Skoorb
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Mahrez’s first goal yesterday was reminiscent of Sané at his incisive best. Direct running and with end product. I have been one of his harshest critics often for his selfishness and poor decision making where he favoured his 20% chance of scoring over an 80% chance for a team mate in a better position.
Whilst he clearly hasn’t rid himself of that trait (witness his ignoring Sergio to his right on the break from the Villa corner in the first half) but when he was gifted the ball by the Villa defender in the second his decision to pass to Sergio (thus setting up his record breaking hat trick) was the right one - often he uses the runs of other players to try and carve out a shooting chance for himself and, being himself on a hat trick, I was surprised & pleased that he chose to pass.
So......well done Riyad.
Now keep it up.
(Interestingly, Sergio can be seen questioning Mahrez as they go off at half time as to why he didn’t make that pass and in their post match interview he also mentions “all depends on my team mate [indicates Mahrez standing next to him] he passes to me”.......methinks the players are aware of Mahrez’s tendency also.....
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Whilst he clearly hasn’t rid himself of that trait (witness his ignoring Sergio to his right on the break from the Villa corner in the first half) but when he was gifted the ball by the Villa defender in the second his decision to pass to Sergio (thus setting up his record breaking hat trick) was the right one - often he uses the runs of other players to try and carve out a shooting chance for himself and, being himself on a hat trick, I was surprised & pleased that he chose to pass.
So......well done Riyad.
Now keep it up.(Interestingly, Sergio can be seen questioning Mahrez as they go off at half time as to why he didn’t make that pass and in their post match interview he also mentions “all depends on my team mate [indicates Mahrez standing next to him] he passes to me”.......methinks the players are aware of Mahrez’s tendency also.....
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