It's Your Round Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Time to shine Jackie boy! First and foremost though, do not get injured! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) I think it's 532 with Grealish the attacking element of the midfield three. Edited October 8, 2020 by useless 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junxs Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Wasn't going to watch the first half as I was sure Southgate wouldn't pick him to start. Will definitely be tuning in now. Feels like a bit of a B team though, not many of the team tonight will be starting in the Euros tournament. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul514 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Just saw a graphic on the BBC I thought you lot would find interesting, it’s not a trait we associate with Jack especially... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junxs Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 1 minute ago, paul514 said: Just saw a graphic on the BBC I thought you lot would find interesting, it’s not a trait we associate with Jack especially... There was something similar at the start of last season showing Engels as one of the fastest in the league.. as I said then, the likes of Adama Traore and Sterling weren't on the list so it's either only being taken from a selected few games or the machine is broken lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colhint Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Can't believe I've ever thought this before. If Jack was playing for us, I think we'd beat England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 15 minutes ago, useless said: I think it's 532 with Grealish the attacking element of the midfield three, similar to the role that Tommy Johnson had when Villa played 532 under Brian Little. Yeah looks like that on the Sky team line ups. Two up front with Jack in behind in a 10 role. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaFaninLondon Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) Great to see him start and sure he’ll shine tonight. Mings should be starting too looking at those 3 CBs - not quite sure what Southgate sees in Keane. Edited October 8, 2020 by VillaFaninLondon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Hope Gomez doesn't break out in a cold sweat when he sees Grealish on the pitch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 5 minutes ago, It's Your Round said: Yeah looks like that on the Sky team line ups. Two up front with Jack in behind in a 10 role. Okay I was wrong, it’s a front three with Jack on the left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
est1874 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 4 minutes ago, VillaFaninLondon said: Great to see him start and sure he’ll shine tonight. Mings should be starting too looking at those 3 CBs - not quite sure what Southgate sees in Keane. He doesn't play for Aston Villa. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 That defence is garbage. I hope Jack plays well and does himself proud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjvilla Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 1 minute ago, tonyh29 said: Hope Gomez doesn't break out in a cold sweat when he sees Grealish on the pitch Hope Grealish and Mings have been giving all the Liverpool lads absolute pelters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: Hope Gomez doesn't break out in a cold sweat when he sees Grealish on the pitch He’s probably got PTSD, they’ll keep them apart if they have any sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Junxs said: There was something similar at the start of last season showing Engels as one of the fastest in the league.. as I said then, the likes of Adama Traore and Sterling weren't on the list so it's either only being taken from a selected few games or the machine is broken lol footballers just rarely run at full sprint pace in matches, Adama for example may be bursting over 20 metres to escape the defender or get to the ball first but top speed is reached at around 40-50m in a sprint and that’s in a straight line, those situations don’t really arise on the pitch often. So yes Grealish is a lot faster than he looks or gets credit for, but always take those lists with a bucket of salt. The Engels example is a good one, he might be a rapid 400m runner but that means nothing in football, he just (very) likely was in a situation where he had to put the full burners on chasing back from the half way line. Edited October 8, 2020 by a m ole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoony Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Very happy for the lad. Also very concerned that he might learn things from Gareth Southgate. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted October 8, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted October 8, 2020 The true nature of Jack's talent is being recognised. Feel a bit nervous that once the penny drops the media hype will really kick in. I wouldn't swap him for any other player in the world atm. Good luck Jack . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) Southgate Asked what he'd seen from Jack, answered it by saying that he wants him to do what he does for his club. In the areas that can hurt the opposition. That he's got his opportunity because he's been playing well for his club. Totally scripted but at least he's not lying for a change Edited October 8, 2020 by MrBlack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 So proud for Jack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
est1874 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) 19 minutes ago, a m ole said: footballers just rarely run at full sprint pace in matches, Adama for example may be bursting over 20 metres to escape the defender or get to the ball first but top speed is reached at around 40-50m in a sprint and that’s in a straight line, those situations don’t really arise on the pitch often. So yes Grealish is a lot faster than he looks or gets credit for, but always take those lists with a bucket of salt. The Engels example is a good one, he might be a rapid 400m runner but that means nothing in football, he just (very) likely was in a situation where he had to put the full burners on chasing back from the half way line. This, and surely we're also talking about pace vs acceleration here? Players can accelerate past a marker at frightening pace without necessarily being the player with the highest top speed on the pitch. You can leave a player for dust and catch them flat-footed but ultimately be slower than them in a head-to-head. Traoré is very good at this, it's all short bursts of pace and power to the touchline; but there might be a fleet-footed player who is speedier over 50m. Edited October 8, 2020 by est1874 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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