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Make sure to do how bad every player at Man city is, from the subs to the reserves and even the ground staff. Nothing like when a good teams collapse right? This is what's bringing in the views. Congrats RAYMAR.
“His assist tally at Villa spoke volumes” Bro, he only had 17 assists for Aston Villa in 96 matches. 😭 Why are you trying to make it seem like he had 50+ assists?
I had to check for myself because that seems really low. Let’s be kind and say 32 G/A over 4 years… Yeah, that sounds even worse. He definitely looked better on the eye
Im a Manchester United fan, but people that cannot see that Grealish is a quality footballer do not understand football, Grealishes technical level is extremely high, his ball carrying is elite and if you ping a 40 yard pass over to him he will control it dead, it is Pep's system which is killing Grealish, and you can see the same thing is starting to happen with Odegaard at Arsenal.
@rjflores438 Man Utd fan too mate, you're reiterating what the video says and I agree to an extent that he's been slowed by City's play style. But to have 0 output for that long in a heavy possession based and consistently winning club such as Man City is insane considering he's also had plenty of shots in the past year. The system should also work for him to become a creative front for City as well, but again 0 output. €117 million for that is still inexcusable. But I don't understand football as you've stated so I guess just take my opinion with a grain of salt? P.S. My original comment was also a joke to take the piss
@@akhatnalehnihnathat's the dumbest thing I ever heard you are telling me if you were in Grealish shoes you were gonna get paid 117 million in transfer alone and was promised by one of the best manager in football that you would have one of the most key role in one of the most dominant club in the world you wouldn't have joined.
@dragogaming5552 He wasnt payed He literally could have left whenever he wanted. He obviously is enjoying himself at manchester City and therefore feels no need to change, fair enough tbh. Pep Guardiola has ALWAYS stuck by this policy: "if a player shows any interest in leaving City, let them leave with little to no resistance and rebuild", it was the same case with Mahrez, Gundo, Aguero, Palmer, Laporte, Alvarez, Cancelo, Sterling, Jesus, David Silva, Sané etc... No matter the quality he rarely denies a player a transfer, as long as the offer is somewhat reasonable of course. Yet Grealish, knowing this, never in his time at city expressed any displeasure. That speaks volumes to the fact that he is responsible for his own downfall.
@@dragogaming5552 you are dumber than the dumbest if you trust what everyone says to you.. it's because of people like you that makes the world worse than ever, always blaming others for your failures.. He promised me this, he promised me that, bla bla bla.. Grow up..!!! Get a life..!!
That's peps system... you don't beat a man on the wing. You pass backwards when you're in the final third You are supposed to smother the box and play intricate passing patterns in and around ot to encourage mistakes. All pep wide players do this Thierry Henry was once interviewed about pep and his time at Barcelona. Henry was shoved onto the left wing. At one point, he broke away on the left, beat his man, cut inside, and scored a goal. Henry got subbed soon after in that match for not following the system
When antony scores only 3 goals all year, hes a 100mil flop but when grealish doesnt score for best team despite starting most games, nobody is talking about it
@@jloh2008 I was saying why he's not spoken about like Anthony, I'm not saying he's any good and that was about two years ago not like he's never been good at city. Where as Anthony has never been that good at united.
The thing about Grealish is that he was never the player to score that much or even assists most of the seasons. Even at Villa in his best premier league season he had just 8 goals, and in his best overall premier season he had 6 goals and 10 assists, the only season where he managed double digit assists btw. Guardiola wanted him for his amazing ball retaining skills, having a "decoy" player who can maintain possession in the final third while the team reorganizes itself, a lot of goals in the treble season came because of this. Guardiola didn't need his wingers to be a goalscoring threat and if you notice the players with the best stats were Haaland and KDB, Man City played like that, the wingers are not fowards really, more like "side midfielders". Granted he should still score more goals, that's an aspect to criticize in every player, but he was good for 22/23 in what Guardiola needed him to do, which didn't grant a 100m price but still.
@RaymarFootball oh yeah, i watched the video. I just wanted to clarify that he was never a stat monster and that his role is not really that of an actual foward.
Thank you. His dribbling would open up space for players like KDB and Gundogan to make runs into the half spaces, which would allow them to score tap ins from cut backs
If he was a German Bundesliga player no one would have paid more than 15-20 millions for him, we have laughed for years at the price tag man city paid for him
At City, Sterling had 132 G/A in 225 league games, 39 G/A in 67 Champions League games, and never went a calendar year without scoring for City. Can only imagine if Sterling had these stats, but looked like English "lad", Jack Grealish.
Grealish at City has been one of the most predictable players to watch, cutting in from the left like a right-footed version of prim Robben only to either pass it backwards or fall down clutching his thigh.
why do people always assume that goals and assists are the benchmark for a good player? It's a terrible metric by which to measure a players worth because it doesn't tell you the full story.
@@Roman_mcxviiI disagree, whilst the basic premise of his tactics (high possession stats, slowish build up, playing from the back etc) remains the same, pep can adapt and has adapted his tactics consistently at city anyway. His build up has been constantly changing, with a 3 at the back being used, stones in dm, inverted full backs and now inverted centre backs playing in the wide positions .Also Pep created a whole title winning system around not having a striker, playing wingers and attacking midfielders in a false 9, then changed the whole attack to suit a striker in Haaland and then won a treble
Inside forward that tried to beat men to make space at Villa, then initially asked to play outside forward to draw double coverage for City when they had no dedicated striker and a rotating frontline, and now a water carrier in a possession system looking to draw players out of position to give mismatches for Haaland. Not the first player to go through this - Downing, Milner, Joe Cole etc were all sequentially drained of their attacking verve to meet some "team" objective ahead of personal achievement.
differece is these players can adapt. Grealish cannot. Now if his manager can't see that then that's his problem too, not just the players. It's like Guardiola thinks he can turn anyone into a iniesta xavi super midfielder who bosses the game mostly from passing the ball around just with his "system".
