10 | Jack Grealish - 2022/23 Performances

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Just does everything too slow. No directness at all. He's working his arse off, but that's worth very little tbh, everyone should be doing that and literally any £5m PL workhorse can do that, a winger for a top team needs to be making an impact rather than just working hard.

Don't think it's surprising that people think he looks our best player when we are all playing too slowly, as that's his speed. I'd swap him for a winger who actually dares take on his man, any day of the week. Just can't see us putting much of a run together playing at this tempo and I can't see him playing at a higher tempo.

I mentioned something similar to what you are saying. We have adapted our game/style to fit him and it is costing us. We are playing at his TEMPO and now everybody is looking arse.

If we played our game, Grealish would look out of place like he did last season, a deer caught in headlights. This slowness and constant running backwards does a disservice to the team and to the Monster who is playing as our Striker. City should just admit and take an L on Grealish but I doubt they would, they are hoping and praying that he turns into a star one day and justify the PRICE-TAG.

 

[Dialog]

I agree. You can't fault his effort but the truth is he has a lot of possession and does little with it. He made a lot of runs today but with no end product. He plays too many safe five yard passes, mind you he is not the only one these days. The whole team are at it. Jack wins soft fouls all over the pitch but rarely in the penalty area where it matters.

The whole team is at it because we clearly are accommodating his style of play, instead of him adapting to ours-Bringing in Grealish was a blunder on City's part and now they are looking to justify it. It is compromising our play, our style and we are nowhere near as good as we used to be.

Teams are no longer terrified of us, they are confident now walking into the pitch with us., because we are playing in a compromised way. No wonder we are constantly dropping points for fun. We have become a charity case, donating, 3-points here and there, oh, how about you take a point too.

 

[applejuice]

I am mentioned something similar to what you are saying. We have adapted our game/style to fit him and it is costing us. We are playing at his TEMPO and now everybody is looking arse.

If we played our game, Grealish would look out of place like he did last season, a deer caught in headlights. This slowness and constant running backwards does a disservice to the team and to the Monster who is playing as our Striker. City should just admit and take an L on Grealish but I doubt they would, they are hoping and praying that he turns into a star one day and justify the PRICE-TAG.

LOL

Of course we will be better without him if we can play in our tempo! That is why we will comfortably win against Liverpool, Villa and Newcastle! And we have beat Chelsea so many times until this little **** joined us.

Oh wait...

We just cannot accept the truth that the whole team is not in the correct mode. It must feel so much better to blame on Grealish. So we don't need to face the truth that Bernado is not what fans dream about. KDB and Gundo are aging. Lewis is weak in defending and Rodri is burnt out. No we cannot accept it. Just blame Grealish and everything is fine!

 

[Dialog]

I dont know, but the way City's level is dropping more and more, Grealish comes to life more and more. if we end up like Villa he will be world beater...

Hence is a middle table level player. The worse we get, the more he shines.

City needs to go back to being ruthless, decisive and suffocating teams till death. Once City comes back alive, Grealish will suffer, because he wont fit.

 

[Dialog]

LOL

Of course we will be better without him if we can play in our tempo! That is why we will comfortably win against Liverpool, Villa and Newcastle! And we have beat Chelsea so many times until this little **** joined us.

Oh wait...

We just cannot accept the truth that the whole team is not in the correct mode. It must feel so much better to blame on Grealish. So we don't need to face the truth that Bernado is not what fans dreams about. KDB and Gundo are aging. Lewis is weak in defending and Rodri is burnt out. No we cannot accept it. Just blame Grealish and everything is fine!

We have changed our style. It does not mean just because he was sitting on the side-lines, it does not mean the style we played was the one City plays.

I agree with you on the part that out midfiled is ageing but even if we played him in the middle, it would not make much of a difference because he is still not at their level and never will. So what did we buy him for?

 

[applejuice]

We have changed our style. It does not mean just because he was sitting on the side-lines, it does not mean the style we played was the one City plays.

I agree with you on the part that out midfiled is ageing but even if we played him in the middle, it would not much of a difference because he is still not at their level and never will. So what did we buy him for?

What level?

City's so called golden midfield has been an illusion ever since David Silva left. Worsen after KDB got that injury in the Euro.

The midfield look so good because City played one man extra in the midfield by using false 9. Or sometimes two men extra with a fullback inverted to join. On the cost of removing support of a winger. Sterling and Jesus finally got so fed up and left.

Remember the night at Bernabéu? Jesus started as a traditional number 9 and our midfield tro Bernado KDB and Rodri did not have any advantage. So Pep had to switch Foden and Jesus to put Foden as a false 9. Give one man extra in the midfield to get a little bit control back.

