mikeyp102 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 20 minutes ago, alreadyexists said: This is very interesting. Good article 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderPower_14 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 That article has a really nice description of Jack's dribbling prowess. He doesn't use tricks or pace, he has this odd ability to wrong foot defenders by sort of disguising his centre of gravity so he just sort of appears to glide past at relatively low speed as they guess he's going in a different direction. You'd think it was bad defending if you didn't see him do it several times a game week in week out. God I love watching him play. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 14, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted August 14, 2020 5 hours ago, KenjiOgiwara said: Didn't mean offence with it, I actually agree with you. My first thought with that link was: 1) that we'll only sign him if Grealish is on his way out. 2) This is the type of players we always get hyped about being linked with and it never ever works out. I could probably name one player for each window. Sneijder being one. But it is small time mentality and I'm prone to it too. It's just gotten to the point where we are used to all our best players being sold. Whether it's Yorke, Barry, Milner, Young, Benteke or Delph. When you get used to this that affects your thinking. Fact is that Grealish most likely will continue on the left, and this player despite being similar in the same position, can cover central and right as well, and possibly even exchange roles with Grealish fluidly during a match as a AML/AMC/AMR. Some might even argue Grealish will go back to a CM role, but I can't see that myself. If we got used to the idea we are a big enough club to have several class players that would be the expected scenario, but we don't. That’s not a fact and neither is it most likely, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 If Jack improved his shooting, it's a wrap. If he could curl it in from anywhere, defenders won't know whether to stick or twist when defending him. If I were Dean Smith I'd tell him to work on nothing else this off season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 2 minutes ago, Keyblade said: If Jack improved his shooting, it's a wrap. If he could curl it in from anywhere, defenders won't know whether to stick or twist when defending him. If I were Dean Smith I'd tell him to work on nothing else this off season. I agree. Bit like Joe Cole who was always a great ball carrier but his technique striking a ball wasn't quite as good. If he can improve on the hammer left option and the more cultured right foot curlers, he'll be even more lethal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 11 minutes ago, Tomaszk said: I agree. Bit like Joe Cole who was always a great ball carrier but his technique striking a ball wasn't quite as good. If he can improve on the hammer left option and the more cultured right foot curlers, he'll be even more lethal. I mean he already improved significantly in the last 2 seasons but there's still sometimes where his shooting technique lets him down, like that chance against West Ham in the first half. You'd back De Bruyne to bury that 10 times out of 10 for example. Jack is still at like a 6 or 7. That said, his goal against Brighton has to be one of my favorites of his. Just exquisite technique from start to finish. He didn't have that in him a year or 2 ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Keyblade said: I mean he already improved significantly in the last 2 seasons but there's still sometimes where his shooting technique lets him down, like that chance against West Ham in the first half. You'd back De Bruyne to bury that 10 times out of 10 for example. Jack is still at like a 6 or 7. That said, his goal against Brighton has to be one of my favorites of his. Just exquisite technique from start to finish. He didn't have that in him a year or 2 ago. He looks to be improving and getting better as each season goes by. A true Villa Legend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted August 14, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted August 14, 2020 7 minutes ago, AvfcRigo82 said: He looks to be improving and getting better as each season goes by. A true Villa Legend. Best player I have seen at the Villa. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 3 minutes ago, tinker said: Best player I have seen at the Villa. He's up there with God that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted August 14, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted August 14, 2020 2 minutes ago, AvfcRigo82 said: He's up there with God that's for sure. I always maintained that I would never see a better player than Brian little in a Villa shirt, I have now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted August 14, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted August 14, 2020 9 minutes ago, Follyfoot said: I always maintained that I would never see a better player than Brian little in a Villa shirt, I have now I never saw Little, god was great.... best before Jack but Jack is something a bit special and he's starting his journey, Paul was on his final flourish with us but on his day........ World class, Jack has the potential to be the worlds best player.... IMHDO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 9 hours ago, Stevo985 said: How is it small club mentality to suggest that a player being bought for over 30 million quid who happens to apparently play the exact same position as Jack Grealish MIGHT be a replacement for Jack Grealish? You know what I hate? The apparent view that even mentioning one of our players leaving somehow makes me less of a fan and shows a small club mentality. It's **** nonsense. I hate the term ‘small club mentality’. About as arrogant as it gets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7392craig Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 2 hours ago, Keyblade said: If Jack improved his shooting, it's a wrap. If he could curl it in from anywhere, defenders won't know whether to stick or twist when defending him. If I were Dean Smith I'd tell him to work on nothing else this off season. Been arguing this at work for two seasons. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Until Jack signs a new 10 year contract, will you all please shut up! He’s crap, over rated and barely worth a fiver. Only a stupid club would buy him and pay him more than minimum wage. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted August 14, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted August 14, 2020 (edited) 40 minutes ago, tinker said: I never saw Little, god was great.... best before Jack but Jack is something a bit special and he's starting his journey, Paul was on his final flourish with us but on his day........ World class, Jack has the potential to be the worlds best player.... IMHDO Little was exceptional, he is finishing was first rate and he always had something in the tank a little different, I would say he was very similar to Jack in a lot of respects. You have to remember his career ended at 26 as well. When he became manager I almost cried with joy. Never was a villa fan to start but converted to be one of our own. Thinking about the front three of Little Gray and Deehan makes me want to join the masterbation club Edited August 14, 2020 by Follyfoot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted August 14, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted August 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Follyfoot said: Little was exceptional, he is finishing was first rate and he always had something in the tank a little different, I would say he was very similar to Jack in a lot of respects. You have to remember his career ended at 26 as well. When he became manager I almost cried with joy. Never was a villa fan to start but converted to be one of our own. Thinking about the front three of Little Gray and Deehan makes me want to join the masterbation club And that's what footballs is all about, the pure joy of it when it all comes together, each of us have our own moments.... watching from the upper Holte as Atkinson nodded in against Tranmere, magical life moment for me,. Not even sure why tbh. Watching Jack comes close, just needs a pivotal games for him to beat it. UTV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 When we were trying to sign Dean Saunders from Liverpool Brian Little was still manager at Leicester. Despite this he wrote an open letter, which was published in the papers, imploring Saunders to sign for us. He said something along the lines that Aston Villa are a wonderful football club and when he retires from football he intends to see out his days watching Villa. A fantastic thing to say and all the more remarkable given that he was managing another club. Of course it worked and Dean joined a proper football club. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 14, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted August 14, 2020 2 hours ago, Follyfoot said: I always maintained that I would never see a better player than Brian little in a Villa shirt, I have now Steady on mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted August 14, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted August 14, 2020 2 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Steady on mate. He is though isn’t he, can not even believe I am posting it to be honest, never in a million years I thought I would and feel a bit dirty for doing so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AvfcRigo82 Posted August 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 14, 2020 Just now, DaveAV1 said: When we were trying to sign Dean Saunders from Liverpool Brian Little was still manager at Leicester. Despite this he wrote an open letter, which was published in the papers, imploring Saunders to sign for us. He said something along the lines that Aston Villa are a wonderful football club and when he retires from football he intends to see out his days watching Villa. A fantastic thing to say and all the more remarkable given that he was managing another club. Of course it worked and Dean joined a proper football club. Another interesting fact of Deano signing for us.. He was playing for Derby and was being forced to leave that 1991 season. The Derby chairman at the time had put him up for a closed bids auction rather than a transfer. It would have been a case that the highest silent bidder would have acquired Dean Saunders. Deano being furious at this discovery refused to be sold this way with no control where he could have ended up. Upon confronting the chairman was asked where he would like to go to. He said Liverpool and that's where he was sold to. Deano later found out that the club who had infact nodded the most in the silent auction was Aston Villa. 14 months on from his move to Liverpool, Deano signed for Villa in the summer of 1992 becoming our record signing. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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