Riyad Mahrez

[Hoopspur]

Alternative to Depay?

http://www.itv.com/news/2015-03-07/top-rumours-spurs-agree-deal-to-sign-leicester-winger/?

 

[balalasaurus]

Really? He seems very similar to Townsend? Would love to be proven wrong though.

 

[only1waddle]

Really? He seems very similar to Townsend? Would love to be proven wrong though.

He looks up a hell of a lot more than Townsend, if anything he's closer to Lamela but with some pace.

 

[Japhet]

Have been impressed when I've seen him. Most likely complete tosh of a story but an interesting player nonetheless.

 

[KAISERwells]

I like this guy

 

[thinktank]

Good player, still a bit raw. I'd like someone who'd come in who already has a bit more culture to their game.

 

[Cravenspurs]

One things for sure, he will be in the top flight next season when his current club get ousted

 

[fatpiranha]

Good player but is he enough of an upgrade on what we already have? Depay is. Konoplyanka arguably is. Mahrez may be but we need to sell first.

 

[$hoguN]

No thanks. He is talented but lacks end product. Not what we need.

 

[Strikeb4ck]

Looks a very good player but you have to be careful with the relegation fodder studs. Don't forget someone like Hoilett looked world class at Blackburn a few years ago. Even Townsend, who some on here love to slag off, looked an incredible player when on loan at QPR.

I didn't pay attention enough to the players when Algeria played at the WC and didn't really watch much of the AFCON, so I can't comment, but I think his gametime with Algeria may possibly be more indicative as to his level of play.

Wouldn't be opposed to this at all, just something worth considering.

 

[double0]

Is he better than Townsend? with Townsend and Pritchard both Tottenham development boys is he any real improvement on the squad/team, also he's scoring record doesn't look great.

 

[SPURSFANfrance]

His free kick, corners, running are very good but his bad défender

 

[Hoopspur]

Algeria will become the new Belguim

 

[JonnySpurs]

When compared against Lamela over similar number of games they're pretty even but if anything, Erik comes out better, especially when you look at his defence score which I guess we all know from the amount of tackling back he does. Kid works his ass off in that regard.

Overall I really like Mahrez, in a struggling team, him and Schlupp have stood out but I'm not sure if he's any better than what we already have.

http://www.squawka.com/comparison-m...ed/key_passes/defence_score/tackles_won#total

 

[Locotoro]

I would buy him simply because his surname means "hammer" in North African Berber

 

[Strikeb4ck]

Looked very average against Hull, even when Leicester were up a man.

 

[jezz]

Not on the MP mould no thanks

 

[Hoopspur]

Well he seemed good mates with Nabil yesterday on the pitch at half time and at the end.

 

[allatsea]

Well he seemed good mates with Nabil yesterday on the pitch at half time and at the end.

I wondered why he didn't start the match.

 

[Hoopspur]

I wondered why he didn't start the match.

Because Sclupp looked 5 times as dangerous? Even for them with his unfortunate own goal

Genuinely fast and a real handful. Trouble is he doesn't score that many goals.