He'd been playing in the Eredivisie last season and he was invited to train with England before the World Cup on the back of his performances in Holland.
This is where things get messy, is the eredivisie a better standard than the championship, I'm really not sure it is outside the top 3-4 sides, much like the Scottish, Belgian and Portuguese leagues, France isn't all that far ahead either.
Yet most of the time since we've been in the Championship H&V has been full of comments about how piss poor the standard is. It's said virtually every week, regardless of who we play or how we do. If that's truly the case then of course Jack looks superior.
I don't think those 2 things are mutually exclusive. The standard of technique in the championship is pretty low but it's played at a really high tempo, so players with pace/strength/fitness and a decent ability to read the game, in a well organised unit, can be successful. In leagues like Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium, etc there's more technical ability but that's largely because the game is slower so the physical aspects are less decisive.
The facts are that he was playing in the championship and doing well.
Point taken about the Dutch courage
