Mahrez to .......................?

[ZeGuy]

Just now, FoxinNotts said:

I'm not talking about the quality of teams within the leagues. I'm saying the Premier League is the best. The best to watch. The most exciting. The best showcase, in response to the previous Roma fans posts.

That's very subjective and has something to do with the incredible amount of money around it, attracting the best (foreign) players in the world. The PL is the Hollywood of football. I do enjoy the PL but Spain and Germany also practice a very offensive, technical and  fast paced football which is also great to watch. The Seria A in the 90's was incredibly exciting to watch even if it was slower paced and built more on defensive tactics. 

[yorkie1999]

23 minutes ago, shen said:

So tell me, SaporeDiMahrez, what more could Mahrez have shown in the CL last year? How many goals did he score and assist? How far did Leicester go? How far did Roma go?

 

Out of curiosity, would Roma even be able to better his wages? There's a reason so much talent is flocking to the PL ... £££££££££

Read somewhere he'd have to take a wage drop to 60000 euros.

[ozleicester]

Enjoy watching him tonight kids... may well be the last time we see this genius in a Leicester shirt 

[ktfox59]

1 minute ago, yorkie1999 said:

Read somewhere he'd have to take a wage drop to 60000 euros.

If ever true, I'm sure it would test Rihads desire to better himself playing European football at Roma. Given that he has said he is disappointed to not transfer to them??

[wattolcfc]

1 minute ago, ktfox59 said:

If ever true, I'm sure it would test Rihads desire to better himself playing European football at Roma. Given that he has said he is disappointed to not transfer to them??

I can’t see him going, he would have to take a 50% pay cut to go there and just for a couple of Champions League games. Can’t see it myself, he’s just using them to get a bigger Club.

[yorkie1999]

4 minutes ago, ktfox59 said:

If ever true, I'm sure it would test Rihads desire to better himself playing European football at Roma. Given that he has said he is disappointed to not transfer to them??

Average wage there is 56000 euros, so may be true.

[ktfox59]

4 minutes ago, yorkie1999 said:

Average wage there is 56000 euros, so may be true.

So we are talking a £2.5m annual wage cut. It's not as if he isn't playing and not wanted, so begging for a chance to play. Maybe he should top his wages up there to his current level and play for nothing.? to think 50k a week in the prem, prob gets you Andy King

[leicesterlad1989]

1 hour ago, SaporeDiMahrez said:

I disagree here: England is a better platform, but Rome is the better shopcase cuz we're actually playing to win something. Even by looking at the recent transfers it can be noticed that:

 

- Salah was signed by Liverpool;

- Lamela by Spurs;

- Rudiger by Chelsea;

- Marcos plays for PSG;

- Benatia was off to Bayern is now plays for Juventus like Pjanic.

 

Will he be able to attract the liking of such clubs playing at Leicester?

 

 

You appear to be forgetting that two seasons ago he was the player of the season and a Premier League winner. He has already achieved more than those players before they moved to those respective clubs. I am not doubting that Roma can offer him European Football and the chance for honours but lets face it your last major trophy win was 10 years ago...I think. As stated before, I believe Mahrez was hoping for one of those bigger clubs. If it doesn't arise then I am sure he will move to Roma but only for the right price.

[SaporeDiMahrez]

32 minutes ago, shen said:

So tell me, SaporeDiMahrez, what more could Mahrez have shown in the CL last year? How many goals did he score and assist? How far did Leicester go? How far did Roma go?

 

Out of curiosity, would Roma even be able to better his wages? There's a reason so much talent is flocking to the PL ... £££££££££

 

If after a title / a POY award / great individual perfomances in the last CL Roma is still only team after him, what makes you think staying at Leicester will benefit him?

 

How can it better his image if he doesn't change scenery?

 

As for the wages, I have no idea. I'm guessing they'd be offering him the same wage of Dzeko and Nainggolan - around 5m per year.

