The records were his contributions to our numerous title winning seasons, sorry but he was an integral part of the team. Not sure how anyone can choose to "forget the records", that's like someone talking about City not winning the UCL and some pundits says " Forget Pep's pl titles, he hasn't won the UCL with City", I bet we would all go crazy if someone says that, right?Forget the records,he didn't do what was asked,was dropped,sulked,and eventually shipped out,don't kid yourself,Pep would have kept him and fought tooth and nail if he thought he could do better,he clearly didn't want to.
Exactly the same way as Grealish will go,if he starts sulking that is.
Fuck off with the Sterling comparison as he has shown no respectCan I just ask.
Do you want him/her to fuck off, or piss off ?
Great point, very similar, loved SWP but he to was a good player in a poor team, he was not a top, elite player.I see a lot of similarities between Jack Grealish and when we sold Shaun Wright-Phillips to Chelsea. He seemed happier playing for a club he loved and the fans loved him. Was sold for a large transfer fee, then struggled to make an impact at an elite club.
When Wright-Phillips went to Chelsea it felt like the heart had been ripped out of our club. It pissed me off seeing our most exciting player wasting away on their bench. It wouldn’t surprise me to see Jack Grealish end back up at Villa for a knockdown price.
The records were his contributions to our numerous title winning seasons, sorry but he was a very integral part of the team. Not sure how anyone can choose to "forget the records", that's like someone talking about City not winning the UCL and some pundits says " Forget Pep's pl titles, he hasn't won the UCL", I bet we would all go crazy if someone says that, right?
Not the best comparison thoughNot going over old ground,he's gone and that's that.
This is the Grealish thread,and my point being he's heading the same way,that's why I used the Sterling situation.
Not the best comparison though
To a point mate i totally agree with you. In terms of when they got the ball their options were very limited at times due to the fullbacks. Ironically those 2 got us out of jail. Great ball from Cancelo but Pep and us got very lucky when Stones hit a worldie. I very much suspect his last throw of the dice would have been Gomez on with 10 to go for Stones or another centre half had we not equalised.It shows the lack understanding of peps philosophy when people attack individuals to the extent I have just read on this thread.
When Grealish and Mahrez received the ball in the first half they had no options. Pep does not allow dribbling if there are 3 defenders or have no support.. so they recycled
Dortmund were great at stopping quick transition hence we struggled to get in areas where we could overload.
Easy for people to see the symptoms and not the cause.
Kdp and Gundog both failed to find pockets of space and make runs into the area.
Agbonlabor made a great summation of the game on Talksort this morning, unfortunately many posters prefer to pick out individuals as they cannot see a bigger picture.
Thanks txiki, always nice to get some insight behind the scenes. Can you tell me why he hasn't played in midfield is that's why you bought him?You look at Grealsih and Mahrez they are unique for a pep player that they have a position on the pitch and never move to either side! You look at Sterling Jesus foden and now Alvarez they can play either side, so when you ain’t pulling up trees in the only position you play in a pep side it’s inevitable you going to be subbed or benched..
Also Grealish buy was city thinking Silva will be sold already and looking at option city though Grealish was thee option and why we spent 100m on him..