Jack Grealish

[ballinio]

Reminds me of Joey Barton when he was with us.

Decent player in a crap team.

Take away the floppy hair and tell him to put on some shin pads and pull up his socks and he would disappear into mediocrity.

I think this is correct , more style than substance...ala Beckham .

 

[remember arthur mann]

Rags at work say they are signing him and Maddison. This one in jan and Maddison in the summer.

They tend to buy crap !

 

[bondsman]

Another Deli Alli, over hyped twat.

 

[daztrueblue91]

He’s a very good player who could become great IMO.

He’s got that ability to keep the ball and find space with the ball that the elite level playmakers have. The likes of Kaka, David Silva, Iniesta and Ozil (in his prime) could all take the ball under pressure and glide with the ball. Grealish has that ability.

Unfortunately for him that’s where the comparisons end because his end product is nowhere near the top level, never mind elite.

In a better side though I wouldnt be surprised if he turned out to be a top class player.

 

[Woody135]

No chance he’s leaving villa in january. Hes their best player, captaining his boyhood club in the prem. I wouldnt be surprised if he stayed next season too, but if they do get relegated the external pressure to leave will be huge.
Too expensive for us for a player not good enough

 

[ScottSinclair]

He’s a very good player who could become great IMO.

He’s got that ability to keep the ball and find space with the ball that the elite level playmakers have. The likes of Kaka, David Silva, Iniesta and Ozil (in his prime) could all take the ball under pressure and glide with the ball. Grealish has that ability.

Unfortunately for him that’s where the comparisons end because his end product is nowhere near the top level, never mind elite.

In a better side though I wouldnt be surprised if he turned out to be a top class player.

His end product seems decent for someone that feels like a natural 8, but plays on the wing because he plays for a shambles of a side who needs to pack the middle and wants their best ball manipulator closer to goal.

Think he will turn out to be a very good midfielder, and also saw someone on this forum say he would be good in a Firmino role which I think is a very interesting prospect

 

[Ederson's smiley tattoo]

No chance he’s leaving villa in january. Hes their best player, captaining his boyhood club in the prem. I wouldnt be surprised if he stayed next season too, but if they do get relegated the external pressure to leave will be huge.
Too expensive for us for a player not good enough

Exactly. Villa without Grealish and with McGinn injured is already relegated. With Grealish they have a realistic chance as he's carrying them by himself, just like Zaha at Crystal Palace

 

[RyanP3609]

I think this is correct , more style than substance...ala Beckham .

David Bentley 2.0.

A good player, in a smaller team can tell he is capable of playing at a higher level.

Strikes me as a cocky **** though who thinks hes a world beater. If he went Utd he'd falter in my op, once he didn't get his way or wasn't THE main player like he is at Villa and I'm sure he'd see his arse and kick off.

 

[better dead than red]

Exactly. Villa without Grealish and with McGinn injured is already relegated. With Grealish they have a realistic chance as he's carrying them by himself, just like Zaha at Crystal Palace

Is a good player in his own right. Could do a job for a mid table club.

 

[I'm With Stupid]

He’s a very good player who could become great IMO.

He’s got that ability to keep the ball and find space with the ball that the elite level playmakers have. The likes of Kaka, David Silva, Iniesta and Ozil (in his prime) could all take the ball under pressure and glide with the ball. Grealish has that ability.

Unfortunately for him that’s where the comparisons end because his end product is nowhere near the top level, never mind elite.

In a better side though I wouldnt be surprised if he turned out to be a top class player.

Well he's older now than David Silva was when we bought him. He's another one of those 'talented young players' who no-one notices isn't really young any more.

 

[CWMCFC]

He was quality again for Villa last night. Popping up all over the pitch and putting in some incredibly dangerous balls and a lovely creative assistant to setup their first. The ball he whipped in for Samatta wasn't far off the sort of delivery you'd expect from KDB.



I feel like the people still doubting him haven't actually been watching him play and are basing their opinions on him looking/acting like a bit of a twat, rather than the performances he's been putting in.

