#26 | Riyad Mahrez - 2020/21 Performances

[OrigamiNinja]

I think though, that in legitimately criticising Mahrez, people are letting the others have a free ride.

All the attacking players are guilty of similar stuff, even Sterling.

I've said for quite a while that the overall play of our attackers is very poor. Neither of our wingers create anything and are both extremely guilty of giving the ball away too easily. The only way you can get away with the levels of performance, is if you have good numbers to gloss over it a bit.

In Sterlings case, he has that. If you compare him with Mane, his overall play is way below Manes level but his goal tally right up there with him. It is hard to argue with a guy that scores 20+ goals a season from a wide forward position and lets face it, without his goals we would be right up against it.

With Mahrez, his overall play is poor and he simply doesn't have the numbers to get away with it. With his level of performance, he either has to be an assist king, or score at a similar rate to Salah. He does neither. I have no doubts he will finish the season in double figures for goals and assists (all comps) and with that, some will say how good he has been (like last season, when some on here were labelling him our 2nd best player) but for me it isn't anything like good enough...he isn't anything like good enough.

 

[Gray]

Pound shop salah or robben
Nowhere what we need

If we swapped him for Salah it would improve us and make Liverpool worse.

 

[Feed the Elk]

Same predictable crap from Mahrez.
Makes me seriously question Pep’s judgement

 

[Vicious111]

Getting seriously fed up of Mahrez. Another absolutely useless performance.

Offers nothing when defenders stop him cutting on his left - reminds me of Jesus Navas. Stop him cutting inside and you take him out of the game entirely. Lost the ball constantly, doesn't want to press players and get physical and only seems to play for himself. Shite.

We sorely miss Leroy Sane.

 

[Manchester_lalala]

Worst performance I’ve seen from a City forward for fuck knows how many years. Makes my blood boil every time I see him in the starting eleven and makes me want to punch things after the game his finished.

WANK.

 

[oakiecokie]

DIRE !!!

 

[Goater=Legend]

Somehow always plays 90 mins

 

[Ashleymcduff]

Guys garbage I’m sorry but come on ffs. One trick pony and the trick is shite

 

[Blue Smarties]

Remember the Henry interview where he mentions he was dragged off by Pep because he started to play for himself as opposed to the team?

Yeah, not sure what dirt Mahrez has on Pep to stay within the first team. Greedy ****.

 

[Semper aggressus]

Lazy ****. Needs selling and buy Sancho at the earliest opportunity.