10 | Jack Grealish - 2021/22 Performances

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So what I think the plan with him is this:

1) He's going to have that typical first season bedding in period to learn pep's tactics and all.

2) He actually won't be playing midfield as much as we would think he will be. It'll be a bit like Bernardo where he will play on the wings for a while. I actually have a theory that he will play on the RW rotating with Mahrez and learn positional tactics of playing in that Right-wing/Halfspace area. This is because Grealish and KDB are similar in that they are both really aggressive attacking wise so I think pep is gonna teach him the "KDB 8" style role. I know that he has been playing on the left virtually his whole career but pep is gonna pep and ensure he learns how to play in other areas of the position. Also because KDB is not getting any younger with increasing injury occurrences so he's gonna be groomed into that role.

3) He will rotate between RW/RAM positions just like Bernardo did.

4) This also ties in with Phil because Pep sees Phil as a midfielder and is going to eventually shift inside that David Silva role that he's been always talked about to be the heir for. The only reason now that Phil isn't playing in his preferred midfield role is because he hasn't got the "Pausa" that Silva and Gundo have. This is important as it provides a balance to the aggressive midfield playstyle of KDB/Grealish. Other than that he's got nearly everything locked down, aggressiveness, keeping the ball, playing in tight spaces, etc...

But however, that seems to be changing as Phil alluded to this in the Rio interview before the UCL where he said that(to paraphrase) "The manager tells me that I play at a fast tempo and that I always want to attack instead of just passing the ball around sometimes" So he's beginning to understand that it's not always about turning on the ball and going at defenders but to keep the ball moving, keep possession and set the tempo. But it's fine anyways he was and still is young so it's to be expected.

5) Plus with the chance of Kane arriving we could see sterling reprise his LW role as he plays much better as the runner off striker, which isn't something he had last season hence the downturn in form. Plus with Mahrez in great form, it only serves to expedite the aforementioned process above.

6) In summary, it's exciting times, we could see something not only England and Southgate have failed to do which is play Grealish and Phil together, but the possibility of both of them playing together as 8's is what excites me even more. Imagine.. the 2 best English mavericks playing together centrally. WOW.

I could expect to see something like this Initially:

Sterling/Foden/Torres Kane/Jesus/Torres Mahrez/Grealish/Torres

Gundo/Foden Rodri/Ferna KDB/Grealish

Zinchenko/Mendy Dias/Laporte Stones/Ake? Walker/Cancelo

Ederson/Steffen
 
MaskedAguero10 said:
So what I think the plan with him is this:

1) He's going to have that typical first season bedding in period to learn pep's tactics and all.

2) He actually won't be playing midfield as much as we would think he will be. It'll be a bit like Bernardo where he will play on the wings for a while. I actually have a theory that he will play on the RW rotating with Mahrez and learn positional tactics of playing in that Right-wing/Halfspace area. This is because Grealish and KDB are similar in that they are both really aggressive attacking wise so I think pep is gonna teach him the "KDB 8" style role. I know that he has been playing on the left virtually his whole career but pep is gonna pep and ensure he learns how to play in other areas of the position. Also because KDB is not getting any younger with increasing injury occurrences so he's gonna be groomed into that role.

3) He will rotate between RW/RAM positions just like Bernardo did.

4) This also ties in with Phil because Pep sees Phil as a midfielder and is going to eventually shift inside that David Silva role that he's been always talked about to be the heir for. The only reason now that Phil isn't playing in his preferred midfield role is because he hasn't got the "Pausa" that Silva and Gundo have. This is important as it provides a balance to the aggressive midfield playstyle of KDB/Grealish. Other than that he's got nearly everything locked down, aggressiveness, keeping the ball, playing in tight spaces, etc...

But however, that seems to be changing as Phil alluded to this in the Rio interview before the UCL where he said that(to paraphrase) "The manager tells me that I play at a fast tempo and that I always want to attack instead of just passing the ball around sometimes" So he's beginning to understand that it's not always about turning on the ball and going at defenders but to keep the ball moving, keep possession and set the tempo. But it's fine anyways he was and still is young so it's to be expected.

5) Plus with the chance of Kane arriving we could see sterling reprise his LW role as he plays much better as the runner off striker, which isn't something he had last season hence the downturn in form. Plus with Mahrez in great form, it only serves to expedite the aforementioned process above.

6) In summary, it's exciting times, we could see something not only England and Southgate have failed to do which is play Grealish and Phil together, but the possibility of both of them playing together as 8's is what excites me even more. Imagine.. the 2 best English mavericks playing together centrally. WOW.

I could expect to see something like this Initially:

Sterling/Foden/Torres Kane/Jesus/Torres Mahrez/Grealish/Torres

Gundo/Foden Rodri/Ferna KDB/Grealish

Zinchenko/Mendy Dias/Laporte Stones/Ake? Walker/Cancelo

Ederson/Steffen
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Last place he’ll play is right wing.
 
