Give him to LVG. He'll be playing only 2 yard sideways passes in 2 months.
Riyad Mahrez | Signed new contract at Leicester City
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Still love the goal against City. Absolutely brilliant.
As much as i like him Personally want More pace than Mahrez.
Someone who can also run/dribble at players more. Right now we have only Martial partially capable of that.
I am not fully convinced of him being consistent at this level either frankly.
Someone who can also run/dribble at players more. Right now we have only Martial partially capable of that.
I am not fully convinced of him being consistent at this level either frankly.
I've never said he's not a good player. There's something about players like him, Mane, Kante etc that just doesn't sit with me, i felt the same about Depay, and have the same feeling about Renato as well, I don't like to sign a player on the back of one good season. And we're a big club, we have money, and if we can get Mourinho, then we can go for a player like Griezmann.
This is my sentiment exactly. How many times have we seen players have a fantastic season for a small over-achieving club only to fade away the next season....
Woody should slap down 60 - 65 million on both Mahrez and Kante as soon as the final whistle is blown in the last game.
Odd! Not many players in the PL run or dribble more or more effective than Mahrez. But he is a different type, and he could give us something similar to Ozil or Coutinho. Or Hazard at Chelsea at his best.
I dont agree that or right winger should be something identical to Martial or even close to that, even though Martial is a favorite. We have Martial to offer what Martial do. We need someone with more laid-back playmaker instincts. Someone who can be for Martial what Mahrez was for Vardy this season.
That said, I do agree that the timing right now would be horrible.
Mahrez is no slouch, sure it's not the first thing that comes to mind with him but he's actually pretty quick. Decent pace, great technique and very good workrate. Every club wants a player who can fit those criteria.
Don't see a problem getting someone similar to Martial for the right. Like Mane and buying Mahrez as well both would be great options and add different skill sets to what we lack. A top striker (Zlatan on a free) and Mane Martial Mahrez behind would scare the shit out any team in our league. Add Mata Rooney Rashford and that gives us real depth.
Martial - Mata - Mahrez could be 
Like @legball I have some reservations over Mahrez but I'd certainly prefer him to Mane who think is a flatter to deceive merchant.
He's just won the Premiership and been voted the best player in the league, what higher level are talking about? Christ some people talk some ridiculous rubbish.
Mahrez good form started back end of last season but I was always sceptical until I saw the performance against west brom that Leicester drew. He played out of his socks to try force the win. That has warned me to him as opposed to the fancy tricks and goals
While he's been admittedly brilliant this season, I still have some lingering doubts about Mahrez long term. That said, I'd take him over Januzaj in a New York minute. Januzaj has never showed anything even approaching the level that Mahrez has reached this season. It's not even close. I agree that it would be great for Januzaj to break through and become a consistent starter, but there's no logical basis to believe that will happen.
People continue to overate januzaj
He might be able to be a key player in a title winning season but can be do it with the big boys competing for 4th spot eh?
I have never seen one such player becoming player of the year though. Players who fit what you describe have purple patches in a season. Like ighalo this year, pelle last year. None of them have a consistent season
Despite our current malaise the pressure of playing for Man Utd is a totally different thing to being the star man in the overachieving underdog team, the spotlight burns much brighter at United and the media coverage is far more intense, the scrutiny is it's own test. I'm not saying he can't rise to the challenge but it's something to factor in.
Likewise. The talent is there, the club has to focus on bringing in a manager that can get the best out of him. We can save ourselves a fair whack of money this summer with the right player development.
Someone will quote this and tell me how shite they think Januzaj is. I'm in before you. He's still an outstandingly gifted young player, one that needs regular game time and a good kick up the arse. He's capable of all the things Mahrez has been getting up to this season (obviously demonstrated nothing in the way of consistency), and in the right set up, with confidence, we can see some of that.
Giving up on Januzaj would be a mistake we'd live to regret.
I get that you are referring to Champions League, but he is the best player (or in the top 2 for sure) at the league champions! Pretty high level that.
Amazed that he still has some doubters. He's had an amazing season for a team that decided half way through the campaign that attacking wasn't their forte. Would really love him to stay at Leicester though, cause if he leaves, they'll definitely crumble.
For our team id have him over Griezmann any day. Don't see what it is that Griezmann would give us that Martial isn't going to in the near future if we finally build a fully functioning team, but what he'd give us is what we don't have and have instead hoped that Mata would give us and he didn't.
Martial and Mahrez on each wing will bring back the enjoyment and entertainment we lack in our play style.
Rashford/New ST
Martial - Mata - Mahrez
Saul/Schneiderlin - Herrera
Could you imagine the link up play and counters!Martial - Mata - Mahrez
Saul/Schneiderlin - Herrera
I'm still not sold on him. Like I said, it's a personal choice.
You're the one talking ridiculous rubbish. While we're at it lets sign Vardy, Kante and every one that was good for Leicester.
The league champions who will likely return to mid table next season.
I have reservations over him, and I am wary of signing players on the back of 1 good season, what's so difficult for some to understand? Let him do it again for another season and then we'll talk, this is my take on him.
You don't see what Griezmann would bring but you're amazed people still doubt Mahrez. It's all good.
Scott Parker? Kevin Philips? Good players enjoying exceptional seasons is not that uncommon.
Hazard
Same here. It's hard not to be skeptical of any Leicester City player to be honest. They've reached such high level of cohesion that it does make you wonder how many of these players will do anywhere near as well in a different environment. Like I've said before, ideally I'd like someone on the right who can genuinely torch fullbacks. I think Dembele fits the bill from what I've seen but he seems to be heading to Dortmund. Sane also seems to combine pace and physicality really well.
Mahrez has obviously performed superbly well this season but I would like to see him against teams that park the bus because that's what United mostly face, and I've seen him play only for a counter-attacking team.
He has completed 124 dribbles to Martial 81. He has 56% dribble success to Martial's 46%
You guys seem to be leaning towards the Tony V side as opposed to skill and technique
He hasn't played up front though.
But fair point, he's obviously one of the best dribblers in the league. But like I said, there's a small question mark over how his game would be affected playing against packed defences.
Nope. More in the Martial, Sanchez, Di Maria mould. Or Sane, Dembele etc.
Don't get me wrong, if Mahrez plays the way he has for Leicester, for us, he's an automatic starter. He's been wonderful. I just have a small reservation regarding A) whether he'll adapt to the way teams play us and B) whether we need more pace than he offers. For example, there's no way Vardy does as well in our team.
Offer them Januzaj on loan. Surely they can't refuse that plus £40m or whatever it would take to get him.
Given the talk about Januzaj's attitude issues I doubt Ranieri would be interested given that's been one of the cornerstones of Leicester's success story.
Lol, he was pure quality last season too.
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