Albert Adomah - Released

[itbrvilla]

He gets worse with every game, but then again so does everyone else.

[oldhill_avfc]

He's decent enough and seems to put effort in but ultimately lacks any real quality.

It's no disgrace for him to have plied his trade in the second rank, but this is his level - it's as simple as that.

[BOB MANSFIELD]

Adomah runs out of ides when he has gone past one and a half opponents. Simple. Not good enough. Not a winger, not a midfielder, not a defender, not a runner, not a passer, not a goal scoring machine. Worthless  other than as a position-filler

[supertom]

Adomah runs out of ides when he has gone past one and a half opponents. Simple. Not good enough. Not a winger, not a midfielder, not a defender, not a runner, not a passer, not a goal scoring machine. Worthless  other than as a position-filler

And also leads our squad with assists. I don't think he's prem quality, but he's creating chances and goals where Grealish, Ayew and McCormack (as well as any other midfielders) seem to be failing at.
I think he's a nailed on starter, every game more than a position filler. And I don't actually think he's that great, I think it's more about the state of our squad and the woeful underachievement of our (supposed) better players.
He links well with Kodjia too, so I think he's also suffered with JK's absence.

[BOB MANSFIELD]

My goodness ! If he's the leading provider, it really says a lot about our deficiencies, surely. ( I take it that does not include penalties given away by opposition Grealish-bashers !)
If Grealish really sees himself as the latter day Little or Cowans, he should be the one with that stat behind his name.

And the sooner he is, the better. Otherwise we should recognise he is just a flashy kid who got a lucky break when there was no-one else turned up with their boots !

[supertom]

My goodness ! If he's the leading provider, it really says a lot about our deficiencies, surely. ( I take it that does not include penalties given away by opposition Grealish-bashers !)
If Grealish really sees himself as the latter day Little or Cowans, he should be the one with that stat behind his name.

And the sooner he is, the better. Otherwise we should recognise he is just a flashy kid who got a lucky break when there was no-one else turned up with their boots !

Grealish's main fault is really that he's not pulling his finger out and knuckling down. He's coasting and it's a pain in the backside really. Some people say he'll end up being the next Hendrie, but frankly that would be a massive achievement in comparison to where he's currently heading. For all his faults, Hendrie still played 300 odd games for us and scored a fair few (in the top flight too). Grealish is a million miles from the perma-tanned one right now. In fact he's the one winding me up more than anyone else this season, because he really should be pissing this league. Gabby's done in, we know that. Ross M is 30 and showing why he's never been in the top flight. Ayew's got one eye on the exit door, but Grealish doesn't have too many excuses left, and at his age should really be hitting his stride. He's the sort of kid that you see that you feel like just needs to walk into the wrong pub thinking he's King Dick and get a bit of a light trouncing. Just a mild kicking. Enough to bring him back down to earth, but still allowing him back for the next game. Some people just need knocking out. Lets be honest, and he's one of them. He strikes me as a bit of an Oik.

:p

[paul_e]

Yep, oiks that just need a kicking are well known for doing the amount of charity work that Grealish does.

I've said this a few times, the biggest problem Grealish has is that he's not quick enough to pick it up in our half and beat a couple of players to create a break, that's just not his game.  To get something out of him we need to get him playing much higher up the pitch but even then we can't just shove him up front and carry on as we are because that's when he gets kicked to ribbons.  get the entire team 10-15 yards up the pitch as a unit and we'll see much more from ayew, kodjia, grealish and RM because beating one man will then be enough to create an opening.  Beating a man on halfway does nothing other than create a pocket of space for someone else and if no one is taking advantage of that space it's a waste of time.

[dcdavecollett]

Grealish is a fine player who just needs to move the ball more quickly, then he won't be caught in possession so often.

[john e]

Sherwood is the only manager to get a proper tune out of Grealish so far,
I know he had a couple of better players around him at the time but even so he really had him firing

[peter w]

Grealish is a fine player who just needs to move the ball more quickly, then he won't be caught in possession so often.

But as has been said he's not a Ryan Giggs. He needs to be played in a drifitng position between midfield and the forwards so he can pick the right pass or drive into the box committing defenders. Until we can get the right players around him he'll be doing his best work 40 yards from goals. Its easier to try and kick Grealish outside the box than in. It's not Bruce's fault either, He hasn't got the runners from midfield that can push him further upfield.

[paul_e]

Sherwood is the only manager to get a proper tune out of Grealish so far,
I know he had a couple of better players around him at the time but even so he really had him firing

That period at the end of that season is the only time that Grealish has been played as a 10 with the freedom to drift and with players getting around him and he looked worthy of all the hype.

[Rudy65]

Grealish is a fine player who just needs to move the ball more quickly, then he won't be caught in possession so often.

An average one I would say. If he is a fine player as you suggest how come his performces are generally nondescript? Albeit like the rest of his hopeless team mates. I agree he has potential but I dont think he has the desire

[PaulTheVillan]

Sherwood is the only manager to get a proper tune out of Grealish so far,
I know he had a couple of better players around him at the time but even so he really had him firing

That period at the end of that season is the only time that Grealish has been played as a 10 with the freedom to drift and with players getting around him and he looked worthy of all the hype.

Some of that was with Charles N'Zogbia next to him. What's he doing these days?

[brian green]

Buying suits.

[Smirker]