That is why Bernado Gundo and KDB were all so mild in the World Cup.

Don't get me wrong. They are good midfielders but not as good as you think. Pep system makes them look way much better. KDB is world class but he is never the same after that injury.

Halaand joined. No more false 9 help on the way. They got exposed. That is all.

Pep has to give midfield extra support. So he put Lewis in the midfield. Hope this little teen can play as a midfield and a fullback at the same time. But it is too much for Lewis. And Bernado was missing. So Grealish had to play left winger left midfield and left back all in three facing Spurs. Mahrez had similar story on the right hand side.

Grealish and Mahrez are the two sacrificing and patching the things up. And you are blaming the one who is actually trying to save you from losing 3-0.

Grealish shines when the defense gets worse because his on ball ability is excellent. In other words, he is not a system player. Like Mahrez. They are the players who can support a system from falling apart. Pep knew and paid big money for them.

The players who go missing when the team goes down are luxury players. That is why no one is willing to pay big money for Bernado or Gundo, only waiting for cheap chance to come. Barca paid big for Koundé Rafinha and even Torres, but did not pay for Bernado.

 

[Lauz9888]

His fitness and defensive work rate seem to have improved a lot since last season, and he plays like he gives a shit.

If he was on the pitch with 10 teammates who matched his commitment and desire (rather than perhaps 1 or 2), we'd be top of the league.

I fully get that some people don't rate him, don't think he justifies the price tag, would rather replace him with someone of a different profile, or the same profile but faster/younger/more of a goal threat. That's an interesting conversation and we'll probably be having it for as long as he's at the club, maybe even after he leaves.

But we can't sit here griping that he's not able to win matches for us single-handedly without acknowledging that he shouldn't have to.

He's not the superstar in a mediocre Villa team anymore, the talismanic captain instructed to roam the pitch looking for opportunities to change the game.

He's an (I think effective) cog in a well-oiled machine. He's slotted in pretty well to a team full of elite players, serial trophy winners, the odd talent that even gets described as generational, all working under one of the best and most successful managers in the world.

He's got duties and responsibilities that he never had at Villa (and hardly even has at England, where he's mostly used as an impact sub, a last throw of the dice, so his adherence to the demands of the system is a little less crucial than it would be if he was a starter). He's adapted his game to give Pep what he wants - he holds the width, he makes space for others, he protects the ball, he tracks back.

He's working hard, doing pretty well and getting better. The team has enormous winning pedigree and, especially this season, we look better with him in it.

He's not the problem.

 

[Pedestrian]

What level?

City's so called golden midfield has been an illusion ever since David Silva left. Worsen after KDB got that injury in the Euro.

The midfield look so good because City played one man extra in the midfield by using false 9. Or sometimes two men extra with a fullback inverted to join. On the cost of removing support of a winger. Sterling and Jesus finally got so fed up and left.

Remember the night at Bernabéu? Jesus started as a traditional number 9 and our midfield tro Bernado KDB and Rodri did not have any advantage. So Pep had to switch Foden and Jesus to put Foden as a false 9. Give one man extra in the midfield to get a little bit control back.

That is why Bernado Gundo and KDB were all so mild in the World Cup.

Don't get me wrong. They are good midfielders but not as good as you think. Pep system makes them look way much better. KDB is world class but he is never the same after that injury.

Halaand joined. No more false 9 help on the way. They got exposed. That is all.

Pep has to give midfield extra support. So he put Lewis in the midfield. Hope this little teen can play as a midfield and a fullback at the same time. But it is too much for Lewis. And Bernado was missing. So Grealish had to play left winger left midfield and left back all in three facing Spurs. Mahrez had similar story on the right hand side.

Grealish and Mahrez are the two sacrificing and patching the things up. And you are blaming the one who is actually trying to save you from losing 3-0.

Grealish shines when the defense gets worse because his on ball ability is excellent. In other words, he is not a system player. Like Mahrez. They are the players who can support a system from falling apart. Pep knew and paid big money for them.

The players who go missing when the team goes down are luxury players. That is why no one is willing to pay big money for Bernado or Gundo, only waiting for cheap chance to come. Barca paid big for Koundé Rafinha and even Torres, but did not pay for Bernado.

We’ve had gundogs best years and everyone has known for 2 years that Bernie wants to go to Barca. They know it and are skint. Bernie is one of the hardest working midfielders in terms of distance covered in the world game. I kind of agree with you about Grealish but your reasoning is nonsense.

 

[skillman]

Big game for him this weekend against Villa. Sure he’ll want to prove his point, hoping for a goal!

 

[neel]