10 | Jack Grealish - 2024/25

[bennyboy]

He reminds me of Sterling because they were both a split second too long on deciding to shoot or pass too often but there's a big difference between the two. When Sterling got it right he scored and assisted plenty and was a game changer, Grealish has not scored or assisted anywhere near enough and has very rarely been a game changer, that's the difference.

He's played LMF twice recently and it's obvious he isn't good enough. He thinks too slow, runs too slow, his off ball positioning to receive the ball isn't good enough. When he gets the ball he looks to get rid soon as possible playing short easy passes, often backwards. He lacks energy drive and pace (he had when at Villa) His shooting is usually piss poor, that's when he gets in a good enough position to shoot.

He's been underwhelming and average most of the time, especially for a player costing 100M. And mentioning the fee does matter because it's a huge amount to pay for show pony that's failed to live up to expectations.

He is nowhere near Sterling in anything.

 

[nellyonthewing]

Views on him as a player are very split. Put him up for sale in January for £75 million and see how many teams are queuing up to buy him .

 

[fuskarn]

Views on him as a player are very split. Put him up for sale in January for £75 million and see how many teams are queuing up to buy him .

none, doubt anyone pays even 40m for him

 

[Dialog]

Views on him as a player are very split. Put him up for sale in January for £75 million and see how many teams are queuing up to buy him .

£75M??? That’s quite ambitious. If he’s up for sale, £40M is the highest I see us getting—and that’s if everything works in our favor, which I highly doubt.

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

Oh good, another Grealish is shit thread from the usual suspects.

 

[Goldust]

He’s a decent player who has contributed to the success but in theory his value was 30-40m.

 

[Damanino]

with his brutal salary I think a sale would be on very low fee to compensate that. and we may even would need to pay some of his remaining salary from that fee. but also with 2 more years on his contract I dont know how an extension is the right idea on continued brutal salary given he has not been consintently good for us since May 2023.

Villa made an absolute huge business imo for that 100m fee.I was thinking at the time wow, even 70m would have been plenty for him with the hype around him for that last Villa season which was his best ever in terms of end product as previously he wasnt that good in numbers either.

to me it exactly the same if we would go to Palace now and say here is 120m for Eze. is he a decent player, yes. is he worth that much not a fucking chance. for these type of fees I want world class potential and someone winning us matches every second round. or Rodri, Yaya, David Silva type of serious midfield influence who all had nice end product on top.

 

[King Jay]

Grealish compared to Sterling who had scoring seasons compared to Messi is crazy. I can’t with some people here. Grealish is a flop in my eyes. If he wasn’t English he would get the Antony treatment .

 

[dhruvblue]

£25/30m tops and be done. £300k for just control and winning fouls is expensive deal

 

[youngbob]

I love him. I always will. One of only 20-odd players in City's entire history to win the European Cup. But I'm starting to think the team needs to move on from the qualities he brings. With Jack it's all about patience, control, tempo, space, etc. But football is moving on from that era and seems to be heading back towards a more transitional style as defensive teams figure out how to soak up pressure, beat the attacking press, and quickly break away.

He was way more vital to the team in 21-22 than anyone gave him credit for, and he was absolutely essential to us winning the treble. For that reason he will always, always have my goodwill and respect, and he should never have to buy a pint in Manchester ever again. But his fitness has been an issue for 18 months now and I'm not sure he has it in him physically to get back to those 22/23 levels without injuring himself over and over.

Perhaps there's a future for him in the middle where he's allowed to show his more dynamic side. But I think a return to Villa in the summer, or in 2026, is best for all parties. I'm backing him to get some form back and carry on from that Forest performance, when he was excellent. I'd be happy if we kept him beyond 2025, but when the rebuild is over I don't expect him to be here. Won't be sad that it's over, I'll be glad that it happened.