Guest Markyblue Posted 29 May 2018 Posted 29 May 2018 50 minutes ago, Collymore said: I don't think anybody is getting offended. We're about to sell the most talented player we've ever had at the club, we've no chance of getting a like for like replacement because no one of his calibre would even contemplate signing for us and we'll probably have to pay over the odds for someone of half his ability. Mahrez leaving seems inevitable so there's no point in getting over stressed about it, however, i find your nonchalant attitude towards it extraordinary. He'll go down in LCFC history and will be talked about in centuries to come. Nonchalant attitude what do you want me to do.hes leaving he don't give a toss about us and you want me to do what exactly. Grow up.
Guest bennytwohats Posted 29 May 2018 Posted 29 May 2018 41 minutes ago, RoyFox said: It’s amusing reading the saltiness, Mahrez isn’t going to sit on the bench. Mahrez will rotate with Sane and Sterling, each can play 35/40 games a season without fatigue rather than 50+. Man City were visibly tired against Liverpool in the CL rounds and in the league after the Xmas schedule. Plus Mahrez can carve opportunities in tight space better than Bernardo Silva he’ll go above him in the pecking order, and with Aguero missing games every season due to injury, Sterling may play centrally as a 9, which also gives Mahrez plenty of game time. Bernardo Silva has more appearances for City this season than any other player as surprising as that may be (I believe, if not at least he did almost at the end of the season). He’s Pep’s boy no doubt. Mahrez will have to earn his place. I’m pretty sure there will be rotation. Hope Mahrez does well!
m4DD0gg Posted 29 May 2018 Posted 29 May 2018 (edited) Garuntee our overall summer net will be about a tenna. That new rb will have been one of the players brought in 'before the Mahrez deal' take place Edited 29 May 2018 by m4DD0gg
copunk Posted 29 May 2018 Posted 29 May 2018 I wish Riyad all the best, granted he spat his dummy out in Jan and went awol for a week or two, and could have refused to play the rest of the season outright, but to his credit came back, 90 percent of the time did an outstanding job for us at the tail end of the season when at times it seemed we were in serious relegation trouble, granted he looked on the beach for the last few games (which player didn't) but I along with most fans will look back with fond memories of him in a city shirt, an absolute wizard who on his day is the best midfielder in the league, thanks for the moments of magic Riyad, even if at times it looked like you couldn't be arsed to be here, all it took was a split second of magic and you could be a game changer, for a lad who cost us under a million and to be sold for an apparent 75 million, and a premier league trophy later, I would say we have done more then alright
lestajigs Posted 29 May 2018 Posted 29 May 2018 6 hours ago, hackenbacker said: Man shitty player by the end of the week according to BBC (and Daily mail) ......... 75 million https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/gossip http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-5780275/Manchester-City-close-75m-Riyad-Mahrez-Pep-Guardiola-eyes-early-deals-champions.html Wrong thread mate, who dare you have some news on mahrez in this thread.... 1
Countryfox Posted 29 May 2018 Posted 29 May 2018 26 minutes ago, copunk said: granted he spat his dummy out in Jan and went awol for a week or two .. granted he looked on the beach for the last few games .. and at times it looked like you couldn't be arsed to be here .. Spot on ... 1 1
dylanlegend Posted 29 May 2018 Posted 29 May 2018 I wish Riyad all the best hope he does well. He's a Leicester legend and always will be. Great player. 1
The Doctor Posted 29 May 2018 Posted 29 May 2018 1 hour ago, copunk said: I wish Riyad all the best, granted he spat his dummy out in Jan and went awol for a week or two, and could have refused to play the rest of the season outright, but to his credit came back, Not to his credit at all, he was a leicester city employee - coming back and doing his job was the bare minimum anyone would expect 90 percent of the time did an outstanding job for us at the tail end of the season when at times it seemed we were in serious relegation trouble, Assuming you don't mean season just gone, because we were never anywhere near a relegation battle.
OhYesNdidi Posted 29 May 2018 Posted 29 May 2018 2 minutes ago, The Doctor said: Not to his credit at all, he was a leicester city employee - coming back and doing his job was the bare minimum anyone would expect Assuming you don't mean season just gone, because we were never anywhere near a relegation battle. Mainly due to Riyads goals and assists + Vardys 20 goals. Those two kept us up. 1
murphy Posted 29 May 2018 Posted 29 May 2018 2 hours ago, Blue ROI said: If Mahrez wasn't so openly keen on moving away then we would all be heartbroken about him leaving a la Kante. There no doubt he is one of our greatest players but we've more or less seen the best of him here and after the airport fiasco on top of the dummyspitting in January/February then it's probably for the best for both parties to go their seperate ways. I'm optimistic we'll find a decent replacement anyways. Mahrez joined us when our reputation was nothing like it is now so we can attract someone decent at the moment. You'd never know we might be the next example of 'Ewing Theory'! And Kante wasn't keen to leave? Never wanted to come in the first place and as soon as the first opportunity arose we couldn't see him for dust.
