Might Jack Grealish play for City again?

[Marvin.]

Grealish joined Everton on loan this Summer and was voted the best Premier League player in August. He has 4 assists to his name. Everton drew 0-0 vs Villa yesterday but the MOTD highlights showed that he was very effective and created some big chances for Everton.

He seems to me to be playing in exactly the same role at Everton as he played at City but he is playing much better. Why is this? I can think of some reasons:

1) He knows this is a final chance and the move is a mental reset for him. He's trying harder.

2) He is enjoying positive comment from media and fans. Football journalists will speak of Grealish at Everton a lot more positively than they did when he was at City.

3) He is playing regularly for the first time in a while

4) The tactics of the opposing sides he's faced for Everton might be more progressive than what we would typically experience playing for City. I think this is true but unlikely to explain his pick-up in form.

5) It might be a blip.

6) Moyes has managed him better than Pep. Seems unlikely.

7) Everton games are not the Cup Finals that City face every week.

I don't think City can recall Grealish in Jan. but it will depend on the loan agreement.

Would you want Jack back? I would based on his current form. His record: goals and assists will be important but I think Jack is also one of those players who make teams and his team mates play better. His passes are usually perfectly weighted. I think a lot of City fans wrote Jack off and already he's proved this viewpoint wrong. I wondered if he still had it in him to be a top player. We need to see more, but it looks good so far. I can see him back in a City shirt again.

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

Not whilst Pep is in charge.

 

[Chorlton_NZ]

Out of most that go out on loan (aside from youngsters), he's the one I'd say has a slight chance but I think it depends on Pep staying.

Usually going out on loan at his stage usually means your time is up but he's out there proving his quality. We would be silly to say he has no future at all

 

[Buckshaw Blue]

Never say never but I can’t see it happening whilst Pep is still here.

Then again, I never thought I’d see Phillips play for us again and he’s back in the squad. So who knows?!

 

[bennyboy]

Only in a central role.

 

[give it to gordon]

Jack is playing a different system against teams that dont park the bus. Jack didnt play against park the teams a villa.

 

[Boo or Boo-urns]

The media are painting a lovely picture to players to encourage them to leave the clutches of City and we will shower you with accolades.

 

[waspish]

Off field stuff and injuries is why pep didn’t play him! He carries on like he is Everton will buy him, but early Days for him..

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

I don’t see why not, especially if he’s good enough. This might be pep’s last season as well, so maybe a new manager would want him.

 

[CC1]

Not whilst Pep is in charge.

Why?

 

[CC1]

Not whilst Pep is in charge.

Kalvin says hi

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

What grealish is doing now he (largely) didnt do at City. Why have him back?

But not only that, he left City, the media are very keen to show players succeeding after City. He's not playing that good tbh, better but not amazing.

 

[jimharri]

Not whilst Pep is in charge.

Agreed. Not sure Pep would be a fan of Jack's social life. Should that matter if he's doing the business on the pitch? Probably not, though it would still be an issue for Pep, I'm guessing.

 

[Centurions]

4 games in and we have the "we should never have let him go" thread, the answers no by the way.

 

[Metal Biker]

What grealish is doing now he (largely) didnt do at City. Why have him back?

But not only that, he left City, the media are very keen to show players succeeding after City. He's not playing that good tbh, better but not amazing.

Yes, yes, denial is the first stage.

Fact is, Grealish is playing for Everton how he did for us when he first joined us; collecting the ball, roaming free, running out wide to cross the ball in, winning a few fouls.

He became a static, rigid, forced to play as a wait-for-the-ball-to-come-to-him-on-the-left winger, which isn't how he plays, isn't what he is best at and this has clearly been shown since he joined Everton. Talk of him being unfit, too drunk, not committed have shown to be bumpf in the space of just one month. He's earned the Player of the Month accolade for a reason. We're suffering for it, because he was one of the few who could get the ball to Haaland.

 

[ninjamonkey]

There is a reason why we loaned out our record buy. He is the epitome of loving being a big fish in a small pond. Good luck to him, except when it impacts us, but he is done here and rightly so.

Do find it peculiar that plenty of people want to see us dump the entire squad if they arent under 25 and have more than 12 months here yet some (no doubt they'll be some overlap too) want back a 30 yr old grealish who has done nothing for us for 2 years.

 

[Gogootz]

I'm very firmly in the "because he doesn't have 10 men stood in front of him every game"

 

[Scaring Europe to Death]

If Everton finish 6th and qualify for the Europe League then it's been a fantastic season.

I'm not convinced that we'll see it as a fantastic season if City finish 6th and qualify for the Europa League

That's the brutal reality because Everton will cut Grealish more slack whereas we need him to perform every game

 

[wolviedinho]

Sure

I want sane, agureo, silva, Komps, kdb all back please?

Santa? -:)

On a serious note, it’s all about mentality and he does not have the willingness to go again after the treble. Same with a lot of players. Ederson being the latest to depart.

Good luck to them all. I’m more focused on the current players. He won’t be back. Hopefully he keeps this level up so we get a good fee.

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

Yes, yes, denial is the first stage.

Fact is, Grealish is playing for Everton how he did for us when he first joined us; collecting the ball, roaming free, running out wide to cross the ball in, winning a few fouls.

He became a static, rigid, forced to play as a wait-for-the-ball-to-come-to-him-on-the-left winger, which isn't how he plays, isn't what he is best at and this has clearly been shown since he joined Everton. Talk of him being unfit, too drunk, not committed have shown to be bumpf in the space of just one month. He's earned the Player of the Month accolade for a reason. We're suffering for it, because he was one of the few who could get the ball to Haaland.

He was shite for City for the majority of the time. I am a big fan of his, instrumental in the treble. He declined since that for City. Same player, same static stuff, doing what Pep wanted and what the team needed. Not seen that since from him... Until he moved.