@RenegadeShepard69 Grealish has adapted, twice now. This is the role he is being asked to play, so he's playing it. Downing and Milner at fullback, and Joe Cole being asked to play as a False 9 or wide midfielder wasn't "adapting", it was detrimental to their ability to perform to their best ability. Peps entire system is set up to put players in roles that suit their skills even if not their primary position. But he's now caught with half a dozen players out of position and without that spine of regulars who hold the shape it really doesn't matter what Grealish or KDB or Foden do. Pep needs to adapt, he knows it, he just doesn't have the players available to do it due to injury.
He made his breakthrough at Liverpool when he was just 18, so he's been playing top level football for over a decade now. All that gametime adds up and now he's lost a bit of his pace and dribbling threat. Was never the most consistent finisher so now you have a player in decline.
There are loads of players who are the talisman for smaller clubs, everything revolves around them, they take pens, play their favourite position etc. and they therefore do really well. When they go to a bigger club and they’re not the best player in the squad they lose those privileges, maybe don’t play as much or play a bit out of position at times and therefore they don’t look like the same player anymore. Man City doesn’t revolve around Grealish. That’s why he’s not as good.
I find it ridiculous to say "Pep ruined Grealish" it is the player's job to get rhe best out of himself, not the manager. This is football, not Pokémon.
I always said he is a mediocre top team player ever since he played for AV. When you play for AV and are halfway decent you look world class because everyone around you is a bum. Pep has been found out and doesn’t have Xavi, Iniesta Messi, Neuer, Lewandowski, Ribery and Robben to Rescue him. He only has Haaland, Silva and KDB and the two midfielders aren’t doing a damn thing.
Jack Grealish is a solid technical ball carrier, but this year, that does not matter if his attackers cannot score or if his defenders concede goals. The Pep system might be falling apart all around Grealish, but he cannot shoulder the burden to attack by himself even if Pep freed him from the rigid system. Grealish is not a world-beater. The overdependence on Kevin De Bruyne and Rodrigo, who are both aging and injury prone, to drive the midfield has come back to haunt Manchester City. Pep's defensive system is focused on positioning instead of skilled, aggressive 1v1 defenders, and the injuries to John Stones and Ruben Dias has exposed the system. This is a theoretical analysis because I do not watch Premier League matches any more.
@@dryames4319 The matches add up especially when he is the main pivot as the CDM for Manchester City. The mileage on his legs is high. He is going to be injury prone for the rest of his career.
@@FootballMan-eb6qx falcao is overrated if anything a couple good seasons at atletico is all he has to show for in his career and that one season with monaco
He was a good player in a subpar team. He joined a better team where doesn't have the same freedom and got exposed. Side note. Appreciate your videos, Raymar. After watching your Hope Sole vid, I hope at some point you can make one on Alex Morgan, especially now that she's retired.
That’s not how it works. Some players give their best in a system built around them. City is not build around Grealish. You then comment about women football, that’s when your opinion is shit. 😂 I’d beat Alex Morgan’s ass any day.
These are all good talking points, and good analysis. Here’s one to talk about. Jacky has 3 Prem trophies on the shelf now. Something he never would have accomplished at Villa…
He should go back to Villa and become a legend at the club. I think he is also the poster boy of Man city and is a fun character to have in interviews, promotions etc… Marketing I’m sure loves him, nothing wrong with that necessarily.
problem with Pep system is it makes you a robot and not a player with instict look at Foden he cant think for himself on the pitch bcz he got used to being a system player
I disagree with the idea that Anthony and Mudryk are better value than him ,they are playing the same way they did before coming to the premier league ,Grealish is literally a crossing robot since he came to City ,i am not saying he is not playing bad ,because he indeed is not doing good ,but if city let him play the same way he did at Villa he would definitely have better numbers .
@@RaymarFootball Oh ,my bad ,i should've watched more before commenting ,well ,thx for clarifying anyway .I guess its good for the algorithm either way .
England really tried to convince the world that this man was a world-class player🤡 anyone not english or a city fan saw exactly what he was: English Sofiane Boufal. Thats literally all he is. An average player who occasionally produced magical moments, but was never good enough to be in a top 5 Club. But the english media will always glaze their own like theyre the next Zidane, just for doing the bare minimum. Just another example of the english overhype
Please make a video for Dida one of the most underrated goalkeeper of all time i think he is top five of all time alot of people don't know him and it is the (18th) video in a row i am commenting this
Its not just Grealish in man city, the Likes of Bernardo Silva and Ederson are also underperforming in recent matches, Ederson is not doing those saves anymore and Silva isnt as controlling, The Man city defence is also trembling apart as one of they’re main defender Walker is not doing the job anymore, Dias Ake Akanji are all underperforming compared to last season
grealish who holds possession, creates space, plays a key role in build up play, doing exactly what pep wants, is being compared to antony, who quite literally does nothing. tells u a lot about how much online “football fans” actually watch football
Buddy, he does NOTHING😂 he slows down all your counter attacks. If anything, you probably would've won it a LOT easier with Sterling in your team. But go ahead and keep protecting him😂
It's due to pep Guardiola's tactic of playing restricting a lot of players from playing in their own styles and focusing more on the ball's possession, Guardiola's system affected not only Grealish but also Mahrez, Foden and even Doku and some other players .
