gordondaviesmoustache
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I was trying to think who our last peroxide outfield player was. Andy May? Steve Kinsey?
Riyad Mahrez
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Rammy Blue
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Takes a cracking inswinging corner too, wonder how long it will take before we turn that part of his game to shit, lol.
His set pieces are pretty shit to be honest... he's scored about 2 free kicks from about 300 attempts and his corners aren't much better.
gordondaviesmoustache
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That’s a better ratio than David Silva!
StretfordBlueReece
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From what I’ve seen he has a great delivery and every time we’ve played against him they have always caused us problems
The Riot Club
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Sour grapes?
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Honestly, Mahrez makes a lot of sense. Pep wanted a winger who can also play centrally.
Mahrez is not going to play like Sterling or Sane. Even though he might occupy their positions a lot. Mahrez is much more intelligent and more of a playmaker than either Sane or Sterling. He could essentially replace Silva/De Bruyne
Mahrez is not going to play like Sterling or Sane. Even though he might occupy their positions a lot. Mahrez is much more intelligent and more of a playmaker than either Sane or Sterling. He could essentially replace Silva/De Bruyne
The Riot Club
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That sounds better!
Gabriel
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Must be something about these Algerian/French mavericks that turns them to the peroxide. ;-)
ONTHERUNWITHTHAKSIN
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If Mahrez is fit, by Christmas I think it will be apparent the kind of player w ave on are hands here.
He has everything. The only thing I would suggest is missing is that I think he is a 20 goal a season player in the right side, hence he is by all accounts ours. Hes clever, mobile, great dribbler, nice pass selection, can and will work for the est of the team. My shock is that City appear to have had a free ruin at him or its been case that both parties have wanted this to happen.
This player is dynamite and assuming he stays fit will without a shadow of doubt start games.
Of equal importance is the competition and motivation to improve he will trigger within all of our attacking players, because they will know that they have a worldy on the bench waiting to take his chance.
He has nothing to prove at City, absolutely nothing.
The guy is a title winner in a side where he had to work is butt off to help the team maintain a defensive shape before breaking swiftly on the counter.
You cant play within Leicesters tactical shape and not know how to graft.
The thing to consider is that he has been playing out of this world for them, within a tactical shape that was not set up to provide him or the team with a lot of the ball.
This guy within Citys tactical shape where ball retention is is everything, and wave after wave of attacking posessional play is encouraged will be dynamite.
He needs to maintain his form of course to that of the title winning season and that of the last 3 months of this last season, but apart from that he ticks every single box you care to mention, and in good form, I'm sorry but he walks into that City side.
Who gets left out?
Thats up to Pep
He has everything. The only thing I would suggest is missing is that I think he is a 20 goal a season player in the right side, hence he is by all accounts ours. Hes clever, mobile, great dribbler, nice pass selection, can and will work for the est of the team. My shock is that City appear to have had a free ruin at him or its been case that both parties have wanted this to happen.
This player is dynamite and assuming he stays fit will without a shadow of doubt start games.
Of equal importance is the competition and motivation to improve he will trigger within all of our attacking players, because they will know that they have a worldy on the bench waiting to take his chance.
He has nothing to prove at City, absolutely nothing.
The guy is a title winner in a side where he had to work is butt off to help the team maintain a defensive shape before breaking swiftly on the counter.
You cant play within Leicesters tactical shape and not know how to graft.
The thing to consider is that he has been playing out of this world for them, within a tactical shape that was not set up to provide him or the team with a lot of the ball.
This guy within Citys tactical shape where ball retention is is everything, and wave after wave of attacking posessional play is encouraged will be dynamite.
He needs to maintain his form of course to that of the title winning season and that of the last 3 months of this last season, but apart from that he ticks every single box you care to mention, and in good form, I'm sorry but he walks into that City side.
Who gets left out?
Thats up to Pep
Not at all, just honesty... his pennos are quite poor as well. If I was pretending that every part of his game was perfect, I'd be a liar.
He's a street footballer and came to a high level at a fairly old age really. So you see that rawness in his game still in certain areas, missing out on the factory setting of youth setups means he's not had the skills drummed out of him or not been made to practice 500 corners a week. It's all intuitive, quick thinking, close area stuff where he excels.
Having watched every second he's played for Leicester, there are more bad than good. For someone with so much quality, his set pieces has always been an area of frustration. He'll pull off the odd world class set piece don't get me wrong. But I'd suggest you have far better options in the team for that stuff already.
gordondaviesmoustache
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Completely forget about that; with good reason!
Must be something about these Algerian/French mavericks that turns them to the peroxide. ;-)
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Sounds perfect for breaking down defensive teams!
Millennium
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Why Pep want Mahrez?
The answer might be in the above link
The answer might be in the above link
With the runs and options and passes your other players will offer him, I'm predicting carnage.
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Genuine question.....If Jesus or Aguero ever injured, is he able to play in the middle/striker role? Or it is more likely to be someone like Sterling and Mahrez would play out wide? cheers all.
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