If he's not going to get us any closer to the CL (I agree, btw), then why the fuck should we be going for him? It's precisely these kind of players we need to be avoiding. We need to be going for the best young footballers as we build again.Don’t see him getting us any closer to champs league but he’s a good hard working player
I agree, don't think he moves. And yes Maddison should be decent value if we go for him.I think that prices him out of a move, I reckon 70-80 mil, but you never know.
Didn’t realise Maddison was last year, so maybe 40-50 if they stay up.
Similar to Grealish a big fish in a small pond, when they arrive in the ocean they look lost.Absolute technician, he'd rip it up here
Based on what? Grealish is one of our top performers this year. I'd also say Maddison is technically better than GrealishSimilar to Grealish a big fish in a small pond, when they arrive in the ocean they look lost.
Hopefully this is not true, a very good player but a few levels off the best.
GREALISH is averagre tbfSaying Maddison would be "just another Phillips" as if Phillips has not been good enough and not just been injured the whole time and barely had a kick...
Maddison could only be another Phillips if he doesn't play. And his injury record, while a concern, is nowhere near as bad as Phillips'.
If a player is English and plays for an unfashionable club they are always "overrated" and "the next Rodwell, Sinclair or Phillips". Ignoring every successful English player, and the fact that every successful English team had a number of English players.
Gareth Barry, Raheem Sterling, Jack Grealish, John Stones, Kyle Walker. Even Delph, Milner, Lescott.
What a bunch of average players...
Grealish is one of our top performers this year.
GREALISH is averagre tbf
Similar to Grealish a big fish in a small pond, when they arrive in the ocean they look lost.
Hopefully this is not true, a very good player but a few levels off the best.
Grealish is busting his guts but is simply not producing what we need.Based on what? Grealish is one of our top performers this year. I'd also say Maddison is technically better than Grealish
Exactly but you think he would come as a squad player?I think he’d be alright as a squad player, definitely better than Palmer. Not everyone can be as good as KDB, but still good enough to play for us and ease the burden on such a tiny squad. I think Maddison is quality enough as long as he’s not our only midfield signing in summer.
Fair assessment and how standards have dropped.If Grealish is average then our whole team is below-average, considering he's been one of our best players this season.
FUNNY you say that. Pep changes his system, then the entire team becomes average, except for Jack. Clearly the new system is working for Jack, even though he is still average. This new system has costed us and as for Jack, if we play like the way we usually play, the system that peppers teams, then he would look like a deer caught up in headlights, like he did when he got here.If Grealish is average then our whole team is below-average, considering he's been one of our best players this season.
Even with one year left he will warrant a big fee and big wage, and not sure he would be happy with a squad role and even if he was, it would be a sign of lack of ambition.James Maddison as a squad player for a decent price with only 1 year remaining on his contract, hard to see why people are so negative about that. KDB is getting older and cant play every game, with a player like Maddison as his backup we would be able to rest him more against weaker opposition. Bellingham-KDB as first choice mids with Gundogan-Maddison as backups would be the best first choice and backup mids in the league. And the summer after that we switch out Gundo for McAtee.
Dropped because of the new system that has benefitted Grealish. Our proper standard leaves Jack looking out of place and in the deep end of the ocean unable to comprehend what the hell he got himself into.Fair assessment and how standards have dropped.
So what you are saying is that we cant sign anyone that understands that Bellingham-KDB will probably be first choice, since that must mean they lack ambition? With that mindset we cant sign anyone since Bellingham-KDB would be first choice no matter who we sign.Even with one year left he will warrant a big fee and big wage, and not sure he would be happy with a squad role and even if he was, it would be a sign of lack of ambition.