Jack Grealishe looks a “little bigger” and does not have the “tempo or belief” to go beyond players, according to former Aston Villa favorite Stan Collymore.
Grealiskh has been a bit of the season in Manchester City for a large part of the season, despite their struggles, although he was recalled for the first stage of their Champions League play-off against Real Madrid before he has a hip injury after half an hour pulled.
The International Van England missed the 4-0 Bonnissen of Newcastle on Saturday as a result, but can be fit to return for the second stage of tomorrow night in the Santiago Bernabeu.
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Collymore has recently been disappointed by his performances and believes that Grealishe could decrease.
He told 101 great goals via William Hill Vegas: “Jack was taken by Manchester City to go along a full-back, to the name rule, turn and turn, put the ball over the box and someone like one [Erling] Hallows of A [Sergio] Aguero to place the ball in the back of the net.
“Jack doesn’t do that anymore. There has been a lot of nonsense about how it was coached from him, but it is not. He looks a bit bigger, he no longer looks motivated to go beyond people and he doesn’t look like he has the pace or faith to go past people. “
Collymore impressed by the Early Villa displays from Rashford
Grealish and Marcus Rashford rather fought on the left-sided role in the English team and it is still to look at how the new Three Lions boss Thomas Tuchel looks at the couple when he mentions his first team in March for the back-to-back world cup qualifications with Albania and Latvia in Wembley.
Collymore has been impressed by the first two displays of Rashford since he lenders for Villa, although he emphasizes that it is too early to say that he is back at his best.
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He added: “The signs are pretty good, there was a stat that was absurd yesterday: Villas has made most take toes and great opportunities this calendar year and he only played 45 minutes [in the Premier League]. He has hired three full-backs and he looks sharp.
“Marcus still has the pace to go past people, but still has the conviction to do that on a consistent basis? The early signs predict well.
“A few times against Ipswich [on Saturday] He got the ball on the left wing, on the touchline, and went past people. If he does that, he will come back to something that is approaching his best.
“If he goes beyond people and it is tricks but not an end product, then he will struggle to realize his ambition, namely to get a permanent step to Villa or the dream is still to continue for Barcelona.
“He started well, but let’s see what the diagnosis is after 10 games. He is technically in Villa for a short time, say that 15 or 16 games are all good [and] I want to see at least four or five assists and four or five goals. He will be assessed on pure output. He started clearly, but that’s all, a clear start. “
Rashford could stand in line for his first Villa start when the men of Unai Emery take the Premier League leaders Liverpool in Villa Park tonight.
