I think he’s a very talented player and wanted him at United (not for that fee though).
I just don’t think he’s a good fit for you. That counter he ruined at the end by holding the ball too long highlighted this. It’s worrying he’s still doing this after a season with the club under Pep. Then again he’s always liked to hold and pull in players; that’s his style. Unless Pep feels he can work on this?
Seems a hell of a lot of money for a player you need to adapt though which I think is my point.
100%. At the end was the perfect example of his struggles, instead of sliding the ball and letting the other player do the work, he tried to jink through 2 men to make sure he put KDB right in. At Villa that might have been necessary because of the quality of his teammates, at City that ball has to go first time. Mahrez still does it a bit but not nearly as bad as Grealish (that said he too should have passed to Foden instead of cutting in and scooping hte ball into outer space).
We've had lots of people struggle for a year and I thought were flops but eventually clicked Rodri, Bernardo, Mahrez, Cancelo (I called him our worst signing 20 months ago) and Stones so I'm willing to give him the benefit. The only attackers who really settled and hit the ground running under Pep were KDB, Silva, Aguero (despite his defensive issues) and Sane. All the rest needed 12 months to fit in.
