Jack Grealish returns to training this week after being banished from the first team the past two weeks ever since Grealish’s night out after Villa’s 4-0 defeat to Everton. But will Grealish actually learn his lesson this time? And more importantly, can he turn that raw talent into match performances?
Remi Garde has played a hard ball game with Grealish, unlike with Tim Sherwood, Grealish didn’t just get a talking to after pictures emerged of his partying lifestyle. For me, I don’t care if a player goes out, what irritates me is that Grealish went out after a defeat, and after not playing well at all. But with Scott Sinclair less than inspiring performance against Southampton, a spot on the left hand side of the midfield is up for grabs and Grealish needs to show in training that he can step up to the plate. Grealish now needs to prove to the fans and to himself that he does have the talent to play at the highest level.
I do believe that Grealish can become a Villa legend, he does have that potential but he needs to unleash it. Grealish needs to show the same desire and form that he captured last season, because so far, it hasn’t quite happened. Grealish has so far scored 1 goal (League) and 2 assists (League Cup), which isn’t that bad, but he can do better.
most of the players look overweight and unfit compared to other clubs
too be honest jack hasnt helped himself and we all know that. but he is probably the only player in the squad left from sherwoods brief confidence booster who impressed.
benteke got his shooting boots back on
delph was putting in shifts
cleverly came into his own
most of the remaining squad just made up the numbers and so did most of the summer signings. jack was put on a pedestal around a poor team. yes he wasnt putting in much of a shift but he werent the only one and was made the scapegoat because he went to a night club.
wow fucking wee
The answer to the question posed as the title of the thread is yes. A fuller answer is that he could but he won’t. I know he is young but he is stupid and it has happened several times already. He will keep repeating his mistakes until the club lose patience.
I’ve not been on here for a bit as I’m too down. And that’s where Villa are going.
I think fitness is a key issue here. Sherwood said that he was behind the others in terms of fitness at the start of the season, and this in a squad that we now know was, and to a lesser extent still is, woefully short in that department.
What the hell were they doing all summer? I think Robert Duverne will be getting them back up to par in the next couple of weeks and then we’ll start to see some big improvements.
He is a luxury player, who could make the difference if there were 9 others out there running and chasing. Maybe he would look really good at Palace or replacing Barry at Everton. But that is not where Villa are, we cannot afford a player who makes sure he is never getting to an opponent fast enough to be in tackling range. When he is on the ball the end product is not good enough either.
So I am sorry, the peaky blinders haircut and the half mast sox are symbolic of a cocky sod who thinks he has made it, he will be a rarity if he comes good with that start.