Manchester City remains in the focus of public opinion recently since the player Jack Grealish, one of the team’s references in recent years They have had a low level of play that, in the eyes of the Manchester coach, the legend of FC Barcelona, Pep Guardiola, has been declining significantly and this is very worrying since City’s aspirations remain the same; win it all at any cost.
Grealish has seen him lose his place as a starter in the team and this has also generated many questions and intrigues. about what the future of the England national team player will be at club level.
Guardiola spoke openly
It was Guardiola himself who decided to talk about the issue in a recent press conference: “It has to improve. He is the same player, he has the same coach and the way he plays hasn’t changed. It’s just the level of his performances. That is the difference,” said the coach after explaining the reasons why he made the decision to remove the British striker from Manchester City’s starting 11.
The former Barcelona and Bayern coach continued with his message to his English striker, “I have said it from day one, we need him. He brings a special quality to our team, but it depends on him. Hopefully I can have three good final months”, leaving a window open for the player’s redemption.
The previous season, Grealish was one of the vital players in Guardiola’s scheme, who managed to win the Premier League, the FA Cup and the Champions League, but despite this this year its performance has been far below expected. In the current English league season, his presence has been limited to 16 minutes in the last seven games, numbers that speak for themselves compared to what Guardiola previously stated.
Grealish without ownership since December 2023
“I can’t give the players three or four games to get into the rhythm. So what happens to the other ten who don’t play? They do not deserve it? You have to see all the training and the little details. At the highest level, the team doesn’t wait for you. “The players don’t have to convince me, they have to convince themselves that they deserve to play.”
Since his arrival at the club in 2021, after a transfer valued at 100 million euros, Grealish has played 14 games in the league this season, starting half of them from the bench. His contribution has been modest, with three goals and two assists in 26 games in all competitions.
Guardiola has previously had the same actions in the clubs he has managed, and at FC Barcelona he had the same treatment for the Swedish striker, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who, despite always having been a born scorer, did not find his place in the Catalan coach’s scheme.
The story would happen again in England with Joe Hart, the goalkeeper who was practically removed from the team and the starting 11 after Guardiola’s arrival at Manchester City in 2016, despite having been a prominent figure in the team: “I would have liked to stay and be part of all that,” he said two years ago.
We have to wait and see if Guardiola’s words call Jack Grealish to reflect. and he can regain his place in Manchester City’s starting 11, or if, on the contrary, the story continues to be the same today.
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