10 | Jack Grealish - 2022/23 Performances

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Hopefully just a bit tired and due a dud as that was more like the grealish that wasn't good enough at the start of the season. Fodens back, Mahrez has just banged in a hattrick, now is not the time to go off the boil, those two should ensure he doesnt.
 
Shaffer92 said:
Tough game for him outside the assist.
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Because Gomez not only provided him no support but he actively occupied the space Jack likes to occupy, stopping Jack from being effective. The Cancelo problem all over again. Frustrating to watch to say the least. And every time Jack brought the ball down the pitch and passed it inside to Gomez (who was there so he couldn't be) Gomez wasted the opportunity by passing it backwards. I never want to see Gomez on the pitch at LB when Grealish is on the pitch again.
 
ninjamonkey said:
Hopefully just a bit tired and due a dud as that was more like the grealish that wasn't good enough at the start of the season. Fodens back, Mahrez has just banged in a hattrick, now is not the time to go off the boil, those two should ensure he doesnt.
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See my post above re Gomez. Typical City fans to jump on Jack for a situation that wasn't his fault.
 
Shaffer92 said:
No one is jumping on him.. Just stating that he wasn't up to his recently set high standard.
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Yes Jack has been incredible last 4 months. But it is also fair to say he didn’t have his best game today. He never once ran at the RB in 1st half and there were opportunities. No one would care if he lost it. He’d get fouled most probably too. Was that cos Gomez was standing in wrong place or he was tired??

He still got a nice assist which shows his confidence is really high. Talent to burn
 
JTFactsPlz said:
Because Gomez not only provided him no support but he actively occupied the space Jack likes to occupy, stopping Jack from being effective. The Cancelo problem all over again. Frustrating to watch to say the least. And every time Jack brought the ball down the pitch and passed it inside to Gomez (who was there so he couldn't be) Gomez wasted the opportunity by passing it backwards. I never want to see Gomez on the pitch at LB when Grealish is on the pitch again.
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A bit harsh on Gomez. Pretty sure in the first half season I saw Gomez overlapping. Perhaps just some unsuccessful tactics
 
JTFactsPlz said:
Because Gomez not only provided him no support but he actively occupied the space Jack likes to occupy, stopping Jack from being effective. The Cancelo problem all over again. Frustrating to watch to say the least. And every time Jack brought the ball down the pitch and passed it inside to Gomez (who was there so he couldn't be) Gomez wasted the opportunity by passing it backwards. I never want to see Gomez on the pitch at LB when Grealish is on the pitch again.
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Not long ago, this was Grealish's fault; then it became Cancelo's fault, and now it is has become Gomez' fault, after one game. Have you ever thought that it takes players time to gel with colleagues?
 
JTFactsPlz said:
Because Gomez not only provided him no support but he actively occupied the space Jack likes to occupy, stopping Jack from being effective. The Cancelo problem all over again. Frustrating to watch to say the least. And every time Jack brought the ball down the pitch and passed it inside to Gomez (who was there so he couldn't be) Gomez wasted the opportunity by passing it backwards. I never want to see Gomez on the pitch at LB when Grealish is on the pitch again.
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He didn’t
 
Not his most eye-catching performance, but quietly effective.



I wouldn't blame him for not being at his best - he's played a whole lot of football lately, and the defence behind him wasn't what he's most used to and comfortable with.

For what it's worth, I don't think the left-back issue is specifically a Gomez or a Cancelo problem. I think it's a general inverted left-back problem. A big part of Jack's game is dropping deep to get the ball and then driving forward with it, ideally pretty centrally. He'll hold the shape high and wide on the wing if you tell him to, no problem, but if you want to see him playing his most exciting and dangerous football then you have to give him that space to move into.

But when the left-back inverts, that means he's occupying the space Jack gravitates towards, and if Jack still tries to go there they get in each other's way and our left channel is open for the opposition. So Jack plays high and wide and does his best but that's not really his game.

I think it might be a potential problem with the inverted full-back system generally. Perhaps a little harder to see on the right because Mahrez doesn't drop so deep, and is more likely to do his cut in to a central position higher up the pitch. But Mahrez has had his inconsistent performances this season too, and I wonder if they correlate with us having an inverted right back?

(This is one of a few reasons why I think using Stones to push forward into midfield from central defence is a better strategy than inverting a full-back.)

Anyway, I also wouldn't be surprised if his instructions yesterday focused on playing a little safe, retaining the ball and being patient. We don't have a lot of left-wing options - if Phil had been fully fit I think Jack would have been rested completely yesterday - so it's important to conserve his energy and avoid injury, and if he protects the ball it helps us play a bit safer, avoid counter attacks, and keep the whole team in as low a gear as possible while still getting the job done.

Our squad is small and there's a lot of games being played in quick succession, we've got to be smart about when we need to go all-out and when we can afford to ease off the accelerator.
 
I don’t get the booing of him from the supporters of every team we play. It was exactly the same for Sterling. Yet, when Jack recently came on as sub for England the whole crowd cheered him. I really don’t get it.
 


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