10 | Jack Grealish - 2022/23 Performances

[applejuice]

in our team he looks bang average

I thought at the end of last season he showed snippets of what he can bring to the team but he kinda reverted back to the low risk play. he is a very skilled footballer, no doubt, but his end product is still lacking.

I usually don't use G/A to judge players. But if Halaand headed that ball into the net Grealish would get an assist...

 

[oldius]

It is not only about his personal end product - it is about the team's end product and what he brings to that.

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

There is no one in our squad who retains the ball as well as Jack. Ball retention and the manipulation of space is the key to Pep's system.

That is why we paid the fee and Pep is happy.

I would hate to think Pep paid 100m for ball retention, Nasri was probably the best with ball retention and I don't think he cost half of what was paid for Super Jack. Nasri also got some match winning goals into the mix but I really don't want to talk about Jack and his match winning contributions.

 

[In The Fade]

I would hate to think Pep paid 100m for ball retention, Nasri was probably the best with ball retention and I don't think he cost half of what was paid for Super Jack. Nasri also got some match winning goals into the mix but I really don't want to talk about Jack and his match winning contributions.

It’s Grealish’s own fault - he should have gone somewhere that would have built the team around him and allowed him to play fun, spontaneous football rather than being used for nothing more than ball retention and recycling.

 

[Blue and true]

One of the manifold issues of the modern 24hr news cycle, and the excess of social media, is that stats are spat out unrelentingly by detractors to prove their flimsy points. You can't get away from them; stat, stat, stat. Now to some degree those stats are meaningful, a striker's goal stats will always quantify how good they really are. But there is an obsession with attaching stats to all players, and Jack Grealish, in a word, is not a "stat" player.

Let me assert, for the sake of anyone reading this with lingering doubts, Jack Grealish is a f*****g exceptional footballer. He is. Watch that second goal on Sunday. He carries and shields the ball before finding the opportune time to release it in field to Rodri. The consequence? A shit load of space opens up in the middle for Kev to thread a pass into Haaland. We all know what happened next. Point being, Jack won't get any stat for that key involvement. We are well tuned machine, Jack is a machine part performing a specific function. I don't need stats to see his function; I use the eyes God gave me to see that he is oftentimes a beautiful footballer. Of course, we need to see more performances like the one on Sunday, and if we do, he'll leave here a veritable success.

Those hoping to see the Jack from Villa are going to be in for a long wait. He's maturing as a player under Pep. He's no longer the v5 engine of a team, he's a machine part. And personally, I think he's doing fine.

 

[Bluesince1979]

Its amazing how many fans, and worryingly city fans on here, continuously quote “he’s not worth £100m”. £100m was his release clause, not his worth. Its what we HAD to pay to get him

Prick that sits near me continuously quotes the £100m figure whilst throwing in ,”for £100m he should be dribbling past 4 players and bagging. Should be scoring 25 goals a season”.

Its fucking painful to listen to it

 

[FantasyIreland]

Its amazing how many fans, and worryingly city fans on here, continuously quote “he’s not worth £100m”. £100m was his release clause, not his worth. Its what we HAD to pay to get him

Prick that sits near me continuously quotes the £100m figure whilst throwing in ,”for £100m he should be dribbling past 4 players and bagging. Should be scoring 25 goals a season”.

Its fucking painful to listen to it

Youre banging your head,pal.

100m is their favourite stick.

 

[Bluesince1979]

Youre banging your head,pal.

100m is their favourite stick.

I know. Its constant. Not just on here. All fans, “hes a total failure. Not worth £100m”

Fuck off!!!!!

 

[Deleted member 81382]

Its amazing how many fans, and worryingly city fans on here, continuously quote “he’s not worth £100m”. £100m was his release clause, not his worth. Its what we HAD to pay to get him

Prick that sits near me continuously quotes the £100m figure whilst throwing in ,”for £100m he should be dribbling past 4 players and bagging. Should be scoring 25 goals a season”.

Its fucking painful to listen to it

Yeah I agree with you on that. Whilst I'm unconvinced that Grealish is good enough for us and we probably paid double what he's worth, it's not his fault we paid that much for him and it's unfair to have unrealistic expectations of him based on a fee that he had no control over.

