Ghezzal Goes to Fiorentina

[StanSP]

I'd love to say I'm disappointed we've lost a winger but I'd be lying. 

 

Good luck to him in Italy. Hope the loan turns in to a permanent move for his own sake at the very least. 

 

 

[Stadt]

Never thought he’s as bad as some on here make out. Probably too paceless to make it in the PL but he never let us down. Good luck to him.

[Deeg67]

He has ability, even if he’s probably too limited athletically and prone to giving the ball away to be a regular in the PL.  Wish him the best.

[HankMarvin]

Hope he does well so he gets sold and off the wage bill permanently 

[HybridFox]

Still remember his absolute belter against Fleetwood. Shame it never really worked out for him but all the best

[ARM1968]

Bye

Edited 2 September 2019 by ARM1968
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[FoxnNorfolk]

Bye. Bye. If all we can recall is a belter against Fleetwood  I remember the Gary Coastworth belter. I am sure he only cost 50k. 

 

[urban.spaceman]

Farewell, sweet pr-- oh forget it.

[Sly]

Technically very good.

 

Lacked the pace and tenacity.

 

Harshly labelled with the expectation of replacing Mahrez.

 

Seemed to never integrate into the squad. 

 

If he can’t press in this system, which he appears too lightweight for, best that he’s moved on.
 

[Sir Shep]

5 hours ago, FoxnNorfolk said:

Bye. Bye. If all we can recall is a belter against Fleetwood  I remember the Gary Coastworth belter. I am sure he only cost 50k. 

 

£15K, bargin!

[coolhandfox]

Best for both parties! 

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

[ThaiFox]

Obviously BR didn't rate him, so it's good for all parties he's found another club, and I wish him well.

 

I actually quite liked Ghezzal and thought he got an unfair ride from a lot of our fans, maybe because he was a winger and Algerian which therefore led to him being compared to Mahrez.

 

I thought he had some decent skills, always tried hard and gave 100%, but it wasn't quite enough for the P/L, mainly because of lack of pace.

 

When I compare him to some of our other signings, he wasn't the disaster some made him out to be.

 

And if Iheanacho showed a bit more of Ghezzal's effort and determination we might yet see him succeed, although it's looking like BR has made his mind up on him too.

[ALC Fox]

Lyon, Monaco, Fiorentina (and of couse Leicester). Not a bad CV that.

[Tielemans63]

I want Rachid's agent representing me.

[Wolfox]

Was judged before he kicked a ball

 

Was booed whilst being subbed on

 

i hope he gets better treatment in Italy 

 

He was never that bad…. Just not a PL player 

[MC Prussian]

Odd signing at the time, always hard to follow in Mahrez' footsteps, particularly as a fellow Algerian. You could say that in a way, he was hard done by.

 

Bit of a shame it hasn't worked out for him yet, and I doubt he'll come back. I wish him well in Italy, Fiorentina are a decent side, he'll be living in a gorgeous city and I'm sure Serie A football will suit him more.

 

Thanks for a few great performances and two more memorable cup goals. Not so fond of Ghezzal when I think of his technical limitations, his fragile frame and lack of speed on the wing. Just did not fit in.

 

All the best in bella Italia, Rachid!

[SpacedX]

8 minutes ago, Wolfox said:

Was judged before he kicked a ball

 

Which as it turned out was almost invariably in the wrong direction.

 

9 minutes ago, Wolfox said:

Was booed whilst being subbed on

 

 I recall that he couldn't even master that - and got terribly confused when brought on against Southampton at home. The booing is an indictment on our frequently moronic fan base, not Rachid.

 

11 minutes ago, Wolfox said:

i hope he gets better treatment in Italy 

 

Because after all, they are known for their tolerance. 

 

12 minutes ago, Wolfox said:

He was never that bad…. Just not a PL player 

"He was never that bad" - on a forum which questions Mo Salah's ability and reminds us that Jessie Lingard isn't very good. It's all relative I guess. 

[Langston]

He was crap and proof that being good at the odd trick doesn't equate to being a good footballer. Couldn't pass or dribble.

Hope he does well purely so we can shift him, seems a nice enough chap.

[StriderHiryu]

Got nothing against the player but he was always a questionable signing. After Mahrez was sold I believe Puel’s initial plan was to have Gray and Diabate compete for the position. But Diabate had a shocking preseason and Gray was his usual up and down self. Ghezzal was therefore brought in as another option but let’s be honest the reality is we went from having one of the best wingers in the league to having three mediocre ones battling among themselves. 

 

What’s frustrating is that we still haven’t truly replaced Mahrez. We will see in time how Perez pans out but he’s not the same type of player. I feel we miss someone that cuts in and can finish. Also none of our wingers have the same sort of creativity as Mahrez; I’m thinking about passes to Vardy for goals against Liverpool and West Brom as examples. 

 

Anyway good luck to Ghezzal. I don’t think he ever really stood a chance here with the way things planned out. 

 

 

 

Edited 3 September 2019 by StriderHiryu

[mozartfox]

I hope someone has told him to watch his personal belongings whilst walking around Florence City Centre.  Lovely City with very skillful pick-pocket vermin.

[Guest Col city fan]

9 hours ago, StanSP said:

I'd love to say I'm disappointed we've lost a winger but I'd be lying. 

 

Good luck to him in Italy. Hope the loan turns in to a permanent move for his own sake at the very least. 

 

 

A good honest post Young Stan

Yes, I wish him all the best but won’t shed any tears. 

Some players just don’t seem to click at certain clubs. Slimani is the same

I’m happy Brendan is offloading the players I’d have offloaded

Amartey will be next...

[Houdini Logic]

15 years ago if you told me we were taking a player from Monaco or Fiorentina I would have been delirious with excitement. Now we're offloading our dead wood to them.

 

It's ridiculous how far we've come and what is 'normal' these days...

[Tuna]

Wasn't good enough for the premier league. Looked good that one game when he played as a no. 10 though. Perhaps the slower pace of the Italian game will suit him.

 

 

[les-tah]

he aint that bad.. Italy would suit him.. Cigar smoking football.