Everton winger Jack Grealish and Alan Brazil talking on talkSPORT
Everton winger Jack Grealish and Alan Brazil talking on talkSPORT
The on-loan Manchester City winger missed the back-to-back clashes with Newcastle United, both of which Everton won.
It was reported that Grealish had missed a training session without authorisation, and he has not returned to the squad since.
David Moyes confirmed on Thursday that Grealish will not return for Friday's clash against Coventry City at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.
It means the 31-year-old has not featured since the 2-0 defeat to Chelsea on 17 October, having sat out the Arsenal loss a week later with illness.
The Telegraph's Merseyside correspondent was on talkSPORT on Friday morning, and shared an assessment about Everton fans and Grealish that Alan Brazil wholeheartedly agreed with.
What do Everton fans want to see happen with Jack Grealish?
Grealish was an extremely popular figure with the Toffees' fanbase during his first loan spell last season.
It was a genuine shame when Grealish's stint was cut short by a season-ending injury in February.
After a protracted summer pursuit, Grealish eventually returned to the Hill Dickinson for a second loan spell.
His absence from the team is particularly troublesome in the context of Everton working with a threadbare squad after a difficult end to the summer transfer window.
King, speaking live on talkSPORT, believes the Everton fanbase is just desperate for Grealish to show the best of himself.
He said: "It's been a very complicated situation, Jack had obviously let a few people down by not turning up for training.
"It's obviously brought huge scrutiny on him, on the club, the main thing about it is once he's back fit, it'll be great for him to show people he can be in a stadium where fans are desperate for him to do well."
Host Brazil backed up the sentiment, replying: "I agree, good luck Jack, get back, work hard, get back in the side."
Time for Jack Grealish to knuckle down at Everton
All of that is absolutely true.
Grealish is very popular with the fanbase, and there is a deep desire for him to showcase his talent in an Everton shirt.
But the only to respond to this unfortunate situation is to knuckle down in training and put in the hard yards.
Then hopefully he can get back to being an important part of the team moving forward this season.