Lord Willard Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 13 hours ago, OutByEaster? said: It would seem that his problems are with his shins or at least in his lower leg and are related to wear and tear. It'll be interesting to see if this means we'll need to manage his playing time over the next couple of seasons - if he needs more of a break from time to time, then the addition of international football might be a bit of a pain for us. I think we've probably seen the end of Jack playing in the League Cup against lower league sides and it might be a problem for us if we qualify for Europe. I think it probably emphasises our need to go out and get better quality depth on the wings this summer - if we're going to be playing 50+ games a season in a year or two, then we probably need to plan to be without Jack for at least a dozen of those. All we need to do is sub him when winning, it's not uncommon to do that. For some reason we play him 90mins nearly 50 games straight, with some games being within 48hours 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 2 hours ago, Lord Willard said: All we need to do is sub him when winning, it's not uncommon to do that. For some reason we play him 90mins nearly 50 games straight, with some games being within 48hours Easier said than done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCollins29 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Out for newcastle - been ill the last few days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Surprise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 (edited) I didn't expect him to feature in the Newcastle game anyway - let him come back for the Spurs game fully fit. Cash being back is a massive plus. Edited March 11, 2021 by Mantis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Oh, we've gone with the 'ill' excuse this time. We're really rolling out the full repertoire on this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCollins29 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Probably didnt help when he was sat out in the cold watching the wolves match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 5 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: Oh, we've gone with the 'ill' excuse this time. We're really rolling out the full repertoire on this one. How do you know it's just an excuse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 11 minutes ago, Mantis said: How do you know it's just an excuse? He's injured. He's been injured badly for a few weeks. He'll be back after the international break for us I Imagine. The weird and wonderful tales Smith is telling in the press conferences have just been to keep the opposition guessing. I was just surpised they went with the 'ill' line. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjvilla Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 6 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: He's injured. He's been injured badly for a few weeks. He'll be back after the international break for us I Imagine. The weird and wonderful tales Smith is telling in the press conferences have just been to keep the opposition guessing. I was just surpised they went with the 'ill' line. Certainly is a bit funny this. A few of us said 'he won't be back untill after the international break', and that's seemingly more and more likely. This dragging us fans along is a bit tedious in all honesty. They don't have to tell us anything, absolutely anything. But when a number guessed it would be like this, there's a potential problem with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imavillan Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 It’s bizarre. What is it, Injured or ill? If he’s ill why hasn’t Dean said he’s recovered from the injury but since become ill. Something doesn’t sit right with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 6 minutes ago, imavillan said: It’s bizarre. What is it, Injured or ill? If he’s ill why hasn’t Dean said he’s recovered from the injury but since become ill. Something doesn’t sit right with it. Because he is being as vague as possible with the situation. Grealish is injured, they just don't want the opposition knowing this in the build up to the match. They'll continue with the daft cover up's and nonsense about him 'getting back onto the grass' or whatever it is they were talking about last week. And that's fine, the club don't have to tell us what's going on if they think it's in their best interests come matchday. It just amuses me that every press conference, they come up with something different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb_82 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Stop crying about it, he will be back when he is back - Smith has said he's not available and may be back for spurs - It is what it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
est1874 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 (edited) It is what it is, yes, but in the meantime we don't have anyone capable of unlocking the opposition, so it's hard news for most realists to take. The thought of going to Steve Bruce's Newcastle and not winning is just deeply depressing but that's the likelihood without Jack. It's been said a hundred times but how we've managed to spend approx £200m over the last 2 years and still not have a creative player who can even do a half-job of filling in for Jack is ridiculous. Edited March 11, 2021 by est1874 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 3 minutes ago, est1874 said: It is what it is, yes, but in the meantime we don't have anyone capable of unlocking the opposition, so it's hard news for most realists to take. The thought of going to Steve Bruce's Newcastle and not winning is just deeply depressing but that's the likelihood without Jack. It's been said a hundred times but how we've managed to spend approx £200m over the last 2 years and still not have a creative player who can even do a half-job of filling in for Jack is ridiculous. I am kind of on board with this statement. We absolutely need to buy at least 2 attacking players in the summer with skill and guile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 2 Months later "He is getting closer" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdman Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Well at least having cashback is a massive bonus! Our recent struggles do worry me... losing to Newcastle would be horrendous but I feel we can get a result this week without Jack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 We've ended up with three wide players in Trez, El Ghazi and Traore who are all shite for 75% of the time. When Jack isn't fit, we really do see the overall quality in the team drop by about a third, he's that important. Oh and the bollocks that Smith comes out with whenever Greaish is injured is tedious beyond belief. Why not just say he's out for 6 weeks in the first place. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Mjvilla said: Certainly is a bit funny this. A few of us said 'he won't be back untill after the international break', and that's seemingly more and more likely. This dragging us fans along is a bit tedious in all honesty. They don't have to tell us anything, absolutely anything. But when a number guessed it would be like this, there's a potential problem with that. Was exactly the same with Barkley, he was set to play in all our games over xmas if you went by DS comments but it was too cold or whatever. Not worth the wait on his return though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Getting close to the McGrath excuses for not playing tweaked hamstring etc rather than gone away for a week on a bender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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