st albans fox Posted 15 August 2017 Posted 15 August 2017 Apparently only 20 players at the weekend in the PL covered more ground than riyad
foxfanazer Posted 15 August 2017 Posted 15 August 2017 13 minutes ago, st albans fox said: Apparently only 20 players at the weekend in the PL covered more ground than riyad He just kept on running back and forwards in front of Wenger trying to get his attention
Fox 4 Life Posted 15 August 2017 Posted 15 August 2017 Just now, foxfanazer said: He just kept on running back and forwards in front of Wenger Giving him his best smile and a cheeky wink - "pick me, pick me!"
Al-aLondon-Foxile Posted 15 August 2017 Posted 15 August 2017 11 minutes ago, st albans fox said: Apparently only 20 players at the weekend in the PL covered more ground than riyad Mo Farah could cover a lot of ground over 90 mins, wouldn't make him an asset to the team though would it? I'm not saying RM isn't an asset, but stats aren't always the most reliable source of information.
foxinsocks Posted 15 August 2017 Posted 15 August 2017 16 minutes ago, st albans fox said: Apparently only 20 players at the weekend in the PL covered more ground than riyad I recongise your point... but does any really think he had a good game.? Anyone think he was on form last season? This is frusterating coz we know how good he is. Further, with some work on his decision making to mix thngs up and his defence he could fix it all..... but he doesn't. If he was playing well then he would be attracting buyers. For mahrez and his dream of barca this must be frusterating.... my view is that his form is not worthy of a start at leicester let alone a top six club
NotTheMarketLeader Posted 15 August 2017 Posted 15 August 2017 20 minutes ago, st albans fox said: Apparently only 20 players at the weekend in the PL covered more ground than riyad Good to know. Shame his play was so very poor once again. He was unable to raise his game when playing Arsenal, allegedly one of his potential suitors. Add that to the last 12 months of below par performances....what does that tell us? My view is unchanged; his presence is not helping the club or the team to the extent I believe he's now a liability. We need to forget this fantasyland stuff of how he played two years ago and move him on for the good of the team. He is not worth £50m to us, nor anybody else otherwise there would be a bidding war with those figures involved. We should take the best offer we can asap, bring an end to this sorry saga and move on. And before you start slating me, dont forget, HE DOESNT WANT TO PLAY FOR YOUR CLUB ANY LONGER. Lets have a bit of pride and dignity for our club over a player ffs.
volpeazzurro Posted 15 August 2017 Posted 15 August 2017 9 hours ago, Aidan said: Explain then the Thomas Lemar and Kylian Mbappé's "world Class" status after only one good season? Mahrez had a much better 2015/16 season and won all the accolades (also did it an average team as compared to AS Monaco) and still none of the "big teams" showed up. According to Arsenal and other teams, Marhez is a distant choice behind those two players, this alone is part of how Marhez is viewed by managers and opposition supporters alike. They are generally of the view that he's a one season wonder and lazy non-trier, and if he wasn't putting his best shift in, whatever the reason, it highlights a flaw that could resurrect itself in the future with them. If you look at his form without recourse to nostalgic blue tinted glasses, I can see how they draw their conclusions.
NotTheMarketLeader Posted 15 August 2017 Posted 15 August 2017 2 minutes ago, volpeazzurro said: According to Arsenal and other teams, Marhez is a distant choice behind those two players, this alone is part of how Marhez is viewed by managers and opposition supporters alike. They are generally of the view that he's a one season wonder and lazy non-trier, and if he wasn't putting his best shift in, whatever the reason, it highlights a flaw that could resurrect itself in the future with them. If you look at his form without recourse to nostalgic blue tinted glasses, I can see how they draw their conclusions. Spot on
Guest Posted 15 August 2017 Posted 15 August 2017 24 minutes ago, st albans fox said: Apparently only 20 players at the weekend in the PL covered more ground than riyad Just goes to show how empty stats can be. He ran back a lot and then just put out a leg or let the guy go. That one just before half time was pathetic.