Its just the playstyle and tactics that guardiola is using on players, we can see how grealish has gradually changed his play style when he came to city
Grealish had 1 good year in 22/23 but he is still nowhere near that 100 million value, the reasons he gets little to no backlash are: 1. He plays for city 2. He's british 3. He's a good guy
Im a Manchester United fan and I believe Grealish is a top elite technical footballer that should be played as a number 10, especially a left 10, and he would be ideal for Amorims system at United. Grealish is a ball carrier that creates space for other players. You can see for England under Carsley where he has scored 2 goals for England recently that he is better when given freedom and not in a rigid Pep system.
@@rjflores438 i like grealish too but i still dont believe he's worth that 100 million. He's a good player but is unfortunately a victim of inflated price tags
Antony does a lot defensively and brings a lot of energy to the squad when he is brought in Even though he is being constantly ridiculed, his mindset and energy is always positive, and it seems to help the team overall It's common to see Antony tracking back with the opponent fullbacks all the way to his own overlap, getting the ball and sprinting foward to start a counter attack He is in the 97% defensively when it comes to wingers Grealish and Mudryk don't have anything as impressive to stand upon in my opinion I hope Antony puts his energy and mentality to good use as a wing back under Amorim, it seems to fit him well and i can't help but wish him the best
Grealish is quality. Not really his fault pep makes him stay out wide and keep the ball rather than attacking. Hes following the boss' orders well. Good solid player for city
Swear people don’t actually ‘get’ Grealish… he was never a playmaker at Villa, he was a player who the ball, near-literally, stuck to. He wasn’t an assists/goal machine: he was a player defenders had to be pulled out of position to double/triple up on him to just get the ball off of. He was the player who could dribble the ball, and hold onto it, nearly indefinitely. To then pass it to Snodgrass/Trezegeut/McGinn etc to Kodjia/Watkins. I’ve only ever seen one player absolutely pocket Grealish whilst at Villa, and, believe it or not, it was Coufal at for West Ham. Peak Villa Grealish was only revivable by Eze for *pure* dribbling ability in the PL a few years back. City/Pep-ball was the wrong team for him to go to for his style of play to flourish. *I’ve been watching him since Tim Sherwood made him a starter.
I never understood the hype around jack grealish. He was a average player at villa. English media hyped him up. Sold him. Now he plays Less then average at man c
You talk about " assists "....but this statistic relies on other players converting the crosses...he can't influence that...secondly playing on the wing makes it must more difficult to score....he is not a winger..he is a midfield player
Judgin Grealish skills is a fine conversation, but Grealish is either benched mid game or the next game literally any time he shoots the ball at the net. Pep wants a 0G 20 Assist Grealish, and his lack of assists can be spoken of. He seems like maybe after an injury at City he stopped trying to run and cut past the defender and center the ball as much. Or maybe another reason. Last year he started 2nd leg of ucl semis and only got subbed off for doku after taking a shot, and doku immediately cut in and centered the ball for the equalizer. But the team lacks confidence to respond well to each other. Grealish last week was the main "attack" for the first half vs Aston Villa. He actually cut in and centered the ball atleast twice where no one was moving forward from City. Some point near the end of the First half he took a really poor shot as well. Next game benched.
Why this thumbnail tho? he hasn't been able to get his name on the score sheets but he has a big role in current line up.he controls the tempo,drops pretty often, threats on the wings create chances for haland that's all you ever wanted
He's just fallen victim to the "Overhyped too early by the English" syndrome. When he was playing for Ireland, you never heard a word about him. Soon as he declared for England the English media wouldn't shut up about him. He is a nice lad, few sandwiches short of a picnic, but a nice lad nonetheless.
Its tough i think because we know he is a good player, but hes a cog in the machine for pep like you said. The creativity freedom are given to other players not him and hes a tool for someone like KDB to use. At villa he was important and was the star man no matter what. Here in man city he is stripped of the creativity since there were better choices and told how he need to do things instead of thinking of ways how to create space. Hes being told to hold the ball up to create space like this specificly so the team can get into position.
@carlinytc7431 saka is world class and so is vini but grealish is just good because he can elevate a team to a good standard not to a world class standard. Maybe I'm looking at the Aston villa version too much but he is a good player that can elevate a team's standard performance. Saka being defined as good is criminal since it's harder I believe to stand out from a good team. Thomas party is good not world class but definitely good since he does his job well (this is my opinion of what kind of standard I'm looking at). Saka is a player that does more than what his job requires. If being good requires 2 men to mark saka then we should put grealish Aston villa version world class but we all know he's not. Sure he's minimum decent at man city but if we're looking at what he can do he's a good player. He has something but he's still been stunted at man city due to pep making him a cog rather than letting him be a bit more free. He's not standing out on a team where there are a lot more talented players I think but there is definitely a player that can elevate a mid table team to compete for a Europa league spot. Zaha at crystal palace I think is also a good comparison since he was a type of player you could build around to challenge for Europa league if done well. U would probably try to mark zaha out of the game just like grealish at Aston villa. Not the same type of player but probably had the same type of purpose. Put pressure on the attack with the skill set U had.
Jack Grealish is a British quota signing, partially acquired for marketing purposes. He never had the talent to play at a top team. Pep has had many wingers/CAMs succeed under him. Why is it only Jackie boy who is a victim being a "system" player
This might be the last upload for this year, but I appreciate all of you guys for your continued support! Hope you guys have a great new year celebration and an amazing 2025 to come (For Jack Grealish too, hopefully) 🙏 ❤ Leave a like if you enjoyed, it's the best way to support the channel!
