Mahrez named BBC African Footballer of the Year - seventh in Ballon d'Or
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tedfoxxx
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Rightly or wrongly, we've come to expect that kind of utter brilliance from Riyad.
I thought he benefitted massively from being able to flit in and out of the game on Saturday. When we were defending in our own half, Mahrez and Vardy had clearly been told just to hold a position, not to press too hard and to be ready to spring on the break. I think it took the weight of expectation off Mahrez and he relaxed into the game.
Some of his touches and link up play was ****ing sublime. When he gets the ball less often he seems to act more instinctively when it comes.
pork pie fox
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Being a bit of a geek, I often look on other fans forums. It certainly wasn't missed on many I looked at.
yackandandah
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There's been a bit of comment about it out there in the real world. An Obs piece (Barney Ronay? I think someone here may have even linked to it) fairly did verbal wank over it. Not that Ronay could ever be accused of over egging, oh no.
If you watch the Mahrez assist you'll see he actually slows up, times his run so that he meets the ball as it lands. Then he cushions the pass/lay off. Passing on that surface was a bit of a lottery but the weight of Mahrez's pass was perfect. It was a Leicester goal, pure and simple.
If you watch the Mahrez assist you'll see he actually slows up, times his run so that he meets the ball as it lands. Then he cushions the pass/lay off. Passing on that surface was a bit of a lottery but the weight of Mahrez's pass was perfect. It was a Leicester goal, pure and simple.
spionfox
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spionfox
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Nice. E gon and made a good remark there.
yackandandah
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Robin127
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One other thing to look at, when Fuchs got the ball, Mahrez and Vardy were both well inside the Leicester half. They broke really quickly and the pass from Fuchs to Mahrez was exactly where the recipient wanted it, all in all it really was a very good goal.
Graz
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Yeah I feel it's Fuchs who's not getting enough credit.
Mahrez's touched pass to Vardy and the weighting on it, the way he slowed down the ball was sublime.
But it was a great ball from Fuchs. Really good. I've seen a couple of places saying Fuchs 'lumped it down field' to Mahrez, but it wasn't a hoofed out ball at all, it was a great pass.
yackandandah
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The difference between a hoof and a pass often depends on who you support.
I love to see us under seige from tiki-taka teams only for us to then hoof- start a three pass attack and score. It reinvents, and revitalises, the game. You can hear the disgust from the advocates of the 'beautiful game', as their jaws drop and they stammer 'but but but'.
Thing is, until judges start awarding points for pass completion and possession, goals count equal no matter how they go in. Besides, for me, your classic Leicester goal (as in Saturday) is a thing of pure simplistic beauty.
I love to see us under seige from tiki-taka teams only for us to then hoof- start a three pass attack and score. It reinvents, and revitalises, the game. You can hear the disgust from the advocates of the 'beautiful game', as their jaws drop and they stammer 'but but but'.
Thing is, until judges start awarding points for pass completion and possession, goals count equal no matter how they go in. Besides, for me, your classic Leicester goal (as in Saturday) is a thing of pure simplistic beauty.
Robin127
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Exactly. There was no "hoof ball" involved in that goal. As Mahrez started his run he pointed to where he wanted the ball, Fuchs duly delivered.
Mike - True Blue Tinter
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Reminded me of Vardy's record breaking goal against Manure, except that it was Fuchs again who delivered the perfect long pass to Vardy.
Fuchs maybe a bit slow but with his amazing passes and long throws, one of which set up the King goal on Saturday, I think Fuchs should be treated the same as Mahrez, occasional mistakes but likely to produce enough magic in a game to make a match winning difference.
Fuchs maybe a bit slow but with his amazing passes and long throws, one of which set up the King goal on Saturday, I think Fuchs should be treated the same as Mahrez, occasional mistakes but likely to produce enough magic in a game to make a match winning difference.
Brown Nose
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Feck me, no idea where to start with that. You might just as well have said that Schlupp should have been in the runnng for the Ballon Dor.
Blaarev
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