Name: Anthony Patrick Grealish



Country: Ireland
Club: Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
Number: 4 | 8 (NT)
Position: ★CMF, DMF, SMF
Side: RF/RS
Age: 26-27 years (21/09/1956)

Height: 171 cm
Weight: 72 kg

Attack: 71
Defence: 73
Balance: 77
Stamina: 86
Top Speed: 76
Acceleration: 75
Response: 79
Agility: 77
Dribble Accuracy: 75
Dribble Speed: 72
Short Pass Accuracy: 78
Short Pass Speed: 70
Long Pass Accuracy: 76
Long Pass Speed: 68
Shot Accuracy: 68
Shot Power: 77
Shot Technique: 64
Free Kick Accuracy: 68
Curling: 74
Header: 70
Jump: 68
Technique: 76
Aggression: 73
Mentality: 90
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 81

Injury Tolerance: B
Condition/Fitness: 6
Weak Foot Accuracy: 5
Weak Foot Frequency: 5
Consistency: 6 (Brighton) | 7 (NT)
Growth type: Standard/Lasting

CARDS:
S09 - Covering

SPECIAL ABILITIES: Centre - Covering

Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Balanced


INFO:
Fondly remembered as a midfielder who gave his all in the green shirt and dubbed 'Mr Reliable' by former Ireland manager Eoin Hand, Grealish earned 45 caps for Ireland (8 goals) - between 1976 and 1985. He was also the captain of the Irish squad in those years and was one of those lads who led by example. He was a no-nonsense, hard-tackling midfielder who always gave his best effort no matter how strong the opposition. He was a player who was breaking up opposition attacks, supplying colleagues (Liam Brady was especially thankful) with the ball and occasional forays upfield. He was the engine of the team.

Grealish wasn't the fastest however he had excellent positioning and movement in the back and fine anticipation & recovery. Tackler, fighter, warrior, leader. Liked launching long balls but wasn't very accurate and the balls were often travelling a lot. His short passing was decent and knew how to get the ball out of 2-3 players attacking him. He wasn't too technical and didn't try many dribbles, but those that he did was to either break the opposition or find free space for others. He didn't carry the ball too much and would often just walk with it in the place. He would try long distance shots, but his shot power was weak and highly inaccurate. He was tough going into duels, but not that much physically strong, nor agile, also with a weak jumping ability.

He was a consistent player and would probably have been the first name on the team sheet because managers knew they would get a consistent performance from him. Grealish was definitely what you’d call a players’ player, someone who did the hard work in the engine room of the team to enable players with more flair to shine.

Grealish enjoyed a 21-year career at Leyton Orient, Luton Town, Brighton, West Brom, Manchester City, Rotherham and Walsall before finishing up with non-league side Bromsgrove Rovers in 1995.
He captained Brighton in their 1983 FA Cup final clash with Manchester United. In total, he made 121 appearances for the Seagulls between 1981 and 1984, with 8 goals.