Love your vids bro ❤️
Same bro
I'd like to suggest one thing I miss the old background music for exemple in the xabi alonso video
Make sure to do how bad every player at Man city is, from the subs to the reserves and even the ground staff. Nothing like when a good teams collapse right? This is what's bringing in the views. Congrats RAYMAR.
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You cant compare my GOAT to anyone
35 matches 35 appearances in 35 games
Goatony 🔥🔥
Antony isnt playing that bad as a sub. He brings speed in the play
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What a comment for a good morning, thanks man 🤣🤣🤣
xD
Still living in the shadow of the real goat lord bendtner
“His assist tally at Villa spoke volumes”
Bro, he only had 17 assists for Aston Villa in 96 matches. 😭
Why are you trying to make it seem like he had 50+ assists?
I had to check for myself because that seems really low. Let’s be kind and say 32 G/A over 4 years… Yeah, that sounds even worse. He definitely looked better on the eye
He’s a clown and a city hater
Grealish on the left, Antony on the right, Madrid needs this right now.
Yeap, definitely the only way to stop their dominance
Rasford striker dont forget!!
Barca needs rashford as striker
@@kendyjapri1559 why not Lukaku he's way better
Yup vini and money swap for grealish. 😅
Why are people pretending like Grealish was putting up Hazard production in Aston villa
Nobodys saying that 🤣 but he was a very entertaining player, aggressive, and had very decent production to back it up
He was definitely more confident and clinical in front of goal.
The price tag that Madrid and City put on the respective players would somewhat show the comparison😅😅
No one has ever said that lmao. You just made that up.
His villa stint is overrated for sure but he's clearly atrocious at City in comparison.
Almiron has every right to go ahead and say a player should come off the pitch because they're playing like Grealish 😂
Im a Manchester United fan, but people that cannot see that Grealish is a quality footballer do not understand football, Grealishes technical level is extremely high, his ball carrying is elite and if you ping a 40 yard pass over to him he will control it dead, it is Pep's system which is killing Grealish, and you can see the same thing is starting to happen with Odegaard at Arsenal.
@rjflores438 Man Utd fan too mate, you're reiterating what the video says and I agree to an extent that he's been slowed by City's play style. But to have 0 output for that long in a heavy possession based and consistently winning club such as Man City is insane considering he's also had plenty of shots in the past year. The system should also work for him to become a creative front for City as well, but again 0 output. €117 million for that is still inexcusable. But I don't understand football as you've stated so I guess just take my opinion with a grain of salt?
P.S. My original comment was also a joke to take the piss
@@oscarnator230tbf just like with Antony, the transfer fee is not his fault
He's had his big money move, got silverware, now he needs a move where game time is guaranteed.
Fair enough, he was so fun to watch back in the covid days, one of PL most entertaining players at the time
@@RaymarFootballI would love to see him in Italy or Germany
@@soryu_kazehe should go to Germany I think he’d become a better player there
Schalke is looking for new players
Tottenham
He's a freedom player that doesnt fit in any ''system'', his downfall has a name: Pep Guardiola.
you can't blame others for your failure but yourself.. No one forces him to join City, it's his decision.. The coach would do whatever he likes to..
@@akhatnalehnihnathat's the dumbest thing I ever heard you are telling me if you were in Grealish shoes you were gonna get paid 117 million in transfer alone and was promised by one of the best manager in football that you would have one of the most key role in one of the most dominant club in the world you wouldn't have joined.
@dragogaming5552 He wasnt payed He literally could have left whenever he wanted. He obviously is enjoying himself at manchester City and therefore feels no need to change, fair enough tbh. Pep Guardiola has ALWAYS stuck by this policy: "if a player shows any interest in leaving City, let them leave with little to no resistance and rebuild", it was the same case with Mahrez, Gundo, Aguero, Palmer, Laporte, Alvarez, Cancelo, Sterling, Jesus, David Silva, Sané etc... No matter the quality he rarely denies a player a transfer, as long as the offer is somewhat reasonable of course. Yet Grealish, knowing this, never in his time at city expressed any displeasure. That speaks volumes to the fact that he is responsible for his own downfall.
He fits well in citys system did u see vs forest how well he played bcs he had kdb with him so it's amazing how he plays
@@dragogaming5552 you are dumber than the dumbest if you trust what everyone says to you.. it's because of people like you that makes the world worse than ever, always blaming others for your failures.. He promised me this, he promised me that, bla bla bla.. Grow up..!!! Get a life..!!
He pretends he's gonna dribble and passes the ball back every single time.
Worst winger I have ever seen.
For better or for worse, thats exactly one of the things Pep asks most from him🤣 hearing it described this way made me laugh though
I grew up watching Ribery, he was a different beast on the wing.
Great vid
He's not a natural winger after all. He's never been played in his natural 10 role either
@@RaymarFootball I feel like right now that’s for worse
That's peps system... you don't beat a man on the wing. You pass backwards when you're in the final third
You are supposed to smother the box and play intricate passing patterns in and around ot to encourage mistakes. All pep wide players do this
Thierry Henry was once interviewed about pep and his time at Barcelona. Henry was shoved onto the left wing. At one point, he broke away on the left, beat his man, cut inside, and scored a goal.
Henry got subbed soon after in that match for not following the system
Pep ruined him and ruined the future of city. They need like 10 young players for this aging squad. City will be the new United.
