Agree with this - Concerning the media leak saying he's unhappy, I wouldn't expect him to be so not much of a scoop. He has confidence in his own ability which is needed at the top level but he really doesn't graft enough, as others have said stark contrast to Bernardo's situation last year. Secondly, he really could not be moved into a deeper more creative role as some have suggested unless he understands about the best time to move the ball. At Leicester he often just picked the ball up and kept it as he was expected to be the one player that could do something. With us Pep likes players to move the ball quickly and create tempo and space with short sharp passing - not a strength of Mahrez. I think he was brought here to be a plan B - something different especially against teams playing ten men behind the ball - unfortunately he often cuts back inside or takes on a wildly optimistic shot. Be interesting to see if things change or he is moved on. Pep will never ever want unhappy players in the clubhouse. It's up to him.
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Riyad Mahrez - 2018/2019 performances
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Agree with this - Concerning the media leak saying he's unhappy, I wouldn't expect him to be so not much of a scoop. He has confidence in his own ability which is needed at the top level but he really doesn't graft enough, as others have said stark contrast to Bernardo's situation last year. Secondly, he really could not be moved into a deeper more creative role as some have suggested unless he understands about the best time to move the ball. At Leicester he often just picked the ball up and kept it as he was expected to be the one player that could do something. With us Pep likes players to move the ball quickly and create tempo and space with short sharp passing - not a strength of Mahrez. I think he was brought here to be a plan B - something different especially against teams playing ten men behind the ball - unfortunately he often cuts back inside or takes on a wildly optimistic shot. Be interesting to see if things change or he is moved on. Pep will never ever want unhappy players in the clubhouse. It's up to him.
I'd be more worried if he was happy at being left out all the time.
However there is a right way to go about it (actually proving yourself on the pitch) and he has done very very little to justify any first team place based on any of his performances so far.
If we can get half decent money for him in the summer then he has to go.
However there is a right way to go about it (actually proving yourself on the pitch) and he has done very very little to justify any first team place based on any of his performances so far.
If we can get half decent money for him in the summer then he has to go.
I'd be more worried if he was happy at being left out all the time.
However there is a right way to go about it (actually proving yourself on the pitch) and he has done very very little to justify any first team place based on any of his performances so far.
If we can get half decent money for him in the summer then he has to go.
I still think our best chance would be sending him back to Leicester. They still love him, he would improve their side, and they've got the money to make it feasible.
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Mahrez is going nowhere. Don't get your hopes too high already. Just bs from a section of the "fanboys" and the Daily Fail.
Jack is usually very good for City news and the fact Mahrez has played virtually no football since the start of the year shows he's fallen out of favour.
Jack is usually very good for City news and the fact Mahrez has played virtually no football since the start of the year shows he's fallen out of favour.
Did Pep say that he is out of favour? NO
What did your Jack exactly report? NOTHING. Give me some beef.
Was your Jack right in saying Mahrez did not play the last three games? NO
There is NOthing. Just usual bs.
Edit: we all see that he is struggling to get acquainted with a new style. We hope he can succeed and that's it. I don't understand the hate. Oh, by the way, Sane does not need Mahrez failure.
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Did Pep say that he is out of favour? NO
What did your Jack exactly report? NOTHING. Give me some beef.
Was your Jack right in saying Mahrez did not play the last three games? NO
There is NOthing. Just usual bs.
1) Pep doesn't need to say he's out of favour, 3 league starts in 2019 (one of which he got pulled off just after halftime) shows us all how out of favour he is.
2) He reported that Mahrez is complaining around the CFA about a lack of game time
3) He was correct, Mahrez didn't play in any of our last 3 games (Spurs, Spurs, Crystal Palace).
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The fans are complaining about your game time too mahrez. You’re getting too much based on your productivity this season. A truly woeful return so far. We don’t tend to cut our loses that often, we keep players for longer than we should for the most part but I pray he will be first out of the door come the summer
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