Jack Grealish

[bluwes]

You’re so right on this. Palmer is a similar player, albeit unproven. We should be working out how we can integrate him into the team rather than waste £100m on Grealish. At some point we’ve got curtail the spending and give some of the academy lads some hope.

They all have some hope of having a good career in football. Isn’t that what they want ultimately

 

[Grealish’s Shinpads]

well if he has 4 yeras left on that contrat they really could just dig in and keep him if they wished.

Isnt Grealsih a Villa supported. - would he really want to tarnish his image by kicking up fuss/forcing a move and risk that.
It would be the same as Foden doing it to us to to to someone like Barca, Madrid, Bayern etc - imagine the reaction on here!!!!!!!!!!!

Difference being that we are a step up from Villa but Barca, Madrid and Bayern aren’t a step up from us.

If we were a midtable side and Foden had the chance to sign for a top club then as gutted as I’d be, I’d understand his reasoning for leaving to play in the Champions League and challenge for trophies.

Just think back to when we sold SWP

 

[simon23]

Honesty if you have a spare 10 mins just sit back and watch this. Not even exaggerating there is only one person I could watch who leaves me with that many ‘how did he just do that’ and that’s Messi.

His close control is super human like, he’s got the lot, eye for a pass, decent enough pace, top drawer strength, great finishing. The boy is a superstar and within a few weeks he’d have every doubter drooling over him.

So hope we get this over the line

Jesus Christ Ive heard it all now.

I know we are trying to big this lad up and there is a large chance he may come to us but did you seriously just compare him to the best player this planet has ever seen!!!!!

Jack Grealish isnt fit to lace Messi's boots even now and Messi is 9 years older

 

[Carlos- the- jackal]

Difference being that we are a step up from Villa but Barca, Madrid and Bayern aren’t a step up from us.

If we were a midtable side and Foden had the chance to sign for a top club then as gutted as I’d be, I’d understand his reasoning for leaving to play in the Champions League and challenge for trophies

When SWP left for the rentboys we were all gutted but understood his ambition and wished him well.

 

[oh right]

Jesus Christ Ive heard it all now.

I know we are trying to big this lad up and there is a large chance he may come to us but did you seriously just compare him to the best player this planet has ever seen!!!!!

Jack Grealish isnt fit to lace Messi's boots even now and Messi is 9 years older

What are you going on about?

Where in that post did I say he was on messi’ level? I said the amount of ‘how on earth did he do that’ moments he has in terms of dribbling through players/always getting his pass off etc the only other bloke I’ve seen do that so often is Messi.

Of course Messi is on a complete different planet.

 

[simon23]

Difference being that we are a step up from Villa but Barca, Madrid and Bayern aren’t a step up from us.

If we were a midtable side and Foden had the chance to sign for a top club then as gutted as I’d be, I’d understand his reasoning for leaving to play in the Champions League and challenge for trophies.

Just think back to when we sold SWP

internationally they have been until very reently.

Villa look like they are trying to build a team that can at least try and get into the top 4 int he nxt few years - losing Grealish is huge for the and a major setback
The SWP comparrison is a very good one however....but Im not so sure Villa fans are as quie forgiving and werent we in big trouble when SWP left financially and he didnt want to go.....which made it a much easier pill for us to swallow

 

[RandomJ]

I hope he's able to adjust his game and stay on his feet more often because he won't be winning the same number of freekicks as soon as he pulls on a City shirt.

 

[dave_blue12]

Honesty if you have a spare 10 mins just sit back and watch this. Not even exaggerating there is only one person I could watch who leaves me with that many ‘how did he just do that’ and that’s Messi.

His close control is super human like, he’s got the lot, eye for a pass, decent enough pace, top drawer strength, great finishing. The boy is a superstar and within a few weeks he’d have every doubter drooling over him.

So hope we get this over the line

I just don't get those that say he's overrated and don't want him.
Either they haven't watched him properly or football isn't for them.

The lad is outstanding.

 

[ws01]

Honesty if you have a spare 10 mins just sit back and watch this. Not even exaggerating there is only one person I could watch who leaves me with that many ‘how did he just do that’ and that’s Messi.

His close control is super human like, he’s got the lot, eye for a pass, decent enough pace, top drawer strength, great finishing. The boy is a superstar and within a few weeks he’d have every doubter drooling over him.

So hope we get this over the line

If memory serves me correctly, plenty were salivating over Carlton's YouTube clips too before he re-joined the scum. For a pretty similar, exorbitant fee as well as I recall...

 

[Otamendi's Beard]

Honesty if you have a spare 10 mins just sit back and watch this. Not even exaggerating there is only one person I could watch who leaves me with that many ‘how did he just do that’ and that’s Messi.

His close control is super human like, he’s got the lot, eye for a pass, decent enough pace, top drawer strength, great finishing. The boy is a superstar and within a few weeks he’d have every doubter drooling over him.

So hope we get this over the line

Watching it reminds me of Kev. Not in playing style, just in the way he'd have about 15 more assists if his team mates could finish!!