We've already signed echeverri and man city are rich with an intelligent manager so they won't be united
@MkangaziHarrison-bb1ke they are already on that path
When antony scores only 3 goals all year, hes a 100mil flop but when grealish doesnt score for best team despite starting most games, nobody is talking about it
Because grealish contributed to them winning a treble
@@aidan24532 years ago…. Grealish is finished rn
@@jloh2008 I was saying why he's not spoken about like Anthony, I'm not saying he's any good and that was about two years ago not like he's never been good at city. Where as Anthony has never been that good at united.
Bro's metabolism was optimized on McDonald's and whisky, they took it away from him after the Man City treble celebrations which is why he fell off
375 no goals is crazy work
Grealish has about as many goals in 2024 as my dead Nan
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The thing about Grealish is that he was never the player to score that much or even assists most of the seasons.
Even at Villa in his best premier league season he had just 8 goals, and in his best overall premier season he had 6 goals and 10 assists, the only season where he managed double digit assists btw.
Guardiola wanted him for his amazing ball retaining skills, having a "decoy" player who can maintain possession in the final third while the team reorganizes itself, a lot of goals in the treble season came because of this. Guardiola didn't need his wingers to be a goalscoring threat and if you notice the players with the best stats were Haaland and KDB, Man City played like that, the wingers are not fowards really, more like "side midfielders".
Granted he should still score more goals, that's an aspect to criticize in every player, but he was good for 22/23 in what Guardiola needed him to do, which didn't grant a 100m price but still.
@@Shokan-mm8sj The bit in the beginning is just banter to frame his current form, but 2 minutes in until the end I basically say this 🤣
@RaymarFootball oh yeah, i watched the video. I just wanted to clarify that he was never a stat monster and that his role is not really that of an actual foward.
Thank you. His dribbling would open up space for players like KDB and Gundogan to make runs into the half spaces, which would allow them to score tap ins from cut backs
Next video: How bad is Kyle Walker, how humble is Haaland 😭
If he was a German Bundesliga player no one would have paid more than 15-20 millions for him, we have laughed for years at the price tag man city paid for him
At City, Sterling had 132 G/A in 225 league games, 39 G/A in 67 Champions League games, and never went a calendar year without scoring for City.
Can only imagine if Sterling had these stats, but looked like English "lad", Jack Grealish.
They’d have ripped him apart 🤣
Why are you making this about race?
@@OllieM-y4sbecause it is lol. Phil Foden and Jack Grealish for will never be criticized the same way Saka or any other black English player
@JahNgomba-ir2zi Any proof of that?
@JahNgomba-ir2zi Bull💩
Can’t be disrespecting Antony like that he’s got 366 days this year, nobody can beat that.
being a good looking white Englishman in the PL must be a blast 💀💀
he is good looking. pause 🤣
He is Irish
Being a good looking man, playing in the PL must be blast...
Heck, i'd settle for being either good looking, or playing in PL 😂
@BLACKSTA361 25% of Englishman have Irish ancestry
@ChronicTheHempHog-mf3nh Yeah and they better not forget how the english treated their ancestors
Grealish at City has been one of the most predictable players to watch, cutting in from the left like a right-footed version of prim Robben only to either pass it backwards or fall down clutching his thigh.
Grealish is one of those players you needed to watch at Villa as his numbers where always underwhelming but his influence on games was undeniable.
He scored for England fairly recently. Can't expect him to thrive at Man City when he's only allowed to hold the ball on the left then pass backwards.
Funny enough many people considered Grealish and Foden better players than Saka despite fans and non pudits alike debunking this theory.
It's not a theory a blind man knows saka is better.
@@carlinytc7431foden is better than saka
Foden is better than saka
@@MkangaziHarrison-bb1ke sak is 100x foden
@@chainsawman-stoic 😂😂😂the penalty misser
why do people always assume that goals and assists are the benchmark for a good player? It's a terrible metric by which to measure a players worth because it doesn't tell you the full story.
the opening bit was just to frame Grealish’s form - but I went very in depth in to exactly what Grealish does for the entire video
Pep should change his tactics and style of playing
Do you think he can ?? I don’t think he can. Guardiola ball has been largely the same the whole time we’ve known him
@@Roman_mcxviiI disagree, whilst the basic premise of his tactics (high possession stats, slowish build up, playing from the back etc) remains the same, pep can adapt and has adapted his tactics consistently at city anyway. His build up has been constantly changing, with a 3 at the back being used, stones in dm, inverted full backs and now inverted centre backs playing in the wide positions .Also Pep created a whole title winning system around not having a striker, playing wingers and attacking midfielders in a false 9, then changed the whole attack to suit a striker in Haaland and then won a treble
Inside forward that tried to beat men to make space at Villa, then initially asked to play outside forward to draw double coverage for City when they had no dedicated striker and a rotating frontline, and now a water carrier in a possession system looking to draw players out of position to give mismatches for Haaland. Not the first player to go through this - Downing, Milner, Joe Cole etc were all sequentially drained of their attacking verve to meet some "team" objective ahead of personal achievement.
differece is these players can adapt. Grealish cannot. Now if his manager can't see that then that's his problem too, not just the players. It's like Guardiola thinks he can turn anyone into a iniesta xavi super midfielder who bosses the game mostly from passing the ball around just with his "system".
@RenegadeShepard69 Grealish has adapted, twice now. This is the role he is being asked to play, so he's playing it. Downing and Milner at fullback, and Joe Cole being asked to play as a False 9 or wide midfielder wasn't "adapting", it was detrimental to their ability to perform to their best ability.
