Tommo_b Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 3 hours ago, Villan_of_oz said: He wasn't the first person to sell his soul for the dollar, and in this world he definitely won't be last. Nope it will be our next English midfield captain no doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSmirch Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 I wondered before his move to city if pep would play him as a false 9. I think it’ll take a while but eventually it’ll work to devastating effect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan_of_oz Posted December 8, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted December 8, 2021 34 minutes ago, Tommo_b said: Nope it will be our next English midfield captain no doubt. Did you mean Jack will be our midfield captain? No chance he'll captain England.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 1 hour ago, MrSmirch said: I wondered before his move to city if pep would play him as a false 9. I think it’ll take a while but eventually it’ll work to devastating effect. Exactly. Pep knows what he's doing. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 (edited) Do you not agree @Villan_of_oz? Are you more of a tactical mastermind than Pep? Edited December 9, 2021 by Tom13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan_of_oz Posted December 9, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted December 9, 2021 32 minutes ago, Tom13 said: Do you not agree @Villan_of_oz? Are you more of a tactical mastermind than Pep? No I'm not claiming anything like that, a ridiculous accusation.... However claiming that Pep just automatically gets everything correct all of the time is probably equally as ridiculous. Just my humble observation. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo_b Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 6 hours ago, Villan_of_oz said: Did you mean Jack will be our midfield captain? No chance he'll captain England.... Haha no, just over the year Man City have constantly signed our top English midfielders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Zatman Posted December 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 9, 2021 5 hours ago, Tom13 said: Do you not agree @Villan_of_oz? Are you more of a tactical mastermind than Pep? I bet Villan_of_oz wouldn't try a new tactical system for no reason in a huge Champions League game 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG_Villa_Fan Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 16 hours ago, useless said: he reluctanlty left believing that we'd be better off with £100m to spend and hoping he could return one day - but for now he's a Man City player. Great satire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperTed Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 He’s got his license back apparently. Let the games begin . . . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 11 hours ago, Villan_of_oz said: No I'm not claiming anything like that, a ridiculous accusation.... However claiming that Pep just automatically gets everything correct all of the time is probably equally as ridiculous. Just my humble observation. Maybe I was wrong anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 (edited) Many on here think he has been good for them. I think so far he’s been a very poor signing. Still very early and that could change, I just don’t think he will thrive anymore without being the main man. At Villa he could get away with losing the ball or missing big chances because he was the stand out best player in the team and involved in most of what was good. He hasn’t got that luxury anymore. Edited December 9, 2021 by Vive_La_Villa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 1 minute ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Many on here think he has been good for them. I think so far he’s been a very poor signing. Still very early and that could change, I just don’t think he will thrive anymore without being the main man and also being able to lose the ball a lot and miss a lot of chances because he’s the stand out best player on the team that does most of what is good. He hasn’t got that luxury anymore. Could be but maybe like Mahrez he will adapt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted December 9, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted December 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Many on here think he has been good for them. I think so far he’s been a very poor signing. Still very early and that could change, I just don’t think he will thrive anymore without being the main man and getting away with ever losing the ball or missing big of chances because he’s the stand out best player on the team that does most of what is good. He hasn’t got that luxury anymore. He's had some very good games, he's had some average games, he's had some crap games. He's 15 games into his Manchester City career, anyone judging his success as a signing is jumping the gun. Players take time to settle anywhere, even very good ones. Don't forget our own record signing has been playing like a competition winner for most of the season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 1 minute ago, PaulC said: Could be but maybe like Mahrez he will adapt Mahrez in terms of end product was on another level though. Jack hasn’t been. But yeh it’s early days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: He's had some very good games, he's had some average games, he's had some crap games. He's 15 games into his Manchester City career, anyone judging his success as a signing is jumping the gun. Players take time to settle anywhere, even very good ones. Don't forget our own record signing has been playing like a competition winner for most of the season Agree very early. Will he get a consistent run of games to really get going? To be fair City are the team that will win the league for me and whether he plays a big part in that or just provides the odd goal or assist. He’ll have played his part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted December 9, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted December 9, 2021 51 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Agree very early. Will he get a consistent run of games to really get going? He's played in almost every game he's been fit for. So probably Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilS Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 3 hours ago, Tom13 said: Maybe I was wrong anyway Caption competition:- Pep is always thinking ahead. Look at him already putting in the hours practicing for a future career as a mime artist, he already has the stuck in a box routine nailed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pas5898 Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 He is a very good player, and in time will play at a good level for Man City; there's no doubt about that at all. However, what he wants is to be a superstar. I would argue, that he was a bigger star at Villa (Local boy done good, Euros etc) than he is being another face at City. In fact being at City with that price tag has almost made him a figure of ridicule. Always was a slightly weird signing for me as he is the anthesis of what Guardiola normally likes (great passer, quick, agile, acceleration, run in behind). Put Grealish in any team in the world, give him the ball, let him take players on and watch magic happen. Guardiola is not allowing him to do, which in my opinion made him one of the best attacking players in the world last year. Without that Freedom he is just a decent player. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Grealish is exacty the kind of player that Guardiola likes, he has all the qualities associated with Guardiola teams, exceptionally comfortable in possession, great passer, can carry the ball forward, is creative, it makes perfect sense that Man City would want him. I remember going back to when he was playing for our U21s, watching him and thinking the way he plays makes me think of a player that's come through the Barcelona academy, rather than the kind of player we would typcially produce at that time, he's one of the most natural footballers I've seen. Not sure where this sudden idea has come from that all he's good at his running at players, the ironic thing is that Man City have had and have players that are more like that than Grealish is. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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