[SaporeDiMahrez]

13 minutes ago, leicesterlad1989 said:

You appear to be forgetting that two seasons ago he was the player of the season and a Premier League winner. 

I'm not forgetting, I'm just wondering then why hasn't any elite club shown interest this far.

 

 

[Nalis]

Simple solution, give us £50m and he's yours.

[the fox]

6 hours ago, PaulW said:

"hit the nail on the head, how can the management not change the team to suit the ability of it's best player?"......Because if that player decides he wants to leave, or gets injured, or loses form for a season (!), your team is stuffed.  You've become a one-trick pony of a team, left playing to a strength that you know longer have.  That's why sensible management teams buy players with different skills & qualities.

That's what happens when the technical gap between the players in the same team creates, there is no player similar to riyad in the squad, so you are right when you say t an injury could be a problem, but, the team should've at least tried it, you my never know.

[the fox]

6 hours ago, shen said:

How do you suggest the team should be changed? Do you just mean tactically? The 4-4-2 system might not have paid off as well last season, but it's the system in which Mahrez had his major breakthrough. If anything, that system with Kanté, Drinkwater and Vardy on form all contributed to Mahrez being as good as he was.

Either way, you don't put all your eggs in one basket. You need to play to Vardy's strengths too and account for the weaknesses in our defense. There just isn't enough technical skill in the team to support Mahrez better if you ask me.

 

 

Exactly, this 4-4-2 will never work to it's best without him.

 

I say try to do what other PL teams are doing, just build a chelsea-lite, Marc can me moses, Ben can be Alonso. Harry can be David luiz, n'didi can be a close version of kantè, riyad can be hazard, and kelechi/vardy can be Costa. Its not far fetched if you ask me

6 hours ago, shen said:

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'What he had to work with'? No doubt him, Vardy and Kanté were the standout players that year, but I find it disrespectful not to acknowledge the contribution of the whole team to their respective successes.

No disrespect meant, but you don't tell me that he the same kind of help as the other top 5 wingers in the league who all have : a full back that can overlapping and a quality CM/CAM that can play fast 1-2 passes with and another winger on the other side that demands the attention of the other team.

[leicesterlad1989]

1 minute ago, SaporeDiMahrez said:

Then why hasn't any elite club shown interest this far? 

 

 

As stated above, I am saying that's what he had hoped for not necessarily what he deserves. Again, as stated above Mahrez has already achieved more than those players you mentioned, so you can't blame him for expecting someone bigger to come in for him. The longer this goes on, the more chance it's likely to happen. Coutinho leaving Liverpool, Chelsea squad apparently thin on the ground and Spurs as of yet haven't signed anyone. So possibly a chance there but that's all speculative.

 

Simply, if Roma want Mahrez, pay the fee required. If Mahrez really wanted to go to Roma so much then I would expect more of a fuss than what he's shown currently.

[Babylon]

1 hour ago, FoxinNotts said:

http://gianlucadimarzio.com/en/roma-monchi-for-mahrez-a-massive-offer-was-made-and-the-ball-is-in-leicesters-court

€30m... a massive offer... ha ha ha... Jog on please.

 

Someone tell Roma they only average 700 fans a week more than us and that's only because we don't have the room to fit more in.

[Babylon]

18 minutes ago, SaporeDiMahrez said:

I'm not forgetting, I'm just wondering then why hasn't any elite club shown interest this far.

 

 

Mahrez is a luxury, he's our luxury. The other teams are filled with luxury players who fill that sort of position already, until a space appears then it won't happen. Certainly not at the price we think is market value. Don't bid it, don't get him.

[Guest]

1 hour ago, FoxinNotts said:

I'm not talking about the quality of teams within the leagues. I'm saying the Premier League is the best. The best to watch. The most exciting. The best showcase, in response to the previous Roma fans posts.

Ok that isn't true. British teams set up to stifle each other these days. Its becoming more and more boring. Defence is based on using tactics to avoid 1v1 situations. German teams set up to attack each other and they play to encourage 1v1s. The German league is more exciting.