Peps entire system is set up to put players in roles that suit their skills even if not their primary position. But he's now caught with half a dozen players out of position and without that spine of regulars who hold the shape it really doesn't matter what Grealish or KDB or Foden do.
Pep needs to adapt, he knows it, he just doesn't have the players available to do it due to injury.
People say Pep trained the talent and flair out of Grealish. If that is so, why hasn't Pep done the same to Doku?
Grealish is not a winger, Doku is. Grealish should play where De Bruyne plays, then again it’s De Bruyne who is playing.
@MrPY7 he has been and has been terrible there too.
@@oiooi6460 he played there against Forest and did well
@ManchesterCitySupremacy no goals. No assists. Nothing
@@oiooi6460 Grealish has never been a player that gets G/A. His best seasons were the 2020/21 and 2022/23 seasons where he got 16 G/A
Grealish is english which means he's overated which is why england haven't won a major trophy since the 60s
2 euro finals tho
@ChronicTheHempHog-mf3nh Means nothing if you don't win
No one ever remembers the losers, only the winners go down in history
Where are you from champ?
@@chriscotonou7765 Germany, you?
Please talk about Raheem Sterling it feels like in the past few years he has went on a spiral and been inconsistent
Anti spiral
He made his breakthrough at Liverpool when he was just 18, so he's been playing top level football for over a decade now. All that gametime adds up and now he's lost a bit of his pace and dribbling threat. Was never the most consistent finisher so now you have a player in decline.
There are loads of players who are the talisman for smaller clubs, everything revolves around them, they take pens, play their favourite position etc. and they therefore do really well. When they go to a bigger club and they’re not the best player in the squad they lose those privileges, maybe don’t play as much or play a bit out of position at times and therefore they don’t look like the same player anymore.
Man City doesn’t revolve around Grealish. That’s why he’s not as good.
I find it ridiculous to say "Pep ruined Grealish" it is the player's job to get rhe best out of himself, not the manager. This is football, not Pokémon.
City wouldn't have won the treble without grealish
8:20 So what Raymar is trying to say is that he shouldn't have moved to city
depends what a footballer values tbh, trophies or individual freedom and limelight
I always said he is a mediocre top team player ever since he played for AV. When you play for AV and are halfway decent you look world class because everyone around you is a bum. Pep has been found out and doesn’t have Xavi, Iniesta Messi, Neuer, Lewandowski, Ribery and Robben to Rescue him. He only has Haaland, Silva and KDB and the two midfielders aren’t doing a damn thing.
Jack Grealish is a solid technical ball carrier, but this year, that does not matter if his attackers cannot score or if his defenders concede goals. The Pep system might be falling apart all around Grealish, but he cannot shoulder the burden to attack by himself even if Pep freed him from the rigid system. Grealish is not a world-beater. The overdependence on Kevin De Bruyne and Rodrigo, who are both aging and injury prone, to drive the midfield has come back to haunt Manchester City. Pep's defensive system is focused on positioning instead of skilled, aggressive 1v1 defenders, and the injuries to John Stones and Ruben Dias has exposed the system. This is a theoretical analysis because I do not watch Premier League matches any more.
Rodri is 27😭
@@dryames4319 The matches add up especially when he is the main pivot as the CDM for Manchester City. The mileage on his legs is high. He is going to be injury prone for the rest of his career.
can you do a video about di maria the most underrated player of all time
What a player! One of the few to win almost every trophy if not all he has participated in
He is not underrated anymore there are far underrated players for example Falcao, Griezmann etc
@@FootballMan-eb6qx falcao is overrated if anything a couple good seasons at atletico is all he has to show for in his career and that one season with monaco
Di Maria isn’t underrated anymore
His role shouldn't be on the line; he's the most boring winger ever.
He draws defenders in, then passes back.
Fantastic sh!t.
He was a good player in a subpar team. He joined a better team where doesn't have the same freedom and got exposed.
Side note. Appreciate your videos, Raymar. After watching your Hope Sole vid, I hope at some point you can make one on Alex Morgan, especially now that she's retired.
His role has been very limited in City for sure, but I appreciate the kind words! She’ll definitely be the next womens footballer I’ll talk about
That’s not how it works. Some players give their best in a system built around them. City is not build around Grealish. You then comment about women football, that’s when your opinion is shit. 😂 I’d beat Alex Morgan’s ass any day.
Most chances created in a single UCL campaign ever (2022/23)
Jacky G my goat ❤
These are all good talking points, and good analysis. Here’s one to talk about. Jacky has 3 Prem trophies on the shelf now. Something he never would have accomplished at Villa…
@@bbbcb123 true, its really an age old debate between trophies and playing football that makes you happy and shine individually
He should go back to Villa and become a legend at the club. I think he is also the poster boy of Man city and is a fun character to have in interviews, promotions etc… Marketing I’m sure loves him, nothing wrong with that necessarily.
"In that time City has dropped from 5th place ALL THE WAY DOWN to 7th place"?????
What kind of sentence is that?
Just considering that a couple of months ago Even seeing Man City not in top 3 was an anomaly 🤣 so comparatively they dropped all the way down to 7th
I'm still wondering how he's still on the team, he doesn't do anything, not just now, but for several seasons
problem with Pep system is it makes you a robot and not a player with instict look at Foden he cant think for himself on the pitch bcz he got used to being a system player
I disagree with the idea that Anthony and Mudryk are better value than him ,they are playing the same way they did before coming to the premier league ,Grealish is literally a crossing robot since he came to City ,i am not saying he is not playing bad ,because he indeed is not doing good ,but if city let him play the same way he did at Villa he would definitely have better numbers .
