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Jack Grealish is raising the possibility of remaining the worst recruit in Manchester City history.
Manchester City lost 1-2 to Manchester United in the 16th round of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2024-2025 season at 1:30 a.m. on the 16th (Korea time).
In this match, Grealish also set a historic record by failing to score. It was a rare record that the striker failed to score in a year.
After the game, an analysis article on Grealish is back in the spotlight. Football statistics outlet OPTA said ahead of the Manchester derby 'A scoreless year is approaching in Manchester City, where is Grealish's future?' has been published in an analysis article.
Grealish's last score was against Crystal Palace on 16 December 2023. Since then, Grealish has not scored for Manchester City in as many as 45 games.
On this, OPTA said "Grealish lost his place on the team. Now Matheus Nunes, who has barely played Manchester City's preferred central midfielder since moving from Wolverhampton for 53 million pounds (about 96.6 billion won), is preferred over Grealish on the left.
Pep Guardiola said publicly last season, `When we play with Grealish, it is unfair to other players to say we are a better team. Grealish is helping us, but not as much as the 2022-2023 season."
Recently, in response to criticism of Grealish, Guardiola defended the player, saying, `There were two or three setbacks due to injuries, so the player had difficulty regaining his rhythm.' OPTA had a different view. "Injuries and rhythm problems are not enough to explain Grealish's continued disappointing performance."
OPTA is then "Grealish, an essential player in the treble winning season just two years ago and one of the most talented England players of the last decade. If the player we know is right, it is more reasonable to expect one goal in a year. "We judged how serious Grealish's poor performance was.
Grealish became the first player in EPL history to record a transfer fee of 100 million pounds (about 180.5 billion won) when he moved to Manchester City in the 2021-2022 season. Originally, he wasn't the type to score a lot. Grealish is a playmaker-type winger who is good at putting the game together. Even considering this style of play, Grealish's slump is serious.
Since the treble season, he has never really proved his competence. After being eliminated from Euro 2024, only the scene of enjoying a vacation under the influence of alcohol became a hot topic, and I don't remember being praised for playing soccer well. Grealish has a large stake in Manchester City's all-time slump.
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