10 | Jack Grealish - 2022/23 Performances

[Pam]

How much did we get for Raheem, anyone?

 

[kye1991]

How much did we get for Raheem, anyone?

50 mill I believe, good value for a player in the last year of his contract imo.

 

[OntarioBlue]

Anyone who has read my previous posts about Jack will know I am not a fan of his. I think he was a luxury purchase we didnt need and if the Club had a £100m burning a hole in its pockets it could and should have used the money to reinforce other areas of the squad (eg fullbacks).

Despite my doubts I have been trying hard to warm to him but he simply isnt delivering. He has been given so many opportunities by Pep but apart from the odd half decent game has failed to produce time and time again.

As things currently stand neither he or Mahrez deserve to be in the starting eleven as we have so many better options.

 

[blueparrot]

What's your obsession with bringing up pep? We all know he's a genius, no one ever has disputed that. This is a forum for voicing your own opinion, it has nothing to do with pep.

You've spent more time talking about pep than you have about jack.

Oh its disputed, just look at the posts telling us how Jack needs to change his game how he has X amount of time to prove himself all the while Pep picks him and he plays as instructed as otherwise he wouldn’t play.
Yes this forum we can discuss whether Jack is playing well or could he improve. We can even discuss whether we as individuals can see or understand exactly what Pep wants from him.
What you and a few others are discussing is how he isn’t doing what Pep asks him to do and Pep is picking him for other reasons, that the team is carrying him and Pep is happy for the team to carry him. Thats when this thread becomes ridiculous after every game he plays.
Basically some people put Jack playing how they want him to play above how Pep wants him to play and then twist things to try and show Pep agrees with them but plays him regardless.
If I spend more time talking about Pep thats because Pep and the TEAM performance are more important than any individuals part in that team.

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

Steered clear yesterday because I was buzzing with a fantastic win and I knew that the same crowd would rather spend their time slagging off a player than praising the team and there’s no way I was letting the cunts ruin my good mood.
That said, it didn’t quite work for him against Fulham. He huffed and puffed but it wasn’t his best performance by any stretch. Was also nowhere near as bad as the vitriol on here would suggest but you know there’s a section of BM who need their scapegoats.

Personally I thought he was great. Posters need to remember that he is still a kid (at least in football years), still needs a couple of years before we see the best of him.

 

[It'sBlue93:20]

For me , I think we need to give Grealish a little bit more freedom or he has to play a bit more risky. He is never going to score goals if he passes backwards or across instead of having a go himself.

He is very, very good in terms of progressive dribbling , I think he has to take on men more and beat them like he did at Villa.

 

[cookster]

Can we swap him for a decent player like Almirón?

 

[kaz7]

Oh its disputed, just look at the posts telling us how Jack needs to change his game how he has X amount of time to prove himself all the while Pep picks him and he plays as instructed as otherwise he wouldn’t play.
Yes this forum we can discuss whether Jack is playing well or could he improve. We can even discuss whether we as individuals can see or understand exactly what Pep wants from him.
What you and a few others are discussing is how he isn’t doing what Pep asks him to do and Pep is picking him for other reasons, that the team is carrying him and Pep is happy for the team to carry him. Thats when this thread becomes ridiculous after every game he plays.
Basically some people put Jack playing how they want him to play above how Pep wants him to play and then twist things to try and show Pep agrees with them but plays him regardless.
If I spend more time talking about Pep thats because Pep and the TEAM performance are more important than any individuals part in that team.

Nine pep in one post

 

[Damanino]

Yes, this Almiron stuff is just keeps coming back to haunt Grealish.
While even in April/May Grealish will have a stat for PL like 2 goals, 1 assist and I may be too optimistic here...

 

[Len Rum]

Should play him in a more central role which I believe is his best and more natural position.
Mind you the same could have been said of Mahrez and Pep never changed that situation!