Mahrez to Man City shock

[ealingfox]

Us going down is a very solid bet with Claude Puel in charge, our chief creator and secondary goalscorer leaving and Big Jonny Rudkin in charge of replacing him.

 

Shame the bookies have already clocked on and our odds aren't that good. 14s last time I checked.

[DannyN83]

Best player we have ever had along with Vardy, happy for him to go now if that what he wants, just hope the club replace him properly as it will take two players imo.

[Bozman]

6 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

The odds won't be enough for me but there's worse bets out there. We're in a very precarious position, massive summer ahead.

Sorry Ric,  just think that's a massive over reaction, if we sold mardy Mahrez and if we didn't bring anyone in we would still be mid table at the very worst.. We have a very decent squad when you compare it to the teams that finished below us. The biggest problem i see next season is more to do with the manager not the team strength..

[CarbonVirtine]

We're doomed I tell you. Doomed.

 

Mahrez should be shackled and made to play for us. We'll simply not survive otherwise.

 

The 'king' (or is it "sweet Prince"?? .... jebus crapes  ) is dead (well, dying slowly in truth, and maybe even stinking the place out as he decays, just to continue the metaphor) long live.... oh, I dunno, the next player we decide is our saviour.

 

Are we at 100 yet?

[Mike Oxlong]

1 hour ago, daddylonglegs said:

Guardiola has turned Sterling from a 6/10 footballer to a 7/8 out of 10 footballer.

 

If he has a similar impact on Mahrez City will be a formidable team next year.

Are you trying to say he’s a fraction of what he used to be ?  

[NotTheMarketLeader]

4 hours ago, st albans fox said:

This needs to be corrected. It’s  a myth. The geeza has been playing in a side which had 30/40% possession. That doesn’t suit a player with his talents which aren’t about mucking in and ratting about trying to regain the ball (nearly all the time, not just when it’s lost which will happen at his new club). Whilst it’s  not a problem when you’re winning (as the song goes), it most definitely must be soul destroying for him when we aren’t. 

 

if he copes with the move (psychologically) and being amongst the superstars day to day and on the pitch, then he will become a proper superstar. That isn’t a certainty - human beings are complex. 

Agree. 

 

However I believe the poster you are replying to meant ‘40-50%’ in terms of effort.

 

That may be an exaggeration still but he wasn’t trying flat out last season and I would say 60% in the one just gone.

 

It is true he will have to change his attitude massively to retain a spot in that team in terms both energy and application. He’s been given a free pass in terms of that sort of thing here for two seasons and that won’t wash with Pep.

[HankMarvin]

2 hours ago, RumbleFox said:

Maybe because he often played 442 in a struggling team?  I believe Mahrez is world class and will do well.  No other player has been consistent as him in terms of goals + assists in the entire league over three whole seasons?  How is that inconsistent?  X

No other player?

Kdb

Eriksen

Both have more 

 

 

He got 6 goals and 3 assists in the league 2017 season

How is that consistency 

 

Dont let the facts get in the way ?

 

Off the top of my head Harry Kane got 7 assists and 29 goals just that season 

Edited 30 May 2018 by HankMarvin

[lifted*fox]

1 hour ago, Babylon said:

I think people don't seem to get the fact that no matter how good a player is, they won't light up every game when playing for Leicester city. Especially when they are an attacking player, stifled of support and space, often left to try and take on half a team alone.

 

Just another side-effect of our miraculous PL title win. 

 

Our fans have become so entitled we expect every last touch from every single player to be of the highest quality, the highest standard with zero room for error. 

 

We truly have the fan-base now of an multi-trophy winning top 6 club after winning the league once. 

 

We don't allow young players time to grow - we get on their backs, they have 'attitude' problems when something doesn't go right or they post a photo of them looking dour on social media. 

 

We boo our team when we're losing at half-time. 

 

We don't allow a manager more than 6 months to make a difference. 

 

It's ****ing crap tbh.

 

Mahrez sways from hot to cold but for all of his cold moments and selfishness and poor decision making - he's provided us with hundreds of memories and we should be so lucky to see such a player again. 

[the fox]

1 hour ago, foxfanazer said:

I find that quite surprising tbh. His shots never look like scorchers. To me they look like they glide in majestically. The only ones I can think of that he belted were Man City away in the title winning season when he ruined Otamendi and Newcastle away last season

 

1 hour ago, Gerard said:

 

That really surprised me. 

