Looking to cement my place in Gareth Southgateās England squad, admits Jack Grealish
Jack Grealish made his irst senior start for England against Wales
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In light of his first senior start for England, Jack Grealish has admitted that heās looking to make his place in Gareth Southgateās squad permanent going forward. The Aston Villa captain has had a stellar start to his 2020/21 campaign with seven goal contributions in four appearances so far.
A lot of criticism and outcry from England fans all across the world saw Gareth Southgate make changes to his last international squad. While the changes were enforced, due to injuries and various other issues, it saw Jack Grealish find himself on the England squad for the first time in a long time. The Aston Villa captain eventually made his long-awaited debut for the Three Lions last month and was handed his first senior start recently.
It saw Grealish transform the English side with him dictating play and walking away with an assist to his name but the 25-year-old has bigger goals. In a recent interview, the Villa captain admitted that heās looking to ācementā his place in the England squad and it doesnāt matter where he plays. Grealish added that he knows England have a lot of ātalent in the wing positionsā but he ācouldnāt care less whereā he plays.
āEveryone knows one of my long-term goals was to get into the England squad and play for England. Now that I am here, I want to cement my place. I was absolutely desperate to come here. Wherever I am on the pitch, I will play. I couldnāt care less where I play. There is so much talent in the wing positions and it will be difficult to get into those positions,ā Grealish told the Guardian.
"I have full respect for those guys and the numbers they have got. But I also have respect for how much ability I have got. In the last two or three years, I have played half my games on the wing and half my games as a No 8 or No 10. I fully believe that I can do both going forward.'
