10 | Jack Grealish - 2024/25

[WallyA]

Echeverri?

I'm thinking he is more suited to RW (he is left footed), or playing in the spaces behind Haaland like Kevin and Foden are doing.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

That performance was the one many of us have been hoping would happen, once Grealish was given the chance and moved inside.

Not sure why it has taken Pep so long to try him out there, but better late than never imo.

Obviously any success achieved will be sulked over, frowned upon and ignored by the Grealish haters and experts who have decried his signing since arrival, but in truth it reveals more about them than the player or the club.

There does need to be a footnote added though that Forest went man to man all over the pitch last night, so the key to beating them was dribbling past your direct opponent, which is Jack’s forte.

We need to see how he does against low blocks etc.

A promising start though.

 

[Centurions]

I've never understood why Pep hasn't tried him there before, seems odd TBH.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

 

[Dax777]

There does need to be a footnote added though that Forest went man to man all over the pitch last night, so the key to beating them was dribbling past your direct opponent, which is Jack’s forte.

We need to see how he does against low blocks etc.

A promising start though.

Even low blocks are best dismantled by individual players who can beat their man. Coz once you beat 1 player, others have to move out of their original position to engage with the threat. And that causes spaces to open for other players to get into.

Kev's goal was a good example of that. Forest had more than enough players back. But once Doku dribbled past 2, all that stuff broke down and Kev simply slipped into an open area caused the the havoc Doku created beating 2 men and forcing other defenders to move...

We need more of that

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

I'm thinking he is more suited to RW (he is left footed), or playing in the spaces behind Haaland like Kevin and Foden are doing.

He's a very two footed player but he definitely leads with his right when he dribbles.

 

[Jam Tomorrow]

at last Grealish in his best position. He’s got all the attributes to be a success in the middle, be criminal if he was let go without us seeing the best of him, especially cos one of our rivals would put him straight in the middle.

 

[kaz7]

He has one very good game in three plus years and people think that he ran the game , kev did that

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

Now thinking to next season.

It is hopefully obvious to Pep to transition Jack to the middle.

Meaning we need a backup LW for Doku.

I dont think that should be Nunes either.

We need to be ruthless and cut the dead wood.

I would keep Jack and try him in the middle if he performs well this season but Nunes needs fucking off. Daft panic signing.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

Kevin De Bruyne: “We performed well as a team but I think Jack Grealish did EXCEPTIONAL! He’s so good at controlling the tempo of the game, at holding the ball - you can’t really get it off him! Sliding through players, that’s his quality! Maybe with the type of guys we have on the flanks, he’s very good at that! I think we needed a bit more control, he was able to do that!”

I wouldn’t argue with Kev , no doubt others ….well ……

Sounds like Kev dropping a hint to Pep that, with the subtlety of a sledgehammer.