10 | Jack Grealish - 2022/23 Performances

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Looked livelier than anyone when he came on,brought a bit of unpredictability and entertainment......its a shame he didnt have Phil alongside to cause even more havoc.
 
Looked lively after he came on and I don't think it's a coincidence that with Jack on the pitch Kane started to push a bit further forward. But Southgate can't just stick him on half an hour from the end and hope for a miracle. I get that Grealish has worked as a super-sub for England before, but the qualities he brings were needed all the way through that match.

It's also insane that he and Foden are two talented, creative, attacking players with a great relationship and understanding, who train and play together all year round and that shows in the ease and invention of their interplay on the pitch, and they're in the same national team but are hardly ever given even a few minutes on the pitch together at international level, in a team that often looks painfully disjointed going forward.

Southgate says he plays his back 4 because they have good relationships with each other. Bewildering that he doesn't seem to think that matters further forward.
 
Nothing to do with patriotism, but I generally can't be bothered watching England, irrrspective of whether our players are included or not, simply because of Southgate and his tactics.

I only saw a bit of the game, but why Mount continues to get games is totally beyond explanation , as his contributions are usually bland and pointless. And yet he is a regular in a team formation, which against hard working but unexceptional teams is usually dour.

Clearly spoiled by watching Pep teams, but with Southgate in charge I am loath to waste my time watching, and then listening to his piss poor explanations for poor team performances of his making.
 
Another impressive cameo off the bench. He might be one of those players who's just better coming off the bench.
 
Shaffer92 said:
Another impressive cameo off the bench. He might be one of those players who's just better coming off the bench.
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I think he's useful off the bench for Southgate's style of play because he can be either a last throw of the dice, someone to drive up the pitch with purpose in the hope that makes something happen, or he can be a sensible game management option, someone who can't be cheaply dispossessed, which reduces the number of counter-attacks the team faces.

If you want to dominate possession and push up the pitch for the whole match, he's a great option as a starter. If you want pacy runs in behind the opposition defence then Rashford or Sterling are the more obvious choices.
 
Looking at some of the performances from those on supposed power house teams - Spain, Belgium, Germany and the like it's easy to see why Pep picks our Jack - hopefully he will be flying after some great moments at the WC despite having the proverbial school teacher as a national manger.
 
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