He's lazy as feck. So no thanks; he'd basically be our version of Ozil. A genius but too much of a passenger in games.
Riyad Mahrez | Staying at Leicester
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Don't want,Not tall enough.
The whole Leicester team downed tools last season. The season they won the league every man and his dog were drooling over him. Still think there's nothing in it and it's come about off the back of his chat with Pogba after the game at the weekend.
I love Mata but Mahrez would give us much more threat on the counter, and the ability to beat a man 1v1.
Keep Mata in rotation with Mkhi, he's a 10 anyway. If we did sign him IMO we would see the ability he showed in Leicester's title season.
Keep Mata in rotation with Mkhi, he's a 10 anyway. If we did sign him IMO we would see the ability he showed in Leicester's title season.
I think Mahrez would actually give us more threat overall. We all know he's good on the counter, but I think he's also good enough to make something happen when he's up against the fullback when the back four is sat in. I'm unsure how to take all these rumours, with a pinch of salt for now.
Don't want him he's bang average and proved that last season.
He's lazy and looks the complete opposite of a Jose winger so hopefully there is no truth in these rumours.
He's lazy and looks the complete opposite of a Jose winger so hopefully there is no truth in these rumours.
WTF? He covers a shit tonne of distance and always protects his fullback? Lazy? Have you watched him play?
I have and I'm not the only one saying this. I guess we are all wrong then?
Yep
I agree that he's far from being the "Ozil" kInda lazy. He has mostly had a great work rate and works really hard to create chances in the final third. He's very unselfish too in terms of creating excellent chances for someone else rather than going himself for half chances. His decision making and dribbling is top-notch as well. He was guilty of being a little laid back last season but almost every Leicester player seemed so last season. Clearly the problem was bigger than just Mahrez being lazy.
Would love to see him in a United shirt. I don't know if it will ever happen though.
--------------Lukaku-----------------
Martial-----Mkhitaryan------Mahrez
Could be quite an attack, especially if Mourinho could unearth the Mahrez from 2 seasons ago, he was brilliant in that title winning season for Leicester.
Martial-----Mkhitaryan------Mahrez
Could be quite an attack, especially if Mourinho could unearth the Mahrez from 2 seasons ago, he was brilliant in that title winning season for Leicester.
Looks like it was never on.
Disappointing, imo we need something extra in attack.
Jose beter has something lined up for the winter (other than comeback Ibra) because I find our summer business compaired to some other teams really fecking boring and disappointing.
Reminds me of Fabinho. No credible source reporting this.
Man United, get Mahrez and become virtually invincible in th EPL. Hoping to see a bit of action from the top sides, something along the lines of this hopefully:
Draxler to Arsenal
Chamberlain to Liverpool
Sanchez to City
Barkley to Chelsea
Aurier to Spurs
Mahrez to United
...do NOT want the other top5 English sides adding players while United sit back and do not spend money where upgrades are clearly possible. Sign of lack of concern from the board when this 2nd season for José is going to be a crucial one. You see how much money the likes of Pep and City are spending and begin questioning if it's even that big of big an ask to dish out essentially the amount of money it'll cost for a team to get Ox that it would for United to get Mahrez. He's a quality player and put him on a big club like United and he's bound to only get better as he'll be surrounded by a lot more quality talent.
Draxler to Arsenal
Chamberlain to Liverpool
Sanchez to City
Barkley to Chelsea
Aurier to Spurs
Mahrez to United
...do NOT want the other top5 English sides adding players while United sit back and do not spend money where upgrades are clearly possible. Sign of lack of concern from the board when this 2nd season for José is going to be a crucial one. You see how much money the likes of Pep and City are spending and begin questioning if it's even that big of big an ask to dish out essentially the amount of money it'll cost for a team to get Ox that it would for United to get Mahrez. He's a quality player and put him on a big club like United and he's bound to only get better as he'll be surrounded by a lot more quality talent.
I think most of us including me just want this signing because all other clubs are still looking to get in a few players. There must be some reason for no big club going in for him in the last 2 years. Only Roma showed any real interest.
I think it's more that we're currently doing well and we don't even have a right hand side. Imagine how good we'd be with an actual threat from both wings. He would undoubtedly provide that.
No. What he would do is stabilize the RW position and give United one of the most complete lineups in the league. Would definitely propel us as title favourites imho. Overall squad outlook vs. other EPL teams, fair to say United would have the upper hand with regards to starting talent and bench options in terms of all around team balance.
-------------Lukaku
Martial------Mikhi--------Mahrez
--------Matic-------Pogba
Shaw----Jones---Bailly---Valencia
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Bench: Zlatan, Rashford, Lingard, Mata, Fellaini, Herrera, Carrick, Young, Darmian, Blind, Rojo, Lindelof, Smalling, Tuanzebe, Romero
...barring any injuries to any essential starter(s), how do you honestly except other league teams to matchup against that quality+depth? Nearly impossible to. Far too many options for José to mix and match with. Against lesser opponents he could play Zlatan as the no.10, against more offensive sides he could play a 3 man midfield, etc etc. How can you not have such high expectations in the EPL with a roster like that? Nearly impossible not to!
Bingo.
He doesnt seem like the sort of player Mourinho would want at all.
He'd be an upgrade on Mata. We offer no threat down that right hand side mainly because we have nobody who is capable of putting a decent ball into the box and Mata is just too slow.
Not sure about that, like Mata he checks inside all the time onto his left foot, it's fine having a player like that if it's Robben but not if you're Mahrez
Not happening and never has been.
guess he'd be an upgrade considering he has better right wing play than Mata. Mata is clever, class and all that, but Mahrez is renowned to be a high quality right forward player. Not saying he is better than Mata, but he certainly is better option on the right than Mata.
