26 | Riyad Mahrez - 2022/23 Performances

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What a performance. We needed someone to step up and lift the team and he was the man. He's always had the brilliant first touch and trickery, but he's consistently showing so much energy to press or chase back. He knows the CL is back soon and he's booking his place in the first 11 - he's always class in Europe and with the added workrate he's showing we're going to win it!
 
youngbob said:
What?

Mahrez has won four Premier League titles, the FA Cup, the League Cup three times, and captained Algeria to victory in the 2019 African Cup of Nations. He's a Champions League runner-up and has scored 4 goals in Champions League semi-finals. He's played over 200 games for City, scoring more than 60 goals. He's made over 250 PL appearances in total and has notched 78 goals in that time. He was the top scorer for last season's Premier League champions, he's won Premier League POTY and African FOTY, and he's widely regarded in Algeria as one of their greatest ever players.

He's not in good form this season and I think he needs phasing out but to act like he's never been any good is beyond preposterous.
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Stand by this. Still think he needs phasing out long-term but he's in cracking form right now.
 
A welcome surprise last night too…every corner was on the money. Right on the six yard line and centrally.
 
Exceptional last night. He needs to be on it more. The talent is their and you could see he was busting a gut. For all his faults the lads body language showed us he cared. Good enough for me. Bar is set high, keep it up.
 
domalino said:
It's amazing how much of a difference going round the outside makes.

He's gotten to the byline more times in the last month than he has done in some previous seasons.
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Ive been watching the third goal on repeat. Thats as text book a step over as you will ever see. Man it was sublime.
 
Citizen in Pakistan said:
Mahrez will always have heaters here who will question his contract extension, his contribution and the value he brings to this city side, regardless of the stupid noise he continues to show his worth, well done Riyad!!!!!!!!!
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His heaters are usually found in the match day thread blowing hot air and frothing at the mouth. They'll lay dormant now like a toad under a stone waiting for Mahrez to fuck up again, then they'll leap out to attack him with the tiresome FFS references and needless abuse.

I'm not his biggest fan but on his day Mahrez puts in MOTM world class performances, like last night.
 
a point about mahrez and why he's so good on the right wing, being left footed -

look at our first and third goals yesterday. they came from a mahrez cross and a mahrez shot on his right foot. that's what makes him so dangerous, because he's not predictable as you'd expect. sure, he'll more often cut in on his left, pass it back to a player waiting in that KDB position or take a shot himself. but he is also fully capable of immediately turning and providing quickly on his weaker foot. Something that helps him introduce doubt to defenders. When grealish takes on his fullback, they all know he's going to cut inside, because he doesn't have the left foot to go on the wing and whip in a cross or a shot. he just doesn't have the quality on his left foot whatsoever.

unless your name is arjen robben, opposite side wingers HAVE to have a good level of competency on the other foot as well, and mahrez has shown he has that in abundance.
 
I’m really warming to this Mahrez. Stunning performance midweek, followed by another top performance today. More please.
 
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