Is being linked with Barcelona - seem like he is set on Arsenal though. Does seem like a downgrade but is like how Kante was linked with Real Madrid but preferred to sign for Chelsea.
Yes he as done all of what you have said! but there are two sides the good side that we all love, and the side were he needlessly gives the ball away and puts us under pressure IMO most of last season he was not worth his place in the team! take of your blue tinted specs and ask yourself if he his so good why is there not a lot of clubs after him?... perhaps he might even go on to win the PFA Player Of The Year Award, or the Confederation of African Football (CAF)'s Player of the Year award, or the BBC's African Footnaller of The Year Award? .. if he managed any of those at another club we'd be raving about the prospect of signing such a player ...
For me, it has been a rare priviledge to watch someone of his immense talent play in the blue shirt ... ..I wish him all the best ... without him the "dream" really would not have come true
That there is the crux of it - no matter how shocking you are, as long as you look like you are putting in a graft you will be forgiven.
They should've let him go in January, glad to see that ship has sailed and we're looking at better options.
I rate Drinkwater. He gets through a tremendous amount of work, never lacks commitment, never hides, always supports and has skill on the ball with his quick one-twos. Admittedly he was not as effective last season but, apart from Kasper, who was? One of the main reasons he was so good the previous season was the first time balls up to Vardy. Last season the opposition was more prepared. He is our main driving force in central midfield and has the energy and ability to get forwards and back quickly for the whole game. When he doesn't play, we don't have that bite and aren't as solid in midfield. Hopefully Ndidi and he can sort out the best way of playing together and sharing the workload next season.
I take your points about Mahrez, FF, and also agree that Drinky and Albrighton gave the ball away far too often and too cheaply last season. I think we were trying to repeat the approach of the previous season but were far too hurried, and it was very frustrating. But what really irks me is the fact that someone like Mahrez has all the talent you could wish for but lacks the commitment to make it tell, so doesn't make the best of what he can be; he only gives half. The likes of Drinkwater and Albrighton (who are no mugs in this game, let's be honest) always give everything they have. To move forward at this level (particularly in the Prem) you need real talent and commitment.On the money ... my take is very different ... you might survive with pure effort ... but you need the real talent to actually move forward and win things at this level
The is a difference between commitment and doing graft - Mahrez's role isn't too make tackles on the edge of our area, it is to attack. During our championship season he never got involved in defending yet got the plaudits.
I noticed watching the u21's against Germany actually that Gray tracked back and made some great defensive tackles in his own box.
He started the season brilliantly but when he got suspended and then injured afterwards he never really regain any form
That you didn't notice is prime example how some players are held to different standards to others - yes Mahrez and Vardy won lots of awards but they relied on the likes of Drinkwater to do the work first to start the attacks and give them the ball in the right positions but he failed consistantly and they got the blame for it.