That opening bit was more of a joke to paint a picture of how long its been since hes scored, but I agree with you fully and made similar points!
@@RaymarFootball Oh ,my bad ,i should've watched more before commenting ,well ,thx for clarifying anyway .I guess its good for the algorithm either way .
To be fair, he plays more like a Wide midfielder rather than a striker/winger. He helps to connect the offense and transition in defense.
Was actually wishing for a video about Grealish. Knowing his price tag and watching him last months 8n the pitch is crazy.
your wish came true as unfortunate as the topic has been 😭
England really tried to convince the world that this man was a world-class player🤡 anyone not english or a city fan saw exactly what he was: English Sofiane Boufal. Thats literally all he is. An average player who occasionally produced magical moments, but was never good enough to be in a top 5 Club. But the english media will always glaze their own like theyre the next Zidane, just for doing the bare minimum. Just another example of the english overhype
Shades of Stewart Downing at Liverpool.
raymar please make a video about leonardo aroujo the legend from brazil it would make me so happy to see my favorite player get a video
Please make a video for Dida one of the most underrated goalkeeper of all time i think he is top five of all time alot of people don't know him and it is the (18th) video in a row i am commenting this
Its not just Grealish in man city, the Likes of Bernardo Silva and Ederson are also underperforming in recent matches,
Ederson is not doing those saves anymore and Silva isnt as controlling, The Man city defence is also trembling apart as
one of they’re main defender Walker is not doing the job anymore, Dias Ake Akanji are all underperforming compared to last season
Put the music you had on your OG videos , that’s the only sound I associate your videos to🙂
Those calves started the trend of sparrow legged players doing it. The elastic stretches and you need velcro on your shinnies to keep the socks up.
Again Grealish is not a winger how many times do we have to clarify this. I didnt see you clarifying this point. That is not his natural position..
He very much shifted wide almost all the time on the attack in Villa though, he naturally fits it
@@RaymarFootball he was the perfect out and out number 10 tho
@@RaymarFootballbut you have to understand that his role is an different one
Grealish is an underwhelming signing. But to compare him to Antony when he played an important role for us during the treble is wild.
grealish who holds possession, creates space, plays a key role in build up play, doing exactly what pep wants, is being compared to antony, who quite literally does nothing. tells u a lot about how much online “football fans” actually watch football
You're right. Hes worse than Antony
@ facts
Nobody compares to Antony 😅
Buddy, he does NOTHING😂 he slows down all your counter attacks. If anything, you probably would've won it a LOT easier with Sterling in your team. But go ahead and keep protecting him😂
If you release another and make this into a 3 part with Kyle Walker I and I'm sure many others will laugh their heads off 😂😂
That price tag and that production is crazy 🤦🏽♂️
Raymar mentioning Blue Lock, I never thought this day would come.
I mentioned it a lot in 2022 videos haha
@@RaymarFootball Well looks like I'm watching your 2022 videos next. Cheers!
11:10 blue lock mentioned!!!
Season 1 clears season 2 unfortunately 😭 like how Aston Villa Grealish clears City Grealish 🤣
He would thrive as a left 10 in Ruben Amorim's system
It's due to pep Guardiola's tactic of playing restricting a lot of players from playing in their own styles and focusing more on the ball's possession, Guardiola's system affected not only Grealish but also Mahrez, Foden and even Doku and some other players .
He isn't all about stat, and sadly he doesn't work with Pep's system. G/A isn't all there is to consider a good player.
Astom Villa Grealish was incredibly entertaining and had very decent production tbh
Grealish is not a winger!!!
Pep trained the talent out of him
Its just the playstyle and tactics that guardiola is using on players, we can see how grealish has gradually changed his play style when he came to city
Why change from decent to shit tho lol. I'd rather request a transfer than not use my best attributes
He used to be good for goals and assists. Then he was good for drawing fouls in dangerous areas. Now he's not really good for anything.
Grealish had 1 good year in 22/23 but he is still nowhere near that 100 million value, the reasons he gets little to no backlash are:
1. He plays for city
2. He's british
3. He's a good guy
Im a Manchester United fan and I believe Grealish is a top elite technical footballer that should be played as a number 10, especially a left 10, and he would be ideal for Amorims system at United. Grealish is a ball carrier that creates space for other players. You can see for England under Carsley where he has scored 2 goals for England recently that he is better when given freedom and not in a rigid Pep system.
@@rjflores438 i like grealish too but i still dont believe he's worth that 100 million. He's a good player but is unfortunately a victim of inflated price tags
Grealish is very talented and if Pep gave him his primary role people would call him world class
Meanwhile every team plays 10 at the back in a low block when facing city like he gets way too many blocked shots
im happy you used blue lock lol its nice seeing people who watch this anime and use it as references in real world football
when the whole team gets back to normal foden grealish and everyone will start to look a lot better
Antony does a lot defensively and brings a lot of energy to the squad when he is brought in
Even though he is being constantly ridiculed, his mindset and energy is always positive, and it seems to help the team overall
It's common to see Antony tracking back with the opponent fullbacks all the way to his own overlap, getting the ball and sprinting foward to start a counter attack
He is in the 97% defensively when it comes to wingers
Grealish and Mudryk don't have anything as impressive to stand upon in my opinion
I hope Antony puts his energy and mentality to good use as a wing back under Amorim, it seems to fit him well and i can't help but wish him the best
great analysis brother
Grealish is quality. Not really his fault pep makes him stay out wide and keep the ball rather than attacking. Hes following the boss' orders well. Good solid player for city
He is gonna get replaced by my fellow countryman Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
The only thing he really did at Villa was collect grass stains by falling down every 60 seconds or so. It was painful to watch.