[SaporeDiMahrez]

1 minute ago, leicesterlad1989 said:

As stated above, I am saying that's what he had hoped for not necessarily what he deserves. Again, as stated above Mahrez has already achieved more than those players you mentioned, so you can't blame him for expecting someone bigger to come in for him. The longer this goes on, the more chance it's likely to happen. Coutinho leaving Liverpool, Chelsea squad apparently thin on the ground and Spurs as of yet haven't signed anyone. So possibly a chance there but that's all speculative.

 

Simply, if Roma want Mahrez, pay the fee required. If Mahrez really wanted to go to Roma so much then I would expect more of a fuss than what he's shown currently.

I don't really blame him for expecting someone bigger, but at the same time I'm trying to be practical about the alternative he has to boost his perceived value.

 

Regardless of whether or not it'll be Roma (which is not even an issue for him at this point), if Mahrez wants to play for an elite club in the near future he needs to move now to a team that has something to prove. 

 

He at Leicester has proved everything he could have proved already. And we all know that, unfortunately for him, that wasn't enough.

[The People's Hero]

1 minute ago, SaporeDiMahrez said:

I don't really blame him for expecting someone bigger, but at the same time I'm trying to be practical about the alternative he has to boost his perceived value.

 

Regardless of whether or not it'll be Roma (which is not even an issue for him at this point), if Mahrez wants to play for an elite club in the near future he needs to move now to a team that has something to prove. 

 

He at Leicester has proved everything he could have proved already. And we all know that, unfortunately for him, that wasn't enough.

 

That is extremely flawed logic.

[the fox]

Everyday that passes, i'm more thankful that even after riyad handed a transfer request, he still training with the team and said that he will be more than happy to stay and fight for the club.

 

In this time and age where a lot of players are stronger arming their club, this is a very professional act from riyad.

[SaporeDiMahrez]

8 minutes ago, Babylon said:

€30m... a massive offer... ha ha ha... Jog on please.

 

Someone tell Roma they only average 700 fans a week more than us and that's only because we don't have the room to fit more in.

We average about 55k normally.

 

Last 2 years cannot be counted because supporters were on strike. 

 

 

 

 

[The People's Hero]

Just now, SaporeDiMahrez said:

We average about 55k normally.

 

Last 2 years cannot be counted because supporters were on strike. 

 

 

 

 

Our average season is winning the league. You can't count the seasons where we didn't win the league because that doesn't support my argument.

[SaporeDiMahrez]

2 minutes ago, The People's Hero said:

 

That is extremely flawed logic.

Anything less than a title and POY won't increase Mahrez perceived value. 

[SaporeDiMahrez]

6 minutes ago, The People's Hero said:

Our average season is winning the league. You can't count the seasons where we didn't win the league because that doesn't support my argument.

55k is when we win nothing.

[leicesterlad1989]

6 minutes ago, SaporeDiMahrez said:

I don't really blame him for expecting someone bigger, but at the same time I'm trying to be practical about the alternative he has to boost his perceived value.

 

Regardless of whether or not it'll be Roma (which is not even an issue for him at this point), if Mahrez wants to play for an elite club in the near future he needs to move now to a team that has something to prove. 

 

He at Leicester has proved everything he could have proved already. And we all know that, unfortunately for him, that wasn't enough.

If we are to lose him, I'd rather lose him to Roma rather than another Premier League team. He is well within is rights to aspire to greater things and I wouldn't begrudge him for moving to help boost his career. If he thinks Roma will do that then that's down to him and his agent. I believe he shot himself in the foot with his first statement regarding wanting to leave.  

 

Staying at Leicester would not hinder his chances of a bigger move though. He's playing in the most watched league in the world. He's at a club that completed a miracle two seasons ago. He isn't forgotten about and neither are the club. If he were to have a great 4 months or a whole season at us again next season then he will attract big clubs.