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Should Riyad Mahrez play for the club again?

By Tuna, in Leicester City Forum

Should Mahrez play for the club again?  

566 members have voted

  1. 1. Should Riyad Mahrez play for us again?

    • Yes, we need him.
      379
    • No, he has let us all down.
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Marshall Cockney Fox

Marshall Cockney Fox

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If he hasn't shown today and was expected I'm inclined to shift my position. We can't plan for the run in and assault on the FA cup with the uncertainty of he may one day return. Puel can't plan and organise a professional sports team like that. He returns tomorrow or bin him for the season. You can't have him swaggering in Thurs/Fri on the eve of a match.

 

My good will is now almost depleted.

KrefelderFox666

KrefelderFox666

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3 minutes ago, Marshall Cockney Fox said:

If he hasn't shown today and was expected I'm inclined to shift my position. We can't plan for the run in and assault on the FA cup with the uncertainty of he may one day return. Puel can't plan and organise a professional sports team like that. He returns tomorrow or bin him for the season. You can't have him swaggering in Thurs/Fri on the eve of a match.

 

My good will is now almost depleted.

I think it really is a week by week (or game by game) situation. I think he should be given the opportunity to get back in the side, however, I think he needs to start on the bench and show his worth when he comes on. If he doesn't perform then he remains on the bench behind Diabate/Albrighton/Gray.

 

Once (if) he comes back into the fold and regularly puts the performance in then he is a starter.

rachhere

rachhere

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14 minutes ago, Kopfkino said:

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/5501807/manchester-city-pep-guardiola-leicester-riyad-mahrez/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

 

Would he agree to play again if a deal is sorted before the summer? FA Cup final winner as a little apology?

I personally think any reports like this from Pep are just trying to gloss over the fact that he really was just going for Mahrez because of injuries, rather than having long term ambitions for him. I will be surprised if Man City come for him this summer -  if they were that serious surely they would have come in earlier in the window when they could have negotiated a more favourable rate. I reckon he will end up at Arsenal still (poor guy, wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy). 

 

In terms of the question, yes he should play again, no one wants it to finish off like this. It feels like he's been AWOL for weeks as so much has happened, but in reality its not even been a week yet. Fingers crossed he will be back this week. 

Manwell Pablo

Manwell Pablo

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If he comes back takes his medicine and gets on with that I don't see why not we are paying the goon 100k a week and no one is benefiting from this situation at the moment, but he needs shifting on in the summer.   

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Al-aLondon-Foxile

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4 minutes ago, Manwell Pablo said:

If he comes back takes his medicine and gets on with that I don't see why not we are paying the goon 100k a week and no one is benefiting from this situation at the moment, but he needs shifting on in the summer.   

I'm assuming he's being fined for his behaviour? Surely the club aren't paying him 100k a week when he's absent, i mean, he isn't depressed, not in the true sense of the word. He's being a petulant banker, and if we're to be believe he will leave in the summer then bin him to the reserves, and show him who's in charge. Give a chance to the players who are staking a claim to replace him and let's get used to not having him around. He's ruined what would have been a great legacy IMO.

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Marshall Cockney Fox

Marshall Cockney Fox

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1 minute ago, Al-aLondon-Foxile said:

I'm assuming he's being fined for his behaviour? Surely the club aren't paying him 100k a week when he's absent, i mean, he isn't depressed, not in the true sense of the word. He's being a petulant banker, and if we're to be believe he will leave in the summer then bin him to the reserves, and show him who's in charge. Give a chance to the players who are staking a claim to replace him and let's get used to not having him around. He's ruined what would have been a great legacy IMO.

This. His days are numbered, be it now or the summer. Let's plan for the post Riyad era by trying out other options. 

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VLC86

VLC86

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3 minutes ago, Al-aLondon-Foxile said:

I'm assuming he's being fined for his behaviour? Surely the club aren't paying him 100k a week when he's absent, i mean, he isn't depressed, not in the true sense of the word. He's being a petulant banker, and if we're to be believe he will leave in the summer then bin him to the reserves, and show him who's in charge. Give a chance to the players who are staking a claim to replace him and let's get used to not having him around. He's ruined what would have been a great legacy IMO.

Someone else posted earlier in the thread to say Man City could fine Tevez a max of 2 weeks wages.

AlloverthefloorYesNdidi

AlloverthefloorYesNdidi

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I've been told that Mahrez buying a house in London is true, as someone I know knows the guy who helped him move

 

Good to set himself up ahead of a move up North

 

Or.... he always knew he wouldnt be going to Man City, has kicked off now so that we will sell him to Wenger for 40 mill in the summer

shen

shen

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17 minutes ago, AlloverthefloorYesNdidi said:

I've been told that Mahrez buying a house in London is true, as someone I know knows the guy who helped him move

 

Good to set himself up ahead of a move up North

 

Or.... he always knew he wouldnt be going to Man City, has kicked off now so that we will sell him to Wenger for 40 mill in the summer

I think you're crediting Mahrez with a bit much here.

