Three years ago, Jack Grealish was compared to David Beckham. Cool, creative, efficient and the sender behind the spectacular. Then Manchester City opened the money bin and rolled out towards £100 million to sign the England international. Now the 29-year-old is just an anemic version of the Aston Villa version. When Grealish walked off the pitch on Wednesday against Juventus with his 44th game without scoring, Grealish fans threw themselves over the keyboard.
Pep Giuardola has over the past year openly yelled at Grealish after games in which he has not filled the role of game-changer, Grealish fans place much of the blame on Guardiola for the 29-year-old’s drop in performance.
Here is a selection:
@UtdPride wrote on X: “Total example of “The coach killed his career.” Pep Guardiola and Jack Grealish were never meant to happen.”
@johnathonpacino tweeted: “Oh my God. That is a shocking statistic. And just three years ago, Grealish was hailed as England’s next David Beckham. To be fair to him, Guardiola has destroyed him. Plays him out on the left, when he’s a wandering midfielder.”
@TheEuropeanLad commented: “0 goals in Jack Grealish’s last 44 games for Manchester City. One of those footballers where “all the football has been sucked out of him”, all that’s left is backward passes and possession. I miss Aston Villa-Grealish. “
@eemz_em said: “Just saying it, the Pep Guardiola style has ruined him. Jack Grealish’s strengths at Aston Villa were ball movement, pressure on defenders and dribbling. Pep bought him knowing that his team doesn’t take the risk of losing possession. Grealish doesn’t take any risks anymore.
Finally, @d_chenny wrote: “Not even a Grealish fan like that, but this is Pep’s fault.”
