carlito'sway
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After signing a contract extension in the summer?
It was obvious he did not want to stick around and, from all accounts, only agreed for the extension with the agreement he would let go this summer.
After signing a contract extension in the summer?
We're not signing Mbappe. And it's either Lemar or Mahrez.
I don't see a problem.
Lemar and mahrez are markedly different players. One is an all rounder more of a team player. The other an individual who can give you those moments of absolute magic. So this idea that its either lemar or mahrez doesn't fly. I can actually see lemar being shifted in to cm next to Dhaka. as he's brilliant at transitioning the play, has the athleticism as well as the game intelligence to thrive in there.
Charming as everOh lor, suit yourself. I'm tired of this convo.
As you pointed out, nobody expected anything of them that season. Mahrez was often left 1-on-1 against fullbacks which you no longer see. You saw what happened once teams wised up. Defence and counter attack was the bedrock of that team. Mahrez was given a platform that he duly exploited with tremendous skill but he went AWOL once teams dropped deeper and he was required to put in a bigger shift.
Does he have phenomenal ability? Ofcourse. But is that where we've been failing? Once Kante was sold they were left exposed and with nobody to go get him the ball, Mahrez was next to useless. That's why I think we need ball winners to supplement people like (potentially) him and Özil. They aren't going to shift the momentum of a game you are losing. My argument is simply that we do not have enough of those players, especially if we lose Sanchez.
Charming as ever
You can flatter yourself.....
Charm Rimaal Izard.
Obviously.
If we bought Mahrez then Wenger is going back to 4-3-3 and that mean we aren't buying a midfielder.
Not necessarily, I actually reckon Mahrez would be okay with being backup to Alexis and Özil just to get away from Leicester and play for a big club. He isn't that highly sought after atm after all, he doesn't have that many bargaining chips.If we bought Mahrez then Wenger is going back to 4-3-3 and that mean we aren't buying a midfielder.
I don't think we gonna pay 35-40M for a player to be a backup.Not necessarily, I actually reckon Mahrez would be okay with being backup to Alexis and Özil just to get away from Leicester and play for a big club. He isn't that highly sought after atm after all, he doesn't have that many bargaining chips.