Zatman Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 13 minutes ago, KentVillan said: Alan Ball had a similar relationship with Le Tissier and to some extent with Kinkladze at City, and that’s arguably when they both shone brightest. These off the cuff players usually respond best to positive man managers who let them do their thing. I’m sure there are elite managers in world football who could get a tune out of Jack, but Pep isn’t a natural fit. He’ll do okay there I think, just because he’s so talented, and they use their whole squad, but he’d have enjoyed it much more at a different club under a different type of manager. (And frankly, if he’d stayed here, he’d probably still be performing well for Smith.) Ancelotti would have got a tune out of him, maybe Zidane or even Ferguson. Proper managers that understand mavericks. Working for Pep and his boring football was definitely a dreadful choice for footballing reasons 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachoFantastico Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Grealish was absolutely a brand signing, Man City didn't need Grealish and I highly doubt he was at the top of Pep's list. He was purchased because he was arguably the biggest name in English football at the time and the owners of City saw marketing potential. That said he his a fantastic player and I do hope he doesn't waste his career. Just hope he's not another Micah Richards. On a side note I don't think we can underestimate the impact Dean Smith had on Jack, I think he was key in getting him to focus on his game and he improved massively under Smith. He clearly needs strong management behind him and Pep is already showing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turvontour Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 What has he actually done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouUnastanFren Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Just now, turvontour said: What has he actually done? Went on a night out and turned up hungover for a "recovery day". Pep wants 25 pep bots to carry out his exact instructions 24/7. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post villa4europe Posted December 21, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 21, 2021 3 minutes ago, YouUnastanFren said: Went on a night out and turned up hungover for a "recovery day". Pep wants 25 pep bots to carry out his exact instructions 24/7. Or just professionals... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouUnastanFren Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 1 minute ago, villa4europe said: Or just professionals... Yeah what they did was unprofessional but Pep seems to hold players actions off the field to a higher standard than most other managers imo. My point was more that the kind of behaviour he was notorious for here would not be acceptable at City and it was probably the worst club to join if he wanted to carry on being Jack the lad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 I think it's because pep wants perfection not just for the 38 league games but then all the cup and European games too, so what's that 60 games a season? Plus the international games making it somewhere around 70? You can't do that while enjoying a session during the season, just knock it on the head and wait for the summer Its not even that out there as an idea, should be relatively standard And yeah I thought part of it was Jack knew pep would whip him in to being the best he can be which includes knocking all this shit on the head 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 He just won't get away with it not at City and not if he's seen leading the golden boy astray. He will find he's left his boyhood club to play a part win a trophy and move to Spurs and win nothing for the next 10 years. He could be the best. He could have any team built around him...but he's a moron. Same as when he was drunk driving and nailed on for a first England call up. He's a moron. He can't himself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisvilla4 Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 I was gutted when he left but deep down wanted him to show the world what he could do on bigger stages. I was excited to see how good he could become. He's messing that up at the moment and it's looking like a bad move. Hopefully he can turn it around but needs to grow up and have someone talk sense to him. Actually I kind of don't give a crap if he turns it around or not. What a waste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 (edited) They would want to protect Foden as he will be their star player for years so I can see Pep getting a tad concerned on this one. Basically Jack is the Lee Sharpe to Foden's Ryan Giggs. Before all of the court case thingy. Edited December 21, 2021 by The Fun Factory 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 How does this guy not learn from the amount of chances he’s been given!? Sort it out Jack, don’t ruin yourself son Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 It's not just about professionalism though, I thought the bigger concern would be the COVID protocol. The teams are doing everything to keep the players healthy and going out on town hugging security staff doesn't seem a smart move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panto_Villan Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Not a smart move. Leading Foden astray isn’t going to endear him to anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 5 minutes ago, Panto_Villan said: Not a smart move. Leading Foden astray isn’t going to endear him to anyone. Foden was capable of leading himself astray long before Jack got there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turvontour Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 1 hour ago, YouUnastanFren said: Went on a night out and turned up hungover for a "recovery day". Pep wants 25 pep bots to carry out his exact instructions 24/7. Haha, and that makes headline news on the BBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted December 21, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted December 21, 2021 2 hours ago, turvontour said: What has he actually done? On the piss My Lord, on the piss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted December 21, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted December 21, 2021 8 minutes ago, turvontour said: Haha, and that makes headline news on the BBC. I do not think it would carry much reporting if we were not in the middle of a massive Covid outbreak And the fact he has previous in this area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 There is at least a small part of him that is wondering if the move was the right thing to do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 18 minutes ago, Wainy316 said: There is at least a small part of him that is wondering if the move was the right thing to do. He's sat top of the league and in the knockout stages of the CL at Xmas I'm sure he'll be ok 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaJ100 Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 On 18/12/2021 at 11:06, Xela said: i think he's done OK... played good in quite a few games. £100m good though? I wouldn't say so. Man City didn't need him, they just wanted him as a statement signing. Yeah this. Just sending a message to us and the rest of the league if you get a player who you might be able to make the focal point to challenge, we will buy them. I think most people wanting him to 'flop' really just want to think we've rinsed City for £100 mil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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