MaskedAguero10 said:
So what I think the plan with him is this:

1) He's going to have that typical first season bedding in period to learn pep's tactics and all.

2) He actually won't be playing midfield as much as we would think he will be. It'll be a bit like Bernardo where he will play on the wings for a while. I actually have a theory that he will play on the RW rotating with Mahrez and learn positional tactics of playing in that Right-wing/Halfspace area. This is because Grealish and KDB are similar in that they are both really aggressive attacking wise so I think pep is gonna teach him the "KDB 8" style role. I know that he has been playing on the left virtually his whole career but pep is gonna pep and ensure he learns how to play in other areas of the position. Also because KDB is not getting any younger with increasing injury occurrences so he's gonna be groomed into that role.

3) He will rotate between RW/RAM positions just like Bernardo did.

4) This also ties in with Phil because Pep sees Phil as a midfielder and is going to eventually shift inside that David Silva role that he's been always talked about to be the heir for. The only reason now that Phil isn't playing in his preferred midfield role is because he hasn't got the "Pausa" that Silva and Gundo have. This is important as it provides a balance to the aggressive midfield playstyle of KDB/Grealish. Other than that he's got nearly everything locked down, aggressiveness, keeping the ball, playing in tight spaces, etc...

But however, that seems to be changing as Phil alluded to this in the Rio interview before the UCL where he said that(to paraphrase) "The manager tells me that I play at a fast tempo and that I always want to attack instead of just passing the ball around sometimes" So he's beginning to understand that it's not always about turning on the ball and going at defenders but to keep the ball moving, keep possession and set the tempo. But it's fine anyways he was and still is young so it's to be expected.

5) Plus with the chance of Kane arriving we could see sterling reprise his LW role as he plays much better as the runner off striker, which isn't something he had last season hence the downturn in form. Plus with Mahrez in great form, it only serves to expedite the aforementioned process above.

6) In summary, it's exciting times, we could see something not only England and Southgate have failed to do which is play Grealish and Phil together, but the possibility of both of them playing together as 8's is what excites me even more. Imagine.. the 2 best English mavericks playing together centrally. WOW.

I could expect to see something like this Initially:

Sterling/Foden/Torres Kane/Jesus/Torres Mahrez/Grealish/Torres

Gundo/Foden Rodri/Ferna KDB/Grealish

Zinchenko/Mendy Dias/Laporte Stones/Ake? Walker/Cancelo

Ederson/Steffen
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Great analysis but where have you got RW from? He’s played ALL of his football predominantly from the LW, LCM position.
I get the Bernardo comparison but he’s always been a RW from his Monaco days.
 
It will be interesting to see how long it takes him to bed in. He might start featuring more prominently sooner rather than later dependent on De Bruyne, Sterling, and Foden's relative fitness conditions.

I would say this, IF he doesn't hit the ground running, give him time. So many players don't excel at City straight away, but they almost all get to the standard by at least the second full season.
 
Domkeefe said:
Great analysis but where have you got RW from? He’s played ALL of his football predominantly from the LW, LCM position.
I get the Bernardo comparison but he’s always been a RW from his Monaco days.
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True, but then you have an overload of players who prefer to operate on the left side of the pitch. I don't think it will take much for him to get used to play on the right side of the pitch.
 
mccity said:
It will be interesting to see how long it takes him to bed in. He might start featuring more prominently sooner rather than later dependent on De Bruyne, Sterling, and Foden's relative fitness conditions.

I would say this, IF he doesn't hit the ground running, give him time. So many players don't excel at City straight away, but they almost all get to the standard by at least the second full season.
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Hopefully, he's able to hit the ground running, and Foden doesn't feel the need to rush back.
 
He will have a brilliant first season and will hit the ground running. Pep and the other players will help him, as they do with all the new players.

One thing of note, though, is he has never been a 60 game per season player, and thus will get some rest as the season goes.

Thankfully, unless we have significant injuries, there will be significant rotation between our front 5.
 
Shaffer92 said:


Any truth to this?
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I'll give you a civil answer.

So we know that Villa either offered to match or exceed the wages City were offering. Even at 200k/w, that's excessive enough for Villa to turn around and deny it if false, for instance during the CEO's video to Villa fans after the transfer finalised.

So it really comes down to this, do you think Villa were prepared to offer Grealish 400k/w?



For another point, Nick Harris is the single most anti-City writer out there. I'm not even exaggerating either (see the whole CAS stuff). James Ducker is primarily a Manchester UNITED reporter. Although interestingly, according to the United 'tier' list on reddit, he's often unreliable with numbers.
 
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