Claudius wrote:
KingslandBarge wrote:
I'd like us to embolden Pépé and give him license tommorow in a similar way to Mahrez tonight. Mind, Mahrez has earned his fun through a decent defensive shift.
Mahrez has a much better first touch than Pépé. He also has a good ability to go to the wrong side, which always leaves defenders guessing as they are backpedaling. If Pépé works on these aspects, he can be extremely dangerous.
i remember when we signed pepe, i'd hoped he would develop to be as good as mahrez. still nowhere near him almost 2 years later. outside of robben and messi, i haven't seen anyone use their left foot as both a striking weapon and a tool to force the defense to hedge as well as mahrez. it's so simple looking and somewhat cheesy, but it's very hard to stop