Might be several reasons for him to buy a house in London if what you've been told is true.

st albans fox

st albans fox

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41 minutes ago, AlloverthefloorYesNdidi said:

I've been told that Mahrez buying a house in London is true, as someone I know knows the guy who helped him move

 

Good to set himself up ahead of a move up North

 

Or.... he always knew he wouldnt be going to Man City, has kicked off now so that we will sell him to Wenger for 40 mill in the summer

He already has a house down here. Not 100% sure but I think it’s where his family live and he probably travels back most days ??

AlloverthefloorYesNdidi

AlloverthefloorYesNdidi

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2 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

He already has a house down here. Not 100% sure but I think it’s where his family live and he probably travels back most days ??

It was reported in the papers and then someone told me they knew the guy who moved his stuff down

 

Who knows what motivates him now.  His agent probably told him to move down there in case Chelsea come in

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inckley fox

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Firstly, Mahrez can pull himself out of this. A statement explaining his sadness, that he was better off staying away for a few days but that it's a pleasure to play for our fans and with our players would win most over, especially if he backed it up on the pitch. If he wants to point fingers, he can omit the board / Rudkin from what he says, and I think it would play into his hands if he appeared to have the fans back onside after all this.

 

Secondly, the board's stance isn't as dumb as some pundits would have it. We have other players likely to go for big fees, so making clear that we won't be forced to lower prices or respond to player power could save us a lot of trouble in the long run, even if it creates short-term strife. Imagine if it dissuaded Ndidi, Maguire etc. from acting in the same way and driving down their future fees, or dissuaded other clubs / advisors from pressuring us to sell. It could be worth a lot more than Mahrez's wages, and fee, over the next 5 or 6 years. He will go, of course, but we aren't necessarily shooting ourselves in the foot along the way.

 

And I very much doubt young players are looking at us and saying 'don't go there'. Maybe young players who are likely to pull this sort of trick, yes, but the likes of Diabate will look at how much Mahrez's career progressed at Leicester and think 'that could be me'.

 

If the board want to tip-toe around the depression issue, we simply need someone to mention to the press that we have a duty of care to the player, and if he's suffering then he definitely will not be playing in the short-term, nor moving club in the next window, because of our long-term commitment to player welfare. Such a line might suffice to 'lift his spirits' and would paint us as treating the issue with the seriousness it deserves. All it requires is a casual 'if there's a problem like that he definitely won't be going anywhere, not in the next window, not until we're sure the situation has improved long-term'. 

 

If that isn't the issue, perhaps it should be explicitly made clear that, as a matter of course, players cannot dictate the terms of their own departure. If this happens by players failing to turn up then we can afford not to allow a move to happen until they are, literally, playing ball. Say this. So no, a player under contract who is manufacturing a move to our detriment will not be allowed that move, regardless. I wouldn't be surprised if that jolted some of his advisors who know already how firm our owners can be.

 

For what it's worth, I understand Mahrez's disappointment but see no reason for any sympathy whatsoever. The contract is a two-way thing. Pundits who see this as unfair on Mahrez are basically saying that contracts don't need to be honoured and clubs shouldn't hold out for fees. They are doing one of two things. (1) Supporting huge divisions of wealth in football, or (2) Questioning the whole concept of big money contracts (if they don't need to be honoured) and fees (if a club shouldn't turn down an offer).

 

(2) is fine by me, because the flexing of financial muscle by clubs like Man City wouldn't mean a great deal in a world where huge contracts and huge fees were pointless.

 

 I suspect some of these pundits are focusing more on (1) than (2), though.

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AKCJ

AKCJ

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1 hour ago, AlloverthefloorYesNdidi said:

I've been told that Mahrez buying a house in London is true, as someone I know knows the guy who helped him move

 

Good to set himself up ahead of a move up North

 

Or.... he always knew he wouldnt be going to Man City, has kicked off now so that we will sell him to Wenger for 40 mill in the summer

He's a multi-millionaire.

 

I'd be surprised if he didn't buy a house in London. I know I would if I had his money.

 

KrefelderFox666

KrefelderFox666

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2 hours ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

What, so basically whenever he feels like it? No chance. You're in it or you're not. 

I guess I am thinking in the short term (this month).

 

Wouldn't expect him to turn up late April when we are preparing for an FA Cup final

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