Riyad Mahrez

[Goldust]

Everyone is saying foden is going central I am of the opinion that he’s going to play out wide as in RM. Hence why the club will not stand in Mahrez’s way. Kovacic is going to feature a lot more than some may think as he is a ball retainer something that a pep loves. I can not see Phil playing centrally with KDB, maybe when KDB hangs his boots up is when Phil goes in there.

 

[NorthamptonBlue]

Like alvarez but Mahrez is a proven big game player. Year after year he has stepped up for us if he leaves it will be a big miss.

I agree but he is coming to the end of his career. Alvarez may or may not be the future but Mahrez definitely isn’t.

 

[RayCTID]

And Oscar Bobb. Probably more suited to playing out wide than McAtee

Possible but it still takes time to make the step up and with McAtee he has had a successful loan spell.

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

The absolute biggest games he was left out. We have other/better options.

Foden could do pretty.much what Mahrez does out there but with better speed and workrate. I know there's talk he'll play more centrally, but maybe he won't. Or Bernardo can do what he did out there late on last season, if he stays.

And we need to make sure Alvarez is included. The guy is just supremely effective.

Then we have Palmer, who could play in a similar way to Mahrez, though perhaps we'd need a little patience.

Or maybe McAtee now that he's back. He could operate from a wide position, or perhaps more centrally allowing Foden to play on the right.

We have a load of options already. If the perfect replacement is out there then I'm all for it, but I think we could sell while replacing from within.

Sorry but Alvarez and Palmer are not better than Mahrez. Maybe in a couple of years but right now it just seems silly to compare those two to Mahrez

 

[Centurions]

And Oscar Bobb. Probably more suited to playing out wide than McAtee

I'd argue you have them the wrong way around, Bobb looked decent when playing out wide but he's been stellar for the U21s when he moved infield in a (dare I say it) David Silva role. McAtee could be Foden like in being able to play anywhere in the attacking positions.

 

[Centurions]

Sorry but Alvarez and Palmer are not better than Mahrez. Maybe in a couple of years but right now it just seems silly to compare those two to Mahrez

They didn't say they were, but time marches on so if we can get a decent fee and he's going to Saudi rather than a competitor then we can move on with younger players.

 

[Constantine]

The absolute biggest games he was left out. We have other/better options.

Foden could do pretty.much what Mahrez does out there but with better speed and workrate. I know there's talk he'll play more centrally, but maybe he won't. Or Bernardo can do what he did out there late on last season, if he stays.

And we need to make sure Alvarez is included. The guy is just supremely effective.

Then we have Palmer, who could play in a similar way to Mahrez, though perhaps we'd need a little patience.

Or maybe McAtee now that he's back. He could operate from a wide position, or perhaps more centrally allowing Foden to play on the right.

We have a load of options already. If the perfect replacement is out there then I'm all for it, but I think we could sell while replacing from within.

According to you, most academy forwards can do what Mahrez does. You can say this on Bluemoon. You would be laughed at if you say it somewhere else.

 

[christened at st marks]

If Mahrez go's isn't Cole staying, think it was Gaughan or Mullock stating it. about a week ago

 

[billblu]

I think we already have a replacement foden bobb alvarez mcatee even ndala

 

[mattcity5]

According to you, most academy forwards can do what Mahrez does. You can say this on Bluemoon. You would be laughed at if you say it somewhere else.

Okay, let me ask you a question. Why didn't Mahrez get selected to start in any of the following games towards the end of last season?

Arsenal at home, 4-1
Bayern at home, 3-0
Bayern away 1-1
Real away 1-1
Real home 4-0
united cup final 2-1
Inter CL 1-0.

The biggest games.

Not sure where I said most academy forwards could do what Mahrez does? I'm not saying Mahrez isn't good, this isn't about that. He just isn't key, I don't see how anyone can deny that. He wasn't picked in the biggest games, he played in lesser games towards the end of the season. Something other younger talented players could manage.

There are games he has a big impact in, but if City don't think Palmer could get to that level with regular games, then there's no point persisting with him, we may as well sell him now.

Foden could certainly do well there as did Bernardo.

Alvarez is different. He isn't as reliable in possession, but has way more desire and energy than Mahrez.

 

[FantasyIreland]

35m according to Tolm

what we would demand

 

[HelloCity]

Sorry but Alvarez and Palmer are not better than Mahrez. Maybe in a couple of years but right now it just seems silly to compare those two to Mahrez

Replacing a player like Mahrez is a lot harder than people think. You won't buy a player as good as Mahrez right now just to sit on the bench that's for sure. Yeah, he's frustrating at times but he's also a good option when we need to change things up.

