Grimes...

[swansvalleyjack]

I had a quick look at the Coventry Forum tonight after their play off loss. This comment struck a chord with me -

"I know I’m in the minority here, but Grimes ain’t all that. He’s great on the ball, he just receives it way too deep and is not adventurous enough.
Receiving the ball deeper than the CB’s against a low block and then slowing it down is mental"

 

[Ringwood]

Watched the last 15 minutes. He was the last man again. Seems to enjoy whatever role that is.

 

[Dr. Winston]

I had a quick look at the Coventry Forum tonight after their play off loss. This comment struck a chord with me -

"I know I’m in the minority here, but Grimes ain’t all that. He’s great on the ball, he just receives it way too deep and is not adventurous enough.
Receiving the ball deeper than the CB’s against a low block and then slowing it down is mental"

They're getting there. The number of them who think like that will increase over time.

 

[Cooperman]

I had a quick look at the Coventry Forum tonight after their play off loss. This comment struck a chord with me -

"I know I’m in the minority here, but Grimes ain’t all that. He’s great on the ball, he just receives it way too deep and is not adventurous enough.
Receiving the ball deeper than the CB’s against a low block and then slowing it down is mental"

The dawn of realisation. It’s a horrible feeling.

 

[magicdaps10]

Grimes could have done so much more in his career. Not a stand out individual but what he does with the ball, he does it well and holds onto it.

If football didn't have goals then he would be up there as one of the best.
He doesn't create enough going forward and invites problems for his defenders and goalkeeper.

 

[TerryPHELAN]

Three or four times his crosses never beat the first man, or was too close to the keeper.
Nothing changed there.

 

[Vetchonian]

Three or four times his crosses never beat the first man, or was too close to the keeper.
Nothing changed there.

Yet Lampard is full of praise for him according to an article floating around....best bit of business we did selling him.

 

[Manselton Jack]

All of his managers have loved him & picked him every game, the paying spectators not so much!
Watching him last night there's no change in his playing style in a Cov shirt & Lampard is obviously happy with him.
He's OK but there's no flair or excitement, you know exactly what you're going to get & it's a bit dull to watch.

 

[swan65split]

I watched t last night, came across as just an ordinary player, who takes corners and free kicks! 30 soon, looks like his time was up with us anyway. should be interesting when hes down here next season .........

 

[TheLoneRanger]

Someone loves Grimesy!!

Frank Lampard hails Coventry City's Matt Grimes as 'brain of the team'

Coventry City news from CoventryLive as head coach Frank Lampard sums up the value to the team of his first signing

www.coventrytelegraph.net

 

[jack_lord]

Can't stand the rude prick, glad he's gone

 

[Swansea93]

I heard some rumblings that he wasn’t the Mr nice guy behind the scenes.

 

[SeaJack]

Throughout all his time that he was in our first 11, I never considered him a genuine all purpose Captain that pulled out all the stops for the team.

Yes he was dependable, in that he was never injured and could always be called upon to enter the fray, but the Captain of the team needs to be far more than that.

I don’t think it was any coincidence when, in the season that we reached the playoff final, Ayew was on the pitch at the same time as Grimes.

He was the fulcrum of the team during that spell, and he acted more like a Captain should, more so than the passive role that Grimes took and always has taken as the team leader.

O’Brien’s arrival on loan, has highlighted the deficiencies of Grimes in that midfield area of the pitch even more, where he was caught dawdling with the ball and dispossessed on numerous occasions.

Yes all footballers make mistakes from time to time, but he was prone to make them all too often for my liking, which almost always led to a goal against us.

In the cold light of day, I think it’s safe to say that his legacy will fade over time, and everyone who’d care to think on it, will wonder as to why he was chosen to be the Captain in the first place, let alone the inordinate amount of time that he wore the armband for.

 

[ThurrockJack]

I have a feeling we'll have a better season than Coventry next season. Think Grimes' "style" is going to infect the rest of the team and make them go backwards.

 

[Neath_Jack]

I heard some rumblings that he wasn’t the Mr nice guy behind the scenes.

Correct, he was disliked by most of the playing squad (for his off field attitude).