{"id":300402,"date":"2023-11-25T01:24:20","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T01:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=300402"},"modified":"2023-11-25T01:24:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T01:24:20","slug":"jack-grealish-is-predictable-in-this-man-city-side-troy-deeney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/jack-grealish-is-predictable-in-this-man-city-side-troy-deeney\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Grealish is &apos;PREDICTABLE&apos; in this Man City side: Troy Deeney"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Jack Grealish has become &#8216;PREDICTABLE&#8217; in Pep Guardiola&#8217;s Man City side, claims Troy Deeney, but believes Liverpool are also easy to read, and may allow him to play<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Troy Deeney claims Jack Grealish and Manchester City have become predictable<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>But Jurgen Klopp&#8217;s Liverpool are also easy to read, and may let Grealish play\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off: Jack Grealish has lost his zip&#8230; we need him to get it back\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Troy Deeney has claimed Jack Grealish has become &#8216;predictable&#8217; as part of Pep Guardiola&#8217;s Manchester City set-up &#8211; but that this is not necessarily a bad thing.<\/p>\n<p>Deeney, 35, is a current player-coach for League Two Forest Green Rovers, having made a name for himself in the Premier League with Watford between 2015 and 2022.<\/p>\n<p>He believes that while Man City have become easy to read, they could still cause Liverpool problems when the top two sides meet at the Etihad on Saturday lunchtime.<\/p>\n<p>Deeney told The Sun: &#8216;Manchester City are a largely predictable team to play against under Pep Guardiola \u2013 they press high, keep possession around the edge of the box and look for cut-backs and late runs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The easy thing is highlighting that. The hardest thing in the world is stopping it, and Jack is no different.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/25\/00\/78217141-12789167-image-m-131_1700871275301.jpg\" height=\"360\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Troy Deeney has claimed Jack Grealish and Manchester City have become predictable<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/25\/00\/78217153-12789167-image-a-132_1700871324159.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Former Watford striker Deeney is currently player-coach at League Two Forest Green Rovers<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;When he is on it, cutting inside playing those one-twos, he is unstoppable.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>However, this season, Deeney claims that Grealish, 28, &#8216;looks a bit off it&#8217;, although he has been &#8216;a victim of his own success&#8217;, alongside being hampered by injuries, and adapting to a change in role.<\/p>\n<p>The former Watford and Walsall striker said: &#8216;Jack has had to change under Pep. Some will say he\u2019s changed for the worse. He no longer takes people on for fun, looking for the pass inside instead.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But, I actually see it as a compliment from Pep. He thinks Jack is smart enough to do that.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Part of that change has been owing to the injury-enforced absence of Kevin De Bruyne, and competition from Jeremy Doku.<\/p>\n<p>Deeney added: &#8216;Jeremy Doku has come in and has now got that fire in his belly and motivation to keep Jack out of the team.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He believes that Liverpool &#8216;can be just as predictable&#8217;, by pressing high and allowing Grealish space to do his thing, regardless of whether he starts or comes off the bench.<\/p>\n<p>Deeney considers whether Grealish&#8217;s style of play would suit Liverpool\u2019s fast-paced countering style more than it would the Citizens, before adding: &#8216;We all know how Jurgen Klopp plays, and I don\u2019t think Jack is fast enough to even start for Liverpool right now.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool will take top spot from Grealish&#8217;s Man City if they can end the hosts&#8217; dominance at the Etihad to get all three points on Saturday lunchtime.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/25\/00\/78213163-12789167-image-a-133_1700871364143.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Competition from Jeremy Doku has also increased the pressure on Grealish this season<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12789167\/Jack-Grealish-PREDICTABLE-Pep-Guardiolas-Man-City-claims-Troy-Deeney-believes-Liverpool-easy-read-allow-play.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jack Grealish has become &#8216;PREDICTABLE&#8217; 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