{"id":1113479,"date":"2019-11-02T08:29:50","date_gmt":"2019-11-02T08:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1113479"},"modified":"2019-11-02T08:29:50","modified_gmt":"2019-11-02T08:29:50","slug":"jack-grealish-john-mcginn-aston-villa-premier-league-most-interesting-midfields","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/jack-grealish-john-mcginn-aston-villa-premier-league-most-interesting-midfields\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Grealish and John McGinn: Aston Villa have one of the Premier League&#8217;s most interesting midfields"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Aston Villa are enjoying a modest start to life back in the Premier League.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After the opening 10 matchdays Dean Smith&#8217;s men sit in 15th place and just three points above the danger zone. However, in their midst are two of the league&#8217;s top-performing midfielders, captain Jack Grealish and John McGinn.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7411631<\/p>\n<p>Both have been ever-present this season with McGinn one of three Villa players (along with goalkeeper Tom Heaton and defender Tyrone Mings) to play every single minute.<\/p>\n<p>Grealish, previously coveted by Tottenham Hotspur, has proven to be a tricky customer for the opposition with his innate ability to draw contact and win fouls, making him a valuable player for the Birmingham-based outfit at both ends of the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>In his own half, being able to quickly change direction makes it difficult for those pressing him to execute their task efficiently and, when operating in the final third, he&#8217;s a real threat to collect free-kicks in dangerous areas.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">EXPLAINED: What makes Jack Grealish and John McGinn two of the most intriguing midfielders in the Premier League w\/<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Coral?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Coral<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Serving up some serious stats. ?<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L2QPpb4Nay\">pic.twitter.com\/L2QPpb4Nay<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1190284030505357313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After gameweek 10, no one has been more fouled than Grealish (41) with only Wilfried Zaha picking up more in the final third than him. When he&#8217;s in possession, though, the 24-year-old is a threatening attacking force. Playing from the left half-space, only the imperious Kevin De Bruyne (26) has created more chances in open play than him (24).<\/p>\n<p>Such eye-catching performances attracted the attention of Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola, who ruled out an imminent move saying he&#8217;s even &#8220;too expensive&#8221; for the Premier League champions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s incredible,&#8221; he told reporters. &#8220;A top player. I&#8217;m happy he stayed in the Championship to defend his club. He&#8217;s a talented player who always creates something. An exceptional player but too expensive for Manchester!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tottenham Ranked From Worst to Best\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DZwiz4SyiS4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Grealish is not the only Villan making headlines so far this season. His fellow midfielder McGinn, who has recently been linked with a move to Manchester United, is also putting up some impressive numbers.<\/p>\n<p>Across the opening 10 matches, he&#8217;s the only Premier League player to register 20+ shots (32), fouls won (28), tackles made (27) and take-ons completed. The cornerstone behind these figures is no doubt his explosive off-the-ball dynamism which makes him extremely hard to mark.<\/p>\n<p>Not only that, McGinn&#8217;s wherewithal to arrive late in the box, at times bypassing Villa&#8217;s lone centre-forward, enables him to become a major goal threat. But, he&#8217;s not a one-trick pony, on the count of his lethal left-foot, which turns him into a danger from long distance. So far, only Wesley (4) has outscored McGinn (3).<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen whether Villa are capable of holding onto this dynamic pair come January and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aston Villa are enjoying a modest start to life back in the Premier League. After the opening 10 matchdays Dean Smith&#8217;s men sit in 15th place and just three points above the danger zone. 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