 

[citizen_maine]

It’s Grealish’s own fault - he should have gone somewhere that would have built the team around him and allowed him to play fun, spontaneous football rather than being used for nothing more than ball retention and recycling.

I'm seeing nothing from him that suggests he's regretting moving or the way he's being used since he got here

 

[youngbob]

Started the move for the goal that sealed the game and then would have had an assist if Haaland had got that header on target.

He's doing just fine.

 

[applejuice]

Its amazing how many fans, and worryingly city fans on here, continuously quote “he’s not worth £100m”. £100m was his release clause, not his worth. Its what we HAD to pay to get him

Prick that sits near me continuously quotes the £100m figure whilst throwing in ,”for £100m he should be dribbling past 4 players and bagging. Should be scoring 25 goals a season”.

Its fucking painful to listen to it

Totally agree.

The days when 100m got u super star have gone.

Look at how much Man UTD and Chelsea paid for avg center backs!

 

[radcliffe1309]

Yeah I agree with you on that. Whilst I'm unconvinced that Grealish is good enough for us and we probably paid double what he's worth, it's not his fault we paid that much for him and it's unfair to have unrealistic expectations of him based on a fee that he had no control over.

So do you think it was a good decision to pay that amount for him or not ?

 

[malg]

So do you think it was a good decision to pay that amount for him or not ?

I'd say not judging by the post.

 

[Deleted member 81382]

So do you think it was a good decision to pay that amount for him or not ?

I think we probably could've found someone better for far less money but I can also acknowledge that the best manager in the world wanted him and the club obviously felt we could afford it which is all that really matters.

 

[TFC]

Its amazing how many fans, and worryingly city fans on here, continuously quote “he’s not worth £100m”. £100m was his release clause, not his worth. Its what we HAD to pay to get him

Prick that sits near me continuously quotes the £100m figure whilst throwing in ,”for £100m he should be dribbling past 4 players and bagging. Should be scoring 25 goals a season”.

Its fucking painful to listen to it

Agreed. He's not Roy fucking Race but seems he's expected to be by the 100m stick brigade. Personally I couldnt give a flying fuck what he cost as long as the team continues to win. The minute we stop being a team, we and become a collection of individuals like a shower not too far down the road, we'll be fucked and someone else will step up and be top dog. Hopefully this doesnt happen for a long time.

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

Its amazing how many fans, and worryingly city fans on here, continuously quote “he’s not worth £100m”. £100m was his release clause, not his worth. Its what we HAD to pay to get him

Prick that sits near me continuously quotes the £100m figure whilst throwing in ,”for £100m he should be dribbling past 4 players and bagging. Should be scoring 25 goals a season”.

Its fucking painful to listen to it

I don't know, I mean we laughed at the rags for what they paid for Sancho, so...you know, I really don't know but I guess that's just me.

 

[schfc6]

Its amazing how many fans, and worryingly city fans on here, continuously quote “he’s not worth £100m”. £100m was his release clause, not his worth. Its what we HAD to pay to get him

Prick that sits near me continuously quotes the £100m figure whilst throwing in ,”for £100m he should be dribbling past 4 players and bagging. Should be scoring 25 goals a season”.

Its fucking painful to listen to it

To play Devils Advocate, ignore the fee, which Jack had no influence over. Should fans be right in expecting more from one of our top earners? Ignore the fee, he’s our third highest earner, so, it’s fair to suggest he should be somewhere close to our third highest performer. I’m not sure many would say he’s our 3rd highest performer.

 

[FromPollockToSilva]

To play Devils Advocate, ignore the fee, which Jack had no influence over. Should fans be right in expecting more from one of our top earners? Ignore the fee, he’s our third highest earner, so, it’s fair to suggest he should be somewhere close to our third highest performer. I’m not sure many would say he’s our 3rd highest performer.

But the fee influences the salary, surely? If I'm an agent and a club is willing to break the British transfer fee for my player, I'm damn sure he's going to be making towards the top end of their pay structure

 

[schfc6]

But the fee influences the salary, surely? If I'm an agent and a club is willing to break the British transfer fee for my player, I'm damn sure he's going to be making towards the top end of their pay structure

Kind of my point, fans are right to expect elite performances week in week out when a player demands such wages.