😭 true but he was one of the best covid players in the PL
11:21 Not Blue lock man please 😭
Swear people don’t actually ‘get’ Grealish… he was never a playmaker at Villa, he was a player who the ball, near-literally, stuck to. He wasn’t an assists/goal machine: he was a player defenders had to be pulled out of position to double/triple up on him to just get the ball off of.
He was the player who could dribble the ball, and hold onto it, nearly indefinitely. To then pass it to Snodgrass/Trezegeut/McGinn etc to Kodjia/Watkins.
I’ve only ever seen one player absolutely pocket Grealish whilst at Villa, and, believe it or not, it was Coufal at for West Ham.
Peak Villa Grealish was only revivable by Eze for *pure* dribbling ability in the PL a few years back. City/Pep-ball was the wrong team for him to go to for his style of play to flourish.
*I’ve been watching him since Tim Sherwood made him a starter.
Backward passing, sideways dribbling merchant. Pep is killing these mavericks
Can you make a video on Paul Scholes?
I never understood the hype around jack grealish. He was a average player at villa. English media hyped him up. Sold him. Now he plays Less then average at man c
he helped win the CL. He was worth it for them in a way
i dont think even city fans can deny that pep has ruined Jack's potential and career
Will he ever do a video about salah
Playing for Guardiola’ rigid system, players don’t have much room for improvisation and freedom to play
What's up with England's Jack...Wilshere, Rodwell, Grealish, all showing glimpse of brilliance, all fade out just as fast
People hating The Man For following Peps Instructions .
Spelt character incorrectly. Unsubscribed. 😅😂
😭😭😭 forgive me
Short Answer: Yes
You talk about " assists "....but this statistic relies on other players converting the crosses...he can't influence that...secondly playing on the wing makes it must more difficult to score....he is not a winger..he is a midfield player
Basically useless with any other coach or system...
Judgin Grealish skills is a fine conversation, but Grealish is either benched mid game or the next game literally any time he shoots the ball at the net. Pep wants a 0G 20 Assist Grealish, and his lack of assists can be spoken of. He seems like maybe after an injury at City he stopped trying to run and cut past the defender and center the ball as much. Or maybe another reason.
Last year he started 2nd leg of ucl semis and only got subbed off for doku after taking a shot, and doku immediately cut in and centered the ball for the equalizer. But the team lacks confidence to respond well to each other. Grealish last week was the main "attack" for the first half vs Aston Villa. He actually cut in and centered the ball atleast twice where no one was moving forward from City. Some point near the end of the First half he took a really poor shot as well.
Next game benched.
Maybe modern footballers are just peaking at 23-24-25 years old nowadays
I was thinking he was rubbish every time i saw him play compared to other man city players😂
Why this thumbnail tho? he hasn't been able to get his name on the score sheets but he has a big role in current line up.he controls the tempo,drops pretty often, threats on the wings create chances for haland that's all you ever wanted
Because someone worth 117.5 million Euros but hasnt scored in over a year is unheard of 🤣
@RaymarFootball oil money is real
He's just fallen victim to the "Overhyped too early by the English" syndrome. When he was playing for Ireland, you never heard a word about him. Soon as he declared for England the English media wouldn't shut up about him. He is a nice lad, few sandwiches short of a picnic, but a nice lad nonetheless.
Also, comparing him to Ronaldinho?! Take a walk lad 😂
You misheard me 🤣 Simply his calm demeanor near the box but thats it
I swear he has the best dribbling in fc25
Its tough i think because we know he is a good player, but hes a cog in the machine for pep like you said. The creativity freedom are given to other players not him and hes a tool for someone like KDB to use. At villa he was important and was the star man no matter what. Here in man city he is stripped of the creativity since there were better choices and told how he need to do things instead of thinking of ways how to create space. Hes being told to hold the ball up to create space like this specificly so the team can get into position.
He's a decent player not good. Good is someone like saka World class is someone like vini Jr. Grealish is just standard prem player
@carlinytc7431 saka is world class and so is vini but grealish is just good because he can elevate a team to a good standard not to a world class standard. Maybe I'm looking at the Aston villa version too much but he is a good player that can elevate a team's standard performance. Saka being defined as good is criminal since it's harder I believe to stand out from a good team. Thomas party is good not world class but definitely good since he does his job well (this is my opinion of what kind of standard I'm looking at). Saka is a player that does more than what his job requires. If being good requires 2 men to mark saka then we should put grealish Aston villa version world class but we all know he's not. Sure he's minimum decent at man city but if we're looking at what he can do he's a good player. He has something but he's still been stunted at man city due to pep making him a cog rather than letting him be a bit more free. He's not standing out on a team where there are a lot more talented players I think but there is definitely a player that can elevate a mid table team to compete for a Europa league spot. Zaha at crystal palace I think is also a good comparison since he was a type of player you could build around to challenge for Europa league if done well. U would probably try to mark zaha out of the game just like grealish at Aston villa. Not the same type of player but probably had the same type of purpose. Put pressure on the attack with the skill set U had.
Jack Grealish is a British quota signing, partially acquired for marketing purposes. He never had the talent to play at a top team. Pep has had many wingers/CAMs succeed under him. Why is it only Jackie boy who is a victim being a "system" player
I hate what pep do to players stripping of their natural talent