Phil and Jack on the lash?

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Yeah fair, I get it, and they will know that as well. And the vast majority of the time they meet the expectation, and when they stray, 100% fair they get a firm slap on the wrist and reminder of what they are risking. Just that lads are lads from time to time and I can understand on a human level why these slips happen. Of course there are shades of grey here too and both have strayed to the indefensible/fuckwittery side of the line before now (e.g. Grealish drink driving and Foden’s behaviour on his first England call up).
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This is the point. It is not the first time for either of them and Grealish is not a young lad anymore.
 
Hopefully, both Grealish and Foden have learned their lesson and won't do this again. I would have preferred that Pep kept this in house, but whats done is done.

Time for both players to knuckle down and do what they do best and play football.
 
Not wise and it's been dealt with by pep from a professional conduct point of view

On another note... Doesn't Phil have a new kid? Or at least Mrs is pregnant. Grealish Mrs is pregnant too, no? The virus is still novel, not enough study has been done on the long term effects on pregnant women and young children. At the moment it seems kids recover quick, but newborns are another story. Wouldn't risk it personally.

I think in normal circumstances you have to expect players in their 20s to have a bit of fun. But with Covid, their family situations, the busy schedule, etc. You have to think they've been a bit thick.
 
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Some right Mary Whitehouse types on here - the Covid element applies fairly equally to all our other players if they’re out travelling/socialising full stop IMO. Of course it would be better if they all isolated but the club needs to mandate that if there’s that expectation and they don’t seem to have done so. Their offence in Pep’s eyes seems to have been to have had a few too many and piss about in training next day - absolutely fair they get slapped son the wrist, dropped and called out to make up for it, end of story. Of course he has to run a tight ship and stamp this stuff out, that part of his job I managing a bunch of young lads. Some of the statements on here going way too far. I swear all the riches etc aside, a very small part of me feels sorry for these lads who are expected to be consummate professionals at all times - I know I couldn’t do it.
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I reckon 200k a week says you could :)
 
Grealish’s lifestyle off the pitch may explain why he looks so slow and fatigued after about 60 mins every game. Genuinely concerned we have a Wayne Rooney type on our hands with half the talent.

As for foden you are at a cross roads in your career be interesting which way he goes. Hopefully he follows in the footsteps of the likes of KDB and Dias and not dele alli or James Maddison.
 
Half time draw tickets said:
Some right Mary Whitehouse types on here - the Covid element applies fairly equally to all our other players if they’re out travelling/socialising full stop IMO. Of course it would be better if they all isolated but the club needs to mandate that if there’s that expectation and they don’t seem to have done so. Their offence in Pep’s eyes seems to have been to have had a few too many and piss about in training next day - absolutely fair they get slapped son the wrist, dropped and called out to make up for it, end of story. Of course he has to run a tight ship and stamp this stuff out, that part of his job I managing a bunch of young lads. Some of the statements on here going way too far. I swear all the riches etc aside, a very small part of me feels sorry for these lads who are expected to be consummate professionals at all times - I know I couldn’t do it.
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I hear you, it is such a high standard and the going out isn't the problem, it's turning up for training worse for wear. At the same time they are rewarded beyond our comprehension for that level of discipline. If this becomes a pattern they won't stay at the top level as long as they could because someone younger and hungrier will do better than them.
 
Tricky_Trev said:
If they can’t do it there are plenty of other clubs for them where it’s not an issue. Villa, maybe. They are expected to be consummate professionals at City because we are the elite. To remain the elite you have to be serious about what you’re doing. You can feel sorry for them but tbh they DO have a choice. They either want to be the best they can be, for the best team on the planet, or they don’t. It’s perfectly possible for them to retain this lifestyle and be a professional footballer. Just not here. But they can choose that, it’s down to them really. Pep will try to help them both but they have to decide what they want to be.
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Exactly, you can be Robinho, Balotelli or Quaresma if you want, you'll still make a ton if money from football and you can have a good time. Or you can be a professional and make sacrifices to get to and stay at the top.

It's not the 90s anymore, you're professional athletes, looking after yourself is part of the job.
 
Phil would need to be careful that he doesn't get a reputation as a party animal. He had that episode while away with England (with Greenwood, wasn't it?), now this. The lad has the world at his feet, he is potentially a huge star. Don't fuck it up Phil. And yes; I realise perfectly well that he's young, and is entitled to some "off time". He just has to be sensible, and not get totally wasted, as may (repeat, MAY) have been the case here.
 
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