Quote from: Dave P on March 21, 2019, 06:13:58 AMJack is good enough for sure but he’s played 4 games in nearly 4 months.Even with my Villa specs firmly on this is still the correct answer.
Jack is good enough for sure but he’s played 4 games in nearly 4 months.
Hudson-Odoi is a striker which has limited options for England. Jack plays in midfield where there are numerous options for Southgate.
Jack is 23.
Quote from: KRS on March 23, 2019, 04:53:21 AMHudson-Odoi is a striker which has limited options for England. Jack plays in midfield where there are numerous options for Southgate.Hudson Odoi is a winger.
Gareth Southgate says Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish must be playing in the Premier League before he can be considered for an England call-up.Grealish switched allegiances from the Republic of Ireland to England in 2015, and has won seven caps for England U21s.However, he has not made the step up into the senior side and last played in the Premier League in 2016, when Villa were relegated to the Championship.Grealish has been in good form for Villa since returning from injury earlier this month, but Southgate said: "Jack worked with us in the U21s briefly."Although we can see the quality, when the evidence of the opponent is a different level, that's where it's hard to directly correlate what that's going to look like at a level above."With Callum [Hudson-Odoi], he's playing Europa League, he's playing Premier League - that does make a difference."I'm not going to say we won't pick a player from the Championship because that could happen but it's far more difficult to assess his level.Grealish has two goals in seven games for England U21s"You see certain parts of the game but not others [in the Championship]. Not the physicality at times, nor the tactical discipline. That's another level in the Premier League - the speed, the pace."He's a player we know all about, he's a player we track, but that last bit of evidence that could give you confidence to pick him at the moment we won't see."But as an ex-Villa man I hope it's not too long before we do see it."
Cheers Gareth!QuoteGareth Southgate says Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish must be playing in the Premier League before he can be considered for an England call-up.Grealish switched allegiances from the Republic of Ireland to England in 2015, and has won seven caps for England U21s.However, he has not made the step up into the senior side and last played in the Premier League in 2016, when Villa were relegated to the Championship.Grealish has been in good form for Villa since returning from injury earlier this month, but Southgate said: "Jack worked with us in the U21s briefly."Although we can see the quality, when the evidence of the opponent is a different level, that's where it's hard to directly correlate what that's going to look like at a level above."With Callum [Hudson-Odoi], he's playing Europa League, he's playing Premier League - that does make a difference."I'm not going to say we won't pick a player from the Championship because that could happen but it's far more difficult to assess his level.Grealish has two goals in seven games for England U21s"You see certain parts of the game but not others [in the Championship]. Not the physicality at times, nor the tactical discipline. That's another level in the Premier League - the speed, the pace."He's a player we know all about, he's a player we track, but that last bit of evidence that could give you confidence to pick him at the moment we won't see."But as an ex-Villa man I hope it's not too long before we do see it."https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12016/11674073/gareth-southgate-says-jack-grealish-must-play-in-the-premier-league-to-earn-england-call-up
Southgate to manage the Villa one day.I said it in past before his England recognized him . Man is a class act, football intelligence , progressive and a credit to those who identify as English and a true professional.If any one has any stories or encounters of him personally would love it to be shared on here.It's very good to see Southgate do so well and I'm sure he has a super respect for villa.