cjslcfc Posted 19 November 2014 Share Posted 19 November 2014 Thank you for raising this point. As technically skilled as Mahrez is, he is not physical enough to be a no. 10. He's 5"10' but looks barely 10 stone. I don't really see physicality as a necessity for a no.10?? One of the best, if not the best, in the league is 5'8" and I wouldn't describe him as physical? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benpicko Posted 19 November 2014 Share Posted 19 November 2014 so he didn't play and they lost 2-0 baby i swear it's deja vu They changed formation too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costock_Fox Posted 19 November 2014 Share Posted 19 November 2014 Not Been included in Algeria's game tonight Good news for us, At Pearsons request maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgfualol Posted 19 November 2014 Share Posted 19 November 2014 Still wont get played on Saturday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babylad92 Posted 19 November 2014 Share Posted 19 November 2014 I don't really see physicality as a necessity for a no.10?? One of the best, if not the best, in the league is 5'8" and I wouldn't describe him as physical? Allow me to clarify myself. Mahrez is not physical in the sense that he ducks out of tackles. The fact he probably weighs around 10 st has a bearing on his fear of tackles. Players like Xavi, Alonso, Scholes aren't afraid to get stuck in at all. Mahrez' built and style of play suits the wings, not in middle of the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjslcfc Posted 19 November 2014 Share Posted 19 November 2014 Allow me to clarify myself. Mahrez is not physical in the sense that he ducks out of tackles. The fact he probably weighs around 10 st has a bearing on his fear of tackles. Players like Xavi, Alonso, Scholes aren't afraid to get stuck in at all. Mahrez' built and style of play suits the wings, not in middle of the park. They're not no.10s though? They're more holding/central midfielders. I'd personally say a no.10 isn't about tackling or getting stuck in. It's about finding the holes, finding space, linking midfield and attack and picking out the forwards. These are all things Mahrez could do well. Especially in a diamond where he has 3 other midfielders behind him who can get stuck in and do the defensive work. I think on the wing he has much more defensive duty, which I agree is definitely not his strong point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hirsty The Blue 94 Posted 19 November 2014 Share Posted 19 November 2014 They're not no.10s though? They're more holding/central midfielders. I'd personally say a no.10 isn't about tackling or getting stuck in. It's about finding the holes, finding space, linking midfield and attack and picking out the forwards. These are all things Mahrez could do well. Especially in a diamond where he has 3 other midfielders behind him who can get stuck in and do the defensive work. I think on the wing he has much more defensive duty, which I agree is definitely not his strong point. True, but you still have to look at work rate too. Oscar is the best example, and the reason why Mourinho got rid of matter as he was a luxury no 10 who did no defensive work. Oscar plays the 10 the way it should be played, he is tenacious too when he wants. I'm not sure at this level we can afford a luxury no 10, which is why Pearson is sticking with a work horse like Nuge or King. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScouseFox Posted 19 November 2014 Share Posted 19 November 2014 True, but you still have to look at work rate too. Oscar is the best example, and the reason why Mourinho got rid of matter as he was a luxury no 10 who did no defensive work. Oscar plays the 10 the way it should be played, he is tenacious too when he wants. I'm not sure at this level we can afford a luxury no 10, which is why Pearson is sticking with a work horse like Nuge or King. i think most people would understand the "playing it safe" strategy of using king or even nugent if it was gaining us any points, all we've done playing it safe is lose anyway. especially in a game like saturday's, surely it'd be better to lose like 1-2 giving it a go and having a chance of winning rather than to face another 90 minutes without a shot on target which results in 0 points anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjslcfc Posted 19 November 2014 Share Posted 19 November 2014 True, but you still have to look at work rate too. Oscar is the best example, and the reason why Mourinho got rid of matter as he was a luxury no 10 who did no defensive work. Oscar plays the 10 the way it should be played, he is tenacious too when he wants. I'm not sure at this level we can afford a luxury no 10, which is why Pearson is sticking with a work horse like Nuge or King. Agreed. If Nige could get that sort of work rate into Mahrez then I reckon he has all the other attributes to be a quality no.10. If given that freedom I honestly think we'd see a lift in Mahrez's work rate. Depends whether Nige is willing to take the risk. i think most people would