Exactly. Why does he play for Algeria? Players that are good enough play for France like Zidane. Furthermore he had a late breakthrough at age 23. It all plays into it. If he was a Brazilian child protegy winning POTY in England playing for a big club the whole league would have been after him. That´s not to say Chelsea or Arsenal have not tried before.
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Exactly. Why does he play for Algeria? Players that are good enough play for France like Zidane. Furthermore he had a late breakthrough at age 23. It all plays into it. If he was a Brazilian child protegy winning POTY in England playing for a big club the whole league would have been after him. That´s not to say Chelsea or Arsenal have not tried before.
Yeah, he was a late bloomer which also plays a role in his rating. But Higuain also didn't chose France, the traitor.
Incredible how in just 6 words, you're able to lose all credibility as a poster.
He is. He is player of the year and Martial has never been even close that. I like Martial and he is very talented but right now not better than Mahrez. Absolutely not. He could be some day but not yet.
Yeah alright.
Didn't expect the Coutinho transfer to go through this month to be honest. Probably won't see a bigger transfer during the January transfer window in the next decade or so.
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and all this over bloody Mahrez joining Liverpool! Mental.
and all this over bloody Mahrez joining Liverpool! Mental.
We should sign Marouane Chamakh. Former Arsenal star which is available on a free. Excellent heading ability also. That way, we could save some money, but more importantly, fill the void of losing the other Marouane when he inevitably goes to PSG.
Yeah alright.
That's your opinion, i have my own. But can you say what Martial has done what Mahrez hasn't? I rate Martial but he hasn't shown anything better than Mahrez at his best. He was brilliant 15/16 and has been good this season too.
edit: No posts left but even Chicharito had very good mins per goal stats and he wasn't any world beater. Mahrez is still a former player of the season and PL winner. He was their most important player on that miracle season. You simply can't say Martial IS better footballer than Mahrez. Like i said, i really rate Martial. He could be more talented than Mahrez but first he has to show it. Mahrez has shown that he can carry his team to champions.
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He's a better footballer than Mahrez, that's all there is to it.
Premier League stats since 2015/16:
Mahrez
Minutes: 7657
Goals: 30
Assists: 22
Mins/goal: 255
Mins/goal or assist: 147
Martial
Minutes: 5109
Goals: 22
Assists: 13
Mins/goal: 232
Mins/goal or assist: 124
Martial has the better output/min and that is as a player who has been in and out of the side for the last couple of years while Mahrez has been one of his team's main men. I'd be disappointed if Martial didn't score more than 8 goals and have 9 assists in his next 2500 minutes.
Martial's productivity is seriously underrated/overlooked. the old "grass is greener on the other side" comes to mind.
I think its because he doesn't run around the pitch like a headless chicken or is "industrious", which then leads to "lazy" accusations, but when you look at the numbers the boy is incredibly efficient and he only just turned 22.
Well, last year he didn't want to leave. There was just one window when he was allowed to leave and it was last summer. So I don't really get the "number of transfer window" comment. It's not the first time I hear it.
Roma was interested but their bid stopped at 35M£ last year. And the player didn't make a story out of Roma and lcfc not agreeing. He would have had his move otherwise.
I agree with the rest of the post.
Considering the league is a goner and we're not likely to win the CL I can't see us justifying a too big expenditure on someone that will come for free in the summer.
Wouldn't mind getting him this window but £35m with 6 months left on his contract is a little too much.
How reliable is Steve Bates?
Like a club managed by business men like the Glazers would allow that happen.
But on the other hand if we can get him now, we might avoid any competition on the Summer. I'm sure we wont be the only team trying to get him for free.
Though we are big enough and can offer the best wages to win that competition.
Agreed. £25M is the most I’d be content giving at this point. Anything more, Arsenal can feck off and enjoy seeing him leave for free. If they’re smart they won’t be greedy and accept something like that where they get something rather than nothing. Not like Ozil would screw them in a title race or the CL this season either so they don’t really have much to be worried about.
To be fair, Martial plays with way better players also, so even if the numbers seem equal to those of Mahrez, we should nuance them a little.
The first year they played in the Pl, Mahrez edged it, POTY of the Pl and winning it. Martial was excellent that year.
The second year, both of them were average and there was no consistency in their games. I believe Mahrez with all of the Lcfc team downed tools while playing like the the pl winning lcfc team in the CL. And re Martial, it was just the second season syndrome.
This year, they have both found their true level and are performing like they should.
But there's no way that Martial did more than Mahrez in their 3 year in the Pl, he may have more potential, but in term of output, Mahrez edges it, especially when taking into consideration the Players both play with in their teams.
It's easier to assist Pogba and lukakus and Zlatans and Matas than to do Vardys and Okazakis.
They would be a joy to watch in the same team on each side of our attack.
Buying Ozil now would mean securing our target before others make a move in the summer and giving him a period of integration into the team before we begin next season. We also have competitions still to play for this season and securing the highest possible finish this season is still a priority.
Pretty sure he used to be reliable a few years ago, but don't know if things have changed since.
Not very.
Article looks like it was written by a 10 year old. Ozil is easily affordable because Rooney's no longer on the books? WTF?
Think he has sources at the club but it’s hard to say. He’s like John Cross with Arsenal.
Not only that, I don't see why we shouldn't aim for the CL if we get two/three good additions this month, our defense and midfield are excellent. An AM in Ozil, an RW and an RB and I don't see a reason why we shouldn't aim for the CL. We have every chance to win it.
A midfield of Pogba Matic and Ozil would be one of the best in the world.
We have an excellent defense, with Jones and Bailly who'll come back soon, we have one of the best pairing in the world in the cb position. Young has been excellent in the LB position and Shaw is coming back, we just need a good RB.
And in attack, an RW would do wonder to our attacking play.
If we got Ozil and a RW in January I would fancy us in the CL. Especially if we are safe in the top 4, so we can rest players for the CL.
Bit crap that we will most likely lose Fellaini on a free.
Belgium international, who will most likely start for them in the world cup.
Belgium international, who will most likely start for them in the world cup.
The same being said about Salah.
Still don't understand ozil link. We have mikhi/mata/lingard for that position. If we are going to sell mikhi than ok but who will buy him now? And like i said many times- give mata a chance in that spot. He is not worse player than ozil
HOW is that even remotely dramatic?
Ozil is clearly a better player than Mata. I don't even count Mkhi as an option.
He's far better than the three of them and would make out squad a lot stronger.
Imagine still thinking Mata is as good as Ozil, how could anyone but his own mum be that blinkered.
Agreed.
£35m might seem alot but the player is worth what you'll pay for them. If we want to compete for the remaining trophies and have a chance to upgrade a weakness in our team with a world class player, then you jump at it with money bags.
Hopefully we're looking at a RW too. Mind you, apart from Mahrez, I cannot think of anyone off the top of my head that is available at a good price.
Hopefully we're looking at a RW too. Mind you, apart from Mahrez, I cannot think of anyone off the top of my head that is available at a good price.
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