If we were to lose Bernardo as well then we'd be struggling badly on the right.

Alvarez is brilliant in the middle, decent in attacking midfield and completely unproven on the wing, while Palmer didn't progress last season and looked a bit like a 'random youth player on the wing' type.

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

They didn't say they were, but time marches on so if we can get a decent fee and he's going to Saudi rather than a competitor then we can move on with younger players.

Read the post again. How anyone thinks Palmer is better than Mahrez is just beyond me. Palmer has the potential but he hasn't done anything yet. I just hate it when certain players are disrespected

 

[FantasyIreland]

I'd argue you have them the wrong way around, Bobb looked decent when playing out wide but he's been stellar for the U21s when he moved infield in a (dare I say it) David Silva role. McAtee could be Foden like in being able to play anywhere in the attacking positions.

spot on

 

[Delphinho]

I'd argue you have them the wrong way around, Bobb looked decent when playing out wide but he's been stellar for the U21s when he moved infield in a (dare I say it) David Silva role. McAtee could be Foden like in being able to play anywhere in the attacking positions.

Bobb’s ball retention is better than McAtee, which seems to be key to Peps wingers. Was incredible out wide in the U21 Euros. I supect they’d both play in midfield and RW

 

[HelloCity]

Okay, let me ask you a question. Why didn't Mahrez get selected to start in any of the following games towards the end of last season?

Arsenal at home, 4-1
Bayern at home, 3-0
Bayern away 1-1
Real away 1-1
Real home 4-0
united cup final 2-1
Inter CL 1-0.

The biggest games.

Not sure where I said most academy forwards could do what Mahrez does? I'm not saying Mahrez isn't good, this isn't about that. He just isn't key, I don't see how anyone can deny that. He wasn't picked in the biggest games, he played in lesser games towards the end of the season. Something other younger talented players could manage.

There are games he has a big impact in, but if City don't think Palmer could get to that level with regular games, then there's no point persisting with him, we may as well sell him now.

Foden could certainly do well there as did Bernardo.

Alvarez is different. He isn't as reliable in possession, but has way more desire and energy than Mahrez.

Because Bernardo is better and in better form.

This idea that a younger player could just fill in the gap left by Mahrez is nonsense and what would lead to our squad becoming much weaker. This is a player who is consistently within our top performers for G/A. If you want a player to play back up to a better right winger (Bernardo) then you aren't going to get better than Mahrez. People overlook this when they judge people on whether they should start or not. Not a huge starting key player but very important to our squad quality.

Keep in mind that if Bernardo goes as well then losing Mahrez on top of that would be a huge blow to our squad and leave the right hand side of our attack requiring a ton of money to bring back up to the same level, and from what I can tell, there aren't many good right wingers available.

 

[Centurions]

Read the post again. How anyone thinks Palmer is better than Mahrez is just beyond me. Palmer has the potential but he hasn't done anything yet. I just hate it when certain players are disrespected

I did read it again but I'm still of the opinion that you're reading too much into it.

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

Because Bernardo is better and in better form.

This idea that a younger player could just fill in the gap left by Mahrez is nonsense and what would lead to our squad becoming much weaker. This is a player who is consistently within our top performers for G/A. If you want a player to play back up to a better right winger (Bernardo) then you aren't going to get better than Mahrez. People overlook this when they judge people on whether they should start or not.

Keep in mind that if Bernardo goes as well then losing Mahrez on top of that would be a huge blow to our squad and leave the right hand side of our attack requiring a ton of money to bring back up to the same level, and from what I can tell, there aren't many good right wingers available.

There are a few, Mahrez is just a guaranteed quantity right now, we know exactly what we get.

 

[Del_Bosque]

He’s a 5 time PL winner, former PFA player of the year, extremely reliable source of goals and assists whether he’s starting week in and out or gets dropped in around big games (Fa Cup Semi and Everton away).

If he goes fair play but he’ll need replacing with proven high quality not McAtee, Palmer or Bobb.

 

[billblu]

I'd argue you have them the wrong way around, Bobb looked decent when playing out wide but he's been stellar for the U21s when he moved infield in a (dare I say it) David Silva role. McAtee could be Foden like in being able to play anywhere in the attacking positions.

Did he play wide right or central for Norway? didn't watch the games