Jack Grealish warned by Gareth Southgate he must play in the Premier League if he is to earn England call-up

Jack Grealish warned by Gareth Southgate he must play in the Premier League if he is to earn England call-up
Jack Grealish needs to prove himself in the Premier League if he is to be chosen to play for England says Gareth Southgate.The Aston Villa midfielder won seven caps for England’s Under-21s after switching allegiance from the Republic of Ireland in 2015.2

Jack Grealish has been warned he must play in the Premier League

Grealish is one of the Championship’s best players and was a summer target for Tottenham, but the life-long Villa fan remained with his boyhood club.It means he has not played top flight football since they were relegated in 2016.Players such as Declan Rice, who also swapped Ireland for England, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Jadon Sancho have all made their debuts for the Three Lions and Southgate has stressed the standard between the two leagues plays a big part in his thinking. “Jack worked with us in the Under-21s briefly,” the England boss said.“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.2

Grealish won seven caps for the 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.”Grealish has scored four times in 24 appearances this season.

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