 

It's not like there is a lot of strength in those legs so his technique for striking a ball must be phenomenal.

 

Think it takes into account not only shooting power but also the placement of the shot and the probability of it being stopped (if I understood it correctly). Just look at Kane. He doesn't have an amazing shot power but his placement and technique are crisp.

Edited 30 May 2018 by the fox

[Ted Maul]

He's a great player, but all is not lost. This frees up £75m plus £100k per week wages to bring in some genuine quality to replace him over a number of positions.

 

He deserves his move now the timing and fee are right, but we need to see it as an opportunity and make sure we do some proper business this summer. No prospects, no maybes, no potential- we need proper, proven quality coming into the team to move forward. We're in a position to be going all-out, signing real quality, breaking our transfer record, etc. If we do, we've got the potential to stay in the top half and kick on. If we don't, we will fold into the pack in the bottom half. 

[sacreblueits442]

2 hours ago, Bunyip said:

Absolutely spot on. We are in awe of him because he is possibly the best player we have ever had. That does not make him a world elite player it just makes him a big fish in a little pool. I also predict he will get swallowed up and spat out at Man City when he inevitably fails to perform at their standard level of the week in week out a play that is expected of their players. Take the money sit back and be thankful our owners know how to take a big clubs pants down.

... not too sure about that! 

I believe that he will be a revelation at Manchester City... I also want him gone to bring this saga to an end. 

  For Ronaldo v Messi........... prepare for........ Mahrez v Sallah

Personally I cannot wait!! 

[Frost]

Good luck Riyad, thanks for the memories.

 

Personally think he'll take his game to the next level at Man City and be world class. Wait til he's playing with Kyle Walker and David Silva rather than Danny Simpson & co. Unlikely to be double marked.

[CarbonVirtine]

1 minute ago, lifted*fox said:

Our fans have become so entitled we expect every last touch from every single player to be of the highest quality, the highest standard with zero room for error. 

There's something in that I feel. Distance prevents me from getting to matches so I can only gauge the attitudes of forums and BTL comments, and of course my own reactions.

 

I know I have a kind of "zero room for error" attitude but in my case it's born out of frustration. We've been a team that feeds off of limited possession. We've typically spent large periods of play under the cosh, defending deep and with a degree of desperation. Our quick breaks (Ranieri referred to it as 'like the RAF') were our stock in trade, and we excelled at it. We won the league with it. Times have changed.

 

These days it is frustrating to witness possession lost or given away, that is something that's become to haunt us and arguably cost us games. I don't think it's entitlement per se, as I said, I think it's frustration at missed chances. We get so few, we make so few... and we fek them up. Mahrez, who we seem to look to for 'creativity', is perhaps coping a degree of undue flack because he's carrying the principle burden. Yes, he can over complicate, try to beat one too many players, he can slow down play, he can wonder off cross field, he does get dispossessed and give the ball away.... it's all hugely frustrating when we have so few chances these days.

[murphy]

2 hours ago, Ric Flair said:

You'll fcukin miss the umpteen goals and assists. Don't come crying when we're putting in turgid displays next season and you're at a loss to why we can't buy a goal. Astounding.

Your posts make it sound like people want to push Mahrez out of the door.  No one wants him to leave but he is desparate to go.  We don't have a choice.

 

I think most of us just want this situation resolved now so that all parties can move on.  At least we got an extra year out of him and his price has gone up £25m since last summer.

 

For Mahrez, I think he deserves his chance, I wish him well, but let's get this done now.

[sylofox]

37 minutes ago, Jattdogg said:

I know that silly. But the point is threads need to make it to 100 pages forget aboht content! Lol

 

He's not worth 100 pages. He's not fit to clean Maynards boots let alone get 100 pages.

[yorkie1999]

32 minutes ago, DannyN83 said:

Best player we have ever had along with Vardy, happy for him to go now if that what he wants, just hope the club replace him properly as it will take two players imo.

Unfortunately you can't play 2 players at the same time, and we're selling him for a bargain bucket price. What can you get for 60 million these days.

[DannyN83]

3 minutes ago, yorkie1999 said:

Unfortunately you can't play 2 players at the same time, and we're selling him for a bargain bucket price. What can you get for 60 million these days.