understand the "playing it safe" strategy of using king or even nugent if it was gaining us any points, all we've done playing it safe is lose anyway. especially in a game like saturday's, surely it'd be better to lose like 1-2 giving it a go and having a chance of winning rather than to face another 90 minutes without a shot on target which results in 0 points anyway. This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ealingfox Posted 19 November 2014 Share Posted 19 November 2014 The #10 position is literally the last one on the pitch that needs to be physical. I'm quite shocked nobody has pointed this out yet. Lionel Messi anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScouseFox Posted 19 November 2014 Share Posted 19 November 2014 messi's hardly a pussy though. yeah he's small but he doesn't get knocked off the ball very often. probably because hardly anyone can catch him tbf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFS Posted 19 November 2014 Share Posted 19 November 2014 The #10 position is literally the last one on the pitch that needs to be physical. I'm quite shocked nobody has pointed this out yet. Lionel Messi anyone? Oh please don't. Inb4 "omfgggg comparing Mahrez to Messi omfgggggg" Inb5 "Messi is acturley reli fisical hur dur hur" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScouseFox Posted 19 November 2014 Share Posted 19 November 2014 messi's hardly a pussy though. yeah he's small but he doesn't get knocked off the ball very often. probably because hardly anyone can catch him tbf Inb5 "Messi is acturley reli fisical hur dur hur" you weren't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFS Posted 19 November 2014 Share Posted 19 November 2014 you weren't Bastard, post it again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScouseFox Posted 19 November 2014 Share Posted 19 November 2014 also mahrez is better than messi imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ealingfox Posted 19 November 2014 Share Posted 19 November 2014 also mahrez is better than messi imo Agreed mate, could Messi do it on a dry March East Midlands afternoon against a struggling Blackpool? No bloody way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr The Singh Posted 19 November 2014 Share Posted 19 November 2014 Agreed mate, could Messi do it on a dry March East Midlands afternoon against a struggling Blackpool? No bloody way.A messy playing for a leicester side, providing no service is as good as Bendtner or Elvis Hammond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted 19 November 2014 Share Posted 19 November 2014 The #10 position is literally the last one on the pitch that needs to be physical. I'm quite shocked nobody has pointed this out yet. Lionel Messi anyone?I don't think it matters how strong you are if you can keep the ball like Messi can.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fridoux Posted 20 November 2014 Share Posted 20 November 2014 mahrez played the last 30 min today for algeria, i was a bit upset to see him coming in realy, algeria was down 2-0 and there was nothing to win. he will be probably benched vs sunderland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benpicko Posted 20 November 2014 Share Posted 20 November 2014 mahrez played the last 30 min today for algeria, i was a bit upset to see him coming in realy, algeria was down 2-0 and there was nothing to win. he will be probably benched vs sunderland. Let's be honest, he would have been benched regardless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickov22 Posted 20 November 2014 Share Posted 20 November 2014 I'm not suggesting he can't play in a number 10 role because he's not physical enough. I'm suggesting it because he's naturally a winger, so we should bloody play him there! Square pegs round holes never ever works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Lisemore Posted 20 November 2014 Share Posted 20 November 2014 Sad really, that we all expect him to be on the bench anyway, but that's the way its been going recently. Woeful decision making. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 20 November 2014 Share Posted 20 November 2014 Sad really, that we all expect him to be on the bench anyway, but that's the way its been going recently. Woeful decision making. The last time he had international duty, got back on the Friday and played the next day he was utterly woeful. Lets not forget that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benpicko Posted 20 November 2014 Share Posted 20 November 2014 The last time he had international duty, got back on the Friday and played the next day he was utterly woeful. Lets not forget that. Did he play both matches in full last time? And they were all shit so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 20 November 2014 Share Posted 20 November 2014 Did he play both matches in full last time? And they were all shit so Some were shitter than others, and it tended to be the ones who had been away for a couple of weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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