Pep looks has developed new found obsession to sign English players. This obsession has already put £140m hole in squad so far when we still have critical holes to fill
Clips from his Villa days.
Very very clearly playing centrally with the freedom to roam both left and right. At no point is he playing as a hug the touchline left winger some of you seem to think he was whilst at Villa.
Look at him in these clips. Fucking excellent player. Plenty of positivity and plenty of end product.
Genuinely cannot get my head round why we are playing him in a position / way that just isn’t “him”.
He certainly never hugged a touchline, he will have had a half decent left footed left back playing outside of him, that’s the key that we don’t see in this current set up.How did villa use jack? We seem to be complaining he's shite on the wing or a shite finisher, but I don't recall him being either a striker or a winger?
He was basically a free spirit at Villa, deployed in any of the three positions behind the striker. A combination of rigid coaching and being starstruck look to have completely stunted his game. It's a shame, but it looks like he doesn't have what it takes to make the step up.How did villa use jack? We seem to be complaining he's shite on the wing or a shite finisher, but I don't recall him being either a striker or a winger?
Maybe we should be playing two up front (Haaland+either Alvarez/grealish) in a freer role? Can't see baldy going 442 thoughHe was basically a free spirit at Villa, deployed in any of the three positions behind the striker. A combination of rigid coaching and being starstruck look to have completely stunted his game. It's a shame, but it looks like he doesn't have what it takes to make the step up.
How did villa use jack? We seem to be complaining he's shite on the wing or a shite finisher, but I don't recall him being either a striker or a winger?
Not a bad shout, but I don't think Jack has the killer instincts to play so advanced. On paper our best front three, hands down, is Foden/Haaland/Alvarez. I accept football isn't played on paper but he's supposed to be the best manager in the world, so he needs to get this front three working and stick to it. Continuity is key at this stage. We can't keep chopping and changing the front three and back four and expect smooth results.Maybe we should be playing two up front (Haaland+either Alvarez/grealish) in a freer role? Can't see baldy going 442 though
If Southampton were, as they are, bottom of the PL, but Lavia had never been part of our academy and you found out we were signing him for £40m next summer, would you be pleased? I don't think so.I will agree if he plays a significant amount of games in the prem and CL. If he is a carabao/FA cup player then we should have kept Lavia and integrated him more.
That’s fair enough but £ for £ he is one of, if not the worst signing.Your opinion on Grealish is your opinion but come on, "Subjected to this shit", "worst signing since the takeover". We've just won the league with Grealish in the squad, playing regularly at that. Do you have any idea how spoiled you sound? Have you forgotten where we've come from? Do you remember the likes of Santa Cruz, Wayne Bridge, Wilfried Bony, or how shite Boateng and Savic were when they were here?