10 | Jack Grealish - 2024/25

[ShaunMCFC]

Jack's play when he was at Villa reflected his.personality. He was a joy to watch when in full flow.

Jack's play at City under Pep relects Pep’s rigid approach to his system. Pep has killed Jack's natural style.

You can take the lad out of Birmingham, but it helps if you let him bring his game with him.

It isn’t on pep that he hasn’t scored for 12 months, ok maybe pep has told him to play safe.

At some point, you have to just think for yourself and do what feels right in that moment, use your instinct. He’s been a passenger for a while now, that’s on him.

 

[Lavinda Past]

It isn’t on pep that he hasn’t scored for 12 months, ok maybe pep has told him to play safe.

At some point, you have to just think for yourself and do what feels right in that moment, use your instinct. He’s been a passenger for a while now, that’s on him.

Have you not noticed that Pep's teams are full of players who don't seem to be allowed to 'play for themselves', due to a very rigid system?

Grealish is no different to Alvarez, Jesus, Cole Palmer etc... shoehorned into a system that limited their ability to play natural game.

 

[RayCTID]

Pep's system isn't rigid but it is highly demanding, especially on the defensive side and yet it still highly creative. Jack has provided flashes but he has been heavily rotated during his time at City so has struggled to find rythm. Otherside of the coin is plenty of creative players have actually thrived under Pep at all his clubs.

 

[radcliffe1309]

Stuck out in a shit villa side. Never good enough for the very very top, regardless of how he's used. Just a poor signing, didn't excite me at the time and hasn't done since. For £100m, it's just insane.

Said this from day 1......got pelters for it, he's world class and going to be a City Legend they said, I genuinly hoped I was wrong but hey ho !

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Said this from day 1......got pelters for it, he's world class and going to be a City Legend they said, I genuinly hoped I was wrong but hey ho !

And his peak is probably gone too. He is 30 next year. I can see this being a £100m player leaving on a free transfer in 2 years when his contract runs out.

 

[kaz7]

He hasnt been up for it since the treble , he is not going to start now is he

 

[Gigant]

Leroy Sane probably had more assist in 2017/18 season alone ,than Grealish has in all City's seasons combine

 

[applejuice]

He was targeted by his teammates for diagonal balls. That was the plan to avoid playing though the middle block because Villa had plenty of physical capable midfielders. Funny part was that the tactic was immediately recognized by Villa side cuz that was their game plan when they were in relegation zone seasons ago with most of their midfielders out with injury. And the last supply line was cut in the 2nd half due to Stones injury. We got no outlet. A bit sad to see City comes to this point.

 

[blueballs84]

Honestly don't know why we aren't playing him in the middle at this point. At least he has the legs. It's not like he can do much more than anyone else we are playing in there right now.

 

[Lavinda Past]

Stuck out in a shit villa side. Never good enough for the very very top, regardless of how he's used. Just a poor signing, didn't excite me at the time and hasn't done since. For £100m, it's just insane.

I wouldn't say he was a poor signing. He would have been a great signing at £30m or £40m imo.

The £100m fee is a millstone he's been carrying since he arrived.

Villa took Txiki to the cleaners, just like Wolves did with Swales. The £100m fee was even more embarrassing than that we paid for Steve Daley.