10 | Jack Grealish - 2023/24

[JTFactsPlz]

Easy to remember Doku was on a booking already. Might not have been entirely tactical.

Jack was warmed up and ready to come on before Doku was booked.

 

[dhruvblue]

I wish Nunes and Kovacic would chip in with a few goals, assists but they wont will they

HVe they ever? Kovacic you forget. Nunes maybe not in current scenario maybe Pep will turn him into a contributor

 

[Keeper!]

Jack's contribution is very valuable when he's on form, but you can't say he's been anywhere near it this season.

True apart from his last couple of games in which he has been on top of his game.

 

[Phil1]

True apart from his last couple of games in which he has been on top of his game.

And we don’t count the handful he missed through injury so a fairly small sample size unless you’re someone who just doesn’t rate him and feel the need to post after every game how poor he was…

 

[B\connellblue]

Grealish is ok as a regular starter long as you have a high scoring Gundo another winger like Mahrez putting up decent numbers and also KDB scoring quite a lot and setting up even more for others.

we had none of these this season so far so I completely understand why Pep is happy to give many minutes to Doku who probably is ahead of the "schedule" a bit in terms of finding his feet at City.

I wish Nunes and Kovacic would chip in with a few goals, assists but they wont will they?
same with Grealish, this is an ongoing topic with him, he mentioned himself multiple times about improving his output numbers, but then also happy to pass it back rather than make things happen himself.

having said that when you are behind or chasing for a winner you want Doku on based on current form.

Good post. We simply cannot have a team full of non scoring midfielders and attackers. Heaven knows how we assembled so many at the one time.
Jack needs to contribute goals. 2 or 3 good months in 2 1/2 seasons is way below what was expected from him ,anyone that says otherwise is not being realistic. He has an uncanny knack of delaying the strike until he can hit the first defender with it. Hes not alone mind, a child would get more power into it than some of the efforts at shooting.

 

[blueparrot]

Good post. We simply cannot have a team full of non scoring midfielders and attackers. Heaven knows how we assembled so many at the one time.
Jack needs to contribute goals. 2 or 3 good months in 2 1/2 seasons is way below what was expected from him ,anyone that says otherwise is not being realistic. He has an uncanny knack of delaying the strike until he can hit the first defender with it. Hes not alone mind, a child would get more power into it than some of the efforts at shooting.

Well we don't have a team full of non scoring midfielders and attackers. that's why we are the top scorers in the league...again.

 

[B\connellblue]

Well we don't have a team full of non scoring midfielders and attackers. that's why we are the top scorers in the league...again.

Most of the goals have come from the same few players .

 

[blueparrot]

Most of the goals have come from the same few players .

Yes that's how football usually works, We have Haaland, Alvarez, Foden, Doku, Bernardo , Akanji and Rodri that have been getting goals with 3+. 7 players with 3 or more all competitions liverpool have 5, arsenal have 5,spurs have 3. So we have more goal contibutions than any of our rivals.
Again making up a problem just so you can have dig at Grealish.

 

[B\connellblue]

Yes that's how football usually works, We have Haaland, Alvarez, Foden, Doku, Bernardo , Akanji and Rodri that have been getting goals with 3+. 7 players with 3 or more all competitions liverpool have 5, arsenal have 5,spurs have 3. So we have more goal contibutions than any of our rivals.
Again making up a problem just so you can have dig at Grealish.

I'm certainly not making up a problem. He simply has to start contributing goals.
Not one league goal between Grealish, Nunes, or Kovacic. I think people are going overboard about Doku as well he has 2 league goals in 9 .Hardly prolific either

 

[blueparrot]

I'm certainly not making up a problem. He simply has to start contributing goals.
Not one league goal between Grealish, Nunes, or Kovacic. I think people are going overboard about Doku as well he has 2 league goals in 9 .Hardly prolific either

We have very few problems of those goalscoring is bottom of the list. Grealish does more than enough to get picked which is why I expect him to start the next 2. Could he add goals,yes that would be nice, but if he doesn't he'll still be a regular because he gives to the team what Pep wants him to.