To be clear, I do not want us to sign Jack Grealish. Injuries have disrupted him badly lately, some of the off-field stuff is slightly worrying, and his age/wage profile makes him a no go anyway. And I agree, I don't think he's want Ange wants from a wide player.
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To be clear, I do not want us to sign Jack Grealish. Injuries have disrupted him badly lately, some of the off-field stuff is slightly worrying, and his age/wage profile makes him a no go anyway. And I agree, I don't think he's want Ange wants from a wide player.
I think I want us to sign Grealish just to see how
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reacts.
I’m at that stage in my Spurs lifecycle.
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reacts.I’m at that stage in my Spurs lifecycle.
He definitely does go down easily. Maddison is our most fouled player by far, and its a combination of being a bit of a lightweight and being targeted for fouls.
That all played a big part in his role last season which was very tactical and very boring. Carry the ball, win fouls, retain and recycle possession if not, work very hard out of possession. He was used for all their big games due to this.
Kulu works very hard and is strong defensively for a winger. But there's lots to that 'role' that he simply couldn't perform.
Agree with all of that.
That's the dream level signing but you just know it won't happen.
People change their minds like the wind according to who they see these little 'he might be available' tweets about. Allegedly we need pace, dribbling, goals, assists and lots of dangerous crosses from our wide player upgrades... Grealish only provides one of those things (and plays on the opposite side to Kulu). Spending a fuck load of money to get a few extra FKs would not be money well spent.
Hopefully Lange and his data-boys are more focused on our specific needs.
I think I want us to sign Grealish just to see how
I’m at that stage in my Spurs lifecycle.
Wankhorn Hotspurts has a jazzy ring to it, huh.....
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Balance and burst is pretty special
Would really show this club is ready to compete if we could do what it takes to get him
First of all, I said often (which does not mean "always")
Anyway, Palmer had Silva and Foden in front of him at the time of being old (and Man City now have Savio as well). And Cole Palmer wanted/demanded more guaranteed playing time.
And Man City needed some income because of FFP.
Looks like he made a massive error in judgement then.
City didn't need to balance the books last Summer because P&S is over a rolling 3 year period, they just saw it as an opportunity to let him go because it makes it easier to spend more in the coming windows.
He goes down a lot because he has the technique to dribble but doesn’t have the athleticism or quick burst of acceleration to get/stay past most people.
Think of the shirt sales though.
"Palmer wanted/demanded more guaranteed playing time."
That was the fundamental in all this.....
Pep's attitude is always "if you want to leave then fine".
Not sure Grealish leaving changes a great deal for Palmer as he plays on the opposite side.... They also have Bob & Savio coming as wide men through too.
I’m pretty sure that is not true. Pep has not given Grealish the “mandate of being a safe player” any more than any of his attacking players”. Evidenced by his comments when asked earlier in the season when asked why he preferred Doku, Saying something about Grealish needing to produce more.
Everyone knocks Doku, and he is young and fucking raw, but he absolutely pisses the PL for carries and passes into the box, no-one is even close.
View: https://x.com/_jkds_/status/1770182187045859441?s=46&t=IomICbZIqZC4FsH907qgfw
Will probably end up at City knowing them.