MPH Posted 27 December 2017 Posted 27 December 2017 1 hour ago, Gerard said: Why not? We only have a limited amount of players who can play in those three positions. Mahrez, Gray, Albrighton and Okazaki. After that our next choice is Chilwell who is primarily a left back. Mahrez could be off next month and I wouldn't be surprised to see Albrighton being acclimatised to being a right back starting there against Huddersfield and Fleetwood. Because Mahrez wants to leave?
Guest Chocolate Teapot Posted 27 December 2017 Posted 27 December 2017 You're all getting really excited about a lad who's had one good season in his career? The French league is really really bad.
Gerard Posted 27 December 2017 Posted 27 December 2017 8 minutes ago, Abrasive fox said: You're all getting really excited about a lad who's had one good season in his career? The French league is really really bad. Well PSG thought he was good enough for them as a 29 year old and Puel knows him inside out. Ben Arfa has been a monumental bellend most of his career so you think at 30 years of age he'd be chomping at the bit to play PL football for the one manager who has got a tune out of him. 1
Popular Post MPH Posted 27 December 2017 Popular Post Posted 27 December 2017 (edited) 59 minutes ago, Abrasive fox said: You're all getting really excited about a lad who's had one good season in his career? The French league is really really bad. In fairness this is the league that gave us Kante and Mahrez so we cant knock it too much... Edited 27 December 2017 by MPH 8
Guest Chocolate Teapot Posted 27 December 2017 Posted 27 December 2017 15 minutes ago, MPH said: In fairness this is the league that gave us Kante and Mahrez so we cant knock it too much... True. Ben Arfa on a free isn't bad but I'm not getting my hopes up looking at his record.
Farrington fox Posted 27 December 2017 Posted 27 December 2017 I don’t really want this bellend here.
Gav_LCFC14 Posted 27 December 2017 Posted 27 December 2017 3 hours ago, Swan Lesta said: Albrighton/New RB Morgan Maguire Chilwell .......................Iborra....Silva Mahrez ...............Arfa.................. Gray ............................Vardy You don't want to Bin N'didi for Silva, N'didi is crucial to our play style as he breaks up opposition play, He'll then passes it to Iborra or Silva (who would rotate) and they would distribute the ball. 2
Realist Guy In The Room Posted 27 December 2017 Posted 27 December 2017 2 hours ago, Farrington fox said: I don’t really want this bellend here. Is he a bellend though or just a bellcheese? Can handle it if it’s just the latter.
Gazza M Posted 28 December 2017 Posted 28 December 2017 Surely worth a go on a free. To be honest with our record on transfers lately I wouldn't trust Rudkin on big money buys.
Ric Flair Posted 28 December 2017 Posted 28 December 2017 Yes please. In a team that needs more attacking midfielders and less strikers this is worth a punt. Puel knows how to get the best out of him and it puts us in a much stronger position when it comes to selling Mahrez if that horrible scenario happens.
mikey_b Posted 28 December 2017 Posted 28 December 2017 always thought on his day he is one of the most talented players about, don't see a problem if it is on a free and Puel can get the best out of him.
Redouane Posted 28 December 2017 Posted 28 December 2017 He wants to leave, but at the condition that he gets 10 million from PSG. Is this guy a troll?
Miquel The Work Geordie Posted 28 December 2017 Posted 28 December 2017 It's a pretty big if, but if Claude can put an arm round him and get him doing what he did at Nice he'll be worth the ticket price by himself, let alone if he's playing with Riyad. Impossible not to watch videos from that season and think of what he could possibly do here, it's not like it's ages ago either. 2
MPH Posted 28 December 2017 Posted 28 December 2017 2 hours ago, Redouane said: He wants to leave, but at the condition that he gets 10 million from PSG. Is this guy a troll? Well it depends on how much his contract is worth.... Plus, wanting to leave and handing in a transfer request are two different things.... he'll not get such a large pay off if he hands in a transfer request as well as losing loyalty payments from the rest of his contract.... Yes he agreed to a new contract last year but so did PSG....
DJ Barry Hammond Posted 28 December 2017 Posted 28 December 2017 On 27/12/2017 at 13:39, Gerard said: Surely Ben Arfa turns up here in January? It's a perfect storm. 1) Probably available for free 2) We need another attacking midfielder 3) Puel knows how good he can be 4) Ben Arfa had his biggest success playing under Puel, surely he wants to replicate that? 5.) Players in the Premier League get paid a shit load in wages. And to those contemplating Mahrez and Ben Arfa in the same side - balance wise, that would be a nightmare.
sylofox Posted 28 December 2017 Posted 28 December 2017 On 27/12/2017 at 16:34, Farrington fox said: I don’t really want this bellend here. So you have met/know him do you.
VLC86 Posted 28 December 2017 Posted 28 December 2017 3 hours ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said: It's a pretty big if, but if Claude can put an arm round him. Has our Claude got big arms? 1
Wortho Posted 28 December 2017 Posted 28 December 2017 I really hope this happens. Great player get him on loan.
Miquel The Work Geordie Posted 28 December 2017 Posted 28 December 2017 2 hours ago, DJ Barry Hammond said: And to those contemplating Mahrez and Ben Arfa in the same side - balance wise, that would be a nightmare. No it wouldn't
Farrington fox Posted 28 December 2017 Posted 28 December 2017 44 minutes ago, sylofox said: So you have met/know him do you. No. 1
Dan Posted 28 December 2017 Posted 28 December 2017 2 hours ago, DJ Barry Hammond said: 5.) Players in the Premier League get paid a shit load in wages. And to those contemplating Mahrez and Ben Arfa in the same side - balance wise, that would be a nightmare. For our opposition 1
DJ Barry Hammond Posted 28 December 2017 Posted 28 December 2017 17 minutes ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said: No it wouldn't 4 minutes ago, Dan LCFC said: For our opposition Ben Arfa is not exactly renowned for his work rate and defensive discipline. Mahrez is certainly better in comparison, but can leave full backs unprotected at key times as well. If we also add in Gray, which some have, plus Vardy up top - who exactly is going to do the defensive work and you know, win us the ball back so that our creative duo can do their creative stuff? If you’re still not convinced, i’d be interested to learn of a historic side that consistently played two defensively nieve (or uninterested) attacking creative players and was successful in doing so?
sylofox Posted 28 December 2017 Posted 28 December 2017 34 minutes ago, Farrington fox said: No. So you draw your conclusion how?
Bossman Blessed It Posted 28 December 2017 Posted 28 December 2017 I would be irritated if we thought about an attacking midfielder before two full backs and a centre back. If Mahrez is staying there really isn't a pressing need for someone like Ben Arfa - and if Mahrez does decide to stay in the longer term, signing a 30 year old who, in both statistics and public perception isn't really close to Riyad, there's not much point.
MPH Posted 28 December 2017 Posted 28 December 2017 4 minutes ago, Bossman Blessed It said: I would be irritated if we thought about an attacking midfielder before two full backs and a centre back. If Mahrez is staying there really isn't a pressing need for someone like Ben Arfa - and if Mahrez does decide to stay in the longer term, signing a 30 year old who, in both statistics and public perception isn't really close to Riyad, there's not much point. So If Messi came rocking up to the King Power with his Uber driver, you'd tell him to go home because we havnt signed a full back/ CB yet? 1
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