26 | Riyad Mahrez - 2022/23 Performances

[bluegaz13]

Had some good moments at City……but would much rather see Palmer given a chance.
Agree can be a very frustrating player

 

[applejuice]

Mahrez never does well from the bench. Not a criticism but I can't remember him changing a game. He is always better when he starts the game. Alvarez was the sub we should have made or Palmer.

He got a few goals early last season when coming up from the bench - when the game was already won...

 

[RonnieColeman123]

I hate to say this but he’s really looking bad and it doesn’t look like he cares how he plays either. I’m not gonna say he’s finished but he deserves to be on the bench right now, that’s for sure.

 

[Mr HJ]

You can see the intensity of all the players lift when he went off. He is so out of form and should not be in the first 11 for a while. I'm sure he'll come back and have some moments but at present the balance of the team is far superior with Alvarez there - you could see just by having the work of Julian allowed Kev to find space. For balance same could be said on the left side when Phil came on. We suddenly look electric.

 

[Rhapsody in Blue]

The decline is extremely worrying, should not be selected before Alvarez ever again

 

[Manchester_lalala]

Should have sold him this summer while he still had some value. Finished the season poorly and he’s started off the same way. Luxury player and always has been. We could do a lot better.

 

[Trojan1962]

Very poor tonight. Looks so slow

 

[Lavinda Past]

No more please.

 

[footballmanager]

time to give palmer or alvarez a chance to win his spot

 

[Indaparkside]

He’s knackered shagging Dawn Wards daughter

 

[schfc6]

Got to think it’s starting to look a bit like the beginning of the end. His performance was dire. But he won’t have been helped by the exact same thing going on on the other side of the pitch.

 

[Cobra]

He’s knackered shagging Dawn Wards daughter

Didn’t they just have a baby? I doubt they’ve been doing too much shagging

 

[City10.]

I don’t know how, but he managed to get a new contract and is just collecting his pay check. Very bad!

 

[Indaparkside]

Didn’t they just have a baby? I doubt they’ve been doing too much shagging

Well he’s shit then:)

 

[Mr HJ]

One of my biggest concerns about him at the moment was evident when Kev had a fantastic first touch to give him possession in the centre circle, they had committed many players forward for once and a simple first time pass to Cancelo was on yet he took three touches and was tactically fouled to stop the counter. All our players slumped.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

We have dropped a bollock renewing his contract. Its one way from here and it isn’t upwards.

 

[OrigamiNinja]

Should have sold him this summer while he still had some value. Finished the season poorly and he’s started off the same way. Luxury player and always has been. We could do a lot better.

Yep. Hand a new £200k+ pw contract to a 31yo whilst also selling the competition for his place and this is what can happen. The guy is on easy-street.

 

[Chak19]

Just like Grealish he's offering nothing at the moment, unlike Jack we know Riyad can play much better than this especially in Europe but it's just not happening at the moment, of course it must be pointed out that he's playing with no support at all from the RB (Stones tonight and Walker in previous games) because Pep wants them to play as extra midfielders rather than overlap so that makes his job as an inverted winger harder, but he still has to do better.

 

[argyle]

It's a long season. He'll come good.

This place can be too reactionary.

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

Having a poor start to the season , he is contributing next to nothing when he gets a start , but he is a brilliant player and a match winner and he has proven he can do it at the highest level , not worried at all about Mahrez he will come good .Hopefully he will be firing on all cylinders after the world cup for the business end of the season.