Aston Villa fans have expressed their disappointment on Twitter after it was reported by the Daily Mail that Jack Grealish could miss up to four weeks out with an injury.
Aston Villa fan account Villareport relayed this disappointing news on Twitter which then led to a lot of Villa fans feeling rather worried about Grealish.
Here’s a sample of how Villa fans reacted to Grealish’s injury:
cheers sons crying nice one
— dan (@daaan_1874) October 28, 2019
This is an absolute disaster. Simple as.
— Captain Jack. (@10Grealish) October 28, 2019
Disaster
— Shawfarmstud (@SFSshawfarmstud) October 29, 2019
Is Glenn available?
This is a joke
— NSP66 (@NeilPugh5) October 29, 2019
The Englishman has been a crucial figure for Villa so far this season. Grealish has made 12 appearances in all competitions, scoring four goals and making four assists (per Transfermarkt).
The 24-year-old was substituted off in the second half in Villa’s 3-0 defeat to Manchester City with a suspected calf injury, and this is what a few fans had to say about it:
If it is a calf strain, they are pretty nasty, and the prognosis of 2 to 4 weeks could be about right,depending on the severity of the injury, let’s hope it’s not that bad, but we have to deal with it
— Robert Glaze (@Bobbyglaze18) October 29, 2019
Have to have times without him. We are not a one-man team.
— theresalifeoutthere (@1982rotterdam) October 29, 2019
Oh well, didn’t want to stay in the Prem anyway
— Finlay (@Finlaytothemax) October 28, 2019
What do we think?
Without a doubt, Villa will miss Grealish. The attacking power he gives the team will be crucial to Villa avoiding relegation this season. So far this season, Grealish has averaged 2.5 key passes per game in the Premier League this season according to WhoScored, which puts him at the top of the tree in terms of players within the club.
During last season’s Championship-winning season, Grealish missed a large chunk of the season from mid-December to late February with a shinbone injury, and in that period, Villa only managed to win two games out of a possible 13 league matches without Grealish (per Transfermarkt). Grealish’s impact on the team is apparent, so the club and fans will want him to recover from his calf injury as soon as possible.