Nasri Doesn't Cut It For France. Big Mistake?

Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri is not on the 23-player list to play the 2014 World Cup with France. After missing out on the 2010 competition, Nasri is set to miss out once again! 

Nasri, 26, had a great season with Manchester City, winning the English Premier League title. He scored 11 goals in 46 games. He played a major role in the winning season, scoring important goals and delivering many assists. But that is apparently not enough for France coach Didier Deschamps. 

Nasri knew that he wasn't going to play the World Cup as he explained a few days ago to British reporters.

"I respect his choices. He makes his choices, that's the way it is," Nasri said Sunday about Deschamps. "I'll go on holiday and watch the World Cup on TV."

In my opinion Nasri would have been a great addition to the French squad. He brings something else to the game with his vision and great passing ability. He is a great player and would have been a better choice than Loic Remy who was selected by Deschamps. 

It seems Nasri knows that too as he believes that being a starter in his club should be a sign that he is a great player. 

"If it's not enough to be a starter in a club like Manchester City and win two titles (in two years) then it's too bad for me," Nasri said. 

Nasri pays his bad character and bad temper he showed after France's breakdown in Ukraine (0-2). Deschamps and him always had a difficult relationship, but according to Nasri, that should not be a problem as long as you are performing on the pitch, and I agree! 

"I don't have much to reproach myself with. I had one bad game in Ukraine, just like most of my teammates. Everything else is false excuses. I had played in many clubs and I never had any problems on or off the pitch. Now, you can't be friends with 23 players in a squad. That's the way it is." 

Do you think, like me, that Nasri should have been on the team for the World Cup? 

(Keep in mind that Nasri is on the extended list of 30 players and could still make it if one midfielder or attacker gets injured.)         

  

Is Suarez The Best Striker In The World?

You either love him or hate him, but it's hard to admit that Liverpool striker Luis Suarez is not an outstanding player. The 27 year-old Uruguayan has scored 30 Premier League goals this season and was awarded the Football Writer's Association Player of the Year award as well as the Professional Football Association Player of the Year award. He is the first non-european player to receive the award.

In one of the toughest--if not the toughest--leagues in the world, Suarez shows that he is a deadly striker capable of breaking any defense and finding the net from anywhere on the pitch. 

The striker will have the opportunity to show his talent on the European scene next season as Liverpool is qualified for the next UEFA Champions League. This is the main reason Suarez should remain at the club this summer and not leave for Real Madrid (who tried to lure him in last summer). Suarez even pleaded to leave the club. Good thing Liverpool kept him! 

Suarez is one of those strikers that are unbelievably smart, skilled, and with an incredible work rate for someone whose main job is to score goals. Suarez has a thirst for victory and a rage to win every challenge and 50/50 balls that makes him a constant threat for the opponent. It doesn't matter where he gets the ball, he always makes something good out of it. Suarez also assisted 12 goals this season, making him one of the best passers in Europe. For more cool stats, check this!

Suarez has wonderful finishing abilities: From long range to close range, with his left or right foot, even his head, Suarez can score in any position. With 30 goals this season, he is only one goal away from the record of most goal scored in a season (31 goals held by Alan Shearer and Cristiano Ronaldo). An even greater achievement since the Uruguayan hasn't taken a single penalty this season. He also missed the first six games of the season! 

So is Suarez the best striker in the world? If you don't consider Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as "pure strikers", which I don't, then yes, he is. Without a doubt. Suarez will try to give Liverpool their first title since 2003. 

And hopefully, he'll be able to show what he can do to the world in a few weeks in Brazil!