dudevillaisnice Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 Meanwhile Almiron… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 Jack is a very talented footballer who is I think just a bit too thick and a bit too old now to be playing for a master tactician like Pep who micromanages every aspect of the game and gives all his players detailed instructions. He’s definitely good enough to play for a top side, but unless he really turns things around in the next few months, I can’t see it being City. The thing that’s really noticeable about him at City is that he is half a beat off the pace when they press, and doesn’t make the quick moves into space that the other attackers make. So because of that, he gets a lot less of the ball than he wants, and he just ends up looking a bit lost. When he does get the ball, he’s fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adman Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 7 minutes ago, KentVillan said: Jack is a very talented footballer who is I think just a bit too thick and a bit too old now to be playing for a master tactician like Pep who micromanages every aspect of the game and gives all his players detailed instructions. He’s definitely good enough to play for a top side, but unless he really turns things around in the next few months, I can’t see it being City. The thing that’s really noticeable about him at City is that he is half a beat off the pace when they press, and doesn’t make the quick moves into space that the other attackers make. So because of that, he gets a lot less of the ball than he wants, and he just ends up looking a bit lost. When he does get the ball, he’s fine. I mean his pressing was so effective for us - it's hard to know what's gone wrong. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinebro Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 (edited) 12 hours ago, KentVillan said: Jack is a very talented footballer who is I think just a bit too thick and a bit too old now to be playing for a master tactician like Pep who micromanages every aspect of the game and gives all his players detailed instructions. He’s definitely good enough to play for a top side, but unless he really turns things around in the next few months, I can’t see it being City. The thing that’s really noticeable about him at City is that he is half a beat off the pace when they press, and doesn’t make the quick moves into space that the other attackers make. So because of that, he gets a lot less of the ball than he wants, and he just ends up looking a bit lost. When he does get the ball, he’s fine. It's mean to say but if he was slightly more intelligent he would adapt a lot quicker and take Pep's instructions on board. Smith telling him to forget about a system and just play like he was in a ball park was the best thing for him. He is like a child in a grown man's body. Edited November 3, 2022 by Pinebro 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 11 hours ago, Pinebro said: It's mean to say but if he was slightly more intelligent he would adapt a lot quicker and take Pep's instructions on board. Smith telling him to forget about a system and just play like he was in a ball park was the best thing for him. He is like a child in a grown man's body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 I can’t imagine Pep is thrilled with him taking a spot in the squad and a big slice of the wage budget. Will he stay the full 5 years or will they look to move him on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 20 minutes ago, Genie said: I can’t imagine Pep is thrilled with him taking a spot in the squad and a big slice of the wage budget. Will he stay the full 5 years or will they look to move him on? Wasnt it a 6 year deal Nobody will be able to afford him so City will be eating a lot of wages even to get him out on loan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 22 hours ago, Pinebro said: It's mean to say but if he was slightly more intelligent he would adapt a lot quicker and take Pep's instructions on board. Smith telling him to forget about a system and just play like he was in a ball park was the best thing for him. He is like a child in a grown man's body. Good point. If he'd gone to Utd under OGS he would have dragged them up the league like he did to us. It would have been a much better move for him, profile wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 6 minutes ago, Tomaszk said: Good point. If he'd gone to Utd under OGS he would have dragged them up the league like he did to us. It would have been a much better move for him, profile wise. simply from a footballing and a squad rotation standpoint any one of the other sky 6 and he'd have been better off, even liverpool (although his lack of goals would probably be a thing there too) but he'll get his medals and his money and his seat on the plane to qatar 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinebro Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 37 minutes ago, Tomaszk said: Good point. If he'd gone to Utd under OGS he would have dragged them up the league like he did to us. It would have been a much better move for him, profile wise. Yeah agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinebro Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Another bad performance for Peter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 6 minutes ago, Pinebro said: Another bad performance for Peter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo_b Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Surely this version of Grealish is going to be heading to the World Cup very low on confidence and out of form… But he plays for Man City now so he will start every game no doubt. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 I hope he enjoyed himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 3 hours ago, Tommo_b said: Surely this version of Grealish is going to be heading to the World Cup very low on confidence and out of form… But he plays for Man City now so he will start every game no doubt. He really should not be in the squad but its the Southgate way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted November 6, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted November 6, 2022 (edited) I know there's a lot of mixed feelings Jack but I loved watching him play for us. In the Championship and that 1/2 season he had in PL including the 7-2 proved what we all knew about him. The move to City has castrated him as a player. It also just terrible timing that he's playing under the most boring, pathetic England manager in my lifetime (imagine him under Venables FFS) Purely on a selfish level of wanting to watch an exciting world class England player, what a waste. You could argue that Kane is world class but is he really that exciting? Especially when he plays CDM for England. Son is more dynamic in that Spuds team. But who else for England is really that fun to watch? Edited November 6, 2022 by TheAuthority 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 He’s winning medals I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 He’s probably be going to the world cup over Maddison absolute madness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 1 hour ago, gwi1890 said: He’s probably be going to the world cup over Maddison absolute madness. Deserved too as Maddison hasnt followed the guru Southgates advice to be a squad player at a Sky 6 team and bizarrely plays every week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Pep has made Maddison pull unbelievably clear tbf some achievement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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