle or pushes me I go down.

“But they will say he goes down easily. Yes, it’s not a foul. Of course, they will defend these players. That’s why they say I go down easily.

“But if you ask my team-mates, the people who work with me, they know me. They don’t say I go down easily.”

Source : .dailystar