10 | Jack Grealish - 2022/23 Performances

[Keeper!]

you start the post saying grealish played as good as everyone else in the first half (let’s face it everyone was poor first half).

You then end the post by saying we play better with him despite us turning around the 1 0 deficit with a much improved second half performance after he was taken off.

I’m not naive enough to suggest the sole reason we won was because we took grealish off but equally I don’t see how you can suggest we play better with him in the side.

You say he is a top player which he has proven. Well what constitutes a top player in your mind? Because to me he has yet to prove anything at city.

You also seem extremely critical of mahrez who to me has produced much more throughout his career whilst also offering the same qualities grealish posses (good ball retention, good dribbling etc). Grealish is basically mahrez without the goals and assists.

When we win with him in the team I don’t ever feel we won because of grealish it’s more in spite of him. He came off the back of a huge transfer fee and fanfare from the euros. I watched him a lot for villa and I was never blown away by his performances and the grealish we have now at city is very similar to the one I saw then.

I see posters bemoan the fact he plays lw (despite the fact he plays there for England and mainly did for villa albeit with a slightly different role), I see posters blame pep for taking away his creativity, no overlapping winger…. the excuses go on and on.

Grealish is a good player but to make a career at city that isn’t enough, he isn’t brilliant at anything imo he doesn’t posses elite pace, his shooting is erratic, passing is safe and his dribbling (his strongest attribute) is miles below that of Bernardo (a genuine world class player).

The fanboys such as yourself are going to have to accept that grealish will attract criticism from city fans. A player who cost 100 mil and is not producing game winning performances imo frustration from fans is justified. Deep down you know you expected more from him here, he just hasn’t lived up to the hype.

Grealish is a nice squad player to have but for the price we paid we all expected a nailed on starter. Think it’s fair to say grealish doesn’t even get into our best starting eleven and judging by the team picked at anfield I think it’s obvious pep agrees.

Grealish is a nice player, the perfect description of him.

 

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Grealish is a nice player, the perfect description of him.

More like, a nice guy, that's a perfect description!

 

[Phil1]

I don't think he has proven anything to anyone at this time in our shirt, that's the issue.

But I hate when fans of certain players give lists of excuses why their favorite are not performing at their best, it's weak.

The list of excuses for Grealish is far too long from his fans.

Why do you think people are making excuses for him? Some of us just don’t think he’s been shit or a let down.

 

[Keeper!]

Why do you think people are making excuses for him? Some of us just don’t think he’s been shit or a let down.

People are making excuses because he so far has been average and a very underwhelming signing.

IF he was a huge part of this team, was producing great performances there would be no discussion to be had.

 

[EdersonsSmiley]

He was ok the other night but yet again people are making excuses for him, why?

Wednesday it was Dias, before if was because he has no overlapping FB, WTF, top players can play with anyone, with any type of tactic, that's why they are top players.

Have you not watched England over the last 30 years?

Or maybe Foden or Aguero were not top players because they weren't world class for their countries.

 

[Keeper!]

Have you not watched England over the last 30 years?

Or maybe Foden is not a top player based on your criteria.

I would not cross the road to watch the England national team, and for a vast majority of our players, past and present, yes they are hugely overrated.

The golden generation FFS LOL

Foden at this time is a very good player, playing and holding his own in a great side, he has the ability to be a great but that's up to him.

 

[Big Swifty]

People are making excuses because he so far has been average and a very underwhelming signing.

IF he was a huge part of this team, was producing great performances there would be no discussion to be had.

With the best will in the world, I just don't see what he brings to the team.

I would genuinely like him to show me he can produce the goods.

 

[Keeper!]

With the best will in the world, I just don't see what he brings to the team.

I would genuinely like him to show me he can produce the goods.

Keep your head down Big Frank, your going to be getting a lot of incoming fire ;)

 

[blueparrot]

People are making excuses because he so far has been average and a very underwhelming signing.

IF he was a huge part of this team, was producing great performances there would be no discussion to be had.

He is a big part of the team,there is more to come but underwhelming ? Maybe to you , to the manager not so much. I guess the stats from earlier in the week on his C/l contributions are best ignored, so we can carry on the weird obsession.

 

[Keeper!]

He is a big part of the team,there is more to come but underwhelming ? Maybe to you , to the manager not so much. I guess the stats from earlier in the week on his C/l contributions are best ignored, so we can carry on the weird obsession.

Stats?

What about eyes? Not said anything about Wednesday in criticism, he was ok.

Stats are meaningless crap, performance is all that matters and for an attacking player in one of the finest teams ever created he simply does not produce anywhere near enough goals or assists.

And I keep hearing pep is happy with him, does he tell you? If you think he is publicly going to call out Jack Grealish or for that matter any player in public you must be crazy. But withdrawing a player at half time is hardly the sign of a player doing well is it?

 

[blueparrot]

Stats?

What about eyes? Not said anything about Wednesday in criticism, he was ok.

Stats are meaningless crap, performance is all that matters and for an attacking player in one of the finest teams ever created he simply does not produce anywhere near enough goals or assists.