KDB and Grealish supplying Kane could be ridiculous.

 

[sir baconface]

What are you going on about?

Where in that post did I say he was on messi’ level? I said the amount of ‘how on earth did he do that’ moments he has in terms of dribbling through players/always getting his pass off etc the only other bloke I’ve seen do that so often is Messi.

Of course Messi is on a complete different planet.

Then why mention Messi?

You’re Matt Hancock and I claim my £5.

 

[Phil1]

And people think he isn’t good enough. Not only is he more than good enough, he’ll be one of our standouts, a go-to guy.

Hes definitely good enough, I'm happy that it looks like it could happen but I'd be wary of putting too much credence to those stats considering that Villa play an awful lot of their game through him and he's their focal point of the attack.
What I can't understand is those couple of posters on here who genuinely think he's shit. Even if it's a signing you don't want to make for one reason or another, his ability on the pitch shouldn't be one of them because it makes you look like you've never watched a game of football in your life.

 

[marco]

I just don't get those that say he's overrated and don't want him.
Either they haven't watched him properly or football isn't for them.

The lad is outstanding.

football ist for them mate, maybe its simply the fact he's a brummie,how can you get a decent player in Birmingham, maybe change his name to Jaco Grealishchenko to help them accept things

 

[City_Sean]

Hes definitely good enough, I'm happy that it looks like it could happen but I'd be wary of putting too much credence to those stats considering that Villa play an awful lot of their game through him and he's their focal point of the attack.
What I can't understand is those couple of posters on here who genuinely think he's shit. Even if it's a signing you don't want to make for one reason or another, his ability on the pitch shouldn't be one of them because it makes you look like you've never watched a game of football in your life.

He created the second most chances in the league last season despite being out for four months. Whether the attacks come through him or not that's an outstanding return.

For me, I think he'll play as an #8 on the left if he does join. But with him and Foden they have the ability to interchange and switch. That's what I love about him, he's a very multifunctional player who can play in a range of positions.

If he's as good as he is now, imagine how good he'd be playing with Kev, Foden and Mahrez regularly. That's before Pep irons some of the deficiencies from his game.

 

[ninjamonkey]

Am I the only one who's not arsed about Bernardo leaving? Lovely footballer but does he effect games where it really matters. Not enough for me.

Are you asking does he effect games, or are you actually asking if he scores enough goals? Because his impact on the team is clear as day when he's not playing.

When he was player of the year, he played on the wing almost exclusively, he was tasked with dribbling, getting in the box and creating and he did that every game. People still expect that but he no longer has that role. He's played in the middle for 2 seasons now where his role isn't the same, it's to get the ball into the front players, resist any press, keep things moving, provide an option for a pass and cover defensive holes of which there's a lot when he's in there with Rodri. He does all these things better than anybody else in the squad. If he was to leave it wouldn't take very long for it to become very noticeable.

 

[CC1]

Bit of a contradiction in that post. Bernardo is at City and playing nearly every week because he's good enough to be in this squad/team. I don't want us to lose Bernardo unless he wants to go then we obviously need to look for a replacement, But we will 100% miss Bernardo Silva, His intensity and pressing and his capabilities to keep possession of the ball when we are ahead in games on top of being an unbelievable footballer.
Numerous games throughout the last few seasons he has been the one taking games by the scruff of the neck and showing the way especially when KDB was out that's when Bernardo showed huge balls dictating games. That game against Liverpool at home was one of the best individual displays I have ever seen live. Bernardo has contributed hugely to us being successful along with the players around him.

Agree totally. I’ve always loved seeing Bernardo play & would be gutted if he left. I just meant - in reply to the other poster - that whilst Grealish has won nothing, he hadn’t yet had the pleasure of playing in a City team

 

[Shaelumstash]

Honesty if you have a spare 10 mins just sit back and watch this. Not even exaggerating there is only one person I could watch who leaves me with that many ‘how did he just do that’ and that’s Messi.

His close control is super human like, he’s got the lot, eye for a pass, decent enough pace, top drawer strength, great finishing. The boy is a superstar and within a few weeks he’d have every doubter drooling over him.

So hope we get this over the line

Rick Holden. With an undercut.

 

[wolviedinho]

What is the matter with people on this message biard?

Grealish and Kane are 2 of the best players in the Premier League. No argument.

ws01 is on the wind up.

 

[simon23]

What are you going on about?

Where in that post did I say he was on messi’ level? I said the amount of ‘how on earth did he do that’ moments he has in terms of dribbling through players/always getting his pass off etc the only other bloke I’ve seen do that so often is Messi.

Of course Messi is on a complete different planet.

You compared him to Messi's level of dribbling (or next behind him) which quite frankly is laughable

What about the following:

Ronaldo
Bernardo Silva
Foden
David Silva - best close control Ive ever seen in person along with Mahrez
Mbappe ( who also plays from the left)
Mahrez
Neyamr
Di Maria
Eden Hazard

And thats without even thinking about it

 

[marco]

ws01 is on the wind up.

i think he's been drinking all day