A big name in Saudi football has made critical comments towards Algerian star, Riyad Mahrez.
It is not only in Algeria that Riyad Mahrez is currently facing acid attacks. In Saudi Arabia he is also taken to task and belittled due to an insufficient level of performance.
“Mahrez only runs when the ball is aimed at him”
The former Man City player is no longer this graceful footballer who provided the spectacle on his flank and gratifying the audience with gestures from elsewhere. Now he is just a shadow of his former self and everyone notices him. Recently, Mohamed Nour, the former great player of the Saudi selection, took it upon himself to hit him.
“Mahrez makes minimal effort. He moves only according to the ball. If it’s him, he runs. He only calls for the ball if he is sure the ball will be given to him. Mahrez is much better than that. He must do better “, he told the media in his country.
However, Fennec’s statistical record in the Saudi Pro League is far from infamous. He has 9 goals and 7 assists in 20 matches played.
Mahrez’s return to the Gulf after a completely failed CAN therefore promises to be complicated. Like Karim Benzema, the native of Sarcelles could well get angry and ask to leave his training as soon as possible.
