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Jack Grealish once said that during long periods of isolation due to injury, he would watch highlights of himself to “bring back my love for football”.
2024 has not provided Manchester City Forward with several clips to add to his motivational reel. During a year that left him at home for Euro 2024, he suffered and lost his place in Pep Guardiola’s starting XI. Worst losing streak In modern City history, Grealish failed to score a single club goal.
In an agonizingly neat end to the 29-year-old’s struggles, Grealish was left to watch from the bench as City hung on nervously. 2-0 win over Leicester City Sunday afternoon. The defending champions secured three valuable points, but Grealish missed the chance to break his 12-month wait for a goal.
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Status in all competitions |
value |
|---|---|
|
Games |
32 |
|
minute |
has been kept at 1,601 |
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Goal |
0 |
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shot |
34 |
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Shot on target |
8 |
|
helps |
3 |
|
trophy |
1 |
Grealish Scored twice for England in 2024 – two in three caps during Lee Carsley’s short-lived interim reign – but has not found the net in a competitive club match since opening the scoring in a 2–2 draw against Crystal Palace on 16 December 2023. Ironically, it was the forward’s third goal in three in a row Premier League Games – the best scoring run of his entire top-flight career.
While Grealish has never posed as a prolific forward – he has only hit double figures in one season throughout his career – 2024 is the first time he has failed to score a senior club goal in an entire calendar year since making his professional debut. A decade ago.
The sheer number of goals scored is the most striking figure, but the low number of attempts is more worrying for Grealish. This isn’t a case of a false radar, it’s barely got a chance to miss. The increasingly injury-plagued forward amassed just 34 in 32 appearances, spending more days on the sidelines (39) than scoring attempts.
In defense of a likeable, charitable figure who, despite being on every away ground, Grealish played some part in City’s 2023/24 Premier League title. However, the call for more aggressive “brightness”. Guardiola A £100m bid to sign him at the start of last season has gone unanswered.
As of January transfer The window cracks open, resetting Grealish’s countdown to avoid another barren year, with reports of an exit route for the out-of-sorts forward. Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United are both monitoring the former Aston Villa academy graduate. Daily Mail. Whether the injury-hit City side can afford to let go of any hot bodies – even those who have endured a goal-drought as long as Grealish’s – remains to be seen.
