The former MVP of schoolboys ultimate frisbee is talking about his turbulent journey. This season, Matt Grimes is “in the form of his life” according to Steve Cooper, his manager, leading Swansea City on another promotion charge while aiming, once again, to test Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City in the FA Cup on Wednesday. But it wasn’t so long ago that the Swansea captain was drifting towards the lower leagues.
“I needed to make the drop down to bounce back up,” Grimes, 25, tells The Times. “I knew the plan was to be a regular Championship or Premier League player but I needed to do that to rejuvenate my career, and myself.”
Six years ago, Grimes was signed by Swansea, then in the Premier League,