volpeazzurro Posted 15 August 2017 Posted 15 August 2017 23 minutes ago, st albans fox said: Apparently only 20 players at the weekend in the PL covered more ground than riyad Must have been comparing him with goalkeepers. It's not about how much ground you cover, it's about what you do whilst your covering it. You can be in a battle and cover a long distance running away in the opposite direction. His influence on Friday was minimal.
mikey54 Posted 15 August 2017 Posted 15 August 2017 Bring back Ken Way and his sports psychology team and lock Mahrez in a room with them for a couple of days
CyprusFox Posted 15 August 2017 Posted 15 August 2017 13 minutes ago, NotTheMarketLeader said: Good to know. Shame his play was so very poor once again. He was unable to raise his game when playing Arsenal, allegedly one of his potential suitors. Add that to the last 12 months of below par performances....what does that tell us? My view is unchanged; his presence is not helping the club or the team to the extent I believe he's now a liability. We need to forget this fantasyland stuff of how he played two years ago and move him on for the good of the team. He is not worth £50m to us, nor anybody else otherwise there would be a bidding war with those figures involved. We should take the best offer we can asap, bring an end to this sorry saga and move on. And before you start slating me, dont forget, HE DOESNT WANT TO PLAY FOR YOUR CLUB ANY LONGER. Lets have a bit of pride and dignity for our club over a player ffs. Exactly. As much as many people on this forum want him to stay, the only opinion that counts for anything is Mahrez's. And he doesn't want to be here.
sylofox Posted 15 August 2017 Posted 15 August 2017 31 minutes ago, Al-aLondon-Foxile said: Mo Farah could cover a lot of ground over 90 mins, wouldn't make him an asset to the team though would it? I'm not saying RM isn't an asset, but stats aren't always the most reliable source of information. As we proved two years ago with the possession stats. It's not how long you have the ball it's what you do with it.
CyprusFox Posted 15 August 2017 Posted 15 August 2017 5 minutes ago, sylofox said: As we proved two years ago with the possession stats. It's not how long you have the ball it's what you do with it. Can't think of a better example to prove that point.
ClaphamFox Posted 15 August 2017 Posted 15 August 2017 45 minutes ago, CyprusFox said: Exactly. As much as many people on this forum want him to stay, the only opinion that counts for anything is Mahrez's. And he doesn't want to be here. Well that is blatantly untrue. He cannot leave if the club does not accept an offer. So I'd say the club's opinion counts for quite a lot.
CyprusFox Posted 15 August 2017 Posted 15 August 2017 2 minutes ago, ClaphamFox said: Well that is blatantly untrue. He cannot leave if the club does not accept an offer. So I'd say the club's opinion counts for quite a lot. Of course the clubs opinion counts, if they don't want him to leave then he'll stay. I was talking about the opinion of Mahrez with regard to staying, he clearly doesn't want to and this imo is affecting his performance.
Redouane Posted 15 August 2017 Posted 15 August 2017 1 hour ago, NotTheMarketLeader said: Good to know. Shame his play was so very poor once again. He was unable to raise his game when playing Arsenal, allegedly one of his potential suitors. Add that to the last 12 months of below par performances....what does that tell us? My view is unchanged; his presence is not helping the club or the team to the extent I believe he's now a liability. We need to forget this fantasyland stuff of how he played two years ago and move him on for the good of the team. He is not worth £50m to us, nor anybody else otherwise there would be a bidding war with those figures involved. We should take the best offer we can asap, bring an end to this sorry saga and move on. And before you start slating me, dont forget, HE DOESNT WANT TO PLAY FOR YOUR CLUB ANY LONGER. Lets have a bit of pride and dignity for our club over a player ffs. You don't realize that if Mahrez were to leave. Those 3 players marking him will turn on Vardy instead or Albrighton. Mahrez's presence on the pitch is greatly underestimated, even if he isn't having the best game
HighPeakFox Posted 15 August 2017 Posted 15 August 2017 6 minutes ago, Redouane said: You don't realize that if Mahrez were to leave. Those 3 players marking him will turn on Vardy instead or Albrighton. Mahrez's presence on the pitch is greatly underestimated, even if he isn't having the best game Now THAT is a good point.
