The thing is, I don't see any condemnation bar perhaps one or two posts which are obviously hyperbolic and over the top. most criticism I'm seeing on here is on his first 3 months only with virtually nobody writing off his 6 years here based on his start. It's an assessment of his start not a definitive evaluation of his entire career here. If you think he's had a decent start fine, I'd disagree with that but that is irrelevant to the point I'm making. my issue is, criticism, whether you agree with it or not, is being perceived as some kind of final judgement when that's just not the case for the overwhelming majority of it. You can be critical without declaring his entire career a write off, you can also be critical, have that player eventually come good (as we expect with Grealish) and not be wrong to criticise in that moment just because that no longer applies.
I don't really see what my post history has to do with anything here whatsoever because again you're linking any criticism to mean they're being written off entirely which is completely wrong. But seeing as you have brought it up, I'd reject the claim I'm more critical than most posters. I'm backing Ederson every single week from the idiots that believe he can't save anything, I've always backed gundogan when many didn't, I gave mahrez the credit he eventually deserved after a poor first season (which I did criticise) when most were still slating him at every opportunity and using ridiculous nicknames, I backed Bernardo heavily in the summer going as far as to say we won't win anything without him such is his importance when the more popular opinion on here was it was time for us to take a pitiful £40million and get rid after a perceived poor season, I backed Stones when people were begging to give him away, I've never doubted cancelos worth, I'm backing jesus every single week when he was getting slated for not scoring. And they're just the more noticeable players who have had a hefty amount of criticism, going through that I've actually backed the majority of the higher profile scapegoats. I even very obviously wrongly gave more slack than most to a certain unnamed left back. Not pretending I've never been critical, I've criticised plenty, but I wouldn't say I'm overly ctritical at all. you are correct I was heavily critical of Rodri last season and without derailing the thread i stand by everything I said at the time, there's been a drastic improvement this season and I've praised him for it and long may it continue.
Back on topic, I've criticised Grealish so far, I don't believe he's offering anywhere near enough to get into the side. I think foden is better in every aspect on the left and the left is the only position I see him being capable of playing right now. I've seen little so far to suggest he can play centrally, something he's never done in his career at the age of 26 and certainly nothing to suggest he can oust 2 from Bernardo gundogan and kdb to get a game there.
All of that is an opinion based on right NOW, I can't stress enough that's not a prediction of his entire city career. some, all or perhaps none of that may change over time, and although we all of course hope and expect it to, I'm making no judgements on his future whatsoever by saying he's currently not deserving of a starting spot.