mcmigo Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Off to Saudi Arabia. In my mind one of the all time premier league great players. Won the league with Leicester and a key part of the Pep Man City team . Always turned up in big games. Rarely injured. What a footballer. Will be a shame to see him go , always a real pleasure to watch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scram Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Agreed Thought it was a huge shame - and maybe a bit of a snub - that he didn't get on in the CL final Personally thought he should have been the player to come on when KDB went off injured Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcmigo Posted July 19, 2023 Author Share Posted July 19, 2023 6 minutes ago, scram said: Agreed Thought it was a huge shame - and maybe a bit of a snub - that he didn't get on in the CL final Personally thought he should have been the player to come on when KDB went off injured Agree re CL final . Suspect that made his mind up to leave. Incredible Leicester bought him for 400 grand . I think I like him even more that he went from there to be a world class player over at least 6 seasons. There isn’t an ounce of fat on him and he looked very good when he played last season. Hopefully this isn’t the end of his career at the elite end of the game. Ideally he can fill his boots in Saudi for 2 years then maybe a year or two in Italy for one of their top teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyline Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Top professional and an elite player. Great to watch him play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markg Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Agree with all the above. One of the best wingers to ever play in the PL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Henderson going to...this Saudi league shaping up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Bach Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 We had tickets in the directors box at the King Power on the night they got promoted, or they may have already been promoted and this was the homecoming. They played us off the park, a club at the start of a very special journey. Mahrez walked into the lounge and it was electric, as a supporter of the opposition club I can't help but admit a little envy to what was unfolding thanks to the presence of players like Mahrez and Vardy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWEDFM Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Quality player and very underrated. Had he played for any other top 6 side he would have been the first name on the team sheet every week City are going to be a lot weaker next season without Mahrez, Gundogan and possibly Bernardo Silva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG D Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Never seen a better first touch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_vinyl_frontier Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Shame to see such a talent go off and disappear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scram Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 It's kinda strange how he never really got the main plaudits like say a Zola or a Bergkamp He's definitely in that company imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcmigo Posted July 19, 2023 Author Share Posted July 19, 2023 46 minutes ago, Arthur Bach said: We had tickets in the directors box at the King Power on the night they got promoted, or they may have already been promoted and this was the homecoming. They played us off the park, a club at the start of a very special journey. Mahrez walked into the lounge and it was electric, as a supporter of the opposition club I can't help but admit a little envy to what was unfolding thanks to the presence of players like Mahrez and Vardy. One of the greatest ever prem goals that summed up those 2 players. Ridiculous touch and then a fantastic long ball from Mahrez, and the pace and confidence of vardy to lace it from there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcmigo Posted July 19, 2023 Author Share Posted July 19, 2023 23 minutes ago, scram said: It's kinda strange how he never really got the main plaudits like say a Zola or a Bergkamp He's definitely in that company imo Without a doubt. He is an all time great in the Premier League. It is a shame he is leaving now. But helping his club win the treble- and of course rattling a hat trick in against the grunters in the semi final - isn’t a bad way to finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanharper Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 15 hours ago, mcmigo said: Incredible Leicester bought him for 400 grand . I think I like him even more that he went from there to be a world class player over at least 6 seasons. When they were in the Championship as well, it could've been us. Well, if we didn't have a transfer limit of £350k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southie_Owl Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 16 hours ago, mcmigo said: Incredible Leicester bought him for 400 grand . I think I like him even more that he went from there to be a world class player over at least 6 seasons. A fantastic find by Leicester at the time, he was playing in French ligue 2 from 2011 to 2014, played 60 times and scored 6 goals. If we were linked to that kind of player now we would have comments about how he's only managed 6 goals in 3 years in a league the same standard as league 1. Back in the days when we used to sign players, it would be nice to have found a gem like that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopparberg Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 Incredible player. The fact he wasn’t playing all the time for City is interesting. He scored big goals. I bet all other Prem clubs would play take him no question. I’m sure he’s rich already, but I’m kind of happy for him to get the move to Saudi. He’ll probably enjoy his personal life out there too. The way he’s achieved what he has is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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