Santa Cruz says hiI think you're missing the point... Some of us like to tap around the nail for a bit before smacking it right on the head.
Easily the worst £ for £ signing since takeover.
(With a nod towards the king of bad signings of course... Eliaquim Mangala)
Rocky was a bargain compared to £100m for Jack, and as a striker, he was a better centre back than Mangala.Santa Cruz says hi
Peak Leroy and Raheem is something Jack has not come close to sadly.Fair point. I miss peak Sane. Not sure Grealish is rapid so perhaps he’s not suited to a wide role.
It’s a bit gutting really. I really want him to do well, he comes across as a smashing lad.Last night is the sort of game he should be leading by example and taking by the scruff of the neck, he has the experience, ability and has been here long enough.
He has been a huge disappointment as a signing whatever anyone says.
Grealish seems a bag of nerves when he gets in a threatening position. He snatched at that great chance. When he shoots his head is always going back instead of focusing on the ball. It's bizzare for someone with such good close control that he doesn't have a proper shooting technique. I thought he would be a good signing, especially for the tight matches in Europe where we need to keep the ball and slow things down but it just hasn't happened.It’s a bit gutting really. I really want him to do well, he comes across as a smashing lad.
Last night was the perfect platform for him to shine: no de Bruyne, no Bernardo, no Mahrez, no Haaland… Jack should have been the man last night, it was on him to make things happen for us, 27 years old, a leaders age, in his prime, huge hype, huge hope for him from our fanbase, there’s supposed to be this great player in there that we’re all waiting to be unleashed… yet he made almost nothing happen.
He didn’t try and make the game his own, he barely came looking for the ball outside his own comfort zone, when he did get the ball he didn’t go at the full back enough, too safe, whenever he got into space he just telegraphed what he was going to do and it got blocked like usual.
I think that’s the most disappointed I’ve been with him since he signed for us.
He wasn’t shit, it’s not like he’s got no quality or gives it away all the time or owt… he just doesn't do enough.
When we signed him, he’d played more games in the Championship than the Premier League. And it shows.I think Grealish and Philips are both good PL players and are useful squad players for us.
The reality is that both players were playing for lower half PL clubs in their mid-20s with zero experience of European football. They were never going to take us to the next level. They are the signings you make to try and break into the top 4, not signings to conquer Europe.
Maybe Grealish should play inside (not wide). At present he receives the ball and comes inside the majority of time reducing the width we play with. And we no proper left back to create the width we seem to clog the midfield up. It also happens with Mahrez but Walker or de Bruyne make the width. I think we do lack real pace that can beyond defences making opposition deeper.