he said about Jack creation, feel phone. He did drop them
for the Newcastle game. He actually admitted that because
they turned up a training after having a big night out, not in
the condition that Pep Guardiola
expects from his players.
When you look at Jack really, she does start today. How do
you assess currently his time at City?
Well, it has to be said, I think that these guys jack
reuler. She's a lot of go out, have a good time. Probably
shouldn't do it over the holidays with some of
the games. But okay,
you need to rest be responsible.
You know, you need to come into training fit and ready to
train.
It's on Jack grealish to adapt to Manchester City, and to pep,
and what they expect his entire career. When he was at Aston
Villa, he could do no wrong. In fact, sometimes he did do
wrong. It didn't matter. He'd be put on that left wing.
They've given the ball every time
and that was his
role as a football. When you get to Manchester City,
things are different. There's a lot of players
who can play all those different roles and
you have to adapt because what Pep Guardiola wants his
from his front, He wants to be able to a left-right false-9
and he may tell you that during halftime. You might tell you
that on a Friday before the match. You're not gonna have
a ton of time to adapt to it. And he expects you to get out there
and produce.
Now. We always also footballers and interviews to be honest,
and that's what we want from them. But then a couple of
weeks ago, Jack real ish. Maybe was a little too honest because
he came out in an interview and said, I've really found it
a lot harder than I thought. I would. I thought I'd score more
goals. I thought it had more of the ball.
The problem with that Robbie is it kind of opened him up
a little bit to criticism? It doesn't it magnifies what?
Maybe some people are Thinking everybody. Now jumps on, he's
not doing as well as we expected. Even him saying to
himself.
I think it is obvious that he's funny little bit difficult.
I think Tim's, right, or good players. Particularly Man City
have to adapt to their new surroundings and their new
managers plan. And basically it's pretty simple. It needs to
score more goals and make more assist because all the other
players.
They're in the same position as him at the football club are
doing better than him.
I could argue cynically that, they didn't really need him in
the first place. And we're seeing that now because
whoever it is fold and Sterling Marlin,
RS, but not a silver.
They've all got more goals and assists, but longer term,
if he can adapt, he's got the tools for it's got, the skill
has got the pace. He's got the, the cleverness, the touch the,
I mean, he's got all the tools. He's just got to fit into
the pep way of playing a city
in terms of off the field that you mentioned it. Just there at
Villa. He wasn't always perfect. There was some moments
off the field of in discipline and yet he always played at for
the fruitful foden with England. He's been sent home
from an England Cam. And again with Grill
is just a couple of weeks ago.
Are you concerned concerned? Learned that these two are not
learning.
No, I still think you know, you can get Second Chances and I do
appreciate that. I think that to little bit to your point,
Robbie,
when you're at Manchester. We almost call them boring sometimes
because everybody plays their role, no one's above the team.
You hear that said in sports at Manchester City. No one's above
the team centre-back scores three or four goals. No
problem. You still stay in your lane and do
your job and pep. Once you to express yourself. Just not at
the nightclub. He wants you to express express yourself on
the And so again, this is the learning part about how do
I stand out but still kind of fit into what what the team
actually needs from.
Well, I would say, is now the he's got a bit of a slap on
the on the knuckles from his manager. I don't expect it to
happen again. Sure. And even the first time Tim like, it
just makes you think. Wow, I maybe it's pep thing.
But do you think you're more current in terms of playing
than I am? Of course, is that something that's got even more
strict in football clubs, like, you know, we used to have quite
a few nights out, but I think that sort of thing over
the period of time with long time in English football,
that they've got the managers and college got stricter on
your behavior. Absolutely. I mean, the behavior and the day
and everything that goes into it has gotten more strict.
I still think Second Chances, if a guy can help the football
team is going to get it
and with Pepe, doesn't leave you out in the cold too long.
You look at John Stones last year, had some off-the-field
issues. Had a chance to earn a spot. Jack, Rivers will be
fine. I do believe that. And with only iPhones about you.
Imagine if they're about where my
those nightclubs are in trouble.