Although i feel some also forget that it does take a season or so for players to settle into a pep side. I feel many of those 'haters' forgot that.I can understand this attitude for the few people who said he'd never be good enough and there was no chance of him making it here. I accept that that was wrong.
But most of his critics have been proven right by the recent upturn in form, not proven wrong. The point we were making was that we spent £100m on a guy who didn't look anywhere near up to it. Now he looks much closer to the quality we were expecting and guess what? The 'haters' have 'melted away'.
What's actually happened was, he was hugely disappointing for ages and rightly got criticised. Then he improved so there wasn't as much to criticise anymore.
I still think he's been underwhelming overall, mind you. This is him 'settled into a Pep team' and he's still only really getting the occasional goal and assist.
I cannot imagine the fucking explosion so many posters on here would have if Raheem Sterling had 3 goals and 4 assists in a season for us and people were praising him for it. In fact that's pretty much Sterling's exact output at Chelsea right now and he's been shocking. I think it's that double standard that frustrates me more than anything.
Lovely performance this. So much more purpose and confidence to his game. Effecting things at both ends of the pitch.
As good as the sterling sane years were were never going to return to them because we arent awarded that space any more so you need the tippy tappy players like grealish and such to break down defences.Then what's the point?
Grealish's big thing is winning fouls. He's excellent at it - best in the world. But we are a really, really bad set piece team.
I'll say this for Grealish, I think any team that regularly started him and James Ward-Prowse would win the league easily. It's not his fault at all that the fouls he wins almost never lead to anything. I'd just much rather a winger whose first thought when they get the ball is 'how do I make something happen here?' and not 'how do I win a free kick here'?
Grealish isn't in the team to get loads of goals and assists, you're right. I'm just saying I liked it better when that was what our wingers were there to do. Personally, the Sterling/Sané days were as good as City football has ever been and I preferred that style to this one.
Yes, Pep bought him for 100m because he wanted to win more fouls. Completely ignore all of the stats that put him just behind KDB when he was at Villa, everything from dribbles, take ons, passes and so on.
Lets just leave it there if that is your attitude to it.
So your problem is actually with how Pep now wants -- and directs -- his wingers to play, but you're vomiting up that frustration as misdirected criticism of Grealish. Which is incredibly boring and tedious tbh.Then what's the point?
Grealish's big thing is winning fouls. He's excellent at it - best in the world. But we are a really, really bad set piece team.
I'll say this for Grealish, I think any team that regularly started him and James Ward-Prowse would win the league easily. It's not his fault at all that the fouls he wins almost never lead to anything. I'd just much rather a winger whose first thought when they get the ball is 'how do I make something happen here?' and not 'how do I win a free kick here'?
Grealish isn't in the team to get loads of goals and assists, you're right. I'm just saying I liked it better when that was what our wingers were there to do. Personally, the Sterling/Sané days were as good as City football has ever been and I preferred that style to this one.
Sometimes I really wish there was a level above "Ignore" for some posters with the absolute nauseating extend of crap they spew, particularly when it displays such an irritating lack of knowledge about what a player brings to the team and its results. There always has to be one, doesn't there.Oh yeah there's loads of takeons and dribbles and passes. But his end product isn't good enough. He doesn't produce anything meaningful at the end of those dribbles and takeons. So what's the point?
I give you Adama Traore. Incredibly impressive dribble numbers. Doesn't matter if the end product is bad.
Sometimes I really wish there was a level above "Ignore" for some posters with the absolute nauseating extend of crap they spew, particularly when it displays such an irritating lack of knowledge about what a player brings to the team and its results. There always has to be one, doesn't there.
Spot on. Hes finally realised hes in our team because hes a great footballer not because he won a raffle.Something has clicked mentally with him in recent months. It’s clear he now feels like he belongs here, but also that he doesn’t need to be subservient to KDB and others. He’s seemingly realised he is able to influence the game himself and willing to take on the responsibility of doing so. Playing with a swagger now.
Thanks for posting, he was MOM really, although he will improve and release quicke instead of taking 3 touches, and put the ball a few yards ahead of the supporting player instead of just behind them and we have the control of Bernado, with fewer pirouettes and extra touches. Jack defended very well also, best game for us I think.Something has clicked mentally with him in recent months. It’s clear he now feels like he belongs here, but also that he doesn’t need to be subservient to KDB and others. He’s seemingly realised he is able to influence the game himself and willing to take on the responsibility of doing so. Playing with a swagger now.