shen Posted 12 April 2016 Posted 12 April 2016 I was quick to brandish Mahrez' performances as poor on Sunday and against Southampton, which they were by his standards. But as Gerbold puts it, I think emotions are running high for a lot, including myself. I think the choice of words used by several on here to criticise Mahrez has been unfair, especially considering his contribution throughout the season. That said, it's me that has to deal with it better and accept that others will express themselves differently to me.Back on topic, I'm still absolutely buzzing about the win. It's strange that I still feel so nervous despite us being seven points ahead with five games to go. Objectively, the lead is huge and statistically there's no way we're throwing this away now... but I can't help but think that three wins is still a very tall order and that Spurs will win all their games. Nail-biting stuff!
Guest Col city fan Posted 12 April 2016 Posted 12 April 2016 I don't get the Woody Allen reference but you needn't bother explaining it. You can sum the lad up all you like, but it's going to be a case of you and me begging to differ on the interpretation of what happened with Mahrez in that game. As to there being no need for War and Peace I always find it's best to keep schtumm and leave the protagonists to sort it out - that way the argument fizzles out much quicker. I don't regret supporting what MattCan wrote but next time I'll count to ten - it's not worth the all the grief. I got what you said mate and am not disagreeing really. I just think you are over analysing it. Players have off days. Simple. Mahrez had an off day and we actually improved when he got subbed off. He's not been brilliant recently to be honest. Not like he can be.
Guest Col city fan Posted 12 April 2016 Posted 12 April 2016 Fair enough. Let the Armistice commence :-). I like your posts mate. You're an intelligent and thoughtful guy. Post more.
NotTheMarketLeader Posted 12 April 2016 Posted 12 April 2016 Personally I dislike this word "haters" - redolent of Facebook and Yank terminology. No - I don't agree that I misunderstood 'The Doctor' and I'm aware, having attended City games since the mid 1960s, that there are always 'fans' who don't quite understand football but who are ever-ready to begin to boo a player off the park because they take a fancy to - they don't like his style, or that he doesn't 'work' hard enough or his haircut is too modern. They attend as a kind of catharsis exercise - releasing all the negativity they've gathered over the week by shouting abuse at the team or players. It goes on here too - even though the team are raising the bar to unbelievable heights. Also there were others who've pointed out that Mahrez didn't play poorly - that there were other factors inherent in the situation. And Okizaki wasn't making much headway either and the Daily Telegraph journo who wrote up the match stated that Vardy had appeared relatively 'toothless' in the first half. But he scored and that made it all ok. Whether or not Mahrez played badly, I'm adamant that 'The Doctor''s dismissive sweep of the hand in using the words he did was unjustifiably contemptuous of the point being made. When someone tells me I'm talking nonsense without backing up why that might be the case then I'm going to give a retort. Yes - I'm with you in hoping Riyad Mahrez is going to play a blinder in the final games. It might be an idea for Ranieri to bring Ulloa on for the entire second-half. He has a big physical presence - that might draw defenders away from Mahrez. It might also be an idea to put him on the sub's bench - with the intention of bringing him on later. The potential of the lads on the bench is now very strong - when Schlupp returns to full fitness Claudio will have a very good back-up hand to play. You spoilt that with "when Schlupp returns". For me, we have a better footballer on the bench already in D. Grey, who in his last two 'cameos' has shown ability with the football and intelligence, two attributes Schlupp lacks in spades.
erlee Posted 12 April 2016 Posted 12 April 2016 Demarai Gray. Don. i 'd like to see Gray for a full 90m
The Doctor Posted 12 April 2016 Posted 12 April 2016 . No - I don't agree that I misunderstood 'The Doctor' And yet you did - vacamion is right in saying that 'all people have said' means 'people have merely said' - if I meant everyone has sais I'd have said that. So, the talk of mahrez has simply been that he was a bit anonymous at the weekend. That's it, people haven't gone overboard and declared him to be momo sylla in disguise, just said he wasn't at his best. Having a go at people for being disrespectful and saying just as well he'll be going somewhere he's appreciated (as mattcan said) is in no sense a proportional response. It is ridiculous.
Captain... Posted 12 April 2016 Posted 12 April 2016 I love a bit of Sidra me. Washed down with some Ron. Sidra and Ron are Spanish for Cider and Rum, it looks like an Italian logo in the corner, it is also sunny so I guess it isn't in England. Silly foreigners, can't get English right still funny though.
Captain... Posted 12 April 2016 Posted 12 April 2016 It's like having a conversation with Woody Allen..... I'll sum up Mahrez in a few short sentences: mercurial, lovely on the eye, most weeks. Shite against Sunderland. As in, utter bobbins. Bout sums it up for me. No need for war and peace. Come on Col you've been watching Leicester for long enough to know what utter bobbins looks like (Junior Lewis, Stephen Hughes, Alan Rodgers) and it is not picking up the ball in your own half carrying it the length of the field and creating a chance from nothing. He also worked a good shooting opportunity on the edge of the area that was blocked. His performance was poor by his standards and the teams standards, but it was not "utter bobbins", and neither was "it lacking in effort" (he made more tackles and blocks than Albrighton) he completed more successful take ons than anyone in the premier league this weekend 6, but he also failed in 8 and that is where the frustration comes in, but 8 failed take ons alone doesn't make is a bobbins performance, just a poor one. He was trying to make something happen all game, just got shut down by a Sunderland back four that were probably too stupid to fall for his subtle feints and dummies. All of that and I didn't even mention Cattermole... ...oops
Manwell Pablo Posted 12 April 2016 Posted 12 April 2016 Mahrez has been like a shining star at the club. A jewel in the crown. Yesterday however he was awful. He didn't do a lot did he. Mind you I think Allardyce putting about three men on him had something to do with it.
