Doku hadn't signed yet when Palmer said City bringing in another player would affect his decision to stay or go.Doku had already signed. It was the arrival of Nunes that precipitated both Palmer and McAtee leaving. We brought Nunes to play midfield, Phillips was staying to play midfield, and that meant Doku, Foden, and Bernardo were also in line to play on the flank. Injuries, form, and ability changed matters after they'd gone, with Doku moving more to the left when Grealish became unavailable.
He 100% good enough to be starting for us, I’m a Grealish fan but Grealish can’t do anything Palmer can’t do and Palmer is clearly a much greater goal threat
Same goes for Doku, Palmers football brain is light years above Dokus
It just frustrates me we paid that money for Nunes when Palmer was in our hands
Yes yes I know he made the choice to go
Aside from the fact they play on different sides of the pitch, I'm not sure they could be any more different.He 100% good enough to be starting for us, I’m a Grealish fan but Grealish can’t do anything Palmer can’t do and Palmer is clearly a much greater goal threat
Same goes for Doku, Palmers football brain is light years above Dokus
It just frustrates me we paid that money for Nunes when Palmer was in our hands
Yes yes I know he made the choice to go
Grealish is far, far better at protecting the ball and his defensive work rate is also substantially better, among other excellent attributes that lead us to a treble whilst Chelsea tries to stay in the top 10.He 100% good enough to be starting for us, I’m a Grealish fan but Grealish can’t do anything Palmer can’t do and Palmer is clearly a much greater goal threat
Same goes for Doku, Palmers football brain is light years above Dokus
It just frustrates me we paid that money for Nunes when Palmer was in our hands
Yes yes I know he made the choice to go
Nonsense, Grealish is one of the main reasons we won the treble and are on for it again.
He's the reason we didn't lose in Madrid last week, you underestimate how much Grealish helps us control the game and how hard he works defensively.
One is doing it against the best teams in the Champions League in tense nervy moments. One's doing it at a mid-table side, it's night and day.
He is a great player and I wish we kept him but he wouldn't look like this playing for us. Imagine foden in the free role with amount of space.