Tend to agree and despite thinking it would be his best position for us you’ve also got Foden who i think will be twice the number 8 Jack could be. Not even having a go at Grealish he’s clearly as class act but doesn’t look like he really improves us.You can't play him there because there's nothing he provides that de bruyne, Silva or Gundogan don't. Silva brings energy into the midfield and he works hard defensively. De bruyne can unlock a tight defence with a simple pass or cross and he shoots too. Gundogan was City's highest goal scorer last season. Grealish is not a goal scorer, he's not good at crossing, he doesn't work hard defensively, he lacks that energy that Silva has. Very soon he will take his place on the bench
People like looking for excuses, they complain that sterling loses the ball trying to beat the defender and Mahrez always shoots the ball at the defenders or dribbles too much.Do you really believe Pep tells him to not take on his man when one on one in the final 3rd or look to get shots off?
I know! I remember Robben, Ribery and Messi never dribbled in similar positions for Pep too. Think he told them to play 10 yard passes or hold the ball going nowhere until they could draw a foul.People like looking for excuses, they complain that sterling loses the ball trying to beat the defender and Mahrez always shoots the ball at the defenders or dribbles too much.
The reality is that you can’t blame him fully because when we come up against parked buses there would be at least 3 players near him so it is not fair to expect him to dribble past everyone and shoot. But he rarely tries to be aggressive though, most times he just passes the ball
he has one thing that others do not have. penetrating runs with the ball from the middle of the pitch. we need to give him the freedom to do that. Bernardo is like a CDM when he is in the middle and useless when played higher up. why not play play Jack instead and give him the freedom to create. this would be extremely useful against weaker teams who rely on slowing down the play in the middle and then getting men behind the penalty box. if jack the get the ball in the center and immediately dribbles into the middle of the pitch the whole pitch will open up and we can attack these teams before they sit back.You can't play him there because there's nothing he provides that de bruyne, Silva or Gundogan don't. Silva brings energy into the midfield and he works hard defensively. De bruyne can unlock a tight defence with a simple pass or cross and he shoots too. Gundogan was City's highest goal scorer last season. Grealish is not a goal scorer, he's not good at crossing, he doesn't work hard defensively, he lacks that energy that Silva has. Very soon he will take his place on the bench
LW in this system and LW in the Villa system are two very very different rolesAs for him playing inside, why has he suddenly become a central player in the eyes of some? he played for Villa predominately as a wide left midfielder, does so for England too, this isn't an alien position it's the one he's played most in his career. he wasn't even played centrally for a shit Villa for whatever reason so he isn't getting into our central midfield anytime soon.
Agreed. But LW for villa and central midfield for us as quite a few are calling for him to play is even more different.LW in this system and LW in the Villa system are two very very different roles