I absolutely loved his second assist, racing onto that ball knowing you might get clattered by the Goalkeeper and having the presence of mind to touch it to your right for Watkins. Pure class.
If you look at his goal contributions he certainly is.I think Grealish had 3 goals and 6 assists in the Championship at 22, compared with Ramsey’s 6 goals and 7 assists in the Prem.
Aaron is meant to be even better than Jacob isn't he?
Quote from: Smirker on May 29, 2023, 02:54:30 PMAaron is meant to be even better than Jacob isn't he? That quote goes back to youth football. JJ's come on leaps and bounds since then. AJ looks a very good player with a lot of technical ability but there's now a big gulf in maturity between the two. AJ could become a top player in his own right but that quote needs to be left where it came from now.
Quote from: OCD on May 29, 2023, 06:31:35 PMQuote from: Smirker on May 29, 2023, 02:54:30 PMAaron is meant to be even better than Jacob isn't he? That quote goes back to youth football. JJ's come on leaps and bounds since then. AJ looks a very good player with a lot of technical ability but there's now a big gulf in maturity between the two. AJ could become a top player in his own right but that quote needs to be left where it came from now. I think they're very different players anyway from what I've seen so I'm not sure the comparisons are even useful if they were up-to-date. I suspect AJ would be more of a link player (Buendia) than JJ who has developed into a major ball carrier and goal threat.
I thought there was no way he was going to get to the ball before the Brighton defender yesterday but he had lightening speed over that last 5 yards to beat him and gather the ball before rolling it to Ollie. Absolutely superb.
Not sure about that. The limited times I’ve seen AJ (mainly for Boro) he seemed to occupy JJ’s inside left channel, so very similar imo.
Quote from: paul_e on May 29, 2023, 08:10:55 PMQuote from: OCD on May 29, 2023, 06:31:35 PMQuote from: Smirker on May 29, 2023, 02:54:30 PMAaron is meant to be even better than Jacob isn't he? That quote goes back to youth football. JJ's come on leaps and bounds since then. AJ looks a very good player with a lot of technical ability but there's now a big gulf in maturity between the two. AJ could become a top player in his own right but that quote needs to be left where it came from now. I think they're very different players anyway from what I've seen so I'm not sure the comparisons are even useful if they were up-to-date. I suspect AJ would be more of a link player (Buendia) than JJ who has developed into a major ball carrier and goal threat.Not sure about that. The limited times I’ve seen AJ (mainly for Boro) he seemed to occupy JJ’s inside left channel, so very similar imo. For England AJ deployed as more a classic 10. The main difference is JJ seems to have the stamina to get back too.