Bluetintedspecs Posted 12 April 2016 Posted 12 April 2016 Mahrez has been like a shining star at the club. A jewel in the crown. Yesterday however he was awful. Think awful is harsh bud, I think Big Sam rightly targetted him and for big chunks of the game he was double/treble banked. My criticism would probably be his decision making, maybe instead of trying to beat the world, lay it off quicker to a better option? Who really wants to knock that creative genius out of him though?
Thracian Posted 12 April 2016 Posted 12 April 2016 Mahrez didn't react to the tight marking by releasing the ball early. He kept running into cul-de-sacs, rather like Knockaert used to do. I've seen it happen on fairly rare occasions in the past but in the past he has changed tack and had greater effect because of it. Maybe he was just trying too hard rather than thinking hard. Good players will be faced with difficult, and changing, tactics. They too need to adapt but it didn't happen at Sunderland.
Thracian Posted 12 April 2016 Posted 12 April 2016 Horses for courses I think. Possibly Amartey is more like Schlupp. But I was enthusing about the options Claudio would have when Schlupp came back. Grey had his best run out for City yesterday - looks like he's coming good and quickly. I think we'll certainly appreciate his services in the run-in. Here's to many more 'cameos' - at least five. Horses for courses exactly, Schlupp and Grey are different players. What pleased me was that Grey seemed to have followed instructions and, in so doing, played an entirely constructive and effective cameo. But before others go overboad it was a cameo and there's a big difference between making an impact over 10-15 minutes and doing the same over longer periods or even 90 minutes. What seems clear is that Grey's improving his awareness and so becoming a better player. The signs are promising and offer us another option for the run in that may be welcome.
Jonezy Posted 12 April 2016 Posted 12 April 2016 Gray doing keeping ball near the cornerflag to kill of time has slowly become a trademark thing in these tight games. Kid is going to be immense in the not so distant future!
SpacedX Posted 12 April 2016 Posted 12 April 2016 And now we're entering the realms of the abstruse. Trotsky said something trenchant about the "dialectic being interested in you" and here it is in the form of your good self - pursuing it to its (il)logical end. As cutting as an ice axe. Quite brilliant. As an unsourced quote though I believe it's popularly wrongly attributed and entirely apocryphal. EDIT: Actually, upon further research, I can reveal it was an online comment by Jamie Vardy during a twitter war raging over his controversial England call up whereupon he also opined...'You may not be interested in the war, but the war is interested in you'. ...Leon Trotsky's polemic on the other hand, critical of Lenin's 1903 treatise on social democracy and party organisaton was simply entitled 'chat shit get banged'.
AKCJ Posted 12 April 2016 Posted 12 April 2016 Sidra and Ron are Spanish for Cider and Rum, it looks like an Italian logo in the corner, it is also sunny so I guess it isn't in England. Silly foreigners, can't get English right still funny though. It doesn't work when it's not English though because of the word Drink.
Guest ttfn Posted 12 April 2016 Posted 12 April 2016 I think we can close the book on most needlessly verbose poster of the year.
SpacedX Posted 12 April 2016 Posted 12 April 2016 I think we can close the book on most needlessly verbose poster of the year. I dunno, I'm always up for another Rincey post.
The Doctor Posted 12 April 2016 Posted 12 April 2016 I think we can close the book on most needlessly verbose poster of the year. Amazing when someone makes Thracian look succinct.
MC Prussian Posted 12 April 2016 Posted 12 April 2016 Amazing when someone makes Thracian look succinct. I had this image of a Mortal Kombat-style 1v1 onslaught in my head when I read Gerbold's input. Thracian must feel somewhat debased and inferior. Will he accept the challenge? We shall find out soon in our next episode of "Who can write the longer essay on rather mundane topics".
Vacamion Posted 15 April 2016 Posted 15 April 2016 Hi all, I just told my missus, who was away last weekend, about Vardy hugging that kid who asked for his shirt as they came off the pitch last week. She asked me to show her, but I can't find any reference to it online. Did I dream it? Weird dream if I did.
Raw Dykes Posted 15 April 2016 Posted 15 April 2016 Hi all, I just told my missus, who was away last weekend, about Vardy hugging that kid who asked for his shirt as they came off the pitch last week. She asked me to show her, but I can't find any reference to it online. Did I dream it? Weird dream if I did. If you dreamt it, then I dreamt the very same thing. Pretty sure it happened. Vardy was asked about it and said he'd already promised his shirt to someone else.
Webbo Posted 15 April 2016 Posted 15 April 2016 Link? Pic? I think she'd like to see it. Apparently the kid was from Scotland as well.
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.