I won three times → No respect for the friendly team, controversy over the three fingers of Manchester City's 160 billion star...The silent team lost again for over a year

Dec 22, 2024

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Did he forget about respect in front of the game.

Man City star Jack Grealish's behavior to the Aston Villa fan is shocking.

Grealish pointed three fingers at the stands where Villa fans gathered after the 17th round of the English Premier League (EPL) against Aston Villa at Villa Park in Birmingham, England, on the 21st (Korea time).

Local media who saw this scene interpreted Grealish's 'Three Fingers' as the number of EPL titles he won after joining Manchester City or a treble achieved in the 2022-2023 season. In 2021, Grealish, who left the villa for 100 million pounds (the exchange rate at the time was about 160 billion won), the highest transfer fee ever in England, contributed to Manchester City's third consecutive league victory from the 2021-2022 season to the 2023-2024 season.

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Villafan pointed out with one voice, "'No matter how much the team lost, the old team should have been treated with respect.'" Grealish is from Birmingham - born villa youth. He spent nine years in the Villa first team. After half-time, Grealish had a war of nerves with his old teammate, Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, and was warned in the 42nd minute of the second half for fouling John McGinn.

Manchester City ended the first half 0-1 in the 16th minute of the first half by giving up the first goal to Jon Duran. In the 20th minute of the second half, he gave up the win by dedicating an additional goal to Rodgers. Phil Foden scored a comeback in the third minute of second-half stoppage time, but that was it. We lost by a score of one to two.

Manchester City, which has been mired in an all-time slump since Pep Guardiola took office, has fallen to sixth place with 27 points amid a slump of nine losses in the last 12 games. Villa (28 points), who beat Manchester City, rose to fifth place.

Grealish is one of Manchester City's sluggish causes, scoring his last goal against Crystal Palace (2-2 draw) on December 16 last year and not having a goal in the league for more than a full year.

Grealish missed 15 of his team's games in the aftermath of thigh and hamstring injuries last season. Analysts say the continued injury affected Grealish's performance. The performance in the first and third seasons is extremely different.

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Guardiola said "We have lost goals that we would not have lost in the past, and we have not scored goals that we would have scored in the past. In football, there is not one reason. There are many minor factors"In the end, it's up to us to escape sluggishly. The solution is for the players to return. We only have one normal centre-back."

Guardiola continued "We have to think positively. I have tremendous confidence in our players."

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