And I keep hearing pep is happy with him, does he tell you? If you think he is publicly going to call out Jack Grealish or for that matter any player in public you must be crazy. But withdrawing a player at half time is hardly the sign of a player doing well is it?

No, but he picks him regularly, he wouldn't do that if he thought it made us weaker. Pep will pick him as long as he wants. Whether you or anyone else can see, or can't what he does for the team he couldn't care less. Yet you seem to think you can see what Pep can't, good for you. He withdrew Jack ,not because he wasn't playing well, he was, but to change tactics maybe you didn't notice.

 

[Keeper!]

No, but he picks him regularly, he wouldn't do that if he thought it made us weaker. Pep will pick him as long as he wants. Whether you or anyone else can see, or can't what he does for the team he couldn't care less. Yet you seem to think you can see what Pep can't, good for you. He withdrew Jack ,not because he wasn't playing well, he was, but to change tactics maybe you didn't notice.

"change tactics maybe you didn't notice."

I noticed to change tactics he took Jack off, why is that? Can't Jack play the game another way?

Earlier this season Jack Grealish started to look a very good player, in good form, what did Pep do?

He dropped him, that to me was bizarre, a player who after a long period was staring to show his worth but why did he drop him? don't you feel that was unfair?

And since Pep dropped him from that good form, Grealish has returned to the player of last year, odd flashes but still underwhelming.

 

[blueparrot]

"change tactics maybe you didn't notice."

I noticed to change tactics he took Jack off, why is that? Can't Jack play the game another way?

Earlier this season Jack Grealish started to look a very good player, in good form, what did Pep do?

He dropped him, that to me was bizarre, a player who after a long period was staring to show his worth but why did he drop him? don't you feel that was unfair?

And since Pep dropped him from that good form, Grealish has returned to the player of last year, odd flashes but still underwhelming.

I see some players are rotated some dropped as it suits your argument. Trouble is with you argument because you can't see it you twist the argument to try and show Pep agrees with you, when it's bindingly obvious he doesn't simply because he plays him a lot and we usually win when he plays.

 

[Keeper!]

I see some players are rotated some dropped as it suits your argument. Trouble is with you argument because you can't see it you twist the argument to try and show Pep agrees with you, when it's bindingly obvious he doesn't simply because he plays him a lot and we usually win when he plays.

We win a lot whoever plays in our team.

As said the only thing I see is an attacking player that rarely scores, rarely creates and has underwhelmed 16 months into his career with us.

Or as I honestly think, are we simply seeing that Jack Grealish was always a overrated player?

 

[blueparrot]

We win a lot whoever plays in our team.

As said the only thing I see is an attacking player that rarely scores, rarely creates and has underwhelmed 16 months into his career with us.

Or as I honestly think, are we simply seeing that Jack Grealish was always a overrated player?

Yes, so when he plays there isn't a drop off in team performance. Nothing else matters.

 

[Keeper!]

Yes, so when he plays there isn't a drop off in team performance. Nothing else matters.

Neither is there when Alvarez, Lewis, Palmer, Wilson-Esbrand, Gomez play, so not sure what your argument is.

The big daft viking has not played for the last two victories, so are we better without him?

We are a magnificent team whoever plays, but Grealish has to produce more in goals or assists.

 

[blueparrot]

Neither is there when Alvarez, Lewis, Palmer, Wilson-Esbrand, Gomez play, so not sure what your argument is.

The big daft viking has not played for the last two victories, so are we better without him?

We are a magnificent team whoever plays, but Grealish has to produce more in goals or assists.

My argument is , he's an important part of the squad. When he plays which he does regularly he plays his part in the team winning and deserves the same recognition for that that other players get. Yet for some weird reason a handful of posters always want something extra for him and micro analyse every single game and then decide he isn't up to scratch and then make the jump Pep agrees with them , when he obviously doesn't.

 

[youngbob]

Stats?

What about eyes? Not said anything about Wednesday in criticism, he was ok.

Stats are meaningless crap, performance is all that matters and for an attacking player in one of the finest teams ever created he simply does not produce anywhere near enough goals or assists.

And I keep hearing pep is happy with him, does he tell you? If you think he is publicly going to call out Jack Grealish or for that matter any player in public you must be crazy. But withdrawing a player at half time is hardly the sign of a player doing well is it?

He's publicly called out loads of City players in the past for all sorts of things. Hart, Nasri, Mahrez, Aguero, De Bruyne, a few others, the list really is longer than you think. He's not afraid to call players out and yet he hasn't ever complained about Grealish to the press. Wonder why?

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

With the best will in the world, I just don't see what he brings to the team.

I would genuinely like him to show me he can produce the goods.

 

[blueparrot]

He's publicly called out loads of City players in the past for all sorts of things. Hart, Nasri, Mahrez, Aguero, De Bruyne, a few others, the list really is longer than you think. He's not afraid to call players out and yet he hasn't ever complained about Grealish to the press. Wonder why?

Sane and Sterling too.