Steve Earle Posted 29 May 2018 Posted 29 May 2018 For any fan over 30 some of the comments about Riyad on here are risible. He's a genius and we're lucky to have had him. When will we next have a POTY?!? I do wonder what next? Vardy's not trying, never rated him anyway? 3
st albans fox Posted 29 May 2018 Posted 29 May 2018 4 minutes ago, Steve Earle said: For any fan over 30 some of the comments about Riyad on here are risible. He's a genius and we're lucky to have had him. When will we next have a POTY?!? I do wonder what next? Vardy's not trying, never rated him anyway? At last someone sees it ........... 1
adamlcfcbevo85 Posted 29 May 2018 Posted 29 May 2018 3 minutes ago, Steve Earle said: For any fan over 30 some of the comments about Riyad on here are risible. He's a genius and we're lucky to have had him. When will we next have a POTY?!? I do wonder what next? Vardy's not trying, never rated him anyway? Mahrez did not set the world alight when he first got here, infact true be said diabate has started much brighter than mahrez did, if people remember the former PFA, POTY was actually kept out the squad by Anthony Knockeart for quite a while. We made mahrez who he is today and im pretty sure we will be able to build another player maybe not to his standard but still a highly rated player. 1
Gerard Posted 29 May 2018 Posted 29 May 2018 9 minutes ago, adamlcfcbevo85 said: Mahrez did not set the world alight when he first got here, infact true be said diabate has started much brighter than mahrez did, if people remember the former PFA, POTY was actually kept out the squad by Anthony Knockeart for quite a while. We made mahrez who he is today and im pretty sure we will be able to build another player maybe not to his standard but still a highly rated player. We didn't make him what he is today, we were just the vehicle to showcase his talents. Football clubs don't make players, the players already have the basic ingredients to make themselves the player they're going to be. Leicester City are lucky to have found Mahrez not the other way round. 2
adamlcfcbevo85 Posted 29 May 2018 Posted 29 May 2018 2 minutes ago, Gerard said: We didn't make him what he is today, we were just the vehicle to showcase his talents. Football clubs don't make players, the players already have the basic ingredients to make themselves the player they're going to be. Leicester City are lucky to have found Mahrez not the other way round. so our training facilitys and individual coaching and playing him in a team to his strengths and having our excellent sports scientists working out what hes doing wrong and what hes doing thats effective has nothing to do with it. ??? Absolutely absurd some of the thoughts on here. Let me guess next you will be telling me that Messi would be the same player if he played for Burton Albion. like Leicester we made Mahrez what he is today like Barcelona made Messi. 1
Miquel The Work Geordie Posted 29 May 2018 Posted 29 May 2018 He'll be phenomenal there. They're gonna dick the league again, easily. 1
Gerard Posted 29 May 2018 Posted 29 May 2018 Just now, adamlcfcbevo85 said: so our training facilitys and individual coaching and playing him in a team to his strengths and having our excellent sports scientists working out what hes doing wrong and what hes doing thats effective has nothing to do with it. ??? Absolutely absurd some of the thoughts on here. Let me guess next you will be telling me that Messi would be the same player if he played for Burton Albion. like Leicester we made Mahrez what he is today like Barcelona made Messi. Football is a meritocracy, Messi could have been playing for the Dog and Duck in a pub league at 16 and would still found himself at Barcelona within two or three years. Mahrez would have been picked up as well and found himself at the top of the game. If you put so much emphasis on our coaching and sports science as to why Mahrez turned out to be a borderline world class player then why do so many of our academy players end up in non league football? You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear and Mahrez was always finest quality silk that was rough round the edges. 4
kristianity77 Posted 29 May 2018 Posted 29 May 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, OhYesNdidi said: Mainly due to Riyads goals and assists + Vardys 20 goals. Those two kept us up. They didn't though did they. That's like saying Liverpool would have finished in the bottom half of the table if Salah hadn't of played (if you take his goals out of all the games they might be worse than that). When the fact is that other players would have scored goals instead that they otherwise wouldn't have. Maybe not as many but the point still stands. The Vardy and Mahrez combination to be honest causes more harm these days than it does Good. Granted it contributed to a load of goals but it makes us so predictable and one dimensional we are piss easy to play against. This can't last forever and if Mahrez goes for 75 million and we get a couple of really good players in, we will be far more balanced and we won't be a one pronged attack team that we have been for the last two years. Edited 29 May 2018 by kristianity77 1
adamlcfcbevo85 Posted 29 May 2018 Posted 29 May 2018 10 minutes ago, Gerard said: Football is a meritocracy, Messi could have been playing for the Dog and Duck in a pub league at 16 and would still found himself at Barcelona within two or three years. Mahrez would have been picked up as well and found himself at the top of the game. If you put so much emphasis on our coaching and sports science as to why Mahrez turned out to be a borderline world class player then why do so many of our academy players end up in non league football? You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear and Mahrez was always finest quality silk that was rough round the edges. you do know Messi had growth problems don't you? Barcelona spent millions and millions on him personally to make him what he is today. im not saying he was just a average lad who kicked a ball about but he wouldn't be who he is today without Barcelona he has even admitted that many many times. Have a look at Mahrez's first couple of seasons with us and tell me he was world class. If we had not won the league that season he would not of won POTY, he would not be classed as world Class ( Hes not Classed as world Class Now). Mahrez looks even better in a team like ours of course he does but will he be Man citys best player as you say (world class) i really don't think so. Leicester has been developing players from all backgrounds of course all of them wont turn out great. Most teams develop 1 top player every 4 to 5 years sometimes takes decades, that's what makes the money spent on them worth it. If Mahrez was going to be the player he was today he would of been picked up by a top club before he was 20 because scouts are that good these days they can spot that, we got lucky he developed what he has done thus far in his career at Leicester. I'm not saying he owes us anything, he deserves his big move and always be a legend but he owes us more than we owe him.