I think we will have to replace him with a proper number 10 and a winger. Possibly Grealish and Hazard, will have to click early though, think pereira will help too. Also don't underestimate the importance of sorting that defence out.

[Collymore]

If you take Mahrez out of the team you are taking roughly 25 goals a season out of the side (taking into account assists)

 

That stat is unbelievable and is up there with Europe's best, better than Courtino when he went Barcelona. To think he did this in a Leicester side is just mind boggling. 

 

So we ask ourselves do we have someone in the squad that can come in and contribute 25 goals a season. obviously NO!

 

...So is there someone available we can replace him with? Absolutely not especially  having to hit the ground running.

 

The people down playing his move are absolutely mad! 

 

 

 

 

[VLC86]

43 minutes ago, Ted Maul said:

He's a great player, but all is not lost. This frees up £75m plus £100k per week wages to bring in some genuine quality to replace him over a number of positions.

That is what truly scares me, look at the dross Spurs brought in when they sold Bale and Everton with Lukaku and you will see that it doesn’t always pan out that way.

 

If I’m honest I would rather us try to sign someone ridiculous with most of the funds rather than spread it over a volume of players. 

 

I know thats a very risky strategy but if we can buy proven quality for £50m rather than gamble on 4/5 players I would be down for that.

[murphy]

1 minute ago, Collymore said:

If you take Mahrez out of the team you are taking roughly 25 goals a season out of the side (taking into account assists)

 

That stat is unbelievable and is up there with Europe's best, better than Courtino when he went Barcelona. To think he did this in a Leicester side is just mind boggling. 

 

So we ask ourselves do we have someone in the squad that can come in and contribute 25 goals a season. obviously NO!

 

...So is there someone available we can replace him with? Absolutely not especially  having to hit the ground running.

 

The people down playing his move are absolutely mad! 

 

 

 

 

That's why we would all want to keep him.

 

But short of building a Fritzl-esque dungeon for him, the guy is determined to leave.

 

You all need to just accept it.

[Collymore]

15 minutes ago, murphy said:

That's why we would all want to keep him.

 

But short of building a Fritzl-esque dungeon for him, the guy is determined to leave.

 

You all need to just accept it.

I don't think people are arguing that we should try to keep him, I mean it's inevitable he's going.

 

It's  people making out it's  for the good or he won't  be missed. 

 

 

Edited 30 May 2018 by Collymore

[HankMarvin]

11 minutes ago, Collymore said:

If you take Mahrez out of the team you are taking roughly 25 goals a season out of the side (taking into account assists)

 

That stat is unbelievable and is up there with Europe's best, better than Courtino when he went Barcelona. To think he did this in a Leicester side is just mind boggling. 

 

So we ask ourselves do we have someone in the squad that can come in and contribute 25 goals a season. obviously NO!

 

...So is there someone available we can replace him with? Absolutely not especially  having to hit the ground running.

 

The people down playing his move are absolutely mad! 

 

 

 

 

The figure is nearer to 20 goals

 

if he is replaced with a half decent singing out of the money 

10 goals and 10 assists in 38 games 

 

shouldnt be beyond the realms of expectancy.

 

We must might also find that a good CAM is signed and we start to perform less predictably and that area of the field gives us the missing quota.

 

 

[Grebfromgrebland]

The problem is that we don't know if we can attract anyone of proven high quality. 

[Beechey]

1 minute ago, Grebfromgrebland said:

The problem is that we don't know if we can attract anyone of proven high quality. 

This is our primary issue. We might be absolutely minted right now, but if we're not ever winning anything, why would any decent player want to come here? The club needs to show it has the ambition to push on. It's going to be a long process, but really we need to be qualifying for Europa on a semi-regular basis I feel, as wages alone won't cut it, when most clubs in the league are as flushed with cash as we are.

[HankMarvin]

2 minutes ago, Beechey said:

This is our primary issue. We might be absolutely minted right now, but if we're not ever winning anything, why would any decent player want to come here? The club needs to show it has the ambition to push on. It's going to be a long process, but really we need to be qualifying for Europa on a semi-regular basis I feel, as wages alone won't cut it, when most clubs in the league are as flushed with cash as we are.

Maybe ask Pereira

 

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