Riyad Mahrez - 2018/2019 performances

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domalino said:
I think you've got a bad memory.

Sterling was having his confidence built up from being public enemy number 1. He had to be taught how to finish, he had to get protected from the media who were crushing him and he was 21.

Sane and Bernardo both came to new countries, Sane didn't speak the language, and both were playing well by early December despite being unfamiliar with the league and being very young themselves.

So Mahrez despite being 28, fluent in English, familiar with the league having won POTY, is 4 months behind those three.

But that doesn't even include how both Sane and Bernardo were at least trying to do what Pep wanted. They were getting game time in every match because while they hadn't fully adapted, they were trying and they were useful. Mahrez sometimes doesn't even get on the bench. He very rarely gets brought on.

From January to March in their first season under Pep -

Sané - 90 minutes in 4/5 League games he was fit for. 360 mins played.

Bernardo - 90 minutes in 3 league games, 35 mins of game time as a substitute in 6 games total. Played every game. 305 mins played.

Mahrez - 0 starts. 0 90 minute games. Didn't get on the pitch for 5 out of 7 games. 24 minutes total game time.




Mahrez's first season is nothing like Sané or Bernardo's. He has none of the excuses they had for starting slowly, and most importantly he's not being treated like a new signing being bedded in by Pep.
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I agree with all of this, especially the point where Mahrez doesn't even seem to be trying to play within the team at times, but the minutes comparisons are slightly flawed. Sane and Sterling both made plenty of mistakes early on but they didn't have nearly the competition that Mahrez does in his first season. Sane displaced Nolito, also in his first season, and Raz had....Navas to contend with? I can't even remember.
 
domalino said:
I think you've got a bad memory.

Sterling was having his confidence built up from being public enemy number 1. He had to be taught how to finish, he had to get protected from the media who were crushing him and he was 21.

Sane and Bernardo both came to new countries, Sane didn't speak the language, and both were playing well by early December despite being unfamiliar with the league and being very young themselves.

So Mahrez despite being 28, fluent in English, familiar with the league having won POTY, is 4 months behind those three.

But that doesn't even include how both Sane and Bernardo were at least trying to do what Pep wanted. They were getting game time in every match because while they hadn't fully adapted, they were trying and they were useful. Mahrez sometimes doesn't even get on the bench. He very rarely gets brought on.

From January to March in their first season under Pep -

Sané - 90 minutes in 4/5 League games he was fit for. 360 mins played.

Bernardo - 90 minutes in 3 league games, 35 mins of game time as a substitute in 6 games total. Played every game. 305 mins played.

Mahrez - 0 starts. 0 90 minute games. Didn't get on the pitch for 5 out of 7 games. 24 minutes total game time.




Mahrez's first season is nothing like Sané or Bernardo's. He has none of the excuses they had for starting slowly, and most importantly he's not being treated like a new signing being bedded in by Pep.
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Ah right. He must just be a bit of a cnut then.
 
Now it the time for him to prove himself. One trophy done but there isn't much of a breather coming. We have a few injuries and Silva and De Bruyne are both someway off their best form. Now is the time Mahrez needs to fully integrate. He can play the tricks and take the shot on but in a side like ours it has to come off if he does it because there is nearly always a pass on.

I see him as another Bernardo type, tricky and creative. The trouble is whilst Bernardo does that in an effort to create, Mahrez does it in an effort to get a shot away and often slows the attack down. It isn't much he has to change to be a real asset to our squad.
 
We all want Mahrez to come good and all these posters saying it is time for him to step up if selected on Wed need to understand that he has played so little recently and will need patience as he integrates. This is not a thread trying to protect him but, as we have seen players coming back from injury etc need games to get fully up to speed, so someone who hardly plays will need to be afforded that time too.
 
B\connellblue said:
Why. He offers nothing only fucking step overs. Bit of a misfit.
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Wouldn’t agree. He’s just finding it harder to settle but I think he’ll get there. Maybe needs a run of game of he never. Or even a run of appearances.
 
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