Guest Posted 29 May 2018 Posted 29 May 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, adamlcfcbevo85 said: you do know Messi had growth problems don't you? Barcelona spent millions and millions on him personally to make him what he is today. im not saying he was just a average lad who kicked a ball about but he wouldn't be who he is today without Barcelona he has even admitted that many many times. Have a look at Mahrez's first couple of seasons with us and tell me he was world class. If we had not won the league that season he would not of won POTY, he would not be classed as world Class ( Hes not Classed as world Class Now). Mahrez looks even better in a team like ours of course he does but will he be Man citys best player as you say (world class) i really don't think so. Leicester has been developing players from all backgrounds of course all of them wont turn out great. Most teams develop 1 top player every 4 to 5 years sometimes takes decades, that's what makes the money spent on them worth it. If Mahrez was going to be the player he was today he would of been picked up by a top club before he was 20 because scouts are that good these days they can spot that, we got lucky he developed what he has done thus far in his career at Leicester. I'm not saying he owes us anything, he deserves his big move and always be a legend but he owes us more than we owe him. I was sat probably 15 yards from our right wing when Mahrez came on for his debut vs Middlesborough. In the few minutes he was on the pitch you could immediately see there was something about him. One of his first moves was to take the ball, nutmeg the left back as he moved inside, then play a no-look pass out to Nuge who'd moved across to the left hand channel. It was top end prem quality in a unheard of new signing. It was only a matter of time until his natural ability found it's way properly. Edited 29 May 2018 by Guest
Almo-Fox Posted 29 May 2018 Posted 29 May 2018 the good thing , Leicester is well protected against relegation ( proof of it , this season when it climbed very easily towards top 10 teams ) there will be no post mahrez era , as Leicester is the only PL team that priorities team spirit ( title winning was proof of it ) some might say mshrez should have gone in winter window as he did nothing noticeable after January mahrez has not reached the statut of legend but for sure ( if he moves to man city tomorrow ) his coming to KP will provoke some heart feeling )
Gerard Posted 29 May 2018 Posted 29 May 2018 4 minutes ago, adamlcfcbevo85 said: you do know Messi had growth problems don't you? Barcelona spent millions and millions on him personally to make him what he is today. im not saying he was just a average lad who kicked a ball about but he wouldn't be who he is today without Barcelona he has even admitted that many many times. Have a look at Mahrez's first couple of seasons with us and tell me he was world class. If we had not won the league that season he would not of won POTY, he would not be classed as world Class ( Hes not Classed as world Class Now). Mahrez looks even better in a team like ours of course he does but will he be Man citys best player as you say (world class) i really don't think so. Leicester has been developing players from all backgrounds of course all of them wont turn out great. Most teams develop 1 top player every 4 to 5 years sometimes takes decades, that's what makes the money spent on them worth it. If Mahrez was going to be the player he was today he would of been picked up by a top club before he was 20 because scouts are that good these days they can spot that, we got lucky he developed what he has done thus far in his career at Leicester. I'm not saying he owes us anything, he deserves his big move and always be a legend but he owes us more than we owe him. Talent is what make makes any sportsman world class. Coaching just refines it. All the coaching in the world doesn't turn someone with minimal talent into top class. You're deluded if you think otherwise.
David Hankey Posted 29 May 2018 Posted 29 May 2018 I for one will be sorry to Mahrez depart if that eventually proves to be the case. What he needs to be sure about; will he end up like Drinkwater who doesn't even make the subs bench? The grass isn't always greener!!
Guest Chocolate Teapot Posted 29 May 2018 Posted 29 May 2018 1 hour ago, adamlcfcbevo85 said: Mahrez did not set the world alight when he first got here, infact true be said diabate has started much brighter than mahrez did, if people remember the former PFA, POTY was actually kept out the squad by Anthony Knockeart for quite a while. We made mahrez who he is today and im pretty sure we will be able to build another player maybe not to his standard but still a highly rated player. Thats an intetesting version of events youve got there.....
OhYesNdidi Posted 29 May 2018 Posted 29 May 2018 3 minutes ago, David Hankey said: I for one will be sorry to Mahrez depart if that eventually proves to be the case. What he needs to be sure about; will he end up like Drinkwater who doesn't even make the subs bench? The grass isn't always greener!! I think Riyad will be fine. Drinkwater was a good solid premier league CM but was nothing special, was never Chelsea quality. 1
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