He should be in the England squad this summer and play a key part in the team, given the creativity the side is screaming out for.

With Silva and Sane leaving, he would be my pick to sign in the summer given he can play both down the left wing and as an attacking midfielder equally well. He would offer the most balance to the squad without upsetting who we already have (i.e Foden's game time) and, importantly, is home grown so won't eat into our foreign quota.

Give Pep a season with him and he's only going to get even better.

 

[ctid1894]

He was quality again for Villa last night. Popping up all over the pitch and putting in some incredibly dangerous balls and a lovely creative assistant to setup their first. The ball he whipped in for Samatta wasn't far off the sort of delivery you'd expect from KDB.



I feel like the people still doubting him haven't actually been watching him play and are basing their opinions on him looking/acting like a bit of a twat, rather than the performances he's been putting in.

He should be in the England squad this summer and play a key part in the team, given the creativity the side is screaming out for.

With Silva and Sane leaving, he would be my pick to sign in the summer given he can play both down the left wing and as an attacking midfielder equally well. He would offer the most balance to the squad without upsetting who we already have (i.e Foden's game time) and, importantly, is home grown so won't eat into our foreign quota.

Give Pep a season with him and he's only going to get even better.

Someone else has posted on a different thread this morning (possibly Rodri's) about the importance of NOT being a twat; essentially being as, if not more important, than being a brilliant player/individual.

That's why we'll never sign Grealish in my opinion, as good a player as he is, we don't need divisive players in the squad or players with an ego. You look at all Pep's comments surrounding Aguero, Silva and Fernandinho and it's all about them being down to earth team players with no egos.

 

[aguero93:20]

He was quality again for Villa last night. Popping up all over the pitch and putting in some incredibly dangerous balls and a lovely creative assistant to setup their first. The ball he whipped in for Samatta wasn't far off the sort of delivery you'd expect from KDB.



I feel like the people still doubting him haven't actually been watching him play and are basing their opinions on him looking/acting like a bit of a twat, rather than the performances he's been putting in.

He should be in the England squad this summer and play a key part in the team, given the creativity the side is screaming out for.

With Silva and Sane leaving, he would be my pick to sign in the summer given he can play both down the left wing and as an attacking midfielder equally well. He would offer the most balance to the squad without upsetting who we already have (i.e Foden's game time) and, importantly, is home grown so won't eat into our foreign quota.

Give Pep a season with him and he's only going to get even better.

There are many, many players younger and better than Jack Grealish without his off the field issues. We have one at the club.

 

[ZanteWeatherman]

I think this is correct , more style than substance...ala Beckham .

Played well first half, faded badly in the second. Not good enough for us imo.

 

[sir baconface]

Don’t think we’d have a place for him but he’s a very decent player. I thought he was supposed to be a bit of a brat but he’s shown real leadership qualities this year. Rides some rough tackles too.

Villa should do all they can to keep him.

 

[GornikDaze]

As a poster said earlier... he was quality again for Villa! No no no no no!!!

 

[LucahArchie10]

Grealish right now would be class with Dino & Kev

3 players would take this team to another level.
£230m

Ederson,
Koulabily, Laporte,
Somedo Mendy
Fernandinho
Kev Grealish
Mahrez Aguero Sane

Sorry but Phil for me goes on loan at Arsenal with Arteta for a season.

Dave, Nico, Angelino, Bravo, Stones, Robert's, Harrison, L Namecha, Poveda SOLD for £100m

 

[RayCTID]

Maddison would be my choice but neither would improve us and both would be ridiculously overpriced

 

[Ederson's smiley tattoo]

He's used to being the main man at Villa, wouldn't suit us. Pep will not have to shave his head anymore after watching Grealish trying to dribble opponents for 30 seconds before passing the fucking ball. Great player though.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

He's the real deal. You only have to take a look at his legs. Proper footballer.

I would love to sign this kid in the summer and integrate him as KDB successor. Him and Foden in the centre over the next couple of years would be immense.