Riyad Mahrez

[avroneelbiswas 33]

We should sell Pedro, he is not that of use.

[avroneelbiswas 33]

Can't believe, Wenger is getting Mahrez and we are sleeping once again.

[Chelsea4 1,521]

Just now, avroneelbiswas said:

Can't believe, Wenger is getting Mahrez and we are sleeping once again.

We have 5 wingers already we don't need him.

[avroneelbiswas 33]

1 minute ago, Chelsea4 said:

We have 5 wingers already we don't need him.

We should have sold Cudraodo and Pedro and get Mahrez in. He is a quality compare to both of them.

[Unionjack 7,531]

I would have rather he came to us than to the cold north of London. It wasn't a bad price neither in todays market. Would have goine down a treat with N'Golo.

[Special Juan 28,098]

It's easy to say "We have 5 wingers already" the problem being is bar Hazard and Willian the other are nowhere near the quality of Mahrez, and if we want to be back in the hun for all trophies then players like him we should be really pushing for.

[Pizy 18,852]

No one else reporting anything about it so I won't believe he's off there yet. Have to say, if he leaves Leicester, Arsenal are the most annoying place he could go to for me. I think he'd be incredible for them. He's perfect for the way they play. Even with Giroud up front an attacking trio behind him of Özil, Sanchez, and Mahrez will be unstoppable against many teams in the PL. Then you have the likes of Ramsey and Cazorla as well.

I just wonder if Wenger would spend huge on a position they're already stacked in. Like us, they already have several players who occupy Mahrez's position.

[coolhead23 1,147]

Damn Mahrez ... Why the F*** Arsenal, go anywhere else ... Go!!! Plz Go else where ... My fun with Arsenal Fan TV will come to an end

[Styles 9,790]

8 minutes ago, Special Juan said:

It's easy to say "We have 5 wingers already" the problem being is bar Hazard and Willian the other are nowhere near the quality of Mahrez, and if we want to be back in the hun for all trophies then players like him we should be really pushing for.

Honestly, you could even argue that whilst Willian is a great workhorse and tidy player he isn't a quality attacking winger. Mahrez is definitely better in that aspect.

We have the quantity over quality. It makes me despair when I see Pedro and Oscar listed as reasons why we can't sign good players.

[Pizy 18,852]

Think this could be a signing that would finally make Arsenal genuine title contenders until the very end. They finally have a proper, class midfielder in Xhaka and they have unbelievable attacking players. World class keeper, world class attacking players, very decent midfield. They're central defense may be a concern, but if you simply out score opponents it won't matter.

Hope this is bullshit.

[Styles 9,790]

6 minutes ago, Pizy said:

Think this could be a signing that would finally make Arsenal genuine title contenders until the very end. They finally have a proper, class midfielder in Xhaka and they have unbelievable attacking players. World class keeper, world class attacking players, very decent midfield. They're central defense may be a concern, but if you simply out score opponents it won't matter.

Hope this is bullshit.

Same. They would still need a striker though

[xPetrCechx 13,570]

40-50 Mil for Mahrez? come on...

[Pizy 18,852]

3 minutes ago, Styles said:

Same. They would still need a striker though

Lacazette? Arsenal would be scary as hell if they signed Mahrez and Lacazette! 

Luckily, Wenger doesn't usually spend that kind of cash. Let's hope it continues and he sticks with Giroud and Welbeck.

[Blue Colored Sky 1,807]

47 minutes ago, Pizy said:

No one else reporting anything about it so I won't believe he's off there yet. Have to say, if he leaves Leicester, Arsenal are the most annoying place he could go to for me. I think he'd be incredible for them. He's perfect for the way they play. Even with Giroud up front an attacking trio behind him of Özil, Sanchez, and Mahrez will be unstoppable against many teams in the PL. Then you have the likes of Ramsey and Cazorla as well.

I just wonder if Wenger would spend huge on a position they're already stacked in. Like us, they already have several players who occupy Mahrez's position.

Well, some French source reported Kante to Chelsea 2 days before any major outlets picked that up. So wait and see.

1 hour ago, Chelsea4 said:

We have 5 wingers already we don't need him.

 

We have 7 attacking midfielders, we should get rid of 3-4 and got one quality in like him.

[Peace. 4,352]

1 hour ago, Styles said:

Honestly, you could even argue that whilst Willian is a great workhorse and tidy player he isn't a quality attacking winger. Mahrez is definitely better in that aspect.

We have the quantity over quality. It makes me despair when I see Pedro and Oscar listed as reasons why we can't sign good players.

To be honest I do not even consider him as an attacking winger and he has nothing to do that high on the field ; he is a central-midfielder and I am bemused that no one has ever tried to use him as a CM.

He is perfect for that role. He has a great engine, a great work-rate and a great pace and thus he could be physically everywhere in that midfield. Moreover, he has a very good and net technic, a very good passing game with a good range of passes, and he does see the passes. The problem is that when he is in the last third of the pitch, he does not have the spontaneity and the spark to make use of his technical ability. However, when he is sitting deep, he can be a very good passer of the ball as he proved many times.

If we could use him in a similar fashion that Barça used Xavi or that Madrid is using Modric, I am confident that we would have a really good midfielder in our hands — and this would spare us to research a quality CM which we desperately need and which yet we are not researching for*. With his technic (first touch and passing game), his engine and his stamina, he could make the central midfield his own (he would most certainly not be as good as the aforementioned names, but could be very good good).

I am thinking something along these lines :

• 4-4-2 : Kanté - Willian (central midfield) // Hazard - new winger (wings/attacking midfield) // Costa - Batshuayi
• 4-2-3-1 : Kanté - Willian // Hazard - new n°10 - new winger // striker
• 4-3-3 : Kanté - Willian - new CM // Hazard - Costa - Batshuayi
• etc....

Against the small teams that will sit deep, we could even play a 4-3-3 with Kanté-Fabregas-Willian — in other words, we could make use of Fabregas' passing game without losing too much of work-rate in the midfield and neither be forced to play a donkey to balance Fabregas' defensive deficiencies.

Well of course it may fail, but there are many signs that tell us that it would be very well worth to experience it for some times.

 

*It would also settle the dilemma that we have with Cesc.