NotTheMarketLeader Posted 15 August 2017 Posted 15 August 2017 4 minutes ago, Redouane said: You don't realize that if Mahrez were to leave. Those 3 players marking him will turn on Vardy instead or Albrighton. Mahrez's presence on the pitch is greatly underestimated, even if he isn't having the best game Hi Red, I don't think it's three players, but I understand what you are saying. And yes I do realise what a great player we HAD. I do wish we had that player of two years ago and he wanted to stay. But he isn't and he doesn't. His performances and and stats are not irreplaceable; could Gray given 37 games produce 3 or 4 goals from open play and same with assists? It's far from impossible. It makes no sense for his career or for a club planning for the future for him to stay. What we save in wages will make up for the lower fee we can now get.
Guest Papasmurf Posted 15 August 2017 Posted 15 August 2017 2 hours ago, st albans fox said: Apparently only 20 players at the weekend in the PL covered more ground than riyad Probably because he was playing right back for half the game and then also trying to get forward from an unnaturally deep position.
NotTheMarketLeader Posted 15 August 2017 Posted 15 August 2017 28 minutes ago, Redouane said: You don't realize that if Mahrez were to leave. Those 3 players marking him will turn on Vardy instead or Albrighton. Mahrez's presence on the pitch is greatly underestimated, even if he isn't having the best game As I have said before. There is very rarely if ever three players marking him, as one can usually see him off. And if that was the case passing to a free team mate was the answer, but he won't do that for the team. His ego takes over and rather than go for the pass option, he dribbles up blind alleys and loses the ball. For 12 months the problems are there for everyone to see, but some would prefer to be Ostriches ?as far as Mahrez is concerned. His numbers in terms of goals and assists are way way down. In specific reply to your post I wouldn't have thought we are wanting to pay a very talented player £100k a week to do nothing in terms of end product, other than be marked by defenders. If that's his best attribute that you can find....that says it all.
st albans fox Posted 15 August 2017 Posted 15 August 2017 59 minutes ago, ClaphamFox said: Well that is blatantly untrue. He cannot leave if the club does not accept an offer. So I'd say the club's opinion counts for quite a lot. My point is aimed at those whose say he is lazy and uninterested. If he was either of those he just wouldn't be covering that much ground full stop. Agree that he isn't putting in the final quarter percent that makes the big difference but then lots of players don't for loads of reasons (and I don't know why I answered your point Clapham!)
Redouane Posted 15 August 2017 Posted 15 August 2017 2 hours ago, NotTheMarketLeader said: As I have said before. There is very rarely if ever three players marking him, as one can usually see him off. And if that was the case passing to a free team mate was the answer, but he won't do that for the team. His ego takes over and rather than go for the pass option, he dribbles up blind alleys and loses the ball. For 12 months the problems are there for everyone to see, but some would prefer to be Ostriches ?as far as Mahrez is concerned. His numbers in terms of goals and assists are way way down. In specific reply to your post I wouldn't have thought we are wanting to pay a very talented player £100k a week to do nothing in terms of end product, other than be marked by defenders. If that's his best attribute that you can find....that says it all. Well I don't think that's all he,'s good for. Don't forget that he is also the main corner kick, freekick , and penalty taker and ofcourse he has the ability to have a moment of brilliance at any time. Last season, his end product was not amazing but he was still doing amazing things.. like 1 incredible one touch controls and amazing passes. There's a reason he's still starting every game. Also, I don't understand your want to cut him when there are no better alternatives on the squad.
Bluearmyfox28 Posted 15 August 2017 Posted 15 August 2017 Can someone update me please been away for 2 weeks n I domt want to read through 30 odd pages
AjcW Posted 15 August 2017 Posted 15 August 2017 Just now, Bluearmyfox28 said: Can someone update me please been away for 2 weeks n I domt want to read through 30 odd pages Roma fans are cretins The algerians got upset again when a few people said Mahrez wasn't good enough for Barca Monchi has set a deadline of today on Romas final bid Oh and no one else wants him (but whisper that too otherwise you'll upset the fan club)
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