Intercourse_The_Penguin Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Was bit casual with the ball in the last 10-15 minutes a few times, I thought and we lost possession as a result, but am loath to criticise this lad because he's such a joy to watch in general. And how easily did he keep drawing cheap fouls from Song? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 He reminds me of Iniesta. What because he's white and has brown hair? That's about the only comparison I would currently draw I didn't want to say this in the first place because I thought it would be a given that I wasn't saying he's as good as him. What I'm saying is that he reminds me of him positionally and in terms of style of play. I remember watching Grealish for the reserves and being impressed with how comfortable he is on the ball and think he genuinely looks like a player who could have come through the Barcelona youth set-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunnski Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Great assist today and really coming on as a player, still a bit to learn but he could be a superstar in a couple of years the way it's looking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted May 9, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted May 9, 2015 Such a joy to watch. Makes watching football enjoyable. So young too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Another good game but needs to stop going down so easily 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 So impressive again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJT123 Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Brilliant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXD Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 very good game again. he was a bit tired at the end it seems, always holding up play and just taunting the opposition rather than making moves forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Just that back when Grealish was sitting on the bench watching Villa's unbelievably soporific attack muster next to nothing from match to match, I was screaming for him to be given a chance because he was exactly the type of player we lacked. Arguing that he couldn't possibly have done any worse than what we were seeing at the time and even the counter-argument that "what if he's not ready" wasn't valid because he couldn't have done any worse. The fact he has subsequently proven that he was very much ready and everyone is now waxing lyrical about him is satisfying and I'm glad we are now reaping the benefits.The problem wasn't that he wasn't given a chance. He was given a chance and he wasn't very good. He played plenty of minutes under Lambert and was never anything other than average. The problem was that he, like many other players, wasn't performing under the previous manager. The credit that Sherwood deserves isn't that he's given Grealish a chance, its that he's got Grealish and the team performing so well so that when Grealish got his chance he played well enough to be kept in the team.I think the main difference is he's started him. Getting the odd 10 minutes to show what you can do is difficult. Being given the opportunity to start is a whole different level of trust placed on you.Lambert started him. He was crap. Started him in the cup against the worst team in the championship. Sherwood started him in a huge relegation battle game. Like I said different level of trust put into the player and its bringing the best out of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Impressive again. Got tired towards the end, but that's understandable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 9, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted May 9, 2015 Just that back when Grealish was sitting on the bench watching Villa's unbelievably soporific attack muster next to nothing from match to match, I was screaming for him to be given a chance because he was exactly the type of player we lacked. Arguing that he couldn't possibly have done any worse than what we were seeing at the time and even the counter-argument that "what if he's not ready" wasn't valid because he couldn't have done any worse. The fact he has subsequently proven that he was very much ready and everyone is now waxing lyrical about him is satisfying and I'm glad we are now reaping the benefits.The problem wasn't that he wasn't given a chance. He was given a chance and he wasn't very good. He played plenty of minutes under Lambert and was never anything other than average. The problem was that he, like many other players, wasn't performing under the previous manager. The credit that Sherwood deserves isn't that he's given Grealish a chance, its that he's got Grealish and the team performing so well so that when Grealish got his chance he played well enough to be kept in the team.I think the main difference is he's started him. Getting the odd 10 minutes to show what you can do is difficult. Being given the opportunity to start is a whole different level of trust placed on you.Lambert started him. He was crap. Started him in the cup against the worst team in the championship. Sherwood started him in a huge relegation battle game. What's your point? Lambert started him, that's all I was saying. It was against the worst team in the championship, so you'd expect him to have played well. He didn't. He had a chance under Lambert and he never played well enough to justify being in the team. Under Sherwood he has been excellent. And Sherwood deserves immense credit for that. But the credit isn't for putting him on the pitch. Its for getting the best out of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 And I think part of that is showing that he trusts and believes in him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 9, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted May 9, 2015 You wonder why Sherwood didn't start him vs Stoke if that was all it would take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 You wonder why Sherwood didn't start him vs Stoke if that was all it would take. Maybe because he'd only seen him for a few days. I think he's been told he's a key player for us, he's been trusted to start in big games and he's repaying the faith put into him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 9, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted May 9, 2015 You wonder why Sherwood didn't start him vs Stoke if that was all it would take. Maybe because he'd only seen him for a few days. I think he's been told he's a key player for us, he's been trusted to start in big games and he's repaying the faith put into him. What about the other 8 games before the spurs game? Why didn't he start him in any of those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 It's just great to see a Villa youth player playing with swagger. In that you know he's got "it", he knows he's got "it" and the opposition players know aswell hence they take it in turns to kick him. So many of our youth products down the years have just looked greatful to even be on the pitch in a premier league game whereas likes of Cahill and Gabby had that attitude early on that seperated from the rest. Great assist for the goal although how close was the ball to actually going out of play. Had to have a quick look at the linesman before I properly celebrated just to make sure he hadn't ruled it out! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 I don't know i'm not the manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jem Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 The ball that put Gabby in was high class,if Defoe had been on the end of it 2-0. When Grealish made a monkey of Song the Godfather of kickers blamed Grealish for acting that's the mark of the lads class,when he fully matures what a player we will have on our hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 9, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted May 9, 2015 I don't know i'm not the manager. It's crazy, but it could be that he wasn't given a start until he'd shown he was good enough to warrant it. Something he rarely showed when Lambert was in charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 (edited) Or maybe it took a new manager a short while to figure out his best team. And once he did and chose Jack to start a huge game for the club he stepped up. When was he meant to show Lambert? All those 10 minutes at the end of a game or one start? Real opportunities to show what he can do. Edited May 9, 2015 by DCJonah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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