TeemuVanBasten 3,327 Posted November 13, 2021 It is true. It is also true that Pep Guardiola has yet to get as much out of Jack Grealish as Dean Smith did. Lets not forget that Buendia went from £5m player to £37m under Farke's management, but that Grealish went to a whole new level under Smith and ended up going for £100m. Can't bash him for one without giving him some credit for the other. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yobocop 1,105 Posted November 13, 2021 Very much agree Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Commonsense 665 Posted November 13, 2021 7 hours ago, TeemuVanBasten said: It is true. It is also true that Pep Guardiola has yet to get as much out of Jack Grealish as Dean Smith did. Lets not forget that Buendia went from £5m player to £37m under Farke's management, but that Grealish went to a whole new level under Smith and ended up going for £100m. Can't bash him for one without giving him some credit for the other. How much did we pay for him? Nothing like £5m Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Branston Pickle 3,733 Posted November 13, 2021 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Commonsense said: How much did we pay for him? Nothing like £5m Yes we did - not initially though, we definitely had more to pay on promotion and I’m pretty sure it was widely reported we bought out an add-on clause (a good move) Edited November 13, 2021 by Branston Pickle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tommo 51 Posted November 13, 2021 Best appointment we could have made (given our resources and league position) and more hopeful of seeing us get some results and showing more steel in defence under the new regime. knutsen, Favre etc are all unknown gambles. I would also say Lampard would be given he never brought Derby to the prem and then went on to manage Chelsea Unbelievable he will first be facing the team he last faced as Villa manager ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TeemuVanBasten 3,327 Posted November 13, 2021 27 minutes ago, Commonsense said: How much did we pay for him? Nothing like £5m We paid £5m, which is exactly like £5m, a lot of the fee triggered after first Farke promotion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Top corner 230 Posted November 13, 2021 8 hours ago, TeemuVanBasten said: It is true. It is also true that Pep Guardiola has yet to get as much out of Jack Grealish as Dean Smith did. Lets not forget that Buendia went from £5m player to £37m under Farke's management, but that Grealish went to a whole new level under Smith and ended up going for £100m. Can't bash him for one without giving him some credit for the other. Perfectly put. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ward 3 386 Posted November 13, 2021 3 hours ago, Commonsense said: How much did we pay for him? Nothing like £5m Does it matter how much we did or didn't pay for him. He's gone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nuff Said 5,239 Posted November 13, 2021 35 minutes ago, Ward 3 said: Does it matter how much we did or didn't pay for him. He's gone. What? Emi? No! When??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canary Jedi 590 Posted November 14, 2021 20 hours ago, TeemuVanBasten said: It is true. It is also true that Pep Guardiola has yet to get as much out of Jack Grealish as Dean Smith did. Lets not forget that Buendia went from £5m player to £37m under Farke's management, but that Grealish went to a whole new level under Smith and ended up going for £100m. Can't bash him for one without giving him some credit for the other. Imagine what Smith can do with Lucas Rupp 😀 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pugin 601 Posted November 14, 2021 Emi will never be an outstanding Premier League player. His style of play, his box of tricks, his mentality, the area of the field in which he can operate, none of it will work in the Prem. One of Webber's strokes of genius was to get over 30m for him. Mark my words. He is now involved in his second season struggling to make a mark at the top level. He might hold down his place under Steve Gerrard, but I think he is on borrowed time. I know people will disagree, but wait and see. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sjb 11 Posted November 14, 2021 10 minutes ago, Pugin said: Emi will never be an outstanding Premier League player. His style of play, his box of tricks, his mentality, the area of the field in which he can operate, none of it will work in the Prem. One of Webber's strokes of genius was to get over 30m for him. Mark my words. He is now involved in his second season struggling to make a mark at the top level. He might hold down his place under Steve Gerrard, but I think he is on borrowed time. I know people will disagree, but wait and see. Agree, he's a fantastic championship player. But I very much doubt he'll make it in the prem. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BroadstairsR 2,225 Posted November 14, 2021 Emi, as was often the case, was possibly his own worst enemy. That Argentinian trip caused a lot of controversy and disruption. He missed games for Villa amid suggestions that he was led astray by his "friend" Emilio Martinez. The club had given permission, although the PL had ruled against travel to red list countries. Then there was the 'false documentation' saga and the need to spend time in a third country before being allowed back into the UK. New to the club and not instantly settling in there, this went down badly with the Villa faithful still mourning the loss of Grealish. I cannot recall how many games he missed, nor whether he even played minutes for his country, but remember reports that he was carrying a slight injury and would have benefitted from the treatment room at Villa Park. . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