Every player that are linked with us is not good enough in here
Matic - Past it too slow
Lukaku - no first touch
Zlatan- past it
Etc Etc Etc.
And every player that signs for someone else is a world beater. by the way how are Bernardo Silva and Laccazette getting on?
I think there is nothing in this only media clinging on to Mahrez and Pogba talking. But he is a very good player and probably would do very well here he is a smashing little player . Just don't get the negativity and meltdowns over tweets that are usually 99% BS
Matic - Past it too slow
Lukaku - no first touch
Zlatan- past it
Etc Etc Etc.
And every player that signs for someone else is a world beater. by the way how are Bernardo Silva and Laccazette getting on?
I think there is nothing in this only media clinging on to Mahrez and Pogba talking. But he is a very good player and probably would do very well here he is a smashing little player . Just don't get the negativity and meltdowns over tweets that are usually 99% BS
It makes me laugh when players are wanted by muppets on here but fellow Caf muppets tell us to calm down or he's not this or that or he's no Messi etc.
As for Mahrez I just look at players who may be called upon on our right hand side like Lingard, Young or even pushing Valencia up higher. A player we sign doesn't have to be a superstar just better than these type of players in a wide position. Mahrez certainly is and since the start of their title winning season he has provided 29 goals and 19 assists in 85 apps. The players mentioned haven't provided close to those stats between them in the same period. Add to that our set pieces are borderline awful he would be greatly improve our current squad.
I know we are not in for him at all but it just bugs me.
Didn't want him anyway, his head is too big for his body.
I like this a lot except - I don't like Shaw at all, I wouldn't have him in the squad never mind the starting XI, but that's just me. And although Jones is doing OK now he will be a liability when put under a bit of pressure by better teams. And he probably won't stay fit. But overall, this looks good. Regarding Mahrez he certainly is an upgrade on what we've been playing on the RW for a long time which is players who are not at their best on the RW! And who aren't really right wingers at all. As an actual RW player he should improve us. He isn't amazing but should do OK. Don't think we will make any more signings though.No. What he would do is stabilize the RW position and give United one of the most complete lineups in the league. Would definitely propel us as title favourites imho. Overall squad outlook vs. other EPL teams, fair to say United would have the upper hand with regards to starting talent and bench options in terms of all around team balance.
-------------Lukaku
Martial------Mikhi--------Mahrez
--------Matic-------Pogba
Shaw----Jones---Bailly---Valencia
--------------DDG
Bench: Zlatan, Rashford, Lingard, Mata, Fellaini, Herrera, Carrick, Young, Darmian, Blind, Rojo, Lindelof, Smalling, Tuanzebe, Romero
...barring any injuries to any essential starter(s), how do you honestly except other league teams to matchup against that quality+depth? Nearly impossible to. Far too many options for José to mix and match with. Against lesser opponents he could play Zlatan as the no.10, against more offensive sides he could play a 3 man midfield, etc etc. How can you not have such high expectations in the EPL with a roster like that? Nearly impossible not to!
Can't help but disagree with that. If you've watched him as much as I have he rolls his man very often, did it a couple of times against us last Saturday. I shat myself everytime he came up against Blind tbh.
I'd agree with this actually. He cuts into the middle all the time and plays it in with his left. I'd be really unconvinced with this signing the more I think about it. But it shouldn't matter as I believe out business is done.
Mahrez is the truth fam.
Counter attacking beast, dribbling, decision making, duel threat of hugging the touchline or cutting inside, true two footed power, can pick out just about any pass or cross, set piece specialist, accuracy and power - the perfect wingman. Mahrez has more technique but less pace compared to let's say a player like Salah who has more pace but less technique but nonetheless both RW monsters on their days. Mahrez has ridiculous upside and I'd bet he'd be able to tap into it under José with the quality he'd be surrounded with at United.
And just throwing this out there, since 2014/15 only 2 players have managed 10+ goals and assists in an EPL season; Mahrez in 15/16 and Sanchez last year. And only Ozil has created more direct scoring chances (44) in the league than Mahrez (41) since August of 2014.
...don't get how people don't rate him or think he's not a Mourinho player. Has numerous aspects to his game which José would love in a player and most of all would be a natural, permanent fix on the RW. I mean is it likely we get him? Doesn't look like it atm but it's not completely out of the picture like Sanchez for example. Put it this way, if José thinks other teams additions are worth making one of his own and he sees Mahrez as a fit, it'll get done. But until then, not really a whole lot of info with regards to that.
Good post. He'd be an asset to us no doubt but I can't see us going for him annoyingly. I've watched him for a few years since he's been at Leicester as I'm from Leicester myself and even in League 1 where he only made a few appearances you could see he was really talented.
I agree with this. We came 6th last season and if the teams around us improve a lot it will be extremely competitive to get a top 4 place. Right now there are 5 teams who could all easily challenge for the title and scarily even Liverpool (who came 4th) look very strong.
To me we really need to sign a wingback, but if not Mahrez would also be a decent addition. If we get no one though and our rivals pull off their deals then I'll be pretty nervous going into the season
What are you going on about? He claimed we'd be invincible by signing Mahrez. Mahrez is a good player but he's not the game changer. He's a upgrade on our current options.
Obviously that's a load of bollocks about being invincible but my point is pretty clear as I also have him as being an upgrade on what we have right now just like you say. The first part of my post was a general point regarding many players linked with us over the the past 3.5 years I have been a member on here, not just Mahrez.
Ah shame. I don't think we need him at all, but I find him an absolute joy to watch and would have loved to see him in a United shirt.
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