Riyad Mahrez

[KS55]

Hes not going to sit on the bench. Pep believes in rotation, and Raz may play more inside,

 

[BlueAnorak]

I think sane and sterling are both excellent but mahrez is equal if not just a level above these two.

They will all rotate to be kept fresh and to deal with injuries. As a result we will be even more lethal next season.

 

[chesterbells]

I think people will love this signing when it happens mate but many (including myself) see this as a great complement to Sterling and Sane, so maybe seem less excited about it. I love the fact that he is proven in the prem and will make us even more dangerous going forward but just think the DM is the "need" signing of the summer...

Absolutely. I too will start getting excited when I hear its happened. Been lead down the garden path often enough on previous occasions to start thinking about it too much till/if we get him.

 

[oakiecokie]

This is probably the most significant transfer of the Summer in Europe yet few seem that interested.

Include in that a few Blue Mooners.

 

[Manncity]

Great signing,pep will improve him so much.very likely to play key roles in different positions,hell play not just wide but hell play inside left and inside right,also on the wing,gives us so much flexability,even during games.well be equally exciting next season to watch. Ctid.

 

[the_tevez_wiggle]

A few reasons it doesn't get me overly excited.
I was hoping for sterling and Sanè 1st choice with a young player Bailey, kluivert, etc with bags of potential to integrate and improve over the season/years. A project player we can invest in.
I didn't enjoy watching a player refuse to play/train to force a move and then sulk. It's happened to us in the past, I didn't like it happening to us and I don't like it happening because of us.
I question his mentality he can go missing for weeks/months and then turn it on and never seems to want to front up and apologise for his performances.
His work rate is questionable, does he have it in him to chase back and graft for the team.
Having said that, he is a very good player. He adds that final pass/shot consistently and goes past 2/3 players with a purpose. Hopefully if we get him he answers all our questions and he steps up again into world class stats. I understand he only plays for Leicester and the motivation at city will push him to push himself harder, only time will tell.

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

A few reasons it doesn't get me overly excited.
I was hoping for sterling and Sanè 1st choice with a young player Bailey, kluivert, etc with bags of potential to integrate and improve over the season/years. A project player we can invest in.
I didn't enjoy watching a player refuse to play/train to force a move and then sulk. It's happened to us in the past, I didn't like it happening to us and I don't like it happening because of us.
I question his mentality he can go missing for weeks/months and then turn it on and never seems to want to front up and apologise for his performances.
His work rate is questionable, does he have it in him to chase back and graft for the team.
Having said that, he is a very good player. He adds that final pass/shot consistently and goes past 2/3 players with a purpose. Hopefully if we get him he answers all our questions and he steps up again into world class stats. I understand he only plays for Leicester and the motivation at city will push him to push himself harder, only time will tell.

So what you saying hes a bit of a nasri?

 

[SilverFox2]

Perhaps one of his assets is that he scores goals. We have been so wasteful with our opportunities yet still got a record number of goals so perhaps he will at least improve our ability to hit the target with our shots.
I know he has many other qualities but we still get many shots against tight defences that we rarely score with.

 

[Blue Coop]

Wondering if we’ll see this at times next season....

—— Jorg/Fern - De Bruyne ——

Mahrez —— Sterling —— Sane

————— Jesus/Aguero ————

 

[MarsLlama]

A few reasons it doesn't get me overly excited.
I was hoping for sterling and Sanè 1st choice with a young player Bailey, kluivert, etc with bags of potential to integrate and improve over the season/years. A project player we can invest in.
I didn't enjoy watching a player refuse to play/train to force a move and then sulk. It's happened to us in the past, I didn't like it happening to us and I don't like it happening because of us.
I question his mentality he can go missing for weeks/months and then turn it on and never seems to want to front up and apologise for his performances.
His work rate is questionable, does he have it in him to chase back and graft for the team.
Having said that, he is a very good player. He adds that final pass/shot consistently and goes past 2/3 players with a purpose. Hopefully if we get him he answers all our questions and he steps up again into world class stats. I understand he only plays for Leicester and the motivation at city will push him to push himself harder, only time will tell.

This to me sounds like lazy stereotyping based on very little evidence. I've watched plenty fo Mahrez and never felt like he wasn't working hard enough.